Tag Archives: Lynn H. Blackburn

Top 10 Tuesday — Buzzwords

31 Mar

Happy Tuesday! Today’s TTT topic is buzzwords — words attributed to a book that make you want to read it. With a little tweaking of the topic, I am bringing to you books that might appeal to you if you are looking for a specific trope or plot device. There are 5 buzzwords but 10 books of a variety of genres! I hope my list achieves its goal to make you want to read them immediately! 😉

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Top Bookish Buzzwords and The Books That Go with Them

Enemies to Lovers — Fragile Designs by Colleen Coble and Last to Fall by Lynn H. Blackburn

Marriage of Convenience — Indigo Heiress by Laura Frantz and The Mistletoe Countess by Pepper Basham

Opposites Attract — The Meet-Cute Manuscript by Kimberly Duffy and Memory Lane by Becky Wade

Second Chance at Love — Lost Hours by Susan Sleeman and The Words We Lost by Nicole Deese

Unreliable Narrator — The Curse of Crow Hollow by Billy Coffey and Queen of Hearts by Heather Day Gilbert

Happy Release Day — Last to Fall

3 Mar

A very happy release day to Lynn H. Blackburn. The final book in her Gossamer Falls romantic suspense series, Last to Fall, is now available! I loved the whole series, but I especially loved this book! Get it or get the whole series and enjoy some sweet romance laced with danger and intrigue.

She’s caught in a deadly game. He’s the only one who can help her win. 

Bronwyn Pierce has poured everything into The Haven, her family’s exclusive mountain resort in Gossamer Falls. But when financial discrepancies surface and the numbers suggest something far darker than simple mismanagement, she’s forced to call on the one person with the skills to help her: Mo Quinn, a former Army intelligence officer, her first love, and the last person she ever wanted to trust again.

Mo has spent years avoiding the woman he once loved and the secrets that tore them apart. But when Bronwyn calls, he can’t walk away–especially when it’s clear someone wants her gone for good. As they dig deeper into the treacherous motives behind a blackmail scheme, their proximity reignites long-buried feelings neither of them are ready to face. And when the evidence points to an unexpected culprit, Mo faces an impossible choice: trust the proof in front of him or trust his heart.

Lynn H. Blackburn loves writing romantic suspense because her childhood fantasy was to become a spy, but her grown-up reality is that she’s a huge chicken and would have been caught on her first mission. She prefers to live vicariously through her characters and loves putting them into all kinds of terrifying situations while she’s sitting at home safe and sound in her pajamas!

Unknown Threat, the first book in her Defend and Protect series, was a 2021 Christy Award finalist, and her previous titles have won the Carol Award, the Selah Award, and the Faith, Hope, and Love Reader’s Choice Award.

Lynn lives in South Carolina with her family. You can stay up-to-date by signing up for her newsletter at her website and following her on social media @LynnHBlackburn.

Book Review — Last to Fall

25 Feb

Fans of Lynn H. Blackburn do not want to miss the final installment in her Gossamer Falls series, Last to Fall. The books in this series continue to get better and better, with this one being my favorite! Find out all about it below.

She’s caught in a deadly game. He’s the only one who can help her win. 

Bronwyn Pierce has poured everything into The Haven, her family’s exclusive mountain resort in Gossamer Falls. But when financial discrepancies surface and the numbers suggest something far darker than simple mismanagement, she’s forced to call on the one person with the skills to help her: Mo Quinn, a former Army intelligence officer, her first love, and the last person she ever wanted to trust again.

Mo has spent years avoiding the woman he once loved and the secrets that tore them apart. But when Bronwyn calls, he can’t walk away–especially when it’s clear someone wants her gone for good. As they dig deeper into the treacherous motives behind a blackmail scheme, their proximity reignites long-buried feelings neither of them are ready to face. And when the evidence points to an unexpected culprit, Mo faces an impossible choice: trust the proof in front of him or trust his heart.

Lynn H. Blackburn loves writing romantic suspense because her childhood fantasy was to become a spy, but her grown-up reality is that she’s a huge chicken and would have been caught on her first mission. She prefers to live vicariously through her characters and loves putting them into all kinds of terrifying situations while she’s sitting at home safe and sound in her pajamas!

Unknown Threat, the first book in her Defend and Protect series, was a 2021 Christy Award finalist, and her previous titles have won the Carol Award, the Selah Award, and the Faith, Hope, and Love Reader’s Choice Award.

Lynn lives in South Carolina with her family. You can stay up-to-date by signing up for her newsletter at her website and following her on social media @LynnHBlackburn.

