Trailblazer by Anna Schmidt

Posted January 4, 2019 by Marsha in Series, Western Historical Romance / 0 Comments

MEET THE HARVEY GIRLS: These real-life pioneering women were symbols of elegance in the wild frontier: taming rough manners, falling in love, and changing the face of the West forever.

Grace Rogers is ready for the adventure of a lifetime. With her family’s farm falling on hard times, she accepts a position with the prestigious Fred Harvey Company and heads for Juniper, New Mexico. There she meets a handsome cowboy who quickly turns her head. Too bad the Harvey Girls are forbidden to marry…

Nick Hopkins has a plan: buy a little land, marry, and raise a family―in that order. But after meeting Grace, he can’t keep away. Their only choice is to marry in secret…but Nick isn’t the only man entranced by Grace’s charms, and this unexpected rival doesn’t plan on taking no for an answer. He will have her, no matter the cost: to Grace, to Juniper, or to the happily ever after Grace and Nick fought so hard to make their own.

Titles in the Cowboys & Harvey Girls series include — Trailblazer – Renegade (June 2019) –

The One You Fight For by Roni Loren

Posted January 4, 2019 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, Romantic Suspense, Series / 0 Comments

How hard would you fight for the one you love?

Taryn Landry was there that awful night fourteen years ago when Long Acre changed from the name of a town to the title of a national tragedy. Everyone knows she lost her younger sister. No one knows it was her fault. Since then, psychology professor Taryn has dedicated her life’s work to preventing something like that from ever happening again. Falling in love was never part of the plan…

Shaw Miller has spent more than a decade dealing with the fallout of his brother’s horrific actions. After losing everything―his chance at Olympic gold, his family, almost his sanity―he’s changed his name, his look, and he’s finally starting a new life. As long as he keeps a low profile and his identity secret, everything will be okay, right?

When the world and everyone you know defines you by one catastrophic tragedy…

How do you find your happy ending?

Titles in The Ones Who Got Away series include: The Ones Who Got Away – The One You Can’t Forget – The One You Fight For –

Cowboy Wolf Trouble by Kait Ballenger

Posted January 4, 2019 by Marsha in Series / 0 Comments

Seven shifter clans call the Montana mountains home.

But a new evil will stop at nothing to tear their world apart.

For centuries, the shifters that roam Big Sky country have honored a pact to keep the peace. Even bad-boy rancher Wes Calhoun, former leader of a renegade pack, has given up his violent ways and sworn loyalty to the Grey Wolves. But his dark past keeps catching up with him…

Human rancher Naomi Evans cares only about saving the ranch that was her father’s legacy. Until a clash with Wes opens up a whole new world—a supernatural world on the verge of war—and Naomi, her ranch, and the sexy cowboy wolf stealing her heart are smack dab in the middle of it.

Titles in the Seven Range Shifters series include — Cowboy Wolf Trouble – Cowboy in Wolf’s Clothing –

*There is a connection to The Execution Underground series. Not necessary to have read that series, but it does enlarge this world.*

Hot Target Cowboy by June Faver

Posted January 3, 2019 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, Modern Western Romance, Series / 0 Comments

His loyalty is to his family.
But his heart belongs to her.

Eldest son Colt Garrett is the biggest, strongest and steadiest of the Garrett brothers. Colt accepts his responsibilities, knowing his future is tied to the land. Colt has stayed centered-but when he falls in love, he falls hard. He is mesmerized by Misty Dalton, the younger sister of one of his brother’s friends.

Misty Dalton has held together a family plagued with problems since her mother passed away. But when the threats to her family turn deadly, Misty turns to Colt. If anybody wants to hurt Misty, they’re going to have to go through the toughest of the Garrett boys first.

Titles in the Dark Horse Cowboys series include — Do or Die Cowboy – Hot Target Cowboy – When to Call A Cowboy –

The Duke I Once Knew by Olivia Drake

Posted January 3, 2019 by Marsha in Regency Romance, Series / 0 Comments

For years, Abigail Linton devoted herself to caring for her aging parents and the children of her siblings. Now, eager to make her own life, she takes a position as a governess on the neighboring estate. It shouldn’t matter that her absentee employer is Maxwell Bryce, the Duke of Rothwell, the infamous rake who once broke her youthful heart. Surely he’s forgotten her, for he hasn’t set foot on his estate for fifteen years. At least, that is, until he arrives unexpectedly.

Max is incensed to meet his sister’s new governess. But why does Abby appear just as displeased to see him when it was she who’d rejected him all those years ago? Why is he so drawn to the independent spinster she has become? And why is there a sparkle in her beautiful blue eyes that suggests they might have a second chance at love?

Titles in the Unlikely Duchesses series include — The Duke I Once Knew –

Preorder Gems: Secret Millionaire for the Surrogate by Donna Alward

Posted January 1, 2019 by Marsha in Discussion Post / 0 Comments

Preorder Gems is a feature at Keeper Bookshelf to showcase those titles I wanted enough to preorder them instead of waiting to see if there is a special price during publication week. 🙂

The first day of 2019 saw Donna Alward’s Secret Millionaire for the Surrogate delivered to my Kindle. This one will be read in the next week, and cross-posted over to my Romance Is Ageless blog in about two weeks.

