Only 18, Amelia had no choice to take the responsibility of her 3 nephews. She was not sure how she was going to do it.
Jeanette's Thoughts
Sunday, March 1, 2026
Amelia's March Arrangement
Saturday, February 28, 2026
The Maiden and the Mountie
Soldiers are given orders by their superiors. And a OFFICER did what he had to to follow them. But Gage Edwards' heart was telling him something else. He felt he had something to prove to himself and to his deceased father. He went beyond what was expected of him. He had no time for romance.
Anna knew her time was almost over for her and her family at the mill. The mill that the family owned for years. The Government was forcing them to leave due to her being half-Cherokee.
She would never fall for a white man. But Gage Edwards was changing her mind and heart.
Denise Farnsworth does a great job in researching her topics. It was very informative and entertaining.
I loved the story.
I received this book to review from Celebrate Lit.
#blogtour
#CelebrateLit
About the Book
Book: The Maiden and the Mountie
Author: Denise Farnsworth writing as Denise Weimer
Genre: Christian Historical Romance
A marriage of necessity. A secret buried deep. In Georgia’s gold country, love may be the most dangerous treasure of all.
Gage Edmonds plans to use his engineering degree to blaze new roads in the Southern frontier—but first, he must follow in the footsteps of his war hero father and prove he’s worthy of their family name. His assignment to the Georgia Mounted Militia puts him between gold-hungry settlers and Cherokees soon to be forced from their homes. The local miller’s captivating daughter, Anna Walker, makes him question everything he thought he wanted. Grieved at the treatment of the peaceful Cherokees, Gage chooses not to re-enlist but agrees to work as a translator, even if it might cost him his chance at redemption.
Daughter of a European mother and Cherokee father, Anna has seen the way new settlers have pushed her father’s people out of their homes. She vowed never to fall for a white man. Least of all, a soldier. Yet when Sergeant Edwards endangers himself to keep the peace during a clash at her father’s gristmill, she admits there’s something honorable about him. Over Anna’s protests, her father seeks to secure her future in Gage’s hands.
On the eve of eviction, members of a local village hide their gold, trusting Anna with its safekeeping until they can return. When dangerous men discover the secret, she’s forced to rely on Gage for protection. But just as she begins to trust him, a secret her father has kept threatens to tear them apart. Can Anna trust this soldier with the truth—and her heart?
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About the Author
North Georgia native Denise Farnsworth, formerly Denise Weimer, has authored over twenty traditionally published novels and a number of novellas—historical and contemporary romance, romantic suspense, and time slip. As a freelance editor and Acquisitions & Editorial Liaison for Wild Heart Books, she’s helped other authors reach their publishing dreams. A wife and mother of two young adult daughters, Denise always pauses for coffee, chocolate, and old houses.
More from Denise
The vanished pieces of our history have always intrigued me as an author. Houses, towns, lives that were once so vital but now of which there is no trace left except in books and oral accounts. For The Maiden and the Mountie, tales about two vanished things caught my attention when I lived near Cumming, Georgia—a Cherokee removal fort and Cherokee gold. Local historians have long debated the location of Fort Buffington and legends of Cherokee gold hidden in tunnels with secret vaults and deadfalls…or buried in clay pots, some of which were reported to have been found.
The second book of my Twenty-Niners of the Georgia Gold Rush series is set during the fall and winter of 1837. Gold had been found in the late 1820s on Cherokee land, land which was then divvied up in a state lottery. Lottery winners prepared to move onto farming lots of a hundred and sixty acres or mining lots of forty acres. Much of that property already had “improvements”—homes, outbuildings, and businesses. The majority of the Cherokee people had “Americanized,” adopting the clothing, religion, language, and farming and business methods of their white neighbors. That did not stop property- and gold-hungry settlers from taking Native American land.
Some Cherokees moved to Oklahoma Territory before the May 1838 deadline set by the national government. Others lingered until the last, fed by rumors and hopes that the legal efforts of their leaders in Washington would succeed. Many of them endured harassment by Pony Club members. Eventually, the remaining Cherokees were rounded up by mounted militia, forced into hastily constructed removal forts, and escorted on the tragic winter march that became known as the Trail of Tears.
No doubt about it—this is grave subject matter. But wouldn’t writing a trilogy about the Georgia Gold Rush without including an account of the Cherokee Removal be an even graver disservice to the actual history and the proud people who endured it?
