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Book Review: Unexpected Danger by Penny Zeller

GREAT suspense read! This is book two in this series, and the third suspense book Penny has published, with more on the way! I love the fact that she has branched out from Historical Romance and has contemporary romance and suspense books, as well. I love her writing in all three genres.

I enjoyed getting to go back to Pronghorn Falls and finding out what the Brenneman family has been up to. I'm looking forward to book 3! Just how much trouble can one little mountain town get into? I guess we will find out!

This book had me on the edge on my seat very quickly and I would have finished in in less time, BUT I'm a teacher and couldn't read 24/7!

Brodie is the perfect "cowboy" law enforcement officer and a guy who loves his family and his girl, even when she walks away. He cares so much about the people in his town, too. He was raised with high values by his parents. His father died but his mom is still the matriarch of the family and leading her boys in the right direction.

Londyn is such a great character. Her back story is complex, yet she has a "rescue story". She grew up in a terrible family with a father who never cared to be in her life and a mother who only had time for herself and was busy changing husbands like clothes each season. Yet, she found stability, faith and love with the Brenneman family. She grew up hanging out with them and became more a part of their family than her own. Londyn learned what a family could be and what it meant to love someone and be there for them.

Her relationship with her mother distorted how Londyn saw her future and when Brodie proposed to her, she ran away. She regretted hurting Brodie and the rest of the family as soon as she left. Moving away from her mountain town and the family she had grown to love did give her a chance to see the difference between a big city and small mountain town. Little did she know just how much trouble it was going to lead to.

I loved how strong Londyn is in many ways, but that didn't stop her from asking for help when she needed it. When she was a youth, Brodie's dad taught her how to defend herself and how to think things through in scary situations. She also didn't hesitate to ask God for help in those situations. That didn't mean she bested the villains in the story alone or never got hurt. Quite the contrary. It was NOT an easy task to find and stop the person who was stalking her.

There were so many twists and turns in the story. That is why I struggled to put the book down even though I had to. Most nights I would fall asleep while I was trying to read just one more page. I wasn't sure how many times he was going to slip past getting caught and who all he was going to drag into his lies.

Check out the author's website for information about her books: PennyZeller.com

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Book Review: Before We Were Us by Denise Hunter

I am so glad I decided to read this book! I'm usually drawn to historical fiction, but I've found quite a few authors that write contemporary fiction that I enjoy reading very much. Denise Hunter has become one of them. I have a few more books of hers on my shelves that I plan to read in 2026 and many on KU that have caught my eye.

Her character development drew me in pretty quickly and I didn't have any issues with going back and forth from present to the past. It was easy to follow, and I enjoyed the gaps it filled in. It was hard to see how Lauren's attitude changed towards Jonah after the accident but it felt real and honest especially when we get to see how it felt when they first met. Jonah was so patient and caring despite being rejected by the love of his life. We get to see just how quickly things changed when we get the glimpses of the past months that she doesn’t remember.

There was a natural progression in their relationship as she got to know him all over again. It made perfect sense for her to make sure she kept her plans for the future once she found out she wasn't going to before the accident. Her past put preconceived ideas into her head about relationships and what a fulfilled life could be.

I didn't want to stop reading because I became invested in the characters so quickly. I wasn't a story where everything just fell into place perfectly. It was work and real-life situations that shaped and molded the characters.

This is a great stand-alone, but I'd love to visit Pinehaven Resort again if Denise Hunter decides to give Jonah's sister, Meg her own story.

Check out the authors website for more information about her books: DeniseHunterBooks.com

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