The Mountain of Regret by Laura Domino My Review

 

About the book 

Love finds a way.

Meeting at a party changed their lives. Will they be able to help each other climb through the obstacles of life?

José, a successful restaurant owner, dreams of being a husband and father, but he hasn’t found someone to marry. Until Gina.

Gina manages a bridal shop and her ailing mother, which takes much of her time and energy. She can only handle so much, especially when she’s the last to find out what’s going on with her family.

When José gets serious, Gina starts worrying. She’s found a sweet Christian boyfriend, but she can’t marry him. Because of her family issues, she’s sure José would get tired of her going to bed overwhelmed every night.

Since she can’t see a way out of misery, he must find a way to open her eyes to what they could have together.

Read book one of this heartwarming Christian romance series and discover how love brings light and life to dispel desperation. 

And I thought 

The cover.  I love covers.  And I admit . . . 

I am picky.  If the cover doesn't 'get me' I probably won't pick it up. 

Well this cover worked it's magic! 

 The Mountain of Regret is just what the cover depicts a good sweet Romance. 

I love the chance to read a Christian Romance.  One that has a subtle message that anyone will want to read. 

Laura Domino gives the reader not only great characters but a fast paced storyline that will keep you turning the pages. 

I am expecting a great series! 

I received complimentary copy. 

My review will appear on Amazon and Good Reads.  

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Cozy New Releases

 

4 Sleuths & A Burlesque Dancer 

by Traci Andrighetti, Leslie Langtry, Arlene McFarlane, Diana Orgain 

After a murderous bachelorette party in Niagara Falls, Valentine, Merry, Kate, and Franki decide it’s time to relax and have some fun in the Big Easy. New Orleans turns out to be anything but easy when the killer foursome stumble across the body of a formerly famous, elderly Dolphin burlesque dancer. To make matters worse, NOLA’s finest arrest Kate’s husband Jim as the prime suspect! 

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Bread Over Troubled Water 

by Winnie Archer 

A regular who used Yest of Eden as a workspace, Josh Prentiss always turned heads with his startlingly good looks and thousand-watt smile. But Ivy can’t help noticing one morning that he seems distracted and off his game. Later, during a visit to the park where she and Miguel plan to hold their engagement party—with plenty of baked goods on the menu—her rescue pug, Agatha, sniffs out Josh lying in a bed of poppies…scone cold dead.

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On Spine of Death 

by Tamara Berry 

Bestselling author Tess Harrow and her teenage daughter Gertrude have decided to make Winthrop their home. Their cabin is fixed up and now they’re turning to the family hardware store that Tess inherited from her late grandfather into the town’s first independent bookstore. 

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Isabel Puddles Abroad 

by M.V. Byrne 

Isabel has crafted a life she loves in her Lake Michigan hometown, but she’s eager to use her golden years to make up for missed opportunities. That’s why she’s traveling to England for the first time to visit her pen pal, Teddy Mansfield, an acclaimed mystery writer who lives just outside the village of Mousehole, Cornwall. First impressions are charming—Isabel is staying in the guest cottage on the grounds of Teddy’s beautiful country manor, and Mousehole is home to an assortment of characters as colorful as any in Teddy’s books.

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Baked Offed 

by Maya Corrigan 

The Maryland Mystery Fan Fest sounds like exactly the fun getaway café manager Val Deniston and her grandfather could use. Granddad will even compete in a dessert competition in which contestants assume the roles of cooks to famous fictional sleuths. Playing Nero Wolfe’s gourmet cook Fritz is an exciting challenge for Granddad. A restaurant manager is playing Lord Peter Wimsey’s valet and cook Bunter. But Granddad is steamed to learn who will be playing Sherlock Holmes’s landlady, Mrs. Hudson—his nemesis Cynthia Sweet, who he believes ripped off his five-ingredient theme from his column “Codger Cook” to use in her own recipe column.

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Steeped in Secrets

 by Lauren Elliott (Cozy)

Flat broke and divorced, intuitive gemologist Shay Myers has changed since leaving her artsy hometown of coastal Bray Harbor sixteen years ago. But when she moves back under strange circumstances, old instincts may be the only key to spilling the tea on a deadly mystery. 

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Through the Liquor Glass 

by Sarah Fox 

Autumn brings a wonderland of color and atmosphere to Vermont. As the last leaves fall from the trees, the town is gearing up for a new festival: A Taste of Shady Creek. Pub proprietor Sadie Coleman is looking forward to visitors coming to sample her literary-themed cocktails. She’s a little more wary about her mother’s impending first visit. What if her mom doesn’t like Sadie’s adopted town—or her new boyfriend, Grayson Blake? 

