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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">Gordy and his friends continue to work on their potions, but when Adilene learns she will never be able to brew potions—that the only reason she had ever come close was because Gordy was Projecting his ability through her—she is crushed. Against her better judgment, she uses an invisibility potion given to her by her new friend, Cadence, to spy on Gordy.</span></div>
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I am was so excited to be able to review this book. The first book was soooo good, and I knew it would only get better from there.</div>
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Once upon a time there was a boy named Gordy who was an amazing potion maker. His mother saw something in him that both excited her and terrified her. She knew that her boy was special, and that might get him in trouble some day. He has already had to face trials, but this new adventure brings even more. </div>
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Mezzarix, is Gordy's grandfather, and he is a master at potion making. He was so good, and so evil he was banished to Greenland for the safety of everyone. Gordy has only met him a few times, and has learned how dangerous he can be. Regardless, Gordy loves him.</div>
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During this adventure we get to see a more advanced Gordy start doing things with potions his mother never imagined. Some good, and some good, but not too sure about. Gordy is a master at getting in trouble. Along with his two friends Max and Adilene. They seem to have an eye for where trouble is.</div>
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There are people after Gordy and his family and they seem to be constantly on the look out for dangers. This story is full of adventure, intrigue, excitement, and friendship. Who knew family could be so dangerous, and wonderful at the same time. </div>
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Follow Gordy and his friends as they face some unsavory people trying to bring him and his family down, along with B.R.E.W. People want to do away with B.R.E.W. and Gordy and his family are trying to keep that from happening. I enjoyed this story so much. I finished the book in a day. I love the setting, the story, and the world this book brings to me. I have to say that I felt like I was right along side Gordy during this whole story. I love it when a book can do this for me. It is a great book for middle schooler's, because Gordy is the same age. I know that my son would really enjoy this series, but I also think its great for people like me who love to dive into the middle grade genre once in a while. They are just so fun.</div>
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Cole's writing is amazing, and brings a whole new world to life for you. I hope you take the opportunity to pick this book up. You won't regret it.</div>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Frank L. Cole has lived in such exotic places as the Philippines and Kentucky, and currently lives with his wife and three children out west. While he strived for years to earn his publishing credits, Frank considers sharing his message of “Exercising Your Imagination” to over 45,000 kids across the country as his greatest accomplishment. You can learn more about his writing at franklewiscole.blogspot.com.</span></div>
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Welcome to my stop on this awesome tour!</div>
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Lord Elliott Mayfield has done his best to take care of his family, first his siblings and now his nieces and nephews. Unfortunately, he sees this new generation moving in the same direction of bad matches and scandalous relationships as the last. In hopes to change their course, he establishes a “marriage campaign” to motivate them to improve themselves through making respectable matches. With his hear in the right place, what could possibly go wrong?</div>
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Peter, Elliott’s eldest nephew, thinks the entire idea is ridiculous. A widower with two young daughters, he simply needs a governess, not a wife. Julia Hollingsworth certainly has the credentials and the experience, but is altogether too young and pretty for such a job. So why can’t he stop thinking about her?</div>
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Julia loves working as a governess, despite the objections of her mother, Amelia. And as it turns out, Amelia has a lot to say about the Mayfield men—none of it good. But Julia dismisses the rumors of ruined reputations and instead concentrates on helping Peter with his children and his fledgling business in canine husbandry. His kindness and gentleness is endearing—and increasingly attractive.</div>
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Hearts and history collide as both couples must face their pasts and decide if risking it all is worth the promise of new love and a new future.</div>
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Oh, how I love a Proper Romance Series book!!! Josi Kilpack knocks it out of the park with this sweet story.</div>
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I haven't read a historical romance novel for a while, so this book was a breath of fresh air for me. Not that I haven't enjoyed reading others, this is just my favorite kind of book. All the fluff, and romance is just always such a great restart for me.</div>
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This book did not disappoint. I have decided though that while reading these historical romances, that I probably would have been one the women back then that was stoned to death....or beaten to death....or you know, burned at the stake. I was not born to keep my mouth shut, so stories like this sometime infuriate me... I am woman hear me ROAR, is what I want to say during the whole book. Which I LOVE it if a book brings out those kinds of emotions in me.</div>
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Let's return to the story at hand though. I want to just talk a little about the characters and what I love about them. I think that is the best way for me to get my point across without revealing too much about the book, because you MUST pick this one up and read it for yourselves ;).</div>
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Lord Elliot - Is a good man. He was determined to help his family over come scandal and dishonor. He worked his whole life doing this. I think his greatest achievement is his eldest nephew Peter. Lord Elliot decides he is going to come up with a plan for his nieces and nephews to marry in a proper way and to renew the favor of the Mayfield family. I just liked him because he was the kind of man who wanted the best for everyone and was willing to give up his life for the happiness of others.</div>
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Peter - Oh, Peter. Yummy, sweet, delicious, handsome Peter. It may be time to tell my husband that he has been replaced by my new book love interest. Peter is the type of man, that I believe every man should be. He is kind, gentle, hard working, and just a good man. He does have one flaw I think though. He didn't allow his workers to have personal lives. Maybe because he was lacking one himself. That doesn't last long, and it comes slow, and beautifully. Peter had been married once before and has two beautiful daughters. He needs a Governess for them though. He cannot simply take care of his house and his land and his dogs without the help of a Governess. Right? </div>
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Julia - Oh, sweet, beautiful Julia (aka Governess). Like I said, Peter couldn't simply take care of the children himself. Peter needed Julia. Julia, is my favorite. I think I love her most because she is a strong willed woman, who is determined to live her life like she wants to, and not how her mother wants her to. She loves being able to make her own choices, and be herself. My kind of girl. She loves children, which comes in handy now that she is taking care of Peter's two girls. Who of course love her, because she is the greatest thing to happen ever. She's what I want to be as a mother. Alas, I am too late because mine are all grown, but maybe I can be like her when I have grandchildren. So kind, generous, loving, and filled with attitude. </div>
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Last but not least there always has to be that one family member that ruins everything. Am I right or am I right??? hehe</div>
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Amelia - well lets just say Kilpack gave me a great villain to hate. She might redeem herself, but boy does she make my blood boil. Amelia is Julia's mother, and of course thinks that Julia cannot make any of her own decision. I mean a girl not married by age 27 is just scandalous. She is a bitter, sad, widowed woman. When she finds out that Julia is working for a member of the Mayfield family she is determined to get her out of the situation, no matter how much harm or hurt it does. Oh, shes a good character to not like.</div>
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This story and these characters weave together to make a wonderfully, beautiful story. I couldn't put it down. I love, love. I know sounds sappy, but I do. What I love most about this love story is that it is NOT love at first sight which dislike very much. This is a beautiful story of two people who have so much in common and just gradually gravitate to each other in the most wonderful way. If you are in the mood for a historical romance please pick this one up. It's such a great story. Kilpack just gets me every time. She is such a beautiful writer.</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">What does it mean to be quiet as a church mouse? This charming picture book shares the story of how one little boy learned to sit still while his imagination kept running free. With these fun and colorful illustrations, follow along as a boy and a mouse discover how reverence shows our love and respect for our Savior.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We all (well if you have had a child) have had that moment in church when you just want your child to be quiet! You try anything! When this child’s mom tells him to be quiet as a mouse his imagination runs with it! Who knew a mouse could be so many things?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This little book takes you on a short, ride through what “quiet as a mouse” could be. The illustrations are beautiful, and it’s bound to keep your child’s attention during church. All while helping them be “quiet”.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Stephen Bevan imagined his church mouse at age 5. All those wild Sundays of imaginings are distilled in this book. He and his little church mouse lived in Montgomery County Maryland, until Heavenly Father took them both to Western Australia for many amazing adventures “down under.” Now those two trouble makers reside in beautiful Cache Valley, Utah. On Friday nights they are telling stories and hammock camping with the scouts but each Sunday morning they are both trying to sit reverently in church with Stephen’s own wonderful and imaginative children. Learn more about Stephen at www.bevanstories.com, while you are there see what other adventures he and his mouse have to share.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Stephen Bevan and to Cedar Fort for allowing me to be part of this tour!</span><br />
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Libby Lochewood is twelve years old when her grampa dies of a heart attack. She is devastated at losing her best friend. Now that he’s passed on, it’s just her and her father, and he is so overcome by grief that he can barely get out of bed in the morning. The night of the funeral, though, Grampa’s spirit appears in Libby’s bedroom and tells her three important things: first, that she isn’t alone or forgotten-“The dead ain’t never that far from the living,” he says; second, that she has “the Sight”-the ability to see family member who have died; and three, that there is something special just for her in the lake. Something that could help her and her father-if she can find it.</div>
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I am going to take a different approach to this review than normal. More than tell you about the book, I want to tell you what this book did for me.</div>
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I have always believed that those who have died are close by. My father use to tell us all the time that when babies are smiling at "nothing" they are smiling at those on the other side who are watching out for us. I loved that. I loved the thought that I wasn't the only one watching out for my family while here on earth.</div>
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This is such a sweet story about a girl trying so hard to help her father realize that life doesn't have to be as hard as he is making it out to be, if he would just accept that there is help from the other side.</div>
