Some Favorite Books This Week!

I’ve been having a tough time keeping up with both the reading AND posting here. While I get it all sorted out, I thought I could at least post the review links to Amazon here, so you can read them there!

By the way, the first book on the top line above is my own cookbook with recipes for side dishes you can make ahead for the holidays. I actually wrote this book and tested the recipes when I worked nightshift at a local hospital. If I can find time to cook ahead as a busy nurse, you can, too! Check out the book if you’d like to enjoy the holidays with your friends and family…and not be so stuck in the kitchen when everyone else is having fun!

Note: I am listing reviews as I do them each day. Sometimes, Amazon takes days or even a week or more to approve these reviews, so you will see a lag between when I list reviews and when a link is available. The longest I had to wait was 3.5 weeks!

Note about Goodreads and BookBub Reviews Linked Below

Sometimes, you’ll see me link to my review at Goodreads or BookBub. That’s usually because I’m having some sort of issue with Amazon: they’re taking waaaaay too long to post the review or they’ve rejected the review because they say it isn’t up to “community standards.” They are never specific… and just ask me to review the community standards page. I wish they would be specific… so I can avoid whatever it is they don’t like. Most “rejected” reviews are rather tame; some are even 5 stars. I’ve noted that some words seem to trigger it, like boring or transitioning. Hey, sometimes things just ARE boring, and it is much more succinct to say that than “visually unappealing” when talking backgrounds in children’s activity books! Others completely leave me scratching my head about what might be “wrong” with the review.

Hope that life becomes a little more sane so I can post my full reviews here soon!

Fiction

Historical Romance

Courting Temptation by Amanda Mariel
A Love Unbroken by Rose Pearson
Romancing the Earl by Heather Boyd
‘Twas a Rogue Before Christmas by various authors (multi-author box set)
The Scandalous Miss Brightwells (Books 1-3) by Beverley Oakley
The Earl’s Deception by Lydia Pembroke
Finding the Earl by Joyce Alec
Sophia by Louisa Thorpe
Sinning in Secret by Charlie Lane

Contemporary Romance

The Lancaster Estate, Book 3 by Dawn Day
Sweet Carol by Shanae Johnson
Calloway Cove by Tia Souders
Love Over Easy by Josalyn McAllister
Love Starts Here by Traci Borum

Christmas Fiction

Christmas Cowboy by Elana Johnson
Mistletoe, Tinsel & You by Leah Busboom
Mistletoe Mishaps by Tracy Broemmer
A Wedding for Christmas by Michelle Brouder
Christmas of Second Chances by Juliet Bardsley
The Christmas Spark by A. M. Williams
A Very Marisol Christmas by Caroline Mickelson
Two Hearts for Christmas by Annalisa Russo

Chick Lit / Women’s Literature

Lakehouse Beginnings by Sage Parker

Children’s Fiction

Liam & Maverick Fight Germs and Viruses by Molly Peterson (rejected by Amazon… and no clue why… link to Goodreads)
This Is the Path the Wolf Took by Laura Farina
Hockey in the Wild by Nicholas Oldland
The Nut That Feel from the Tree by Sangeeta Bhadra

Nonfiction

General

Keto Honey Alternative Recipes by Sam Kuma
Simply HTML5 by eBookLingo.com
Rome by History Nerds
The History of the United Kingdom by the History Nerds
Russian Grammar and Vocabulary Workbook by Lingo Mastery
German Short Stories for Beginners Volume 2 by Lingo Mastery

Health, Wellness, & Medicine

Cracking the Obesity Code by S. J. Cook
The Low Fodmap Diet by Alexander Phenix

Self-Help & Spiritual

Paganism for Beginners by Elena Shelby

Business, Money, & Investing

Gratitude Infusion by Kerry Alison Wekelo
Who Wants to Be a Superhero If You Can Be a Business Coach by Elven Coaches

Activity Books for Adults

Woodland Wildlife Coloring Book by I.C Smiles
Thanksgiving World Search by Cormac Ryan Press
The English Countryside Coloring Book by I.C Smiles (another review rejected by Amazon for an unknown reason; link goes to review at Goodreads)

Children’s Nonfiction