B Reviews / Book Reviewsholiday novella / Michigan / novella / single mother / veteran / Widowed Heroine / winterComments Off on REVIEW: The Christmas Phoenix by Patricia Kiyono
Jess Tate is trying to make a life for herself and her teenage son after her husband’s sudden death. Running the family’s struggling landscape business in Northern Michigan has been hard work, and her son hasn’t been much help. She’s managed to get by, learning to run the big equipment ... more >
B Reviews / Book ReviewsContemporary / dogs / opposites attract / veteran / virgin hero / war veterans5 Comments
Recovering from his time in Afghanistan, Wes Stone prefers the company of his dogs and himself. People, especially of the female variety, are…difficult. He appreciates that Cara Pruitt doesn’t treat him like an invalid, but hiring the party girl of New Benton to help out with his dog treat business ... more >
B Reviews / Book ReviewsCalifornia / Contemporary / graduate student / mental health / Turkey / veteranComments Off on REVIEW: Forever a Soldier by Genevieve Turner
A wounded soldier searching for healing… Hank Moreno returned home from combat not quite broken but definitely battered. His job now is to recover from his tour of duty and to keep a hundred-year-old house from falling down around his ears. No one calls, no one visits—just as he likes. ... more >
C Reviewsamputee / disability / K-9 / Military / romantic-suspense / service dog / veteran5 Comments
Dear DD Ayres, Primal Force is the third book in your K-9 Rescue series. I was able to follow the story without any drama so I’m confident it can be read as a stand alone. An Author’s Note in the beginning of the book indicates where you have taken some ... more >
B ReviewsEdwardian-era / historical romance / veteran / widow2 Comments
Dear Ms. Browning, Your publisher, Sourcebooks Casablanca, sent out a review request for some of its late summer books, including The Great Estate, a historical romance set in Edwardian England. I decided to start with Thornbrook Park, book one in the same series, since I like to read series in order. Thornbrook ... more >
B- ReviewsContemporary romance / diabetes / disability / Soldier / veteran / Young-Adult10 Comments
Dear Ms. Perry, While I’m past the point of “issue novels” in YA, I do like seeing some of those topics tackled within the context of other conflicts. In The Summer I Found You, we have a girl freshly diagnosed with diabetes and a young disabled veteran who meet and ... more >