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One Step Enough by Carla Kelly

Sunday, July 29, 2018

One Step Enough
Loving Vigil #2

Carla Kelly
Historical Romance
Published in 2018

H/h - Owen Davis/Della Anders Davis
Setting: Utah, 1900-1901.

Read in June/July, 2018.
My rating:

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One Step Enough is Carla Kelly’s latest release, and a sequel to her wonderful novel, My Loving Vigil Keeping. Book 1 was based on the 1900s Scofield mining disaster, but it also had a h and a H, whose lives entwined with the chaos of it all. Carla Kelly gave such vivid narratives of everything about a mining town, the lives of its inhabitants and how a tragedy can shatter hundreds of lives, that for me who had no idea about this disaster, it was an experience TBH!

My Loving Vigil Keeping was released in 2012 and I read it in 2015. Initially I thought it was 2017 but then I had to check the date of my review on goodreads to be sure. No wonder I had forgotten many intricate details of the story that had taken me time to remember! Don’t get me wrong, I remembered the story and what happened but this book had many characters so there were many details to remember, littlest things that seemed inconsequential at that time but had quite the profound meaning in book 2. I didn’t want to do a reread because I was too impatient to read One Step Enough. But can you blame me though? I thought book 1 ended very abruptly, yet, seeing the time that had passed since the publication, frankly I didn’t think there was any sequel planned for this book. I’m so glad that Ms. Kelly decided to give us another tour of Della and Owens’s life. I practically screamed when I saw One Step Enough on Amazon!

My Loving Vigil Keeping begins with the story of our h, Della Anders. She was an orphan whose father died, who had never met her mother but was told she ditched them when Della was an infant. At 12, after her father Frederick’s tragic death in a Colorado mine, Della came to live with her rich uncle Karl’s home only to find it no home of any kind. Frederick had loved her, and even poor, took care of her as best as he could but this house here was cold and cruel. Her aunt Caroline never took to her and found immense pleasure in taunting, berating or maligning Della to anyone she could find because she was poor; because her father was the proverbial family ‘blacksheep’ who brought ‘shame’ to the prominent Anders family; because she didn’t look like the tall and blonde Anders clan. But mostly because Della was illegitimate. Her tormentors included her two cousins as well. Della was never given a chance to mourn her father properly because Caroline forbade any such thing if she’s to live with them. Karl pretty much let his wife abuse the child and ignored it all so he himself can live in peace.

Promo Spotlight and Giveaway: Born to Be Wilde by Eloisa James

Saturday, July 28, 2018

Today, I'm hosting a promo on Eloisa James's upcoming historical romance release, Born to Be Wilde (The Wildes of Lindow Castle #3), as a part of the ongoing VBT. Also find a short excerpt for your enjoyment. To enter the giveaway (US ONLY), please check the details below.
Born to Be Wilde
Eloisa James
(The Wildes of Lindow Castle #3)
Expected publication: July 31, 2018 by Avon Romance
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38739567-born-to-be-wilde
The richest bachelor in England plays matchmaker…for an heiress he wants for himself!

For beautiful, witty Lavinia Gray, there’s only one thing worse than having to ask the appalling Parth Sterling to marry her: being turned down by him.

Now the richest bachelor in England, Parth is not about to marry a woman as reckless and fashion-obsessed as Lavinia; he’s chosen a far more suitable bride.

But when he learns of Lavinia’s desperate circumstances, he offers to find her a husband. Even better, he’ll find her a prince.

As usual, there’s no problem Parth can’t fix. But the more time he spends with the beguiling Lavinia, the more he finds himself wondering…Why does the woman who’s completely wrong feel so right in his arms?

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Cover Reveal: Her Alpha Viking by Sheryl Nantus

Friday, July 27, 2018

Today, we're revealing the cover for Sheryl Nantus's upcoming release, Her Alpha Viking (Odin's Bastards #1)! Check it out!!

Her Alpha Viking
Sheryl Nantus
(Odin's Bastards #1)
Expected publication: August 27, 2018 by Entangled Amara
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40938794-her-alpha-viking

Some loves are bigger than this world…

Former soldier Erik Harrison is a dead man walking. The sole survivor of an ambush, the guilt of losing his friends is crushing. He questions his own sanity, remembering the vision he saw as he was dying –– a battle angel come to collect his friends' souls.

Valkyrie Brenna Lund doesn't know why she failed in her duty to reap Erik's soul on the battlefield. He deserves his place with the other mighty warriors in Valhalla, and if she wants to return home, she has to kill him.

There are consequences for betraying the gods. But the closer Brenna and Erik become, the more they both want to risk everything for a future together. If only an immortal hunter weren’t sent to kill them both.

**No pre-order link yet.

Promo Spotlight and Giveaway: How to Train Your Baron by Diana Lloyd

I'm hosting, today, a promo on Diana Lloyd's debut historical romance release, How to Train Your Baron (What Happens in the Ballroom #1), as a part of the ongoing VBT. Also find an excerpt for your enjoyment. The giveaway includes a $15 Amazon GC, so don't forget to enter via rafflecopter below!
How to Train Your Baron
Diana Lloyd
(What Happens in the Ballroom #1)
Published: July 23, 2018 by Entangled Amara
 
 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36406243-how-to-train-your-baron
When Elsinore Cosgrove escapes a ballroom in search of adventure, she has no idea it will lead to a hasty marriage. The youngest daughter of a duke, all she wants is to make her own choices. Now she’s engaged to an infuriating, handsome Scottish baron who doesn’t even know her name! Using all her feminine wiles, along with advice gleaned from a training guide for hunting hounds, Elsinore is determined to mold her baron into the husband she wants.

Quin Graham is a man with many secrets. If another scandal can be avoided with a sham marriage, so be it. Only his fiancee isn’t at all what he expected and the clumsy, curious, and clever Elsinore refuses to be set aside. For reasons he’s unwilling to explain, the last thing Quin needs is to fall in love with his wife.

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