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Carol Lynch Williams, who grew up in Florida and now lives in the West, is an award-winning novelist with six daughters and one son. She has an MFA in writing for children and young adults from Vermont College, and she won the prestigious PEN/Phyllis Naylor Working Writer Fellowship. The Chosen One was named one of the Ala’s Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers and Best Books for Young Adult Readers and was featured on numerous lists of recommended YA fiction. Carol’s other novels include, Messenger, Glimpse, Miles from Ordinary, The Haven, Waiting, and the Just in Time series.</div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Open Sans", serif;">Nina’s
once-sweet life has unexpectedly turned sour. Her marriage is over, her job is
in jeopardy, and her teenage daughter is slipping away from her. Then her
father dies and issues with Nina’s mother come to a head; her estranged
brother, Ray, comes home; and her sister, Lola, is tempted to blow a big family
secret out of the water. They say the truth will set you free, but first it
will make a huge mess of things.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Open Sans", serif;">All Nina’s got left is her final photography assignment shooting
images for the book 32 Ways to Make Lemonade. Well, that and the attention of a
younger man, but Oliver’s on-again-off-again romantic interest in her ebbs and
flows so much she is seasick. And then Jack, her ex-husband, shows up, wanting
to get back together.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Open Sans", serif;">As Nina struggles to find a way through her complicated
relationships and uncover her true path, she discovers just how valuable a
second chance at life and happiness can be.<span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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I really do love being able to review books.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Reviewing for Shadow Mountain Publishing is
always great.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have loved everything
they have sent me and this book is no exception.<o:p></o:p></div>
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This story takes you on a roller coaster ride in
emotions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is so much heartache and
loss in this book that it kind of tears at your heart strings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>BUT, there is also so much, love,
forgiveness, and second chances, that your emotions are all over the
place.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I LOVE it when a book can do that
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Nina – Is looking at life as a single mother now.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She thought her whole live was going to be
perfect.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Perfect house, perfect husband,
perfect child.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then life happens.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nina, is a photographer, and most of her work
is made up of taking pictures of food.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>She can hear the talk around the office that it might get sold….so she
has uneasy feeling easy feeling at work also.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Nina also has a 15-year-old daughter named Cassie, who doesn’t seem to
like Nina at all.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nina, and her sister
Lola, are close and Lola seems to keep Nina grounded.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then walks in Oliver.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just in case her life wasn’t messy enough, in
walks a yummy young man who is interested in her.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nina has also recently lost her father.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her life is a train wreck that you cannot
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Lola, Nina’s sister, is my favorite character out of
all of them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nina, may be the MC, but
Lola is still my favorite.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I love her
outlook on life, and her beautiful ability to forgive and love.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She has a little problem with memory that I
don’t want to talk too much about, but sometimes she forgets things at the most
inconvenient times.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lola is dating Chris,
and well, let’s just say…. mmmmmm mmmmm.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Everyone around Lola is careful about what they say and do, because they
are fearful that it will send her into some kind of memory loss or remembrance.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Neither of which any one wants.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lola is so beautiful.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Really, I just grew to love her so much in
this book.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I need to use her outlook on
life every day!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Ray, is Nina’s brother.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The troubled soul.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The tortured soul, and the convicted
soul.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ray, has spent his whole life
pulling away from everyone he loves, and one of those times it lands in in
prison.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ray, is the bad boy all the
girls go for.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Well, that is what he wants
everyone to think about him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He is no
good.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He doesn’t deserve to be
loved.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He is a screw up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ray, really isn’t as bad as he makes himself
out to be.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I couldn’t help be drawn to
this tortured young man.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He lived his
life doing everything he could to make those who love him most hate him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He came and went as he pleased, and usually
caused havoc when he was around.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ray’s
story is probably my favorite part of this book.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lola, favorite character, and Ray’s story just
made me see what so many other people I know might be going through.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is sad and beautiful at the same time.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Cassie, is Nina’s daughter, and I don’t like her at all.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yes, she is angsty teenager, but I still don’t
like her.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She is a good character to not
like <span style="font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol-ext; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😉</span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
feel bad that I don’t like her, but I don’t like any angsty teenager, so I guess
it’s no a surprise I didn’t like her.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Most
of the time I just wanted to smack her in her face.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But hey, the author did a great job of
writing a character I loved to hate, so I guess that is great.<o:p></o:p></div>
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You should pick this one up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It has so much to it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s full of twists, and surprises, and
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Amy Willoughby-Burle is a writer and teacher living in Asheville, North Carolina, with her husband and four children. She writes about the mystery and wonder of everyday life. Her contemporary fiction focuses on the themes of second chances, redemption, and finding the beauty in the world around us. She is the author of a collection of short stories entitled Out Across the Nowhere and a contributor to the anthology Of Mist and Magic.</div>
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Fourteen-year-old Ozzy lives near Portland, Oregon, and is desperate for help. His scientist parents have been kidnapped after discovering a formula that enables mind control. Their work was so top secret Ozzy is afraid to go to the police, but without help, he fears he’ll never find his parents. Then he stumbles across a classified ad in the local newspaper that says “Wizard for Hire. Call 555-SPEL.” Ozzy has read about wizards in books like Harry Potter, but wizards couldn’t actually exist today, could they? After Ozzy meets the wizard Labyrinth–aka Rin–he’s even more skeptical.</div>
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Sure, Rin dresses like a wizard, but the short robe and high-top tennis shoes seem unorthodox, as does Rin’s habit of writing notes on his shoes and eating breakfast for every meal. Plus, Rin doesn’t even cast any magic spells, which means that the unexplained coincidences that start happening around Ozzy are just that–coincidences.</div>
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With the help of a robotic-talking raven invented by Ozzy’s father, a kind and curious girl at school who decides to help Ozzy, and, of course, a self-proclaimed wizard who may or may not have a magical wand, Ozzy begins an unforgettable quest that will lead him closer to the answers he desperately seeks about his missing parents.</div>
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This was such a great book. Our main Character Ozzy and his family move to Portland, Oregon to to live in the solitude of the mountains. The first day Ozzy is allowed to go behind the cabin by himself to the little river, he hears screaming.</div>
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He runs back to the house in time to see people dressed in green taking his parents away. Ozzy was only 7 years old. He was so scared and alone, but quickly learned how to take care of himself. Seven years after his parents go missing, Ozzy finds an interesting box from his father, he decides it's time to go and search for answers.</div>
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This book had a lot of funny things happen. Ozzy not being around people for seven years, made him a little odd, but he didn't have any idea why people thought that. I love how confident he was because he didn't know any better. I wish all kids could be this confident. Knowing that it doesn't matter what the world thinks, just that they be a good person. </div>
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When Ozzy goes looking for answers it doesn't quite happen like he thought it would. He sees an add in a local newspaper that says "Wizard for Hire", so he of course had to see if it was real.</div>
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Then we get to meet Rin. Now he is a great character. In his funny clothes and eccentric personality make him one of a kind. Ozzy meets him tells him he is searching for his family and their alliance begins. </div>
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With the two in search for his parents, a fun adventure starts to take place. With Ozzy's bird that he found that is father made the three of them made for a very unlikely crew. They worked well together, yet Ozzy wasn't always convinced that Rin was a "real" wizard. </div>
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This was such an interesting book. I loved the characters, and the setting. I loved the world that Ozzy lived in and the one Rin seemed to live in. Skye's writing is amazing, and so much fun to read. It's one book I think I am going to have to read with my son, because it's great for middle grade kids. It's full of adventure, and interesting happenings. </div>
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I hope you will take the time to read this one. It was such a great ride.</div>
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This is a children’s picture book edition of the best-selling adult book of the same title. Using illustrations and age-appropriate text, this children’s edition features passages of scripture along with original text to tell the Easter story and provides ideas for family traditions that young children can understand to make the holiday more Christ-centered. Each spread uses at least one person from the Easter story-including Simon, Joseph and Nicodemus, Mary Magdalene, the disciples on the road to Emmaus, and Thomas-to illustrate a theme.</div>
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Combining biblical text with a beautiful story line and wonderfully charming, full-color illustrations, this book will help make Christ the focus of your celebrations this year.</div>
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This is such a sweet story for children. I love Easter. I love to teach my kids the real meaning of Easter. Not that having eggs hunts and Easter baskets aren't fun, I just want them to recognize the reason for the season.</div>
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This book has such beautiful illustrations about the Easter. Each scripture reference comes with an activity that you can do with your family to make Easter more meaningful. I wish my kids were still little, but I am still going to make them do some of them with me anyway.</div>
