INTRODUCTION

Hi everyone My name is Victoria Zumbrum, 40 years old, married 14 years with 1 son. This is my very first blog. So bear with me. I have always wanted to have my own blog. I have always loved to read. I enjoy getting lost in a good book.
I love becoming part of the story and characters. I am hoping to bring my love of books to my readers.

I love reading different genres such as paranormal, young adult, romance, romantic suspense, mystery, Christian fiction, some horror, etc. The list goes on. I started reviewing books a couple of years ago and have done reviews for different blogs and even some authors. I really have enjoyed reviewing books and I will continue to do so. If anyone is interested in me reviewing a book for them, please contact me. I still have a lot to learn regarding my own blog so bear with me. I welcome and appreciate all followers.

Thursday, December 1, 2016

Review of Mistletoe Kisses by Allyson R. Abbott and Christmas Wishes by Tamara Ferguson





#1 INTERNATIONAL HOT NEW RELEASE
#1 BEST SELLER
Two BRAND NEW CHRISTMAS STORIES
Clean & Wholesome Romance
by #1 International Bestselling Authors.

There's something so special about a Christmas Kiss.
And when it's your first?
Never underestimate the power of that kiss!

THE PRICKLY CHRISTMAS KISS
by #1 International Bestselling Author Allyson R. Abbott

Emma Louise Fallon, aka Elf, has two wishes for Christmas. Having spent the last few months bragging about her latest boyfriend, who's turned out to be a womanizing cheat, one, she needs to escape her well-meaning family, and, two, she needs to avoid all men while she's in a man-hating mode.

But stranded alone in a cold isolated cabin, when her girlfriend is forced to bail out on their vacation plans, Elf makes one more desperate wish: Can she please learn how to build a fire before she freezes to death?

The solo rustic life is becoming all too much for her. She's convinced that a stray cat, who has decided to keep her company, has magical powers, that the local shop owners are secretly Mr. and Mrs. Claus, and nothing can stop her from laughing when the hot local Martian -come cop - come veterinarian - introduces himself as Rudi.

Will Elf need to break her rule about staying away from men, and rely on this hunk for helping her start a fire? Or, worse, yet, will she be able to control the fire that Rudi's ignited in her?

MY REVIEW:

I REALLY LOVED THE PRICKLY CHRISTMAS KISS.  IT WAS A WONDERFUL HOLIDAY ROMANCE.  THE CHARACTERS AND THE STORY FELT SO REAL AND THE STORY REALLY GOT YOU INTO THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT.  I FOUND MYSELF LAUGHING AT ELF TRYING TO SURVIVE AT THE CABIN AND LISTENING TO THE SILLY CAT.  I REALLY LOVED HAVING THE CAT IN THE STORY.  IT DID FEEL LIKE THE CAT HAD MAGICAL POWERS AT TIME LIKE ELF THOUGHT.  THE CAT WAS SUCH A WONDEFUL TOUCH TO THE STORY. I LOVED HOW THE CHARACTERS HAD NAMES LIVE ELF, RUDI AND MR AND MRS. CLAUS.   IT WAS SO ENJOYABLE AND ENTERTAINING.  MISTLETOE KISSES WAS SO MAGICAL FOR ME AND I WAS GLAD THAT RUDI AND ELF HOOKED UP.  ALLYSON DID SUCH A WONDERFUL JOB WITH THIS STORY.  IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A MAGICAL HOLIDAY ROMANCE THAT WILL MAKE YOU LAUGH, I RECOMMEND YOU READ MISTLETOE KISSES.  IT IS REALLY GOOD.  I AM REALLY ENJOYING ALLYSON'S WRITING AND SO LOOKING FORWARD TO HER NEXT BOOK.   5 STARS 

TWO HEARTS' CHRISTMAS WISH (TWO HEARTS WOUNDED WARRIOR ROMANCE BOOK 4)
by Multi Award-Winning, #1 International Bestselling Author Tamara Ferguson

Seventeen-year-old Jason Matthews made a wish when he'd shared a kiss with Katherine Conlin under the mistletoe at Dragonfly Pointe, fourteen years ago. Now an Air Force Captain and wounded warrior, he awakens in the hospital in Germany, where his dreams have been invaded by the girl from his past.

