Historical Romantic Comedy

Book Review of Stuck Together by Mary Connealy

This is a good story. Mary Connealy’s stories always have comedy mixed in and this one is no different. In fact this story opens up with a brawl scene that started off when the heroine, Tina Cahill, is picketing outside the town saloon. It is really funny. This is the 3^rd book in the Trouble in Texas series. It continues with the group of friends we have met in the other books, now it is Vince Yates turn. There is a bit of a serious edge when his family comes to town and they must face his mother’s mental health issues. However, it is still interspersed with humor. When Vince and Tina get close, maybe heading for a kiss, the 1^st two times, they are close to a door and someone comes barging in behind them and they knock heads. Jonas and Vince’s younger sister also have a romance in this story, but it is just talked about here and their briefly. It could have been made into its own story.

Suspenseful Tale

Book Review of Deadly Pursuit by Irene Hannon

Allison and Mitch start out the story by getting set up on a blind date with each other by her brother. They both expect it to be miserable, but are to kind to cancel. They are surprised by the fact that they really like each other and click right away. Allison is hesitant to move quickly into a relationship because of a serious relationship that ended abruptly a year ago when she was seriously injured in a car crash. Mitch is a coworker with Allison’s brother on the police force. He recently moved to the area from New York and had worked for the NYPD and was a navy SEAL before that. Mitch is a good guy and fits perfectly with Allison. The romance progresses sweet and slow. Allison is a social worker and someone from her past begins stalking her and it escalates quickly. The story gets dangerous and suspenseful very quickly. The suspense is definitely the main plot of the story.

Book Review of “Swept Away” by Mary Connealy

Book Review of “Swept Away” by Mary Connealy

This was a good tale. It is a fun, clean western romance. I liked Ruthy. She is practical, intrepid and determined. The history woven into Luke’s backstory was really neat. Luke and his friends were POWs during the Civil War at Andersonville. I had never heard of the idea of regulators before. I also hadn’t considered that some people would travel around and sign up for the enlistment money than do that again in a different area where they were not recognized. The range war was a good backdrop for the story and created quite a bit of suspense. I also really enjoy the moments of humor that Mary Connealy weaves into her stories.

An Uncertain Choice by Jody Hedlund

An Uncertain Choice by Jody Hedlund

I found this to be a wonderful tale. I love the medieval time setting. I really like the romantic story. While Rosemarie finds 2 of the 3 knights competing for her hand to be kind and flattering she develops a deeper connection with the 3^rd knight. Even though the 3^rd knight does not seek her hand in the beginning because he feels his lack of land means he is not a suitable match. This story finds Lady Rosemarie having 1 month to decide to find and marry for true love or enter the convent because of a promise her parents made at her birth. I found her courageous in her own way and her care and concern for the poor and afflicted in the kingdom to be heartwarming. Her fierce opposition of torture of criminals leaves her at odds with her sheriff. The knight she falls for supports and challenges her to be a better person and they balance each other very well.

I have seen some reviews that found Lady Rosemarie to be a weak lead, but I don’t feel that is the case. I think the author stayed a bit truer to the time period and role of women then some authors do. Women didn’t sword fight or those things in those days.  They did rely on guards and male family members for physical protection. While I am all for a female lead that can battle her way out of trouble. I think the type of opposition Lady Rosemarie shows in the tale is more accurate.

Book review for Silver Moon (Book 7 in the Silver series) by Cheree Alsop

Book review for Silver Moon (Book 7 in the Silver series) by Cheree Alsop

This was a great book. It really sticks with you. We read this book from Jaze’s perspective again. It had some happy moments, but many sad profound moments in this one. The series didn’t end at all like I thought it would. It definitely surprised me. The losses to the group we have gotten to know throughout the series are staggering. And yet, Cheree Alsop leaves hope for many and hope for the future of the werewolves. I usually hate it when authors kill off characters that I have gotten invested in knowing, but the ones we lose fit the story, even though it was heartbreaking. I don’t want to give away the details. Go read it! J

Book Review for Fired Up (Trouble in Texas #2) by Mary Connealy

Book Review for Fired Up (Trouble in Texas #2) by Mary Connealy

I thought this book would be good or I wouldn’t have read it, but I was prepared to like it least of the 3 in the series. I ended up liking it the best J Mary Connealy made me laugh out loud at some of the scenes in the story. Dare and Glynna’s story was fun to read. For a while it was hard to tell who was trying to kill Dare. I would think I knew who it was, then some piece of information would come to light and I was not sure again.

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