Falling (Angels Among Us #1) by Linn B Halton & GIVEAWAY

From Goodreads:

Ceri thinks she sees angels… everywhere.

Love is a powerful emotion, but can it change the course of someone’s destiny?

This is a romance story that explores the possibility of there being something more than just the ‘here and now’.

Ceri’s journey has begun. Part 1 of three novellas in the Angels Among Us series

My Review:

This was a short read.  It was not an easy read, but it was a good read.  It was not a romance book, although the relationship in this book had some romance.  I would consider it more a paranormal story.   Not a werewolf, vampire paranormal but more an angel paranormal.   Ceri is a good person, who goes out of her way to help others, especially when she gets “the feeling” that a stranger needs help.

Alex, Ceri’s co-worker, is a great friend.  He is just a friend, rarely dates, and is always there for Alex.   Until they develop feelings for each other and their relationship takes a uncomfortable feel to it.   As we learn more about each of their lives, we realize the reason they are brought together.  

 I cannot tell much more without giving away the story.  So I shall end it with the recommendation to check out this series of novellas by Linn B Halton.

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Meet the Author

Linn B Halton lives in the UK, in the small village of Arlingham. It sits a stone’s throw away from the banks of the River Severn; she resides there with her adorable husband and cat with attitude – Mr Tiggs!

Whilst Linn loves to write romantic novels, there is often a psychic ‘touch’ to her stories. Many of the paranormal events that feature in some of her books are real-life experiences.

Linn is the creator of, and magazine editor for, Loveahappyending Lifestyle magazine (LLm) 

Visit Linn’s author page on the LLm Bookshelf

Linn is a member of the: Romantic Novelists’ Association page 

 and is signed by HarperImpulse and Sapphire Star Publishing.

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Binary Law by M.H. Grace

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Ellie Andrews has been receiving tutoring from Blake McCarthy for three years to help her improve her grades so she can get into one of the top universities to study law. And she’s had a huge crush on him since she can remember.

Blake McCarthy is the geek at school that’s had a crush on Ellie since the day he met her.

In their final tutoring session, Blake and Ellie finally become brave enough to take the leap of faith.

But, life has other plans and rips them apart.

Six years later Blake and his best friends Ben and Billy have built a successful internet platform company 3BCubed, while Ellie is a successful and hardworking lawyer specialising in Corporate Law.

3BCubed is being threatened with a devastatingly large plagiarism case and when it lands on their lawyers desk, it’s handed to the new Corporate Lawyer to handle and win.

Coincidence or perhaps fate will see Blake and Ellie pushed back together.

Binary Law will have Blake and Ellie propelled into a life that’s a whirl wind of catastrophic events and situations where every emotion will be touched. Hurt will be experienced, happiness will be presented and love will be evident. But is that enough for Blake and Ellie be able to live out their own happily ever after?

My Review:

I requested this book from the author and was absolutely thrilled when it appeared in my mailbox.   Thank you!!  I tried to hold back from reading, knowing I had made other commitments to my time, but knew that it would not last in my To Be Read pile for long.   When I broke down and started reading I could not put it down.  I actually read this book in one late night sitting.   I could not possibly stop reading until I knew what was happening. 

I love books with alpha males.  Blake is one through and through.   Ellie is also an alpha personality, smart, beautiful, and successful.  The fact that you get dual points of view made each character so much more likeable and relatable.   I felt like I was sitting in on the meetings, living in their apartment.   The story telling was so realistic. 

Binary Law has everything a reader can want.  There is romance, love, twists and turns, and lots of hotness.   I highly recommend this for all my fellow romance lovers.  

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Snowflakes and Coffee Cakes by Joanne DeMaio

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Reluctant to leave her cherished New England hometown after her sister's winter wedding, former journalist Vera Sterling makes a sudden decision. She takes what's left of her severance pay and invests it in real estate ... in one particular drafty colonial home and old timber barn set upon the pretty banks of Addison Cove. In that rough-hewn barn, she discovers a secret treasure left behind by the previous owner, the proprietor of the long-forgotten Christmas Barn gift shop.