Once he returns home to the states, he finds out approaching Kat might be a little more difficult than he'd thought, since she's been in a long term relationship for nearly two years.

But another year later, when Jason discovers she’s on her way to the Dragonfly Pointe Inn for the Christmas holidays, without her boyfriend, he seizes the opportunity to be reacquainted.

Kat had been expecting a proposal this Christmas, and when her boyfriend backs out, yet again, on the carefully laid plans she's made for them, she realizes she probably wouldn't be happy with him anyway.

Kat has often wondered what happened to Jason Matthews, the boy she'd made a wish with years ago, and the last thing she expects is to run into him again at the Dragonfly Pointe Inn.

Will there still be that special Christmas magic between them, to make those long ago wishes come true?

MY REVIEW:

TWO HEARTS' CHRISTMAS WISHES WAS THE FIRST BOOK I HAVE READ BY TAMARA FERGUSON.  I AM SO GLAD I GOT TO READ HER BOOK.  THIS IS SUCH A SWEET AND EMOTIONAL READ.  KAT AND JASON MEET WHEN KAT IS 13 YEARS OLD AND THEY FALL IN LOVE.  BECAUSE KAT IS SO YOUNG AND JASON IS GOING INTO THE AIRFORCE, THEY CAN'T BE TOGETHER.  BOTH KAT AND JASON MAKE A WISH AT DRAGONFLY POINTE TO HAVE A FUTURE TOGETHER.  THEY NEVER THOUGHT THEY SEE EACH OTHER AGAIN.  BUT WHEN KAT AND JASON MEET AGAIN, NOTHING HAS CHANGED BETWEEN THEM.  IT IS AS IF THEY WERE NEVER APART.  WILL KAT AND JASON FIND THEIR HAPPILY EVER AFTER?

TWO HEARTS' CHRISTMAS WISHES WAS SUCH A WONDERFUL READ WITH SOME WONDERFUL CHARACTERS.  I LOVED KAT AND JASON TOGETHER.  THEY DEFINITELY HAD INSTANT CHEMISTRY FROM THE MOMENT THEY MEANT. I AM A FIRM BELIEVER IN LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT AND THIS BOOK DEFINITELY HAS ME STILL BELIEVING. I LOVED THAT THIS STORY MENTIONED WOUNDED WARRIORS ALOT.   I REALLY ENJOYED TAMARA'S WRITING AND LOOKING FORWARD TO READING MORE OF HER BOOKS.  I HIGHLY RECOMMEND YOU READ THIS BOOK 5 STARS

Tamara Ferguson: Two Hearts' Christmas Wish is Tamara's 4th Wounded Warrior Romance. Not only has her Two Hearts Wounded Warrior Romance Series won 6 awards, including a silver medal in Military Fiction from Readers' Favorite, in 2016 alone, Two Hearts Surrendered was a #1 International Bestseller on 16 lists, while Two Hearts Unspoken was a #1 International Hot New Release as well as a #1 International Bestseller on 16 lists.

Allyson R. Abbott: Goodbye, Hello became a #1 international bestselling book in 2015 and a total of five books have received glowing 5 star reviews from The Readers Favorite Editorial Book Reviewers, earning a hefty collection of 5 Star seals. Allyson also has a bestselling nonfiction book called How to Write a Simple Book Review, which has accumulated over 50-5 star reviews.




A member of the Romance Writers of America, Tamara Ferguson is the multi-award winning, #1 international bestselling author of the Tales of the Dragonfly Romance Suspense Series, the Kissed By Fate Series, and the Two Hearts Wounded Warrior Romance Series.

Her latest wounded warrior romance novella, Two Hearts Unspoken, is included in the top-ten bestselling Holiday Anthology, Mother’s Day Magic…With Love, which was also #1 in Wounded Warrior Fiction. Since being released independently, Two Hearts Unspoken has become a #1 International Best Seller at Amazon as well as a #1 International Hot New Release, and is the 2016 SILVER MEDAL WINNER at Readers’ Favorite International Book Awards for Military Fiction.

