Wednesday, August 2, 2017

Crazy About Alaska by Shannon L. Brown

Crazy About Alaska (An Alaska Dream Romance Book 3)Book Description:
Can she trust love?

Holly has her eye on a handsome state trooper. Not on her boring, oh-so-serious, former professor, Adam.

Having her toes curl when she’s near Adam must be ignored.

Holly just wants a great dad for her twin girls. She’s going to find one, write a novel to fulfill her dreams, and create a happy life.

Falling in love isn’t part of her plan.

“Crazy About Alaska” is the third book in the fun, clean, Alaska Dream Romance series.

Reserve your copy and have the whole series!

This book can be read as a standalone but is best enjoyed as book 3 of the series. It has a happily ever after ending.

Book 1: Falling for Alaska
Book 2: Loving Alaska
Book 2.5: Merrying in Alaska
Book 3: Crazy About Alaska 

My Thoughts
I really liked this one.  Holly is a single mom and real estate agent.  Adam was her professor in her writing classes in college.  The two of them meet again as Holly is attempting to get into a house she is to list.  Adam is currently looking for a new home, but with another agent.  Holly is casually dating a state trooper.  She doesn't want any  man she dates to know about her girls until after she is sure they are serious and will make a good dad. Still, while she is dating the trooper, she feels herself pulled toward Adam.
So, I will start off saying it drove me crazy that Holly wouldn't tell the men she was with that she was a mom.  That is a bit much to drop on someone and totally rubbed me the wrong way.  That being said, I enjoyed the book.  Holly and Adam didn't have an 'instant' love.  Holly had issues from being in Adam's class but was still attracted to him.  I loved how close her family was, well his too for that fact.  Really, everyone just wants their family to be happy and loved.  It was a good book and I was really happy with the ending.
It was a 3/5 for me.  I do want to go back and read about the sisters' stories now!

Thank you to the author/publisher for the review copy of this book (via Celebrate Lit).  I received this book in exchange for an honest review and the opinions stated above are 100% mine.

About the Author

ShannonLBrownWriting books that are fun and touch your heart
Even though Shannon L. Brown always loved to read, she didn’t plan to be a writer. She earned two degrees from the University of Alaska, one in journalism/public communications, but didn’t become a journalist.
Years passed. Shannon felt pulled into a writing life, testing her wings with a novel and moving on to articles. Shannon is now an award-winning journalist who has sold hundreds of articles to local, national, and regional publications.
Shannon was born and raised in Alaska so she enjoyed writing the books in the Alaska Dream Romance series. “The Feather Chase” was her first published book and began the Crime-Solving Cousins Mystery series. The eight-to-twelve-year-olds in your life will enjoy this contemporary twist on a Nancy Drew-type mystery.
Shannon lives in Nashville, Tennessee, with her professor husband and adorable calico cat.

Guest Post from Shannon Brown

Open Doors
When a character opens the door and steps from her world into mine, writing about her is easier. Holly Harris in Crazy About Alaska is a real estate agent, and I was once one. I’ve driven clients around and shown them houses only to have them go a different direction. My husband and I bought a new house a few years ago, so I have tales to tell from that experience too. (Readers may think the purple shower is made up. Think again.) I chose to bring a college professor into her life as a love interest. I’m married to one.
Some of myself always finds its way into a story. Sometimes, it’s just something I might like to do. Holly’s sister Jemma rehabs furniture in Falling for Alaska, book one in the series. The idea for her business came while I was watching HGTV’s Flea Market Flip. Taking trash and making it beautiful sounds like something I’d like to try. Jemma also dislikes coffee and drinks tea. (Here I am again.) But she is not exactly me. She’s cooking challenged, and I’m a good cook.
Does the story become about the author when she inserts herself into it? Reality is only a fun fraction of the book. Holly has two men vying for her affections. That never happened. (It might have been fun if it had!) She also has five-year-old twins. I never experienced that.
By far the most challenging of the sisters in the series was Bree in book two, Loving Alaska. She’s a doctor, and my knowledge of the medical profession comes from sitting on the exam table, not from doing the exam. I spoke with doctors I knew and brought her to life. But Bree isn’t all made up either. She despises being in nature, especially camping. I’ve camped on a frozen river, beside a lake after canoeing or boating in, and many more places, but I’m with Bree and hotels are greatly preferred. There I am in the story again.
Reading the books I’ve written helps you know who I am. I’m a woman with a big imagination who enjoys bringing stories to life. Oh, and that slightly sarcastic sense of humor you may notice with Jemma and Holly? That might be from me as well.

Blog Stops

July 22: Artistic Nobody
July 22: Just Commonly
July 23: Live.Love.Read.
July 24: Carpe Diem
July 24: autism mom
July 25: Baker Kella
July 26: A Rup Life
July 27: Karen Sue Hadley
July 27: Quiet Quilter
July 28: Pause for Tales
July 29: Remembrancy
July 29: Cafinated Reads

Giveaway

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