I love a good book that has romance and love
937922
I love a good book that has romance and love.  Dev and Judith definitely makes you think of love.  The book was wonderfully written with easy to follow scenes.  You feel the love blossoming between the two characters, hard to put this book down, untill you have read it through their happy ending.  This is the first book I've read by Sandy Loyd , will definitely read more by her.  I was provided with a complimentary copy of this book so I could give an honest review.
4565922
I loved this book because it combined two of my favorite things: romance and England. I think that the writer wrote decent three dimensional characters. Characters that the reader can easily fall in love with.
1060279
There are a few things I need in a book to truly fall in love with it.  Likeable characters, witty banter, butterflies, and a happily ever after.  Good Wood delivers on all counts.  I adored Molly -- to the point where it broke my heart that she didn't love herself as much as I loved her.  She's plucky and quirky and kind and spirited.  And Joe -- Joe is swoony and broken and loveable and healing.  The relationship that these two have is so tender and sweet.  I was rooting for them the whole time.  There's also an adorable supporting cast.  I felt like this book was good storytelling, well written, and easy to read.  I couldn't put it down and I was sad that it ended.  But it was a satisfying end, and I highly recommend it!
1763754
I love books that I can fall in love with characters. And you do with this story. Started a little strange, but It made me want to come back to it,to finish it.
1538388
I absolutely loved this book. I loved the characters, I loved the chemistry between the H & h and I loved the banter they had. It was steamy and romantic and tender and touching and sad too at times but I loved the HEA.
3987894
Im going to a book convention soon and wanted to try new author that were going to be there. Ms. Kandle is going to be at the convention and The Last One was free, so I thought I would give it a try. I LOVED it. The story is a contemporary romance book told from Meghan and Sams alternating POVs.

I really loved Meghan. She has a passion for art, quick wit, and is hard working. She genuinely loves people and life. She makes no apologies for her sexual past because its her past. That always drives me crazy in books when girls apologize for that. Guys dont. Why should girls? I like how she can just be her true self around Sam.

Sam has some big walls he has built for a reason. He has taken on so much responsibility at such a young age. He tries really hard not to let Meghan in. He tries to cast her into different stereotypes that just do not fit a girl like Meghan. He realizes all of his thoughts on how she was were wrong and starts to let her in.

Meghan lets Sam know she is interested in him, but Sam is too stubborn to see what is in front of him. Thankfully Ali, Sams sister, intervenes and gives Sam the push he needed. When Sam and Meghan finally collide, they find their other half. Unfortunately, they both agreed this would be a summer fling and are afraid to admit their feelings. It was a very human thing to do but Ms. Kandle made it into something more. It was perfectly done.

The secondary characters and the town of Burton were as well written as Meghan and Sam. Ali, Bridgett, and Alex made a good story a great story. The town of Burton was full of life with Boomer, the guys at the hardware store, the kids at school, the Guild, the farmers stand, and Mr. Freds farm made Burton seem rich and full of life for a small farming community.

I absolutely love this story. The next book in the series is The First One is Alis story and wanted read Alis story from the moment I heard Ali tell her part of it. I downloaded it immediately and cant wait to read it.
1145797
There's a lot to enjoy with this book. First, I should say I did a book swap for reviews. The cool thing is we both finished on the same day. Unfortunately, a migraine slowed me down and I'm just now getting to my review. The second cool thing is both of our books tackle the idea of soul mates (with some spectacular colors manifesting).

Here's what worked for me--
~I loved the characters. They had well rounded personalities that I believed. Hope tugged at me. She wants to help others no matter the cost, and yet she also wishes for that normal life mentioned above.
~The pacing is perfect. I never had a moment that I wished it moved faster. The action and secrets come out at a steady pace.
~I enjoy a good romance, and although there are lots of other things going on, the romance is lovely. The chemistry between Tie and Hope is electrical. There's just something about what you can't have.
~I really wanted to find out what happened to Hope in her previous life. Which means I have to read the next book in the series!
~The Japanese connection and mythology is wonderful.
~The scene where Hope fights. Yeah. That.