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If you have children this is a great book to pick up and read with them, and then do the activities as a family.</div>
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Easter is beautiful. The Savior is beautiful. This is such a sweet story.</div>
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EMILY BELLE FREEMAN is a coach’s wife, a mother to four children and a few others who have found refuge in her home, author of several bestselling books, and sought-after inspirational speaker. Her days are spent watching over teenagers, her flock of pampered chickens, and a rabbit that she adores. She finds great joy in studying the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. Her deep love of the scriptures comes from a desire to find their application in everyday life. For a few minutes every day Emily forgets about the laundry, leaves the dishes in the sink, and writes. She coauthors a blog that is a stopping place for hearts seeking all that is good.</div>
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Katie Connelly has lived in San Francisco all her life. Her late father made his career on the Golden Gate Bridge, and the many stories of how he saved jumpers still haunt her. And now her job assignment is to write about the history of the bridge-a history that includes a secret journal about a promise ring and a love story that may be the answer to her unresolved sorrow.</div>
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Meanwhile, Dave Riley, a marketing executive in New York, has sorrows of his own. Grasping at straws after tragedy strikes his family, he decides to follow a daydream that has turned into an obsession: to drive across the Golden Gate Bridge on a motorcycle on the Fourth of July. Does the bridge somehow mysteriously hold the answers both Katie and Dave are looking for? Or will they find something completely different when they get to the other side?</div>
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When the opportunity came up to review one of Camron Wright's books I jumped at it. His book "The Rent Collector" is one of my favorites, so I knew I was getting a good book.</div>
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This story was so complex, and beautiful. I have to admit I had read some reviews that made me wonder if I would love it as much as I did his other books, lets just say, everyone has their own opinion, and I loved this book. It was so moving.</div>
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We follow two different stories in this book, that end up being intertwined, but not in a way you think it would be.</div>
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Katie is a single woman who has been tasked with writing a story about The Golden Gate Bridge. This is something near and dear to her heart, since her father worked on the bridge for years, saving people from jumping to their deaths. </div>
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I learned so much about the making of this bridge from Katie's research, and I have always had a fascination with the Golden Gate Bridge, but I still have never been. I want to go now more than ever. I feel like I would be able to feel the people who worked so tirelessly to make it such a great site. There were so many lives lost while building the bridge, but also some wonderful friendships and stories that came from it as well. Katie does such a great job researching and bringing to life these amazing people who helped build the bridge. It's so great.</div>
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Dave on the other hand has a story that is so tragic, that it was hard for me to read. I don't want to give anything away, but his man had a hard go at life for a while. He had a dream to drive across the Golden Gate Bridge on the 4th of July, with the sun at his back and the wind blowing through his hair. His Grandfather had helped build the bridge and had told him that it had helped him find answers. Dave was hoping the same thing would happen for him. But, how could he leave his life and his work and just go take off on a Harley across the country.</div>
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The story that brings this to life is so wonderfully tragic. We all face loss, disappointment, and anger. What we do with that is what makes us who we are as humans now. Dave seem to be stuck in the anger, until he met Redd. Redd introduced Dave to his first Harley Davidson (which is a bike I swoon over every time I see one.....I don't want to ride it I just want it to sit in my garage and look pretty). </div>
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This book is such a great story of love, loss, anger, friendship, devotion, and new beginnings. I couldn't put this one down. It was so captivating to hear two different peoples look on life and to see how their little lives come together just for a moment. That moment seems to be what they are both looking for.</div>
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Wright is an excellent writer. He brings the world to life. He brings tragedy to the forefront and makes your heart ache. He also tells such a compelling story that now all I want to do is learn more about the bridge. </div>
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Pick this one up. I know I always say that, but that is because I love to read and love to share the books I love with others. You won't be disappointed. It is such a beautiful, and meaningful story. We all need to find our place in this world and sometime it takes some longer than others. Sometimes we think we have found it, and learn that there can be more to add to the beauty that is already around us. </div>
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I cannot say enough good things about this book! Read it. You won't regret it.</div>
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Camron Wright holds a master’s degree in writing and public relations. He says he began writing to get out of attending MBA school, and it proved the better decision. His first book, Letters for Emily, was a Readers Choice award winner, as well as a selection of the Doubleday Book Club and the Literary Guild. His next novel, The Rent Collector, won Book of the Year, Fiction, from ForeWord Reviews; Best Novel of the Year from the Whitney Awards; and was a nominee for the prestigious International DUBLIN Literary Award. The Orphan Keeper is his most recent publication. Camron lives with his wife, Alicyn, in Utah. They are the parents of four children.</div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; font-size: 10.0pt;">When Evangeline is sent to live in a small mill town in Northern
England as a schoolteacher in 1871, she finds herself struggling to fit in with
an unfamiliar culture. Raised with the high-class Victorian values and ideals
of a sophisticated upbringing, she is unprepared for the poverty she finds in
the gritty factory town of Smeatley, where the locals speak with a
hard-to-understand Yorkshire accent and struggle to thrive with few resources
or opportunities.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="s1"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Though
she has no training as a teacher, she must prove herself successful before her grandfather
will release her substantial inheritance to her and allow her to be reunited
with her younger sister, the last remaining member of her family after a fever
claimed the lives of her parents and brothers.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy";"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">MY
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Well,
we all know how I feel about Proper Romance Books, but this is Proper Romance
plus Sarah Eden.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yes, Please!!!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I love this author.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I like all of the authors, but I don’t know
if I just enjoy her so much because I have actually met and talked with her a
few times.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She is such a delightful
person.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her writing always brings a
smile to my face.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Evangeline,
is forced to be an independent woman after being brought up in high society
when an accident takes all of her family away except one sister.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lucy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Instead of being able to mourn their family their Aunt Barton came and
ripped them from their home and took them to Smeatley.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Evangeline,
promised Lucy they would always be together, but her Aunt Barton had other
plans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not only did she rip Lucy away
from her, she forced her into a teaching position, and into a home all alone.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then she was told she wasn’t allowed to
reveal their family relations or she would be fired.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; font-size: 10.0pt;">This
sounds like such a great family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Aunt
Barton told Evangeline that she would be checking on her progress and if she
didn’t show that she could take care of her self then she would never be able
to take care of Lucy either.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Forced
into a life she didn’t want Evangeline takes the high road and decides she
going to do the best she can with the circumstances she has been put in.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; font-size: 10.0pt;">She
meets a neighbor man by the name of Dermont, who ends up helping her more than
any one has in her whole life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Evangeline
doesn’t seem to mind that he is Irish like most of the town did when he
arrived.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dermont is a hard working man
taking care of his son Ronan and building houses and fences.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He is a master at masonry.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; font-size: 10.0pt;">This is
such a sweet story of love, hope, endurance, and hard work.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The setting is so beautiful.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I love the town of Smeatley.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was right there with the town people and Evangeline
as she navigates through her new life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It didn’t hurt anything that she had a yummy man living right down the
street from her (Dermont) that helped her so much and made her feel welcome.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Evangeline
is an amazing character.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She is kind,
loving, compassionate, and fiery!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I love
the fire she has.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She is a lady but is
learning that she doesn’t have to take all the grieve her aunt and uncle are
giving her anymore.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She finds joy in
life, in the town and in the children, she is teaching.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She genuinely loves them, and it shows
through this whole book.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; font-size: 10.0pt;">I felt for
the people in this small town, and all the hardships they faced, and how they all
pulled together no matter what.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is
just such a wonderful, uplifting story.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It
gave me chills, made me angry, and made me cry.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>All good things a book can do for me </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; mso-char-type: symbol-ext; mso-hansi-font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; mso-symbol-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; font-size: 10.0pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I loved every minute of this book.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I hope you take a chance to pick it up and
read it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s just a beautiful story.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Source:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was given this book as part of a blog tour
in return for an honest review.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was
not compensated in any way for this review.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>These are my own PERSONAL thoughts on the book.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Harrington; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>book to release May 1, 2018</b></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Harrington; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">DESCRIPTION</span></span></b><span style="font-family: Harrington; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Harrington;">Lenora Wilton has spent her life hiding behind
the keys of her beloved pianoforte and vibrancy of her younger sister, Cassie.
