End of July #Reads- #BookReview @KateBateman @sgc58 Jennifer Crusie @katherinecenter


Can you believe we're halfway through summer already? It's been six weeks without rain on Southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, and everything is tinder dry. The creeks and rivers are running dry, which means the salmon aren't going to have a way to spawn and resident Orcas won't have a food source. In other words, …

Smorgasbord Cafe and Bookstore – Update – #Reviews – #Poetry Balroop Singh, #YAFantasy M. J. Mallon, #Romance Jacquie Biggar


Sally Cronin shares a wonderful review for Secrets, Lies & Alibis on Smorgasbord blog today. Stop by for a visit, she'd love to hear from you ๐Ÿ™‚

Geometry in Nature #SundayStills #photography


Terri Webster Schrandt gave us a challenge to find geometric angles in this week's Sunday Stills. You can join in here. There are plenty of interesting shapes in the rocks and seed pods from a dandelion in the picture above. I think the universe is pure geometry - basically, a beautiful shape twisting around and …

#Free Summer #Reading Deal- Perfectly Imperfect #RomCom


Perfectly Imperfect is Free for a limited time! This is a fun rom-com between two stubborn personalities who think they are immune to love- until they meet and the sparks fly! https://youtu.be/s3HqUg-buLk What happens when Miss Perfection clashes with Mr. Casual? Chaos! Georgina's in trouble. The startup money she borrowed from her parents' retirement fund …

Smorgasbord Cafe and Bookstore – New Book on the Shelves – #Poetry – Life is Like a Mosaic: Random Fragments in Harmony by Sally Cronin


Celebrating the #newrelease of Life is Like a Mosaic- a lovely book of poetry by the incredible Sally Cronin!

#BookBlast- The Boy Toy by @NicolaMarsh #RomCom #Reading


The Boy Toy by Nicola Marsh Genre: Romantic Comedy *** 2021 Romance Writers of America Vivian Award Finalist *** A woman ready to give up on love meets her match in a man she never expected to fall for in this heartwarming and steamy new romantic comedy by USA Today bestselling author Nicola Marsh. For …

#BookReview- Two Rereads and a #Suspense makes for a great #reading week


I'm Vaccinated! Mom and I went for our second vaccination shots on Sunday and came through with flying colors- yay! Tomorrow is my daughter's birthday. It's also the day she goes to see the neurosurgeon. I'm hoping and praying for positive news. The poor kid hasn't had an easy time of it, she could use …

#NewRelease- Laws of Nature by Jacqui Murray #Prehistoric #Reading @WordDreams


A boy blinded by fire. A woman raised by wolves. An avowed enemy offers help. I'm thrilled to have Jacqui Murray visiting today with news of her BIG new release, Laws of Nature! I hadn't read this genre before trying Jacqui's books, now I'm hooked ๐Ÿ™‚ Summary In this second of the Dawn of Humanity …

#BookBlast- Betwixt and Between by Darynda Jones #PNR #Reading @Darynda


Betwixt Betwixt & Between Book 1 by Darynda Jones Genre: Paranormal Women's Fiction *** 2021 Romance Writers of America Vivian Award Finalist *** Divorced, desperate, and destitute, former restaurateur Defiance Dayne finds out she has been bequeathed a house by a complete stranger. She is surprised, to say the least, and her curiosity gets the …

#BookReview- Natural Born Charmer by Susan Elizabeth Phillips #Romance #SummerReading @sepauthor


Description via Amazon.com Chicago Stars quarterback Dean Robillard is the luckiest man in the world: a bona-fide sports superstar and the pride of the NFL with a profitable side career as a buff billboard model for End Zone underwear. But life in the glory lane has started to pale, and Dean has set off on …

#NewRelease- Pause by @KylieScottBooks #Romance #Reading


Pause, an all new emotional friends-to-lovers standalone romance from New York Times bestselling author Kylie Scott is available now! An unpauseable new romance from New York Times bestselling, Audie Award winning author Kylie Scott! When Anna wakes up from a coma after a car crash, she discovers life has gone on without her. Her husband …

#BookReview- Four Unique and Entertaining #Reads @Virgilante @BalroopShado @nova_mcbee @Susanjeanricci


Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com It's been too hot to do anything much in the garden, leaving me time to enjoy some great books this week from a variety of genres; fantasy, poetry, science fiction, and romance! Click the covers to learn more. I've been a fan of Craig Boyack's for some time now, and …

๐Ÿ˜ Love is in the air… win @BookSweeps today #Romance #Reading


The BookSweeps Christmas in July Romance Giveaway is here! I have a fun surprise to share with you... Iโ€™ve teamed up with 50+ fantastic authors to give away a huge collection of Sweet Contemporary Romances to 2 lucky winners! Oh, and did I mention the Grand Prize winner gets a BRAND NEW eReader? ๐Ÿ˜  You …

For the Love of #Trees- #SundayStills #TreeSquare


"Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing."โ€” Abraham Lincoln This week's Sunday Stills Challenge from Terri Webster Schrandt is one near and dear to my heart- trees. You can join here. Becky B is also running a month-long …

#NewRelease- Secrets, Lies & Alibis by @jacqbiggar #ReadingCommunity #RomSuspense


From USA Today Bestselling Author, Jacquie Biggar, comes a gripping romantic suspense, part of a military SEAL series tied together by an interlocking cast of characters you won't soon forget.

Tuesday Book Reviews @JacqBiggar, @dlfinnauthor, @JanSikes3, @BalroopShado #shortstories #poetry


Mae Clair shares some reviews from her summer reading list, including one for Twilight’s Encore- thank you, Mae!

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Welcome to my first book review post of July. If you live in the United States, I hope you had an amazing 4th of July holiday weekend. Mine was on the quiet side, but involved a great cookout and time spent sunning (and reading) by the pool. Today, I have several indie book reviews to share that run from a novella to a 15-minute read, childrenโ€™s fiction, and a collection of poetry.

Because I have so many (these are all short reads) Iโ€™m going to skip the blurbs and simply post my reviews. Click the Amazon link for full details. Letโ€™s get started!

MY REVIEW:

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Katy and Ty met as teens and were destined for an HEA until circumstance drove them apart. Katy moved with her mom out of state, putting Ty and small-town life in Tidal Falls behind her. Now, years later, she returnsโ€ฆ

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#BookReview- When Stars Collide by Susan Elizabeth Phillips #Romance #Mystery @SepAuthor


Will these opposites overcome their differences in order to catch a dangerous assailant before the curtain comes down on their attraction forever?

Smorgasbord Cafe and Bookstore – New Book on the Shelves – #Romance #Mystery – Secrets, Lies & Alibis (Wounded Hearts Book 8) by Jacquie Biggar


I'm feeling spoiled this week. Sally Cronin has highlighted my new release on her awesome blog today- thank you, Sally!

Smorgasbord Book Reviews – #Military #Romance The SEAL’s Temptation: Wounded Hearts- Book 7 by Jacquie Biggar


Love this fab review for The SEAL's Temptation from Sally Croninโ€‹- thank you, Sally!