Jolie: A Valentine's Day Bride

Jolie: A Valentine's Day Bride (Brides of Noelle: Love For All Seasons #2)

by E.E. Burke

 Jolie: A Valentine's Day Bride

As we all know we make decisions whether good or bad that leads to things getting out of our control turning a page we might not want to turn leading us to go down a road that we are unhappy with but have little choice. Here is a story that reminds us romance is for everyone even a soiled dove can find happiness. It is a very touching read with humor, sorrow, pain, full of emotions, romance at its fineness. I totally loved this story two people broken finding each other and turn their fears into a lovely romance that will bring a tear to your eye.

Humans are funny people when they lose part of their body, their hopes and dreams they think they aren’t good enough, no one will want them. They only see what they want not what they are, truly a wonderful person that the loss makes no less of. The author shows touching true emotions of two people who lost much but still find they are not worthy not only in body but in soul. Jolie and Hank’s story will break your heart I just wanted to cry when I read it. The author has a way of twisting your heart and then making you smile as she lays out the plot to some fun reading that will make you angry but at the same time make you smile as the town’s people turn against them only to have egg on their face.

I just love this town and its people, they are a handful as they pull pranks, tease and joke. The characters are amazing as normal people turn into heroes. There were times when my heart was in my throat at the danger that could have killed so many. Other times I was so angry at the miners who should have known better, there were nothing more than bullies, that got put in their place which will make you smile. For the most part the towns people are a delight that you will come to love, I so enjoyed seeing some from the past series that really touched me and stole my heart. It was great to see knew one and get to know them. One little wild town that they are trying too hard to settle and calm down, with wonderful mail order brides to delightful cowboys and miners who just want someone to call their own. This story is a big win for me it has just about everything you could ask for sorrow, trust issues, starting over, finding one’s self, humor, danger, a delightful big dog that I wish I could have and so much love. I doubt you can read this without it touching you in some way. I laughed, smiled and wanted to cry. This author held me in the palm of her hand as she twisted my heart right around her finger. There was nothing I didn’t love about this story, I loved it so much I picked it as one of my favorite reads for the year.

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Summary

Jolie LaFemme has been a working girl at La Maison for four long years...ever since being betrayed and left penniless. She’s jaded, distrustful and blind to the possibility of love. As far as she's concerned, being the madam of a popular parlor house is the best she can hope for, and nothing will convince her to give up the coveted and lucrative position.
Hank Donavan arrives in Noelle with a plan to ensure his sister's financial security and regain his pride. He’s a man in his prime, handsome by any measure, but an accident ruined his vision, and his future. Now, he travels with his dog Bear, and sells beautiful handmade Valentine cards. His big opportunity comes when he's offered a chance to invest in the richest silver mine in the state. There’s only one catch: he has to be married first. Who would marry a blind man with little to recommend him when there are plenty of hale and hearty men to go around?
The Brides of Noelle is a multi-author series featuring stories for every season. Watch for more books in this series, starting with Ophelia, A Valentine's Day Bride by Kit Morgan.
Have you read the Twelve Days of Christmas Mail-Order Brides series, including The Drum by E.E. Burke? This bestselling series introduced readers to the town of Noelle and to characters they've come to love, who appear again in the Brides of Noelle, which is set in the same fictional mining community.

Ophelia: A Valentine's Day Bride

Ophelia: A Valentine's Day Bride (Brides of Noelle: Love For All Seasons #1)

by Kit Morgan

What a great story on things are not always as they seem. Only believe half of what you see with your own eyes and nothing in print. For Clint who is in town looking it over for a business he can’t seem to keep his foot out of his mouth. You know the saying about assuming (lets clean it up) it makes a fool out of you and me both. In Clint’s case he does look like a fool when he assumes the worth not only about a lovely lady but the whole dang town. I truly laughed my head off at all that he came up with and it does seem the town is having a good laugh. You are in for a real treat as the only single women left in town is starting over grabs the attention of the new business man in town. Only things aren’t that easy when everything points to not all the town people are on the up and up.

Ophelia and Clint start out great then misunderstandings lead to confusion on both parts. As always this series has wonderful characters you can relate to, a little sorrow and so many smiles and laughs for the reader. I loved how they met it was so easy, smooth and exciting. I had no trouble picturing it in my mind and just about swoon with a big smile on my face. From there things just go downhill for these two who pretty much fell in love when they set their eyes on each other.  Both are wonderful people who I fell so in love with as well as the town and its people. It was so nice to see those from the past books and meet new ones.

