Summer Book Trek 2017

When July comes around each year I love participating in this reading challenge! I have participated for a few years now and I love it! If you read books by LDS authors you have chances to win lot's of fun books. I have won many books the last few years and I can't wait for this years Summer Book Trek to start. Sign Up http://bit.ly/2rFNwiX and join the fun! #sbt17  

A Taste of Sun by Heather B. Moore

Synopsis:

Winona Grant embarks on a summer-long visit to NYC to house-sit for her great-aunt after a nasty break-up with her boyfriend Paul. But when her aunt commissions neighbor Steve Monti to tour Winona around, they strike a deal. Winona has too many deadlines to play tourist, and Steve is looking for a distraction from his looming gallery opening. So Steve goes on the tours by himself, and Winona reports back to her aunt as if she'd gone too. The longer this happens, the more Winona wants to change her mind. Seeing the city with Steve might be the perfect solution to forgetting about Paul.

Review:

I've always wanted to go to New York and this book was a fun, quick read that took you there! This book is a part of the Summer in New York Timeless Romance Anthology and then was released as a standalone book. It was just as good reading it the second time around! Winona is visiting New York with plans to stay inside and be her workaholic self but with help from her aunt and her aunt's neighbor, Steve, she sees some of the sites of New York and enjoys the summer sun. Steve & Winona are both busy with work but could use a friend. I enjoyed these characters and how they decided to live life and maybe give love a chance. I loved the connection between the two characters. This is another great book by Heather!

Stars: 4.5

Falling For June by Heather B. Moore

Synopsis:

Once a year, June Dawson goes on vacation with her best friends from high school. When she arrives in Maui, she realizes she's the odd-woman out. With Sydney engaged, and Maria nearly so, June wonders if anyone will ever fall for her. Then June meets Lance, their gorgeous next door bungalow neighbor at the Maui resort, and she's definitely charmed. But after her recent breakup, June refuses to fall for gorgeous, or charming, again.

Review:

I was super excited for the third book in this Falling series to come out. I really like these very quick reads that have a lot of swoon worthy chemistry oozing from the pages. Falling in love in Maui is the last thing June thought would happen. She was excited for her girls trip in Maui and to lay on the beach with her good romance book. With some help from her friends she meets and gets to know Lance, their neighbor at the resort. She thought it may be a vacation fling until she learned how close they live in real life. This is the best summer beach (or pool) read. Major sparks fly between June and Lance leaving you with hope for their happy ending. This is a short and sweet, clean read that you can finish super fast but leaves you satisfied.

Stars: 4.5

Never Trust the Rain by Laura D. Bastian

Synopsis:

When Ami goes to help her sister with a new baby in Scotland, she never imagined she'd fall for the Hot Scot that rescues her from the airport when the baby comes a few weeks early.
Duncan's always been willing to help his American co-worker adjust to life in Edinburgh, but when he's sent to retrieve the guy's sister-in-law from the airport, he didn't expect to want to spend more time with her than just the short drive. As Duncan shows Ami around Scotland, Their feelings grow, but can either of them agree to give up the life they know for the chance of a life together?

Review:

This was a great finish to all these fun romantic books, that took you on vacations through amazing European locations. This book takes you on adventures through Scotland, which once again would be so fun to travel to. Ami goes to visit her sister to help her with her new baby. They are unable to pick her up at the the airport so a friend did and they began a friendship that just might turn into something more. This book had some laughs and some feel good happy moments. It is about taking a chance on something you never thought would work. I enjoyed how this book was written. The characters were great... I liked the happy easy going Ami and of course the accent given to Duncan. I loved this cute story and the connection the characters had. This series was so fun and now my travel list is extra long.

Stars: 4.5

Kiss Me in the Moonlight by Lindzee Armstrong

Synopsis:

Kissing her way through Europe wasn't in the job description...
When Paige's mysterious and attractive boyfriend dumps her in an email, she decides that chaperoning hormonal teenagers on a once-in-a-lifetime trip is the perfect way to cope. Surely a summer in Europe will heal her battered heart. Best of all, she'll get to visit the historical sites she's spent a lifetime studying on someone else's dime.
Nick's life is in free fall. Being an undercover agent has never been easy, but lately the price has been too high. He's just dumped the love of his life for a secret European mission that resulted in the death of his best friend. Nick can't shake the feeling that there's a rat at the agency, and he's determined to track him down.
When Nick and Paige end up spending the summer together as colleagues, it's more than either bargained for. Sparks fly as they reconnect, and secrets become harder and harder to keep. Paige is determined to get answers about their breakup and Nick is eager for a second chance. But as the investigation into his partner's death heats up, one kiss in the moonlight
changes everything.

