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τὰ γὰρ ὀψώνια τῆς ἁμαρτίας Νέμεσις. In one of the more famous Biblical passages amongst at least certain American crowds - and, based on Jonathan Edwards' Sinners In The Hands Of An Angry God and Dante's Inferno (itself based on earlier works by St. Thomas Aquinas and non-Biblical yet popular Apocalypse tales that circled in the early centuries within the Christian community), possibly among the more famous Biblical passages in all of Ch

For this blog tour, we're looking at a fairly standard Hallmarkie type romance. For this blog tour, we're looking at Talulah's Back In Town by Brenda Novak.

Here's what I had to say on the review sites (Goodreads, TheStoryGraph, BookHype):

Fairly Standard Hallmarkie Type Romance - And There Is Absolutely Nothing Wrong With That. This is one of those fairly standard Hallmarkie type romances that meets up with a touch of Runaway Bride with real-world type complications, particularly in a small town. There is even a minor *hint* of danger (without ever really feeling too suspenseful, more as a touch of "spice" than anything). In other words, those - not even that arguably *millions* - who read romance books and/ or watch Hallmark movies as pure, mostly light, escapism... hey, this book is *exactly* in that vein and thus will be *exactly* what you're looking for. For those who don't like such tales... well, again, this *is* that type of tale. So don't leave a 1* review because it didn't exactly break any new ground or because it had some sex scenes and cursing and such. I've already told you pretty well *exactly* what to expect here, so the fact that you're reading this particular review means that you can't say *no one* warned you. I have! :D

But again, for the millions - *and millions!* (to channel a bit of The Rock) - who want some romantic type drama complete with all that this entails... welcome home. Very much recommended.

After the jump, an excerpt from the book followed by the "publisher details" - book description, author bio, and social media and buy links.

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“Well, if it isn’t the runaway bride.”

Talulah Barclay glanced up to find the reason a shadow had just fallen across her plate. She’d been hoping to ease back into the small community of Coyote Canyon, Montana, without drawing any attention. But Brant Elway, of all people, had happened to come into the café where she was having breakfast and stopped at her booth.

“Of course you’d be the first to bring up my past sins,” she grumbled. They hadn’t seen each other for nearly fourteen years, and he’d certainly changed—filled out what had once been a spare frame, grown a couple of inches, even though he’d been tall to begin with, and taken on a rugged, slightly weathered look from spending so much time outdoors. But she would’ve recognized him anywhere.

The crooked smile that curved his lips suggested he was hardly repentant. “I’m not likely to forget that day. I was the best man, remember?”

She wasn’t likely to forget that day, either. Only bumping into her ex,

All Too Real. This book is all about a guy who hasn't been back to his hometown in 20 yrs due to some massive trauma while he was in school who finally goes back home... and has his wor

Sigma. Is. Back. With Kingdom Of Bones, it looked like Rollins was delving too far into the fantastical and leaving behind the more grounded roots of this series. Here... the ties are more to th

Controversial Real Life Bleeds Into Story. I fully cop to the title of this review being clickbait, but it is also 100% true. Yet again Bratt brings elements of real-world cases and her r

For this blog tour, we're looking at a solid thriller that perhaps touches a little *too* close to comfort for some in a particular subculture. For this blog tour, we're looking at In A Quiet Town by Amber Garza.

Here's what I had to say on the review sites (Goodreads, BookHype, TheStoryGraph):

Moving Coming Of Age For Two Sisters During Surfing's Golden Years. Another dive into the 1960s, with stops in the 1950s and 1980s as well,

Bone-Chilling Survival With Lots Of Moving Parts. This is one of those excellent lost in the wilderne

Deceptive Description Mars Otherwise Still Intriguing Tale. Straight up: The description of this book (which can change at any time, but my commentary here is accurate to the one that exists at the time I write this re

Entertaining Discussion Of An Esoteric Topic. Up front here: I can't judge this book's bibliography, as I listened to the Audible version of it, which doesn't have that. I'm also n