Revenge, death, deception... These
are the things Cyrus Dodd has to overcome if he is to give Ruth the
life he's promised her. The problem is he's got a prideful nature and
when a seemingly innocuous argument leads to a bitter feud with his
neighbor, his life changes forever. The plans he has falls by the
wayside and before he finds a way to fix it, he comes to understand the
meaning of regret.
In this early twentieth century family saga, two
men come up against each other--both are iron-willed and stubborn. One
will lose his farm; the other will lose his family. In a tale of
betrayal, murder and revenge two West Virginia farmers will discover
that being right does not necessarily mean being happy.
Believing he
has lost everything Cyrus Dodd is forced to start over. He promises Ruth
that this time it will be better, but the truth is he doesn't know if
it's a promise he can keep.
Review: I was given a copy of The Regrets if Cyrus Dodd for an honest review and this is my review.
This
book was a very good book about two very bull headed men whose bull
headedness and obsession with a feud over a pig almost destroyed one's
life and pretty much ruined the other's happiness.
Truthfully, I did
not like either men. I thought they were both acting like entitled
children and I would have been happy if they both would have been
miserable because to me they both were both acting like toddlers, but
that is not how the story was told. Cyrus had to give up his beloved
farm and in this book had all these regrets for what he did and what he
had to give up but he brought it all upon himself for not listening to
everyone and doing what he had to do to fix the problem that he caused.
As for Virgil he is nothing but a bully and he enjoys hurting people and
enjoys the power that he has over others so he brings the things that
happens to him on himself. No one likes bullies even back then and the
underdog will take his shots when he can even when he knows he going to
go down.
This book is about regrets, redemption and doing what you feel is right at all cost. I am giving it five out of five stars.
At age ten, Riley
Lambert watched helplessly as her sister was abducted from her bedroom.
Fifteen years later, she’s channeled the pain of her past into a career
as an FBI profiler. Riley devotes her life to bringing violent criminals
to justice…and secretly uses government resources to search for her
sister, who was never found.
When Riley gets a call from the only
man who’s ever swept her off her feet with a killer two-step and
dangerous smile—ex-Navy SEAL Thayne Blackwood of Singing River,
Wyoming—it stirs up dark memories. Thayne’s sister, Cheyenne, has been
kidnapped. There are no leads, and the only witness is the victim’s
Alzheimer’s-afflicted grandmother.
Desperate to find Cheyenne,
Thayne needs Riley’s expertise. With time running short, they delve into
dangerous small-town secrets while fighting against an increasingly
ruthless adversary. But when her past and his present collide in a
shocking revelation, can they overcome the secrets that have kept them
apart?
Review: I was given an ARC of Forgotten Secrets from NetGalley for an honest review and this is my review.
I
can honestly say I really enjoyed this book from start to finish. It
was full of action and had a very intriguing plot that kept me guessing
throughout the book.
I usually don't like books that have as many
active character points of views as this one had but for this book it
really worked and the author did an excellent job keeping the book
flowing without any problems or confusion.
As for the two main
characters Riley and Thayne I liked both of them. I mean what is there
not to like about a brilliant female FBI agent who can get into crazies
heads and a sexy Navy Seal who goes home to fill in as Sheriff to help
out when his Dad is sick? They are the perfect people to pair up in a
book.
Then when this story gets unravelled after they start to put
the pieces together on who took Thayne's sister this book starts to play
with your mind completely. The perfect recipe for a romantic suspense
book.
I am giving Forgotten Secrets five out of five stars.
Catriona and James are
desperate for children, and embark on an IVF program. After a gruelling
round of treatments, Catriona finally falls pregnant, and they donate
their remaining embryo anonymously.
Diana and Liam are on a waiting list to receive an embryo. Sooner than expected, they are thrilled to discover one is available.
After
a difficult pregnancy, Catriona gives birth to Sebastian. But severe
postnatal depression affects her badly, and quickly turns into deadly
psychosis. For her protection and her baby’s, she’s admitted into
psychiatric care. When she comes home, she again struggles to bond with
her baby, but gradually life finds its own rhythm.
Meanwhile, Diana has given birth to a beautiful little boy, Noah.
But when he is two months old Noah is abducted … and Diana and Liam’s nightmare begins.
Where is Noah?
Review: I was given an ARC of Claiming Noah from NetGalley for an honest review and this is my review.
This
book had all kinds of twist and turns and interesting subjects that are
going to make the reader sit down and think about when they are done
with this book. The first one being is IVF an acceptable way to get
pregnant? The second who is the legal parent of a child that is born
from an embryo? The ones who conceived the baby or the ones who gave
birth to the baby? These are just a few topics that are addressed in
this book that grabs the readers attention from the start and takes the
reader on a journey full of all kinds of surprises until the very end.
I
really don't want to get into the plot very much for spoiler reasons
but I will say this book had my mouth dropping in shock in a number of
spots. So if you like edgy books with a bit of controversial topics this
is a good read for you.
I am giving Claiming Noah five out of five stars.
