Posted October 1, 2020 by Marsha in Christmas Romance, Contemporary Romance, Series, Tule Publishing / 0 Comments
She’s the first woman to tempt him to lower his carefully constructed walls…
Aspiring screenwriter Jade McCall looks at every temp job as inspiration for her next screenplay. Her latest boss, nicknamed the “Realtor to the Stars,” is sit-com gold: handsome, rich, charismatic, and intensely brooding. But it’s his intelligence, dry humor, and thoughtfulness that reels her in deeper than she’s ever been.
Mega-successful real estate broker Zachary Masters revels in his prestigious reputation—and why not? He wrote his own story and hides the truth of his past behind the glamorous facade of his success. Jade intrigues him from the start, and soon he’s tempted to take their agreed-upon fling to the next level. But then Jade’s career takes off, sending her home to Montana.
He thinks he’s lost her for good, but the consequences of their brief affair create an unexpected second act. Zach never thought he’d have a shot at a real family until Jade returns with a secret of her own.
Titles in the Property Sisters of Montana include — Montana Blueprint for Love – Meet Me in Montana – All the Stars in Montana –
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Tags: All the Stars in Montana, Contemporary Romance, Debra Salonen, Marietta Montana, Property Sisters of Montana #3
Posted May 27, 2020 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, Series, Tule Publishing / 0 Comments
She’s looking at her big picture…in Montana
Who swaps a golden parachute in the Bay Area for a share in a Montana thrift store and pipe dream flipping homes with her two sisters? Ambitious former investment rep Amber McCall who’s never abandoned her dream of a career in design. After working as an apprentice under Trey Brandel to stage the Property Sisters’ first project, Amber wants it all – creative career, babies, and forever love with the man of her dreams. Only Mr. Right has one foot out the door.
His sights are set on his dream job…in the Big Apple
Magazine editor and skilled designer Trey Brandel finally has it all – a job at his father’s prestigious art and design magazine, a chance to reconnect with the man he barely knows, and the “big city life” he missed since his parents divorced. His time in Montana was temporary – helping his mom recover – but Amber is impossible to forget.
Is he making the worst mistake of his life by walking away?
Titles in the Property Sisters of Montana include — Montana Blueprint for Love – Meet Me in Montana – All the Stars in Montana –
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Tags: Contemporary Romance, Debra Salonen, Meet Me in Montana, Property Sisters of Montana #2
Posted March 21, 2020 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, Series, Tule Publishing / 0 Comments
Is she restoring “this old house” or reimagining her future with the man she left behind?
Man down.
When “Diamond” Jim McCall gambles on a fixer-upper for sentimental reasons, his house of cards implodes – along with his health. Ruby’s ready for a job change but agreeing to become her first crush’s apprentice might be her biggest mistake. She doesn’t doubt they can “flip” the derelict ranch house and save Summit Construction, but at what cost to her heart? After all, Boone Fielding became the son her father never had when she left for college.
Man up.
Helping Ruby McCall and her sisters flip Diamond Jim’s “money pit” makes sense financially, but he can’t partner with someone he doesn’t trust – and Boone hasn’t forgotten his last close encounter with Ruby. But every day on the job reminds him of why he fell in love with her in the first place.
How is he ever going to let her go when the job is done?
Titles in the Property Sisters of Montana include — Montana Blueprint for Love – Meet Me in Montana –
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Tags: Contemporary Romance, Debra Salonen, Montana Blueprint for Love, Property Sisters of Montana #1, Small Town Romance
Posted July 28, 2017 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, Series / 0 Comments
A storybook kiss on New Year’s Eve at the Big Sky Mavericks Masked Ball in Marietta, Montana should have been the beginning of a grand romance for Gretchen Zabrinski and Daniel Andrews. But when Gretchen overhears a phone call from Daniel to his brother about what he really wants from a woman, she takes off…without leaving so much as a glass slipper behind.
