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Tag Archives: romance

Valentine’s Romance
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Valentine’s Romance

Posted on February 14, 2021 by Jacqui Murray • 69 Comments

If you have a romance novel, please add it to the comments so we can crowdsource Valentine’s Day. Here are two I liked: Juggernaut–fun romantic story about innocense, crime, and justice Snow White and the Civil War (Part 1)–a Civil War era take on Snow White complete with dwarves, wicked stepmother, and magic –a note … Continue reading →

Stories You’ll Love
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Stories You’ll Love

Posted on January 29, 2021 by Jacqui Murray • 165 Comments

I can’t wait to share these Indie books with you. I just know you’ll love them as much as I did: Life is Like a Bowl of Cherries–normal people surviving life’s challenges with a positive attitude and a will to overcome Marlie–can an isolated island community salve Marlie’s failed love? Guns of Pardition–a paranormal western … Continue reading →

Gwen Slade Bounty Hunter–another winner for Sandra Cox
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Gwen Slade Bounty Hunter–another winner for Sandra Cox

Posted on December 14, 2020 by Jacqui Murray • 55 Comments

If you haven’t noticed, I’m a fan of Sandra Cox’s fiction. You can see my reviews below under ‘More’. I had a chance to read an ARC of her latest western and loved it. To celebrate its publication date today, here’s my review: Gwen Slade Bounty Hunter by Sandra Cox 5/5 In Sandra Cox’s latest, … Continue reading →

Can’t Miss Romance
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Can’t Miss Romance

Posted on September 18, 2020 by Jacqui Murray • 97 Comments

I just finished Jill Weatherholt’s latest Love-inspired romance, A Home for Her Daughter. Jill hit home runs with the first few in this series and has done it again. If you love cozy G-rated fiction with believable characters and a HEA ending, grab this before it sells out. Here’s the Amazon blurb: One little girl … Continue reading →

5 Indies I loved (Just in Time for Valentine’s Day)
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5 Indies I loved (Just in Time for Valentine’s Day)

Posted on February 7, 2020 by Jacqui Murray • 81 Comments

If you like the variety and the uniqueness of Indie novels, here’s a great selection for Valentine’s Day. They aren’t all romances, just all good: Jock of the Bushveld–one of my favorites reads all year: an amazing story about a dog and his man Warning Signs–a serial killer analyzes his reasons and we get to … Continue reading →

3 More Books I loved
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3 More Books I loved

Posted on December 13, 2019 by Jacqui Murray • 44 Comments

Here are three more great books I discovered (or won!) and you won’t want to miss: Fleeing Beauty–can Jamie get to know her long-dead father through his artwork? Mission Hollywood–a cozy romance that will make you smile The Art of Breaking Things–a heart-wrenching but uplifting story of one girl’s struggle to survive a difficult childhood … Continue reading →

3 More Great Westerns–1 Indie, 2 not
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3 More Great Westerns–1 Indie, 2 not

Posted on December 6, 2019 by Jacqui Murray • 37 Comments

If you like thrillers but can’t quite get behind the world-ending apocalyptic plot points–would like something a little more down-to-earth–you very well may like westerns. I do and thankfully, NetGalley is happy to feed my addiction with free books. Here are the last three I read: TumbleStar — guns, ranches, stagecoaches, and future love–what could … Continue reading →

3 More Home Runs
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3 More Home Runs

Posted on October 21, 2019 by Jacqui Murray • 143 Comments

Here are three more great books you won’t want to miss: A Mother for his Twins — a high school romance gets a second chance My Maine–Haikus about Maine that put you right there Sunwielder–a farmer can erase the death of his family but at a price A note about my reviews: I only post … Continue reading →

Sandra Cox’s Newest Western: TumbleStar
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Sandra Cox’s Newest Western: TumbleStar

Posted on October 11, 2019 by Jacqui Murray • 62 Comments

I can’t wait to read this book! Sandra Cox has become one of my favorite Western authors. She fills the stories with strong-but-flawed characters, believable Old West settings, lots of atmosphere, fast-moving plots, and everything else I like in great Westerns. I’m so glad this book arrives on my Kindle today soon! Warning. Besides hand-tooled … Continue reading →

2 Romance Novels I LOVED
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2 Romance Novels I LOVED

Posted on July 5, 2019 by Jacqui Murray • 54 Comments

Here are two great romance novels I loved: Maggie’s Revenge — a dedicated FBI agent will stop at nothing to rescue victims of sex trafficking April in Galway — April’s perfect; Billy isn’t but that doesn’t stop him from approaching her That I loved a romance novel means a lot because I don’t usually pick … Continue reading →

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Jacqui Murray is the author of the popular Building a Midshipman, the story of her daughter’s journey from high school to United States Naval Academy, the Man vs. Nature saga, and the Rowe-Delamagente thrillers. She is also the author/editor of over a hundred books on integrating tech into education, adjunct professor of technology in education, blog webmaster, an Amazon Vine Voice, a columnist for NEA Today, and a freelance journalist on tech ed topics. Look for her next prehistoric fiction, Laws of Nature, Summer 2021.

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