Mending His Past by Kristen Iten

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

This is an excellent story and our hero captured my attention right away. No one is permanently broken. We all know that love heals all wounds. Unfortunately, His biggest mistake is now back in his life, and working with him on the ranch. It's obviously from the beginning that these two have a lot of baggage, but they still love each other. While Trent tries to help Sport heal from the loss of his owner, Olivia is helping the ranch get back on it's feet. One dog falls in love with Trent and Olivia's daughter. These two try to be friends, but find that the magic is still there and the walls are falling down. This is a sweet romance and I love our soldier heroes.
 

Wager for a Lady's Hand (Lockhart #1) by L.G. Rollins

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐

As far as the love story between Marianne and Sheldon, it is a very sweet romance. The story is well written as far as the characters are concerned. It's the lack of barrister skills that Sheldon has. I know he is new to the roll as lawyer, but his P.I. should have come back on the Earl's dirty secret before Marianne heard the rumor from a cousin. The climax was exciting, but senseless. How did the earl ever think he was going to recover from attempting to kill Marianne. Most villains like Cockell are more intelligent than to attempt something like that since he had spies in Marianne's home watching her. I really did love the characters and the story is a sweet romance. I just wish the author thought more about her options, than she actually gave her characters.
 

His White Marchioness in the Gilded Cage: A Historical Regency Romance Novel by Patricia Haverton, Cobalt Fairy

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

This story is about a girl thrown into the London Season who has never really had any training as a lady. Her father is dying and forces her to go to London to stay with her friend. The twists and turns that this plot takes to keep Analise from Carlisle are sometimes ridiculous, but as the climax finally comes to an ending we see the true villain in this subversive plot. An enjoyable tale, but I knew who was behind keeping Carlisle from Analise. I just didn't know why, which makes me wonder why Carlisle didn't figure it out earlier.
 

The Marchioness for Whom the Bell Tolled: A Historical Regency Romance Novel by Hanna Hamilton

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

A childish and arrogant woman who did everything to weed out the wrong man, that she weeded every man in London out and laid devastation to one man's fortune. Her parents ship her off to an old friends home for an arranged marriage. It's there that Belinda starts to change and finds that Oliver is wonderful. This story uses the plot that we reap what we sow with a little madness thrown in. Oliver is sensitive soul, and finds that Belinda brings him out of his timidity. Oliver brings out her kindness and makes her happy. But all of that is about to be thrown into the fire when mysterious letters start coming addressed to Belinda and Oliver. The story writes itself and the climax is exciting. Let's just say it's a good thing that Oliver can forgive after he gets over his anger.
 

Highlander’s Wicked Destiny: Scottish Medieval Highlander Romance (Wicked Highlanders #4) by Fiona Faris

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

This story is intense and action-packed. This story at first seemed a little out of time and place, but I actually did a little history background checking and found the battle took place in the early 1700's, along with the Jacobite uprisings. We also have a little Pocahontas in this story with Neil being the son of an Iroquois woman. No place is without its prejudice, but this story makes out that the clan accepts half-breeds. They may have tolerated him, but marrying into the nobility of the clan would never have been accepted. The intense plot and story line makes for an exciting adventure with two romances going on at the same time. The author realizes her predicament and writes a surprise into the story, so Neil & Lizzie can have their happily ever after.
 

Wish on a Star (Pop Stars Romantic Comedy Book 7) by Rachael Eliker

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

This story is just as funny as the others in this series. There seems to be a depth of emotion that is more prevalent in this story, than the others. We know Mandy from all the other books in this series, but we never really knew Mandy until now. This is a story of a woman who let her parents rob her of her happiness. She projects her parents relationship onto her own with Tyson, and leaving him high and dry for things she could control; her job at Harper Music. This Mandy is not the one we know; a take charge, get it done. This woman is unbalanced, prone to accidents and completely undone by Tyson just looking at her. A second chance romance that just might mean that "wishing on a star" just might mean your dreams can come true.
 

The Shocking Bride And The Solitary Rancher: A Clean Western Historical Romance Novel by Evelyn Boyett

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐

The story in of itself is good, and the plot is dastardly evil. The story, although well-written; runs itself out after the climax. The epilogue is extremely unnecessary and tries to revive the story well past the climax. It was irritating, and I was thinking maybe a second book would have been better, if we wanted to know more. Especially since the author wrote an extended epilogue on top of the extremely long epilogue in the book.The characters are well written, but I think the character of Buford was written wrong for a manipulative man. Especially since the first time Buford opened his mouth, I wanted to shoot him. I know why he dropped the charges on Buford, because land grabs are hanging offenses out West. In the end, it would have been more merciful because of all the problems he had removing him from the land afterwards. Like I said, too much epilogue.