It’s wedding photographer Harper’s job to capture other people’s happy ever afters, but she doesn’t believe in one for herself. Until she meets ruggedly gorgeous best man Drew. Having offered to be a surrogate for her best friend, Harper tries to fight their instant chemistry, until Drew sneaks past her defenses. But she’s about to learn this extraordinary man has an extraordinary secret!

This is the second part of the duet, Marrying A Millionaire. I don’t know if there will be more but I’ve learned to never say never. I’m ready to dive into this one since I enjoyed Best Man for the Wedding Planner so much. (and yes, the cover is an affiliate link to Amazon)

Challenges for 2019

Posted December 31, 2018 by Marsha in Discussion Post / 0 Comments

I love seeing the new book related Challenges begin to show up around the beginning of December. It usually gets me revved up for the coming year – but come June I’m shaking my head at myself and wondering how to get caught up on them. It’s not that I don’t read the books for any of the Challenges I joined in back in December… it’s that I didn’t keep up with the link to the Linky thing, or update my Challenge post (or page). Life happens and I give up trying to keep track. Please tell me I’m not alone in this! Please.

This year I’m going to divide and conquer those Challenges in a different fashion.

As some of you may know, Keeper Bookshelf is my main book review/book-related blog. But it’s not the only blog I work on each week (or day, sometimes). I have several other genres specific blogs that are smaller, by definition, but they showcase my other reading loves. When I’m in the mood for a new book to pick up I visit the blogs that I know of that specifically talk about those books. Often in a wide general fashion like Romance or Mystery… but still specific to what I’m in the mood for. (If you’d like to visit any of my other blogs the links are in the sidebar.)

This year my accepted Challenges are going to be talked about on and linked to the specific blog of mine that they most are relevant to… and perhaps ensure that I actually officially finish these Challenges this time around.

Stacking the Shelves (#7)

Posted December 29, 2018 by Marsha in This one's a Keeper / 5 Comments

Stacking the Shelves is hosted by Tynga’s Reviews and Reading Reality. If you’d like to take part simply click on those links or the graphic to discover what this fun event is all about.

Revisiting ~ Wild Man by Kristen Ashley

Posted December 28, 2018 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, Romantic Suspense, Series / 0 Comments

While filling the display case in her bakery, the bell over the door sounds and Tessa O’Hara looks up to see the man of her dreams. Within thirty seconds he asks her out for a beer. But after four months of dating, she discovers he’s an undercover DEA agent-and he’s investigating her possible role in her ex-husband’s drug business. For Tess, this means their relationship is over.

Brock disagrees. He’s committed to his anti-drug mission, but he’s fallen in love with the beautiful woman who’s as sweet as her cupcakes-and he’ll do anything to win her back. Standing between Tess and Brock are their own exes, one of them a drug lord who’s determined to get what he wants. Now as danger threatens, can Brock break the rules he’s lived by and let loose his wild side to protect the woman he loves?

Titles in The Dream Man series include — Mystery Man – Wild Man – Law Man – Motorcycle Man –

The Dream Man series also has connections with the Rock Chick and Chaos series. For further information about titles in these amazing series and more please visit the Kristen Ashley page.

As part of a new feature here at Keeper Bookshelf, I’m taking a look back each Friday at a series that I’ve absolutely loved and continue to re-read to this day … that Keeper in my blog’s name refers to the books that stay on a keeper shelf to be re-read at my pleasure. I’m calling this new feature Revisiting A Series or simply Revisiting. I hope you’ll enjoy this look back, and maybe find some authors or titles that you’ve yet to discover. Enjoy. ?

Can’t Wait Wednesday – I Need This Book Now! #2

Posted December 26, 2018 by Marsha in Discussion Post / 0 Comments

When I began blogging years ago, there was an awesome weekly book blogging event called ‘Waiting on Wednesday’ that gave me so many amazing book ideas and authors that I’d never read yet to look up. Sadly, WoW is no longer being hosted by Breaking the Spine, so I let that weekly event fall by the side.

Recently I discovered that Tressa at Wishful Endings has picked up the mantle with Can’t Wait Wednesday. So let’s get started and find some amazing new books to read at:

My reading tastes are quite varied. I love Contemporary Romance, Paranormal Romance, Historical Romance and Mysteries… for the most part but I’m always up to try something new.

This last week of 2018 I’m waiting for a Paranormal Romance title by Terry Spear. “You Had Me At Jaguar” is the first title in the sub-series entitled Heart of the Shifter. It’s not due out until February 26, 2019, but I can wait, impatiently, for that long. I have loved every title in Ms. Spear’s various series, and since this one starts a new one I’m even more intrigued to discover it’s secrets.

They’re not the only ones on the prowl…but they’re the most dangerous…

The United Shifter Force gives jaguar agent Howard Armstrong an impossible task—to protect fierce she-jaguar Valerie Chambers, when the last thing she wants is protecting. They’re going international to take down a killer and he can guard Valerie all day long. But guard his heart? He doesn’t stand a chance.

Yeah. That cover alone has me itching to get my hands on this book. I love a good Shifter Paranormal Romance, and Terry Spear always delivers. So, can’t wait.

What’s on your Can’t Wait List?

Merry Christmas!

Posted December 25, 2018 by Marsha in Discussion Post / 3 Comments

I hope all your Christmas wishes came true, but more importantly that you are surrounded by those you love today and every other day of the year.

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