Grace and Dylan's Story
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You just cannot beat a Bella Andre book for helping you feel good!  Here's another story of The Sullivan's with all their interesting, well defined characters.  A young writer gets wined and dined by a rich man who manipulates her right into bed; she thinks she loves him.  Meanwhile on the other coast, a semi-famous boat builder and racer is living a relationship free life, not knowing what is headed his way.  This steamy romance is well worth the read.  I hope Bella Andre never stops adding books to this series.
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Dylan and Grace are delightful hero and heroine. The sparks they create fly off the page and keep you wanting more. The interaction between all members in the story are endearingly sweet particularly between Mason and the Sullivan's. It's a good read.
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Running on Empty
Author AL Vincent
5 Stars

Grace loved performing on stage with the band that she was the lead singer in. Music was her life and she really couldn't see herself doing anything else with her life. One night after she and the band had finished a set she saw her brother Joey and friends at the bar she was singing in. She was surprised as she didn't know they were coming to hear her sing and play.

Grace surprised everyone by moving back to Bon Chance and even more surprised that she had left the band. Her brother and her close set of friends knew that there was something very wrong as her personality was not the same and she didn't seem to have much life in her eyes.  Not only did her life feel like a train wreck but she also felt the ability to sing slowly slipping away. Everyone wanted to know what was wrong but she couldn't bring herself to tell t hem.

One night while she was trying to sing with Gabe on stage at Snappers Brent showed up. Freezing she forgot the line to the song and when it was over she tried to leave Snappers and get to the safety of the beach. Brent at first wouldnt let her past instead was enjoying through sarcasm at her, reminding her of the night they spent together, the night she was trying to forget. Finally making her escape she made it to the beach. She heard someone coming up behind her and saw it was Gabe, Gabe the man who was being so sweet to her so why was she pushing him away all the time? Gabe tried to talk to Grace but she asked him to get Ryder for her.

When Ryder joined her on the beach she collapsed in his arms and told him the whole story of why she was back in Bon Chance. After hearing the story Ryder was furious and went back to the bar. Gabe asked him if Grace was ok. Ryder told him her story was bad, really bad but it was her story to tell.
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I received a copy to facilitate my review. The opinions expressed here are my own.

This is the second book in the Seasons of Grace series. Grace Byler is dealing with so much in her life.  Her mother mysteriously left and didn't tell anyone why.  Something had been bothering her for quite some time.  Grace is trying to help her father and around the house.  Then there is Heather, a young English woman who finally confides in Grace.  He lost her adoptive mom to cancer and now she has cancer. Her father wants her to take chemo like her mother, but she prefers to try naturopathy. She learns she was adopted from an Amish family and would like to find more.
Graces father is a quiet man and confused with his wifes behavior. Their bishop is threatening to shun her if she doesnt return soon.  One thing Graces father is pretty sure of is that his in-laws know something about why Lettie left, but won't speak of it. Grace breaks up with Henry and finds she suddenly has the attention of another young man named Yonnie.  There is even a problem with this situation. Her best friends has eyes for Yonnie and is upset with Grace.

In my opinion Grace was aptly named. She handles all of these situations with grace.  Nothing is resolved by the end of the book, yet you get a pretty good idea where this is heading and what some of the outcomes will be. Beverly Lewis has once again done an excellent job of creating a situation that will capture you and hold you until the end of the series.  I definitely recommend this book.
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Sawyer is swoon worthy and Grace is a sweetheart.  They meet at Sawyer's sister's wedding, have a no strings one night stand, develop a long distance friendship that lasts five years which is almost ruined over jealousy...is it time for these two to realize that they're better together than apart?  I loved every single word!
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This book was about Dean and Grace who meet while Grace is at work and Dean can't get her out of his mind.  His brain is consumed with the Grace and trying her to give him her name.  She plays hard to get because she has a good reason.  Take this journey with them as them try to figure out if love is worth everything and how they deal with all that comes at them.  Their story is great and Dean is a great guy with a big heart.  You will love their story!!
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Sharlene MacLaren in her new book, Gift of Grace Book Three in the Tennessee Dreams series published by Whitaker House takes us into the life of Grace Fontaine.