There are very few pages that I didn’t smile on laugh at as poor Clint makes a big fool out of his self over many things. I loved the humor, the busy bodies and the preacher is just a darling. There was a little more filler than I like but it was well worth the read. I truly got lost in this story and read it at one setting. As the town starts to fill up you have some very talented authors tell you a wonderful story of all new people. There isn’t one story you will want to miss in this series. I was so glad the continued it only adding this delight Valentine’s part to the mail order brides. Come take a journey back in time when the west was still wild as the bring the brides in to calm not only the town down but the wild men as they claim the women who will turn their world upside down.

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Summary

Clint Jones came to Noelle for one purpose and one purpose only. Get in, assess the town, and get out. Then he'd report to his superiors at Wells Fargo and Company to let them know if Noelle was respectable and prosperous enough to open a branch there. But what Clint found was anything but respectable! Toss in a violet-eyed beauty that takes his breath away, a mayor and a preacher he thinks are consorting with the worst sorts of evil, and the fun begins. Enjoy this hilarious romp as only Kit Morgan can deliver. Sweet, clean and wholesome romance at its very best!

Heart of Eden

Heart of Eden (Colorado Hearts #1)

by Caroline Fyffe

I just love new series a fresh start with new characters that you get to know and most of the time come to love. I really loved the map that is included that if you want to go back and see the lay of the land you can. I enjoyed the opening which gives you a little back ground and you get to get a feel of each character. Not all is as it seems there has been some lies told along the way that made the characters lose year of knowing a kind man. It is too late for them but is it too late for the children to learn and grow, find love and overcome a hurtful past. As we take the journey with these five daughters we see heart break, pain and sorrow of a love they will never know and all they will find and have to deal with along the way.

 Blake’s life hasn’t always been good when he came to work for John he got way more than a job but a man to look up to. A man who has honor, kindness and helpful giving way more of his self than is expected to a foremen.  His feelings for the five girls are not the kindest how could they stay away from a man that was just a kind sweet man. Now that that their father has died they are on the way to see what is left for them in the will. He just shakes his head how is he going to deal with this mess and all the problems they will bring.  Blake is a strong man who takes care of those he cares about, he isn’t afraid to call a spade a spade and has no trouble laying it all out telling them all just how it is. This is one man that had me from the first page when he was high on the hill overlooking the land telling us his feeling on John, his daughters and the land.

The girl’s lives haven’t been any easier than Blake’s has been. Losing a father they don’t really remember and a mother so soon after they have moved being left to two very unkind people to raise them they just want to be done with it all. They are looking forward to their arrival and all that it may bring in hopes for a better life.  Each girl is unique it was fun getting to know them and watching them try to fit in and learn the ways of the land. They have a big choice to make, stay or go and learn more about the father that so many lies has been told.

Belle is headstrong but also kind hearted she gives a lot to those she cares about. She is strong and looks out for her family. Trust isn’t something any of the sisters gives easy they have reason not to. As Belle gets to know Blake she finds a man she can look up to, she loves the stories he tells of her father. She looks forward to their time together talking and listening. She has a lot of choices to make there is one left at home that she is close to but what about these new feeling for Blake.

I really enjoyed the twist and turns and the surprises the author throws our way. It is intriguing filled with danger of the unknown.  Not everyone is happy that the girls are there and someone wants them gone. As the danger builds love blossoms not only between people but the love of the land. The author has a way of writing a story that pulls you in, painting a scene that is easy to picture. I have been like Blake setting on a horse on top of the world looking out as far as you can see taking in the beauty that lay before me. It was so easy to relate to him and so easy to picture the things he saw.  I thought of my own son that has the same name, Blake became my Blake which made him even more endear to me. I was held spellbound by the heartbreak, tears, sorrow, smiles and surprises they were so real to me I felt I could just about each out and touch the characters. They became my friend, my family, I took on their pain, when their heart broke so did mine. My hats off to the author for bring such a realistic story that holds you spellbound keeping you on the edge from danger to surprises that you feel all the way to your toes. This is a big win for me I can hardly wait until the next one comes out to find out what is in store for me.  If you want a true delightful pleasure pick up the audio Ms. Fyffe audio’s are a wonderful I am so looking forward to listening to this.

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Summary

USA Today bestselling author Caroline Fyffe’s sweeping saga about five sisters finding love and forging new lives on the Colorado frontier.
Raised by guardians in Philadelphia, the Brinkman sisters have suddenly been bequeathed more than the truth about their late, estranged father—they’ve also inherited the Five Sisters Ranch, the dynasty he’d built for them in Eden, Colorado. It’s theirs on one condition: to claim it, they must live on it for six months—a wilderness worlds away from the comforts of the city. For Belle Brinkman, her father’s last wish could fulfill a dream she never knew she had.
Though Blake Harding, their father’s protective friend and faithful foreman, has yet to come to terms with his own broken past, he finds his heart opening to the inspiring and determined Belle. But Eden soon proves to be a tough paradise for all of them when the sisters’ lives are threatened by someone hell-bent on driving them out of town. Now they must gather their courage if they’re going to secure their legacy and have a chance at claiming the new life and possibilities of love that the untamed territory offers.