But Lenora is ready for a change and beings her journey of self-discovery by
traveling to Bath to live with her Aunt Gwen and teach music at an all-girls’
boarding school. She is different in Bath and enjoys the freedom and
independence of her new life there. When Lenora meets Aiden Asher, she finds
herself attracted to him, but her unexpected feelings become more complicated
when she learns that Catherine-Lenora’s newest and most troublesome student in
the school-is Mr. Asher’s niece.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Harrington;">Catherine is a difficult student, but
Lenora feels as though she is making progress with the girl even as the
chemistry between Lenora and Aiden increases. When they share a passionate kiss
by the River Avon, Lenora feels it is the beginning of new forever-until she learns
that Aiden has withheld an important detail about his life that changes
everything.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Harrington;">Lenora closes her heart to him, and
Aiden, caught between his obligation and his heart, must do what he can to make
amends. And Lenora, after years of hiding from everyone and everything, faces a
decision only she can make.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Harrington;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">MY
REVIEW / THOUGHTS</span></span></b><span style="font-family: Harrington;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">:</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Harrington;">It’s no surprise to those who read my blog how
much I love the Proper Romance series.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
books are so wonderful, and clean and always carry such a great story. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This installment to the Proper Romance series
is not different.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s amazing!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I love Kilpack’s writing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Harrington;">This is a follow up book to the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Vicar’s Daughter</i>, and I was so excited
to receive the book.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We get to see the
sister rejected in the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Vicar’s Daughter</i>
get her chance at love.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If she will just
let it happen.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Harrington;">I just want to introduced my favorite characters
to you, and hopefully you will love them as much as I did!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Harrington;">Lenora – in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The
Vicar’s Daughter</i> she drove me a little insane.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She was so insecure and quiet, that it bugged
me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Probably just because that is so opposite
of my own personality.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I never
understood how she couldn’t speak her mind.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>NOW, we get to see a whole new Lenora.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I love her.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She is still terribly
shy, but she has been living with her Aunt and has gained more confidence and
is just a delightful character.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her ability
to handle a difficult teenager made me happy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I wish I could handle my own difficult teenager the same…hehe.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lenora is just a picture-perfect person of
grace, and beauty to me. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I truly loved
her character, and was so happy to go on her journey with here in this book.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Harrington;">Aunt Gwen – Now, this woman is a woman after my
own heart.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She loves to socialize and
always has a kind presence around her.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She
is stern, yet loving, and just all around amazing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I love how she helps Lenora see the good in
people, and helps her to come out of her shell a little.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She is the kind of Aunt every one should
have.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One that is always there for you
no matter what, and willing to help even when you’re stubborn and don’t want to
listen to advice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I love her so much.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Harrington;">Catherine – well, let me think of how to
describe her, without being too unkind </span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Harrington; mso-char-type: symbol-ext; mso-hansi-font-family: Harrington; mso-symbol-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😉</span><span style="font-family: Harrington;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She is
a rotten teenager who makes everyone lives difficult especially if she doesn’t
get her way.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She did have a horrible
life until her Uncle took her in, but her snarky and full on disrespectful attitude,
makes her a great character to hate.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Or
love.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s a fine line.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I ended up really rooting for her and hoping
she would see the light.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She is surrounded
by people who have vowed to never abandon her again, but she has trust
issues.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Which is very understandable.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Harrington;">Aiden – Mmmmm….Mmmmm….Mmmmm Aiden.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He comes off a bit brash at first but even
then, you can tell he has a good heart.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He had to leave his estate to come and take care of his niece who is a
petulant child, yet he loves her and cares for her the best he can.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He is such a gentleman.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I swooned over him the whole time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His character is so well written.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The whole book is well written but these
characters are stellar.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Harrington;">I don’t want to say too much about the book
because I want you to go buy it for yourself.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It’s such a wonderfully, sweet romance.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The setting of this book is beautiful and I found myself completely
emerged in the culture and time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Kilpack
has an amazing way of doing that for her readers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are other supporting characters that
bring this book to life as well, but these four are what I want to focus
on.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are beautiful.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dealing with real life situations, just in a
different time. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Josi S. Kilpack began her first novel in 1998. Her seventh novel, Sheep’s Clothing, won the 2007 Whitney Award for Mystery/Suspense. Rocky Road is Josi’s nineteenth novel and the tenth book in the Sadie Hoffmiller Culinary Mystery Series. Josi currently lives in Willard, Utah, with her husband and children. </div>
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: "bookman old style" , serif;">Greta loves her job as assistant
librarian. She loves her best friend, Will, the high school civics teacher and
debate coach. She even loves her mother despite her obvious disappointment that
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meets Mac in the poetry section of the library, and she is smitten. Mac is heart-stoppingly
gorgeous and showers her with affection, poetic text messages, and free hot
chocolate at the local café where he works. The only problem is that he seems
to be a different person in his texts than in his face-to-face conversation.</span></div>
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Franklin Library is threatened with closure, Greta leaps into action. She
arranges for a “battle of the bands” book jam, hosts a book signing by a famous
author, and finally, stages a protest that raises more than a few eyebrows.</span></div>
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it all, she slowly realizes that it is Will, not Mac, who she turns to for
support and encouragement. Mac has the looks; Will has the heart. How can she
choose between them?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: "bookman old style" , serif;">I don’t think there is any book in The
Proper Romance Collection that could be bad!
This book was so cute, and so entertaining.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: "bookman old style" , serif;">Greta works in a Library, that is
facing extinction. She is putting all
her efforts into way to save her beloved library. There is just something so magical about libraries. I have to admit I don’t check out from
libraries, but sitting in them is magical.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: "bookman old style" , serif;">This is a book that had a lot of “oh
my gosh, how stupid are you” moments coming out of my mouth, and then the next
sentence would be “oooohhhhhh”. Wilhite
brought out a lot of emotions for me in this beautiful, and passionate love
story.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: "bookman old style" , serif;">Gretta had a great passion for her
work, and her friends. Especially
Will. He has always been her saving grace
in every stage of life. Then walks in Mac.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: "bookman old style" , serif;">The ONLY thing I didn’t like about
this book was how often Will was referred to as “large”. I wish we could only meet people through
knowing their heart first before ever actually seeing them. There would be a lot less judgment in the
world. Being a good person is what we should
all be, and Will was a great example of that.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: "bookman old style" , serif;">Having said all that, Will is by far
my most favorite character in this book. He is one of the most swoon worthy men
I have read about in a long time. He has
so much love to give, he is kind, he is compassionate, and he is a poet….
mmmmmm.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: "bookman old style" , serif;">There are moments in this book when I
wanted to throw my book, but had to see what was going to happen next, so I had
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: "bookman old style" , serif;">Pick this book up, you won’t regret
it. It was a pleasure reading from
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: "bookman old style" , serif;">Source: I was given this book as part of a blog tour,
in return for an honest review. I was
not compensated in any way for my review.
These are my own PERSONAL thoughts on the book.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;">Becca Wilhite, author of Bright Blue Miracle and My Ridiculous Romantic Obsessions, is a happy wife, and a mom to four above-average kids. High school English teacher by day, writer by night (or very early morning), she loves hiking, Broadway shows, food, books, and movies. You can find her online at beccawilhite.com.</span>
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Welcome to my stop on this tour for this super cute book.</div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "harrington"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Corbin’s simple rose was supposed to drive the princess
away. He never wanted her to choose his gift—or him. After all, no one would
choose to marry a beast. With her fiery temper, though, Princess Rose isn’t so
perfect herself. Corbin and Rose might be stuck living with each other, but no
one can force them to fall in love.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "harrington"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I love fairy tales, and
this re-telling of Beauty and the Beast is wonderful. Beauty and the Beast is hands down my
favorite. I am sure I have said that
about others, but it really is the greatest story.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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leaves town. Hoping to find a better
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Laurel, he is able to take over a Blacksmith’s shop, where the owner had either
abandoned it or died…. He was quickly
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men in the town had to give a gift to the Princess. Whoever gift she accepted would become the
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on Corbin’s mind since he left his life behind.
