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Snow Valley, Montana, is a small community with the
tradition of doing Christmas big. Festivities begin with tree lighting in the
town square the day after Thanksgiving and continue until the culminating
romantic Christmas Ball. From the Polar Express to a Winter Carnival, there’s
something for every wonder-filled child—and every couple who’s in love—or
about to be.
An Unexpected Kiss by
Cindy Roland Anderson
Lucy Phillips doesn’t want to spend her Christmas
vacation dodging her ex-boyfriend, so when he turns up at the airport to give
her a ride home, Lucy panics and asks a complete stranger to kiss her. Although
the kiss is incredible, Lucy never expects to see the guy again. Is it bad luck
or destiny when Lucy comes down with a sore throat and the new doctor in Snow
Valley is none other than the guy she kissed at the airport?
Feels Like Love by
Jeanette Lewis
Christmas in Snow Valley is the perfect way for
April Winston to introduce her city slicker fiancé, Scott Mecham, to life on a
farm. If only Wade Hadley, hometown boy and high school sweetheart, will
cooperate! But Wade has no intention of letting April go without a fight. This
Christmas, Wade is determined to overcome their painful past and show April
that she already has what she’s been seeking all along.
Full Court Devotion by
Cami Checketts
Kazlyn is too busy with her schooling and future
plans to enjoy life, let alone fall in love with a man who has heartbreak
written all over him. Tyrese Hamilton, a college basketball star and major
heartthrob, is intrigued when Kazlyn doesn't pursue him or even seem
interested. Ty's career is in jeopardy, and he needs a miracle and Kazlyn to
save him.
The Christmas Eve Kiss by
Taylor Hart
When Molly O’Hare gets a prediction that she will
kiss her true love on Christmas Eve, she thinks it’s utterly ridiculous. But
when she gets teamed up with Kevin Snow, aka her ex-boyfriend, to decorate a
Christmas tree, things start to change. Too bad getting over the past is hard
and seeing him kiss another girl is even harder. Now Molly is left with a
choice—run away from home and heartbreak or let Christmas work out a miracle
all of its own.
Risking it all for Love by
Award-Winning author, Kimberley Montpetit
Ever since her high school boyfriend's death from a
car accident three years earlier, Jessica Mason and her hometown of Snow
Valley, Montana with all its awful memories have NOT been compatible. Running
away to New Orleans on a ballet scholarship, Jessica cringes when she thinks
about confronting Pastor John and the community church--she doesn't want to
talk about God, not after He took Michael, the boy she was going to marry ever
since third grade.
In the local scene of funky New Orleans, Jessica
seeks out Madame LaBlanc, hoping Michael will absolve her of her guilt the
night of the car accident in a seance, but the spirit world is silent and she
fears the grief will drown her.
When she visits Michael’s grave in the church yard,
Jessica is shocked to meet handsome James Douglas, Pastor John’s nephew, who’s
studying for the ministry. No, she is NOT going to be attracted to someone who
wants to be a preacher! Definitely not compatible! But James Douglas is unlike
any minister-in-training she's ever met. James can not only dish back Jessica’s
finely-tuned sarcasm but understands grief all too well, turning Jessica’s
world upside down.
Can Jessica forgive herself for that terrible,
fateful night? Can she take another risk on love?
Blue Christmas by
Lucy McConnell
As head of Snow Valley hospital's fundraising
effort, Paisley Hackett barely has time to organize the craft show, cookie
decorating party, and the annual Christmas Ball. What she doesn't have time for
is falling in love with Clay Jett, the incredibly handsome bass player who
sweeps into town. She's been burned by a tourist romance before and, with
everything going on, Paisley will have to work overtime to protect her heart
from Clay and his swoon-worthy ballads.
Join me now for my
review of:
Risking It All for Love
By Kimberley
Monpetit
Publisher: Spellbound Books
Published: Oct. 15, 2014
ASIN: B00OL1FP7M
Amazon Synopsis:
Risking it all for Love by
Award-Winning author, Kimberley Montpetit
Ever since her high school boyfriend's death from a
car accident three years earlier, Jessica Mason and her hometown of Snow Valley,
Montana with all its awful memories have NOT been compatible. Running away to
New Orleans on a ballet scholarship, Jessica cringes when she thinks about
confronting Pastor John and the community church--she doesn't want to talk
about God, not after He took Michael, the boy she was going to marry ever since
third grade.
In the local scene of funky New Orleans, Jessica
seeks out Madame LaBlanc, hoping Michael will absolve her of her guilt the
night of the car accident in a seance, but the spirit world is silent and she
fears the grief will drown her.
When she visits Michael’s grave in the church yard,
Jessica is shocked to meet handsome James Douglas, Pastor John’s nephew, who’s
studying for the ministry. No, she is NOT going to be attracted to someone who
wants to be a preacher! Definitely not compatible! But James Douglas is unlike
any minister-in-training she's ever met. James can not only dish back Jessica’s
finely-tuned sarcasm but understands grief all too well, turning Jessica’s
world upside down.
Can Jessica forgive herself for that terrible,
fateful night? Can she take another risk on love?
My Thoughts:
Jessica finally returns
to Snow Valley after almost three years away after her boyfriend’s death. She’s
been in New Orleans on a ballet scholarship. She doesn’t want to be in Snow
Valley because everything reminds her of Michael and she can’t forgive herself
for her part in his death. She is angry at God and herself that Michael is
gone.
I thought that Risking It All really showed the way
that some people do deal with unexpected death. They turn away from God and won’t
let themselves move on from that point in their lives. They need to learn the
same lesson that Jessica learned, you have to forgive yourself.
I loved how James
Douglas displays faith the way faith was meant to be displayed. He is a pastor
who is not stuffy, but a man of action, who does what he preaches and dresses
like an ordinary person.
I thought that the
people in this story and the story itself were very plausible in this cute
little town of Snow Valley. This was an excellent clean romance.
I gave Risking It All for Love 5 stars out of
5.
Thank you to the
publishers for providing a copy of the book in exchange for a fair and honest
review. A positive opinion is not required. All thoughts are my own.
About the Author:
Kimberley Montpetit once spent all her souvenir money at the
La Patisserie shops when she was in Paris—on the arm of her adorable husband.
The author grew up in San Francisco, another swoon-worthy city, loves all
things Parisian and chocolate and lives in a small town along the Rio Grande
with her family.Kimberley has won many awards for her work, including the Southwest Book Award, the Whitney Award, the Arizona/New Mexico Book Award, is a Crystal Kite Finalist (SCBWI) and included in the Bank Street College Best Books of the Year.
She once stayed in a haunted castle tower room at Borthwick Castle in Scotland, sailed on the Seine in Paris, walked the beaches of Normandy, eaten in numerous French cafes, ridden a camel in Petra, Jordan, sunbathed on Waikiki, shopped the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul, and spent the night in an old Communist hotel in Bulgaria.
She adores all baked goodies; brownies, éclairs, donuts, tarts, and pie, and makes a lot of chocolate chip cookies while revising.
Kimberley is, of course, hard at work on her next novel(s).
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