~5 Santa Hats Out of 5
Dee Gentle, gottawritenetwork.com Book Reviewer
December 23, 2003
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A Lumberjack Christmas...Revisited
By Janet Elaine Smith
Echelon Press
September 2003
ISBN 1-59080-247-0
Format: Ebook & Paperback
184 Pages
Price: $4.00 DL ~ $8.79 PB
Holiday Romance
Setting: Northern Minnesota, 1870 and present day

In 1870, Martha Tinker stops in Hibbing, MN on her way to the logging camp of Sawbill Landing. She has left Boston after the death of her parents, and is going there to meet her fiancé, a man she has only ever spoken to in letters. When she arrives at the local rooming house, she meets Dr. Byron Ferguson. The doctor is on his way to Sawbill Landing to help with a mysterious illness that has stricken the camp. Against Byrons better judgment, Martha convinces him to let her travel to the camp. Upon arriving, Martha discovers that her fiancé is among the dead. She puts on a brave face and works alongside the doctor to nurse the men back to health. As the men grow stronger, so do her feelings for Byron. Martha feels needed in the camp and decides to start her new life there. Now she needs to convince Byron that they can make a life there together. With the help of a friend, she prepares a majestic tree for a Christmas celebration. She hopes to bring the gift of faith and hope to the residents who desperately need a Christmas miracle.  

…Revisited  
It is 2002, and the Ferguson family still resides in Hibbing, MN.  The family is in trouble, and is desperate for a miracle. Seven-year-old Martha Ferguson is convinced her parents are going to get a divorce. To make matters worse her grandmother is in a nursing home unable to speak, her grandfather is so unhappy, even her dog, Scooter Doo seems sad. Just when it seems all hope is lost, she receives help from a most unlikely place. Does Sawbill Landing have just one more miracle left after all these generations?  

This is a heartwarming story of faith, love, determination, and miracles. The characters will capture your heart, and youll want to revisit  them year after year. Make this book your new Christmas tradition.  

~5 Out of 5 Christmas Trees
Dee Gentle, gottawritenetwork.com Book Reviewer
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January 8, 2004


Eric the Guardian: Book 2 of the Raven Series
By Rhiannon Neeley
Liquid Silver Books,
Published 2003
ISBN 1-931761-78-6
Format: E-Book
88 Pages
Price: $5.95
Vampire/Romantic Erotica
Setting: Maine

Biologist, Lydia Cross, is in her glory. She is on an assignment in the vast forests of Maine to study the effects of the logging industry on the local moose population, a whole week of nothing but fresh air and solitude. When she meets a luscious lumberjack that evening, she begins to experience very vivid, very erotic dreams, or are they? Upon first glimpsing Lydia, dark and mysterious, Eric Raven is drawn to her in a way he cant ignore. Lydia senses a danger in her attraction to Eric but is unable to resist her desire. But something far more dangerous has taken up residence in the woods, Lydia is being threatened by Anthony Barack, an ancient evil who would have her, body and soul. Can Eric protect Lydia, and still fulfill his obligations to his family legacy, The Unkindness of Ravens?      

Eric the Guardian is a dark, erotic tale with a cast of well-developed characters. Lydia is a strong, independent and often stubborn heroine. While Eric has a strong need to protect, revealing his sense of duty and devotion. The love scenes are beyond hot and there are plenty of them! This story is the second in a series featuring the Raven clan but the story has enough background information to be able to read it as a stand alone.  Great story, I couldnt put down.

~5 out of 5 Fangs
Dee Gentle, gottawritenetwork.com Book Reviewer
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December 20, 2003