Rodeo Rivals Compete for $1 Million in Marcella Bell’s ‘The Wildest Ride’ [REVIEW]

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A rodeo champion pursues one last win in Marcella Bell’s The Wildest Ride. (Photo courtesy Canva)

He’s a big city Texan. She’s a ranch-raised girl from Oklahoma. Eager to win a televised rodeo competition and its life-changing cash prize, they are natural rivals. But off screen, things are heating up between them. Can they win at love when only one person can win the money? Find out in Marcella Bell’s The Wildest Ride.

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A Couple’s Dreams and Goals Don’t Have to Be Shared [Guest Post]

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When it comes to love, it’s all about compromise. (Photo courtesy Hallmark Publishing)

We love a good Hallmark Channel original movie. So when we heard that Lacey Baker was going to write a novel based on the happenings in the enchanting town of Evergreen, of course we were interested. We remembered Eliot and Hannah, the two protagonists featured in both the films and in her new book, so naturally we wanted to pick the author’s brain a little. Does Lacey think it is important to have a partner who has similar interests to our own? Also, how does having our own dreams and goals foster a healthy relationship? And how do these themes play into her novel and her own life? Find out in Lacey’s exclusive guest post! We hope you enjoy it. —J&H

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Iris Johansen’s ‘The Persuasion’ Might Be the Perfect Summer Getaway [REVIEW]

Will he be able to protect the woman he loves? (Photo courtesy Canva)

A talented artist. The man she loves. A brilliant psychopath who will stop at nothing to keep them apart. In a game of life and death, who will come out triumphant? Find out in Iris Johansen’s dazzling new thriller, The Persuasion.

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Why Haven’t Sophie Hannah’s ‘Perfect Little Children’ Ever Grown Up? [REVIEW]

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How can two children possibly look exactly the same when 12 years have passed? (Photo courtesy Canva)

She was just fulfilling her typical soccer mom duties the day she came across her former BFF. She didn’t intend to snoop. But what she saw stopped her in her tracks. After all, it had been more than a decade since they’d seen each other. How was it possible that absolutely nothing had changed? Follow Sophie Hannah down the rabbit hole to find out in her newest mystery, Perfect Little Children.

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Erica Spindler’s ‘The Look-Alike’ Examines the Effects of Mental Illness [REVIEW]

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When a parent is mentally ill, a child can’t help but wonder if they are next. (Photo courtesy Canva)

A horrible crime. A mother’s paranoia. A daughter’s worst nightmare. When the lines between reality and delusion are blurred, will one woman be able to unearth the truth to bury the past? Find out in Erica Spindler’s new novel, The Look-Alike.

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