My Impressions:

Last to Fall is the final book in the Gossamer Falls series by Lynn H. Blackburn. I have to say I hate that this series had to end! Each successive book got better and better, and I think Last to Fall is my favorite overall. For fans of the series, this book features Bronwyn Pierce and Mo Quinn. Their stories have been hinted at in the previous novels, so I was excited to finally learn their backstory. While I generally like my romantic suspense heavy on the intrigue and danger and light on the romance, I have to say that the relationship between Mo and Bronwyn is what kept me turning the pages. Not that the mysterious goings-on weren’t page-turning. On the contrary, the nefariousness (is that a word, LOL) from both within Bronwyn’s family and external forces was great. There were rumors, innuendos, and some flying bullets that kept me on the edge of my seat. But . . . with this book being part Romeo/Juliet love story/tragedy, a best-friends-to-more-to-enemies backstory, and a redemptive story arc — let’s just say I loved the HEA that Blackburn had in store for these fun characters. All the characters from the previous two books and novella made an appearance, which I also loved. The ensemble cast made the theme of family even more powerful.

If you haven’t read this series, don’t miss one single word. You can now successfully binge-read to your heart’s joy. And Last to Fall is the icing on the cake! The copy I read contained a sneak peek at the next Blackburn series. Looks like I’ll get to visit Gossamer Falls again. Yippee!

Highly Recommended.

Audience: Adults.

(I received a copy from NetGalley. All opinions expressed are mine alone.)

First Line Friday — Last to Fall

20 Feb

Happy Friday! Today I am featuring Last to Fall, the final book in Lynn Blackburn’s romantic suspense series, Gossamer Falls, that releases on March 17. I am so excited to read this book — Mo and Bronwyn have been favorite characters of mine since the beginning of the series. I can’t wait to find out what happened years before to make them enemies and to see how Blackburn will achieve an HEA for them. Not to mention all the great twists and turns and dangerous situations she will inflict on them. 😉

Here’s the first line:

Whoever said blood was thicker than water hadn’t know about the Pierce family.

She’s caught in a deadly game. He’s the only one who can help her win. 

Bronwyn Pierce has poured everything into The Haven, her family’s exclusive mountain resort in Gossamer Falls. But when financial discrepancies surface and the numbers suggest something far darker than simple mismanagement, she’s forced to call on the one person with the skills to help her: Mo Quinn, a former Army intelligence officer, her first love, and the last person she ever wanted to trust again.

Mo has spent years avoiding the woman he once loved and the secrets that tore them apart. But when Bronwyn calls, he can’t walk away–especially when it’s clear someone wants her gone for good. As they dig deeper into the treacherous motives behind a blackmail scheme, their proximity reignites long-buried feelings neither of them are ready to face. And when the evidence points to an unexpected culprit, Mo faces an impossible choice: trust the proof in front of him or trust his heart.

Lynn H. Blackburn loves writing romantic suspense because her childhood fantasy was to become a spy, but her grown-up reality is that she’s a huge chicken and would have been caught on her first mission. She prefers to live vicariously through her characters and loves putting them into all kinds of terrifying situations while she’s sitting at home safe and sound in her pajamas!

Unknown Threat, the first book in her Defend and Protect series, was a 2021 Christy Award finalist, and her previous titles have won the Carol Award, the Selah Award, and the Faith, Hope, and Love Reader’s Choice Award.

Lynn lives in South Carolina with her family. You can stay up-to-date by signing up for her newsletter at her website and following her on social media @LynnHBlackburn.

Top 10 Tuesday — Goals!

20 Jan

It’s good to have goals I’ve been told. But when you are just a little (or a lot) type A (with some OCD thrown in), goals can become stressful rather than tools for growth. I used to do a lot of reading challenges. They sounded like a lot of fun until I became fixed on choosing books to fit the challenge instead of reading what my mood or interests pointed to. I’ve posted reading goals every year for a long time now. This year my list is very short —

Read whatever I want.

Repeat.

LOL!

Kind of freeing, isn’t it? These goals give me permission to say yes (or no) to review requests and launch teams when a book strikes my fancy. They will also allow me to reach for those books that are languishing on the shelves. Wish me luck! I think I’ll definitely need it. 😉

Here are the books I am reading in the next few weeks.

Top 10 Tuesday — Books I Can Hardly Wait For!

13 Jan

Happy Tuesday! 2026 has already been one long year and we aren’t even half way through January. If you’ve noticed I’ve been quiet here on the blog, it’s because my MIL fell and suffered a subdural hematoma on the 3rd. She is back at her care facility and is receiving excellent care, but I would appreciate any prayers you lift up. She is 97 years old and the toll of the injury has really impacted her. I will probably be in an out of the blogosphere for the foreseeable future.