Christmas in a Cowboy's Arms

Christmas in a Cowboy's Arms

by Leigh Greenwood, Rosanne Bittner, Linda Broday, Margaret Brownley, Anna Schmidt, Amy Sandas

There is nothing more heartwarming then a story about Christmas add a cowboy and the wild west and you have a delightful read that keeps you entertained. Each of these stories are by wonderful very talented authors who know how to keep their reads hook giving sorrow, compassion, hopes, dreams and love with a little adventure, excitement and danger.

My favorite is

The Christmas Stranger by Linda Broday

Hank is going to steal your heart with the love he gives to an old women as the Legend men pull together making it the best Christmas for so many people.  Hank is a drifter after getting out of prison he has no place to go that is until a little lady runs across his path making him understand true love.  Sidalee is just a sweet kind woman always putting others first giving so much of her self. Both she and Hank have lost so much, they are all alone in the world but find life goes on and new wonderful memories are made when you give your heart away. It really doesn’t matter what you do wrong or what people say you do. Even when you have reach the bottom look for the light and it will bring you lots of sunshine as it did these two. Hank is troubled he wants to make a wrong a right but he has so much against him. The Legend’s put faith in him giving him back his life as Sidalee steals his heart. This was a wonderful sweet romance that really grabs and holds your attention. I smiled a lot but I had so much sadness for these two. It was a pleasure seeing them find their away. I loved seeing the Legend men again with each of their stories they stole my heart. I have really loved this series and can’t wait to read more about these men and all they do for so many. I really didn’t want Hank’s and Sidalle’s story to end I wanted to see how their life turned out. Well written with wonderful characters you get lost in. I had no trouble picturing the snow deep with one lonely and a dog running for help. I just loved that dog that makes you smile more than anyone should. He is so full of his self he steals your heart.

Father Christmas by Leigh Greenwood

There is nothing worse than being blamed for a crime you did not do and going to jail for it, the only thing on your mind is to get out and prove you didn’t do it. Joe breaks out heading to his partner’s ranch where he finds his partners widow. As things take off you feel the pain of these two and your heart really reaches out to them. When their eyes meet they finally know what true love is but what about the baby she is carrying? A very sweet read with delightful characters that you can relate to with the true meaning of compassion, love as these two learn to deal with the hand life gave them.

A Texas Ranger for Christmas by Margaret Brownley

Sadie life is full of sorrow having a young baby and a husband who can’t seem to keep his promise. He left her a lone to run their ranch why he goes back to his old job with the Texas Ranger. Sadie is tired it takes a lot to keep a ranch up, taking care of a child and it is taking its toll on her. When Cole shows up telling her, her husband is dead what he sees is a ranch that has seen better days and one beautiful lady who is running herself to an early grave he knows he can’t leave her.  The attraction is strong but Sadie isn’t giving her heart to another man who rides off leaving her alone to take care of what should be his duties.  Cole loves his job but the love he feels for Sadie really makes him want to settle down and start a family. Who will win Texas or Sadie? It is a very touching story that really reaches in grabbing your heart and twisting it. The characters are very likable. The author gives a wonderful plot with vivid details. I really enjoyed it and can’t wait to read more of her work.

Each story in this set has wonderful plots with vivid details pulling the reader in. What a wonderful way to find a new author as each one takes you a journey of sorrow, lost, love, romance giving a little twist that keeps you entertained.

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Summary

In the wild and untamed West, it takes a cowboy’s embrace to see you through a long winter’s night. Stay toasty this holiday season with heart-warming tales from bestselling authors Leigh Greenwood, Rosanne Bittner, Linda Broday, Margaret Brownley, Anna Schmidt, and Amy Sandas.

The Beating Heart of Christmas
Whether it’s a lonely spinster finding passion at last . . . an infamous outlaw-turned-lawman reaffirming the love that keeps him whole . . . a lost and broken drifter discovering family in unlikely places . . . a Texas Ranger risking it all for one remarkable woman . . . two lovers bringing together a family ripped apart by prejudice . . . or reunited lovers given a second chance to correct past mistakes . . . a Christmas spent in a cowboy’s arms is full of hope, laughter, and—most of all—love.