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jbarr5's review against another edition
4.0
Almost Home by Debbie Macomber and others
I love the idea of having 4 themed books in one big book. What I don't like is finding out I've read all of them as they were first published in 2009. If you've not read them they are fantastic reads and you might find a new author that you gotta go get all of their books to read cuz they are so good.
Whale Island by Cathy Lamb
Chalese is with her accomplish Brenda and they are on their way to the police station because the Chief requested them to confess.
The night before they had some drinks and climbed on top of Stephens flat roof and spied through the skylight and it crashed into the house with them.
She's having a bad day, Aiden from the newspaper wants an interview cuz he's figured out who she really is under her alias name, and she's having hot flashes and she has zits on her face.
And she gained 15 more pounds. She is a children animal book author that depicts them with to their environment, etc
She is also a pet communicator and takes care of quite the bunch of animals, not only dogs.
He gets bits and pieces over the upcoming weeks. He's not sure what is real and what isn't but he finds out about her, Ginny, Brenda and her sister, Christie escapades.
The reason it takes this long is because she needs to finish writing her book and with her sisters pregnancy interruptions and her friends thinking she works too hard she's not able to concentrate.
He digs and finds out more than he ever told her and then some. Her past is a mess and she learns more at the hospital...
.
Queen of Hearts by Judy Duarte
Jennifer Kramer, divorced, mother of one girl lives with her mother and writes a love advice column. He recalls Marco from school but nobody can locate him in time for the class reunion.
She's been given the job of reporting all about, so now she will have to go.
Marc Alvardo is in town and has moved his business to the area and they offer a high school scholarship. Takes them some time to realize who he really is...
.
The Honeymoon House by Mary Carter
Andy Beck is on Martha's Vineyard getting the cottage ready for the bride and groom. He interferes when a Maid of Honor is caught ransacking the house, and he will
get to the bottom of it all...
.
The Marrying Kind by Debbie Macomber
Katie and Jason were married once. Upon the annulment they had both disappeared and now in CA he's about to be married and he sees her at the restaurant and they agree to meet.
It ends up with more than a meeting and over the next several days he finds out what happened to her to make her sign and she finds out where he moved to and why. Is it possible they can recover what they once had as he's about to be married, to Elaine..
I love the idea of having 4 themed books in one big book. What I don't like is finding out I've read all of them as they were first published in 2009. If you've not read them they are fantastic reads and you might find a new author that you gotta go get all of their books to read cuz they are so good.
Whale Island by Cathy Lamb
Chalese is with her accomplish Brenda and they are on their way to the police station because the Chief requested them to confess.
The night before they had some drinks and climbed on top of Stephens flat roof and spied through the skylight and it crashed into the house with them.
She's having a bad day, Aiden from the newspaper wants an interview cuz he's figured out who she really is under her alias name, and she's having hot flashes and she has zits on her face.
And she gained 15 more pounds. She is a children animal book author that depicts them with to their environment, etc
She is also a pet communicator and takes care of quite the bunch of animals, not only dogs.
He gets bits and pieces over the upcoming weeks. He's not sure what is real and what isn't but he finds out about her, Ginny, Brenda and her sister, Christie escapades.
The reason it takes this long is because she needs to finish writing her book and with her sisters pregnancy interruptions and her friends thinking she works too hard she's not able to concentrate.
He digs and finds out more than he ever told her and then some. Her past is a mess and she learns more at the hospital...
.
Queen of Hearts by Judy Duarte
Jennifer Kramer, divorced, mother of one girl lives with her mother and writes a love advice column. He recalls Marco from school but nobody can locate him in time for the class reunion.
She's been given the job of reporting all about, so now she will have to go.
Marc Alvardo is in town and has moved his business to the area and they offer a high school scholarship. Takes them some time to realize who he really is...
.
The Honeymoon House by Mary Carter
Andy Beck is on Martha's Vineyard getting the cottage ready for the bride and groom. He interferes when a Maid of Honor is caught ransacking the house, and he will
get to the bottom of it all...
.
The Marrying Kind by Debbie Macomber
Katie and Jason were married once. Upon the annulment they had both disappeared and now in CA he's about to be married and he sees her at the restaurant and they agree to meet.
It ends up with more than a meeting and over the next several days he finds out what happened to her to make her sign and she finds out where he moved to and why. Is it possible they can recover what they once had as he's about to be married, to Elaine..
ncrabb's review against another edition
2.0
This is a compilation of four largely forgettable novellas. I have to be somewhat careful in perfunctorily writing off a book just
because I’m in a place that makes reading that genre at that time a bad
idea. Still, these stories are kind of weak. Yes, they’re fun and humorous
in spots; it’s a great read on a day when you’re feeling particularly
brain-dead and just want a mindless romance or two. It’s super short, and
you’ll blow through it in good time.
In one story, a geek transforms himself such that, upon coming home for a
high-school reunion, he isn’t recognized by Jennifer, the babe of his
youthful life who gave him the cold shoulder back then but is more than
eager to hand him the hot stuff now. Another story, largely forgettable,
pits a shrew of a fiancé up against the girl of the would-be husband’s
dreams. Spoiler! Dream girl wins out, but you know she’s going to from the
opening paragraph.
Unless you have to have some kind of fix for your romance addiction, and
unless you don’t care about the purity of the stuff you’re soaking up for
that romance read high, you can leave this one largely alone. It’s not a
dreadful book; the stories are cute if not formulaic. It’s just largely
forgettable.
because I’m in a place that makes reading that genre at that time a bad
idea. Still, these stories are kind of weak. Yes, they’re fun and humorous
in spots; it’s a great read on a day when you’re feeling particularly
brain-dead and just want a mindless romance or two. It’s super short, and
you’ll blow through it in good time.
In one story, a geek transforms himself such that, upon coming home for a
high-school reunion, he isn’t recognized by Jennifer, the babe of his
youthful life who gave him the cold shoulder back then but is more than
eager to hand him the hot stuff now. Another story, largely forgettable,
pits a shrew of a fiancé up against the girl of the would-be husband’s
dreams. Spoiler! Dream girl wins out, but you know she’s going to from the
opening paragraph.
Unless you have to have some kind of fix for your romance addiction, and
unless you don’t care about the purity of the stuff you’re soaking up for
that romance read high, you can leave this one largely alone. It’s not a
dreadful book; the stories are cute if not formulaic. It’s just largely
forgettable.
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