The Rancher's Texas Match by Brenda Minton

My review today is on the Love Inspired, The Ranch's Texas Match. This is the first book in the Lone Star Cowboy League Continuity Series. I really enjoyed this book and look forward to the next month's book. Brenda always writes a great story and this one is no exception, it's well written, heart warming and full of faith. I know you will love it.

Macy Swanson lost her brother and his wife a year ago. She now lives in their home and is trying to help her young nephew deal with the trauma. Colby is living at the Lone Star Cowboy League's Boys Ranch. Macy is volunteer at the ranch and is taking family therapy at the ranch. Is she capable of being a mom for this devastated child? Should she go back to the city where she belongs? She's not sure she can take care of herself.

Volunteer worker Tanner Barstow works with the troubled boys at the Lone Star Cowboy League Boys Ranch. An elder rancher dies and leaves his ranch to the boys home with several stipulations. Tanner ends up spending a lot of time with Macy and Colby. She is everything he wants in a woman but she is a city girl; no matter how attracted he is he can't risk falling for her only to have her leave him and return to the city.

A journey of grief, faith and finding peace. God has a plan for these three, a plan for a hope and a future. God has a plan for you too. Just give God control and watch Him work in your life.

Deadly Setup by Annslee Urban

My review today is on the Love Inspired Suspense, Deadly Setup. I am enjoying Annslee's work. This book is well written full of action, and fast paced. I like her characters and the way she weaves her faith into the story like a tapestry. I know you will love this book.

Paige Becker returns to her home town to prove that her brother didn't kill his wife. She is run off the road and a detective, the man she once loved, comes to investigate the accident. Paige is convinced that it was a deliberate act but the detective isn't sure. Can she make him realize that it's the killer of her brother's wife who is after her? Will their past keep them from finding the answers they need?

Deputy Detective Seth Garrison is on his way home from helping his mother fix up her house. He approaches an accident site only to find the woman involved was once love of his life but he had destroyed that relationship when he arrested her brother for killing his wife. He learns that Paige has returned to try to find evidence to prove that her brother's innocence. It soon becomes apparent that someone doesn't want her investigating the case as she is stalked and attacked at each turn. Can Seth keep her safe as the threats escalate.

Two heartbroken people trying to restore a relationship of trust and love when the whole world is trying to destroy them. God has a plan for these two, a plan for a hope and a future. God has a plan for you too. Just give Him control over your situation and watch Him work.

Overcoming Overweight Bride for a Repentant Cowboy by Terri Grace

My review today is on the short story, Overcoming Overweight Bride for a Repentant Cowboy.
I really enjoyed this short story. I have always had a thing for mail order bride stories but this one is a little different than most. I know you'll enjoy it also. This story is well written and heart warming.

Deborah Mason is overweight and fears no man will want her. She works for a mail order bride service but the men only want small thin women. When they receive a letter from a man asking for a woman, any woman her boss sends her. When she arrives they are married right away but she soon finds out this was a mistake to come. She will have to leave the next morning.

Gerald Harper doesn't want any part of marriage but when his mother becomes desperately ill he sends for a wife. When she arrives and he finds out he has been tricked by his mother and he wants no part of his new wife. He rides out to his pasture and has a terrible accident.




Debbie takes her place to care for her husband even though the doctor says he will never walk again.
God has a plan for these two a plan for a hope and a future. God has a plan for you too. Give Him the chance to work in your life.

Kidnapped at Christmas by Maggie K. Black

My review today is on the Love Inspired Suspense, Kidnapped at Christmas. I love to read Maggie's books. She is one of my favorite authors. This is the beginning of a new series, True North Bodyguards. I really liked this book; its well written, action packed, and full of adventure. You will really truly enjoy her characters and the situations they find themselves in.

Samantha Colt is a fact finder for Torchlight Newspaper. She was so into her research that she has invented her own facts finding program she named ATHENA Aggregated Torchlight Hub for  Enforcement and News. Is her program why someone kidnapped her and laid her body on a live land mine at her bosses home? She is rescued by a friend of her boss' husband and a team of bodyguards.

Canadian Armed Forces Corporal Joshua Rhodes is staying with friends trying to figure out whether he should stay in the service or if he should start a new life. Perhaps with his friend's security firm. He hears some noise and finds a beautiful woman on the porch of the house all wrapped up as a Christmas present and laying on a land mine. He manages to rescue her and returns her to town only to have his friend ask him to become her bodyguard until they were sure she is safe. The assignment takes him all over the territory as they face hand grenades, bombs and killers; all while sparks are flying between the two of them. He couldn't find a worse time to care about a woman.

A journey of fear, heart break, and violence. Can they learn to trust each other and find who is trying to kill her? God has a plan for these two, a plan for a hope and a future. God  has a plan for you too. Just give Him your heart and control and watch Him work out your cares. 

