Silverton: Claims on the Heart

When Kathleen Morris' father received a letter informing him that he had inherited a mercantile from his brother, they were both willing to quit their new life in St. Louis and make a new start in Colorado. Never one of them was afraid of the new challenges that might face them. Since they were successful in their own store in St. Louis, it allowed them to net quite a sum so they would have something to live on until they could see the condition of the mercantile and determine what would need to be done. They would also need to find a home suitable for them both and hopefully one that would allow Kathleen to entertain gentlemen suitors that might come around.

When they arrived in Colorado, it was a drastic change than what they were used to. Dirt and dust was everywhere and there appeared to be more brothels and saloons than reputable businesses, not that they didn't exist. They were lucky that there mercantile was the only one in town. They were greeted by Martin Long, owner of the stamp mill and a very wealthy man who seemed to fancy Kathleen. Not only was she beautiful but he knew she probably came from well-to-do upbringing. She would make the perfect wife and with all of Martin's wealth, she knew he would take good care of her and her father should things go south in town.

But Kathleen wasn't willing to take any risks with her heart and found a much more charming suitor who also couldn't pass up a new face in town. While buying a hat in the mercantile, Colin McAllister was charming, humble and always willing to help out anyone in need, including one of the soiled doves who happened to take a fall just outside the mercantile's front door. Colin warned her that she would be best suited if she didn't use Blair Street to find her way home or any other place in town. A respectable lady would find more than trouble on that end of town. Now she just had to convince herself and her father that Colin seemed to have found a place in her heart she wasn't expecting quite so soon and that money and position wasn't her reasons for marriage. She wanted to marry for love.

I received Silverton: Claims on the Heart by Karen Cogan compliments of White Rose Publishing, Pelican Book Group and NetGalley. This is a short but sweet novel on marrying for love or money, and how appearances are not always what they appear. She has to wrestle with her emotions in what is best for her or what would be best for her family. Even the friends she meets in Colorado seem to think that Martin would be the logical choice for her and while Colin's career as a simple miner would not be the best thing for her or her father. I love that even though this is a shorter novel, for me, under 2 hours to finish, it doesn't feel that way. I feel like I inhaled this one since it is that good and I didn't want to put it down. For that reason this one easily garners a 5 out of 5 stars in this reader's opinion.

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Journey's Embrace - Review and Giveaway

Sage Michaelson has more problems than he knows what to do with. First of all, he's attempting to recover from having his spleen removed, and then there is the promise he made to his best friend Steve at his wedding, to watch over his sister, Delaney. As a Deputy U.S. Marshall, its Sage's job to notice the details about people and while he attempts to concentrate on that aspect of his job, his heart has its own priorities. He's trying to keep his feelings in check for Delaney.

Growing up with her in the orphanage has made her feel more like family than anything else, but these strong feelings he has for her now go much deeper than just a family bond. Even though he has grown up thinking of Delaney as a sister, now that the years apart have matured them both on completely different levels. However no matter how hard he tries to keep his feelings separated, he finds himself falling for her. Yet, how can he protect her if he can't protect his heart?

When he discovers that someone is out to harm Delaney, first breaking into her home and threatening her, almost kidnapping her at knife point at her brother's wedding, the threats on her life keep escalating. Now if he can only heal from his own physical injuries long enough to protect her and find the person(s) responsible there may be hope yet for them.

Delaney Hunt has had a childhood crush on Sage forever and now that he is back in Journey, restoring his parents home and possibly considering a permanent move here, Delaney wonders how she can keep her feelings in check. She feels that once he fulfills her brothers request to protect her, that Sage will move away again. She can't possibly let him know how she really feels and then wind up like her mother. She has made a vow to God that she will keep herself pure until the day she marries her husband. One that she is finding harder to keep with Sage being with her all the time. Does God have plans for them other than the ones she has been dreaming of?

In the latest novel, Journey's Embrace by Dora Hiers, we are immediately drawn into both a romance novel as well as a suspense story. Sage and Delaney have grown up together and feel more like family than anything else. But time has a way of changing people and for Sage and Delaney, they are no different. With enough time between them, they have both matured and now see one another through different eyes. Sage is still dealing with his past being the only survivor when his family was tragically killed in a car accident. Delaney has her own past to deal with. She is doing everything possible to not wind up like her mother who put drugs as her first priority and being a single mother. Not being able to deal with raising a child on her own, she gave her up for adoption and its where she first met Sage. Can they both work through their difficult pasts to find a real future together?

I received Journey's Embrace by Dora Hiers compliments of the author for my honest review. I received no monetary compensation for a favorable review. I loved this story. I think it's one we can all relate to on some level. We all have things in our past we are not proud of and it's only through the grace of God that we can move forward into a new future, leaving those mistakes behind us. This is the third book in her Marshall's series with the first being Journey's End and then Journey's Edge. Even though this is part of a series, like me, you can read this one as a stand alone and still appreciate the story. Yet once you've read this one, you'll want to go back and capture the romance that began in Journey one step at a time! I rate this one a 5 out of 5 stars and it really appealed to the romance/suspense lover in me!

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• Paperback: 242 pages
• Publisher: White Rose Publishing (March 1, 2013)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1611162106
• ISBN-13: 978-1611162103
• Product Dimensions: 5 x 0.5 x 8 inches

When Truth Whispers

Teal Benning just wants to find one honest man in the world. One who can truly love her for who she is, not who they want her to be. After a series of rough starts in dealing with the dishonesty in men, starting with her father, and then subsequently her ex-financè Ian Hartsuk, she's ready to give up. If just one more man in her life fails to hide things from her or keep secrets, she may never find true love or even marriage. Thankfully however, she's arrived back home where a sense of familiarity can be found. That's the one thing she can always come home to, her roots and her best friend, Hunter Miciver.

Now that she can find time to rest and find her inner peace once more away from the lights and cameras of being in magazines and newspapers, she hopes to attempt to finish her book with a deadline of 3 months away. She hopes that spending time at Promise Lake will give her a better perspective on her love life and hopefully find her creative juices to finish her book. Hunter has always been there for her since her childhood. Her one true friend, a life long ally. Hunter couldn't lie if his life depended on it, and that's one of the things she like best about him and his hugs.

But after being away all these years, will she finally look at Hunter, like he has been hoping for? Will she finally see that the love she's been searching for has been right in front of her the whole time? But will the deep, dark secret that Hunter's been hiding for the past 9 years shattered the image that Teal has had about him, or will she be able to see that he's merely been looking out of her like he always has been for all these years?

In the latest novella by Dora Hiers, When Truth Whispers, takes the reader into what often times seems to be the easiest approach in dealing with relationships. Being open and honest. However with Hunter he finds that the one thing he wants to be honest with Teal about, may in fact ruin any chances of a meaningful relationship with her because he's kept it from her all these years. No matter how it tries to justify his reasons, to Teal she will wonder if anyone can really be honest with her including her own mother, who is hiding secrets of her own. Will he be able to give it all up for the love of his best friend? You'll have to pick this one to find out.

I received When Truth Whispers by Dora Hiers compliments of the author for my honest review of her ebook and in no way was I compensated to give a favorable review. I honestly liked this one. It has the makings of something great and would have liked to have seen a longer version of this story with more development on the characters of Teal and Hunter. Overall it was a quick read with a happy ending and one that will leave you wanting more. I look forward to seeing more books from Dora Hiers in the near future and rate this one a 4 out of 5 stars. It's great if you want a short romance with a twist! This is available as a eBook only at this time.

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