May 2023 Offerings from Canary Street Press formerly known as Harlequin Trade Publishing

More news from HQN the publisher that makes the world go round, In October of 2022 HQN renamed its Flagship Trade Publishing as Canary Street Press, same great titles just a different name. So here are a couple of May's offerings.
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#GIVEWAY Review: Alaska for Christmas by Jennifer Snow #HoHoHoHarlequinHolidayExtravaganza

 10th Annual

Well all good things must come to an end and so this is the last day of the    #HoHoHoHarlequinHolidayExtravaganza. First I want to thank our sponsor Harlequin, the publisher who makes the world go round and second my blog partner who helps make my blog better all year long Sophia Rose and of course last but never least our readers who are so important to us. You've got until midnight tonight to enter the 2 FAB #Giveaways sponsored by Harlequin!

Happy Holidays and Happy New Year. See you all next year!

Today for the finale I'm reviewing Jennifer Snow's holiday romance Alaska for Christmas #2 in her Wild Coast series.
Enjoy!

Giveaway #1 is for a

$25.00 Amazon Gift Card

US & Canada Only 

Giveaway #2 is for one print copy each of

Snowed in For Christmas by Sarah Morgan

All is Bright by RaeAnne Thayne

& Home Sweet Christmas by Susan Mallery

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#GIVEAWAY Sophia Rose Reviews The Captain’s Christmas Homecoming by Lauri Robinson #HoHoHoHarlequinHolidayExtravaganza

 10th Annual

Today on the bash Sophia Rose Reviews a Harlequin historical romance, The Captain's Christmas Homecoming by Lauri Robinson. Read what she thought and don't forget to enter the 2 Grand #Giveaways sponsored by Harlequin.
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Giveaway #1 is for a

$25.00 Amazon Gift Card

US & Canada Only 

Giveaway #2 is for one print copy each of

Snowed in For Christmas by Sarah Morgan

All is Bright by RaeAnne Thayne

& Home Sweet Christmas by Susan Mallery

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#GIVEAWAY Review: The Road to Christmas by Shelia Roberts #HoHoHoHarlequinHolidayExtravaganza

 10th Annual 

Today for the holiday post I'm reviewing Shelia Roberts holiday novel, The Road to Christmas, it was an absolute joy to read. See why I thought so. Then don't forget about the 2 #Giveaways sponsored by Harlequin.
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Giveaway #1 is for a

$25.00 Amazon Gift Card

US & Canada Only 

Giveaway #2 is for one print copy each of

Snowed in For Christmas by Sarah Morgan

All is Bright by RaeAnne Thayne

& Home Sweet Christmas by Susan Mallery

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#GIVEAWAY Review: All is Bright by RaeAnne Thayne #HoHoHoHarlequinHolidayExtravaganza

10th Annual

Today on the holiday bash I'm reviewing RaeAnne Thayne's really special novel, All is Bright. Fans of her Hopes Crossing series will recognize some of the costars right away and if you're a fan from the beginning you may remember the star who had a costarring role in her mother and father's novel. I hope when you read my review you'll go out and get your own copy or get one for a gift for that romance lover on your list. And don't forget to enter the 2 #giveaways sponsored by Harlequin.
Enjoy!

Giveaway #1 is for a

$25.00 Amazon Gift Card

US & Canada Only 

Giveaway #2 is for one print copy each of

Snowed in For Christmas by Sarah Morgan

All is Bright by RaeAnne Thayne

& Home Sweet Christmas by Susan Mallery

US & Canada Only 

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#GIVEAWAY Sophia Rose Reviews Holidays in Virgin River by Robyn Carr #HoHoHoHarlequinHolidayExtravaganza

 10th Annual

Today's holiday post features Sophia Rose's review of Robyn Carr's Holidays in Virgin River. Robyn's Virgin River series is one in a million, the book series began in 2012 and is now even a super successful Netflix series for 4 seasons so far. Read all about what Sophia Rose loved about this special edition containing 2 novellas and some seasonal recipes. Don't forget to enter the 2 #Giveaways sponsored by Harlequin.
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Giveaway #1 is for a
$25.00 Amazon Gift Card
US & Canada only

 

Giveaway #2 is for one print copy each of
Snowed in For Christmas by Sarah Morgan
All is Bright by RaeAnne Thayne
& Home Sweet Christmas by Susan Mallery
US & Canada Only

 

#GIVEAWAY- Review: Home Sweet Christmas by Susan Mallery #HoHoHoHarlequinHolidayExtravaganza

