Friday, April 4, 2025

In Harm's Way by Irene Hannon

Series: Heroes of Quantico #3
Genre: Romantic Suspense 
Publisher: Revell 
Released: March 17, 2010 
324 pages

About the Book:

How can she expect anyone to believe her... when she can hardly believe it herself?


FBI special agent Nick Bradley has seen his share of kooks during his fifteen years with the Bureau. But Rachel Sutton is an enigma. She seems normal when she shows up at his office... until she produces a tattered Raggedy Ann doll and tells him about a strange feeling of terror it gives her when she touches it. Nick dismisses her, only to stumble across a link between the doll and an abducted child, setting in motion a chain of events that uncovers startling connections and puts Rachel's life on the line.










My Rating & Thoughts:    ⭐⭐⭐⭐


This was a reread for me, but this time I listened to it and would recommend the audiobook. The first time I read this book I said this was my favourite of the series, but now after rereading the series, I believe number two is my favourite. I did not remember this book at all and the beginning had me feeling a little leary about where this story was going to go based on the vibes the character was feeling. Thankfully the feelings are explained rationally pretty early on, but there was still times that I wasn't a fan of that part of the storyline. I like that we get the villains perspective and I was interested in how the FBI would piece anything together. There are some terrifying moments. The romance was enjoyable but very quick. It was get updates on past characters.

Original Review from January 2015: I enjoyed this book the most out of the series. A storyline based on following your gut feelings even when they don't make sense to you was a new one. I was interested to see where this would take the story. The more I got into it the more I was intrigued to see where it was leading and it was worth reading. This story was filled with moments of happiness, moments of fear, romance and suspense. What more could you want?

(I purchased my copy of this book; opinions expressed 
in this review are my honest opinion and completely my own.)

Other books from this author that I have reviewed: 

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Wednesday, April 2, 2025

Irreparable Harm by Randy Singer

Genre: Legal Fiction 
Publisher: Waterbrook Press
Released: May 20, 2003
421 pages
About the Book:

A fight for life. A battle for right.
Attorney Mitchell Taylor is trapped in a lose-lose situation.

Bright but inexperienced attorney Mitchell Taylor is torn between warring personal and professional interests. Can he help his client - a young surrogate mother - and save the child she carries without sealing the fate of others?

When Dr. Nathan Brown and his wife, Cameron, undergo a controversial method of in vitro fertilization, some of their cloned embryos are used to achieve a pregnancy in surrogate Maryna Sareth while the others are cryogenically preserved. Dr. Brown's premature death, however, and mounting evidence that the baby has Down's Syndrome unleash a legal, ethical, and moral firestorm.

Dr. Brown's dying wish is that the remaining embryos be used for stem-cell research. His wife wants to force the abortion of the baby Maryna carries in hopes that one of the remaining embryos can produce a "healthy" child.

Meanwhile, Mitchell wrestles with an agonizing ethical dilemma: Can he protect the embryos, which requires that a federal legislative ban on cloning be overturned, while at the same time helping the beautiful young surrogate save the child she carries - possible only if the ban is upheld?

With time running out, Mitchell and Maryna must run the gauntlet of bioethical nightmares, corporate treachery, and life-threatening confrontations if they are to save the unborn and avoid irreparable harm.



My Rating & Thoughts:    ⭐⭐⭐

There is quite a bit happening at once and a lot of scientific talk that I found it hard to follow at times. I really liked the character of Mitchell and was rooting for him to succeed. A lot is thrown at him days into his first job as a lawyer. I was scared for Maryna and what she had gone through to get to this country and then what is happening to her now. There were a few people that frustrated me, in particular Cameron and The Rock. Some of the things that particular people were able to do in the state they were in felt a bit unbelievable and too convenient. I did really like Mitchell and Maryna and their faith discussions, but I did not like the ending. It felt like it was wrapped up way too quickly and left me with questions. Due to the main subject matter this is definitely a book that gives you stuff to think about and which side you would be on, but there was too much medical and research jargon for me.


(I purchased my copy of this book; opinions expressed 
in this review are my honest opinion and completely my own.)

Check out my reviews of other books by this author: 

   

The Cross Examination of Jesus Christ 

The Judge  

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Monday, March 31, 2025

Anne of the Island by L.M. Montgomery

Series: Anne of Green Gables #3
Genre: Classic 
Released: 1915
300 pages
About the Book:

Eighteen-year-old Anne has left Green Gables for university in nearby Nova Scotia, where she will finally fulfill her dream of earning a degree. She sets up home in a cozy cottage in bustling Kingsport with Avonlea's Priscilla Grant and a new friend, the beautiful Philippa Gordon. But it's not all fun and games. Anne's childhood friend, Ruby Gillis, dies of tuberculosis back in Avonlea, shattering Anne's carefree attitude to life, and Gilbert finally declares his feelings and proposes. But Anne still has a naïve, overly romantic view of love and rejects him, driving a wedge between them. A two-year relationship with a fellow Redmond College student, Roy Gardner, follows, but when he also proposes, Anne realizes that he's not the one for her after all. When she returns to Avonlea and learns that Gilbert is deathly ill with typhoid, she is distraught. Will she recognize the depth of her feelings at last? Or is it already too late for Anne and her one true love?



  
My Rating & Thoughts:    ⭐⭐⭐

Anne is off to college in Nova Scotia. Book encompasses her four years at Redmond and her summers back on the island. I found the story to move slowly at times. I was frustrated with the way that Anne treated Gilbert. The number of times she was proposed to was crazy but each one was unique and some of the ways it happened were hilarious. Even though I am not a cat lover, I found one particular scene disturbing. Anne is experiencing the challenges of life changing as you grow up. The ending chapter was the best part of the story (not because it was the end, but because of what finally happens.)