Daniel wants a family. Gretchen will never be able to give him that. So why does fate keep throwing them together so cruelly? First, at a Copper Mountain Chocolate Shop Speed Dating event, then when he’s hired to open a new division at her PR firm. But competing, shoulder-to-shoulder, to sell the most exotic chocolate kisses for charity really is the last straw.
Is love a cosmic connection or a karmic joke? Sometimes, the answer reveals itself in a kiss—a sweet kiss shared beneath a warm Montana summer sky.
Titles in the Love At The Chocolate Shop series include: Melt My Heart, Cowboy – A Thankful Heart – Montana Secret Santa – The Chocolate Cure – The Valentine Quest – Charmed by Chocolate – The Chocolate Comeback – The Chocolate Touch – Sweet Home Cowboy – Sweet Summer’s Kiss –
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Tags: Debra Salonen, Love At The Chocolate Shop #10. Contemporary Romance, Sweet summer's Kiss
Posted December 2, 2016 by Marsha in Christmas Romance, Contemporary Romance, Series / 2 Comments
Title: Montana Secret Santa
Series: Love At The Chocolate Shop #3
Author: Debra Salonen
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Published: December 1, 2016
Publisher: Tule Publishing
My Rating: 5 stars
Source: NetGalley
Cover Description:
Ad exec Krista Martin, while feeling more Grinch than elf, still jumps at the chance to co-chair Marietta’s Secret Santa Society. Why not? Especially since brilliant, attractive, and innovative tech wunderkind Jonah Andrews has agreed to help. He’s well connected and Krista’s hoping for some advice on rebooting her career.
Jonah knows Krista has a not-so-hidden agenda, but sparring with her over cocoa at their Secret Santa meetings is the most fun he’s had since returning to his old hometown. Krista may come across as all business, but Jonah’s positive he’s glimpsed a little girl inside her who wants to believe in Santa… and in love.
Titles in the Love At The Chocolate Shop series include: Melt My Heart, Cowboy – A Thankful Heart – Montana Secret Santa – The Chocolate Cure – The Valentine Quest – Charmed by Chocolate – The Chocolate Comeback
This particular story also has a connection to Debra Salonen’s Big Sky Mavericks series which includes: Montana Cowgirl – Montana Cowboy – Montana Darling – Montana Maverick – Montana Hero – Montana Rogue – Montana Rebel
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Tags: Contemporary Romance, Debra Salonen, Love At The Chocolate Shop #3, Montana Secret Santas
Posted July 11, 2016 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, Series / 0 Comments
Title: Black Hills Baby
Series: Black Hills Rendezvous #1
Author: Debra Salonen
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Published: January 29, 2016
Publisher: Loner Llama Press
My Rating: 4.5 stars
Source: Owned, Kindle Edition
Cover Description:
When Hollywood heart-throb Cooper Lindstrom needs money to get his late mother’s homicidal bookie off his back, he jumps at the lifeline Black Hills postmaster Libby McGannon tosses his way. In Cooper’s mind, their arrangement is simple: his sperm in trade for a share in her family’s gold mine. But the real pay off is her story–the one he plans to turn into a hit sitcom that will push him back on top.
The hit show Coop saw coming. Love? Completely blindsided him.
And the baby? Who could have guessed Cooper wanted to be a father? Too bad Libby–the woman he’s fallen hard for–might never forgive him for turning her life into a joke for worldwide consumption. Not to mention the changes he’s brought to the small Black Hills community of Sentinel Pass, where happily-ever-after isn’t left to chance.
Read on for m y thoughts on Black Hills Baby. No true spoilers, promise.
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Tags: Black Hills Baby, Black Hills Rendezvous #1, Debra Salonen
Posted June 16, 2016 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, Series / 0 Comments
Title: Montana Rebel
Series: Big Sky Mavericks #9
Autho:r: Debra Salonen
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Published: January 24, 2016
Publisher: Tule Publishing
My Rating: 4.5 stars
Source: NetGalley, Purchase Kindle Edition
Cover Description:
Don’t look down and don’t give up.
