We are starting the year off with a fantastic giveaway! I really enjoyed both of these books and they are perfect reads for a cold winter night. I’m giving away three sets of both books!
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Contest runs through 1/8/12 at 5pm cst.
About the book:
SHE’S STEALING HIS HEART…
Vintage boutique owner Venus Smith is stunned to realize her newest acquisition comes with a larcenous legend. Stolen years ago, the antique mermaid brooch belongs to the Clayworth family. The right thing to do would be to return it, but that means facing Connor Clayworth O’Flynn, the sexy department store heir Venus has had an unrequited crush on since childhood - and the man who helped ruin her father.
ONE KISS AT A TIME
Connor knows that Venus has never forgiven him for what happened between their families. But business isn’t personal, even though Venus’s father’s betrayal still cuts him like a knife. So when Venus proposes a deal - she’ll return his family’s brooch if he helps clear her father’s name - he reluctantly agrees. As action - packed days turn into flirtatious fall nights, it isn’t long before old memories resurface…and new desires ignite. Can two young lovers leave the past behind? Or must they first admit that all they’ve ever really wanted…is each other?
I loved this book. The relationship that develops between Venus and Connor is romantic and sweet. There is an element of the forbidden in their feelings for each other - even though they are really the only ones concerned with the rivalry between the two families - that adds a certain element to their relationship. I loved the plot of trying to figure out what had really happened with Venus’s dad and the mysterious mermaid brooch. ALL I WANT IS YOU is a perfect contemporary romance.
the book girl gives ALL I WANT IS YOU a 5/5
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SOMETIMES LOVE IS THE SIMPLEST CHOICE OF ALL
Still reeling from her husband’s untimely death, Deborah Robinson needs a fresh start. So she decides to pack up her family, box up her bookstore, and return to her grandmother’s ancestral home on Cavanaugh Island. The charming town of Sanctuary Cove holds happy memories for Deborah. And, after she spies a gorgeous stranger in the local bakery, it promises the possibility for a bright, new future.
Dr. Asa Monroe is at a crossroads. Ever since the loss of his family, he has been on a quest for faith and meaning, traveling from one town to another. When he meets Deborah, the beautiful bookstore owner with the warm eyes and sunny smile, Asa believes he has finally found a reason to stay in one place.
As friendship blossoms into romance, Deborah and Asa discover they may have a second chance at love. But small towns have big secrets. Before they can begin their new life together, the couple must confront a challenge they never expected…
This small town romance features two widowed people who find a second chance at happily ever after. I liked that both Deborah and Asa felt an instant connection to each other, but there were many complications on the way to their happily ever after. I didn’t care for the ending. Something felt like it was missing for me, but I’m not sure what. I even reread the last fifty pages and still felt the sense that I needed something more.
the book girl gives SANCTUARY COVE a 3/5
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