His heart had just been broken and now he has to give a gift to a Princess
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all the feels. Love, hate, anger, disappointment,
determination, and romance. I did not
expect the book to be gender bent. I
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long unanswered question. He tames the
beast, and saves her. It is such a sweet
story. I love it when we get to see men
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<span style="font-family: "harrington"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">“A beast. That was what they called her.<br />
When she was in a good temper, Princess Rose’s face was deceptively sweet, even
beautiful. Her large emerald eyes could appear tender, her rosebud lips touched
with softness. There was a time, some would say, that her voice was warm and
full of life and, though no one believed it, that she used to laugh.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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there was no hint of softness, no trace of tenderness. Her eyes blazed like
green fire and she pursed her lips until they became indistinguishable from her
pale skin. The freckles she painstakingly tried to hide glared angrily across
her nose and cheeks—cheeks deep crimson from humiliation. No tears would escape
her eyes, no quivering would touch her lips. She sat—cold and aloof—her gaze
fixed straight ahead, glaring at the opposite wall of the swaying carriage.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "harrington"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Jessilyn Stewart
Peaslee was born the fourth of seven children into a family of avid readers,
music lovers, movie quoters, and sports fans. Jessilyn graduated from Brigham
Young University with a BA in English. She loves going on dates with her
husband and playing with her five adorable, rambunctious boys. Jessilyn grew up
in the beautiful high desert of Southern California and now resides in the
shadow of the Rocky Mountains. As you read this, she is probably folding
laundry . . . or should be. Current Residence: Saratoga Springs, UT</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">For hundreds of years, all of our medical findings, our technological advancements, and even our weapons are a direct result of magical potions. Few people know about the truth because few people are aware of the hidden potion community known as B.R.E.W.–the Board of Ruling Elixirists Worldwide.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Twelve-year-old Gordy knows all about the importance of cauldrons, flasks, and Bunsen burners. He has an extensive knowledge of hundreds of ingredients including Toadflax, porcupine quills, and catfish eyes because Gordy’s mother is the Director of B.R.E.W., and he is an apprentice potion master with a secret lab in his family’s basement.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">When the world’s most powerful potion–the Eternity Elixir–disappears and then mysteriously ends up in Gordy’s possession, he must use all of his skills to protect the “forbidden potion” before enemies of B.R.E.W. find and use it to destroy the world as we know it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Gordy recruits his two best friends, Max and Adeline, to assist him while his mother leaves to confront the most powerful elixirist of all time-the great Mezzarix-who happens to be Gordy’s grandfather.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">The Eternity Elixir</em> is the first book in the Potion Masters trilogy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Let us just start with the cover. It's awesome. I always fall in love with a cover before I even look at what the book is about. Sometimes that is a good thing, and sometimes not. This time it is definitely a good thing. This book was so much fun to read. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">This is great book for any age reader, but will probably be particularly good for middle grade. Although I am no longer in middle grade, and I loved the book...so I guess it's good for old people too :).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I read that this book was about potions, so I just assumed it meant it was about magic as well. I was wrong. I guess I just assumed they went hand in hand. Well, we all know what assuming does. I am happy to say that this is just about potion brewing, and it was so exciting. We all know how powerful potions can be.....and in this book we get to explore the world of potion making with Gordy. His love for brewing sends us on an exciting adventure.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Gordy is a 12 year old boy and is already a master potions-maker just like his mom Wanda. Wanda is an Elixirist, Fourth Class, and one of the greatest concoters of potions in the country.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Gordy learns that his mom works for B.R.E.W. and gets to visit work with her. There Gordy learns what his mother really does for work. When, Wanda gets an urgent message during Gordy's visit, they return home, and his mother leaves immediately. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Gordy has two great friends that accidentally learned about his ability to make potions during a dinner one night. Gordy, begged his mother not to erase all their memories, and allow him to share his gift with his two best friends, Max and Adilene. Although, Gordy's mom would rather him work with other kids like him, Gordy has convinced his mother that his friends are trust worthy. Good thing!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">While Gordy's mother is away a strange package is delivered to their home, and Gordy decides to open it. I guess he wasn't taught not to open things that are not addressed to him. Once Gordy opens the package a world of chaos is opened upon his family and friends.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Who knew opening a package could be so dangerous? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The ride I got to enjoy with Gordy, his friends and family was so exciting. I read most of the book before bed one night. It is a fast, fun, and exciting read. If you or your kids like adventure, potions, mummies?, danger, and excitement this book is for you. Pick it up! Read it with your children, and enjoy the ride. I am so excited to see where the next book takes us. What an awesome beginning to a series!</span></div>
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I was given this book as part of a tour in return for an honest review. I was not compensated in any way for this review. These are my own PERSONAL thoughts on the book.</div>
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Frank L. Cole lives with his wife and three children out West. When he's not writing books, Frank enjoys going to the movies and traveling. He is the author of nine books. He is an active promoter of reading and using your imagination and has been to more than 120 schools presenting to kids. His philosophy is “With a good imagination you can solve any problem you ever come up against in life!</div>
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I keep saying I am going to be better at blogging and posting. I really try. I know it doesn't seem like it, but I do. This year, I plan to do better.......but I have said that before..hehe. Well, I can say it, and I just hope it happens. </div>
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My fathers health declined quickly for a few months and I was unable to do anything but help my mother take care of things around the house, and shopping while she took care of my dad. Now he has kind of leveled off, and it's not so iffy, I hope to be able to do more. Although, I do have a lot more on my plate now, with helping my mother, I wouldn't change it for anything in the world. They are the greatest people on the planet and I am honored to be able to help them at this time in their lives. </div>
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<br />Who knows what the future holds. I just hope to do some more things that I enjoy while helping at the same time. This life is too short not to enjoy the things we love. There is a time and a season for everything. It might not be my time or season to blog everyday right now, but I do hope to do better. </div>
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Thank you to all of those who still check on me, and read my blog, even though it's patchy. I love this blogging community and have learned so much from all of you! </div>
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Happy New Year! I hope that this year brings you all good things!</div>
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Ever since Emma read Pride and Prejudice, she’s been in love with Mr. Darcy and has regarded Jane Austen as the expert on all things romantic. So naturally when Emma falls for Blake Hampton and he invites her home to meet his parents, she is positive an engagement is in her future. After all, Blake is a single man in possession of a good fortune, and thus must be in want of a wife. </div>
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But when it turns out that what Blake actually wants is more of a hook-up than a honeymoon, Emma is hurt, betrayed, and furious. She throws herself deeper into her work as CMO of Kinetics, the fastest growing gym franchise in the nation. She loves her work, and she’s good at it, which is why she bristles when her boss brings in a consultant to help her spearhead the new facilities on the East Coast. Her frustration turns to shock when that consultant turns out to be Blake’s younger brother, Lucas. Emma is determined not to fall for Lucas, but as she gets to know him, she realizes that Lucas is nothing like his brother. He is kind and attentive and spends his time and money caring for the less fortunate. </div>
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What she can’t understand is why Lucas continues to try to push her back into Blake’s arms when he so clearly has fallen as hard for her as she has fallen for him. It isn’t until Lucas reveals to Emma that he was adopted into the Hampton family that she begins to understand his loyalty to Blake as well as his devotion to the child April-she is Lucas’s biological niece. </div>
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Emma opens up to Lucas about the feelings of abandonment she has harbored ever since she was a child and her mother left the family. As she helps Lucas deal with his past demons, she is able to exorcise some of her own. </div>
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Realizing that her love life is as complicated as anything Jane Austen could have dreamed up, Emma must find a way to let Blake know that it’s time for him to let her go and to let Lucas know it’s time for him to love her back.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">MY REVIEW / THOUGHTS</span></b>:</div>
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Again, Proper Romance hits it out of the ball park. This was an absolutely delightful read. I am in love with the cover.</div>
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While I was reading this I got a "While You Were Sleeping" feeling, which is wonderful, because that is my favorite movie of all time.</div>
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Let me start by saying that I love all things Proper Romance. They are such amazing, clean, entertaining and well written books. If you want to see more books in this series you can go <a href="http://shadowmountain.com/book-category/proper-romance/"><span style="font-size: large;">here</span></a>. I have read every single one of them and each one has been amazing. I mean, A MAY ZING! This book is no different.</div>
