Monday Musings with Rachelle
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New Romance Series
Book Promos and Deals
Are you a series reader or do you prefer your books to be standalone? My author friend, Emma St. Clair, is part of a new clean romance series that’s out and I wanted to share it with you today. Have you read any of the Bachelor Texas Rebel Romance books yet?
Six years ago Sy LaMarque broke two hearts in one night by falling for the wrong sister.
![Her Second Chance Dream Groom: Sweet, Christian Romance. No Regrets Christmas (Bachelor Texas Rebel Romances Book 4) by [Clair, Emma St.]](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/515YS7GyL3L.jpg)
Her Second Chance Groom by Emma St. Clair (Book 4 in the Bachelor Texas Rebel Romance series)
Challenged by his teammates to deal with his regrets, Sy LaMarque heads home to make an apology–one he should have made six years ago. He hopes for a second chance … but didn’t expect his friend’s little sister Amy to intercept his heart.
Amy spent years living on the sidelines as she battled cancer. When her lifelong crush shows up at the door of her bed and breakfast, it feels like a Christmas miracle. Sy is everything she wanted and never believed she could have.
Especially after a phone call that could change everything.
With a complicated past and an uncertain present, can Sy and Amy make a play for the future?
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Book Review: The Candy Cane Caper by Josi S. Kilpack
Book Thoughts by Rachelle
I was so excited to have the chance to read a brand new adventure in the world of Sadie Hoffmiller Cunningham! I read all 12 of the previous culinary mysteries by Josi Kilpack and definitely didn’t want to miss this newest addition, The Candy Cane Caper.
I enjoyed picking up the story a few years after Sadie’s marriage in a new town with new friends. See if you can spot all the fun Christmas names and references used throughout the book! I love the detail that Kilpack uses to describe the antique ornaments as well as each of the suspects who may have nabbed them. Sadie keeps on the hunt, uncovering all kinds of interesting secrets and more clues as she tries to track down the criminal.
I enjoyed reading this book for the mystery and adventure, as well as the many stories within each of the main characters that Sadie interacts with. There are several delicious recipes (one at the end of each chapter) that had my mouth watering. All in all, this was a fun read and left me hoping for more Sadie in the future.
Here’s more about the book:
This Christmas, Sadie Hoffmiller Cunningham is making a list and checking it twice. For the first time since she and Pete married five years ago, their combined families are gathering for the holidays in Fort Collins, Colorado, for a party that would make Santa and Mrs. Claus proud.
She just has to bake the famous Cunningham Candy Cane Cake, make sure the looming snowstorm doesn’t derail everyone’s travel plans, and oh, yes, solve one teensy-tiny mystery before the big day.
At ninety-four and nearly blind, Mary, Sadie’s friend and neighbor, knows this will be her last Christmas. When Sadie learns that someone has stolen antique Christmas ornaments from Mary’s tree, she vows to find the thief, no matter what. The ornaments had been appraised at more than $40,000, but they were worth even more to Mary, who had intended to bequeath them to her great-granddaughter, Joy, as a final gift.
With Pete in Arizona wrapping up a case of his own, it’s up to Sadie to question the residents of Nicholas House, where Mary lives, and deduce who had the means and the motive to steal heirloom ornaments during what should be the most wonderful time of the year.
When stories of other thefts surface, Sadie feels like she’s creating a “naughty” list that could rival Santa’s. Identifying the thief, recovering the ornaments, and restoring them to Mary’s tree in time will take a Christmas miracle—and maybe a few extra-special cookies.
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Cozy Autumn Days
Book Promos and Deals
I love these cozy Autumn days with crisp, chilly nights! They are perfect for curling up with a good clean and wholesome romance. I have some fun, sweet romances to share with you again this week. Please let me know if you’ve had a chance to read any of these clean reads!
Does it make a difference to him that she’s rich? Nope, especially since he doesn’t have a clue.
![Ten Dates with the Billionaire (Billionaire Bachelor Cove) by [Day, Amberlee]](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51qcW9IRRqL._SY346_.jpg)
Ten Dates with the Billionaire by Amberlee Day
Athena Jellinek is a computer geek, a huge Star Wars fan, a self-made billionaire, and…well, a billionaire. She’s also socially awkward and has no idea how to live her life to the fullest. If she could just find someone who could show her the ropes, that’s all she’s looking for.