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A Mocha For Murder

 by Ryan Hoffman 

It’s a couple of weeks before Christmas in Cedar Grove and everyone is feeling the Christmas spirit, including Riley Morgan. That is until town disgrace and former classmate, Levi Peirce, comes back after a stint in prison. Everyone turns sour, except for Riley. No tears are shed when Levi is found stone cold dead in a snowdrift, holding a thermos cup from Pages & Scones. Except for his brother who asked Riley to look into his death.   

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Murder on the Class Trip

 by Lee Hollis 

Drafted as chaperones, Maya Kendrick and PTA president Sandra Wallage are accompanying the SoPo High seniors to the nation’s capital—much to the embarrassment of Maya’s daughter Vanessa and Sandra’s son Ryan. Now both moms are about to find out which is harder—shepherding unruly high schoolers or solving a murder. The last sight they expected to see on this trip is a female intern who works for Sandra’s soon-to-be-ex-husband, Senator Stephen Wallage, in a fatally compromising position. 

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Death by Smoothie

 by Laura Levine 

The Bewitched knockoff I Married a Zombie may have flopped in its day, but it’s got a devoted cult following. Jaine is delighted when one of those rabid fans hires her as script doctor for his new play based on the show—until she reads the awful script and meets Misty, the actress who’ll be playing Cryptessa’s role. Misty has Audrey Hepburn’s doe eyes but not a smidgen of her ability. Yet she can certainly act the diva, demanding a special smoothie every day at 3pm. Meanwhile, Jaine is grappling with another spoiled female—her uncooperative cat, Prozac, who’s refusing to be wrangled into a kitty harness for outside walks.

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A World of Curiosities

 by Louise Penny

It’s spring and Three Pines is reemerging after the harsh winter. But not everything buried should come alive again. Not everything lying dormant should reemerge. But something has. As the villagers prepare for a special celebration, Armand Gamache and Jean-Guy Beauvoir find themselves increasingly worried. A young man and woman have reappeared in the Sûreté du Québec investigators’ lives after many years. The two were young children when their troubled mother was murdered, leaving them damaged, shattered. Now they’ve arrived in the village of Three Pines. 

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All Dog’s Children

 by Neil S. Plakcy 

Who crept into Boris and Natasha Krimsky’s mini-mansion and murdered them while they slept? Could it be the cousins they brought over from Russia, who want more money from them? Or the physicist who claims he helped Boris with the ideas behind his multi-million-dollar patent? 

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Penny Küfer’s Christmas 

by Alex Wagner 

Christmas with the family? Penny Küfer is quite surprised when she is invited to a fancy celebration with her estranged mother, of all people. Waldenstein Castle, the party location and home to Penny’s latest stepfather, turns out to be a palace right out of a fairy tale. The assembled guests, however, seem rather eccentric, and what’s more, one of them is a ruthless killer. But he hadn’t reckoned with Penny…

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Killer Cranachan

 by R.A. Wallace 

An unexpected encounter sends Megan on a search for a killer recipe that will lead her down many trails. Although some prove fruitless, a fatal crash of another kind leaves her brother-in-law calling her the berries. While Erica and Jerry hope to serve up just deserts, Megan whips up a method of her own for getting to the seed of the matter. A vintage obsession with a sprinkling of suspects is dished up as the final course.

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Justice for Ginger by Annee Jones My Review

 

About the book 

Five years ago, Ginger Carlyle turned down a marriage proposal that everyone, including Jacob Noble, thought she would agree to.

Five years ago, Jacob Noble took a job in a northern California mining town that he hoped would help him to forget the love he’d left behind in Ashton. But there was no way he could forget Ginger, or his own broken heart.

Back in Ashton, Ginger has been beset by tragedy after tragedy. After her father’s death, she is the only one who can care for her ailing mother and manage the family house and land. But hard work isn’t enough when the bank comes looking for the mortgage payments. Unable to tell her mother the truth about their dire financial circumstances, Ginger will have to work even harder to make sure that their Thanksgiving holiday is as joyful as it always was when her father was alive.

However, after Ginger is accused of stealing from her new employer, her whole world is turned upside down. She's dragged to the sheriff’s office where she's shocked to discover the new deputy is none other than the very man whose proposal she turned down all those years ago.

As the past is re-visited and secrets come to light, is there hope that justice will be Ginger's in time for Thanksgiving

And I thought 

Even though this was an 80 page short read I can easily say I look forward to reading the other books in this series. 

I don't normally really like such short books but Annee Jones made a believer out of me. 

The characters and the plot easily drew me in. 

