Say it with me, “L-I-H! L-I-H! L-I-H!” *teehee
*
I’m going to start writing more
reviews on these books and will have an entire link set aside for them, because
let me tell you, there are TONS of them!
And that’s wonderful news for HCR people like us because we will never
run out of super-duper awesome books to read.
My latest LIH “read” comes from a
new author--and friend of mine, I might add!--Stacy Henrie, entitled: LADY
OUTLAW. Catchy, right? You know you want to read it
already!
Side note here…I will be featuring
Stacy and another awesome new author (who I will name later!) in October!!
Book Rating: Best of the Best
I want to say something really
quickly about LIH books in general.
All the ones I have read were thoroughly enjoyable. But, you might find, like I did, that
some of them can be a teensy-weensy bit cheesy at times, with a helping of
melodrama on the side. *teehee
* Not every single LIH is like
that, but I have read a few…just FYI.
So if you want to avoid that kind of thing, you will want to make sure
and read my reviews--I’ll let you know if there’s any of that in there. I'm not usually bothered by it, but I have been known to roll my eyes a time or two.
LADY OUTLAW however, was not
cheesy in the least. I had a great
time with this story. And,
cross-my-heart-and-hope-to-die, it’s my favorite LIH to date.
Jennie Jones will do anything to
save her ranch—even if she has to *gulp * rob stage bandits! She’s beautiful, kind and determined
not to let anything stand in her way.
But her dashing new ranch hand Caleb Johnson is making her question her
plans for the future.
Both main characters are very real
and very lovable. They are together a lot throughout the book too, which is a bonus. That just equals more romance of course!! (That’s typical of all LIH’s which is
one of the reasons I like them so much.)
Their growth and development through the story was wonderful. Also, I was kind of surprised by a few
things in the end. Fun!
The Christian element of the story was excellent. I thought Stacy touched on issues that you don't see all too often in these stories, and I really appreciated that. It's sweet and inspiring.
You will want to pre-order
this’n! Congratulations, Stacy on
a wonderful story!
Happy Reading!
Yay! I just love your review of Stacy's book. I'm so excited to have a copy of Lady Outlaw in the mail on the way to my waiting hands right now! Stacy is such a sweet lady and I'm so looking forward to reading her debut! Even better that the heroine and hero are together alot. More romance = :D
ReplyDeleteHi Joanne!
ReplyDeleteYes, you will love that book for sure--can't wait to hear what you think about it! :)
So happy for Stacie! The book sounds so good--thanks for the review!
ReplyDeleteAHHH! I love this review! I came here from Stacy's blog (she's my crit partner!) and HAD to come read her first ever review. And wow you gave her a lovely one! Stacy's writing is amazing and Jennie's been a part of our crit group's life for a while now . . . we love her and Caleb's story and I am SO glad you loved it too!
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to read it! I love the premise!!! It's rocking. :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks Joanne, Terri, Ali and Jessica for your sweet comments! And a big thank you, Amber, for reviewing my book. I'm glad you enjoyed it!
ReplyDeleteI have not yet read Stacie's book, but it is on my TBR list. Here are some of my favorite LIH authors in no particular order: Lacy Williams, Christine Johnson, Lyn Cote, Renee Ryan, Debra Ullrick, Lily George, and Louise Gouge.
ReplyDeleteAmber, did you ever get another link set up for the LIH books? I've been reading more of them lately and was curious if you had reviews for more of them than what's posted here.
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