While restoring her rundown, wood-sided home--its creaking floors, broken banister, and neglected widow's walk--that secret slowly unfolds like a bit of snowflake wonder, crystallizing hopes and dreams for many in this small Connecticut town. But mostly for Derek Cooper whose own tragic story has headlined Addison's news. And whom Vera has come to love.

When the first snowstorm hits during Derek's annual Deck the Boats Festival at the cove, residents become stranded. It is then up to Vera to not only bring the town together, but to mend one man's heart she fears she may have lost.

My Review:

This is the third book from Joanne DeMaio that I have read.   Each one I love more and more.   This is a story of Vera returning home, down on her luck, and finding love and happiness.    But more than a romance this is a story of a small town coming together a keep traditions and the hope of a lost child alive.   I loved most the traditions in this book.  The traditions of the apple festival, scarecrow voting (which is my favorite), and Christmas light parade of boats are all big parts of the story.    The fact that these things really matter to me and my family, we try hard to keep our traditions going, and they really mattered to Vera and her family made me instantly want to get to know her better and become part of her family.  Near where I live we have a whole town that decorates for Christmas and that is how I am picturing Addison, CT.   When Vera started unpacking The Christmas Barn I could not help but think of this town and all the quaint little stores that go all out to make memories for families at the holiday times. 

Derek broke my heart.   I cannot imagine the life he is living.  The grief he feels is so real.  He is someone that I just wanted to walk up to and give a hug to, which is exactly what he didn’t want.   I loved that he started to open up and share his stories and memories with Vera, and that Vera had the correct understanding and response to keep him comfortable in talking about it.    Derek came  through with flying colors and a healing heart to love Vera and start to live his life again.

I have to make a quick mention of all the snow references.  The little bits of trivia and fun facts about snowflakes were enjoyable to learn.

I have to recommend this book.   Joanne DeMaio did it again  and wrote a book that I could not put down.  

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Because I have read and loved Joanne DeMaio's others book I want to share a little blurb about them.

Whole Latte Life...Check out my review (<--- click to read)

Sara Beth and Rachel have been wishing on stars for as long as they've been friends. Sara Beth dreams of her own antique shop, with lace curtains hanging in the windows. For Rachel, a little beach cottage will do, where sea breezes and salt water might inspire her sketches. From sharing wishes to cups of coffee at a cherished cafe, they've stitched pieces of their lives together like a patchwork quilt - a soft quilt of friendship they thought they'd hold close forever.

But while celebrating their birthdays in Manhattan, one makes a decision that will alter the course of their friendship. At a midtown lunch, Sara Beth excuses herself to use the Ladies' Room, and never returns. Instead she slips the waiter a note to pass along to her dear friend, asking Rachel to cover for her disappearance.

Sara Beth's escape begins a summer of change, one that eventually brings her antique shop to life, with a price. Though her decision pulls at her marriage and children, the strongest effect is on Rachel. For her, Sara Beth's disappearance brings a solitary Mounted Police Officer into her life, one who gladly shows Rachel that it isn't always stars that deliver wishes.

Blue Jeans and Coffee Beans...Check out my review (<-- click here to read)

After years of pursuing a denim design career, Maris Carrington never imagined trading her Chicago studio for a New England shingled cottage. But a forgotten home movie tucked inside a dusty attic box leads to an unexpected summer ... One of uncovering family secrets while settling her father's estate, one of inheriting a forlorn German Shepherd, one of reconnecting with old friends on a weathered boardwalk, beneath starlit skies on a beach nestled in a crook of the Connecticut coast.

Her design career had become a shell, curving around her like the intricate whorls of a conch, shielding her until now. Until fried clam dinners and carousel rides beckon a lost love. But can Maris ever really go back? Can these beach friends ever be who they were to each other all those summers ago? Now one of her circle is dead; another unemployed and struggling in a tenuous marriage; another regretting a fateful decision; while one is missing a mother, ever seeking a connection she longs for.

Fighting Redemption by Kate McCarthy

Ryan Kendall has a rough life.   He meets Finlay Tanner and becomes best friends with her brother Jack.  From day one he is taken with Finlay.   She is the girl he loves and would do anything to protect, even if it means protecting her from him.  After graduation high school, Ryan joins the Australian Army.    He trains to be an elite soldier and deploys, numerous times, to Afghanistan.    When he returns home after six years, he stays at Fin’s cottage and knows that he cannot live without her.    This is the story of Ryan’s struggle with self worth, war, and friendships.