Ginger was a sweet young woman trying hard to do the right thing by her mom after her father unexpectedly passed away. 

Even though she regretted not accepting a marriage proposal from Jacob whom she really loved she knew she could not leave town with him and abandon her parents. 

Which ultimately ended up being a wise decision.  

Because Jacob is back and more than willing much to Gingers surprise to pick up where they left off. 

Even though he arrives in town just in time to help Ginger out of a bit of drama and a sticky situation. 

Ginger not only gets Justice but a Happily Ever After.   

And I like that. 

I received a complimentary copy. 

My review will appear on Amazon and Good Reads. 

I look forward to reading more in this series. 

 

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Author Annee Jones loves to write all things romance, fantasy, cozy mystery, & more. She is passionate about writing stories where dreams come true, and love wins in the end!

Professionally, Annee works as a disability counselor where she helps her clients navigate through complex medical and legal systems while rediscovering their wholeness in Spirit. 

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Christmas Crime Cover-Up by Dana Mentink My Review

 

About the book 

A violent attack

Isn’t the homecoming she expected.

When an ATV tries to run her down in Death Valley, animal rescuer Nora Duke knows it’s a sign she never should have returned. Now she’s stuck on Seth Castillo’s ranch until Christmas with a pregnant donkey—and a criminal desperate to silence her. Facing her past is as terrifying as uncovering a killer’s twisted plan. But can Seth convince her to stay…if they live through the holidays?

From Love Inspired Suspense: Courage. Danger. Faith.

The series  

Desert Justice

Book 1: Framed in Death Valley

Book 2: Missing in the Desert

Book 3: Death Valley Double Cross

Book 4: Death Valley Hideout

Book 5: Christmas Crime Cover-Up

Book 6: Targeted in the Desert

And I thought 

This series has just been so fun to read.  I have only read a couple but each one seems to be better than the last for a few reasons I am sure! 

First the Suspense starts from page one and continues with twists and turns to the end.  Almost a nail bitter!  But in a good way. 

No languages. No graphics.  

No bedroom scenes. 

Dana Mentink is a favorite author of mine because she writes great suspenseful stories with characters that have no fear to put their faith and trust in God.  

I have enjoyed getting to know the Duke clan through this series.  

Maybe it was because the story revolved around a pregnant wild miniature donkey and Nora's effort to save them (I love donkeys) but I think the human characters grabbed my heart too. 

I am looking forward to reading book #6.  And going back to read a couple others I missed. 

I received a complimentary copy. 

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Once Upon A Royal Christmas by Teri Wilson My Review

 

About the book 

I’m Prince Nikolas of San Glacera. Oh, you’ve never heard of us? Well, you’re not the only one. Our country relies on winter tourism, but we’re attracting fewer and fewer visitors. I admit it’s a problem. I just don’t think the solution is an American who likes to play dress-up. 

You see, while I was away on a trip, my younger sister convinced the palace to hold a contest. The winner gets to star in our annual Ice Village festivities and accompany our royal family to holiday events. 

And who did they choose? Gracie Clark, who runs a children’s party business and performs as—I kid you not—Princess Snowflake. 

Of course, I do respect the fact that she volunteers at children’s hospitals. I suppose to some, she might have a certain charm, but the whole cheap spectacle is beneath our dignity. 

I’m not going to shirk my duty to my kingdom. I’ll go to every event with her. At least, once Christmas is over, she’ll be gone.

And I thought  

Just what you want.  

A dreamy fairy tale story. 

A sweet clean romance perfect for Christmas.  

Teri Wilson crafted a story that is filled with charm and charming characters that are easy to like. 

It was easy to whil away the afternoon listening to a great story.  All the whole wondering what is going to happen next. 

Gracie and Nick are perfect.  She's a sweet, strong and independent business owner.  But she struggling hence the reason she ends up in San Glacera. 

Prince Nick appears to be grumpy and moody.  And he kind of is but he can't help but show is nicer side when Gracie is around.  

She just kind of grows on you. 

This is a perfect fairy tale story. 

I enjoyed how everything worked out for Gracie to stay in San Glacera.  

I couldn't help but wonder  and that Clara might get her own story.  

Although I really, really liked the story the narration was hard to like.  The men's voices didn't seem real.  And the voices of the locals and the Royals sounded silly. 

I received a complimentary copy through Netgalley. 

My review will appear on Amazon and Good Reads. 

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New Releases

 

Death by Puffin

 by Jennifer S Alderson 

After a nasty fight with her boyfriend, tour guide Lana Hansen takes a week off work to get her head straight. Fate brings her to Iceland and the Hotel Puffin where she hopes the magnificent natural surroundings will help heal her heart and point the way forward. 

