Review: Hauntings of the Heart

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Title: 

Hauntings of the Heart

Author: 

Joselyn Vaughn

Release Date:

October 25, 2011

Publisher:

Astraea Press

Word Count:

approx. 65,000

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Astraea Press

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Author's Website:

http://joselynvaughn.com

Description:  

When lost love shows up on your doorstep, what do you do?  Minnie Schultz slams the door in his face. She and Gordon Anderson have a history—close to ancient history, given the fifty years since their last encounter. After all that time, it might seem like water under the bridge. But the water pours from the plumbing in Minnie’s bed and breakfast, the Lilac Bower, uncovering all the secrets and heartache between them. With the help of some paranormal investigators, an Elvis impersonator and a couple of nosey friends, can Minnie and Gordon find the future they were meant to have?

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Review: Matching Wits with Venus

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Title: 

Matching Wits With Venus

Author: 

Therese Gilardi

Release Date:

April 19, 2011

Publisher:

Astraea Press

Word Count:

approx. 85,000

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Astraea Press 

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Author's Website:

http://theresegilardi.com

Description:  

For centuries Cupid has longed to be more than Venus’s arrow boy.  When he’s sent to eliminate “Happily Ever After by Amelia”, the matchmaking business threatening Venus’s status as the goddess of love, Cupid decides to steal Amelia’s methods and make his own matches.  While spying on Amelia, Cupid accidentally shoots himself with his magical arrow and falls in love with her.  But bereaved Amelia doesn’t believe in the existence of Roman gods, and she’s certainly not looking for romance.  She’s too busy perfecting the patented personality profile that’s made her Hollywood’s favorite matchmaker.

Disguising himself as a mortal financial advisor, Cupid manages to break through Amelia’s guarded exterior.  As their passion deepens so does Cupid’s guilt about deceiving Amelia.  Cupid’s interference with Amelia’s life causes her business to falter, leads to a sterile spring that threatens the animal kingdom and shatters the longstanding peace between the Roman and Greek gods.  With the fate of the natural and under worlds at stake, Cupid must decide whether to reveal his true identity and risk losing the chance to live happily ever after with Amelia.

Joey’s Review:

Review: A New Dream

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Title: 

A New Dream

Author: 

Elaine Cantrell

Release Date:

March 22, 2011

Publisher:

Astraea Press

Word Count:

approx. 62,000

Purchase Links:  

Astraea Press 

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Author's Website:

http://www.elainecantrell.com

Description:  

What do you do when you lose everything?

After an auto accident destroys his pro-football career, Matt McCallum struggles to find a new dream for his life, but nothing engages him the way football did. After a stint in rehab, he takes a job managing a grocery store where he meets Violet Emerson.

Violet works in the bakery department, but her dreams carry her far beyond the doors of Chef’s Pantry. As soon as she can save the money, she plans to open a catering business. And she thinks the new manager’s broad shoulders and blue eyes are simply divine.

Thrown together at work, Matt and Violet find a common dream for their lives, but a loose end from Matt’s past returns to jeopardize their future. Will love be enough to save their new dream before it turns into a nightmare?

Babs' Review:

Review: Lifeline Echoes

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Title: 

Lifeline Echoes

Author: 

Kay Springsteen

Release Date:

April 5, 2011

Publisher:

Astraea Press

Word Count:

approx. 90,000

Purchase Links:  

Astraea Press

Author's Website:

http://kayspringsteen.wordpress.com/ 

Description:  

Voices form a powerful connection. The day the earth rocked LA, Sandy Wheaton became a voice lifeline over the radio for trapped firefighter, "Mick." Less than twenty four hours later, she had fallen in love with him. Shattered when she learned that rescue came too late, she sought solace Wyoming, the home state he had loved. Now, seven years later, she's made a life there as the owner of a popular local bar. But her wounds are still fresh, and she longs to let go of the past and her lost love so she can begin living again. That opportunity presents itself when the local prodigal son returns home. The attraction between them is instant. It feels like she's known him far longer than just a few days.

Sixteen years ago, Ryan McGee left home in the midst of controversy. After living through a harrowing trauma, he finally returns home when his family needs his help through some troubling times. All he wants to do is make amends with those he hurt most and to get back to the life he'd never wanted to leave in the first place. When he meets the sexy bartender, he starts thinking in terms of forever. But there's still someone out there he wants to find, someone who once believed in him and gave him hope.

Laura’s Review:

Review: Sunny Days, Moonlit Nights

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Title: 

Sunny Days, Moonlit Nights

Author: 

Jean Joachim

Release Date:

February 8, 2011

Publisher:

Astraea Press

Word Count:

approx. 42,000

Purchase Links:  

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Author's Website:

http://www.nowandforeverbooks.com/

Description:  

Caroline Davis White is a well-known artist married to a philandering multi-millionaire. She has everything any woman could want except love. Brad refuses to give her the divorce she so desperately wants.  With no money, family, or friends, she flees to the Catskill Mountains where she spent her summers as a child.

Mike Foster achieved success and made more money than he could ever have dreamed, but it destroyed his marriage and cost him his son.  He is wary of women who find his wallet more attractive than his good looks.

Caroline reconnects with the life she had and friends from long ago. Mike steps out of her teenage dreams into her life again, looking more handsome and tempting than ever. She knew who he was then…but who is he now?

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