"A Texas Legacy Christmas" by DiAnn Mills

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{Merry CHRISTmas everyone! Every Monday, Wednesday & Friday in honor of our Savior’s birth there’ll be a new Christmas book review! With a couple giveaways sprinkled in, it’s going to be so much fun! Let’s start!}

 

About this book:

  “Zack Kahler thinks he is leaving New York City for home in Texas to publish his own newspaper, but a pair of six-year-old twins and a young woman from his past complicate the situation. What will this Christmas bring to this group of strangers now thrown together?”


Series: This is book #4 of the “Texas Legacy” series. {As of posting this, I’m currently reading the first three of this series. It looks like they should be read in order, but they really aren’t for Teens. Best to just stick with this one. :) }

Spiritual Content- Many talks about God & His plans for us; Church going; Prayers & Thanks; Strong Faiths & Growing Faiths.

Negative Content- Minor cussing including: three ‘hush’s and six ‘stupid’s (five of those are repeated); Mentions of The Triangle Factory fire; Chloe’s father was abusive after her mother died and also drank (barely-above-not-detailed).

Sexual Content- Not-detailed kisses; Wanting to kiss (once only); Two not-detailed embraced; A mention that a boy/man tried to force himself on Chloe (she pulled a knife on him); Love, falling in love, and the emotions.

-Chloe Weaver

-Zack Kahler
                                         P.O.V. switches between them

                                              Set in 1911

                                                        252 pages (with a recipe!)

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My personal Rating- 

I was shocked to learn that this book was right up my alley! I knew that I knew this author…after researching on Goodreads I found out she’s the author of “Firewall”, a modern suspense book that I wasn’t a fan of. Needless to say, I was a bit worried about “A Texas Legacy Christmas”! Which I really didn’t need to do! It was really cute and pretty clean! I laughed many times at the twins & their antics! Now here’s a fun surprise! I’m giving away a copy of “A Texas Legacy Christmas”! 

*(And just in case you’re one of those who always tries to read series in order (which is fine! I’m one of those! ;) ) this is the cleanest one out of the series. So, just stick to reading this one, forgo the others in the series. Trust me. This author would be where you read our disclaimer at the end of every review. ;) We like this book, but not the other ones we’ve read by her.)

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See y’all on Friday with a new CHRISTmas review!

*BFCG may (Read the review to see) recommend this book by this author. It does not mean I recommend all the books by this author.

"Firewall" by DiAnn Mills

About this book:

  “In a matter of minutes, Taryn Young’s happily ever after turns into her waking nightmare.  

   After a whirlwind romance, software developer Taryn Young is en rote to a dream honeymoon when a bomb decimates the terminal, killing dozens. Injured, she awakens in the hospital to discover her husband is missing, and they're both considered prime suspects in the attack. Further, the FBI is convinced her husband isn't who he appears to be.

   Agent Grayson Hall's first priority is to catch those responsible for the bombing. Despite the evidence pointing Taryn’s guilt, Grayson’s gut tells him she’s innocent…and in danger. With a possible mole in the FBI office, Grayson and Taryn fight to stay ahead of her pursuers, especially when they learn what the bombers are really after: Taryn’s latest high-security software project. In the wrong hands, it could leave the US vulnerable to massive attacks.

   With national security on the line, Taryn and Grayson must unravel the plot and find the architect before their firewall is breached.”


 Series: Book 1 in the new series “FBI: Houston”. {The next book “Double Cross” is coming out in April of 2015.}

Spiritual Content- Taryn says she was a “Once-a-Month believer”, only going to Claire’s Messianic church once a month; Grayson is Protestant; Prayers.

Negative Content- Minor and Medium Cussing including: an unfinished ‘b----‘ (written just like that), a ‘cr*p’, a b*ll’,  a ‘crude’, a p*ss*nts, a ‘h*ll-r*isin’’, and two ‘suck it up’s; The sayings “All h*ll broke loose”, “crawing up your r*ar”, and “p*ts of h*ll” are all said at least once; People curse & almost curse but it’s not written; Drinking; a little girl gets kidnapped (not in her P.O.V. but is semi-detailed)   

Sexual Content- two ‘s*xy’s; A few not-detailed kisses; Taryn blushes remembering her and Shep’s wedding night (no-details); Different people says “such slept with such” (like Taryn says Kinsley slept with Haden); Taryn says when she was three, quote, “My mother found me standing in her bathroom sink rummaging through her medicine cabinet. I’d eaten all if her birth control pills.” “What did you do?” “Had my stomach pumped. I’ve been hormonal ever since”; Taryn had to flirt with Murford to get him to talk; Iris knows she’s pretty & uses it to her advantage.         

-Taryn Young

-Grayson Hall
                                         P.O.V. switches between them & Iris {though, Taryn & Grayson is in third person while Iris is in first.}
                                                        390 pages

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Pre Teens-

New Teens-

Early High School Teens-

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(and a half)

My personal Rating- 

**The cover?! Taryn is described with having auburn hair with green eyes—not black hair with blue eyes! Maybe that’s supposed to be Iris? That’s the only thing I can figure. Also, Grayson is a blonde…? Maybe that’s Shep? I don’t know…

While I thought this book was okay, and I liked where it was set {but not really, ‘cause when I think about it and all that happens, it’s way too close to some of my family} this would not be a book for teens, it’s pretty rough. 

See y'all tomorrow with another review!

*BFCG may (Read the review to see) recommend this book by this author. It does not mean I recommend all the books by this author.

*I received this book for free from the Publisher (Tyndale Publishers) for this review.