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Cowboys and Chaos 

by Elizabeth Pantley 

This is no ordinary book club! When the group chooses a book, they are whisked away from reality to find themselves totally immersed in the story. The characters, the setting, and the murder all come to life. In order to exit the book, they’ll need to solve the mystery and reach The End. 

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Murder in the Third Position

 by Lori Robbins 

It’s bad enough when Maurice Kaminsky forces her to perform upon a shaky platform, which teeters high above the stage. It’s worse when the curtain opens on the first murder victim, and the scene looks more like the end of Romeo and Juliet than a child’s vision of Christmas. 

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Bury Me Not

 by Elise M. Stone 

After the dude ranch’s successful tryout with a small group of visitors, it’s now time to put the staff, and Lilliana MacAlistair, their manager, to the test. Next on the schedule is a weeklong old time music workshop, which concludes with a music festival open to the public. The retired librarian is more than a little nervous about seeing the challenging event through to the end, but she knows she can count on her charming husband, Christopher, to ease relationships with the guests. 

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Killer Storm 

by Sharon Ward 

Category 5 Hurricane Willard is barreling toward Grand Cayman, but Fin Fleming, acting director at RIO, a world-famous oceanography institute, has everything under control. Or so she thinks, at least until she realizes she forgot to send her stepbrother Oliver’s new boat to drydock along with the institute’s other boats. She risks her life to move his boat to safety. Then after the storm, while assessing the boat for damage, she makes a horrifying discovery that sets off the disturbing chain of events. 

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Honor Bound by Hallee Bridgeman My Review

 

About the book 

From the Back Cover

You can't override the heart

It may seem odd to seek peace by moving to a war-torn African country, but for medical missionary Dr. Cynthia Myers, it provided a way to escape a shallow life of unearned wealth, a philandering fiancé, and a father now square in the public eye as vice president of the United States. At least here she knows her work and life have meaning. But all that is thrown into chaos when she fails to save the life of a local warlord's mortally wounded son.

As part of the Army Special Forces A-Team on a mission to capture and subdue the warlord, Captain Rick Norton is compelled to use deadly force to save Cynthia's life. Enraged at the violence she witnessed and riddled with guilt that men died because of her, Cynthia doesn't want to like anything about Rick and his team--but an unexpected attraction is taking hold.

With two members of his team badly injured and rebels in hot pursuit, Rick will have to draw upon all his strength and cunning to get her out alive . . . because he's beginning to think that, despite their differences, they just may be able to make a life together.

And I thought 

 It's refreshing to read a book with characters that just make you like them. 

Most of the time it is easy to like the main characters because we'll we're kind of supposed to at least that is what the authors hope. 

But when you really like the sun characters and their personal stories it extra special. 

Author Hallee Bridgman weaves an exciting story that keeps you on the edge of your seat and turning the pages.  

I liked that the characters were not afraid to share thier Faith with each other.   

I didn't want it to end but I was looking forward to a happy ending. 

I looking forward to reading the remaining books in the series. 

I received a complimentary copy from Net Galley. 

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Cozy Mystery New Releases

 

Death at the Auction

 by E.C. Bateman 

When an accident forces Felicia Grant back to her family’s auction house in Stamford, she vows it’ll only be a flying visit. But as the gavel falls on the final lot, a hidden secret is revealed—the body of her father’s business rival, murdered during the packed sale! Soon, Felicia is swept into a mystery that has everyone in the community as a potential suspect―including her.  

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Trapping, Turkeys, & Thanksgiving

 by Tonya Kappes 

Mae West is bound and determined to stay in shape for her wedding day and with all the delicious southern dessert Mary Elizabeth is serving for Thanksgiving Mae has joined the local running group to race in Thanksgiving’s annual Turkey Trot. She never figured murder would be on the menu and a couple of people she loves have a perfect motive.  

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A Dozen Days of Death

 by Gin Jones 

With less than two weeks left until Christmas, Helen Binney’s social calendar is peaking, even as her energy is waning due to her lupus. She’s managing to balance enjoying as many holiday events as possible without triggering a flare, until she stumbles across a crime that requires her unique insights to investigate. 

murderer. 

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Homicide at Holly Manor

 by Lynn Morrison 

For event planner Natalie Payne, organising a holiday-season, mystery-themed weekend at the Cotswolds’ famed Holly Manor seems like easy money. With her friends on hand to support her, and a ghostly Eternal to play the victim’s role, her weekend is sure to be a success.  

