Book Notes: December 7, 2022 - Inspirational Historical Romance

 Welcome back, Readers! I'm so excited because today, I get to share reviews from two of my favorite inspirational historical romance authors. These ladies write so well, I usually feel a bit of sorrow when I come to the end of the story -- like "Is it over already?" I hope you'll see something which interests you enough to give them a try. 

And I've got that writing prompt ready for you, hoping it sparks some creative inspiration. 

Book Review: The Lady and the Mountain Man by Misty M. Beller

The Lady and the Mountain Man by Misty M. Beller
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

A good story with interesting plot and characters. I got this book free for signing up for the author's newsletter. I'd read her work before and enjoyed it. However, my copy read like maybe it wasn't the final exited copy. I have a really hard time understanding why author's take shortcuts with something meant to advertise their skill. If I'd read this book before reading the other, I might not have picked up another of her books for a while. This one got 4 stars from me because, despite the aforementioned problems, the storyline worked for me. I got invested in the characters early on. The initial chapters snagged and held my attention. It's good, clean, and has a strong underlying faith element. All this made the less-than-pristine editing I expected from this author more bearable. Give it a try, though. I'm sure it's finished form is worthy of 5-stars.

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Book Review: Her Dearly Unintended by Regina Jennings

Her Dearly Unintended by Regina Jennings
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

An Excellent Short Romance

This short story was so very enjoyable! I was looking for novellas and came across this one. It's sweet, inspirational, and clean. If you're looking for a cute story packed with interesting situations, entertaining characters and a fun twist, then this might be a good choice for you.

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Just Keep Writing: Wednesday Whimsy

If this is your first time participating in this kind of writing exercise, you're in for a treat. If you've done this with me before, just keep scrolling for the prompt.

Rules:

1. You can use any/all of the words and/or the photo in the prompt below to create a unique written work. Fiction or nonfiction, poetry or prose, even lyrics are acceptable.  
2. Please keep the material you write clean (ie. nothing R-rated or worse) if you wish to share the link to your work here, as well as if you link back to my site. I strive to keep my site free of such things. My readers know and expect this. I respect your right to write whatever you feel you need to write. And you're free to use my prompts. But if your material is graphic, I'd rather not view it, and most of my readers will not wish to. 
3. Have fun! This type of exercise is perfect for growing in the writing craft, or for helping through a rough patch in your current WIP. If you're looking to push your author limits and you normally write in nonfiction prose, try a whimsical collection of lyrics. If you normally write poems about real life events, try your hand at a fanfic. Give yourself some room to explore.

Don't forget to leave a link to your creation (unless you're writing graphic material) so my readers and I can check out your work. I'd appreciate a link back to this post to help me reach more readers, but it's not required. 

Photo by Egor Kamelev

I was so happy to have found these photos of mushrooms. That's one part of nature I love to study. And Egor Kamelev has captured them in such a beautiful way. Please stop in at Pexels.com to check out those and the other beautiful photos in his gallery. 

Thanks for taking time out of your busy day to check out my blog post. I'm honored and hope you found something useful here. Come back tomorrow for another word prompt. I might have a story from my Nano project ready to share with you, too. 

Until next time,
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