The Maiden and the Mountie focuses on the mixed-blood Cherokee family of the heroine, Anna Walker, whose father operates a gristmill—another setting unique to fiction but so vital to nineteenth-century communities. For this angle of the story, I was able to draw on my brief stint as a county employee when I spent some time as a docent at Freeman’s Mill in Gwinnett County. The hero, Gage Edmonds, yearns to live up to his father’s military record and at the same time defend the heritage of his Cherokee grandmother-by-marriage. The conflict he rides into as a member of the Georgia Mounted Militia constructing Fort Buffington in Cherokee County convinces him he can better serve the native people as a translator than a soldier. Defending Anna and her family from members of the Pony Club makes his quest even more personal. Little does he know the woman he’s falling in love with has been called on by her father’s people to help hide Cherokee gold.
Themes of The Maiden and the Mountie include finding one’s identity in God, friendship that spans social boundaries, the power of adopted family, and love that blooms amid the harsh winter of conflict. I hope you’ll join Anna and Gage in the tumultuous days of the Georgia Gold Rush and look for The Schoolmarm and the Miner coming later this year.
Blog Stops
Babbling Becky L’s Book Impressions, February 21
Blossoms and Blessings, February 22
Books Less Travelled, February 22
Debbie’s Dusty Deliberations, February 23
Texas Book-aholic, February 24
Devoted To Hope, February 25
Holly’s Book Corner, February 26
For Him and My Family, February 26
Truth and Grace Homeschool Academy, February 27
Betti Mace, February 28
Jeanette’s Thoughts , March 1
lakesidelivingsite, March 2
Cover Lover Book Review, March 3
Books You Can Feel Good About, March 4
Pause for Tales, March 4
Locks, Hooks and Books, March 5
Lyssa Loves Books, March 6
Giveaway

To celebrate her tour, Denise is giving away the grand prize of a $50 Amazon Gift Card!!
Be sure to comment on the blog stops for extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.
https://gleam.io/UE2FM/the-maiden-and-the-mountie-celebration-tour-giveaway
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Ambush of the Heart
What excitement! The Mountains! The fresh air! Dangers everywhere you turn! All this was in this one book. I invite you to pick up this exciting story by Mary Connealy.
Boone and Delaney, siblings that need escorts to guide them to their parents' home in the Wilderness. Owen and his co-workers not only were assisting them but were delivering a killer to receive his punishment.
Of course, this was not an easy task. Danger lurked in every corner. Will they survive?
This adventurous story never lets up. It was tense and exciting. The characters were feisty and likeable. Well, the bad guys were questionable.
I received this from Celebrate Lit to review.
#blogtour
#CelebrateLit
About the Book
Book: Ambush of the Heart
Author: Mary Connealy
Genre: Historical Romance
Release Date: February 3, 2026
When bandits strike in the wilderness, can love and faith overcome the shadows of danger?
As Owen Riley and his fellow Marshals escort Delaney Bridger, her brother, and an escaped prisoner to Fort Russell, a gang of outlaws ambushes them, bringing death and devastation to their party. With their lives on the line and the outlaws in pursuit, Owen directs the rest of his battered group to temporarily seek hiding at a remote ranch.
After the attack leaves her brother seriously injured, Delaney helps Owen, nursing him and a wounded Marshal back to health while danger looms ever closer. Despite the threat at their heels, romance sparks between Owen and Delaney as they fight for survival on their perilous trek to the fort. Can they overcome the obstacles and find a future together?
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About the Author
Mary Connealy writes “romantic comedies with cowboys” and is celebrated for her fun, zany, action-packed style. She has sold more than 1.5 million books and is the author of the popular series A Western Light, Wyoming Sunrise, and many other books. Mary lives on a ranch in eastern Nebraska with her very own romantic cowboy hero.
More from Mary
Two things drove my interest in The Rocky Mountain Marshals Series. In book #1, Ambush of the Heart, I got to begin that adventure.
The first thing: U.S. Marshals. I did a bit of research and just began discovering how much I didn’t know. I mean…what are U.S. Marshals? The only one I could think of was Rooster Cogburn in True Grit. But my research was confusing. Yes, there were lawmen out hunting for outlaws. But a lot of that was because Oklahoma Territory back then was Indian territory and thus, had no law beyond tribal law. And, because of that, outlaws had gotten to running into Oklahoma and treating it like they’d reached base in a game of tag.
Because it was federal, the government came up with a federal solution. The U.S. Marshals Service already existed. But chasing outlaws into a place with no law…that was new. I went to Fort Smith, Arkansas, known back in the past as the gateway to Indian territory. So many outlaws passed through there that, a part of my research led me to the brand-new U.S. Marshals Museum in Fort Smith.
