About the Book

Title: Faint Hearted
Series: Cursed Fae #2
Authors: Leia Stone, Julie Hall
Genre: Romantic Fantasy
Release Date: October 10, 2024

The Summer Court princess has never failed to end the curse that ravages Faerie every hundred years, until now.

As the Fall princess, the responsibility has fallen on me to stop the poison destroying my realm. I must go to Ethereum to fetch the heart of one of its dark lords, or my people will perish.

Everything unravels the moment I step foot in Ethereum. Thrown into my target’s dungeon and in fear for my life, I can see no way to save myself, let alone my kingdom. The scarred Ethereum lord who holds me is brutal, unforgiving, and only keeping me alive as long as I’m useful to him.

Yet I have a secret, harbored my entire life, and if I can use it to my advantage, there is a chance I and my people might come through unscathed…

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About the Authors

Leia Stone is the USA Today bestselling author of multiple bestselling series including Matefinder and Wolf Girl. She’s sold over three million books and her Fallen Academy series has been optioned for film. Her novels have been translated into many languages and she even dabbles in script writing. Leia writes romantasy with sassy kick-butt heroines and irresistible love interests. She lives in Spokane, WA with her husband and two children.

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Julie Hall is a USA Today bestselling, multiple award-winning author. Before diving into the world of publishing, she was a publicist and marketer for Sony, Summit Entertainment, Paramount, The Weinstein Company, and the National Geographic Channel. Now, she crafts addictive action-packed fantasy stories that leave readers with epic book hangovers. Julie’s books have been translated into four languages and won or were finalists in over 20 national and international awards. Julie currently lives in Colorado with her four favorite people–her husband, daughter and two fur babies.

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My Review

Book: Faint Hearted
Author: Leia Stone, Julie Hall
Series: Book 2 in the Cursed Fae series
Rating: 4/5

After reading the first story in this new series, Cold Hearted, I’ve been eagerly awaiting the next installment, Faint Hearted, and it did NOT disappoint. I appreciated how each story is unique but still connected. I appreciated the main characters – their struggles, their flaws, their triumphs. The story was full of fun romance, humor, action and adventure which kept me reading to the very end! I highly recommend reading the books in order so it makes the most sense. Each story’s romance is standalone but the overarching saga should be read in order. The world-building just keeps getting better and better and I cannot wait to read what comes next! 

Also, the cover is absolutely gorgeous and I can’t wait to get my hands on the physical book (which I preordered). I appreciate the care that has gone into making the books well written and look spectacular!

PG-13 content. No explicit scenes.

Highly recommend this fantastic romantasy story that will capture your hearts and imagination!

My thanks to the author and publisher for providing me with an ARC of the book. All opinions expressed here are entirely my own. No positive review was expected and no compensation received.

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Read my review of Cold Hearted here.

About the Book

Title: One Last Stand
Series: Alaska Air One Rescue #4
Author: Susan May Warren
Genre: Christian Romantic Suspense
Publisher: SDG Publishing
Release Date: October 8, 2024

As a member of the Air One Rescue team, pilot London Brooks has built a new life—one far away from her clandestine past as an operative tasked to take down a branch of Russian terrorists. She has no desire to reenter that world or endure the grief of losing everyone she loved, including her fiancé. But the past won’t stay past. When she finds herself falsely accused, her reputation tarnished, and her life in danger, she has no choice but to plunge back into the treacherous world she left behind. Even if she must surrender everything—and everyone—she loves in her new life.

Shep Watson will never forget the day he saved London Brooks from the avalanche that nearly killed her. He knew there was more to her story, but he’s intent on keeping her secrets. Just when it seems she’s finally ready to let him into her heart, her past comes knocking. But he can’t bear to lose her again. Which means, somehow, he’ll have to enter her world, keep up with her, and figure out a way to bring her home. But when the danger comes home to Alaska, what will it cost the Air One Rescue team?

Join bestselling author Susan May Warren in the final, thrilling journey through the majestic Alaskan wilderness and beyond, where love defies danger and second chances are won with courage and determination.