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Arya Winters and the Cupcakes of Doom

 by Amita Murray 

Arya Winters is your typical cozy heroine. She lives in a cottage in a small English village and bakes for a living—well, she specializes in macabre desserts. She has nosy neighbors, who she avoids ruthlessly due to her social anxiety. And she has a keen interest in all things sexy.  

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Spy vs. Spy 

by Sarah Osborne 

The Old Dames Protection Agency (ODPA) has no one to protect this holiday season! Has their organization run out of steam? Octogenarian Flo hates to fly, but sacrifices must be made. She’s promised to meet the grandmother of Kate’s boyfriend in Naples, Florida if no one needs their protection this Christmas.  

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Preorder Sale The Mountain of Regret by Laura Domino

 I got my Advanced Reader Copy. 

Check out the PreOrder Sale and get your copy.  Link is below. 

José, a successful restaurant owner, dreams of being a husband and father, but he hasn’t found someone to marry. Until Gina.

Gina manages a bridal shop and her ailing mother, which takes much of her time and energy. She can only handle so much, especially when she’s the last to find out what’s going on with her family.

When José gets serious, Gina starts worrying. She’s found a sweet Christian boyfriend, but she can’t marry him. Because of her family issues, she’s sure José would get tired of her going to bed overwhelmed every night.

Since she can’t see a way out of misery, he must find a way to open her eyes to what they could have together.

Read book one of this heartwarming Christian romance series and discover how love brings light and life to dispel desperation.   

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Waves of Doubt by Nancy Mehl with Shawn Layle My Review

 

About the book 

Virginia is a scholar of the Vineyard history as well as a recluse. The island is abuzz when she books a library lecture with a local eccentric. The evening of the event Virginia is a no show. The valuable museum artifacts in her possession are also missing. As Priscilla delves into Virginia's mystery another puzzle emerges involving a cemetery.

And I thought

What a fun page turner!  This is the first chance I have had to read the work of Co Authors Nancy Mehl and Shawn Layle.   What a team they are!  A Mother/Daughter in Law no less.  

Together they wive a story/plot that kept me on the edge of my seat. 

I went fr wondering if the missing historian was in hiding, abducted or well surely not . . . 

The cover is great and drew me to my own conclusions.  Did she ended falling in the ocean or maybe she was pushed!  

I enjoy the mystery revolving the disappearance of Virginia and the Chicken Ladies artifacts.   

There are lots of twists and turns and subplots that keep you guessing.   

I loved the island locale and the locals you meet.   

All the mysteries get solved in the end.  

I especially like that authors included a recipe which I will be trying soon. 

I learned when I received the ARC that the book is published by Guideposts.   

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Can these high-school sweethearts reunite at Christmas, or will it take a miracle?

Mary Manners' new release, Sugar Cookie Christmas, looks as sweet and lovely as a sugar cookie! If you're in the mood for a delicious Christmas romance, give it a try.

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New Releases Clean & Wholesome Romance

A cozy Christmas fundraiser becomes a crime scene. Three amateur sleuths must race to clear their names. Will our delightful detectives spend Christmas behind bars?

Courtney Cain is heading up a cracking Christmas fundraiser for the Curly Bay Pet Hotel and Rescue.

She’s going to need some help and is delighted when Jessi’s old college friend Sammy Baker comes to town from Sunny Cove. Jessi suggests they also bring in her favorite blogger (and another amateur sleuth) Emily Cherry, to top off the festivities.

It's the most wonderful time of the year with friends old and new until…

Someone won’t be waking up on Christmas morning!

Courtney, Sammy, and Emily are on the case to prove their innocence and find the culprit.

Will the mystery of the killer cake be solved before our heroines spend their Christmas in the clink? Will they save themselves from an unfestive season in the slammer? 

Read Christmas Cake Murder to find out…

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Rag And Bone 

by Rosie Swan

Unwanted and rejected from the moment she was born, Charlotte sets out on a brave Christmas journey to finally forgive… and be free.

The baseborn child of her father and a chambermaid, Charlotte Weston has never known love.

Driven from home and dumped in the workhouse, Charlie fights for survival and has vowed to never forgive those who hurt her.

Paul Vermont is a godly man who falls in love with Charlie from the moment he first sets eyes on her. The textiles in the factory are nothing but rags compared to her beauty, but bitterness in her heart is evident in the way she treats everyone around her.

Paul has strong faith and refuses to believe that Charlie cannot change. He sets out to help her deal with her past—and that means returning to where it all began.

The brave Christmas journey she takes then changes everything for them both.

If you enjoy heartfelt Victorian romance, you will love this beautiful Christmas tale. Read it today.

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The series