A few nitpicks--
~There's quite a bit of passive voice. It's something I notice, especially when coming out of editing mode. It isn't too bad and I don't think most people will notice.
~The trope feels really familiar. The love triangle, reincarnated demi-god with amnesia, best friend that's fiercely protective, et. BUT having said that, the details in the story telling make it fresh. Plus, I like most of those tropes. :)

All in all, I really enjoyed this book. I mean, I couldn't sleep when I finished. The story and how it ended kept running through my head. How would the next phase play out? How? How? How?

For this reason, I give The Healer by C.J. Anaya a 4.5.

1-5 scale and what it means:
1: I couldn't even finish it / just plain bad
2: I hope I didn't pay for this / disappointing
3: I didn't hate it, but it was still missing something / forgettable but inoffensive
3.5: On the line between good and ok / like, not love
4: Solid mind candy / worth reading
4.5: So very close to perfection! / must read
5: I could not put it down and Im still thinking about it! / a true treasure
408022
I love the idea of falling for someone without really knowing what they look like.  I really love it  when the hero has a tragic past and while reading the book all you want to do is heal him.
3110635
I absolutely loved this story.  I thought the characters were well defined and interesting together, and the story was quick paced and fun to read.  It was what I like in a love story - characters that show some tenderness  toward each other, seem to respect each other, a sensitive and dashing  hero, and a heroine who isn't a cliche.  My guilty pleasure is reading  romance novels, and I have a hard time finding stories that don't insult my  intelligence.  This novel didn't and I look foward to reading more of Jane  Feather's books.
1971632
Did I mention how much I love this book? It has everything I like in a romance book in it. It's got time travel. It's got almost a fairy tale theme to it, sleepy beauty in reverse. Instead of sleeping beauty, it's the handsome prince that slumbers. Drustan is who I am going to compare all handsome men in all the other books to. I wish he was real and in my life, so I could ride him like a stripper pole. :) I don't want to spoil the book by going into details. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes romances. I think the fact that I have the audio book, paper back book, and it on my Kindle shows how much I enjoyed this book.
2014578
I really enjoy reading books about the out doors preferably in the 1800's. I love a good love story with a happy ending especially when writers include Heavenly Father and the joy and happiness that can be found with God in our lives.
4859800
It gave it a 5 star because I like sexy books and awesome books and books that have love and likening in it I love it so I give it my all
4761302
I really loved this book. The characters were so likeable and down to earth and their chemistry and romance was darling. I love a good, clean romance and this one was great. I look forward to reading more from this author.
4569233
I read this story as part of my KU membership but l like it so much that I bought it.

There is so much I liked about the story story so I will narrow it down and talk about the things that I loved.

 I loved the hero. He was so loving and caring and devoted and sweet. He loved the heroine since she was born and never stopped. Rather his loved change from that of a surrogate uncle to that of a friend and finally of that of a lover. He was not a manhoe but rather the number is women he was with he could count on his hand. More importantly the last woman he was with was six months prior to realizing he had romantic feelings for the heroine. Talking about romantic, the hero was. The things that he did for her and said to her and acted showed it very clearly.  The heroine returned his feelings. Alls he ever wanted was someone to love him unconditionally and she did. Despite trying she never had  romantic feelings for anyone but him and like the hero, the heroine's devotion showed in her actions and words and thoughts. I loved that he rescued animals in his spare time. Loved it.

The smex scenes were hot and also at times romantic.  The only thing that I did not like were the separations but I could handle them because they were faithful to each other.

Her parent's story was riveting and what I wanted to happen for them did. From the HFN ending it appears that her parent's story will be told. I cannot wait to read it as well as the hero's brothers if the author writes them.
4621786
This book was romantic, funny, and heartwarming.
1986883
The book moved along and was interesting from the start to finish. It is a nice story with ups and downs, with tears and smiles along with my heart aching for broken loves. You can't miss with this book if you enjoy historical western romance books.  I loved it. With One Click, I can get the next book. Thank you Ms. Bridey for a great storyline.
1143758
I love this book. You have romance and comedy and fun and passion without all the sex of romance novels. Which I love. There is something refreshing about that. I am just as in love with Henry as I am with Mr. Darcy. We've all been Jane. Some of us have grown out of it, some of us (me) have not. I loved reading this book