Jane's Hotel 2: Family Hero (Full)
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Restore your family chain of hotels in this sequel to the famous strategy game. After building her...
Supermarket Management HD (Full)
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The Home For Unwanted Girls
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Philomena meets The Orphan Train in this suspenseful, provocative novel filled with love, secrets,...
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Blimey! You and your blokes have been banished and stripped of everything but a few shillings and...
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Dopesick : Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America
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In this masterful work, Beth Macy takes us into the epicenter of America’s twenty-plus year...
ClareR (5841 KP) rated Once There Were Wolves in Books
Oct 24, 2023
The idea of reintroducing wolves to the Highlands of Scotland in order to enrich and preserve the ecosystems there, is fascinating and exciting as a reader - and as someone who doesn’t have to farm under those circumstances. The writing was sensitive to every side of the story, but as Inti was leading the project to reintroduce wild wolves, the novel leant more in her favour - and I enjoyed that.
Aggie, Inti’s twin, has had a very traumatic experience, and she has severe depression along with other mental health problems. Inti hopes that by living in the wilds of Scotland, the isolation and wild country will begin to heal her.
But when one of the townsfolk is hurt, it’s hard to know who is safe - not the wolves, that’s for sure.
There are some really deep, involved themes in this: climate change, ecology, domestic abuse, violence, relationships.
Incidentally, I went on holiday in the Cairngorms this summer. We stayed in a cottage, away from all the other cottages on the estate (we couldn’t even see them), surrounded by fields containing alpacas and deer, with the odd buzzard, peregrine and even an osprey! I half expected to see a wolf-pack!! Sadly, there aren’t any wild wolves in Scotland now, but that estate was a weeks worth of heaven for me and my family - and would have fed a wolf pack for about that long, too!
Merissa (12611 KP) rated Protector (Kensley Panthers #5) in Books
Dec 10, 2023
Adam and Zach are best friends, coming to the end of their school lives, and wondering what the future will hold. Adam wants to stay and work on the farm. It's all he's ever wanted to do and has a love of the land. Zach isn't sure what to do. He has a bad home life but doesn't think about leaving because of his two younger sisters.
I loved how natural these two were, how they wanted to help the other, and would be there no matter what. Their relationship was so smooth, once you got over the initial stumbling step when neither knew what to do. I loved Adam's finding of himself, and Zach's acceptance.
The pacing was smooth, and the world-building was enough-even in the last book of the series-that I felt as though I knew the town and the characters that live there. If there were any errors, I didn't see them as I was too engrossed in the story.
A sweet and spicy tale that I read in one sitting, and have no hesitation in recommending.
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Merissa
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Dec 9, 2023
A Dismal Harvest
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It's autumn on the Sonoma Coast, and Claudia Simcoe is sure that the gourmet harvest dinner being...
Lyndsey Gollogly (2893 KP) rated Charmed by the Past ( Spirits through time 1) in Books
Aug 13, 2023
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Charmed by the Past ( Spirits through time 1)
By Aimee Robinson
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She’s researching her family’s genealogy, but she never expected to become history herself.
Sarah Johansson is planning a family reunion when a photo of a little-known relative sparks her curiosity. A closer look at the post-World War I image causes her to tumble back in time to 1919 and into the hospital room of a brooding, wounded infantry corporal.
Jacob Bellamy is done with war and everything it involves. After risking his life in the trenches, he hopes to finally find peace by retiring to his family’s farm. But when the war’s toll strikes too close to home and lands him in a hospital bed, the last thing he’s prepared for is the beautiful, mysterious woman who barges into his room and demands help—or the long-dead feelings she stirs inside him.
As Sarah tries to unravel clues about her family’s history, her attraction toward the sexy Army veteran only grows. But her time in the past is growing short, and when an old wartime enemy of Jacob’s sets his sights on the blond beauty, Jacob will stop at nothing to keep her safe...even if it means losing her for good.
This was so freaking sweet just truly a lovely read I’m not one for big romance books but this had that time travelling edge. Oh I just fell in love with Jacob I want a Jacob!! Don’t think my hubby would be impressed though 😂. Definitely worth giving a go if you want that feel good happy ending.
Merissa (12611 KP) rated When the Glow Lights the Woods in Books
Jan 5, 2023
When he gets there, he realises just how different things are. Everything seems shiny and new but no one will meet his eyes, apart from one angry-seeming young man called Manu. Kite and Manu learn about each other and try to bring both sides together in time for a seasonal HEA for all.
This was a gentle story of opposites. Both sides thought they were doing the right thing to prevent war, but both sides had something the other needed. I would have liked to have known a little more about the world itself, and what happened to the Elders. I loved the slow romance between Manu and Kite, the lost love between Mal and Nellak, and how each person who went over had their own experiences.
A sweet story where magic can happen. Definitely recommended by me.
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Merissa
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