I could write an entire series about Bass Reeves alone, a former slave who became a U.S. Marshal. Some of my reading suggests he was in part the inspiration for the Lone Ranger and it’s said in his 32 year career as a marshal he arrested 3000 outlaws. He has a TV Series on Paramount+ TV. A network I don’t have.
I found so much of this out because I went on a research trip. (I don’t do that often) Very fun and I learned a LOT.
My second driving interest was…just how lost could someone get in the wilds of the Rocky Mountains? I’ve read so much about Pathfinders…Kit Carson, John Colter, James Beckwourth, John Mullen (a guy I’d never heard of who is so interesting he deserves his own book!). I definitely count Sacagawea among them. These bold, adventurous explorers who went out in the wilderness and found their way through. It was NOT easy.
One thing I found really interesting (all those pathfinders are interesting!) was talk about The Donner Party. That Donner Pass cut 400 miles off the trip to California on the California trail. That might sound ridiculous to us, but back then, in a wagon train, especially in rugged country, that 400 miles was a huge lure. Of course they tried it. People were always trying to find a shorter way through those treacherous mountains.
So, my hero Owen, is transporting a federal prisoner who escaped jail, from Denver to Fort Russell near Cheyenne, Wyoming—where he’s due to hang.
An attempt to break him free by his gang drives the escorts and those with them—including beautiful Delaney, into the Rockies and whoa…they didn’t know how to get out…especially one pair who got separated from the main party.
One other twist is, my three heroes…the guys (the women are heroes, too of course) but the men, Owen, Morgan and Tex, all appeared in the book Marshaling Her Heart, book three in my Wyoming Sunrise series. Writing that book awakened my interest in U.S. Marshals. And I loved those tough men and wanted to … ahem … well, maybe tame them just a little.
So come and join me as my travelers, including the bold and brave Owen Riley and the beautiful and trail savvy Delaney Bridger, are chased from behind and more lost with every step they take ahead. They fight the outlaws, the Rockies and their growing attraction, to find their way home.
Blog Stops
Texas Book-aholic, February 18
Holly’s Book Corner, February 19
Debbie’s Dusty Deliberations, February 19
For Him and My Family, February 20
Betti Mace, February 21
Devoted To Hope, February 22
Truth and Grace Homeschool Academy, February 23
Pause for Tales, February 23
lakesidelivingsite, February 24
She Lives To Read, February 25
Labor Not in Vain, February 26
Jeanette’s Thoughts, February 26
Books You Can Feel Good About, February 27
Lyssa Loves Books, February 27
Locks, Hooks and Books, February 28
Cover Lover Book Review, March 1
Bizwings Blog, March 2
Jodie Wolfe, March 2
Little Homeschool on the Prairie, March 2
Connie’s History Classroom, March 3
Giveaway

To celebrate her tour, Mary is giving away the grand prize of a $50 Bookshop.org gift card!!
Be sure to comment on the blog stops for extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.
https://gleam.io/3eYes/ambush-of-the-heart-celebration-tour-giveaway
Friday, February 6, 2026
Plain Jane's Secret Admirer
Jane could never forget the horrible nickname she was called as a child. Samuel couldn't forget that he was the one that gave it to her.
A sweet story of Jane and her friends who worked at the bakery. Regular customers and visitors alike loved the delicious cookies and cakes that were made there.
Jane is responsible to take care of two cats while her sister in law was on her honeymoon. But nothing ever goes smoothly. And of all people, Samuel, agrees to help her. Can all be forgiven?
I love these type of stories. Great to read anytime. I read most at night. A perfect way to end the day. I wish I had a cup of tea and one of their delicious cinnamon rolls.
I received this from Celebrate Lit to review.
#blogtour
About the Book
Book: Plain Jane’s Secret Admirer (The Heart of the Amish Book 11)
Author: Anne Blackburne
Genre: Amish/Christian Fiction
Release Date: January, 2026
Secrets Surround Shy Jane Bontrager
Full of faith, hope, and romance, this series takes you into the Heart of Amish country.
Sweet, shy, and devoted Amish woman, Jane Bontrager secretly hates her childhood nickname of Plain Jane. She doesn’t know who started the ugly name back in her school days, but she can never forget how it has long made her feel.
Jane has a huge crush on Amish buggy maker Samuel Mast, but they are both so shy they are more likely to turn old and gray alone than to ever get together—especially since Samuel holds a secret or two of his own.
What can bridge the gap between two young people who both deserve love and happiness?
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About the Author
Anne Blackburne lives and works in Southeast Ohio as a newspaper editor and writer. She is the mother of five grown children, has one wonderful grandchild, and a spoiled poodle named Millie. For fun, when she isn’t working on Amish romance or sweet mysteries, Anne directs and acts in community theater productions and writes and directs original plays. She also enjoys reading, kayaking, swimming, searching for beach glass, and just sitting with a cup of coffee looking at large bodies of water. Her idea of the perfect vacation is cruising and seeing amazing new places with people she loves.
