Apr 072015
 

Today is the cover reveal for one of my favorite author’s new book!  The release date will be in July 2015.  Before I get the to the cover, here is a some info on the book.

About Marrying Christopher:
Having seen both his sisters Grace and Helen happily married, Christopher Thatcher is free to pursue his dream of life in America. With adventure in his heart and mind, he boards one of the first steamships set to cross the Atlantic in the record breaking time of only twenty-five days. Within the first two of those, his resolve—to avoid women and the complications they often bring to a man’s life—falters when he meets Marsali Abbott, a young woman with a past even more troubling than his own. Whether from years of habit protecting his sisters, or simply because he feels drawn to Marsali, Christopher chooses to help her and becomes her friend. As the truth about what awaits Marsali in America becomes evident, he is faced with a more difficult choice, one that will impact their lives far beyond four weeks together at sea.

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About the Author:

Michele Paige Holmes spent her childhood and youth in Arizona and northern California, often curled up with a good book instead of out enjoying the sunshine. She graduated from Brigham Young University with a degree in Elementary Education, and found it an excellent major in which to indulge her love of children’s literature.

Michele is the author of six romance novels, including the 2007 Whitney Award winning COUNTING STARS. In 2014 Michele launched the Hearthfire historical romance line with the publication of SAVING GRACE and LOVING HELEN.

Michele has been a member of the same critique group for over fifteen years and feels that joining a critique group is the single best thing an author can to do help improve his or her writing. She has been a member of RWA and URWA, LDStorymakers, and The League of Utah Writers. Michele enjoys both attending and teaching at conferences.

When not reading or writing romance, Michele is busy with her full time job as a wife and mother. She and her husband live in Utah with their five high maintenance children and a Shitzu that resembles a teddy bear, in a house with a wonderful view of the mountains. You can find Michele on the web at michelepaigeholmes.com and on Facebook and twitter.

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Oct 082014
 

22909644Saving Grace: A Hearthfire Romance

Author: Michele Paige Holmes

Publisher: Mirror Press

Publish Date: October 15th, 2015

ISBN13: 9781941145234

ebook: 380 pages

Regency romance

Reviewed by Mindy

Goodreads Summary

From Whitney Award Winning Author, Michele Paige Holmes, comes Saving Grace, A Hearthfire Romance:

After the death of Grace Thatcher’s grandfather, the Duke of Salisbury, Grace wants nothing more than to live quietly in the country with her younger siblings. But her father’s debts thwart those plans, and to protect her sister, Helen, Grace must marry a man of her father’s choosing.

As each suitor proves less than desirable, Grace comes up with clever schemes, causing each to reject her. While staying at the mysterious Sutherland Hall, a middle-of-the-night mishap sends Grace into the arms of a stranger, Nicholas Sutherland—and provides inspiration for her grandest plan yet—one that will leave her reputation in tatters yet free both her and Helen from all possibility of marriage. But when Grace meets Mr. Samuel Preston, a true gentlemen and sworn enemy of Nicholas Sutherland, instead of being free, Grace is caught between two men—each with his own agenda.

My Review

Oh my goodness, this book is perfect.  I loved it!  The characters are brilliant and enjoyable.  I loved Grace in an instant.  What she does at the beginning of the book to get herself out of a bad situation, had me liking her from the start.  She is in an impossible situation, put there by her father’s stupidity and heartlessness.  I admit I was nervous about Grace’s scheme at first, but I enjoyed how events unfolded and I loved the end result.  For a little bit, I was torn between who she should end up with, but during the course of the book, and getting to know the characters, there was a clear winner.  Grace puts herself in a tough situation and didn’t think initially about what could transpire.  Not only to her, but everyone around her.  Nicholas reminded me of the beast from Beauty and the Beast.  He needed his tough, strong-willed heart softened and Grace worked her way into it.  She had a way of doing that with everyone she came in contact with.  Grace’s genuine demeanor and kindness were my favorite things about her.

5 out of 5 stars.  This is an excellent, clean romance that will have you quickly turning pages.  I have always enjoyed Michele’s books, but I have to say, this one is my favorite.

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