Monthly Reflections ~ January 2018

Monthly Reflections, where we take the time to reflect on the previous month. It's been a while since my last Monthly Reflections post (ahem, about 15 months), but I thought it was time to bring this feature back and I'm hoping to do these consistently in 2018. :)) Books Read In January:...

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Review: Captured By Love by Jody Hedlund

About the book: Michigan Territory, 1814  A voyageur and a young woman swept up in a time of upheaval and danger discover firsthand the high price of freedom.  The British Army has taken control of Michilimackinac Island and its fort, forcing the Americans to swear an oath of loyalty to the crown in order to retain their land. Pierre...

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Weekend Wrap-Up + Kindle Deals Spotlight

Weekend Wrap-up is where I share what I read this past week, am currently reading, and my reading plans for the coming week.  Feel free to join along and post your own Weekend Wrap-up on your blog/site (if you do, please leave the link in a comment so I can stop by) or, in a comment, share what you've read this...

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Never Alone: Exchanging Your Tender Hurts for God’s Healing Grace

About the book: No matter what you are going through, you are never alone.  From the time we’re little girls, we long to be loved and accepted—from the playground to the lunchroom to the places where we live and work as grown women. We do our best to prove we’re lovable and to avoid being left all alone. But the truth is that it’s impossible...

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Review: The Reluctant Duchess by Roseanna M. White

About the book: Will Fleeing the Scottish Highlands Only Leave Her in More Danger?  Lady Rowena Kinnaird may be the heiress to a Highland earldom, but she's never felt good enough--not for her father, not for the man she thought she'd marry, not for God. But after a shocking attack, she's willing to be forever an outcast if it means escaping...

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Weekend Wrap-Up (January 12) + Kindle Deals Spotlight

Weekend Wrap-up is where I share what I read this past week, am currently reading, and my reading plans for the coming week.  Feel free to join along and post your own Weekend Wrap-up on your blog/site (if you do, please leave the link in a comment so I can stop by) or, in a comment, share what you've read this...

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Review: Blind Spot (Chesapeake Valor Book #3) by Dani Pettrey

About the book: The Wrath Is Coming. But They Don't Know Where--Or When.  "The wrath is coming" were the final words that FBI agent Declan Grey heard the suicide bomber say. Now Declan is in the chase of his life--but isn't sure exactly what he's chasing after or when the threat will be unleashed on American soil. When his investigation's...

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Review: To Laugh Once More by Sherri Wilson Johnson

About the book: To Laugh Once More is a Victorian Inspirational Romance set in Florida and Georgia in 1895. The War may be over, but the battles still rage. A dissatisfied wife. A misunderstood husband. Three tragedies will alter their path forever. Will their choices tear them apart, or will they allow them To Laugh Once More? Three years after...

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Bout of Books // Sign-Up

I'm a little late with signing up, but I finally decided that I wanted to participate. ;) I don't think I will have a ton of reading time this week, but I'm hoping to finish at least three fiction books and maybe one nonfiction...I'm already over 70% done with Blind Spot by Dani Pettrey. The Wrath Is Coming. But They Don't Know Where--Or When.  "The...

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Review: You're the One That I Want by Susan May Warren

About the book: Owen Christiansen has been in a downward spiral since an injury ended his NHL career. But a job on an Alaskan crabbing boat offers a fresh start . . . maybe even a shot at romance with Elise “Scotty” McFlynn, the captain’s daughter. Used to being one of the guys, to never relying on anyone, Scotty doesn’t believe in happily ever...

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2018 Bookish Resolutions/Goals

A new year, a new set of bookish goals! I didn't do too well with last year's resolutions, but I'm hopeful that I will be able to complete these. :D --- Get NetGalley ratio to 65%.  Last year the goal was 80%, but I've realized how difficult that is. I'm currently in the low 50s, so I might be able to get it up to 65. We shall see.  Finish at least 12 nonfiction books (hopefully 1 each month). Last year I wanted to read...

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Review: Calico Spy by Margaret Brownley

About the book: Pinkerton operative Katie Madison’s newest case takes her to Calico, Kansas, where two Harvey House restaurant waitresses were murdered in mysterious circumstances. Calico’s sheriff, Branch Whitman, has never met a Pink he liked and is stunned to learn the pretty redhead’s true identity as she works undercover as a Harvey girl....

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