 10th Annual

Welcome back to my Harlequin Holiday blog bash, today I'm reviewing Susan Mallery's 2022 holiday novel, Home Sweet Christmas. Susan has been a go to author for many years and I have loved her series and her stand alones. There's just something very genuine about her writing and the folks of Wishing Tree, WA are as real as they get. Sip some eggnog read my review and don't forget to enter the fab #Giveaways sponsored by Harlequin.
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Giveaway #1 is for a

$25.00 Amazon Gift Card

US & Canada Only

 

Giveaway #2 is for one print copy each of

Snowed in for Christmas by Sarah Morgan

All is Bright by RaeAnne Thayne

& Home Sweet Christmas by Susan Mallery

US & Canada Only

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#GIVEAWAY Review: The Wish List by Michelle Major #HoHoHoHarlequinHolidayExtravaganza

 

10th Annual

Welcome back! Today I'm reviewing long time favorite author Michelle Major's 2022 holiday novel, The Wish List. I started reviewing Michelle waaay back for Romantic Times magazine where I first fell in love with the heartwarming stories she wrote for Harlequin Special Edition . Sit back and read about why I love her writing so much!
And don't forget about the 2 holiday #Giveaways sponsored by Harlequin!
Enjoy!

Giveaway #1 is a
$25.00 Amazon Gift Card
US and Canada Only

 

Giveaway #2 is for one print copy each
Snowed in for Christmas by Sarah Morgan
All is Bright by RaeAnne Thayne
& Home Sweet Christmas by Susan Mallery
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Showcase: Wyoming Homecoming by Diana Palmer

Today I'm showcasing Wyoming Homecoming by Diana Palmer a brand new release from the publisher that makes the world go round Harlequin. 
Enjoy!

ISBN-13: 9781335620958
Publisher: Harlequin
Release Date: 11-08-2022
Length: 320pp
Wyoming Men #11
Buy It: Publisher/ Amazon/ B&N/ IndieBound

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Overview:
"...You just can't do better than a Diana Palmer story to make your heart lighter and smile brighter."—Fresh Fiction

New York Times bestselling author Diana Palmer's dramatic tale of an embittered small-town sheriff as he comes face to face with the woman who has haunted his dreams for years.

She's haunted his dreams for years, and now she’s back to wreak havoc on his heart

When Sheriff Cody Banks’s wife died, he blamed Abby Brennan for the illness he's sure killed Deborah and, in his grief, made sure she knew it. Looking back now, he knows that his behavior was likely the reason Abby left town years ago. So when he sees her—and the child she’s raising—at her great-uncle's funeral, Cody attempts to apologize, ashamed to see the fear he puts in her beautiful eyes and determined to show her he's no longer that same angry man.

The only reason Abby returned to Catelow, Wyoming, was to bury her last living relative. She has studiously avoided Cody Banks ever since he made it clear how much he resents her, focusing instead on raising her young niece and keeping her own family legacy alive. But when Abby inherits the property adjoining Cody’s, she can't help but face the handsome sheriff who still lingers in her memory. Circumstances keep pulling them together, but has time healed their wounds and given them a chance at a happily-ever-after?

Review The Summer Seekers by Sarah Morgan

Today I'm reviewing the latest novel, The Summer Seekers, from my absolutely all time favorite author, Sarah Morgan and a recent release from the publisher that makes the world go round Harlequin. I have loved EVERYTHING she's ever written and the streak continues.
Enjoy!

ISBN-13: 9781335180926
Publisher: Harlequin
Release Date: 5-18-2021
Length: 432pp
Source: Netgalley for review
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Overview:

“The ultimate road-trippin’ beach read and just what we all need after the long lockdown.” —Booklist, STARRED REVIEW for THE SUMMER SEEKERS

“The Summer Seekers is the ultimate road trip book.”—Susan Wiggs, #1 New York Times bestselling author

Get swept into a summer of sunshine, soul-searching and shameless matchmaking with this delightfully bighearted road-trip adventure by USA TODAY bestselling author Sarah Morgan!

Kathleen is eighty years old. After she has a run-in with an intruder, her daughter wants her to move into a residential home. But she’s not having any of it. What she craves—what she needs—is adventure.

Liza is drowning in the daily stress of family life. The last thing she needs is her mother jetting off on a wild holiday, making Liza long for a solo summer of her own.

Martha is having a quarter-life crisis. Unemployed, unloved and uninspired, she just can’t get her life together. But she knows something has to change.

When Martha sees Kathleen’s advertisement for a driver and companion to share an epic road trip across America with, she decides this job might be the answer to her prayers. She's not the world's best driver, but anything has to be better than living with her parents. And traveling with a stranger? No problem. Anyway, how much trouble can one eighty-year-old woman be?