Fisher Jones creates blown glass art, spends his free time pursuing extreme sports, and never dates the same woman twice. He’s the ultimate free spirit, and vows that nothing will change the lifestyle that earned him the nickname One-Date Wonder.
When Athena and Fisher hit it off as friends, she sees him as her ticket to sampling a more adventurous life. What she doesn’t know is that Fisher’s made a bet to go on ten dates with the same woman.
A hilarious chef and an irresistible football player. If she pursues him, will she be framed as his stalker?
![The Pursued Patriot: Georgia Patriots Romance by [Checketts, Cami]](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41Fyry4u6uL._SY346_.jpg)
The Pursued Patriot by Cami Checketts
Shar Heathrow has idolized and fantasized about superstar Mike Kohler since college. When he shows up at her restaurant on Hilton Head Island, she flips out. Instead of persuading him to date her, like she’s always dreamed of, her fangirl ways convince him that she’s his long-time stalker.
Mike Kohler thinks Shar Heathrow is witty, beautiful, and possibly disturbed. When he finds her yelling a pep talk to the dumpster behind her restaurant, he tries to cautiously back away, but he can’t seem to help flirting with her and laughing at her funny antics.
When Shar finally thinks Mike is interested in her, the stalker strikes and sends them both into protective custody. Will this be their chance to connect or is the danger only beginning?
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Book Review: The Lady and The Highwayman by Sarah M. Eden
Book Thoughts by Rachelle
I’m a huge fan of Sarah Eden’s books. The Lady and the Highwayman was an absolute delight because it was a little different then most of Sarah’s books. I loved the mystery, adventure and of course the romance. The Victorian setting shows off Eden’s thorough research and talent in bringing history to life. I absolutely loved reading about two authors writing Penny Dreadfuls (or serialized common penny stories) in London. It was so fun to read the stories within the story. Each of the authors were writing short serialized stories called Penny Dreadfuls and those stories were included in installments throughout the book between the chapters of the actual novel.
So basically you’ll get three stories in one! If you haven’t read one of Sarah Eden’s books yet definitely try this one! I can’t wait to share it with my friends.
Here’s more about the book:
Elizabeth Black is the headmistress of a girls’ school in 1830s Victorian London. She is also a well-respected author of ”silver-fork” novels, stories written both for and about the upper-class ladies of Victorian society. But by night, she writes very different kinds of stories–the Penny Dreadfuls that are all the rage among the working-class men. Under the pseudonym Charles King, Elizabeth has written about dashing heroes fighting supernatural threats, intelligent detectives solving grisly murders, and dangerous outlaws romancing helpless women. They contain all the adventure and mystery that her real life lacks.
Fletcher Walker began life as a street urchin, but is now the most successful author in the Penny Dreadful market, that is until Charles King started taking all of his readers. No one knows who King is, including Fletcher’s fellow members of the Dread Penny Society, a fraternity of authors dedicated to secretly fighting for the social and political causes of their working-class readers. The group knows King could be an asset with his obvious monetary success, or he could be the group’s undoing as King’s readership continues to cut into their profits.
Determined to find the elusive Mr. King, Fletcher approaches Miss Black. As a fellow-author, she is well-known among the high-class writers; perhaps she could be persuaded to make some inquiries as to Mr. King’s whereabouts? Elizabeth agrees to help Fletcher, if only to insure her secret identity is never discovered. What neither author anticipated was the instant attraction, even though their social positions dictate the impossibility of a relationship.
For the first time Elizabeth experiences the thrill of a cat-and-mouse adventure reminiscent of one of her own novels as she tries to throw Fletcher off her scent. But the more time they spend together, the more she loses her heart. Its upper-class against working-class, author against author where readers, reputations, and romance are all on the line.
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Monday Musings #56
Monday Musings with Rachelle:
Remember, a person who wins success may have been counted out many times before. He wins because he refuses to give up.
–Kemmons Wilson
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