(I purchased my copy of this book; opinions expressed 
in this review are my honest opinion and completely my own.)
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Saturday, March 29, 2025

Summer Bride by Shanna Hatfield

Series: Holiday Brides #2
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Publisher: Wholesome Hearts 
Released: July 12, 2018
211 pages
About the Book:

Two octogenarians won’t stop until they make a match. . .Sage Presley loves her job as the receptionist at Golden Skies Retirement Village in Holiday, Oregon. She enjoys the residents and their wisdom, even if some of them are more than a little quirky. Determined to ignore the matchmaking efforts of two women at the retirement home, Sage’s sole focus is on raising her brother, Shane. In spite of her best efforts, she can’t help but notice the hunky electrician who continually comes to her rescue.

Grateful for the opportunity to open his own electrical business, Justin James moves to Holiday full of plans and dreams. He’s quickly drawn in by the close-knit community, but finds the lack of suitable single women disturbing. Despite himself, his attention is captured by the receptionist at the retirement home where he’s working on a big job. Yet, he can’t begin to understand why two matchmaking octogenarians are intent on forcing him together with the woman he’s convinced is married.




  

My Rating & Thoughts:    ⭐⭐⭐⭐


The senior matchmakers are back at it, this time they are trying to get the home's receptionist and electrician together. Sage is raising younger brother and feels no guy will want to be saddled with that responsibility so she shy's away from dating. Justin trying to keep his distance thinking Sage is taken. I loved how Justin treated Shane (Sage's brother). I do wish we had seen more of the romance relationship happen but it was a lot of tell. However the this was an fun story with characters I wanted to root for. It was fun to catch up with Fynlee, Carson, Ruth and Matilda again, but I do wish the elderly matchmakers played a bigger role.

(I borrowed this book through the library; opinions expressed 
in this review are my honest opinion and completely my own.)

Other books from this author that I have reviewed:    

Crumpets and Cowpies (Baker City Brides #1)

Thimbles and Thistles (Baker City Brides #2)

Corsets and Cuffs (Baker City Brides #3)

Bobbins and Boots (Baker City Brides #4)

Lightning and Lawmen (Baker City Brides #5)

The Christmas Bargain (Hardman Holidays #1)

The Christmas Token (Hardman Holidays #2)

The Christmas Calamity (Hardman Holidays #3)

The Christmas Vow (Hardman Holidays #4)

The Christmas Quandary (Hardman Holidays #5)

The Christmas Confection (Hardman Holidays #6)

Garden of Her Heart (Hearts of the War #1)
Home of Her Heart (Hearts of the War #2)

Valentine Bride (Holiday Brides #1)

Henley (Love Train #2)

The Christmas Cowboy (Rodeo Romance #1)

Wrestlin' Christmas (Rodeo Romance #2)

Capturing Christmas (Rodeo Romance #3)

Barreling Through Christmas (Rodeo Romance #4)

Chasing Christmas (Rodeo Romance #5)

Racing Christmas (Rodeo Romance #6)

Guiding the Grouch (Summer Creek #5)

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Friday, March 28, 2025

Valentine Bride by Shanna Hatfield

Series: Holiday Brides #1
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Publisher: Wholesome Hearts 
Released: February 9, 2016
154 pages
About the Book:

Two unlikely matchmakers set the stage for love…

Fynlee Dale returns to Holiday to take care of her wacky grandmother. Although it means giving up her dreams of a career and husband, she needs to be there for Grams.

Carson Ford vows to take care of his elderly aunt after buying her ranch. Comfortable with all aspects of his life, his world turns upside down when he meets a woman who's impossible to forget.

They find themselves in the midst of a plot by two scheming old women determined to make them fall in love.







  

My Rating & Thoughts:    ⭐⭐⭐


Second time reading, this time I was listened to the audiobook and I loved the narrator. There are so many laugh out loud moments throughout thanks for the grandma and aunt. The scheme to get their their granddaughter and nephew together. I enjoyed the interaction of Carson and Fynlee, but I didn't like that Carson was seeing someone at the beginning and wish he would have broke it off much sooner. This was a fun entertaining read.

Original Review from February 2017: Filled with many laugh out loud moments thanks to a couple very entertaining elderly ladies. They conspire to get Fynlee and Carson together, but Carson’s ex-girlfriend and misunderstandings create roadblocks, but thanks to their antics their final conspiracy leads to happy resolutions. I laughed so much through this. The elderly ladies made the book, but Carson & Fynlee draw you in making you care about them too. Ms. Hatfield weaves a entertaining story.

(I borrowed this book through the library; opinions expressed 
in this review are my honest opinion and completely my own.)

Other books from this author that I have reviewed:    

Crumpets and Cowpies (Baker City Brides #1)

Thimbles and Thistles (Baker City Brides #2)

Corsets and Cuffs (Baker City Brides #3)

Bobbins and Boots (Baker City Brides #4)

Lightning and Lawmen (Baker City Brides #5)

The Christmas Bargain (Hardman Holidays #1)

The Christmas Token (Hardman Holidays #2)

The Christmas Calamity (Hardman Holidays #3)

The Christmas Vow (Hardman Holidays #4)

The Christmas Quandary (Hardman Holidays #5)

The Christmas Confection (Hardman Holidays #6)

Garden of Her Heart (Hearts of the War #1)
Home of Her Heart (Hearts of the War #2)

Henley (Love Train #2)

The Christmas Cowboy (Rodeo Romance #1)

Wrestlin' Christmas (Rodeo Romance #2)

Capturing Christmas (Rodeo Romance #3)

Barreling Through Christmas (Rodeo Romance #4)

Chasing Christmas (Rodeo Romance #5)

Racing Christmas (Rodeo Romance #6)

Guiding the Grouch (Summer Creek #5)

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