very sweet "I love you" sort of book
931521
My sons and I love this book right before bed.  It's quiet and simple to read and look at.  We like to giggle at the things that Baby Bear asks for (since the boys do much the same) and talk about how Mommy Bear always helps them.  We share kisses at the end and they seem very responsive to the loving exchange between Mommy and Baby.  This is a great book for reading between moms and kids.
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Lori Wilde's Love at First Sight is one of those cute feel good books. If you like the sweet than this book is the one for you. It is the first full length book in her Cupid Texas series, and it was delightful.
Natalie McCleary is the heart of this book. As Cupid Texas' very own cupid, she wants to believe in love first sight but has yet to experience it herself. As she is giving thought on how to reply to one of her "cupid" letters she is suddenly struck with what one could only describe as lightening, for there on the road sits Dade Vega an ex Navy Seal fixing his bike. It's love at first sight for Natalie.
Dade Vega has come to Cupid in search of a former Seal friend who has gone missing.  Dade is a wanderer with a troublesome past, who doesn't trust anyone. As he catches Natalie riding by on her bicycle, lightening seems to strike him as well. Like Natalie it's love at first sight, although Dade tries to fight his feelings.
It is clear that these two are meant for each other. The characters and the romance blend smoothly for what can only be described as a heart-felt book. While there are portions of this book that are sugary sweet, there are other portions that come off as kooky. There are parts of the book were I felt the dialogue did not make sense, and also portions of the story that did not quite add up. Overall I didn't love the book but I enjoyed it. Love at First Sight is worth the read and I would suggest it to anyone who enjoys a sugary sweet romantic tale.
4513266
Such a sweet book, loved the story line :)
2922834
This silly little book was given to me by someone who loves me. We have a newish relationship that has grown fondly and quickly. This book, like her, has stolen my heart. I read it a few times already and will read it many more. Too sweet.

If you don't have a commitment with a newish love, you will probably think it's a waste of money. The sweet descriptions of a progressing relationship are heart warming and delightful.

enjoy!
1142056
This is sweet. Jenny & Dev are pretty adorably awkward as parents who trip over themselves while trying to be smooth in their romance. On a second read I can better appreciate how parents of grade-school age kids aren't going to have a romance full of zingy chemistry  but sweet goofy moments. No one gets to be cool when the kids are there to call you out. But, there are great little moments of vulnerability for Jenny & Dev. I was able to identity with both of them as parents  my game would probably be just as lame.

It's a fast read. It's funny how the kids are these huge presences affecting their parents, but they aren't very much in the story. It would have been nice to see more of them, and their characters. The girls are kind of "older sister" and "middle sister", and Sam and Jacob are pretty "perfectly adorable little boys with differences".

I was pretty enchanted by the first book. In this book, Ozzie & May are distant secondary characters. Lucky's story is explored a bit, and Toni's sort of is too.

It isn't quite the Bourbon Street family as the first story since Jenny doesn't hang out with the team much. But she does get a good character arc as she learns to be we own hero & use her crazy to her advantage. And it is good for a series that different characters have different style of stories.
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(**This book was sent to me for an honest review.**)

This cute, sweet, short little novel was not exactly what I was expecting when I picked it up and started reading. Truthfully, I chose to start it because I had a horrible day and I was feeling extremely down and I wanted something quick and light to cheer me up. Well, 145 pages later...

So, the premise of this book is simple: Ella lives together with her stepmother and her two stepsisters who came into her and her father's life a few years after her mother's death. Ella's father is a huge film producer so, naturally, he is away quite a lot which leaves her alone with the other three. In usual Cinderella-style, her stepmother is resentful towards Ella and gives her ridiculous amounts of errands to keep her life too preoccupied for a 16-year-old in order to enjoy her young life. However, Ella doesn't complain. She doesn't talk to her father about it, not wanting to ruin the very short few days they spend together, and she takes all horrid treatment and just goes on with her life. Along the way, she meets Julian, a much-needed friend. However, instead of falling for her as you may normally assume, she instead falls for her stepsister's boyfriend. "And blah, blah, blah".