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Emma thought she was in love with Blake Hampton. A young, wealthy bachelor who chose her. Emma was getting more responsibilities at work, that she had worked very hard for. Blake invites Emma to his parents house for the weekend, but Emma doesn't feel like she can go. She tells Blake she won't make it, but her team encourages her to have their work meeting, and then drive out to meet Blake and surprise him.</div>
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Emma's team is convinced it is going to be a marriage proposal. When Emma showed up at the Hampton's Estate, it was she who got the surprise not Blake. It was then Emma realized she loved Blake more than he loved her. </div>
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While leaving the Hampton house Emma upset, and angry, she realizes she doesn't have a way to get back home. When she stomps down the driveway, a car pulls up and asks if he can help. When Emma realizes it's Blake's brother she doesn't want to have anything to do with him, but also realized she would never make it back home without his help.</div>
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Making it home, sad, disappointed, and hurt, Emma decides she is just going to focus all on work from now on. </div>
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Then she gets put in charge of finding new locations for her business and they bring on someone new to help out. Of course, you guessed it, Lucas Hampton. Emma was NOT happy about the new companion she would have to deal with while trying to get over her ex. Now she is expected to find new locations, and work with her exes brother.</div>
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A comedy of errors (okay maybe not comedic errors, but you'll get it) , and misunderstandings happen from that point on. Emma loving Jane Austen so much has decided she lied about how men were, and was going to give up on them and break up with Austen. Little by little she sees that her resolve is waining, and she is finding Lucas agreeable and easy to work with.</div>
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I don't want to say much more because I want you to go and read it for yourself. The writing is beautiful. I felt as though I was a fly on the wall whenever Emma was around. I love it when a book pulls me in that way. If you like Jane Austen, then you will love this book. Like I said at the beginning it gave me a "While You Were Sleeping" feel, and it was FAN FREAKING TASTIC!</div>
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Julie Wright wrote her first book when she was fifteen, and has since written twenty-three novels. She has a husband, three kids, a dog, and a varying amount of fish, frogs, and salamanders (depending on attrition). She loves writing, reading, traveling, speaking at schools, hiking, playing with her kids, and watching her husband make dinner.</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "roboto" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Bring your favorite scriptural heroes to life with this fun family ABC book! Discover the amazing men and women God inspired to do great things in His name, from A for Adam to Z for Zacharias. Colorful and entertaining, this book is the perfect way to teach alphabet letters and Bible lessons at the same time!</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "roboto" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">I love children's books so much. I don't have little kids anymore so when I get a chance to review them I jump at them. I am building my "grandma" pile. One day maybe ;).</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "roboto" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">This book is perfect for little ones you're trying to teach Bible stories to. The illustrations are beautiful, and the stories are short and sweet. I was always searching for books like this when I had little kids to entertain them during church, so this would be good for that as well.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "roboto" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">I don't care what age I am, it's always nice to remind myself of these important stories, and to teach them to my children. I have two teenagers at home, and even reading it to them brought up questions and spiritual conversations. That in itself is enough reason to go out and buy it :).</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "roboto" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">This is a sweet, very well illustrated book of Bible Heroes from A-Z! Your little ones will enjoy it. It's a great teaching tool. I highly recommend this cute book.</span></div>
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Heidi Poelman is the author of A is for Abinadi: An Alphabet Book of Scripture Heroes, A Mother’s Greatest Gift, The Two-Minute Marriage Project: Simple Secrets for Staying in Love, and the upcoming books, I Can Love Like Jesus and A Is for Adam: An Alphabet Book of Scripture Heroes. Heidi received her degrees in communication from Brigham Young University (BA) and Wake Forest University (MA). She lives in Utah with her husband and three children.</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Well, welcome to the writing world Ms. Watson! Your debut novel is amazing, and has been a pleasure to read and review! </span></div>
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Finely - has had a horribly hard life. It started to look up when the Bertrams took her and her brother Liam in after their fathers death. At first she is quiet and reserved, and only trusted the Bertram's son Oliver.</div>
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Liam - Finley's older brother who is on the search for a professional soccer team to play for. He's kind, and compassionate. He has a soft spot for his sister, and misses her terribly when he is gone.</div>
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Oliver - is yummy. Right from the very beginning he is just yummy. He cares for Finley like an over protective guard dog, but he is finding it harder and harder to fight his feelings for her.</div>
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Juliette - is Oliver's evil sister. I don't think I have much more to say about her. She's just evil.</div>
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Emma - teen movie star who moves in next door to the Bertram's. Emma is not my favorite person. She acts like a spoiled princess. Of course she usually gets her way because she is famous. She gets the "dislike" (in my eyes) because she has her eyes on Oliver.</div>
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Harlan - sounds like your typical teenage throb. He's famous and he knows it. He is known for all the shenanigans he puts on. Let's just say Harlan is my least favorite person in this book. He is a great guy to hate :).</div>
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Finley likes to be in the background. She has only ever really trusted one person in her life and that is Oliver. He constantly lifts her up, and watches over her. Finley believes she might have feelings for Oliver other than friendship and then the Crawford's move in next door. Ruining Finley's dreams of being with Oliver.</div>
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Oliver really likes Finely but doesn't quite know how to tell her. Then a distraction in the name of Emma moves in next door to him, and he doesn't have to focus so much on Finley any more. He is constantly concerned for her, but is able to put his feelings for her aside, as he seeks out a relationship with Emma.</div>
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Finley feels a little jaded over the whole thing, because now she is forced to spend more time with Harlan, who seems to always be around when Emma is around. She loathes him. She thinks he's superficial and arrogant.</div>
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Harlan decides he must win Finely over, and while doing so he volunteers to help her with her theater group, and volunteers for Oliver's passion called M.A.D. While doing this Finley finds out there is more to Harlan than meets the eye. Slowly he wiggles his way into her life, and Finely accepts him as he is. (which was a horrible idea...just FYI ;))</div>
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The relationships in this book are messed up :). In a way you cannot put the book down because it's like a train wreck, you just cannot turn away.</div>
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I love the writing in this book. I love the setting, and the characters. They come to life with Watson's words. You feel their joys and their pains. It was like watching a movie while reading the book. Fantastic.</div>
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There are so many wonderful things in this book. Life lessons, acquired love and finding healing in the most unlikely places. </div>
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This book was written by a good friend of one of my nieces. I have been following her journey to see her dream come to life in this published novel. If you like love stories, with amazing characters and writing, you will love this book. Watson is a very talented writer and it has been fun to see her dreams become a reality.</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Kate Watson is a young adult writer, wife, mother of two, and the tenth of thirteen children. Originally from Canada, she attended college in the States and holds a BA in Philosophy from Brigham Young University. A lover of travel, speaking in accents, and experiencing new cultures, she has studied in Israel and lived in Brazil, the American South, and now calls Arizona home. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Her first novel, SEEKING MANSFIELD, debuts in Spring 2017, with the companion novel to follow in 2018. She is also a contributor to Eric Smith's Welcome Home adoption anthology coming in 2017.</span></div>
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Even This invites readers to make room for daily personal experiences with God. From the very first page readers will walk down a spiritual path meant to remind each of us that God will meet us in the unexpected, bringing His goodness, giving us cause to trust, reminding us of His capacity. Filled with deeply personal stories about holding onto belief, daring to trust, and longing for understanding, Even This chronicles one woman’s quest to find God in the everyday moments-with one of the most powerful experiences taking place as she searches for sea shells while walking on the beach-and provides many opportunities for individual introspection.</div>
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“Yes, God is good and He can be trusted,” Freeman concludes, “and it is the daily discovery of these truths that has the potential to become the greatest journey of a life and lead us closer to Him.” </div>
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First off, look at the beauty of this cover. It's just magical to me. Second, this is a religious book written by and LDS Author. Having said this, I think this book would be good for anyone who is trying to find a way to trust God.</div>
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When I was asked to review this I was excited. I have to admit when I got the book in the mail, I was a little sad because I thought it was going to be a self-help book. I don't like self-help books because they always feel like they are written for me and what I am doing wrong ;).</div>
