Pregnant with the Rancher's Baby Book Review

I was reading through my stack of books on my to read shelf and I got to another one that I really don't remember getting.  Of course I made an agreement with myself to read down the pile and keep pushing through the books that I haven't read in the last few years so I knew that I was going to be reading Pregnant with the Rancher's Baby: Reclaimed by the Rancher (The Good, the Bad and the Texan) by Kathie DeNosky.  It was actually a pretty good book with a strange title so glad that I checked it out from wherever I picked it up.

One wild rancher gets a baby surprise, only from USA TODAY bestselling author Kathie DeNosky! When Jessica Farrell shows up on Nate Rafferty's ranch five months pregnant with his child, he doesn't hesitate to propose. But the beautiful nurse can't believe this wealthy rancher will ever change his love 'em and leave 'em ways. Nate tempts her into a month long trial run, and soon they're spending long days—and steamy nights—living in close quarters. But can he give Jessie the love she's truly looking for? The clock is ticking…

I was reading down my pile when I got to this book where Jessica shows up at Nate's ranch to tell him that she is five months pregnant with his child.  Nate was raised by his foster dad to stand up for his responsibilities and he proposed to Jessica.  She said no because it wasn't about romance and all about being responsible.  Jessica wants to go home and continue with her life but Nate has other ideas.  He makes a deal for her to stay awhile so that he can get to know their baby and be part of the pregnancy.  Things change quickly and you have to pick up the book to find out what happens but I promise it is worth the read.  I hope that you enjoy if you check it out too!  Getting lower and lower in my stack of books and I am currently in the middle of reading three library books that are due back soon because of my push to read my own books.  I am going to have to finish them before continuing on my mission.  I better save a few books for the beach because I like to take my own in case they get sandy or wet!!  Can't believe summer is right around the corner but looking forward to better weather but fearing the start of the heat again!!

Talking After Midnight Book Review

I had never read anything by this author but there was still a book from her in my reading pile that I picked up somewhere.  I am starting to think that some are from the free pile at another library instead of the summer book sales because for the life of me, I don't remember getting this but it was next in the pile and next to read.  Talking After Midnight (Plum Orchard) (English Edition) by Dakota Cassidy was an interesting read with different setting and characters.

Shields up, sugar—things in Plum Orchard are about to get real.  Marybell Lyman is notorious for two things: Her look. The wicked hairstyle, multiple piercings and practiced sneer that say: "Stay back—I bite."  Her voice. The syrupy lilt that's her bread and butter at Call Girls, the prim little town's flourishing phone-sex company.  Hunky handyman Taggart Hawthorn is mesmerized by the contradiction: such sweet tones inside such a spiky shell! He wants to know more about mysterious Marybell, to hear more of her sexy talk—all for himself.  But Tag's attentions, delicious as they are, have Marybell panicked. She's been hiding a long time. She's finally got a home, a job and friends she adores. She won't have it all snatched away by another stupid mistake—like falling in love. So when Marybell's past comes calling, she and the Call Girls will prove no one handles scandals like a Southern girl!

I wasn't expecting anything when I started reading this book but I was quickly surprised when I read that Marybell works for Call Girls, the small town phone sex company.  I thought that it was funny so I kept reading.  There was a great small town of Plum Orchard that this business worked out of and all of the employees stood out like sore thumbs in the strict southern town.  None more then Marybell because she had point colored hair and lots of piercings which scared the old women in the town.  Taggart is a handyman that quickly decides that he is interested in the very different Marybell because she is so very different then all of the other girls.  Find out all of the things that go on in this small town and with Marybell and Taggart when you pick up this book.  I hope that you check out this book and the rest of the series at your local library or bookstore.  I think that you will enjoy this funny story that has lots of heartfelt moments.

Apple Blossom Bride Book Review

I was excited to read this right after the previous book in the series and I was super glad that my version had them in the same book so I knew which order to read them in.  I enjoyed Apple Blossom Bride (Serenity Bay, Book 2) (Love Inspired #389) by Lois Richer.  It was nice to follow along with the story and go from one character in this small town to the next.

After a car accident, Ashley Adams came home to Serenity Bay to heal her broken body - and her broken spirit. Her former teen crush, Michael Masters, was the last person she expected to see in town and he was even handsomer than she remembered. Planning the town's winter festival brought Ashley back in contact with the dedicated single dad, and Ash found herself falling for him all over again, as well as his darling daughter. Yet pain-filled memories of the past threaten their budding romance. Only Ashley's search for the truth can lead them to love beneath the blossoms.
 
Ashley is a childhood friend of Piper's who we met in the last book and Ashley is now coming back to Serenity Bay to heal just like Piper did.  Ashley is hesitantly revisiting her childhood home after being in car accident and breaking up with her boyfriend.  When she returns, she sees her childhood crush, Michael.  Michael is now a single father who is raising his daughter in the same small town where he grew up with the help of his mother.  He gave up his whole life and is trying to settle into teaching in a small town instead of chasing his dreams.  Both are trying to put the past to rest but you have to pick up the book to find out what happens.  I hope that you check out this book and other Love Inspired books and enjoy them as much as I have!!  I know that you will like this fast read set in this cute small town that pulls together in a crisis.

