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Review and Giveaway: Now and Forever by Mary Connealy

8/27/2015

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Book Blurb:

Saddle up for romance and adventure with the Wilde sisters!

Shannon Wilde is the middle sister--and the one who loves animals. She's established her own homestead and is raising sheep for their wool. Things are going fine...until Shannon gets swept over a cliff by Matthew Tucker!

Tucker seizes every opportunity to get away from civilization, but one particular walk in the woods ends with him sprinting away from an angry grizzly and plunging into a raging river, accidentally taking Shannon Wilde with him. Their adventure in the wilderness results in the solitary mountain man finding himself hitched to a young woman with a passel of relatives, a homestead, and a flock of sheep to care for.

As Tucker and Shannon learn to live with each other, strange things begin to happen on Shannon's land. Someone clearly wants to drive her off, but whoever it is apparently didn't count on Tucker. Trying to scare Matthew Tucker just makes him mad--and trying to hurt the woman he's falling in love with sets off something even he never expected.

My Thoughts:

First off, I have loved Mary Connealy’s romantic comedy westerns since finding her first series years ago. I sometimes have a tiny worry in the back of my mind when I pick up a new one that maybe this one won’t be as good, but Mary has done it again! With witty turns of phrase, nail-biting suspense, and larger than life characters, this is one of her best yet.

This sweet and sassy story has action, comedy, suspense, and romance – perfect for the reading slump that I found myself in last week. Shannon and Tucker are excellent characters, both of them flawed, but so special and spunky that you can’t help cheering them on.

This book is the second in the “Wild at Heart” series, so several of the characters we met in Book One return in this one. Although there are laugh-out-loud funny moments, this story isn’t afraid to delve into deeper, more emotional territory as Shannon works through the horrors that she faced while serving in the war.

This story opens in a flurry of life-and-death action and doesn’t let up the pace until the last page. I truly enjoyed it and CANNOT wait to read Bailey’s story in the third and final book in the Wild at Heart series.

5 stars for a truly excellent read!

(I received a copy of this book from Bethany House Publishers in exchange for an honest, unbiased review, which I have given. All thoughts and opinions are my own.)

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I'm giving away my copy to one lucky subscriber this week! Just fill out the Giveaway Tools form below to enter. Giveaway ends 9/3. Thanks so much and see y'all next week!
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Virginia Winfield link
8/27/2015 01:58:30 pm

I am starting to read Irish Meadows by Susan Anne Mason. Love Matry Connealy books.

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Maxie Anderson
8/27/2015 03:01:43 pm

Hello Anna, I'm glad you are having a giveaway of Mary's book. She is quite a neat person. One who can always make you laugh. I love westerns and I sure hope I am your winner.
Maxie > mac262(at)me(dot)com <

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Alaina
8/28/2015 12:15:45 am

Thanks for sharing your thoughts on the books you read.

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Caryl Kane
8/28/2015 07:48:23 am

I LOVE your new family member.....Berlynn!

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Tania Nelzy
8/29/2015 07:37:11 am

I can't believe Mary Connealy's written almost fifty books! So excited to have a chance to read one of them.

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dwbra
8/31/2015 08:32:25 am

Looks like a great book.

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Loraine Ertelt
9/1/2015 07:01:19 am

I love Mary Connealy's books and would love to win this one.

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Pam K.
9/1/2015 09:46:34 am

I've read most of Mary Connealy's novels but haven't yet read Now and Forever (but I've been wanting to). I would love to win it.
As usual, I have a large TBR pile of books but I still go to the library and find more. I'm currently reading Summer's List by Anita Higman. I like to read a variety, some contemporary, historical, and mystery mainly. I always have to have a book to read.

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