Book Notes: February 22, 2023 - Clean Historical Romance

 Welcome back, dear readers! I hope you're having a wonderful week. I've got a couple of book reviews to share with you today. And if you are looking for something to jump start your creativity, there's a three word prompt following the reviews. 

Book Review: A Heart's Forgiveness by Lena Nelson Dooley

A Heart's Forgiveness by Lena Nelson Dooley
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

4.5 Stars

I thought the plot for this story was interesting. But it was really the MCs who kept me reading. I was invested in them. However, the last few chapters could probably have been condensed. And several things were cleared up far too cleanly and easily to be believable. Still, it was a clean, inspirational tale of sweet romance. If you enjoy that, you should give it a try.

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Book Review: A Winter's Vow (Aster Ridge Ranch #1) by Kate Condie

A Winter's Vow by Kate Condie


4.5 Stars Rounded Up

This story was interesting enough to keep me reading through to the end. I found some of the plot a tad flimsy, but the romance between the two worked pretty well. I loved that it was a clean story. The backstory for each MC was pretty good, too. I you enjoy clean, historical romance, you might enjoy it.

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Just Keep Writing: Wednesday Whimsy

If this is your first time participating in this kind of writing exercise, you're in for a treat. If you've done this with me before, just keep scrolling for the prompt.

Rules:

1. You can use any/all of the words and/or the photo in the prompt below to create a unique written work. Fiction or nonfiction, poetry or prose, even lyrics are acceptable.  
2. Please keep the material you write clean (ie. nothing R-rated or worse) if you wish to share the link to your work here, as well as if you link back to my site. I strive to keep my site free of such things. My readers know and expect this. I respect your right to write whatever you feel you need to write. And you're free to use my prompts. But if your material is graphic, I'd rather not view it, and most of my readers will not wish to. 
3. Have fun! This type of exercise is perfect for growing in the writing craft, or for helping through a rough patch in your current WIP. If you're looking to push your author limits and you normally write in nonfiction prose, try a whimsical collection of lyrics. If you normally write poems about real life events, try your hand at a fanfic. Give yourself some room to explore.

Don't forget to leave a link to your creation (unless you're writing graphic material) so my readers and I can check out your work. I'd appreciate a link back to this post to help me reach more readers, but it's not required. 

Photo by Kristina Snowasp

I recommend you stop by Kristina's gallery on Pexels.com and check out the many photos. There are some pretty interesting ones which I believe are worth your time. 

Thank you for joining me on my scenic route today. I hope you found something helpful, useful, and/or interesting in the post. 

Tomorrow I'll have another three word prompt ready for those looking for creative inspiration. Please visit again!

Until next time,
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