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The man slung her over his shoulder and ran.
“Hey!” She kicked, squirmed, and pounded his back with each labored step he took.
“Be still or I’ll drop you on your head so you can break your neck,” he growled.
Title: I'll Be There
Author: Deborah Grace Staley
ISBN: 978-1611940473
Publisher: Bell Bridge Books/2011
Pages: 234
Jenny Thompson disappears in In Angel Ridge, Tennessee after a bombing. She is assumed to be dead by all. She is a newspaper editor and has gone into the bottom of some illegal activities. The bad men want her dead. She is in the hiding and while being hunted, she meets the reclusive mountain man, Cord Goins. He is her only hope. Cord has a past but he knows how to keep her safe.
Just when we think, it is a normal romance, there is this twist, which turns the novel and keep us hooked. With that element of suspense and mystery, I'll be there is an interesting enough novel, which holds the reader's interest.
"Her eyes grew wide. Pa? She‟s over here? Whatever did that mean? Paul made it clear that he had no children. So who was this child and why did he pick her out?"
A Husband for Margaret by Ruth Ann Nordin
I read A Bride for Tom by Ruth Ann Nordin some days ago, Jessica's friend Margaret places an add to find a husband. Instead of Paul, his brother Joseph comes to see her along with his four sons. Paul had met with a fatal accident. Joseph's woife is dead and he needs a woman to care for his young sons.
Margaret had expected a man without children but after much thought marries Joseph, becomes the mother of his children. The four boys are kind of lovable and they fiercely love Margaret, who also returns their love. She is protective towards them. All seems well until an acquaintance of Joseph turns up, who has wished to marry him. She tries to create trouble between Joseph and Margaret. Now with the help of the children, Margaret makes a plan to get rid of that woman! The point is, is that going to work?
A Husband for Margaret made a good, light read. Nothing heavy but was fun. I would call it any great shakes but it gives us a few laughs. What is more, it is available free. Check it out by clicking on the title or the cover.
“You could have had me for free.”
She planted her hands on his shoulders and pushed, skittering away on her heels. “I…I was sent on a story. It had nothing to do with you, you egomaniac.”
Sold To the Highest Bidder by Donna Alward (Free Kindle Edition)
Ella comes back to Colorado to put her past behind. He goal is to get Devin to sign those Divorce papers. They have been married for the past 12 years as teenagers, and she had left him soon after to live her dreams. Every year she sent him the papers to sign and he refused to do that.
Now she is determined to get it done personally. So she lands up in Colorado and finds him standing in an auction block for charity. And ends up bidding for him. She is the highest bidder. She thinks that he will sign those papers in those 48 hours that she owns him! But he is determined that she has to work for that. At the end of it, she leaves happily enough..with one glitch! She finds too late that he still hadn't signed at the dotted line.
She doesn't understand why he refuses to do so. On the face value, it seemed like any other romance with lots of arguments but it does take an unexpected turn and made the novel worthwhile. Two childhood sweethearts, who married so young, it was inevitable that one walks out soon after. One tries to move on, the other is stuck in time. But is it what appears? Ella seems to have moved on, Devin stuck in time. But it is nothing like this. I liked the way author kept us hooked. By the twists and turns. It made a one good read for a lazy Sunday. I quite enjoyed. And available for free, it is well worth it. Click on the title/cover to get the free Kindle Edition.
"His shoulder slumped, he turned towards the next lady in line. He, however, was not a graceful young man for in the next moment he succeeded in toppling into Beth and they fell onto the barn floor."
A Bride For Tom by Ruth Ann Nordin
Tom is unlike any hero of a novel. He is clumsy and totally a misfit around women. He is trying to find a wife but with his track record, no woman is willing to be near him. Jessica takes it upon herself to teach him how to avoid mishaps and be comfortable around women. Tom is not aware that Jessica is engaged to be married. He starts to like her and thinks of marrying her. Jessica too starts liking Tom...
It is a short novella and is quite light and funny. One simply likes Tom, his clumsy way, and also the way he behaves with his brothers. He knows how to get back at his youngest brother, who is really a pest! (I loved the pest!!) The scene with Jessica, her fiance, his mother and Tom's youngest brother is hilarious! One of the highlights. I quite enjoyed reading it! Via Kindle on PC. Yes, it is available free. Click on the title and cover to download it! Or click here to download the nook edition for free!
"Read it? No. And I'd never answer one of the ads. I don't suppose you would ever...?"
"Advertise myself? Not on your life. You know what kind of women you'd meet, pathological liars, schizophrenics..."
Lonely Millionaire by Carol Grace
Mandy Clayton answers a personal ad in the Yukon Man on her sister's dare, and she finds an interesting man in Jack but when Adam Grey arrives at her Bed and Breakfast, she is irresistible to his charms. Yet the thought of Jack keeps her away from him.
Adam Gray is there because of his friend, Jack to check on Mandy but obviously he can't tell her that. He finds her very attractive. It was he, who had written all those mails for Jack. Adam works was not interested in a mail-order romance, but he was willing to write some love letters for his friend. Adam wants her for himself but his work is such which prevents him from a permanent relationship. Also the fact that he can't just take her away from Jack. After many twists and turns, they overcome all hurdles to be together. What else do you expect from a romance?
It has good pace and dialogues are enjoyable. I read it in the midst of a reading slump and found it pretty interesting. For all those romance reader out there I say go for it. Available free from Amazon for your Kindles! Nooks owners might find it in B&N!!!
I have read too many romances in the form of e-books. And none of those need a full review. So I thought I would do Mini Reviews! All these novels can be found free! From Amazon. I read those with the help of a Kindle For PC, which can be downloaded for free from there. Try it! Works GREAT!!
Once a Cowboy by Linda Warren
Alex is a private investigator who works with her dad, and she is hired by a woman who has seen a photo in a newspaper of Brodie Hayes,a former rodeo star. And thinks that he is her long lost son stolen from the hospital forty years ago. Alex tracks him down and unknown to him takes something from for a DNA sample. Initially Alex is skeptical about the whole thing but somehow it is not really closed case at all. She starts to empathize with Brodie. It is not really a superficial romance although the does does suggest that. It has depth and the characterization is good even of those who have grey shades. The love story is only secondary to the story of stolen child..that is Brodie...
The Bride's Baby by Liz Fielding
Tom and Sylvie have an one-night stand and as a consequence Sylvie gets pregnant. When Tom sees Sylvie after a few months, he thinks she is having a baby by some other man and also thinks Sylvie is going to marry that man. Both are in love with each other but they don't say it. This novel is all about misunderstanding. And it kind of finishes fast. The characters are too proud to talk about their feeling. Made a fast and easy read.
A Very Special Delivery by Linda Goodnight
In a stormy night, the reclusive Ethan Hunter leaves his infant daughter in Molly's care. She is terrified but does care for the little girl. And when he returns to get his daughter back, Molly and Ethan are stuck in the farmhouse during the snowstorm, but when they're back in the real world that their relationship starts. Molly, who has withdrawn from society after being part of a horrific tragedy, is forced to get and it seems she can't Ethan. Both Molly and Ethan have histories and troubled pasts but they do deal with that to find happiness with each other.
Click on the titles to get all those downloaded for free!!
To be continued, next Sunday.......
