Wednesday, September 21, 2016

#TackleTBR Daily Update - Day 10



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Day 10

Working on my review for Newton and Polly- sometimes it's the 5 star reviews that are the hardest to write....

Read the novella Ask Me to Marry You by Heather Blanton and posted review for the release day today.

Got most of my books pulled for the challenges, still looking for a few before I take pictures... the name challenge is proving to be a bit difficult since I have two I's in my name and not many book titles start with that letter!

Tally:
Total Pages Read: 1,693
Total Books Finished: 6










Cover Reveal: Courting the Countess by Donna Hatch





We just had a fantastic release with Author Donna Hatch ... and now we get another one! I am beyond ecstatic! I love her books and I'm excited to share each and every one.

As a little recap - let's take a look at the previous books we've featured for Donna's before we see her newest addition!


And she has even more books we have not featured! Be sure to check them out!


And now ... On to the cover reveal starting with our author!




Donna Hatch is the author of the best-selling “Rogue Hearts Series,” and a winner of writing awards such as The Golden Quill and the International Digital Award. A hopeless romantic and adventurer at heart, she discovered her writing passion at the tender age of 8 and has been listening to those voices ever since. She has become a sought-after workshop presenter, and also juggles freelance editing, multiple volunteer positions, and most of all, her six children (seven, counting her husband). A native of Arizona who recently transplanted to the Pacific Northwest, she and her husband of over twenty years are living proof that there really is a happily ever after.

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And finally ... let's check out her fantastic new book!

Synopsis:
When charming rake Tristan Barrett sweeps Lady Elizabeth off her feet, stealing both her heart and a kiss in a secluded garden, her brother challenges Tristan to a duel. The only way to save her brother and Tristan from harm—not to mention preserve her reputation—is to get married. But her father, the Duke of Pemberton, refuses to allow his daughter to marry anyone but a titled lord. The duke demands that Elizabeth marry Tristan’s older brother, Richard, the Earl of Averston. Now Elizabeth must give up Tristan to marry a man who despises her, a man who loves another, a man she’ll never love. Richard fears Elizabeth is as untrustworthy as his mother, who ran off with another man. However, to protect his brother from a duel and their family name from further scandal, he agrees to the wedding, certain his new bride will betray him. Yet when Elizabeth turns his house upside down and worms her way into his reluctant heart, Richard suspects he can’t live without his new countess. Will she stay with him or is it too little, too late?


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Review & Facebook Party: Ask Me to Marry You by Heather Blanton


Heidi Reads... Ask Me to Marry You by Heather Blanton

My rating: 3 stars / I liked it

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Synopsis

Though she’s loath to admit it, Audra Drysdale needs a man to save her ranch. Her father has passed away and her hands are abandoning her like rats from a sinking ship. Worse, neighboring cattle baron Jess Fairbanks is making a play for the Diamond D and Audra, whichever he can get his hands on first. Audra grudgingly accepts that the mere presence of a husband will keep her men working, and Fairbanks under control. It seems a perfectly reasonable idea, then, to ask her uncle, who is the town attorney and a matchmaker of sorts, to find her a groom—a “proxy” who will take her orders and dish them out to the men.

Dillon Pine is in jail for a conspiracy charge, but because of certain mitigating factors he’s deemed a good risk for an unusual form of probation: serving as Audra’s husband. After a year, he can abandon her and she won’t tell. By then, she will have proven to the cowboys she’s a competent rancher, and the cattle man next door will be looking elsewhere for a wife. But when word gets out that Dillon came to Audra via Evergreen’s matchmaker, he’s dubbed a “male order bride.” The resulting jokes at his expense are constant and brutal. Just how much abuse can Dillon’s pride stand?

When Audra discovers her father’s death was no accident, she realizes her new husband is in danger, too. And she cares . . . quite a lot, it turns out. To save Dillon, she may have to let go of the one thing she’s fought her whole life to keep.


My Review

This is a cute and short novella with a marriage of convenience theme. The story jumps right into the action without much character development, but we get to know Audra and Dillon as they get to know each other. The plot moved swiftly so the pacing never slowed, however it kept the focus on the events happening and didn't allow me to connect with the emotions of the characters. Audra is conflicted with her desire to run the ranch independently but also feels that having a husband as her mouthpiece would compel the ranch hands into obedience. Dillon feels emasculated by his new role and struggles with his pride in delivering orders from a female. They are attracted to each other and quickly bond over their shared goal once they learn to compromise. I felt like there was more telling rather than showing, especially when it came to their feelings and falling in love. Overall it was a diverting story with a quick and convenient conclusion.

(Thank you to the author for a copy of the book in exchange for my honest review)

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Tuesday, September 20, 2016

#TackleTBR Daily Update - Day 8 & 9


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Day 8 & 9

I finally was able to finish Newton and Polly!!! It was amazing. Posting review ASAP. I'm reading a light novella next which will be a big contrast.

I had a blast at the #TackleTBRchat on Twitter (my first Twitter chat party and I was proud for being able to keep up!) and even won the $5 Amazon giveaway, woo-hoo! Thanks Tressa! Excited to pick an e-book from my wishlist :)

Planning on digging through my book boxes to complete both the duo-color challenge and name challenge from Tressa at Wishful Endings, which will be super fun, and I'm sure I'll find a bunch of books I'll want to re-read :)

Tally:
Total Pages Read: 1,614
Total Books Finished: 5