REVIEW WEDNESDAY - Her Christmas Wish

 Good morning, readers!

This is our final #ChristmasInJuly read. Have you been picking up the books in some form and enjoying the cooling summer reads? I hope so.

This week we read HER CHRISTMAS WISH by Mitzi Fine. 

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I met Mitzi several years ago at the last Romance Readers Convention. I'm so glad I went. I always said if I published a book then I'd spend the money. I didn't realize at the time that would be my final opportunity. Don't put off doing something you really want to do lest the chance pass you by.

Okay.. the important stuff:

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A lonely young woman

A handsome rancher

And a wish...

All alone after her aunt passes, Avery Davenport leaves Texas for Wild Rose Ridge, Washington. Her uncle promised to rent her a tiny cabin on his property, and she plans to take him up on it. She also plans to give him a piece of her mind once she gets there. He didn't so much as call her back after she left him a message about his ex-wife's passing. Worse, he didn't even show up for the funeral. When she finally gets to his ranch outside of Wild Rose Ridge, she finds the cabin a mess, and is shocked when a handsome rancher finds her in the shower!

Hudson Weaver bought a ranch complete with sixty acres, a big red barn, and a woman he discovers in the tiny cabin at the back of the property! No one told him there was a renter! But Avery Davenport is in a bad way. She's grieving over the loss of her aunt, and came to Wild Rose Ridge to rent the cabin from her uncle, who no one has seen for weeks. It's as if the man has disappeared off the face of the planet. Can Hudson help Avery find him? More importantly, can he do it without losing his heart to the grieving young woman? Find out in this sweet, small town holiday romance!

My, my, my! Mitzi Fine knows how to melt the snow (in a sweet way). Between Hudson the strong, hot cowboy, Avery the damsel in distress and a missing uncle there is everything to love about this story. One thing I can always count on from Mitzi's books is that she brings everything to a cohesive conclusion and in this case, tied up in a pretty Christmas bow! I think for Hudson he fell hard at first sight. But you know cowboys (or men in general) sometimes things just take them a little while. Then there's Avery. She needed a friend and what better husband material than a friend. I know, I married mine. ;-) While this was book six in the series, I think I need to go back and pick up the previous 5 to see how we got to here. Come along with me to Wild Rose Ridge. Here are the links to Books 1 - 5. Just click on the title.

Book 1 - The Christmas House by Kit Morgan (Also writing as Mitzi Fine)

Book 2 - Kellie's Christmas Box by Linda Jo Reed

Book 3 - One Starry Christmas  by Mary A. Felkins

Book 4 - Holland and Ivy by Kathy Geary Anderson

Book 5 - The Inheritance Clause by Dalyn Weller

I'm giving Her Christmas Wish:

You'll find Mitzi Fine by following any of the links below:

FACEBOOK   ROMANCE.IO   GOODREADS

AMAZON AUTHOR PAGE

All my best!

~Angela

AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT - Mitzi Fine

  Good morning, everyone!

This week, I'm introducing you to someone 'new'.  

I say new because while the author name is new, I've featured one of her other pseudonym in previous blog posts. I also featured her in January of 2014 when I reviewed Love In Marigold - Book 1 in the Marigold books. I love her style.

BIO:

Mitzi Fine loves writing women's fiction and small town romance stories that touch the heart. Her wholesome stories depict a strong sense of family and community and have no shortage of humor! She loves adding a bit of mystery to her books, and why not? She was raised by a homicide detective! Enjoy her sweet romances and women's fiction books about life, love, and women of a certain age trying to reshape their lives and discover love again.

When not writing Mitzi enjoys traveling, eating chocolate, and driving her family a little crazy with all the stories in her head just waiting to get out. She resides in the Pacific Northwest where many of her stories are set.

You'll find Mitzi and her books by clicking the following links:

FACEBOOK   ROMANCE.IO   GOODREADS

AMAZON AUTHOR PAGE

I'll be back tomorrow to wind up our author series for Christmas in July tomorrow when we'll take a look at HER CHRISTMAS WISH - Book 6 in the Wild Rose Ridge Christmas series.

All my best!

~Angela

THOUGHTFUL MONDAY

 Good morning, readers!

Our final week of #ChristmasInJuly. I've had fun creating these posts. I hope you've enjoyed them!

All my best!

~ Angela

FRIDAY PHOTO

 Good morning, friends. 

This is the lasts of our Christmas photos for a few months. LOL How appropriate our final photo comes on the 25th! 