The Bride's Surprise by Angelica Rose

My review today is on the Mail Order Brides Romance: The Bride's Surprise. I enjoyed this story and I'm sure you will too. I thought it was well written and a sweet mail order bride story. I enjoyed the charac.

Sal is a widow and is now caring for her brother's child. She's well past the marrying age and the there were very few men left in her home town due to the war. Her sister-in-law thoughtlessly makes a remark about how happy she is that Sal is alone and can care for her children forever. Hurt and discouraged she answers a mail order ad. They exchange letters for some time. She loves his stimulating letters and agrees to marry him. She can't wait to meet him.

Tom was in a tragic accident two years ago. Because of the isolation where the accident took place his legs become a twisted mess by the time he saw a doctor. There was no way to straighten them. Tom has been hiding from people for these last two years. He can't bare the remarks he hears from the town's people. He decides not to tell Sal. If she wants to leave he will pay for her way back home.

A journey of two brokenhearted souls trying to find a way to create a new life together against very difficult circumstances. God has a plan for these two, a plan for a hope and a future. God has a plan for you too. Just give Him control of your life and watch Him turn your life around.

The Long Slow Thaw by Angelica Rose

My review today is on The Long Slow Thaw. I enjoy Angelica's stories. This one is the next episode following The Business Arrangement. It is well written and heart warming. I know you will enjoy it.

Mattie was heart broken when her sister left for Colorado. She has lost her parents to a buggy accident, her fiancee had been killed in the war, and now her sister has left her in the care of an uncle who plans to marry her off to some old man. She decided to follow her sister out west but when she told her uncle he refused to let her go. She managed to escape his household in the middle of the night. As she is leaving she find a letter for her and grabs it to read on the train. The train ride is awful and the letter is telling her that her fiancee whom she had loved had not died but ran off and is now married to another. Mattie's life is turned upside down. How can she ever trust another man?

Jonas has been a happy go lucky rancher until Carolyn comes and makes his brother's house and kids into a happy family. Jonas feels sorry for the younger sister that was left behind so he writes and asks her to come but when she arrives he finds that she is heartbroken. Can he win her over and find the love his brother has found or should he pay to send her home. A storm hits and they are unable to leave town. Can he convince her to stay and be his bride?

Two people struggling to make a go of the hand they have been dealt. God has a plan for these two. A plan for a hope and a future. God has a plan for you too. Give Him your heart and control of your life and watch Him work out your problems

High-Risk Reunion by Margaret Daley

My review today is on the Love Inspired Suspense, High-Risk Reunion. This is the first book in the  Lone Star Justice Series. I'm not sure about you but I love Margaret's work. Her stories awesome no matter what genre she writes in. I'm thrilled she started a new series, I loved this story, and look forward to the next one. This book is well written, fast paced, and full of great characters. You will love it.

DA Tory Carson returns home after a hard day in court. (She is trying a case on a infamous gang leader.) She finds her home has been broken into; her daughter's room is trashed, blood is all over her bathroom, and her daughter isn't home. Was her daughter at her ball game or was she abducted? Is this mess in anyway associated with the trial? She calls the police chief and takes off to the ball game. Her daughter was in the game and relief filled her until her first love enters the gym.

Texas Ranger Cade Morgan is called and told that his ex's house was broken into and his daughter could be missing. Cade is determined to help Tory and their daughter. He takes them to his ranch where his former Texas Ranger uncle can help him protect them.  Can he protect them, live in the same house, and keep their secret even as the madness escalates?

A journey of two broken hearts struggling to move on from their past to protect their daughter and find the people who are trying to kill them. God has a plan for this little family. A plan for a hope and a future. They must learn to forgive, trust and lean on God for their answers. God has a plan for you too. A plan much greater than you could imagine, just give Him your heart and give Him control of the mess you are in. Watch Him work, it will amaze you!

19 Brides for 19 Cowboys

This is a boxed set of nineteen mail order bride stories. I love mail order bride stories. It's hard to imagine being that desperate that you would take weeks to travel half way across the country, to marry a man you have never met, promise to live with him forever in a place you can't even imagine. My mind just won't go to that place.

I'm not going to review each one of these stories as there are too many but I'll share with you that not one of these stories is alike. Each one would stand on it's own merit. I enjoyed this set and highly recommend it. I know you will enjoy it just like I did.

Each story is well written and full of adventure. I love reading about the wild west but I don't think I would want to go there. Remember God has a plan for each of you, a plan for a hope and a future. Just take Jesus as you Lord and Savior. Ask Him to lead you, guide you, and get you out of the mess you have gotten yourself into. Watch what He will do.

Targeted for Murder by Elizabeth Goddard

My review today is on the Love Inspired Suspense, Targeted for Murder. This is the first book in the Wilderness, INC. Series. I love Elizabeth's books so I was thrilled to get this one in the mail. This book is well written, fast paced, and full of adventure. You will love this book! I can't wait to get the next episode.

