Monthly Archives: January 2015

January Reading List

  1. Forever Christmas – Christine Lynxwiler – Fighting for your identity despite what’s best for the greater good.
  2. Just in Time – Barbara Bretton – Book 3 of the Rocky Hill Romance series.  They tried to make it work once before.  Can polar opposites overcome their very different personalities to build a life together?
  3. No Denying You – Sydney Landon – Book 5 of the Danvers series.  A love/hate working relationship gets elevated to the next level.
  4. Calendar Brides – Ginny Baird – Twelve granddaughters work secretly to reunite grandma with her childhood sweetheart.
  5. Reclaiming His Bride – Heather Tullis – Book 3 of the DiCarlo Brides series.  A husband who refuses to sign divorce papers and a baby on the way, not to mention the fake ghost driving the guests away.
  6. Wild Hearts – Heather Tullis – Book 5 of the DiCarlo Brides series.  Amazing how much trouble a dead matchmaking father and a shiny rock can cause.
  7. Always Her Cowboy – Karen Rose Smith – Book 4 of the Search for Love Series.  It takes a near tragedy at Christmas to get past the past and embrace the future.
  8. Deathblow – Dana Marton – Book 4 in the Broslin Creek series.  Broslin’s favorite son Joe has his hands full with an undercover gang op, a murder investigation of a friend, and protecting the mother of his child from her abusive ex.
  9. Daisies in the Canyon -Carolyn Brown – Book 2 of the Palo Duro Canyon series.  Ex-Army Abby is forced to deal with the death of her absent father, her two half-sisters, and Cooper the rancher next door.
  10. Gentling the Cowboy – Ruth Cardello – Book 1 of the Texan Nights Series (was reissued by the author under the title Taken, Not Spurred in the series Lone Star Burn).  A wrong turn lands Sarah on Tony’s ranch .  As much as he hates the intrusion, he can’t seem to let her leave.
  11. Against the Storm – Kat Martin – Book 4 of the Raines of Wind Canyon series.  Trace has his hands full with Maggie and her stalker case which morphs into arson and finally murder.
  12. Kisses After Dark – Marie Force – Book 12 of the McCarthys of Gansett Island series.  A lot happens in the few weeks between McCarthy weddings, focusing on Shane and Katie’s sudden relationship.
  13. Fashioned for Power – Kathleen Brooks – Book 3 of the Women of Power series.  Allegra is out to prove herself capable as she juggles a relationship while fending off a dangerous stalker.
  14. Hometown Love – Christina Tetrault – Book 2 in the Love on the North Shore series.  Jessie eases into a relationship with her high school crush Mack when he returns to raise his daughter in North Salem, only to have it threatened by a jealous ex-wife.
  15. The Trouble with Texas Cowboys – Carolyn Brown – Book 2 of the Burnt Boot, Texas series.  Jill and Sawyer join forces as they fend off the Brennans and the Gallaghers in the ongoing feud.

December Reading List

  1. The Brands Who Came for Christmas – Maggie Shayne – The 1st book in the Oklahoma Brands series. Fate will bring them back together.
  2. Up to Date – Susan Hatler – Book 8 in the Better Date than Never series.  You can’t deny fate.
  3. Bedding the Bad Boy – Virna DePaul – Book 2 in the Bedding the Bachelors.  People do change.  They just need the chance to prove it.
  4. Santa Society – Kristine McCord – How Christmas really works.
  5. Married for Christmas – Noelle Adams – Book 1 in the Willow Park series.  Who says arranged marriages can’t become love matches?
  6. Playing Santa – H Y Hanna – a Summer Beach Vets novella.  There’s nothing like a puppy to bring two people together.
  7. Christmas Healing – Morris Fenris and Jasmine Bowen – When it seems that Fate is handing you a raw deal, she comes through with a Christmas miracle.
  8. Christmas Kisses – Verna Clay – Book 5 of the Romance on the Ranch Series. Nothing worthwhile is easy, even at Christmas.
  9. Cowboy for Christmas – Katherine Garbera – Book 1 of the Copper Mountain Christmas series.  Everyone deserves a second chance at their first love.
  10. Kissing Under the Mistletoe – Bella Andre – Book 10 of the Sullivans series.  Nearly 40 years after their whirlwind romance started, Mary reminisces about how it all came to be.
  11. Mistletoe Magic – Melissa McClone – Book 3 of the Copper Mountain Christmas series.  Another second chance novella.
  12. Christmas Lamp – Lori Copeland – Coming to terms with the past while stumbling across that special someone.
  13. Mrs. Scrooge – Barbara Bretton – Book 1 of the Rocky Hill Romances series.  There’s nothing like a genius 10 year old matchmaker in search of a husband for her mom at Christmas time.