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My Thoughts:
I would consider this book a New Adult since the main character is in her early 20s, but lucky for us lovers of clean romance this book was clean just like all of Marcia’s wonderful romance novels.

I love fairy tales! This was such a unique retelling of The Twelve Dancing Princesses. I didn’t know what to expect at every turn. Evony was a wonderful heroine: strong and brave, determined and kind. She was a joy to read. She only made me think, “No! Don’t do that! That’s a stupid choice!” one time. It’s annoying to read a book that has the main character making a bad choice at every turn. Thankfully that was not the case with Evony. She was smart and just . . . lovely. I don’t know how else to describe her.

Stavos was such a dreamy prince. I love to read Prince and Princess stories. I’m such a girl! Stavos did not disappoint as the hero. He was everything a prince should be, full of honor and bravery. It didn’t hurt that he was thought to be the most handsome man alive!

As with all of Marcia’s books there was a wonderful intriguing plot that kept me turning the page while full of breath taking romance that kept me smiling. If you’ve ever read a review for one of her books you’ve probably heard about her talent for writing kissing scenes. Those scenes were very swoony. 😉 This book also had a good amount of peril and action. It was easy to read late into the night.

Midnight Masquerade was a fairy tale laced with faint inducing romance and pulse stopping mystery.

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Sexual Content: moderate ( long kissing scenes one mention of tongue and some necking; kissing while in bed- no sex; hints of men taking advantage of women )
Language: very mild ( I didn’t keep track of exact, but I think 1 d*** and 1 h*** and maybe a few more )
Violence: mild ( death by knife and swords, kidnapping, whipping )

I received the book from I Am A Reader for the blog tour. Thank you! I am not paid for my reviews. My reviews are solely my opinion.

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My Thoughts:
I would consider this book a New Adult since the main character is in her early 20s, but lucky for us lovers of clean romance this book was clean just like all of Marcia’s wonderful romance novels.

I love fairy tales! This was such a unique retelling of The Twelve Dancing Princesses. I didn’t know what to expect at every turn. Evony was a wonderful heroine: strong and brave, determined and kind. She was a joy to read. She only made me think, “No! Don’t do that! That’s a stupid choice!” one time. It’s annoying to read a book that has the main character making a bad choice at every turn. Thankfully that was not the case with Evony. She was smart and just . . . lovely. I don’t know how else to describe her.

Stavos was such a dreamy prince. I love to read Prince and Princess stories. I’m such a girl! Stavos did not disappoint as the hero. He was everything a prince should be, full of honor and bravery. It didn’t hurt that he was thought to be the most handsome man alive!

As with all of Marcia’s books there was a wonderful intriguing plot that kept me turning the page while full of breath taking romance that kept me smiling. If you’ve ever read a review for one of her books you’ve probably heard about her talent for writing kissing scenes. Those scenes were very swoony. 😉 This book also had a good amount of peril and action. It was easy to read late into the night.

Midnight Masquerade was a fairy tale laced with faint inducing romance and pulse stopping mystery.

Content Ratings: highlight between ( ) to view details
Sexual Content: moderate ( long kissing scenes one mention of tongue and some necking; kissing while in bed- no sex; hints of men taking advantage of women )
Language: very mild ( I didn’t keep track of exact, but I think 1 d*** and 1 h*** and maybe a few more )
Violence: mild ( death by knife and swords, kidnapping, whipping )

I received the book from I Am A Reader for the blog tour. Thank you! I am not paid for my reviews. My reviews are solely my opinion.

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Reading Queue is a monthly meme where you share the books you want to read that month. Visit the host sites Book Tasty and Books: A True Story to add your post to the linky and visit other posts to see what others are reading for the month. Maybe you’ll find someone planning to read the same book as you! I’ll list my books in the order I want to read them. 

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Books I planned to read in August:

Books I read in August:
I’m not sure how this happened, but I had an epic FAIL! I didn’t finish any of these books. I’m halfway through Swept Up by the Sea which has taken me all month. Obviously I’m having a hard time immersing myself in that book. I started Sugar Coated a few days ago thinking I could read it in time for the blog tour, but I got sick and didn’t get too far. I love Sugar Coated so far but want to go back and finish Swept Up by the Sea first. I will do better this month!!!

Reading Queue for September:


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Books I planned to read in August:


Books I read in August:

Hey that’s 50% of my goal. Not too bad. Not like my epic fail with YA reading goals. 🙂

Reading Queue for September:

I will finish Midnight Masquerade this weekend for my part in the blog tour on Tuesday, and I hope to get into Emma: a Latter-day Tale this month!

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My Thoughts:
The Miner’s Lady was the third book in the Land of Shining Water series, but don’t worry it wasn’t necessary to read the first ones since those had different main characters. I loved this book so much though so I’m going to have to go back and read the first two books now!

I am going to gush about this book. I loved loved loved it!! It releases tomorrow, September 1st, and I highly recommend you get it. Summer’s over! We all need something amazing to help us escape during back-to-school craziness. The Miner’s Lady will take you on a trip to 1890 to a mining community in Minnesota, full of romance and turmoil.