The wounded warrior romance, Two Hearts Surrendered, was originally published in the bestselling Magical Weddings anthology, which included stories by fifteen USA Today, best-selling, and award-winning authors. Two Hearts Surrendered independently earned 3-5★reviews from Readers’ Favorite, and has just become a #1 International Best Seller at Amazon on 8 bestseller lists. Two Hearts Surrendered was also a New Adult Finalist in the Romance Reviews 2016 Reader’s Choice Awards.

Two Hearts Undone (Two Hearts Wounded Warrior Romance #3) was released in May of 2016 by AA Publishing and was #1 in 8 Wounded Warrior categories at Amazon. This short story is included in the Annie Acorn 2016 Romance Anthology.

That Unforgettable Kiss (Kissed by Fate Book 1) is a #1 International Best Seller, earned 3-5★editorial reviews from Readers' Favorite, and was the WINNER of The Romance Reviews Readers' Choice Award in New Adult Romance.

That Unforgettable Kiss is currently featured in the #1 bestselling A Touch of Passion, 8 full-length novels by USA Today, New York Times bestselling and multi-award winning authors. This anthology is a #1 Holiday Romance, and the WINNER of the 2016 Romance Reviews Reader’s Choice Award in Anthology Romance.

Tales of the Dragonfly In Tandem was a romance finalist at the 2013 Indie Excellence Awards, while Tales of the Dragonfly In Flight was a 2014 WINNER at the Readers' Favorite International Book Awards. In Flight will soon be rereleased by Blue Harvest Creative.

Her wounded warrior romances, Two Hearts Unspoken. Two Hearts Surrendered, and Two Hearts Undone have all become WINNERS at the 2016 READERS’ FAVORITE INTERNATIONAL BOOK AWARDS. Along with The Romance Reviews Readers’ Choice Award Winner, That Unforgettable Kiss, Two Hearts Surrendered and Two Hearts Unspoken were also finalists for the IAN Book of The Year.

Presently, Tamara’s working on Two Hearts’ Christmas Wish, the fourth story in her multi-award winning Two Hearts Wounded Warrior series, Emergence, the third book in the multi-award winning Tales of the Dragonfly Novels, and a novella for the next installment of the bestselling Wedding Pets and Kisses anthologies, featuring stories by multi-award winning, bestselling and USA Today authors.

Since she remains a full-time caregiver for an autistic son, you can usually find Tammy working at home, where she spends a lot of time not completing her numerous home improvement projects, because she's writing or helping author friends promote their books on twitter.





#1 Best-selling British Author (fiction and non-fiction) A Blooming Boomer who loves life on the road, making new friends and meeting great people. Life in the slow lane!

After a few full-on years of travelling, which included a year and a half checking out New Zealand, a few Pacific islands, Australia and South Africa, 15months driving around the USA in a motorhome, some quick few weeks visit to Canada, Mexico, Cuba and Spain, we have now decided to pull over onto the hard shoulder for a year and have settled on the Valencian Province in Spain. Life is rich, but the pocket is empty and I need time to focus on my writing for a while. It is very easy to get distracted when you see so many beautiful places.
One of the most common questions I get asked is, which country or place did you like the most? A very difficult question to answer as each country or state for that matter, has something to offer. I loved New Zealand for its beauty and the friendliness of its people, South Africa for its richness of colour and history, and in the USA Montana and Arizona for their scenery, Florida for its beaches, Louisiana for its diversity, but I could go on for ever.

My writing career started half way around the USA, when I realised for the first time in my life I had time on my hand to write a book. I hope to use some of my experiences within my books; you will find a bit of Fiji in Goodbye, Hello and I am now planning a book three in the Abby and Ed Series to send them on adventures to visit the same places.

Apart from my non-fiction book; How to Write a Simple Book Review, all my other books are about women over the age of forty. I can’t help but add humour, because we laugh in life and I try to make my books about people who we can all relate to. I do hope you enjoy them.
I expect that after a few months in Spain I will start to get itchy feet. There are still so many countries I want to visit, before my husband and I get too old to enjoy them. So you never know I may bump into you in Thailand, Sri Lanka, Italy or even the USA as there is still so much to see there.

Enjoying life while I can, best regards Allyson.

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