Romance is a Girl, a Dog, Two Lonely Adults

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Deb’s Dozen: Rambunctious Dog Causes Two Adults and One Girl to Search for Romance

Driftwood Bay–just the sound of the words evokes peace. We’ve grown to love and care for an abundance of characters in the other books in Irene Hannon’s Hope Harbor romance series. We remember no one more memorable than Charlie, the omniscient purveyor of delectable fish tacos.

Dr. Logan West, an emergency room doctor, has his hands full raising his dead brother’s daughter, Molly, and a rambunctious beagle named Toby–he certainly didn’t need said beagle tearing up his next door neighbor’s lavender plants. And here he’d thought Hope Harbor would be a peaceful, quiet place for all of them.

Jeanette Mason escaped to Hope Harbor from a tragedy suffered at home. She started a tearoom and a lavender farm–she bakes delicious lavender cookies. She keeps herself busy and has no intention of getting involved with the community nor the neighbors next door.

But that dog! And Charlie, who raises questions in both Logan’s and Jeanette’s minds they can’t answer. Then there’s Molly, quiet and sad since her grandmother died. First her dad, then her grandmother–a lot of losses for such a little girl.

Add in a Syrian refugee family the town adopted, a couple of pastors, and the ubiquitous Charlie, and we’re off on another love story with bumps along the way.

Engaging characters, a good story, a peaceful setting, and mysterious Charlie draw us in for another Hope Harbor romance story. I love this romance series, and Irene Hannon certainly makes us wish the scene and the people were real. Five stars.

Driftwood Bay

Irene Hannon

Irene Hannon just reached the milestone of over a million books sold under the Revell imprint. Wow! A three-time Rita Award winner, she writes contemporary romance and romantic suspense. The Romance Writers of America elected her to their Hall of Fame and RT Book Reviews gave her a Lifetime Achievement Award for the entire body of her work. All of that and she’s a fun, relatable person too.

Revell Books gave me a copy of Driftwood Bay, but I was in no way obligated to post a review.

Romantic Suspense in Cross-Country Escape from Assassin.

Deb’s Dozen: A reformed spy, his college daughter, a handsome friend, and an assassin.

H. L. Wegley’s books and I have a love/hate relationship. I love to read his stories, but I hate to see them end. And they’re page turners, so they are fast reads–at least for me.

The Janus Journals are no exception. One reformed Soviet spy, his college daughter, a handsome family friend, and an assassin. Mix them all together and you have a action/adventure romance that leaves you breathless.

When her dad is murdered, Allie Petrenko, gets a message from him saying run, don’t go home, and read the journals in the safety deposit box. The only person(s) she can trust are the Jamisons, but they’ve recently moved. She calls their son, Grady, for help. Almost immediately, they’re on a cross-country chase being tailed by the assassin, who wants the journals.

On the journey, they read the journals and discover Allie’s dad wasn’t who she believed him to be. And she’s being challenged by Grady to consider God and discover faith. From the first page, I was captivated–another five stars for Wegley!

Romantic SuspenseH.L. Wegley served as an Air Force Intelligence Analyst and a Weather Officer. As a civilian, he worked as a research scientist, then worked for Boeing for twenty years where he developed many of their computing systems. Wegley and his wife, Babe, enjoy spending summers in Whistler, BC, where they “consume gallons of coffee, enjoy the beautiful scenery, and Babe reads while H.L. writes, sitting by a stream in the warm summer sun around Whistler Village.”

Although I received a free copy of The Janus Journals from the author, I was in no way obligated to write a review.

Romance Comes in Threes for the St. Clair Family

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Deb’s Dozen: One family + three siblings + three romances = absolutely delightful reading pleasure and enjoyment.

St. Clair Family
Book One: Plan B

Kelsea Anderson’s mom asks her, “What’s your Plan B?” after Kelsea’s fiancé breaks their engagement four days before their wedding. Her sister Morgan always had alternate plans, but Kelsea usually flew by the seat of her pants. When a reminder of her supposed honeymoon flight pops up, Kelsea decides to go by herself to the romantic Caribbean island of Jardin. After all, that was the only aspect of the whole wedding process the groom’s mom had allowed Kelsea to plan (and pay for).

Landon St. Clair finds himself in the very same position although his bride-to-be left him standing at the altar after even the bridesmaids had walked the aisle. He too decides to go solo on the honeymoon trip to the Island of Gardens.

Check in is awkward for both of them … but the owners, Rosie and Ike Goldman were sympathetic and said they’d try to make the week enjoyable, nevertheless. The Goldmans, true romantics at heart, definitely were pros at Plan B. You will enjoy every page of the scheming, agita, and romance that ensues. You can predict the ending, but the path there charms. The ups and downs and mishaps will keep you turning the pages.

Book Two: Home to You

Kelsea St. Clair and her sister, Morgan Anderson, spend time chatting about the twins and who will be at the babies’ dedication. Rosie and Ike, of course, and Landon’s twin brother, Brandon. During their conversation, Morgan relates her thoughts about adopting a child. Single, she feels she will never marry as an illness left her unable to bear children.

Recently widowed Brandon St. Clair must now raise his two daughters on his own. He and the girls travel to Landon’s for the twin’s dedication service. Driving rain drenches them on the last leg of the trip, and just as he gets about to the driveway, a figure hunched under an umbrella dashes across the road in front of him. The figure turns out to be a woman … in fact, Kelsea’s sister, Morgan. And so starts round two of the St. Clair Family series. Do Brandon and Morgan end up together? They start off not even speaking to each other—both think the other is insufferable. Again, a predictable ending, but a totally unpredictable path to that ending. This story was even more fun than the first in the series. You’ll love getting to know Brandon and Morgan.

Book Three: Bait and Switch

Morgan and Brandon had been disappointed the guys’ sister, Reagan, had not come home for their wedding. But as a reporter, always on a hot and often dangerous story, Reagan often disappears for long periods of time. However, she and her DEA buddy Dane Corsica show up at the wedding and need the St. Clair brothers’ help to hide them. They’ve been shot at while undercover trying to bust a drug ring.

After attracting Landon’s attention as the wedding party walks back down the aisle, Dane and Reagan head to a garden shed where they can wait unseen. On the way, Dane’s spies a gorgeous blonde who just happens to be Reagan’s younger sister, Sara.

And we’re off again … Dane and Reagan need to hide out. Where do they go? Rosie and Ike’s Jardin Island of course. An isle of romance? Dane and Reagan are not attracted to each other—at least Reagan isn’t. Enter a whole lot of mix ups and misadventures, with twists, turns and surprises enough for another couple of books! You will love this third of the St. Clair Family series.

Seldom do I review three books in a series at once, but author Erin Stevenson shared the entire St. Clair Family series with me all at once—you can purchase them individually or as a bundle. And I can’t resist a good, clean romance story, especially one involving siblings of two (or was it three?) families. You will love them too—a solid five stars!

St. Clair FamilyErin Stevenson taught for many years—from pre-school classes through college level. She currently works in training and internal communication for an international corporation. Erin also loves spending time with her family—children and grandchildren—and dabbles in gardening which she relates means mostly pulling weeds. She lived many places in the US, but now resides in Iowa. Look for her Perfect Match series coming this year. You can find out more about Erin on her website, esqwrites.com.

Erin Stevenson gave me an e-book copy of the St. Clair Family series, but no obligation to write a review ensued.