But today I have a bit of free time and listing my most anticipated books of the first half of 2026. I long to get lost in a good book! What books are you looking forward to?

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Top Anticipated Books of 2026 (First Half Edition)

An Appearance of Impropriety by Jayna Breigh (January)

The Bookshop of 99 Doors by Jaime Jo Wright (April)

The Brunswick by Callie Murray (May)

Deadly Currents by Elizabeth Goddard (February)

Last to Fall by Lynn H. Blackburn (March)

Mists over The Channel Islands by Sarah Sundin (February)

On Living Stone by Heather Kaufman (January)

Secrets Chase Her by Rachel Dylan (May)

South of Somewhere by T. I. Lowe (March)

Spies, Lies, And Alibis by Natalie Walters (May)

Top 10 Tuesday — I’ve Got A Preposition for You!

29 Apr

Happy Tuesday! Today’s TTT prompt is a title with the word ___ in it. I decided to go with not just a single word, but with a word group — prepositions! To make it even more fun, I wanted the titles to start with a preposition. It wasn’t as hard as thought it would be to come up with 10, so I stopped myself at a dozen! The books cover a variety of genres, so there should be something for you to love.

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Top Books with A Title Starting with A Preposition

Among The Innocent by Mary Alford

As Dawn Breaks by Kate Breslin

Before The King by Heather Kaufman

Between The Sea And Sound by Amanda Cox

In This Moment by Gabrielle Meyer

Into The Fire by Irene Hannon

Of Love And Treason by Jamie Ogle

On Moonberry Lake by Holly Varni

Over The Edge by Irene Hannon

Under Fire by Lynn H. Blackburn

Up From The Dust by Heather Kaufman

Within These Walls of Sorrow by Amanda Barratt

Top 10 Tuesday — No Fooling, These Books Are Great!

1 Apr

Happy Tuesday! Since it’s April Fool’s Day, this week’s TTT topic is you’d be a fool not to read these books. My list contains books I have read this year that I highly recommend you read. As always there’s a variety of genres so you can easily find your next favorite book. Enjoy!

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Top Recommended Books I’ve Read So Far This Year

Before The King by Heather Kaufman

Break My Fall by Lynn H. Blackburn

The Hunted Heir by Jayna Breigh

The Indigo Heiress by Laura Frantz

Indigo Isle by T. I. Lowe

Memory Lane by Becky Wade

The Nature of Fragile Things by Susan Meissner

Of Love And Treason by Jamie Ogle

Some Like It Scot by Pepper Basham

The Women of Chateau Lafayette by Stephanie Dray

Top 10 Tuesday — Book Blanket Update

25 Mar

Happy Tuesday! I was not feeling the TTT topic today — DNF (did not finish) books. Didn’t we just post about that topic? I typically finish all the books that I start primarily because I am pretty picky about the books I choose to read — mood reading, favorite genres or authors, etc. So today I am posting an update about my 2025 book blanket. Below are the books I have recently read and the granny squares I have made to remember them by. And in good conscience, I have to confess that I may be choosing books based on pretty covers. 😉 Do you have any bookish projects going on?

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2025 Book Blanket Update

Happy Release Day — Break My Fall

18 Mar

A very happy release day to Lynn H. Blackburn! The second book in her Gossamer Falls series, Break My Fall, is now available. I loved this book! In fact I think it’s my favorite from an already go-to author. Find out all about it below.

She’s determined to make an impact in her community. 
He’s determined to make sure she lives long enough to do it.

Dr. Meredith Quinn always planned to return to Gossamer Falls to practice dentistry. Now that she’s back home, she’s made it a point to offer clinics to children and adults in nearby underserved areas. Unfortunately, those same areas are known to harbor drug traffickers, and Police Chief Grayson Ward suspects that local law enforcement is looking the other way.

After too many losses, Grayson has closed off his heart. But with Meredith in his life, he feels his walls crumbling, leaving him exposed and vulnerable. To keep her alive, he must keep her close, but that makes it impossible for him to retreat and rebuild. 

Will she be the one who finally helps him emerge from isolation? Or will this force of nature leave him shattered?

Lynn H. Blackburn loves writing romantic suspense because her childhood fantasy was to become a spy, but her grown-up reality is that she’s a huge chicken and would have been caught on her first mission. She prefers to live vicariously through her characters and loves putting them into all kinds of terrifying situations while she’s sitting at home safe and sound in her pajamas!.

Lynn lives in South Carolina with her family. You can stay up-to-date by signing up for her newsletter at her website and following her on social media @LynnHBlackburn.