Felicia Rogers

The Holiday Truce by Felicia Rogers
Lena and Frank are riding together from FL to CO. It's near Christmas so the boss didn't want her to pick a married man with kids.
She really tries to get along with him but...he really tries to get along with her.
When they become stranded and not dressed for the weather they find a cabin with cans of food. He takes charge and makes a fire to keep them warm.
Outhouse is another story. They nag at one another and decide to call a truce to get through the ordeal of being lost.
What I like about this is how different the two are but they are thrown together for very long road trip around the holidays.
Love the cabin and only cans of beans to survive on. Outhouse has much traffic.
Because they spend so much time together they talk to one another...
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I got this book to read and review from the Paranormal Romance & Urban Fantasy Fanatics! My thoughts:
I liked how the story began, even though Twilight has wrecked all future high school scenes for me.
Stephanie was just too over the top for me. I know she was supposed to be a drama queen but c'mon, how many mean girls have you seen who faint?
The instant attraction that Chase and Maddie felt should have felt unreal but they seemed as surprised by it as I was, so it was okay. However, Chase offering to marry her was taking it too far.
I also liked how Maddie seemed to care about little things like what Chase'd think of her bike-it made her more believable.
The scenes with Dougal and Serena were just confusing. There was no indication when the scene began and I found it off putting.
Granma was so secretive and Maddie didn't show any curiosity to find out what she was hiding-that was too hard to believe. I also found her "tricks" disturbing. It was a manipulation of her grand daughter's feelings, even if it was for a good cause. It creeped me out.
How could Maddie not figure out Alasdair was Chase? Or who her granma's friend was-the one that took her shopping? That wasn't believable at all.
And I guess Dougal can have a name for his alter-ego since he's been around for a while but where did the name Alasdair come from?
There were no good fight scenes at all. I would have loved a blow by blow account for the fight between Gregory and Doran.
Also, it took Chase and Maddie a VERY long time to figure out the mystery of the "key" when it was so obvious.
We find out that Serena's Dougal's mother and then suddenly she isn't? That was just confusing as if the author couldn't make up their mind.
The ending really sucked. It was weak and felt unfinished.

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Two people who have experienced tragedy and pain are drawn together to find peace.

Pearl Valley takes place in a quiet little town that at one time had a fresh water peal lake. It's a place where most people know each other and they all attend the same church. When a stranger enters town looking for Jane Dossett, he immediately attracts the attention of the townsfolk who look after and protect their Janie.

Trevor lost his leg as a Navy Seal. He is suffering. He wants peace.

Trevor's friend had a dream where he was told that Jane Dossett would help him find peace. After the dream, Trevor sets out to find the person who could help him. He thought she would be a therapist, not a victim of a tragic accident.

Together they are stronger and the understand each other in ways that no one else can. The story takes place in just a few weeks, but the bond that Trevor and Janie create is one of compassion, as well as attraction.

There is a mystery happening behind the romance. They are tried and tested and have to help each other in order to prevail from the obstacles placed before them.

I enjoyed the story. Janie and Trevor are very likable characters who have real emotions. Their story is one of survival and coping. You can't help but like both of them and root for them to get past their problems.

This is a good clean romance/suspense book with Christian themes. There is kissing! This is the second book in her Wounded Soldiers Series. I didn't the first and I felt like I got all of the details I needed from this book to get caught in the story.… (más)

The Key by Felicia Rogers

Felicia Rogers has created this book around a different type of paranormal creatures; there are no vampires or even werewolves in her story she introduces us readers to the world of the Gryphons.

This is a paranormal mystery/romance book and it’s a nice change to read a story about a different type of paranormal creature.

So we are introduced to Maddie a senior attending a new high school, with no friends not even a locker to store her books in. She rides her bike home every day with her books weighing her down just like her life. Her story is a sad one her parents died in a house fire, she has moved in with her great grandmother and she having horrible nightmares reliving the fire that took her parents life. She also starts to have strange dreams she has no idea why and what is going on in them. Maddie can barely have a full night of sleep due to her nightmares.

Just a typical day at school in walks two new boys Dougal who for some reason seems to just stare at her giving her chills down her back. The other new student is Chase Donovan who has the complete opposite effect on her, when they touch she feels electrical currents running up her arm.

The author tells us this story giving us different points of views and it works well, not to confusing the story flows right to the end of the book. We the readers get to see what Chase is seeing and feeling as well as what Dorian is up to.

Of course we fall for handsome Chase Donavon, who doesn’t love a handsome hero type figure and he is perfect for Maddie.

What can I say about this book without giving away too much besides read the book and hope you enjoy it as much as I did. I definitely recommend this book for reading.

Also want to thank Felicia Rogers for giving our group Paranormal Romance & Urban Fantasy Fanatics copies of her book to review. And thanks to Kay for arranging this for all of us readers.

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