The Duke's Winter Promise: A Christmas Regency Romance by: Isabella Thorne 

Reviewed by (Isha Coleman) for Candid Book Reviews

First love. First heartache. Unforgettable romance. Alexander and Emily were everything I could have hoped for and more captivating then I could have possibly dreamed. Thorne breathes new life into a sometimes stuffy genre with less steam and more heart. The Duke's Winter Promise is a tale of young love and adult mistakes. It's a story of healing and forgiveness that pulls at your heartstrings with a vengeance.  This may have been my first Isabella Thorne novel but I can assure you it won't be my last.

I enjoyed this story a lot. From the beginning heat and chuckles to the end, Caitlin and Finn were a wonderful couple and kept me wanting to read. I recommend this story and this author.

I received a copy of this story through Enticing Journey Book Promotions, and this is my unsolicited review.

Vedute di Roma - H. Schulze Alteappenber...

Well, the pictures are good!

Piranesi made such an impression on me when I saw his Imaginary Prisons/Prisons of the Imagination in Berlin that I just had to get more in book form. Unfortunately, the only book available was this catalogue of Roman scenes, in German. Hence it didn't take me long to "read"!

There's a contrast between the completely fantastical scenes in the museum and these realistic views of Rome, but they are both amazing. I have to read something where the art isn't architectural, now though, after Canaletto and this!

Vedute di Roma - H. Schulze Alteappenber...

So, "Abb." appears where, in English, "Fig." would be. What is the full German word that "Abb." is short for?

Also, what kind of biography is a "kurzbiographie?"

Driving Home for Christmas: steamy billi...

Driving Home For Christmas is a fun holiday read by Lexy Timms.  Yes, I read Christmas books in June, don't judge.  Ms. Timms has delivered a wonderful story populated with a fantastic group of characters.  Colin is trying to get to a business meeting and charity event when his plane is forced to land because of snow.  On the same flight is Abby, she's had a rough couple of months, losing her boyfriend, best friend, savings, home and job.  Abby is forced to hitch a ride with Colin, the Grinch, when she can't rent a car of her own.  Abby and Colin's story is loaded with drama, laugh out loud humor and smokin' hot sex.  I enjoyed reading Driving Home For Christmas and look forward to reading more from Lexy Timms soon.  Driving Home For Christmas is book 1 of the Billionaire Holiday Series but can be read as a standalone.  This is a complete book, not a cliff-hanger.