Justin Oberman‘s credo for living his adventurous–some might say death-defying–life to the max served him well until the unfortunate outcome of a climb made him walk away from the sport he loved. A lucrative new job offer could pave the way to a more traditional life in Marietta, Montana, where his two best friends have fallen in love with the women of their dreams. But settling down always seemed more daunting than Everest and not worth considering until a mysterious lady in red walks into his life on New Year’s Eve. Suddenly, that happily-ever-after stuff Flynn and Tucker have been raving about looks within reach.
The first fall is always the hardest.
Nikki Magnesson Richards has loved Justin Oberman most of her life. First, from the safety of her brothers’ old tree house. Later, with unrequited teen-age angst. Her poorly thought out attempt to get him to notice her cost them both dearly. Now, a dozen years later, her fairy godfather boss has orchestrated the most romantic meeting possible–the Big Sky Mavericks Masked Ball for Charity. A kiss at midnight with her very own Prince Charming isn’t too much to ask, is it? But what are two star-crossed lovers supposed to do when one kiss isn’t enough?
Read on for m y thoughts on Montana Rebel. No true spoilers, promise.
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Tags: Big Sky Mavericks #9, Debra Salonen, Montana Rebel
Posted October 8, 2015 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, Series / 0 Comments
Title: Montana Rogue
Series: Big Sky Mavericks #6
Author: Debra Salonen
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Published: October 8, 2015
Publisher: Tule Publishing
My Rating: 5 stars
Source: NetGalley
Cover Description:
Roommates with benefits. A temporary arrangement between two people with time on their hands. Who could possibly get hurt?
“Get your Zip On” – That’s Tucker Montgomery‘s slogan for the new zip line he’s building near Marietta, Montana. But before Tucker can get the first pole in the ground, he suffers an injury that could cost him everything, until help arrives in a surprising–but gorgeous–package: Amanda Heller. They’ll share her grandmother’s guest house while he supervises the old Victorian’s restoration… all with the added benefit of exploring a sizzling mutual attraction.
Amanda Heller knows her exile to Montana is her family’s excuse to spare them the embarrassing fallout from her very public breakup with her ex-boss’s son that left her jobless and living in her parent’s Manhattan home. But then Amanda strikes a bargain with injured, sexy businessman Tucker Montgomery, who needs a place to stay while recovering. A hot summer fling seems just the thing for Amanda and Tucker, something to enjoy for a month or two tops. Most certainly not long enough to fall in love.
Read on for my thoughts on Montana Rogue. No true spoilers, promise.
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Tags: Big Sky Mavericks #6, Contemporary Romance, Debra Salonen, Montana Rogue
Posted August 14, 2015 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance / 0 Comments
Title: Montana Hero
Series: Big Sky Mavericks #5
Author: Debra Salonen
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Published: August 13, 2015
Publisher: Tule Publishing
My Rating: 5 stars
Source: NetGalley
Cover Description:
During Flynn Bensen‘s last wildfire rescue, a woman died despite Flynn’s best efforts to save her. He can’t escape his sense of failure or recurring nightmares, but he can escape to Marietta, Montana, to a new job as the head of Crawford County Search and Rescue. When he meets his scorching hot co-worker on his first day, Flynn feels like he might have just jumped from one wild fire to another that threatens to burn out of control despite his determination to keep a safe distance.
Outspoken, direct, and ambitious Kat Robinson isn’t thrilled to have a new boss—after all, if the timing had been different, she’d have been a shoe-in for Flynn’s job. But a single mom of a ten-year-old son knows where her priorities lay—with Brady, the light of her life. No way is she looking for a relationship and co-workers are always off limits. Too bad Flynn’s so darn hot, gorgeous, kind and authentic.
Will Flynn be the hero Kat needs to help her find the courage to fall in love again?
Read on for my thoughts on Montana Hero. No true spoilers, promise.
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Tags: Big Sky Mavericks #5, Contemporary Romance, Debra Salonen, Montana Hero