His Winter Rose Book Review

I had another book on my pile that I got through my summer reading coupons which was huge because there were two books included.  The first was the His Winter Rose (Serenity Bay, Book 1) (Larger Print Love Inspired #385) by Lois Richer.  I was interested in getting started to see what it was about because I have picked it up a few times and not actually gotten to read it yet.  I am pretty sure it went to the beach with me last year and a few other vacations!!

After many happy summers in the peaceful town of Serenity Bay, Piper Langley had returned to help revitalize the sleepy village. Trouble was, Piper and her new boss didn't see eye-to-eye. Mayor Jason Franklin had the good looks and the take-charge attitude to earn him the town's respect, but not Piper's. To help the place they both adored, they had to find a way to work together. While his faith in God was strong, it would take an even stronger love to thaw the ice around Piper's jaded heart. Thankfully, Jason knew he was the perfect man for the job.

I don't like the description of this book on Amazon but I am not sure it is wrong but just not what I took away from the book.  Piper went back to Serenity Bay to start her life over and remember the good times from her childhood and to fight against her father's company.  She has many fights with the mayor Jason Franklin because he wanted to manage everything she was doing instead of trusting her judgement.  Then their relationship takes a turn when they work together to make the town better.  Pick up the book to find out what happens.  I hope that you read this book and enjoy lots of the Love Inspired series.  They are really good books that are great light reads for enjoying the book and being able to finish it quickly because you can't put it down.

Menu Plan Monday 4/23

Monday- Chicken fries, Chicken Wraps and homemade fries
Tuesday- Pasta
Wednesday- Chicken and Rice
Thursday- French Dip Sloppy Joes with mac and cheese
Friday- Homemade Pizza
Saturday- Leftover Family Fun Night
Sunday- ??

Last week we had Monday and Tuesday meals went as planned.  I switched Wednesday and Thursday and it went well.  We went with Homemade Taco Pizza and Pepperoni Pizza on Friday night which my son proudly made and we enjoyed them.  Saturday was exhausting and busy so we went with the Sandra's Stuffed Chicken with white rice which was easy and tasty.  I made enchiladas on Friday night while my son was making the pizzas and stuck it in the fridge which was super easy to stick in the oven for dinner on Sunday before work and used leftover taco meat and rice with enchilada sauce and cheese from the freezer.  We did great this week getting food on the table with the schedule that we had going on.  I think that we are going to try something similar this week too!!  We have been so busy starting back up with soccer and spring things happening.  Now I just have to think what to have for Sunday but I am sure that I will think of something as the week goes on!!

The Wedding Quilt Bride Book Review

I was excited to get to my second Love Inspired novel in my four that were in my pile to read.  The Wedding Quilt Bride (Brides of Lost Creek) by Marta Perry was an Amish fiction which I love and it was also about a quilt so I was interested to find out what it was about. 

The single mom’s second chance… To become one of the Brides of Lost Creek!

Widow Rebecca Mast returns to her Amish community with her son and a dream—to own a quilt shop. Carpenter Daniel King is determined to help Rebecca and revive their childhood friendship. But as he bonds with her son, Rebecca’s afraid the secret she’s been keeping will be revealed. Can Daniel convince Rebecca he’s a man she can trust—and love?

Rebecca Mast moves back to the small town where she grew up after the death of her husband.  She decides that she wants to open a quilt shop to make a future for herself and her son.  In the process, she has to learn how to be part of a community and rely on other people.  Daniel is her childhood friend and a carpenter that helps her renovate the house that she bought into a quilt shop.  Daniel is great with Rebecca's son, Lige, which makes Rebecca question how families are supposed to be and remind her how she grew up.  Her marriage was so different and her husband had many medical problems that made her life tough.  There were so many stressful parts in this book that had me on the edge of my seat.  I hope that you check out this book and others in the Love Inspired series.  I have really enjoyed them and they are a perfect quick read that sucks you in and doesn't let you put them down.  I hope that you enjoy this one as much as I have because I think that you will have trouble putting it down.

**I was provided a copy of the book for my review but all opinions here are honest and my own.

The Racher's Secret Child Book Review

I was super excited that I got a chance to read more Love Inspired books.  I came across this series of books at a library book sale and thought they sounded interesting and there were a variety of subjects that it covers.  The Rancher's Secret Child (Bluebonnet Springs) by Brenda Minton was one of the books that I got.  I jumped at the chance to get to read more...I thought I was getting two and I got four of them!!!

After meeting the son he never knew he had, Marcus Palermo’s simple life turns upside down. Complicating things further is Lissa Hart, the boy’s lovely guardian. She’ll help him become a parent—but falling for a gruff cowboy is not in her plans. Will she realize her future lies in Bluebonnet Springs with the rugged rancher?

The description leaves a lot to wonder what this book is about but I enjoy it.  Marcus lived a little crazy life but all that was in his past when he moved home to make a life for himself on a farm.  He was starting to settle into the small town life when Lissa shows up with his son!!  She tells him that he has a son for the first time and that his past love was dead so he was the only parent left.  He thought that his son would be better off being raised by Lissa because he didn't have the stable life that he wanted to give to a child.  Although he wants to know his child so he still feels like he isn't the best thing for him but his son quickly melts his heart.  You need to pick up the book to find out all that happens to this small family and what they decide for the future.  I hope that you enjoy this book as much as I have and check it out for yourself.

**I got a copy of this book for my review but all opinions here are honest and my own.