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“A Hometown Kind of Love” Is the Perfect Feel-Good Read for Fall

Those of us who grew up in small towns seem to be in one of two camps: we either love them or we feel compelled to escape them. In Janine Rosche’s heartfelt new novel, A Hometown Kind of Love, she examines these two disparate views through the eyes of her protagonists, Lucas Hemingway and Rowan Wilkes, high school sweethearts whose lives take them in very different directions after graduation.

Jathan FinkOctober 13, 2026Leave a comment

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In Kerri Carpenter’s ‘Come What Maybe,’ Going Home Is Only the Beginning [REVIEW]

Couple walking in the surf at the beach — Sometimes unexpected detours lead to the right destination. (Photo courtesy Canva)

It is difficult to keep secrets in small towns—especially a great big juicy one! But that’s exactly what one woman strives to do when she returns home to visit her family. As she goes to great lengths to keep her personal information private, her high school nemesis refuses to keep his distance. Will his presence help or hinder her plan? Find out in Kerri Carpenter’s Come What Maybe.

Heather FinkFebruary 7, 2023February 21, 2023Leave a comment

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Victoria James Proves Relationships are Hard in ‘Mail Order Cowboy’ [REVIEW]

Victoria James's MAIL ORDER COWBOY — Will a single mom fall for the man she’s always considered her enemy? (Photo courtesy of Entangled: Amara)

She has no room for romance—especially when it comes to cowboys. He is concerned for her safety, even if she doesn’t want his help. Will the two of them be able to see past their troubled past and make amends or will secrets threaten their chance at a happy future? Find out in Victoria James’s fourth installment of the Wishing River series, Mail Order Cowboy.

Heather FinkJanuary 3, 2023January 3, 2023Leave a comment

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In ‘Wyoming Homecoming,’ Diana Palmer Reminds Us to Never Give Up Hope [REVIEW]

Wyoming cowboy — Sheriff Cody Banks must learn to let go of the past in Diana Palmer’s *Wyoming Homecoming*. (Photo by Jaime Reimer on Pexels.com)

His anger drove her away. Her devotion lured her back. But when these two become unwitting neighbors, will they be able to heal old wounds and make peace with the past? Find out in Diana Palmer’s emotionally fraught new novel Wyoming Homecoming, the 11th installment in her long-running Wyoming Men series.

Heather FinkDecember 22, 2022December 21, 2022Leave a comment

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One Couple Turns Lemons into Lemonade in Miranda Liasson’s ‘The Sweetheart Fix’ [REVIEW]

Barefoot couple — Opposites attract in Miranda Liasson’s *The Sweetheart Fix*. (Photo by TranStudios Photography & Video on Pexels.com)

In the small town of Blossom Glen, Indiana, life has given two disparate people plenty of problems. In his case, he is finding it difficult to unify a community since the town folk don’t particularly seem to like him. And when it comes to her, she may lose her dream job if she can’t get the locals to forget her past. Will the two of them be able to join forces and turn lemons into lemonade? Or are they both destined for failure? Find out in Miranda Liasson’s The Sweetheart Fix.

Jathan FinkDecember 6, 2022December 8, 20221 Comment