Joy to His World By: Clare Dargin

Book Description....

"[Siren Menage Amour: Erotic Consensual BDSM Menage a Trois Paranormal Romantic Suspense, M/M/F, HEA]

Chris Spinell, Jilly Reimers, and Chris 'Nate' Poole are happily married. Now, living in a small town run by The Love Play Matchmaking Service, Chris Spinell hopes his family is safely away from the possible dangers that come from living in a big city.Jilly and Nate cherish the life they have with Chris. They even love the fact that he is their Dom. BDSM gives them the structure and sense of belonging they've always wanted. However, life in Minaqua doesn't give Chris the peace of mind he needs in order to quell his anxieties. The scars from his time in Afghanistan run so deep, Chris' PTSD will not allow him to escape the fears that his family is at constant risk for harm. When a stranger comes to town seeking to harm Jilly and Nate, Chris' protective instincts are put to the test. Will he deal with this reasonably, or will he do whatever it takes to defend his family, including breaking a solemn oath?"

Title:  Joy to His World
Author:  Clare Dargin
Publisher:  Siren Publishing
Series: Love Play Matchmaking Service 2
Reviewed By:  Arlena Dean
Rating: Five
Review:

"Joy to His World" by Clare Dargin

My View....

Wow, is all I can say about this 'Siren Erotic Romance' that takes place in a small town that was only for these three ...Chris, Jilly and Nate who were happily together as being married.  The only thing about this situation was that they thought they were in a happy in a safe place [with the BDSM giving them the way of life that they desired] but were they?  What will happen as Chris who suffers with PTSD is on constant alarm that his family was a risk?  What will happen with a certain visitor come to this small town that is run by The Love Play Matchmaking Service appears and seems to have thoughts of Nate and Jilly?  How does this affect this entire family...Chris, Jilly and Nate?  I have put out a lots of questions so that you the reader will have to pick up "Joy to HIs World" to get all of these questions answered and so much more that as this author presents it so very well to the readers.  All that is left to say is that there was definitely a learning part in the read especially seeing how so many military people have suffered with PTSD deal with this day by day.  This author does a very good job at giving the reader, one suspenseful, BDSM Menage...M/M/F read that is especially for those adults who  enjoy this genre of reads.

A Chance of a Lifetime By Marilyn Pappano

Book Description....

"Sometimes love finds you when you least expect it...

To Benita Ford, Tallgrass, Oklahoma, will always be home. It's where her beloved grandmother raised her and where she rode bikes with her two best friends—the man who became her husband and Calvin. And Tallgrass is where she stayed, even after her husband died while serving his country. Now Calvin is home from that same war, and the sensitive, mischievous boy she once knew is today a man scarred by wounds no one else can see. Falling in love with him is something Bennie never imagined.

Tallgrass still haunts Captain Calvin Sweet. Yet it's where he must go to see Bennie—the one woman he always loved but could never have. Calvin regrets so much about what happened years ago. Still he can't deny being with Bennie makes his future feel bright, like anything is possible. But the demons of his past won't be quieted that easily. As old hurts linger, threatening to pull them apart, Calvin and Bennie must take the ultimate risk for the love of a lifetime."

Title:  A Chance of a Lifetime

Author:  Marilyn Pappano

Publisher:  Forever

Series:  Tallgrass # 5

Reviewed By:  Arlena Dean

Rating: Five

Review:

"A Chance of a Lifetime" by Marilyn Pappano

My Thoughts....

This series really puts more icing on the cake as this is this author's fifth in the Tallgrass series that
features Benita Ford and Captain Calvin Sweet from Tallgrass Oklahoma.  The reader will be presented with a story that will be with the reader long after the read. This read will take the reader to three friends since childhood but after growing up we find that only two of the third friends had remained friends.  What had happened in the total relationship to Calvin, J'Myel and Bennie known as childhoods....'The Three Musketeers?'   Would a death of one of the friends and the return of another from Afghanistan who was now back home suffering with PTSD bring these two friends  [Bennie and Calvin] back together again after many years had passed?  I loved how this author was able to bring into this storyline not only the two main characters but another group of characters were simply off the chart so well developed, defined, well portrayed and believable.  Here are just a few of this wonderful cast of characters..... The Sweets Family, Pickerings Family, Ms. Emmeline, Diez, Joe Cadore, Lucy[Luce],Trinity Adams, Ilena Gomez, John, Tuesday Night Margarita Club members....Carly Clark, Jessy, Fia, Marti, Patricia, Leach, Therese to name a few.  Many of these people will have there own story that will be well mentioned  in this story. The Margarita Club members who were all friends and widows...who had lost a husband in war. I loved this group of ladies!  I found this novel to be very well written by this author...the main question would Calvin and Bennie take the ultimate risk for a love of a lifetime after all is said and done and Bennie learns the whole story of just what had happened between them[Calvin & JMyel?  I don't want to spoil any of it other that say you will have to pick up  this author novel 'A Chance Of A Lifetime.'  It will keep your attention all the way to the end giving her readers a good read.  Would I recommend?  Yes

I received a copy through NOR  in exchange for an honest review.

Return To Christmas By: Kathi Macias

Book Description...

"Be inspired this Christmas. While fictitious, Return to Christmas will open your eyes to a world of ministry opportunities.

He's a marine. He doesn't need help. He needs employment. He certainly doesn't have issues so why can't he seem to readjust to being stateside with his family? And what's up with all the people in his life? His friends have adopted a little three-year old boy with serious issues. There is something about that little boy that resonates with tough-marine Chet but he can't quite put his finger on it. Will the events leading up to this Christmas be able to melt his marine-tough heart or will he forever slip into a dark, spiraling depression?

Return to Christmas, part of New Hope Publishers missional fiction line, focuses on veterans and children who suffer from issues, such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and attachment disorder. Award-winning author Kathi Macias blends relationships and worlds, inviting readers to this page-turner, as well as ministry opportunities to often-overlooked groups. With additional online resources available at New Hope Digital.com, Return to Christmas is an engaging resource for book clubs, women's ministry events, and other relevant small-group discussions."

Title:  Return To Christmas
Author:  Kathi Macias
Publisher:  New Hope Publishers
Reviewed By:  Arlena Dean
Rating: Five
Review:

"Return To Christmas" by Kathi Macias

What I liked about this novel....

"Return To Christmas" was a well written story about 'Two Troubled souls' ...a marine who had been through some really bad times after his second deportment from the 'Middle East' only to leave him quite a broken man suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder {PTSD}. This story will  also also includes a young child who was suffering from 'Attachment Disorder.'  When it is all said and done this author will give the reader a interesting story of  'love, hope, and redeeming faith.'  It was a good story of how these two people that needed help in the worst way were able to began the road of hope as each of  these families that had struggled so much with these life changing situations.  I loved how this author brings out that through 'prayer and faith in God,' each one of these two people were able to come out of this on to the road to healing and recovery. This was definitely a novel of 'unconditional hope, love, above all redemption' and I would highly recommend this novel as a excellent read.

I received a copy through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.