Dreams of Savannah by Roseanna M. White

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Cordelia Owens can weave a hopeful dream around anything and is well used to winning the hearts of everyone in Savannah with her whimsy. Even when she receives word that her sweetheart has been lost during a raid on a Yankee vessel, she clings to hope and comes up with many a romantic tale of his eventual homecoming to reassure his mother and sister.

But Phineas Dunn finds nothing redemptive in the first horrors of war. Struggling for months to make it home alive, he returns to Savannah injured and cynical, and all too sure that he is not the hero Cordelia seems determined to make him. Matters of black and white don't seem so simple anymore to Phin, and despite her best efforts, Delia's smiles can't erase all the complications in his life. And when Fort Pulaski falls and the future wavers, they both must decide where the dreams of a new America will take them, and if they will go together.

My thoughts;

This novel is very different than the other books I have read by his author. That's not a bad thing at all, but as a fan of The CodeBreakers series, this was  different and in a good way.

i loved the characters and found the plot interesting ,although it did take awhile for me to become fully engaged, but I have been contending with a broken arm so that very may have been part of the reason it took awhile.  Having said that, this is another fantastic book by one of my favorite authors which is why I highly recommend it.  There are a lot of ups and downs, in the end it's always worth the troubles and fears to get where you are meant to be.  A fantastic storyline and amazing characters makes this one a  wonderful read.

I received a copy from the publisher.  All opinions are my own.

 

Nothing Short of Wondrous by Regina Scott

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It is 1886, and the government has given the US Cavalry control of Yellowstone. For widowed hotelier Kate Tremaine, the change is a welcome one. She knows every inch of her wilderness home like the back of her hand and wants to see it protected from poachers and vandals.

Refused a guide by Congress, Lieutenant William Prescott must enlist Kate's aid to help him navigate the sprawling park and track down the troublemakers. But a secret from his past makes him wary of the tender feelings the capable and comely widow raises in him. When her 6-year-old son is kidnapped by a poacher who wants the boy to guide him to the place where the last of the Yellowstone bison congregate, Will and Kate must work together to rescue him, save the bison, and protect the park. In doing so, they may just find that two wounded hearts can share one powerful love when God is in control. 

My Thoughts;

this is the second book in the series, but can easily be read as a standalone.  i actually liked this book better than the first one, although i genuinely enjoyed both of these fantastc reads.

i absolutely adored kate and her little boy, they have the sweetest relationship which made the storyline more enjoyable to me.  i found William interesting and likeable so i was  pleased with his character from the very brginning.  i wasn't sure i would like this book due to the poaching, as an animal lover, this is heartbreaking to me but the charcters, the writing and the overall beauty of yellowstone drew me in and held my attention.  

overall, i thought this was an enjoyble way to spend time getting lost in a book. i received a copy from the publisher.  all opinions are my own.

 

To Steal a Heart by Jen Turano

 

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After spending her childhood as a street thief, Gabriel. After being taken under the wing of a professor who introduced him into society and named him as his heir, Nicholas is living far removed from his childhood life of crime. As a favor to a friend, Nicholas agreed to help clear the name of an innocent woman, never imagining he'd be reunited with the girl he thought lost to him forever.

 Using her old skills to prove her friend's innocence, Gabriella unexpectedly encounters Nicholas Quinn, the man she once considered her best friend—until he abandoned her.

My thoughts;

To Steal Her Heart is the first book in the new series by Jen Turano and what a great start to this exciting, fun new series.  Jen writes with warmth and humor and draws me in from start to finish in each book she writes,

I loved the characters in this book so much, both the main characters and the secondary ones, too.  Lots of laughs, coupled with characters who are a joy to meet, this is another series I'm eager to read.

I received a copy from the publisher and have given my honest opinion.