More from Anne
The amazing bloggers who work with Celebrate Lit are going to do a blog tour for my brand new book in Barbour’s “Heart of the Amish” series, “Plain Jane’s Secret Admirer”!
Jane’s story is available now to readers in print and online wherever fine books are sold, and I feel so blessed to have the help of the Celebrate Lit folks in launching this next tale from my made-up Amish community of Willow Creek, Ohio.
If you read any of my previous three Heart of the Amish books in the series, “Ruth’s Gingersnap Surprise”, “Mary’s Calico Hope”, and “Lizzie’s Little Mouse”, you’ll remember Jane Bontrager, their good friend who lives and works with Lizzie in her New Orleans Style French/Amish bakery in Willow Creek. Jane was also mentioned in Ruth’s story as one of the lucky recipients of a kitten from their elderly friend, Lydia’s, cat’s final litter.
Jane’s cat is a tabby named Secret, because she can tell her fluffy pal all of the wishes, hopes and dreams closest to her heart.
As the story opens, Jane is waving her brother John and Lizzie off on their wedding trip, promising to take good care of the bakery – and Lizzie’s precious cat, Little Mouse – while they are away.
But then Jane finds a mysterious note from someone claiming to be her secret admirer taped to the back door of the bakery, and her heart flutters, wondering if it could possibly be her long time crush, Samuel Mast, the buggy maker, who put it there, along with a whimsical little gift.
Between a water leak that damages ceilings in the bakery building and the sudden disappearance of both Secret and Little Mouse, Jane has no time to wonder who left the note and gift; she needs help!
And Samuel Mast, who is indeed her secret admirer, is ready to step up to the plate and do whatever it takes to help Jane find the cats, repair the bakery, and maybe even discover love along the way.
But Sam has a secret of his own. He’s the one who accidentally-on-purpose saddled her with the nickname “Plain Jane” when they were kids. He has no idea how to confess his mistake, or his love.
Will Jane and Sam be able to get past Sam’s terrible secret? And will they find the missing cats before Lizzie gets home? Don’t lose hope; with God, everything is possible!
Thank you for taking the time to learn about Jane’s story! This book is my fourth in Barbour Publishing’s series, “The Heart of the Amish”. Look for other great reads in the series from authors Mindy Steele, Kelly Irvin and Lisa Jones Baker.
I’m currently writing my fifth book in the series, which will feature a young woman you’ve met in some of my other stories, Miriam Zook. Miriam is a talented artist who paints stylized folk art paintings depicting scenes from Amish life.
Just like her friends, Miriam received a kitten from Lydia; a black and white fellow named Beauregard, or Beau for short. Her story, “Miriam’s Little Gentleman”, is due out in May, 2026.
I hope you’re having as much fun reading about these remarkable young women – and their kitties! – as I’m having writing about them. Thanks for being part of our journey!
As for me and mine, we are all well and enjoying a crisp winter in southeast Ohio.
God bless you and yours!
Joyfully,
Anne Blackburne
Blog Stops
Debbie’s Dusty Deliberations, January 29
Texas Book-aholic, January 30
Simple Harvest Reads, January 31 (Guest Review from Marilyn)
lakesidelivingsite, February 1
Happily Managing a Household of Boys, February 2
Truth and Grace Homeschool Academy, February 3
Abba’s Prayer Warrior Princess, February 4
Bizwings Blog, February 5
The Avid Reader, February 5
For Him and My Family, February 6
Jeanette’s Thoughts , February 7
Mary Hake, February 8
Holly’s Book Corner, February 8
Little Homeschool on the Prairie, February 9
Cover Lover Book Review, February 10
Book Holds and Jello Molds, February 10
Vicky Sluiter, February 11
Giveaway

To celebrate her tour, Anne is giving away the grand prize of a $25 Amazon Gift Card and a copy of the book!!
Be sure to comment on the blog stops for extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.
https://gleam.io/Gzisa/plain-janes-secret-admirer-celebration-tour-giveaway
Tuesday, January 27, 2026
To Find Where She Belongs
Robin Lee Hatcher continues her The British Are Coming Series. So glad she did. It's based in the Tetons. I've been there once. It is totally unreal. Perfect location for this wonderful story.
Keely flees her homeland as danger lurks. She does what she had to to escape even if is completely against her nature.
Something or someone is endangering his ranch. His cattle and water source has been poisoned.