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I am happy to say that this book did not feel like a self-help book at all. It was written by a wife and mother who has faced her own struggles in life and questions "Why" and "Where is God". We journey with this mother and the way she finds how to trust God, and his timing.</div>
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So many things in this book I feel were written just for me, but in a good way. I think that no matter what religion you are it is important to find a relationship with God. Whatever that may look like to you as an individual. Sharing the same religion as the author though it did add a little more insight to things I can do to increase my faith and trust in God.</div>
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This book is beautifully written, and never made me feel as though I was doing something wrong. Quite the opposite. It helped me to see that another person has gone through hard times in her life and has also questioned "why" things are happening. It helped me understand that God answers prayers on his own time, and not ours. It was just beautiful.</div>
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EMILY BELLE FREEMAN is a coach’s wife, a mother to four children and a few others who have found refuge in her home, author of several bestselling books, and sought-after inspirational speaker. Her days are spent watching over teenagers, her flock of pampered chickens, and a rabbit that she adores. She finds great joy in studying the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. Her deep love of the scriptures comes from a desire to find their application in everyday life. For a few minutes every day Emily forgets about the laundry, leaves the dishes in the sink, and writes. She coauthors a blog that is a stopping place for hearts seeking all that is good.</div>
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Two months after her wedding Harriet discovers she is pregnant just as Calvin prepares to leave for a European business trip. Alone, Harriet is overwhelmed-being a wife has been harder than she thought and being an expectant mother feels like living another woman’s life. Knowing that part of Calvin still cherishes the memory of his first wife, Harriet begins to question her place in her husband’s heart and yearns for his return; his letters are no substitute for having him home. When Calvin returns, however, nothing seems to have turned out as planned. </div>
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Can their love endure, especially after “I do”? Can she recapture the first blush of new love and find the true beauty in her marriage?</div>
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I have so much love for the Proper Romance books, and this one is no exception. Kilpack's writing makes me want to weep....in a good way. She just grabs you right from the beginning, and brings you into the world of the books she writes. The writing is beautiful. The historical setting is awesome. I just don't think I can say enough good things about this book.</div>
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I like that Kilpack has taken on writing about Historical Figures in a few of her novels, it just brings them to life for me. This book especially. I am embarrassed to admit this, but I didn't know anything about Harriet Beecher Stowe. I have heard of her books, but I guess I just never connected the author to the person. Does that make sense?</div>
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This book brought this amazing character right to my front room, while she lived her life in my head. Harriet, is a talented and intellectual woman. When she starts dating Calvin, he admits that her intellect is what endeared her to him. Harriet found herself moving on to the world of being a wife. She thought this would just make everything in her life just "that much" better. </div>
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Harriet's sister Catherine did not see it that way. She thought Harriet was wasting her life getting married just to be "ruled" by a man. Catherine believed teaching and writing were what Harriet's true calling in life.</div>
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I could never have lived in these times when women seem to just be door mats. I appreciated the fact that when Harriet first got married she didn't fall under the "typical" wife during that time. Although she found herself struggling to meet the "requirements" of being a wife, and now, after only being married a few short months, a new mom.</div>
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As I journeyed with Harriet and her struggles, and triumphs I felt as though I was living her life. That is how good Kilpack's writing is for me. I felt her pain as she struggled to fulfill her duties to be a wife, writer, artist, and mother. I felt her triumphs. I felt her sadness. </div>
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Harriet and Calvin's marriage is not an easy one, but it is one that is worth reading about. I have to admit at the beginning I really disliked Calvin, but as the book goes on, I came to realize what a really wonderful man he was. It just took him some time to figure it out as well.</div>
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If you like historical romances with historical figures :)....you will love this book. Kilpack is an amazing writer. Her stories play out as movies while I read them. I yell, cry, and walk away with frustration at times, because that is how "real" her characters become to me. Such a great book.</div>
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Josi S. Kilpack began her first novel in 1998. Her seventh novel, Sheep’s Clothing, won the 2007 Whitney Award for Mystery/Suspense. Rocky Road is Josi’s nineteenth novel and the tenth book in the Sadie Hoffmiller Culinary Mystery Series. Josi currently lives in Willard, Utah, with her husband and children. </div>
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Maddie is a normal twelve-year-old girl. Well, except for the fake mustaches she carries in her pocket. She likes to make people laugh and slapping on a mustache, especially a fuzzy pink or neon green one, always gets a smile. Maddie hopes that the class queen, Cassie, will find her mustaches as funny as she does and want to play with her at recess. She’s been self-conscious lately because her right arm only feels normal when it’s curled against her chest and she’s constantly tripping over her feet. But that’s probably just part of growing up and not something weird, right?</div>
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When Maddie’s arm continues to bother her, her parents take her to a doctor who gives them a shocking diagnosis: the cause of the abnormal behavior of her limbs is a brain tumor and she must have surgery to remove it. She’s understandably afraid as he describes the procedure, but knows she must find a way to be brave and must face her fears–all of them–at the hospital, at home and at school.</div>
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She will need all of her courage not only to face her illness, but also to face Cassie at school. Both Cassie and Maddie are auditioning for the same role in the school play, but when Cassie accuses Maddie of lying about her tumor in order to get attention, Cassie’s bossiness turns into bullying. And as Maddie’s surgery approaches, she begins to worry more and more about the outcome. What if something goes wrong? What if the doctors don’t get all the tumor out of her brain? What will happen to her family? What will happen to her?</div>
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It will take all of Maddie’s vibrant imagination, a lot of kindness-both given and received-and of course, the perfect mustache to overcome the tough stuff ahead of her.”</div>
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Get your tissues ready, because you are going to need them for this sweet book. This book is told from Maddie's POV, and Maddie is only 12. It's so sweet and innocent, that it brought more tears to my eyes.</div>
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Maddie is in 6th grade and is trying to fit in with everyone. Like every sixth grader. The class Queen is Cassie. Cassie decides each day who gets to "walk" with her and be part of her group each day. Maddie wants to be included so bad.</div>
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Maddie places a mustache on her face as they are walking out to recesses and gets a laugh from all the girls, and in so doing wins a place at Cassie's side during that recess. Lexi however is not quite so lucky. Everyone gets picked except her. Maddie in her mind thinks that is a bad idea, but is too afraid to stand up to Cassie and tell her that Lexi should be invited as well.</div>
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Cassie decides who can try out for what part in their plays coming up. When turning in the papers, Maddie changes her at the last minute. </div>
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In the mean time, Maddie's arm is acting up again. Her fingers like to curl and her arm likes to hang in a funny position. Her parents are concerned and call the Dr to get her in as soon as possible.</div>
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This is when Maddie's life changes forever. Going through this journey with Maddie is both delightful, and heart wrenching. This sweet little girl is faced with some devastating news, and yet she still tries to make every one else happy. All that is except Cassie. Well, she tries, but Cassie thinks that Maddie has made up her illness just to get attention.</div>
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There is a part in this book where Maddie writes a letter to her parents, and all the feels come out. I thought I was doing well, until the letter. Looking at Maddie's illness through her eyes, is well, eye opening. She is scared of course but more than anything she wants everyone to know that she loves them.</div>
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I was blown away by how sweet this little girl is. How brave she is, and how compassionate she is. I don't know many 12 yr olds who would be worrying about others when going through what she is going through. Maddie is a shining light in the world. </div>
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Maddie's kindness has spread further than she can imagine. When she sees how the world and her classmates have responded her heart is touch and she decides that even people like Cassie need to know they are cared for.</div>
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I need to take a page from Maddie's book and focus on being more caring and compassionate to others. Especially those that I don't feel deserve it. It's not up to me to decide. I wish I had the innocence of this sweet 12 yr old girl. She makes me want to be a better person.</div>
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Pick this one up! I promise you won't regret it. Maybe read it with your kids or as a family. It is based on a true story, which makes it even more poignant. It touches your heart strings, and makes you weep for the sweetness, and compassion Maddie has. The world needs more Maddie's in it.</div>
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This one deserves the +1!!!</div>
