Destiny (Steel Brothers 27) by Helen Hardt-review tour

ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date September 26, 2023

Is love enough?

Ava Steel is haunted by a ghost that has come back from the grave. She questions who she is and whether she’s capable of being in a relationship with Brendan Murphy, the man she loves. As she shuts down her bakery—something she never does—to deal with these newly discovered secrets, she shuts down her relationship with Brendan as well.

Brendan doesn’t want to let Ava go, but he’s dealing with his own issues. As his connection to the Steel family is finally revealed, he and the townspeople of Snow Creek face a financial crisis—one the Steels can’t help them solve.

As more and more secrets are unburied from both Ava’s and Brendan’s past, they fight to find their way back together. But the obstacles are large and seem insurmountable.

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REVIEW:And the saga continues! The Steele Family is back at it again with the latest addition to their never ending series. As the series is so extended, if you haven’t kept up with it, it makes reading the last few books difficult. This is definitely a series you need to read and keep up with to understand, there is so so so much to these books, that there is no way to go in blind.

Destiny focuses on Ava and Brendon and their continued story together. As always, HH delivers a mind -blowing, jaw dropping storyline that keeps readers on the edge of their seats. For Ava and Brandon, it takes all heck breaking loose for them to finally come to terms with what they mean to one another, and that alone is…fabulous to read. Then there is the family drama…but with the Steele’s…when is there not family drama. More and more secrets are uncovered, bonds are tested and relationships made. I felt so much for Ava as I read more and more of this book, she always makes it seem like the world is resting on her shoulders…but that is what makes her character so good!

The way Destiny ends….just prepare yourself fellow readers, it’s a doozy. Way to got Ms. Author for another awesome addition.

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Reviewed by Sarah

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#1 New York Times, #1 USA Today, and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author Helen Hardt’s passion for the written word began with the books her mother read to her at bedtime. She wrote her first story at age six and hasn’t stopped since. In addition to being an award-winning author of romantic fiction, she’s a mother, an attorney, a black belt in Taekwondo, a grammar geek, an appreciator of fine red wine, and a lover of Ben and Jerry’s ice cream. She writes from her home in Colorado, where she lives with her family. Helen loves to hear from readers.

The Lives Between Us by Theresa Rizzo – Review & Giveaway

The Lives Between Us
by Theresa Rizzo
Genre: July 1, 2015
Release Date: adult, contemporary, romantic, suspense

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Description:
How far would you go to save the one you love?

Reporter Skylar Kendall has run from commitment all her life, pushing people away before they leave her, until her niece worms her way into Skye’s heart and settles in tight. Skye relaxes into a career she enjoys and relishes being a doting aunt.

Then her niece becomes gravely ill. Unable to bear yet another loss, Skye is determined to find a cure, but the girl’s only hope lies in the embryonic stem cell therapy Michigan Senator Edward Hastings repeatedly opposes. When Skye fails to find alternative treatment in time, she vows to end the senator’s political career.

Curious about the woman behind the scathing articles on his best friend, Mark Dutton pursues Skye. Dating Mark gives her access to Hastings’s life and secrets that would launch Skye’s career and satisfy her need for retribution… Only she hadn’t counted on falling in love.

Can she avenge the lives lost to politics at the expense of her new love and friends?

REVIEW

5 out of 5 for this reader folks!

I have come to realize that when I am about to indulge in a Theresa Rizzo novel, I had better make sure that I have a kleenex box and a block of selfish “don’t bug me I am reading” time. I am always left with some kind of imprint that allows me remember her stories months after I have read them. Well “The Lives Between Us” is no exception.

Skylar Kendal is a journalist by trade and an aunt who fights tooth and nail for a niece that is in dire need of some stem cell therapy. When emergency hits and there is a solution at their fingertips, Skylar is naturally upset when her niece’s life hangs in the hands of politicians. So upset that she vows to make the life of Senator Edward Hastings a living hell.

Mark Dutton is the best friend of Senator Hastings and decides to get to know this reporter who is trying to ruin his best friends career. Skye is turn, believes that she can hasten the Senators downfall by getting close to his best friend. What Mark and Skye don’t count on is truely falling in love with the other.

Yes so much more depth to this story than what I just wrote, but I hate writing what the story is about (you get all that info in the description) and would rather review how this story made me FEEL. No doubt I am an emotional reader so I really appreciate a book where I am taken on a roller coaster ride of emotion. Yup .. Theresa Rizzo certainly has a talent for that!

Stem Cell research is a touchy topic that debates law, life and tons of emotion. You feel the pain in the struggle of having a solution to help a dying relative and yet, not being able to access this solution. I felt a keen hatred for politics while reading this book. The romance here is sweet and angsty at times, and to be truthful took a back burner to the politics (at least for me as I was more interested in the stem cell topic that in the romance).

You can tell that Theresa Rizzo did a bunch of research on this topic and she complimented this research by providing the reader with believable multi-layered characters. There is no true solution of what is right or wrong here, as this is a personal opinion (and your opinion may be the deciding factor of whether you will like this story or not). What she did do was give many different ways to debate and look upon this topic giving it the respect it deserved. I do think the Skye goes a little too far at times in trying to destroy the Senator, but when I sat back and thought it out, she is acting as a desperate family member could act (notice I didn’t say would or should WINK).

An delicious exhausting read, and another score for this wonderful author!

HAPPY READING! 🙂

Reviewed by Rachel

Copy provided by Author

About The author

Theresa_2013_0353 Theresa Rizzo is a bestselling, award-winning author who writes emotional stories that explore the complexity of relationships and families through real-life trials.  Born and raised in Grosse Pointe, Michigan, she currently lives outside of Boulder, Colorado with her husband of thirty-two years. She’s raised four wonderful children who are now scattered across the country.

Theresa’s debut book, He Belongs to Me, won the 2014 National Indie Excellence Award for romance and the 2014 Readers Crown Award for Mainstream Women’s Fiction and was a finalist in the General Fiction Category of The 2013 USA Best Book Awards.  

Find Theresa on the web at www.theresarizzo.com, or connect with her on Facebook, Twitter or and Goodreads.

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Destiny (Steel Brothers 27) by Helen Hardt-review tour

Destiny (Steel Brothers 27) by Helen Hardt-review tour

The Lives Between Us by Theresa Rizzo – Review & Giveaway

The Lives Between Us by Theresa Rizzo – Review & Giveaway