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 Good morning, friends.

While the weather doesn't feel like winter in the Ozarks, that's my theme for this month.

All my best!

~ Angela

REVIEW WEDNESDAY - The Snowman's Sweetheart

 Good morning, readers!

I truly have a winter story for you today. 

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BLURB:

After a Christmas Eve catastrophe that left her heart encased in ice, Sierra Goodwin detests anything to do with winter and the holiday season. To take her mind off her troubles, her best friend talks her into a weekend spa getaway to a town she’s never heard of. Her bestie’s boyfriend tags along like a bumpy third wheel, and things go from bad to worse when they arrive in town to find a winter fest in full swing. Then Sierra runs into a handsome stranger, a man everyone calls Mr. Snowman, and discovers her heart might not be a frozen fortress after all.

Kylan Snow loves his life, his Christmas tree farm, and the town of Pinehill where he was raised. There’s nothing he enjoys more than a beautiful winter afternoon spent outside in the crisp, fresh air, or time spent with friends and family. When he unexpectedly encounters a dimple-cheeked woman in need of a little hope, he has no idea one weekend with her with completely alter his world.

Will their winter wishes for a forever sweetheart come true? Find out in this sweet romance brimming with laughter, snowmen, small-town charm, and love.

Published in 2022, The Snowman's Sweetheart is Book 1 of the Winter Wishes trilogy and takes place in January, after 'most' places are past the Christmas holiday; stretching the season through January. 

This story is carries the familiar trope of one hates Christmas for whatever reason while the other loves all things festive. But as usual, the heart doesn't understand that. 

Mr. Snowman and Miss Frosty are made for one another. Shanna Hatfield brings them together in a simple way, and keeps putting them together until they finally figure things out. That's what a great romance author does. 

I loved every nuance of this story. I have to wonder if Bo finds a love in one of the other two books.  I'll have to read to find out.  I will be reviewing another book from this author in February. If you look at her Amazon page, I bet you can guess which one. 

In the mean time, I'm giving The Snowman's Sweetheart ...

All my best!

~ Angela

AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT - Shanna Hatfield

 Good morning, readers.

I have a returning guest in the spotlight this week:

I showcased Shanna Hatfield in 2017 and again in 2021. When Book 1 in her Winter Wishes series showed un in my 'winter' search, I knew I needed to read it as well as share her with you.

A bit about Shanna Hatfield:

USA Today Bestselling Author Shanna Hatfield writes character-driven romances with relatable heroes and heroines. Her historical westerns have been described as “reminiscent of the era captured by Bonanza and The Virginian” while her contemporary works have been called “laugh-out-loud funny, and a little heart-pumping sexy without being explicit in any way.”

Convinced everyone deserves a happy ending, this hopeless romantic is out to make it happen, one story at a time. When she isn’t writing or indulging in chocolate (dark and decadent, please), Shanna hangs out with her husband, lovingly known as Captain Cavedweller.

Shanna is a member of Western Writers of America, Women Writing the West, and Romance Writers of America

I'll be reviewing The Snowman's Sweetheart tomorrow. In the mean time, click on any of the links below to learn more about this talented author.

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All my best!

~ Angela

THOUGHTFUL MONDAY

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~Angela

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~ Angela

REVIEW WEDNESDAY - Southern Snow

 Good morning, friends!

One of the joys of doing these weekly reviews is that I take time for me, time to curl up with a book and chill. 

Speaking of chill, have you seen the cozy reading shed on Instagram? I love that space. Check her out on Instagram - bookish.w.jess If I ever get this office finished, I'll have a cozy place to read rather than where ever I can find a spot without being interrupted. 

This week, we're reading SOUTHERN SNOW by B.R. Goodwin

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Southern Snow is Book one of four in the Sugartree Winter Romance series.

Blurb:

For the last three years, Georgia has called the quirky southern town of Sugartree home, dutifully moving back to manage her parent’s coffee shop after her father suffered a heart attack and finding contentment in her busy schedule and the occasional shenanigans of her three younger siblings.

When Lakeland Lovett, troubled son of the local pastor, wafts through the door of Good Start Coffee like a tantalizing cup of hot chocolate, Georgia promises herself she won’t fall prey to his charms and annoyingly perfect face again. She’s not the girl she was in high school who foolishly put her trust and heart in his careless hands. She knows better now, and more importantly, she knows Lake… at least she thinks she does.

But with Lake strutting around Sugartree, driving Georgia crazy all over again with his pesky nicknames, dumb dimples, and swoon-worthy attention laser focused on her, she starts to find any promises to maintain her distance from Lakeland Lovett harder to preserve, and Georgia begins to see him, and her life in Sugartree, in a whole new way.

I just could not get into this book. I understand that every author has their own 'voice', their way of presenting a story. For Ms Goodwin, her voice reminds me a bit like Pulp Fiction. She starts with THEN when Georgia is a teenager going to her first dance, then she jumps to the NOW when Georgia is all grown up and back home. Next thing you know, we're back to THEN. 

She is great in staying in point of view and her description. 

I'm giving SOUTHERN SNOW...

.5

You'll find the book by clicking the Amazon link posted below the book cover above.

Until next week...

All my best!

~ Angela

AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT - B. R. Goodwin

 Good morning, readers!

I'm slowly getting back into the work flow. After last week, I'm taking things slow and giving myself grace to heal.

B. R. Goodwin is another 'new-to-me' author. I found her books while searching for wintry reads.

Here's a bit about B. R. Goodwin:

B.R. Goodwin is a Georgia native, married to her college sweetheart, and the mother of three wild animal children she adores.

When she isn’t writing Christian Fiction, she’s reading, hiking, bee-keeping, soccer mom-ing, or planning her family’s next big adventure while drinking copious amounts of tea & coffee. Above all else, the heartbeat of everything she does in life, friendship, and writing is with an eye to sharing the Good News of salvation through Jesus Christ with everyone she meets.

She looks like she'd be a fun mom.

I'll be reviewing SOUTHERN SNOW tomorrow. In the mean time, I hope you'll check out her links below.

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All my best!

~ Angela