From the back cover:  It was a leap of faith for Grace Fontaine to bid farewell to her beloved fiance, Jess Travis, and send him on a four-month stint on the transatlantic luxury liner The Lone Star. But the trip from Boston to London and back again would increase his salary fivefold and would bring the couple that much closer to realizing their dream of marrying and starting a family. When Grace learns that the ship was captured by pirates, her hope deflatesand it eviscerates entirely at the news that the pirate ship was destroyed, with no survivors reported.

Two years later, Grace receives word from a doctor in Paris, Tennessee, that her wealthy great-aunt, Iris Brockwell, is on her deathbed and requires round-the-clock care. Grace volunteers, figuring there is nothing left for her in Boston. It isn't long after her arrival in Paris that she meets a charming, driven lawyer named Conrad Hall, who wastes no time sweeping her off her feet and soon proposes marriage. Given his promises to love, protect, and care for her and her great-aunt, how can Grace refuse?

Weeks before the wedding, an unexpected guest shows up and threatens to throw a wrench in the plans. Will Grace go through with her marriage to Conrad? Or will an unforeseen turn of events change her mind?

There is a lot going on in this book. Grace and Jess are going to be married. Jess has an opportunity to boost his salary but he has to take a transatlantic trip. The ship is plundered by pirates and sunk no one is reported alive. What do you do now? Grace moves on in life. Grace moves to Paris, TN to comfort her sick Aunt Iris. That is where she meets Conrad. From here the story takes on a life of its own. Here is the question:  while most of the events that occur are surprises to Grace were any of them a surprise to God? If not then is it possible that He was using these events to help Grace to grow and flourish? And then on top of everything there is the romancenot just any kind of romance but a real, gentle romance that only springs from God.  Ms. MacLaren does an outstanding job with all the characters especially Grace and Jess and we really get behind them to succeed. I am so looking forward to the next book from this highly talented author.

Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from Whitaker House.  I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commissions 16 CFR, Part 255: Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.
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Journalist Dylan Crosby is dedicated to the truth and is on assignment, researching information for a biography on Chuck Rockwell, a notorious racecar driver who was killed in a crash during a race.  Crosby is ready to "dish the dirt" on everyone, including Rockwell's widow. Dylan expects that is Abigale O'Hurley Rockwell (Abby to her friends) is as conniving and selfish as his ex-wife, and anticipates that Abby will tell only lies for her own financial advantage.  Little does he know that Abby is a strong, practical woman who has raised her two sons as a single mom for most of their lives, with little or no financial or emotional support, especially from her mother-in-law. (Since Abby lives in a rural area of Virginia, she has invited Dylan to stay in a guest room of her farmhouse while he conducts his in depth interviews with her.) Abby had led a sheltered life before she married at eighteen and realized early on in her marriage to Chuck, that she had only her own inner strength and innate practicality to rely upon, because Chuck just wasn't there for her or her children. Dylan can't believe that Abby is really as she appears.  He knows that she is hiding something, but before he discovers information that is potentially harmful, he grows to appreciate Abby's sons Ben and Chris as well as Abby herself. He learns that sometimes the truth can be destructive if used irresponsibly, which is a whole new experience and realization for him. Dylan was considered to be "hard nosed" and compassionless before he met Abby. Both Dylan and Abby are healed by the the truth that is uncovered and the love they share.
 Nora Roberts does it again.  I used to believe that prolific writers in a genre could be stuck in a rut, writing the same story and characters repeatedly.  I assumed Nora Roberts might be in that category, but after reading many of her novels, I am convinced otherwise.  She is a fantastic storyteller.
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Grace Parnell has worked hard to become an attorney with the goal of getting her Fathers murder conviction overturned. When his last appeal is denied Grace receives devastating news that makes her rethink her whole life. She meets Artemus Tanner, a top drift racer, and is attracted to him but she is not in a good place to start a relationship. Tanner also is attracted to Grace but he is a drifter in more than one way, as a driver and also in his life. He has never had a relationship longer than 2 months and he is not sure he is suited for long term. Can Grace learn to trust herself and open up to other people again? Will Tanner realize Grace is the best thing that has ever happened to him? This is the story of two people who have to overcome trust issues from their past and learn to move forward. I enjoyed watching the relationship between Tanner and Grace develop. I received a copy of this book from net galley for an honest review.
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Ayla and Rhett's story is bumping and not at all what I expected. Rhett is broken and so is Ayla in a lot of ways. They meet by chance and come together by grace and love. This book has ups and downs and heartache and joy.
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Josh and Grace travel a rocky road to love. I enjoyed traveling it with them. They are two wonderful people and are fortunate to have found each other. Grace is beyond expectations as she accepts Josh's crazy wounded family. This is a wonderful love story about love conquering all.
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Oh Dylan and Riley. I just love them and want to shake them. bwahahaha