Attraction between the two is instant. But William being a GOD fearing man tries to keep his distance. Do you think that works? Keely has a secret that can ruin everything.
#blog
#ChristianRomance
#historical
The Official Biography
Best-selling novelist Robin Lee Hatcher is known for her heartwarming and emotionally charged stories of faith, courage, and love. She discovered her vocation after many years of reading everything she could put her hands on, including the backs of cereal boxes and ketchup bottles.
After fifteen years writing for the general fiction market and a change in her own heart, Robin began to write stories that included her Christian faith and values.
Winner of the Christy, the RITA, the Carol, the Inspirational Reader’s Choice, and many other awards, she is also a recipient of the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award from both Romance Writers of American (2001) and American Christian Fiction Writers (2014). Robin is the author of over 95 novels and novellas.
A lifelong Idahoan, Robin enjoys being with her family, spending time in the beautiful outdoors, reading books that make her cry, and watching romantic movies. Hobbies include Bible art journaling, decorative planning and knitting. She makes her home on the outskirts of Boise, sharing it with a demanding Papillon dog named Boo.
An Amish Widow's Hope
This might be a final book of a series, but I read this without reading any of the other books. I had no problem reading this and I enjoyed every page.
Isla lost her husband and now someone had just broke into her home. She was devastated. Police were called and her lost love walks in her home. Oh my goodness, Evan is the town sheriff and he's carrying a gun.
Isla and Evan are both lost. Isla is trying to raise her family after her husband died. David has lost his way from the simple life he left years ago.
GOD has the answers. Isla knew to hold on to her faith. Evan wasn't too sure how he could turn things around. GOD is a waster of none.
I really enjoyed the book. It was entertaining.
#blogtour
#Amish
Monday, January 26, 2026
The Beginner's Quilt
A stand-alone prequel to The Half-Stitched Amish Quilting Club and Half-Stitched, the musical.
Wanda
Wanda Brunstetter is an award-winning author of over 100 books with more than 12 million copies sold. Many of her books have landed on the top bestseller lists, including the New York Times, Publisher’s Weekly, USA Today, CBA, ECPA, and Christianbook. Wanda is considered one of the founders of the Amish fiction genre, and her work has been covered by national publications, including Time Magazine, USA Today, Newsweek, Good Housekeeping, and Country Woman. Some of Wanda’s books have been translated into four foreign languages.
Saturday, January 17, 2026
Binding Threads on Beamer Street
Beamer Street where everyone knows your business. Is it even possible to keep a secret?
Bridie left London but she won't tell her Mum and family why.
Mary, a new resident of Beamer Street, keeps to herself. She doesn't want anyone to know her past.
Daisy longs for a man that is beyond her reach. Her business is successful but is that enough?
A close family. A family with secrets.
I loved the book. It is quite good. Good storyline. I can't wait for the next installment.
#blogtour
#rararesources
I received this book to review from Boldwood.
Binding Threads on Beamer Street
Beamer Street is a community bound by grit, secrets, and ever-shifting loyalties.
Liverpool 1935
Ambitious event planner Daisy Haywood is torn between a safe and steady engagement to Harvey Harris and her lingering love for Max Galant, the adventurous journalist who left her to pursue this career overseas. Daisy must decide if love is a luxury she can afford or the only thing worth fighting for.
Reckless Bridie Haywood returns from London under a cloud of mystery; her plight worsens when her movie star good looks attract the attention of notorious Beamer’s factory boss Henry Beamer who is only after one thing. But Henry has secrets, dangerous secrets, which if exposed could see him hang. Does Bridie have a clear conscious or will she have to leave Beamer Street once more.
The binding threads of personal conflicts - love, betrayal and identity – need to be challenged as rumours of war gather pace.
The next thrilling instalment in Sheila Riley’s Beamer Street series perfect for the fans of Rosie Clarke and Lizzie Lane.
Purchase Link - https://mybook.to/BindingThreadsBook
Author Bio –
Sheila Riley wrote four #1 bestselling novels under the pseudonym Annie Groves and is now writing a saga for Boldwood under her own name. She has set it around the River Mersey and its docklands near to where she spent her early years.
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Thursday, January 15, 2026
Bad Company on Coronation Close
Amelia's March Arrangement
Only 18, Amelia had no choice to take the responsibility of her 3 nephews. She was not sure how she was going to do it. Owen hadn't s...
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Are you getting ready for Christmas? This book is just the thing to get you into the holiday spirit. I was reminded of Louisa May Alcott ...
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Andrew is a great older brother. He is handsome and smart. But he has a tendency to not think before he speaks. This can cost him big tim...