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About the Author

With nearly 2 million books sold, critically acclaimed novelist Susan May Warren is the Christy, RITA, and Carol award-winning author of over ninety novels. Known for her compelling plots and unforgettable characters, Susan has penned contemporary and historical romances, romantic suspense, thrillers, rom-coms, and Christmas novellas. With books translated into eight languages, she’s a USA Today, ECPA and CBA bestseller, and has received numerous starred Publisher Weekly reviews. Library Journal says, “Warren’s characters are well-developed and she knows how to create a first rate contemporary romance.”

Susan is a nationally acclaimed writing coach, and winner of the 2009 American Christian Fiction Writers Mentor of the Year. She is the founder of Novel.Academy, author of the popular writing method, The Story Equation, and a founding partner of Sunrise Media Group.

My Review

Book: One Last Stand
Author: Susan May Warren
Series: Book 4 in the Alaska Air One Rescue series
Rating: 4.5/5

Wow. What a wild ride this series has been and I am so sad to see this series end. The author truly does NOT disappoint and delivers an amazing story that revisits characters from previous books and series. This book picks up where the third book left off so I recommend reading the other books in the series first. I actually had to go back to the third book to remember what had happened although the author helps set it up well. I was excited to finally figure out the backstories of the main characters and read how their story enfolds. The suspense and action are nonstop and will keep you guessing.

Highly recommend this exciting, romantic thriller that will make you fall in love!

My thanks to the author and publisher for providing me with an ARC of the book. All opinions expressed here are entirely my own. No positive review was expected and no compensation received.

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Read my review of One Last Shot, One Last Chance, and One Last Promise.

About the Book

Title: Here With Me
Series: Home to Heritage #2
Author: Tari Faris & Mandy Boerma
Publisher: Sunrise Publishing
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: September 10, 2024

Love ignites in a last-chance hardware store, but will their hearts, like the failing family business, require a rescue?

She just wants a fresh start…

Inheriting her best friend’s daughter and a store on the brink of collapse, Sadie Hoover is determined to provide Lottie a stable life and keep the family business afloat. But her resolve is tested when the past walks in, wearing a tool belt and a smile that still weakens her knees.

Is he back to break her heart?

David Williams, once the love of Sadie’s life, returns to Heritage not as the missionary he was, but as a man in search of healing and purpose. Tasked with community service, he’s thrown into the daily grind of nuts and bolts, unaware that the hardware store’s troubles—and Sadie’s struggles—are more than just loose hinges and unpaid bills.

What will it cost her to fall for him again?

As they grapple with financial peril and the echoes of a love once lost, David and Sadie are forced to confront what they truly want. The store’s impending foreclosure looms over them, a testament to their joint past and the future they must shape.

If the store fails, they lose not just a legacy, but the second chance life has offered them. Can they rekindle their love while saving the heart of Heritage, or will their dreams rust away like forgotten tools?

Can love be rebuilt from the ruins of their shared history, or will the fight for survival drive the final wedge between them?

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About the Authors

Tari Faris is the author of the Restoring Heritage series, a member of the American Christian Fiction Writers and My Book Therapy, is the projects manager for My Book Therapy, writes for learnhowtowriteanovel.com, and is a 2017 Genesis Award winner. She has a MDiv from Asbury Theological Seminary and lives in the Phoenix, Arizona, area with her husband and their three children. Although she lives in the Southwest now, she lived in a small town in Michigan for 25 years. Learn more at TariFaris.com.

When she’s not hanging out at her favorite coffee shop writing, Mandy Boerma is living her own happily ever after with Prince Charming. Together they have two princesses to fill any of that illusive dream called free time. Between all her mom duties, she enjoys reading, the local Florida beaches and teaching piano—all with coffee in hand. Visit her at www.mandyboerma.com.

My Review

Here with Me
By Tari Faris, Mandy Boerma 
Book 2 in the Home to Heritage series
Rating: 4/5

This series from Tari Faris is so special. After reading the first book in this series, I was excited to read even more. I have read the original Restoring Heritage series and thoroughly enjoyed it. Though this book is a standalone, I recommend starting with the first book in the series. 

The story is a breath of fresh air and it makes you want to keep reading until the end. The romance is fun, humorous and sweet. The characters are flawed and endearing. The message is faith-filled and relevant. 

Highly recommend this clean romantic comedy full of second chances and renewed purpose. 

My thanks to the author and publisher for providing me with an ARC of the book. All opinions expressed here are entirely my own. No positive review was expected and no compensation received. 

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Read my review of You’re the Reason here.