I hope they've helped cool you off in the hot July temps!

All my best!

~ Angela

REVIEW WEDNESDAY - Meet Me At Christmas

Good morning, readers.

Some have asked how I can read a book a week. Well, before I became an adult, I would read two or more a week. I like quick reads so you won't see me curled up with 'door stop' books. I also read them for this weekly post and to provide reviews for the authors. We love reviews; even the not so great ones.

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Traveling writer and researcher Stella Fisher is working in London when she's called home to her family’s farmhouse in Leiper’s Fork, Tennessee to help her mother through the first Christmas without her father. Compounding the situation, her younger sister Lily has run off to get married without telling anyone.

When Stella arrives home, she doesn’t expect to find Henry Dutton, the man she’d left behind. As she could guess, after her heartbreaking exit so many years ago, he isn’t speaking to her. What she doesn’t realize, however, is there’s a much bigger reason to blame for his unfriendly reception. She quickly becomes the one person he believes can fix everything, but she isn’t sure about that. She thought she’d buried her past, yet the look in his alluring blue eyes brings it all right back to the surface.

Under the glitter of the holiday trees at the local lot called Christmas, Stella uncovers more than she’d ever imagined. Will she be able to return to her old life? Or will the unexpected be the biggest Christmas gift of all?

For the most part, I enjoyed the story. The medical stuff about the brain blurred my vision a bit but I understand why the information was necessary. Jenny Hale did a great job of providing the differences between Stella and Henry and how they would work through them to come together. I also enjoyed the secondary story about the necklace, though that took some doing. I was on Stella's mom's team to find out the story. The necklace provided the perfect distraction for her mom. I also understood why Lily took off. The first Christmas without Pop was going to be tough and each handled things their own way. Having Pop 'talk' to Stella was a beautiful, almost paranormal, twist I thoroughly enjoyed. 

I'm giving MEET ME AT CHRISTMAS:

Check out the links below to find out more about Jenny Hale. Especially look at her Media/ TV link to see which Hallmark Christmas movies you want to add to your holiday viewing list:

WEBSITE   BLOG   FACEBOOK   INSTAGRAM   TWITTER   LINKED IN   YOUTUBE

AMAZON AUTHOR PAGE

All my best!

~ Angela

GOODREADS   BOOK BUB   PINTEREST   AUDIO   MEDIA/TV

 

AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT - Jenny Hale

 Good morning, readers.

We're still celebrating #ChristmasInJuly with some great holiday reads.  This week, I'm shining the spotlight on author, Jenny Hale.

Let's learn a bit about Jenny Hale:

Jenny Hale is a USA Today and international bestselling author of romantic contemporary fiction. Her books have sold over a million copies worldwide, have been translated into multiple languages, and adapted for television. Her novels Coming Home for Christmas and Movie Guide Epiphany Award winner Christmas Wishes and Mistletoe Kisses are Hallmark Channel original movies. She was included in Oprah Magazine’s “19 Dreamy Summer Romances to Whisk You Away” and both Southern Living’s “30 Christmas Novels to Start Reading Now” as well as “Beach Reads Perfect for Summer” in 2020 as well as 2023. Her stories are chock-full of feel-good romance and overflowing with warm settings, great friends, and family. Jenny is at work on her next novel, delighted to be bringing even more heartwarming stories to her readers. When she isn’t writing or heading up her romantic fiction imprint Harpeth Road, she can be found running around her hometown of Nashville with her husband, two boys, and their labradoodle, taking pictures—her favorite pastime.

Chances are if you watch Hallmark Christmas movies, then you've probably seen at least one of hers. My favorite was Christmas Wishes and Mistletoe Kisses with Danica Keller and Neil Bledsoe.

I'll be reviewing MEET ME AT CHRISTMAS (2023) on the Review Wednesday post tomorrow. I hope you'll come back.

There are several links, giving you the opportunity to learn more about Jenny Hale, her works, and to follow her. I'm listing them all below. Also, once on her website, I suggest signing up for her newsletter.

WEBSITE   BLOG   FACEBOOK   INSTAGRAM   TWITTER   LINKED IN   YOUTUBE

AMAZON AUTHOR PAGE

GOODREADS   BOOK BUB   PINTEREST   AUDIO   MEDIA/TV

All my best!

~ Angela

THOUGHTFUL MONDAY

 Good morning, friends!

We are over half way through the month. Please let me know if you've enjoyed these holiday posts in the middle of a heat wave.

All my best!

~ Angela