So Dylan is troubled from his past in the foster care system. He's private and has no desire to have any sort of relationship with anyone.
Riley is friends with Wren (Dylan's sister in law) She also works for the foster care agency that Dylan and his siblings were fostered out of.

The Zane family is private about what happen to them when they were in foster care. The abuse they suffered was terrible. Dylan seems to harbor more anger and resentment that his brother or sister.
Riley moved to the area after suffering from her own tragedy. She is a fighter and a compassionate woman.

They two are drawn to each other in a magnetic way. They help each other come to terms with both of their pasts. It seems to actually make their relationship stronger. Dylan tries to fight it.

I've loved all the books in this series so far! This one is no exception.
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I hadn't read anything by Melissa Collins before but after this one I can say, without a doubt, I am now a huge fan. The story of Shane and Dylan was so touching and even though it broke my heart at the end I am so glad that we, as a reader, got to experience it. Dylan's story would not have been truly complete without it. Then you add in Connor and my heart ached but slowly began to mend.

A truly wonderful tale of how love should be in all of its imperfect and beautiful moments.
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This book was given to me for an honest review.

5 stars.

There is so many types of abuse.  I think a lot of people think abuse only comes when someone hits you, if you can see the bruises, but it is not true.  What happens to Logan and Grace in this book look polar opposite but at the end of the day it is the same thing.  Both of these characters had to be so strong in this book.  Overcoming obstacles that were put in their way day after day.  Logan was able to break free.  To learn to be free, but Grace she has had a very long road.  After reading this book, you start wandering if there are people around you that have gone through the same thing Grace has gone through.  Are you going to actually look at the people you see every day and wander?  That is what this book make you do, are you going to be a better person after reading this book, are you going to see the signs, are you going to try to help when you can?  I was very lucky to get to read this book, because it makes you see such a bigger picture than I was already seeing.  Grace and Logan and the whole cast of characters have some type of past that wants to be forgotten, but it will never be.  Their past is who make them who they are today.  Better and stronger for themselves and everyone around them.

Logan got out of dodge ten years ago.  He left his town and his brothers to join the army.  He wanted to get away from all the abuse he had taken from his mother.  He left behind Grace, that had been a friend to him for his last two years of school.  He told her that he would write to her and tell her where he was stationed as soon as he could.  Days went to months.  Months went to years, with now letters.  Grace never thought she would see Logan again and she was stuck in this town with her abusive parents.  Manipulated for years she sees no way out.  Ten years later Logan is back with his brothers after his fathers death.  They open a security business in their father's name.  Logan sees Grace and wants to know what happened.  Grace wants to know what happened to Logan coming back for her.  When secrets are revealed and things that were hidden come to the surface.  Lets just say stuff hits the fan.  Logan figures out what is happening with Grace, but will it be too late for him to save her?