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Chad Morris would love to be able to control animal avatars, see history in 3D, and show everyone how he imagines stories. Since the inventions that would make that possible currently exist only in his imagination, he settles for reading, writing, playing basketball, rappelling down an occasional slot canyon, dating his wife, and hanging out with his five awesome kids. Chad speaks Portuguese, can play the Phineas and Ferb theme song on the guitar, and does decent impressions of a velociraptor and Voldemort—but not at the same time. He isn’t very good at fixing his car, shopping for anything, cooking, or growing hair.</div>
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Shelly has always loved children and books so when she started writing, it seemed natural to write books for children. In her spare time, she loves the theater and traveling. She is also one of the worst tap dancers you will ever meet, but she does it anyway. In addition to her five children, she has three chickens and sixty-four Pez dispensers.</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14px;">Join Carole P. Roman and travel through time to visit the most interesting civilizations throughout history in the first four books of her new series. Learn what kind of food you might eat in Ancient Greece, the clothes you wore in 15th century Renaissance Italy, what your name could be in Viking Europe, and what children who lived during the Han Dynasty did for fun. If You Were Me and Lived in...does for history what her other award-winning series did for culture. So get on-board this time-travel machine and discover the world through the eyes of a young person just like you.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14px;">I have loved reviewing these books for Roman! I enjoy learning about new places myself. This one however, I liked to learn about it, but am so thankful I didn't live during this time.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14px;">These are such fun books for kids. They explore different cultures. They get to learn the terms that were used during that time, the writing, and customs, all such great things for children to be exposed to.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14px;">I was a little horrified in this book with some of the practises that the Mayans had...shaping babies heads.....it was definitely one of the more interesting books I have read of Roman's. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Named to Kirkus Reviews' Best of 2012 for her first book, award winning author Carole P. Roman started writing as a dare from one of her sons. Using an imaginary game she played with her grandson as a base, Captain No Beard was born."Captain No Beard- An Imaginary Tale of a Pirate's Life" has not only been named to Kirkus Best of 2012, it received the Star of Exceptional Merit, and won the Pinnacle Award for 2012. "Pepper Parrot's Problem with Patience" Book 2 in the series, received 5 Stars from The ForeWord Review The Clarion Review. Strangers on the High Seas has won second place in the Rebecca's Reads Choice Awards 2013. It has followed with six more books to the series. This year, Captain No Beard and the Aurora Borealis was named to Kirkus Best 2015. The entire cultural non-fiction series If You Were Me and Lived in... was named Best Series by Shelf Unbound. She has begun work on two new series that will be released in early 2016.</span></div>
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Motivated by her love of yoga, Roman has written a book that not only teaches four poses, but shows how easy and accessible yoga can be. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Her new non fiction series, "If You Were Me and Lived in..." combines her teaching past with her love of exploration and interest in the world around us. The debut book in the series, "If You Were Me and Lived in...Mexico" has won the Pinnacle Award for Best in Children's Non Fiction 2012. France, South Korea, and Norway. Rebecca's Reads has given If You Were Me and Lived in...Norway an honorable mention in the 2013 Choice Awards. If You Were Me and lived in ...France won second place. ForeWord Review has nominated If You Were Me and Lived in...France for best in children's non fiction literature 2013. They will be followed with Kenya, Turkey, India, and Australia. She plans to do Portugal, Greece, and Argentina next year.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Carole was recently featured in a two part article on Forbes.com where her book, Navigating Indieworld was discussed along with her self-publishing success. </span><br />
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Bronwyn: First of all, what a unique name. I really liked it. She is the "princess" of the group. She is bound for an IV League school. At first she is just like Molly Ringwald's character in THE BREAKFAST CLUB. Snotty, stuck up, and looks down on everyone. No one likes a " spoiled princess"! I think she turns out to be one of my favorite characters. They all have something special, but she ended up being one of my favorites.</div>
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Addy: is also a lot like Molly Ringwald's character. She is beautiful, and has always had a boyfriend. She is dating the most popular boy in school. Which makes her cool..Apparently. She is a doormat. I don't know what else to say about her other than that. Read and you will understand what I mean. She plays a great one though :).</div>
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Nate: Is the criminal. So naturally, the most alluring character right? I think so. Nate is by far my favorite character. This kid has had a tough life. He hasn't made the best choices. No one wants to associate with him. He just comes off at a jerk. Let me tell you though....this boy is my favorite. Some don't like him, but I ended up loving him. </div>
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Cooper: The athlete. Okay, Cooper is another favorite :). Not as much as Bronwyn or Nate, but pretty close. He is the ultimate pitcher for their baseball team. He has talent scouts coming out to watch him all the time. He has offers coming in from several colleges. What's not to like about him. Right? This boy's dad is a horrible human. When you read you will understand what I mean. Cooper has a lot of things to figure out.....but when he does, he just shines. He's so cute.</div>
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Simon: He is an outcast. There is a VERY good reason why he is the outcast. When I say everyone should involve everyone, this kid is the perfect example of what happens when someone is not included. He is a great character to hate. I loved hating him....oh, this boy. Naughty, Naughty, Naughty.</div>
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It's killing me not to say what I want to say, but even the slightest thing might give it away. This was such a good book. I loved the different narrators, and the different POV's. I devoured this audio book. I loved every minute of it. </div>
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Source: I bought this book for myself on Audible. I was not compensated in any way for this review. These are my own PERSONAL thoughts on the book</div>
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Content: Drugs, dealing, sex, but too descriptive, and kissing.</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Special Agent Kate Coppola has recently moved to Cincinnati. She says she's chasing a promotion but she's actually running away from heartache. She's found the recordings from Decker's time undercover and has been at his side in the hospital while she tries to put together the pieces of the crime he was investigating—and what connection it has to his own mysterious past.</span><br />
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I could not put my ear buds away on this one. I have loved Rose's writing. Her world and character building. I love how her writing pulls me in from the first sentence to the last sentence. I love how she surprises me around every corner in this book. Thanks Karen Rose for the Cincinnati thrillers. They were amazing!</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Internationally bestselling, RITA-award winning, author Karen Rose was born and raised in the Maryland suburbs of Washington, DC. She met her husband, Martin, on a blind date when they were seventeen and after they both graduated from the University of Maryland, (Karen with a degree in Chemical Engineering) they moved to Cincinnati, Ohio. Karen worked as an engineer for a large consumer goods company, earning two patents, but as Karen says, “scenes were roiling in my head and I couldn't concentrate on my job so I started writing them down. I started out writing for fun, and soon found I was hooked.”</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Her debut suspense novel, DON'T TELL, was released in July, 2003. Since then, she has published fifteen more novels and two novellas. Her seventeenth novel, ALONE IN THE DARK, will be released in 2016.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; text-align: left;">Alex Miller is a criminal defense attorney and, at thirty-five, the youngest partner in one of the most powerful law firms in New York City. He's a man at the top of his game with the life he's always dreamed of, complete with a devoted wife, who remains patient with his long hours and high-stakes cases, and the love of a beautiful young daughter.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; text-align: left;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; text-align: left;">At his father's funeral, Alex meets Michael Ohlig—a mysterious and nearly mythic figure in Miller family history—who presents Alex with a surprising request: to represent him in a high-profile criminal investigation . . . an alleged brokerage scam that has lost hundreds of millions of dollars for investors. Wealthy beyond words, Ohlig insists he's done nothing wrong, and Alex, who's experienced enough to know that clients always lie, uncharacteristically believes him.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; text-align: left;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; text-align: left;">As the facts come out, shocking secrets are revealed that threaten everything Alex believes in–about the law, his family, and himself. Yet Alex's desperate need for the truth propels him to unscrupulous depths, and to confront a past defined by deception and a future in jeopardy . . . with the realization that one false step could destroy everything Alex holds dear.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I love thrillers and add the legal to it, it becomes even more fascinating.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Alex's father has just passed away and he finally gets to meet the all illusive Michael Ohlig. Someone he has heard about most of his life but never met. When they do meet Ohlig asks Alex to represent him in a criminal investigation that is going on with one of his companies.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Alex has a lot to take in. His dad just died and this mystery friend just asked him to represent him. Alex's job has him already working way too much, and he doesn't think his wife would appreciate the added load.</span></div>
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Shannon Symonds currently works as an Advocate serving victims of intimate</div>
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partner or family violence. Shannon responds with law enforcement to the</div>
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early childhood education certification and one year program, an Associates</div>
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Author Residence: Seaside, OR<br />
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