A Novel Idea

So this is one of my rare not-a-book-review posts... I thought I should do an update on what the 1-5 star rating means to me. I think everyone interprets stars a little differently (how many times have you sent an emoji and it wasn't taken as the emotion you sent it in?) Symbols can only say so much after all. So here's my version of rating books. ★ ★ ★ ★★ Best. Book. Ever. *Inwardly screams every time I recall my favorite moments* I don't know if I could love a book more! Is there a limit to how many times I can re-read this book in a week?! ★ ★ ★ ★ This is probably one of my hardest ratings to describe. I loved this book! It was awesome and most likely I wouldn't know how it could have been better. So it's probably some just me and my unique taste in books why I wouldn't rank this as one of my most favorite books in the world; close, but not quite. You can be sure if I say a book was four stars that I whole-heartedly recommend that you read it! ★ ★ ★  I enjoye...

Louisa Bell never wanted to be a dance-hall singer, but dire circumstances force her hand. With a little help from her brother in the cavalry, she's able to make ends meet, but lately he's run afoul of his commanding officer, so she undertakes a visit to straighten him out. Major Daniel Adams has his hands full at Fort Reno. He can barely control his rowdy troops, much less his two adolescent daughters. If Daniel doesn't find someone respectable to guide his children, his mother-in-law insists she'll take them. When Louisa arrives with some reading materials, she's mistaken for the governess who never appeared. Major Adams is skeptical. She bears little resemblance to his idea of a governess--they're not supposed to be so blamed pretty--but he's left without recourse. His mother-in-law must be satisfied, which leaves him turning a blind eye to his unconventional governess's methods. Louisa's never faced so important a performance. Can she kee...

With fates bound by a shared tragedy, a reformed gambler from the Colorado Territory and a Southern Belle bent on breaking free from society’s expectations must work together to achieve their dreams—provided the truth doesn’t tear them apart first. Sylas Rutledge, new owner of the Northeast Line Railroad, invests everything he has into this new venture, partly for the sake of the challenge. But mostly to clear his father’s name. One man holds the key to Sy’s success—General William Giles Harding of Nashville’s Belle Meade Plantation. But Harding is champagne and thoroughbreds, and Sy Rutledge is beer and bullocks. Sy needs someone to help him maneuver through Nashville’s society, and when he meets Alexandra Jamison, he quickly decides he’s found his tutor. But he soon discovers that the very train accident his father is blamed for causing is what killed Alexandra’s fiancé and shattered her world. Spurning an arranged marriage by her father, Alexandra instead pursues her passion for ...