As these women embark on the journey of a lifetime, they all discover it's never too late to start over…

Review- The Woman with the Blue Star by Pam Jenoff

Today I'm reviewing Pam Jenoff's latest WWII thriller, The Woman With The Blue Star, a book about courage, survival and an unlikely friendship set in 1940s war torn Poland and staring two remarkable women. A Park Row Books, a division of Harlequin new release. A Must Read!
Enjoy!

ISBN-13: 978-0778389385
Publisher: Park Row Books/Harlequin
Release Date: 5-4-2021
Length: 336pp
Source: Netgalley/Publisher for review
Buy It: Publisher/ Amazon/ B&N/ IndieBound

Overview:

"This emotional novel is filled with twists, turns, and displays of bravery and love that you will never forget, culminating in an ending that manages to be both surprising and uplifting." —Lisa Scottoline, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Eternal

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Lost Girls of Paris comes a riveting tale of courage and unlikely friendship during World War II.

1942. Sadie Gault is eighteen and living with her parents in the Kraków Ghetto during World War II. When the Nazis liquidate the ghetto, Sadie and her pregnant mother are forced to seek refuge in the perilous tunnels beneath the city. One day Sadie looks up through a grate and sees a girl about her own age buying flowers.

Ella Stepanek is an affluent Polish girl living a life of relative ease with her stepmother, who has developed close alliances with the occupying Germans. While on an errand in the market, she catches a glimpse of something moving beneath a grate in the street. Upon closer inspection, she realizes it’s a girl hiding.

Ella begins to aid Sadie and the two become close, but as the dangers of the war worsen, their lives are set on a collision course that will test them in the face of overwhelming odds. Inspired by incredible true stories, The Woman with the Blue Star is an unforgettable testament to the power of friendship and the extraordinary strength of the human will to survive.

Showcase - The Vineyard at Painted Moon by Susan Mallery Harlequin

I am so excited to be bringing you Susan Mallery's latest stand alone, The Vineyard at Painted Moon. A poignant story about starting over. I can't wait to read this and I know once you read about it you will too.
Enjoy!

ISBN-13:9781335912794
Publisher: Harlequin
Release Date: 2-09-2021
Length: 400pp
Buy It: HQN/ Amazon/ B&N/ IndieBound

Overview:

"Mallery is an expert at writing about strong women, their friendships, and their romances."—Booklist on The Vineyard at Painted Moon

Step into the vineyard with Susan Mallery’s most irresistible novel yet, as one woman searches for the perfect blend of love, family and wine.

Mackenzie Dienes seems to have it all—a beautiful home, close friends and a successful career as an elite winemaker with the family winery. There’s just one problem—it’s not her family, it’s her husband’s. In fact, everything in her life is tied to him—his mother is the closest thing to a mom that she’s ever had, their home is on the family compound, his sister is her best friend. So when she and her husband admit their marriage is over, her pain goes beyond heartbreak. She’s on the brink of losing everything. Her job, her home, her friends and, worst of all, her family.

Staying is an option. She can continue to work at the winery, be friends with her mother-in-law, hug her nieces and nephews—but as an employee, nothing more. Or she can surrender every piece of her heart in order to build a legacy of her own. If she can dare to let go of the life she thought she wanted, she might discover something even more beautiful waiting for her beneath a painted moon.

#GIVEAWAY Review: Something About the Season by Allison Leigh #HoHoHoHarlequinHolidayExtravaganza

 

Today's Ho Ho Ho features Allison Leigh's Christmas Story, Something About the Season part of her Return to the Double C series. I'm also including her Christmas Storybook cookie recipe from her 2019 post.
Don't forget to enter the #Giveaway!
Enjoy!

ISBN-13: 978-1335894892
Publisher: Harlequin
Release Date: 10-27-2020
Length: 288pp
Source: Publisher for review
Buy It: Harlequin

Overview:

New York Times Bestselling Author

She’ll give him the benefit of the doubt—in the spirit of Christmas.

Her Christmas guest is too good to be true!

When wealthy investor Gage Stanton arrives at Rory McAdams’s struggling guest ranch, she’s suspicious. Is he just there to learn the ranching ropes or to get her to give up the property? One thing she quickly gives up is her heart… Until Gage’s jealous brother—and Gage’s own shocking secret—threaten to derail a holiday fling that was beginning to feel like anything but.

From Harlequin Special Edition: Believe in love. Overcome obstacles. Find happiness.

Return to the Double C

Showcase The Friendship List by Susan Mallery HQN

Today I'm showcasing one of my favorite authors, Susan Mallery and her brand new just released stand alone novel, The Friendship List. I can't wait to read my copy and when you find out more about it you'll feel the same.