Artist Hadley Mason returns home to find her door ajar. In her dining room she finds her father, he has been shot. He tells her he is CIA agent and someone has a contract out on him. He tells her he has a backpack with everything she needs, to run for her life, and not to trust anyone. He then dies in her arms. She takes the backpack next door to hide it at her friends apartment. As she starts to return she sees a man entering her apartment, she grabs her pack and hails a taxi only to have the driver shot before her eyes. She ends up in a cabin out in the wilderness of Rogue River but the assassin finds her. As she is fighting the killer a man rescues her and the assailant falls over a cliff. Her rescuer wants to help but she can trust no one.

Former Green Beret Cooper Wilde is the head of Wilderness Inc. and offers to help her when she is attacked. The killer told Cooper that they would just keep sending assassins after her until she was dead. Cooper is determined to save this beautiful woman. The assassins just keep coming. Cooper has failed before will he be able to keep Hadley alive?

A journey of two broken souls struggling to survive the fight of their lives. They must learn to trust each other as they also learn to trust God. God has a plan for these two and it's far greater than either of them could have dreamed. God has a plan for you too. Just give Him your heart and let Him take control of your life. It'll be better than you ever imagined.

Lakeside Peril by Lenora Worth

My review today is on the Love Inspired Suspense, Lakeside Peril. This is the second book in the Men of Millbrook Lake Series. I love Lenora's work and this series is awesome. This book is well written, action packed, and full of faith. No one writes an intrigue like Lenora does. You will love this one.

Chloe Conrad is out to find out who killed her sister. She finds a name in her sisters papers, a man from their past. Chloe knows that he is the best PI around so she flies out to hire him even though he blames her family for killing his sister. When she finds him sitting on the deck of a biker bar, he refuses to talk with her until a car drives by and starts shooting at them and he's forced to rescues her.

Ex-military Special Forces Opperative Hunter Larson is a loner. He is trying to heal from the horrors he has lived with, including the murder of his sister by her husband. He tracked down and found the evidence he needed to bring down her killer but that hadn't healed his heart. As he saves Chloe he sees the same drive to find her sister's killer as he lived with. He has no choice but to help her. Is the killer her own father? Can he save her without destroying her?

A journey of two brokenhearted souls trying to find justice and peace. God has a plan for these two. A plan far greater than either of them had ever dreamed. God has a plan for you too. Give God your heart and ask Him to take control of your mess and watch Him work.

Identity Unknown by Terri Reed

My review today is on the Love Inspired Suspense, Identity Unknown. This is the last book in the Northern Border Patrol Series and is an awesome addition to the series. I don't know about you but I love Terri's work. This book is well written, action packed, and full of adventure. This is a wonderful way to end her series.

Deputy Sheriff Audrey Martin is called out to a large object that has been washed up on the beach. When she arrives she find it's a man. She's surprised to find out that he is still alive. While she wait for the ambulance; she tries to get eye witness accounts of what happened. A man dressed in black tries to drag the body out into the water again and she must rescue him. At the hospital they find the man returns to kill the unknown victim. She rescues him only to learn that the victim doesn't remember anything before he woke in the hospital.

John Doe, Nathanial Longhorn, wakes in a hospital in Calico Bay. He remembers nothing of his former life. His life is saved several time by the beautiful deputy. He has bonded with her and wants to keep her by his side. His IBET team comes to rescue him but he doesn't know them or trust them. He does know that he had been betrayed. Who can he trust?

A journey of two people struggling with past issues. Can they move on, lean on each other, and trust God? God has a plan for for these two. God has a plan for you too. Give your heart to God and trust Him to turn your life around.

Mail Order Bride: The Business Arrangement by Angelica Rose

My review today is on the Mail Order Bride: The Business Arrangement. I enjoy Angelica's stories. This one is well written and heart warming. I know you will enjoy it too. I like the whole concept of the mail order brides. How desperate would a woman have to be to go thousand of miles into the great unknown to marry a man they have never met? It's hard to imagine.

Carolyn and her sister are orphans and have been force to live with their uncle. Her uncle is determined to marry the girls off to his old lecherous friends. Carolyn is determined to take back control of her life and make a match of her own. She starts writing to a widowed rancher in Colorado. He has two children that need care. Carolyn manages to escape and takes a train to Colorado Territory.

Kyle is still grieving the loss of his wife. He basically want a nanny not a wife. This marriage is a business arrangement and nothing more. He shows her no courtesy after her arrival. He and his brother leave the next day to take their cattle to market trying to beat the snow storm. They would be gone at least two weeks.

A journey of two brokenhearted souls trying to find their way in a world that is out of their control. God has a plan for these two and it's a great plan for a future and a hope. God has a plan for you too. Give him your heart and watch Him turn your mess around.