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Queen of the Rockies by Angela Breidenbach Book Review and Giveaway

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ABOUT THE BOOK What will her courage cost? 1889 (Helena, MT): As the gold rush era ends in the most elegant and modern city in the world and Montana emerges as a state, one woman must decide if social pressure will prevail over her own beliefs. Calista Blythe enters the first Miss Snowflake Pageant celebrating Montana at Christmastime to expose the plight of street urchins. But hiding an orphan could unravel Calista’s reputation, and her budding romance with pageant organizer, Albert Shanahan, if her secret is revealed. Will love or social pressure prevail? Courage is choosing to do the right thing regardless of the cost… Romantic, comedic adventure set in picturesque Helena, Montana written by a bestselling author who is also a professional genealogist. Book:  Queen of the Rockies.   Author:  Angela Breidenbach Genre:  Historical Romance.  Release date:  September 1, 2021 Click here to get your copy! MY BOOK REVIEW I was so excited to read Angela Breidenbach's new book series. I

Live the Impossible by Jenny Smith Book Review and Giveaway

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ABOUT THE BOOK  Jenny Smith was a typical teenager—a gymnast and athlete who loved hair and makeup, played in a band, and was active in her church youth group. Then one bright summer morning, a spinal cord injury left her paralyzed from the chest down and dependent on others for her most basic needs. Privacy and independence seemed like things of the past. But Jenny refused to give up or give in to her disability, and over time she discovered that a wheelchair could take her places she’d never dared to imagine. She’s traveled multiple times to Afghanistan and Mexico for wheelchair distributions and sports camps, and even rolled the New York City runway as a model during Fashion Week. Today, Jenny Smith is a spokesperson for independent and vibrant living with a disability. Her speeches, articles, and social media presence have touched thousands of lives. In  Live the Impossible , Smith shares what it looks like to live with paralysis, from the everyday details most people never think a

High-Wire Heartbreak by Anna Schmidt Book Review and Giveaway

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  ABOUT THE BOOK In 1936–A party at the Ringling mansion Ca d’Zan in Sarasota, Florida, leads to a robbery–and possibly death. A successful historical mystery writer, Chloe Whitfield comes to Ca’ d’Zan to research her next novel. Chloe’s fascination with the circus is rooted in family stories of her great-grandmother Lucinda Conroy, who reportedly was a trapeze artist of some renown. She’s heard hints of scandal—and perhaps larceny, but no details. Chloe’s grandmother—rumored to be Lucinda’s only offspring—was raised in an orphanage and never knew her mother. Intrigued as she is, Chloe has no intent of writing about Lucinda until she sees a poster featuring Lucinda as the star performer for a 70th birthday gala for John Ringling in May of 1936. From there the trail goes cold. Who was Lucinda and what happened to her? Book:  High-Wire Heartbreak   Author:  Anna Schmidt   Genre:  Christian/Romance/History Release date:  January 1, 2022 Click here to get your copy! MY BOOK REVIEW I was s

Lights Out by Natalie Walters - Book Review

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  ABOUT THE BOOK CIA analyst Brynn Taylor developed a new program to combat terrorism, and she invited members of foreign intelligence agencies to America to foster cooperation between countries. Now one of them, Egyptian spy Remon Riad, is missing.   Jack Hudson has been working for the Strategic Neutralization and Protection Agency (SNAP) for almost nine years and takes the lead in hunting down the missing spy. But he isn't at all pleased to find out Brynn is involved. It's hard to trust a woman who's already betrayed you. MY BOOK REVIEW I have read a couple of Natalie Walters's novels. "Lights Out" is the first book of her new series. We are taken into Washington DC. It caused so many emotions in me. Brynn Taylor, a CIA analyst, is driven to help stop terrorism.  It is a big deal to her since her firefighter father of House 11 of FDNY was badly injured in 9/11.  A participant from Egypt comes up missing causing the intelligence community to go into high ale