Truth be told, I did not go into this book expecting to be blown away by the writing, the concept, the characters, etc which, if I did, I think I would have been disappointed. I can name a fair few issues that I found with these things (the writing, the concept, the characters, etc), though I feel that doing so is completely unnecessary. I loved this book for the real fact that it immediately shooed away the dark clouds over my head and took me back to the days where, after having a bad day at school, I would come home and watch Disney Channel Original Movies until I felt better.

Generally....
The writing: Easy, thoughtful.
The concept: Simple, cute.
The characters: Relatable, real.

I am honestly sad that it ended as quickly as it did and I still find myself curious about the continued life of these characters. I'm keeping my eye on you, Cassandra Sage Briskman.

Rating: 3.5 stars (4 stars on Amazon because "3 stars" suggests it was "okay" and I liked it more than that would suggest.)
3820443
I have to say anytime I read a book from Mrs. Ryan's I thoroughly enjoy them. This book is a sweet light book with a touch of Southern charm.

  I loved Evan's character. He's a stand up guy who wants to take care of his baby right from the beginning, even it is by himself. I just thought Evan was a sweet, caring, all around good guy.

  I liked McKinley. I thought it was sweet of her to want to help and have no problem helping Evan. There were a few moments though she tended to get on my nerves.

  I did enjoy this book and thought it was a good read. If you enjoy brothers best friend type books, than I think you'll enjoy this book.

  I'm giving this book 3.5 stars out of 5.
4471332
This was a very sweet book. Set in Nebraska in 1882, the characters were endearing and likable. At first I thought it was going to be extremely predictable, but it threw a few twists into the mix that kept it going for me as the book went on. It also had some good Biblical principles, which not all "Christian fiction" includes.

Miss Amsel has a few things from her past keeping her from courting the eligible bachelors in town. She's not interested and they are very persistent. Although she keeps turning them down, she is having a hard time resisting Mr. Joel Townsend. Miss Amsel is very opinionated, but also very proper. I appreciated that aspect of her personality. She still acted like I thought a lady from the time period would act, although she had some "newfangled" ideas.

Joel Townsend is a very kind person - kind of shy. I really liked him. He knows he needs to marry someone to be a ma to his two nephews - but he doesn't want to marry someone just for that reason alone. He places his trust in God to meet his needs - he's just surprised where God leads him!

There are lots of secondary characters in this book that add a lot of personality: the children in the schoolhouse, Mrs. Kinsley - Miss Amsel's landlady, Missy - her sister, and a variety of town folk.

Overall, I thought this was a very enjoyable read and I think anyone who likes Christian historical fiction would find a good read in this book.

This book was provided to me free of charge by Bethany House Publishers for my honest review. Any and all opinions expressed are purely my own.
3618954
Such a sweet book. I really enjoyed it and encouraged my girls to read it. They didn't of course, but one day I hope they will as this was a nice easy read that made me feel something, and we all need that every now and then.
4935242
Just a Little Bit of Love by Ines Bautista-Yao is a sweet collection of short stories that will tug at your heart-strings.

Having recently read Only a Kiss, I already knew about the main characters, Katie and Chris in the first story, so that particular story is a great companion to the longer book. The other two stories stand on their own and are such sweet love stories, I thoroughly enjoyed them.

All three stories flow well and have wonderful endings. Reading each one took me back in time to reminisce about the young, innocent crushes from my own childhood and teenage years. The author did a great job in portraying the heart-ache and happiness of young love.

Although this collection stands on its own, it is a great companion to the longer book, Only a Kiss, and would definitely appeal to young adult readers.
3382504
I wasn't very impressed with the cover and didn't expect to like the book, so I downloaded a sample first. I liked Layla immediately and wanted to keep reading.

This is a very sweet and endearing love story. It has some rom-com style silliness and several places with more telling than showing (I still don't believe that Layla was a foster kid who has trouble trusting. Nothing about her actions rings true to that.)

