Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Monday, March 18, 2013
Cowboy Heaven...
Stetson's Storm by Kathleen BallMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
I am an avid fan of Kathleen Ball's, so I wasn't surprised to have thoroughly enjoyed another of her western romances. Her characters were multi-dimensional and real.
The reuniting of old flames Stetson and Storm was tender and emotional. As usual, Ms. Ball has us pulling for her heroes as if we were part of the story. The addition of little Scotty added a realistic feel to this once broken family's home life. I enjoyed the banter between Scotty and his father, and I savored the love Storm had for her little boy.
The recurring role of nasty neighbor Bailey was a nice touch (though I wanted to punch her again). Ms. Ball's villainess Chrissy was done to perfection. There wasn't a moment in the book when I didn't want to slap her across the face.
Stetson's Storm is Kathleen Ball's third installment in the Lasso Spring's Series and each one is a wonderful trip into cowboy heaven.
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I Adored The Modern Arrangements Trilogy by Sadie Grubor
Here Comes the Bride by Sadie GruborMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Here Comes The Bride was the perfect sequel to Save the Date. Oh My Goodness. Aidan gets even better in this installment of The Modern Arrangements Trilogy. He shows his sensitive and vulnerable side, and I am a sucker for a vulnerable man. The Author had me believing one thing through the whole book only to surprise me at the end. I also like the way she develops her minor characters as well - they are fun and believable. Though Aidan and Lilli were clearly the hero and heroine, Ms. Grubor's other characters were the perfect addition to make this feel like an ensemble cast of players.
Here Comes The Bride is a well-told story and very unique. I still think it should be Number 1 on the Bestseller lists (read my review of Save the Date). It's that good of a story. I cannot wait for the third book.
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Thursday, March 14, 2013
Do you feel other people's pain?
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DO YOU FEEL OTHER PEOPLE'S PAIN? When your friends are hurting? Do you hurt?
Did it ever happen that someone close to you was having a toothache or a headache and suddenly you too ended up with a toothache or headache?
When a friend or family member is sad, do you get sad for them?
I do.
That's called empathy.
And that's what my newly released young adult novel A TOUCH OF HONOR is about.
Honor is a seventeen year old girl who doesn't understand why she hurts all the time...that is until the hunky violet-eyed, blond-haired Ethan Sutherland comes to town and explains it to her. Then it all starts making sense...but when Ethan's morally corrupt but equally gorgeous half-brother Storm enters the picture, Honor's world gets more complicated. Not only does she need to decide who she likes more - Ethan or Storm, she also needs to figure out how to get away from the evil empaths who are after her.
A TOUCH OF HONOR is a paranormal story of a different kind...no werewolves, no vampires, no faeries. This is a tale about empaths - empaths who heal...and empaths who kill. WILL HONOR BE ABLE TO SAVE HERSELF, WHILE SAVING HER FRIENDS?
I hope you enjoy Honor's story. I enjoyed writing her story, because I am an empath. I can't heal people like Honor can, but I certainly feel everyone else's pain - and let me tell you, it is absolutely NO FUN at all. But I am a compassionate person because of it. So...I'll take the good with the bad.
Smiles everyone!
J.P.
Sunday, March 10, 2013
My first Blogger Blog
This is my first Blogger blog, and I'd like to introduce myself. My name is Julie. I am an author of romance, both contemporary and young adult paranormal. You will find my books under my author name J.P. Grider. I have a website you can follow at http://www.jpgrider.com and I have a facebook page which you can find by clicking on the link above (the one that says "When I get to 500 Likes, one fan will win these gloves" - my fb page is https://www.facebook.com/JPGrider?ref=hl I'd love to see you there.
If you'd like to win the gloves above and a signed paperback copy of my contemporary romance Maybe This Life, please go like my facebook page and you will be automatically entered - all my fans are. And for every 50 Likes I get, there will be another winner. So keep telling your friends and have them tell two friends and so on and so on and so on...oh wait, this isn't a Faberge commercial (if you're young and don't know what I'm talking about, click here.
Nice to meet you and I hope to hear from you soon.
Smiles,
J.P
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