Review:

I have been loving all of the books in this Destined For Love series and this one was great! I love that the books are all by different authors and I was very excited to read this one by Lindzee. It had a little of everything... adventure, suspense, mystery and of course romance! Paige loves history and is finally making it to Europe to be a chaperone for teenagers. She was excited for her summer and then her ex-boyfriend shows up. She did not know how crazy her summer was going to be. There were some twists that I didn't expect and it kept me turning the pages. It gives you a fun tour of Europe and once again made me want to be there. It was a very engaging and intense story with swoon worthy romance.

Stars: 5

A Wedding for the Widower by Liz Isaacson

Synopsis:

Former rodeo champion and cowboy Walker Thompson trains horses at Brush Creek Horse Ranch, where he lives a simple life in his cabin with his ten-year-old son, Michael. A widower of six years, he's just trying to provide a life for Michael that his late wife would've approved of. He's worked with Tess Wagner, a widow who came to Brush Creek to escape the turmoil of her life to give her seven-year-old son, Graham, a slower pace of life. Together, they run a cotton candy stand at the town's Heritage Festival every fall, donating the money they raise to the National Widows & Widowers Foundation to help those who've suffered the way they have.

Walker's boss and best friend, ranch owner Landon Edmunds, has encouraged him to start dating, and Walker looks no further than Tess. She's interested in him too, but neither of them wants to inflict more sorrow and suffering on the other than they've already endured. So when Tess confesses that her breast cancer has flared up again, Walker backs off. Way off.

In the end, he'll have to decide if he'd rather spend even short time with Tess and Graham than not have them in his life at all. Tess wants to feel God's love and power, but she'll have to discover and accept God's will in order to find her happy ending.

Review:

This is another great read by Liz and I'm excited for this new series she is starting. This is about two people who have both lost their spouses and are trying to provide the best life for their sons. They have been friends for years and neither have dated since losing their spouses. With a little push from some friends they took a little leap. You feel many emotions with the characters while reading this book. They go through trials and it is about having faith and hope that things will workout. It's also about living life and being happy today and not living with a bunch of what if's. I also love this cover and it helps you to pick up the book but the wedding in the book isn't quite like this. 😉 If you are looking for a great, clean, quick read about second chances this would be a good pick!

Stars: 4.5

12 Days To Love by Lisa Swinton

Synopsis:

Lily is free. Free from home. Free from work and everything she built the last eight years. And she's scared to death. With her half of the Etsy business sold, Lily is persuaded by Maddie to take advantage of her windfall and go on a cruise around Italy, explore new possibilities, and meet new people, especially the male kind. Feeling as unstable as the waves rolling beneath the ship, Lily is reluctant to agree to a romantic flirtation, even with a man as intriguing as Zander.
The cruise is supposed to be a fresh start for Zander and an opportunity to expand his freelance photography business. It also marks the one year anniversary of his fiance's death. All he's interested in gaining from the experience is a larger portfolio, but finds himself irresistibly drawn to Lily, who looks nearly as lost as he feels.
A cruise ship romance couldn't possibly last, and yet how can Lilly and Zander resist falling in love in the most romantic country on earth?

Review:

I was happy to see that Lisa Swinton was part of the Destined For Love series and I was super excited to read her book... it did not disappoint!
Lily and Zander both take an adventure before starting the next stage in their individual lives. They met one night in France but left on awkward terms and were glad they would not see each other again. As Lily boards the ship for a cruise of Italy guess who is on the cruise...Zander! This book was very well written with so many descriptions that had you feeling the emotions of the characters and the experiences they were having.
I have been to many European countries but sadly Italy is not one of them. It is now moved up on my travel list and a cruise in Italy... sounds like a dream to me! The way Lisa described the amazing views and sites of Italy made me feel like I was there and I may have even looked up Italian cruises after reading this book. :) I LOVED this book and didn't want to put it down. It also left me wanting some Gelato! It is a short, very sweet, and clean romance. The development of the characters and their stories have you drawn in to the very end.

Stars: 5