ISBN-13:
 978-1335180919

Publisher: Harlequin


Release Date: 8-4-2020


Length:
 432pp

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Overview:

Two best friends jump-start their lives in a summer that will change them forever…

Single mom Ellen Fox couldn’t be more content—until she overhears her son saying he can’t go to his dream college because she needs him too much. If she wants him to live his best life, she has to convince him she’s living hers.

So Unity Leandre, her best friend since forever, creates a list of challenges to push Ellen out of her comfort zone. Unity will complete the list, too, but not because she needs to change. What’s wrong with a thirtysomething widow still sleeping in her late husband’s childhood bed?

The Friendship List begins as a way to make others believe they’re just fine. But somewhere between “wear three-inch heels” and “have sex with a gorgeous guy,” Ellen and Unity discover that life is meant to be lived with joy and abandon, in a story filled with humor, heartache and regrettable tattoos.

Review: Family for Beginners by Sarah Morgan

Those who know me know that Sarah Morgan is my all time favorite author, I have loved her from her not so humble beginnings writing wonderful heartfelt exotic romances for the Harlequin Presents Line to her successful foray into full length romance and now a genre that she's really found her voice, women's fiction. Sarah's latest is wonderful she makes you feel like your right there with her characters. If you don't have a copy get one it comes out May 5th!
Enjoy!

ISBN-13:
 9781488056666

Publisher: Harlequin


Release Date: 5-05-2020


Length:
 368pp

Source:
 Publisher/Netgalley for review

Buy It: Amazon/B&N/IndieBound

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Overview:

USA TODAY bestselling author Sarah Morgan returns with a life-affirming exploration of love, loss, and how families come in all shapes and sizes…
New York florist Flora Donovan is living the dream, but her bubbly optimism hides a secret. She’s lonely. Orphaned as a child, she’s never felt like she’s belonged anywhere…until she meets Jack Parker. He’s the first man to ever really see her, and it’s life changing.

Teenager Izzy Parker is holding it together by her fingertips. Since her mother passed away a year ago, looking after her dad and little sister is the only thing that makes Izzy feel safe. Discovering her father has a new girlfriend is her worst nightmare—she is not in the market for a replacement mom. Then her father invites Flora on their summer vacation…

Flora’s heart aches for Izzy, but she badly wants her relationship with Jack to work. As the summer unfolds, Flora must push her own boundaries to discover parts of herself she never knew existed—and to find the family she’s always wanted.

Third to Die by Allison Brennan Blog Tour

My good friend Sophia Rose had an opportunity to be a part of Harlequin's Winter 2020 Mystery/Thriller blog tour and I'm so excited she decided to post her stop on The Reading Frenzy.  Her's is Allison Brennan's The Third To Die it's the first in Allison's brand new Mobile Response Team series brought to you by Harlequin's Mira imprint.

Enjoy!

Third to Die by Allison Brennan

#1 Mobile Response Team

Thriller

Publisher:  MIRA

Published: 2.4.20

ASIN  B07S4BCQMJ

Pages:  464

Rating: 4

Format: eARC

Source:  Harlequin

Sellers:  Amazon/Barnes & Noble

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GoodReads Blurb:

An edgy female police detective…An ambitious FBI special agent… Together they are at the heart of the ticking-clock investigation for a psychopathic serial killer. The bond they forge in this crucible sets the stage for high-stakes suspense.

Detective Kara Quinn, on leave from the LAPD, is on an early morning jog in her hometown of Liberty Lake when she comes upon the body of a young nurse. The manner of death shows a pattern of highly controlled rage.

Meanwhile in DC, FBI special agent Mathias Costa is staffing his newly minted Mobile Response Team. Word reaches Matt that the Liberty Lake murder fits the profile of the compulsive Triple Killer. It will be the first case for the MRT. This time they have a chance to stop this zealous if elusive killer before he strikes again. But only if they can figure out who he is and where he is hiding before he disappears for another three years. The stakes are higher than ever before, because if they fail, one of their own will be next…

#GIVEAWAY 7th Annual Ho Ho Ho Harlequin Holiday Extravaganza Begins!

Wow where does the time go, can you believe this is my 7th annual Ho Ho Ho blog bash and what a year it's been for me so I'm definitely in the mood for some holiday cheer, I hope you are too!

This year I’ve got eleven Harlequin authors some old friends and some new each posting a special holiday message and Harlequin is once again offering a fantastic Christmas themed #Giveaway, for the HQN giveaway you can enter once per day and it’s open to US and Canada.