The romance between Chantel’s sister Isabella Panetta and Orlando Calarco was reminiscent of Romeo and Juliet. The Panetta and Calarco families had a long-time hatred for one another, but the young couple didn’t care about a feud that began so long ago. Isabella wanted what was best for her sister which sometimes involved distracting Orlando’s older and very handsome brother Dante.

I loved that Dante wasn’t perfect, the guy had faults. Hearing his thoughts as well as Chantel’s really helped me connect with them, especially when they had strong opposing views. This book was full of deep characters. There were many plots interwoven among the romance like addiction, poverty, loss, and betrayal. I cannot say enough good things about this book!

The Miner’s Lady will bring your emotions through these character’s lives. As a reader, I experienced laughing joy, tears of sadness, and everything in between. It was a beautiful historical romance.

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Sexual Content: mild ( kissing )
Language: none
Violence: mild ( murder by gunshot, murder by beating, mining accidents with injury and death )

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My Thoughts:
I have really enjoyed reading many of Cami Checketts’s books recently. They are fun and romantic. Her other series was more romance/action/suspense while this one was more romance and mystery. The three main characters with POVs were Jake, his grandma Ruby, and Chanel, with a little from the “bad” guy.

I loved that Ruby had a little romantic plot line going on, too cute. Ruby did not want to take the police’s word for it that her friends in the retirement home had died of “old age.” She believed they were murdered and had to prove it. Ruby was cute and feisty. I didn’t think I would connect to a character that much older than me, but I really did. She was too fun.

Jake was rugged, handsome, and a devoted grandson. I loved the scenes with him and Ruby’s retirement friends teasing him. Hilarious! Chanel loved her job at the retirement home, especially when Jake came to visit. I loved the romance building throughout from both couples.

There wasn’t a ton of scenes with Jake’s sister Brinley, but I would love to read her life as a single mom in the next book. She was a strong woman.

Poison Me was funny and utterly romantic for all ages! 

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Sexual Content: mild ( kissing, mention of illegitimate child )
Language: very mild ( h***-2 )
Violence: mild ( dead bodies found, hostage at gunpoint, fighting )

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THIS IS BOOK 3 OF THE SERIES!
Book 1: Almost Midnight
Book 2: Almost Sundown

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The last of the Colorado Clearbrook trilogy was a wonderful entertaining romance like the first two books. Max was the youngest Clearbrok brother at 28 years old and a rugged cowboy. Annie was 25 and looking for a fresh start. She was a friend Hannah met in book one. Again the brothers’ dad Fritz was up to his old matchmaking tricks with some help from his grandson and daughters-in-law.

Max was ridiculously charming as a feisty cowboy. He definitely kept me laughing with his rope and how he used his roping skills. Annie’s first impression of him was pretty funny. There were some good laughs throughout with a whole bunch of romantic tension. Love it.

Take yourself on a beautifully romantic journey by reading the entire Colorado Clearbrook trilogy back to back. Enjoy!

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Sexual Content: mild ( kissing )
Language: very mild ( h***-8 )
Violence: very mild ( brief fist fight )

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THIS IS BOOK 2 OF A SERIES!
Book 1: Almost Midnight

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My Thoughts:
Another beautiful romance in the Colorado Clearbrooks series. This one follows Tanner’s brother Rafe on his journey to find love. Rafe was such a ladies man as the sought after doctor in town, and Candy was one nurse that didn’t want to fall at his feet. Their chemistry was perfect. Rafe thought he should be able to win any girl’s heart while Candy was going to have non of that. Candy also happened to be Hannah’s best friend from the first book.

Some of this story took place in the Bahamas, and I wish there were more scenery moments there. Beaches are magical places for romance. I enjoyed having the other brothers involved in the story some.

I love these clean romances! They are so fun to read. I love when a romance author can write clean entertaining stories where the characters follow my believes by waiting until marriage to do more than kiss. Some of the lines were a bit cheesy and it seemed to follow the same pattern as book one, but that didn’t bother me.

Almost Sundown was another chemistry filled contemporary romance and found myself wanting more after the last page.

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Sexual Content: very mild ( kissing )
Language: very mild ( h***-9 )
Violence: none

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My Thoughts:
I really enjoyed The Clearbrooks series by this author so when I saw this new series about the desendents of the Clearbrooks I had to read it. I’m happy I did!

The story was told from both Hannah’s and Tanner’s POV. Hannah and Tanner met in the most awkward way for Hannah. It was pretty funny and really realistic. Hannah was sweet and caring and somewhat emotionally broken from a past relationship. Tanner was confident and kind but recovering from his own sad past. I was interested to see how they would work out their own emotions and find their way together.

Fritz, Tanner’s dad, hired Hannah to tutor Tanner’s eight year old son Jeremy. That kid was such a cutie. It was sweet to see Tanner as a dad. Fritz was a spunky and hilarious addition to the characters.

This was a beautiful and sweet romance with a charming gentleman of a man. I really enjoyed immersing myself in this book. I wish the two other brothers who are the main characters in the next books were featured more in this first one. Each of the three brothers were amazing in their own way. You’ll want to have all three books ready to read because this is a fun and relaxing clean romance to hide in for a few days.

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Sexual Content: very mild ( kissing )
Language: mild ( h***-19 )
Violence: none

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