I loved this book from start to finish.  This is my first time reading this author and I can tell you it won't be my last.  The Anderson boy's are pretty awesome and how they grew up even better.  Everyone in this book I believe should get their own story.  Each has a different aspect on what happened in their past, but it happened to all three of them.  Grace is one of the strongest woman I have seen in a book in a long time and I loved her in this book.  Her best friend Felicity and you know just everyone in this book made a strong impact on the story.  I can't wait to read the next book in this series.  I think this is a great start to it.
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This is book 2 in the four winds series.  Have you ever had that one moment in your life that impacts you more than any other? It gives you nightmares when something triggers that memory and no matter how much time passes you will never forget it.  Welcome to Graces life.  Grace is a lifeguard, she loves helping people and saving them when it is needed.  Until that one moment that she couldn't save someone, her first loss while on the job. And it completely tears her apart no matter how many she saves afterwards, it always comes back to the little boy that she couldn't save. It gives her nightmares after every rescue, whether successful or not, but she always feels like there is someone there with her during her saves not physically but mentally, emotionally.  Grace lives with her 2 best friends in a small 4-bedroom cottage and they need a roommate or they are all going to have to split missing money.  Then there is Brad the boring safe boyfriend who is a nice guy but she knows she will never love him, what starts as a simple "hook up" turns into dating however they agreed to not get serious, to bad Brad doesn't see it that way and he wants serious after how long they've been dating. Until that moment when the girls get a new roommate, only it's not their normal girls only candidate, it's Rafe.
Rafe (Raphael) he loves encouraging and healing people when they need it, if a dr has shaky hand he helps steady them, someone is on drugs he uses his charms to help that person detox.  Then there is that one case of the woman he hears crying and screaming in anguish over a little boy she couldn't save ever since then he has helped encourage her and give her small mental pushes to let her know she isn't alone.  Then HE decides that Grace is the one for Rafe.  She is his light and dark, they complement each other in ways only your soul mate can, but will the deceiver come between them and ruin their chance at happiness? After a series of natural events bring Grace and Rafe together will they move past just friends or will Grace continue with her mediocre relationship with Brad that she knows will go nowhere but is the safe way to not get hurt or sucked into a relationship with a beautiful man who will want to possess her everything...or so she thinks... Will Grace come to terms with everything happening in her life and choose to love Rafe and admit it to him.
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Grace sure has a lot of adopting to do moving from NYC to Love, Alaska.  Moving from a big city where everything is at your exposure to a very small town is very hard especially when you have to travel a hour away by a seaplane to get to a big city.  Oh man, what an adjustment that will be.  But I can see why it's very easy for Grace to fall in love with the town and her lawman.  A very small town where your neighbors are more family than your own blood.  You can actually feel the Love and compassion each of the characters have for one another.  I wonder if Cameron and Sophie will be the next match in Love, Alaska.
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I really enjoyed this Story, Tasha just got Divorced from her High School Boyfriend he was sweet and caring but once they go to College he changes . She thinks it's all because of school and trying to find a good job. Once they Marry its doesn't get better in fact he keeps her from her friends he abuses her not by hitting but every other way he can. So after all these years she is finally Single and her friends want to Party. So they go to Marquee its not a regular club. Dylan doesnt want to be at the Club he had a ruff week with work but he is there as a favor to his Friend. That is where he mmets Tasha, he knows she doesnt belong there as its a BDSM club an tonight is a where the public can attend. Dylan knows this is not her kind of Club but he is drawn to her, he seeks her out during the night and that is where this story takes off. Dont want to get away the story but. Dylan is Tough on the outside and sweet on the inside but he doesnt show it to many. Dylan shows Tasha they is more to BDSM then what she reads and hears, Take a ride with them and see what happens. I can not wait for Book 2 UNEXPECTED PROTECTOR. I THINK YOU WILL ENJOY THIS BOOK.