So let’s get this party started!

My first post is always dedicated to Harlequin and I thought I’d share with you just how easy you could be a Harlequin author, did you know that Harlequin series and Carina press accept unagented submissions from authors so if after you’ve finished a book and find yourself saying I could do that just click the links that follow!

Enjoy and Ho Ho Ho!

 

Harlequin is offering
One each of this fantastic group of Christmas titles
(see below)
US & Canada Only
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#GIVEAWAY Review A Wedding in December Interview with Sarah Morgan

I love Sarah Morgan and her latest women's fiction is her best yet. All about family, in-laws, sisters, mother and daughters and marriage! Sarah's publisher Harlequin is sponsoring a giveaway of a signed copy of Sarah's last book, One Summer in Paris,  details below
Enjoy!

ISBN-13:
 9781335147271

Publisher: Harlequin


Release Date: 9-24-2019


Length:
 384pp

Source:
 Publisher for review

Buy It: Amazon/B&N/Kobo/IndieBound/Audible

Overview:

This funny, charming and heartwarming new Christmas novel is USA TODAY bestselling author Sarah Morgan at her festive best!

In the snowy perfection of Aspen, the White family gathers for youngest daughter Rosie’s whirlwind Christmas wedding. First to arrive are the bride’s parents, Maggie and Nick. Their daughter’s marriage is a milestone they are determined to celebrate wholeheartedly, but they are hiding a huge secret of their own: they are on the brink of divorce. After living apart for the last six months, the last thing they need is to be trapped together in an irresistibly romantic winter wonderland.

Rosie’s older sister, Katie, is also dreading the wedding. Worried that impulsive, sweet-hearted Rosie is making a mistake, Katie is determined to save her sister from herself! If only the irritatingly good-looking best man, Jordan, would stop interfering with her plans…

Bride-to-be Rosie loves her fiancé but is having serious second thoughts. Except everyone has arrived—how can she tell them she’s not sure? As the big day gets closer, and emotions run even higher, this is one White family Christmas none of them will ever forget!

Giveaway is for one signed copy of
One Summer In Paris
US & Canada ONLY
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Showcase Amish Outsider by Marta Perry

Today I'm excited to bring you a showcase from a new to me author, Marta Perry about her brand new novel and number 1 in her brand new River Haven series, Amish Outsider.
Enjoy!

ISBN-13:
 9781335006783

Publisher: Harlequin


Release Date: 6-18-2019


Length:
 384pp

River Haven #1

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Overview:

The Amish of River Haven offer sanctuary and solace…even to those with a dangerous past.
In the wake of his estranged wife’s murder, widower Michael Forster returns to the Amish community he’d left as a teen. He wants a fresh start for himself and his daughter, Allie, away from those who still believe he’s guilty. In River Haven, a quieter life seems possible. If only Allie’s Amish schoolteacher, Catherine Brandt, was easier to ignore.

A problem solver by nature, Cathy can tell Allie’s withdrawn demeanor isn’t due to shyness. But getting through to Allie also means breaching her father’s hardened defenses. What starts as persistence soon grows into an attraction neither Cathy nor Michael saw coming. When the past suddenly threatens both his daughter and the woman he loves, Michael must risk everything to save them.

#GIVEAWAY Showcase - Unexpected by Kelly Rimmer Harlequin

Today I'm showcasing Kelly Rimmer's first in her new Start Up In The City series, Unexpected and her publisher the one that makes the world go round, Harlequin is sponsoring a #Giveaway, details below.
Enjoy!

ISBN-13:
 9781488085826

Publisher: Harlequin


Release Date: 5-28-2019


Length:
 384 pp

Start Up In The City #1

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Overview:

Co-parenting with her best friend. What could go wrong?
The next three decades of Abby Herbert’s life are as carefully planned out as the last three were. Best career ever? Check. Great friends, one of whom she lives with in a stunning Tribeca apartment? Check. Perfect man to share her dream family? Surely just a matter of time. But then she gets devastating news from her doctor—if she wants to get pregnant, she needs to get started on that by…well, yesterday. On the bright side, she has the perfectperson in mind to be the father.

Tech entrepreneur Marcus Ross has been harboring decidedly not-friends feelings toward Abby. He doesn’t want to lose her and, knowing his feelings are one-sided, he’s been trying to move on. When he learns about the curveball Abby’s just been hit with, he promises to be there for her however she wants him to be, even if the idea of fatherhood is a little complicated for him right now. But it isn’t long until boundaries start to blur, and a deal struck between friends starts to turn into something perilously close to feelings that could change everything…

Giveaway is for one print copy of
Unexpected
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