Author: Nora
Roberts
Genre:
Contemporary Romance (from Silhouette Intimate Moments)
Originally
Published: 1996
Back
Cover Blurb: Devin MacKade knew it was his destiny to serve and
protect the small town of Antietam, Maryland. And he always suspected his
future should have little Cassie Connor in it. After Cassie married the wrong
man, Devin tried to convince himself there would be other women, other loves.
Now, after Cassie's divorce, Devin can finally follow his heart. But can Cassie
follow hers?
Why I
Recommend It: I love the MacKade brothers. This book is third in
a series of four, but it’s classic Nora. A great romance and, although not a
novella, a quick read. I always love going back and cracking this one back open
for a quick, satisfying fix. Devin is a memorable hero and his and Cassie’s
story is both sweet and sexy!
Amazon
Average Rating: 4.7 Stars (I personally give it a solid 5!)
Author: Sandra
Hill
Genre:
Contemporary Romance (from Grand Central Publishing’s Forever line)
Originally
Published: 2003
Back Cover
Blurb: Rachel Fortier, a thirty-something home design
consultant, has had it with her fiancé. It's bad enough that he gave her a
Thighmaster for Valentine's Day and a Butt Buster for her birthday, and that
their seven-year engagement has no end in sight. But she just learned that he's
had a vasectomy! Rachel packs up and heads south to meet her great-aunt Gizelle
for the first time and take a few days to regroup. She imagines a Grandma
Walton living in a picturesque house surrounded by wondrous nature. What she
finds is a cabin on stilts deep in the bayous, with alligators and snakes the
size of telephone poles. As for Aunt Gizelle, she's a former taxidermist who
can outcreep Hannibal Lechter any day of the week.
And if that isn't enough to make a girl turn around and
head right back to her ex, Gizelle is feuding with a Cajun bad boy -Remy
LeDeux, a helicopter pilot and Air Force vet whose face is scarred from battle.
Rene wants to buy a piece of property from Gizelle, but the feisty senior makes
it clear she wants nothing to do with any LeDeux. But the moment Remy sees
Rachel getting out of a red truck, it's love at first sight for the long-time
bachelor, despite all the turmoil she brings into his life, with her ideas of
Feng Shui-ing his houseboat and her ex chasing after her, not to mention her
great-aunt threatening to shoot his heinie. But getting Rachel to say "I do"
is worth it. After all, he's never met a woman before who looks at him like
he's a Whitmans Sampler box and she's a chocoholic.
Why I
Recommend It: I recently discovered Sandra Hill and her
rip-roarin’ Cajun series. I’m sorry it took me this long. This happens to be the
second book in Hill's Cajun set. The downhome, Louisiana bayou backdrop and Cajun
culture is one of my favorite things about the story. However, it’s Hill’s
voice and seam-splitting humor as well as the pace of the story that won me
over. I was little more than midway through the book before I went out and bought the
first book in the series and ear-marked other Sandra Hill titles on my auto-buy list.
If you need a pick-me-up, this book’s for you!
Amazon
Average Rating: 4.5 Stars (I give it 4)
Author: Jillian
Hart
Genre: Historical
Inspirational Romance (from Harlequin’s Love Inspired Historicals)
Originally
Published: 2008
Back
Cover Blurb: Montana
Territory in 1883 was a dangerous place—especially for a blind woman struggling
to make her way through an early winter snowstorm. Undaunted, Noelle Kramer
fought to remain independent. But then a runaway horse nearly plunged her into
a rushing, ice-choked river, before a stranger's strong, sure hand saved her
from certain death.
And yet
this was no stranger. Though she could not know it, her rescuer was rancher
Thad McKaslin, the man who had once loved her more than life itself. Losing her
had shaken all his most deeply held beliefs. Now he wondered if the return of
this strong woman was a sign that somehow he could find his way home.
Why I
Recommend It: I don’t read a lot of inspirationals and, even
you aren’t a fan, trust me, this one is a memorable read. I’ve always been a
sucker for a handicapped protagonist. Add in the western setting and, needless
to say, a rancher hero.... It’s no wonder I bought this one in the first place.
However, this is a stand-out title is a treat for those who enjoy the occasional
sweet romance as well as those who love inspirational romance against the
historical backdrop of the American West.
Amazon
Average Rating: 4 Stars (I give it 5)
I’d like to extend an invitation to readers who have throwback
recommendations of their own. If you have a “throwback” book in mind that you
would like others to know about, feel free to message me via email at amber@amberleighwilliams.com and
I’ll be happy to include it and your name in the next Throwback Thursday post!
I'll leave you with one last treat in honor of Throwback Thursday. This one's from the '80's. Without a doubt, an oldie. This was long before my family moved to the Gulf Coast or the Mobile Bay, but here I am on a visit to the hometown of my heart as well as quite a few of my characters, Fairhope....
