This spring, on the recommendation of a friend whose taste in books is quite similar to mine, I began to read Rachel Lee’s Conard County series. I immediately became hooked, but was so disappointed to find (or not find) digitized versions of her early Conard County books (1-9, 12-13): Exile’s End, Cherokee Thunder, Miss Emmaline and the Archangel, Iron Heart, Lost Warriors, Point of No Return, Thunder Mountain, A Question of Justice, A Conard County Reckoning, The Catch of Conard County, and Boots & Badges.As both book 10, Nighthawk (see: Nighthawk & The …

I usually mark the day I receive a new Laura Florand book in my Kindle with a delectable piece of chocolate or a rich cup of hot cocoa. When I received Sun-Kissed, the most recent book in Florand’s sinfully tempting and passionate Amour et Chocolat series, I didn’t bother with any extras. I simply clicked on the cover and began immersing myself in her sinfully rich, decadent prose that is so addictive.. It definitely had been too long since I last visited her passionate and arrogant French chefs, chocolatiers, and patisseries, the Corey sisters, and all other significant others.…

Behind the Scenes by Trish Jensen

Bell Bridge Books | ISBN 9781611943856 | $4.99 | Pub Date: Oct. 24, 2013
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Trish Jensen is one of those outstanding authors who’s words just sparkle on the page. Her stories are fast-paced, humorous, and also heart-tugging. It was a great loss when she died last February, but her gift to all of us of her books lives on.

Behind the Scenes is a hilarious novel by Trish Jensen about the vagaries of Hollywood. This behind-the-scenes look at a beauty makeover reality television show, to be hosted the self-effacing Tanya Pierce, …

Romantic suspense is my “go-to” genre that I tend to seek out when I want to escape. I love the pulse-pounding, adrenaline-spiking stories that cause my Kindle to sometimes overheat as the pages fly by. That’s why I was so happy to see that one of my favorite multi-genre authors, Elisabeth Naughton (Stolen, Eternal Guardians, Against All Odds series), was releasing the first novel in a new romantic suspense series, Aegis Security. There have been been several teaser novellas published previously that introduced us to members of the Aegis Security team (see: Acapulco Heat in Bodyguards In Bed, …

There are certain authors that I treasure like gold. When their books are released, I do a happy dance, because I know that their words will sparkle with a lightness and sincerity, even when they deal with difficult topics. One author who embodies this is Beth Ciotta. The inhabitants of Sugar Creek, Vermont, where her Cupcake Lovers novels are based, have become some of my BBFFs (for those in the know, that’s best book friends forever). So it was with great pleasure that I found myself purchasing the fourth book in that series, In the Mood for Love when …