Validated by Valentine's

Validated by Valentine's

(A Sweet Little Holiday Romance Book 2)

About the Book:

Title: Validated by Valentine's (A Sweet Little Holiday Romance Book 2) | Author: Joynell Schultz | Pages: 139 | Genre: Holiday Romance

Book Description:

Ivory has the perfect man, from his microchip processor to his flesh-like exterior.

Ivory hated that she loved her Christmas gift this year. Her sister gave her the perfect humanoid companion, but there’s just one problem: he’ll never be able to say he loves her, no matter how much Ivory falls in love with him.

Was her dream man a present or a curse?

But when Ethan (Ivory’s Dream Droid) looks at her with those sweet blue eyes and secretly earns enough money to enter her in the city-wide bake-off, she realizes she doesn’t care. He’s hers. And that’s the best gift of all.

Ivory's perfect world falls apart the closer she gets to the bake-off. It starts with a lost entry and Ethan having a few programming malfunctions, then she discovers someone's deliberately sabotaging her. What started out to be a dream Valentine's day, begins to turn into a nightmare. A large supportive family, a caring artificial companion, and the best cupcake recipe in the world might not be enough to uncover who's setting Ivory up to fail.

Grab your copy of this sweet little holiday romance and help Ivory solve her Valentine's Day cozy mystery today! This story will leave you feeling warm and fuzzy (and baking a batch of cupcakes!)

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My Review:

A Cozy Mystery With All The Feels!

In Book 1, Ivy orders the perfect Dream Droid (Ethan) for companionship, but finds him to be too perfect. When she realizes that she has fallen in love with the man who created the droid, she decides to gift him to her sister Ivory, but only after having a few adjustments made along with wiping a couple of days off his memory drive.

Now, in Book 2, Ivory has Ethan all to herself in her tiny apartment and he's everything she wants in a man. Does it really matter that he's a humanoid and does she care if other people accept him or not? He's very attentive and wants her to be happy, but the adjustments in his program are causing some trouble in their relationship. Will Ivory send him for another tune-up or will she accept him the way he is? Then there's the problem with the bake-off and it looks like someone is sabotaging her work. Will Valentine's Day turn into a bust?

I liked Book 2 better than Book 1. There were more feels and great chemistry. This is a fairly clean romance with a mystery. I received an eARC of this book and this is my honest and voluntary review.

About the Author:

Joynell Schultz

Joynell Schultz manages the family zoo (literally!) and writes romantic speculative fiction in her (nearly non-existent) free time. She's a pharmacist by training (boring!) but prefers to hang out with zebras and bears or some imaginary characters.

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Happy Valentine's Day!

The kids in South Africa wear uniforms to school, but many of them are allowed to dress for Valentine's Day. This is what Amanda wore to school this morning. It's because of her little outfit that I decided to do a special post today. I'm including previous romance novels that I have reviewed. I also checked to see if the free eBooks were still available on Amazon Kindle for free and they are! There are no affiliate links. Enjoy your day!

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See Me, Cover Me

My Review:

See Me, Cover Me is a feel-good Christian suspense novel. It has plenty of touchy-feely moments and some action to keep it interesting. It's also inspirational and teaches about veterans with disabilities. This might be a slow book for some, but I enjoyed it. The title is a bit misleading, though. I would have thought that with the words, "See Me, Cover Me" the girl would need protecting, but she doesn't. She does, however, fall in love with an undercover FBI agent. The best part is that you don't have to read the other books in the series, even though they are intertwined, as each book has its own complete story.

Finding Peace

My Review:

Finding Peace is a cozy mystery about a struggling photographer who is a victim of a crime and a police officer who takes the case. One of my favorite parts in the story was how Laurie, the photographer, instinctively knew how to sensitively take photos of children with autism. Another favorite part was the solving of the intriguing crimes.

Matchmaker

My Review:

Matchmaker is a sweet love story about a quirky female unlucky in love and the very handsome guy who notices her and can't get her off his mind. The message in the story is to be happy being yourself and not to judge others who are different.

Disclosure: I got all three digital books for free, two from Amazon when they were on promotion. These are my honest reviews.

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My Review:

Pippa of Lauramore is a fantasy romance with great characters and plenty of action and adventure. It's about a princess named Pippa who is hoping someone other than the man her father has chosen will win her hand in marriage at the tournaments. She interferes right from the beginning hoping to guarantee that the man she chooses will win. Things don't always go as planned and her man isn't up to speed. Unfortunately, the man that she really cares about isn't worthy enough in her father's eyes to compete for her hand. The worst part is that her father's original choice for her might just win after all!

Elissa Blue

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Elissa Blue is a love story through and through. If you're looking for plenty of giggles and sigh worthy moments, then you'll enjoy this book! Surprisingly, this is supposed to be a dystopian/science-fiction novel, but only mildly so. A genetically modified human race exists with new abilities, but also limitations. This was explained to some extent, but other things like why prayer was banned were not. The story focuses on relationships and avoiding the pitfalls of sexual desire. Euphemisms are not used, which can be shocking for some readers. Otherwise, it's a relatively clean romance and appropriate for mature teenagers and new adults.

Captive Rebel



My Review:

Captive Rebel is a fast paced adventure romance novella. I enjoyed the chemistry between captive and captor. I liked how the good guys and bad guys were on both sides of the conflict. It reminds me of a medieval story, but the setting is supposed to be dystopian. There are little nods to the world that once was, but these didn't fit well and felt contrived. I think it should have been set in an alternate universe instead. Overall, it was fun to read.

Disclosure: These books were all purchased by me from Amazon Kindle and these are my honest reviews. There are no affiliate links.

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