My Review:

I started this book late at night and kept reading until early in the morning, only putting it down because my eyes would not stay open any longer.    There is nothing in this book that I did not love, some parts brought tears to my eyes.   The bulk of the book is about the War in Afghanistan, a very tough subject.  But there are so many bright spots. 

This is probably my favorite book of the year.   It is not your average love story.  It is so much more.  Fin and Ryan both have found the love of their lives.  But that love is not easy.  As a matter of fact I do not know that I have ever read about two characters working so hard to fight that love.  The story had such turbulent twists and turns, I as the reader could not put it down.   The

fights were extreme and the love was so intense, you cannot help but attach yourself to every character and put yourself into their lives.

Kate McCarthy wrote a book that EVERYONE has to read.    Romance readers will absolutely LOVE it.  I will recommend this to all my friends, bloggers, family, and anyone else who might want to chat about books with me.

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The Pieces We Keep by Kristina McMorris

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Two years have done little to ease veterinarian Audra Hughes’s grief over her husband’s untimely death. Eager for a fresh start, Audra plans to leave Portland for a new job in Philadelphia. Her seven-year-old son, Jack, seems apprehensive about flying—but it’s just the beginning of an anxiety that grows to consume him.

As Jack’s fears continue to surface in recurring and violent nightmares, Audra hardly recognizes the introverted boy he has become. Desperate, she traces snippets of information unearthed in Jack’s dreams, leading her to Sean Malloy, a struggling US Army veteran wounded in Afghanistan. Together they unravel a mystery dating back to World War II, and uncover old family secrets that still have the strength to wound—and perhaps, at last, to heal. 

My Review:

I love World War II stories.  This had a different twist on it, due to it being actually two stories.  The story of  Audra/Jack and Vivian/Isaak/Gene.   Audra and Jack are present day.   Vivian/Isaak/Gene are World War II.  I was on the edge of my seat waiting to see how they all connected. I had ideas and am happy to say that I did figure it out and loved how it worked out.

Every character in this book was true to life.   I found myself connecting to many of them.  I cannot choose a favorite.   Audra, as a single mom, was amazing.  The time and devotion she gave to Jack made her a star in my eyes.  Vivian, from World War II, kept me reading.  I had to know how she dealt with the rough times in her life and watch her enjoy the great times.   Isaak confused me.  I wasn’t sure what to think of him.   He seemed to take a lot from Vivian, but didn’t seem to give her a lot back other than heart break.    Gene was the man we all want.  He promised Vivian he would take care of her and then took that seriously, even when he wasn’t sure he still loved her.  

This is a book for everyone.  There is romance, history, and a mystery all mixed into a great story.    I believe that book clubs would love this book, as would the regular reader. 

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Make Me Crazy (Book 1, The Loco, Texas Series) by Codi Gary

Miranda “Rand” Coleman has seen the way love can wreck a person and wants absolutely no part of it. When her granddaddy dies suddenly, he leaves a clause in his will that has her married in three months or she loses her inheritance. Unwilling to give up the Double C Ranch, she starts to set her eyes towards the eligible men in town, with little luck in finding a man she can stand for a minute let alone a year. Until she sets eyes on the new veterinarian and enlists the help of her womanizing best friend, Jake, to help.

Jake Hansen is a single guy who likes his women pretty and uncomplicated, with no plans to settle down anytime soon. When he decides to help Rand hook her man, he has no idea the effect watching Rand change would have on him. Especially when she starts letting her gorgeous brown hair down and showing off a body he didn’t even know she had. Before too long, Jake isn’t just lusting after his best friend, he’s feeling downright possessive. But when it comes down to the wire, will he get over his issues and step up to the alter…or lose the only woman he was ever meant to love?

This is the first book in a new series. Book 2 will be released in March 2014.

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An obsessive bookworm for twenty years, Codi Gary likes to write sexy small-town contemporary romances with humor, grand gestures, and blush-worthy moments. When she’s not writing, she can be found reading her favorite authors, squealing over her must-watch shows and playing with her children. She lives in Idaho with her family. Visit her website www.codigarysbooks.com for latest news, socialmedia, or just to say hi!

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