When the hero isn't in his woe-is-me moments he is very charming and entertaining. He genuinely cares about Layla and never treats her badly. They have a lot of mis-communication, but their affection for one another is constant.

I enjoyed this book very much and definitely recommend it.
3182868
This was such a sweet book.  There was no cheating, love triangles, or bad boy players.  This was a story about a young woman entering college and the world for the first time.  She has had to endure more loss than any one person should at such a young age.  She meets the quarterback for her universitys football team and falls head over heels in love with Liam, despite his firm stance on not having time for relationships.  They begin seeing more of each other and Liam starts to have a change of heart about his single status.

At times it almost felt like I was hearing every single thought that was going through the main characters heads as they were falling in love.  Its like one of those sickeningly sweet, perfect couples that fall in love and have perfect lives with perfect kids but it didn't make me nauseous.  I was smiling for them the majority of the book because they were just so cute together. There was a feeling of innocent curiosity between them that was sweet, but at times really hot.

I was proud of Allison for sticking to her guns and not giving herself to Liam without the promise of a commitment.  She knew what she wanted for herself and she made sure Liam knew exactly how she felt.  Liam was also a stand-up guy because he didn't try to take advantage of her.  He respected her feelings, part of it might have been because her childhood friend and his roommate Ace promised to kill him if he hurt her, and took time to get to know her and examine his own feelings for her.

The book was a bit long considering a lot of it took place in the first 24 hours of their relationship actually becoming official.  When I said it was almost like hearing and seeing their every thought and emotion while they were falling in love I wasn't joking.  Was it annoying? No it really wasnt, but some might find it so.  I guess I was intrigued by the style of writing that I didn't really notice.  Im not sure why it didn't bother me, but thats a credit to Kaylees ability to capture my attention with her two main characters.

Liam started this book with only one goal in mindto enter the NFL draft at the end of the year and graduate in sports medicine.  He said he didn't want or need any relationships.  Allison started the year wanting to stay home with her Gran, but being literally pushed out the door by her Gran so she could experience life.  Her goal in life was to have a family and be a mother.  I guess the old saying opposites attract was dead on with these two.

There are also some amazing secondary characters that I am really hoping get their own book. Id rate this book at about 4 Stars.
2072530
I loved this book -  It combines down-to-earth advice and tools to make your Valentine's special with stirring little touches, like Valentine's Day poems. The gift guide I found especially useful as I usually draw a blank when it comes to buying gifts for people - I tend to buy things that I want for myself! There are also some great ideas for different ways to share a Valentine's and who you can call your Valentine - a lovely reminder about showing appreciation to others you care about, not just your significant other.
In short, a sweet and inspiring little book.
2240410
Very cute. I don't normally do modern romances, but this one was very sweet.
4363353
Times Two is a collection of stories about high school students falling in love. It's very sweet, fluffy, and innocent without being overly sappy.

The titles of the stories are Love at First Touch, Expiration Date 2001, Second Impression, Frequency, and Baby Universe.

My favorite of the five is Frequency. It's about a straight-forward girl named Kaori who one day wakes up with the ablility to hear the thoughts of Morihiro, the class representative and model student. She realizes that the real Morihiro is very different from the perfect boy he pretends to be.

I really liked this manga's stories, but the art is nice as well. It's not amazing, but the details are simple and clean. There were, however, a few panels that wowed me. Overall: short, sweet, and worth the $10 I paid for it.
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I was not sure what to expect with this book, I found it to be very sweet and special.  It is just a neat little book, I thoroughly enjoyed it.... very entertaining. I choose to believe that perhaps this is actually true to some degree, I feel a connection so special with my little dog and feel often that she is conveying her opinion to me.  This book gave me a very interesting perspective on that.
994028
This book has some of the most heartfelt, friendship poems and quotes and  puts them on pages of sweet artwork for the young at heart.  I like the  size of the book because it is an easy read (fairly short), but gets the  point across of expounding on just what friends are for, how we need one  another, and how we should treat one another.  It's a lovely gift book for  your closest friends and don't forget to buy one for yourself!...(I do wish  the cost was about half the price though).