Cowboy Stealing My Heart (Coming Home to North Dakota Western Sweet Romance Book 4)
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- Author：Jessie Gussman
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Reviews
Mary Knuckles
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Cowboy Stealing My Heart is the story of the matchmaking tricks of the Piece Makers。 Knowing Bellamy Levine， famous actress and just divorced wife of her co-star Houston Park， was arriving in Sweet Water and had a cabin fixed especially for her upper class style would make a good match for Calhoun Powers even after being divorced 5 times。 The Piece Makers have the idea of matching all single men and women in Sweet Water。 Calhoun has been seeing his single brothers getting married and is waiting Cowboy Stealing My Heart is the story of the matchmaking tricks of the Piece Makers。 Knowing Bellamy Levine， famous actress and just divorced wife of her co-star Houston Park， was arriving in Sweet Water and had a cabin fixed especially for her upper class style would make a good match for Calhoun Powers even after being divorced 5 times。 The Piece Makers have the idea of matching all single men and women in Sweet Water。 Calhoun has been seeing his single brothers getting married and is waiting for the Lord to show him the woman he is to marry。 While the brothers and his father is working in their garage， Maci， a girl that graduated with Calhoun came in and told Calhoun that her oldest boy was his and she was leaving all three with him since she has cared for his child alone for 10 years。 He says fine。 He knew as did his family that he was not a father。 But just as their mother left them， he was taking those boys to give them a better life。 And he required Maci to give him legal guardianship now， and planned to fight for full custody when she came back。To get Calhoun and Bellamy together the Piece Makers arrive pretending to bring welcoming gifts while cutting the main plumbing line and destroying part of the wiring at her cabin。 The problem was Bellamy arrived before they left。 They left the pipe cutter saw in one of the baskets。 When Bellamy calls Calhoun to come fix her lights and water he found the damaged done in the basement。 When he came back upstairs in one of the baskets he found the saw。 He tells Bellamy that she can come and use his shower and even stay in the bedroom upstairs where there is an attached bath and he and the boys would stay downstairs。 Parts to repair would take up to 10 weeks。 Not sure why the Piece Makers would think Bellamy would be a good match for anyone especially Calhoun。 He was trying to live his life for the Lord and a woman that had already had 5 marriages can't just ask for forgiveness unless she is ready to correct her sin which is being married when she shouldn't have been and Calhoun marrying her puts him in adultery along with her。 （Matthew 5:31-32 ， Mark 10:2-12， John 4:7-19）I received an ARC of this book to review and give my honest review。 。。。more
Sheila
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Mostly enjoyed the story， Piece makers matchup is off to me， man close to God with a "celebrity" no one really knows。 And what happened to the "family" dog， meets family， boys argue over where or who he'll sleep with， eats pencil， then nothing else about him。 Poor pooch。Otherwise， this is a cute read， serious life issues， trusting， following and living your faith。Character ranges from silly， scared， focused， caring， match making and so much more。 Mostly enjoyed the story， Piece makers matchup is off to me， man close to God with a "celebrity" no one really knows。 And what happened to the "family" dog， meets family， boys argue over where or who he'll sleep with， eats pencil， then nothing else about him。 Poor pooch。Otherwise， this is a cute read， serious life issues， trusting， following and living your faith。Character ranges from silly， scared， focused， caring， match making and so much more。 。。。more
Mary Jane McLeod
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Really Great Christian Series I absolutely love Jessie Gussman 's books。 She always writes heartwarming stories that make me think。 I loved Bellamy and Calhoun 's story。 He ends up with 3 boys and a movie star in his home all in one day。 He's been waiting for a family and she needs a different path in her life。 A captivating read that I read straight through。 Really Great Christian Series I absolutely love Jessie Gussman 's books。 She always writes heartwarming stories that make me think。 I loved Bellamy and Calhoun 's story。 He ends up with 3 boys and a movie star in his home all in one day。 He's been waiting for a family and she needs a different path in her life。 A captivating read that I read straight through。 。。。more
Rhonda Sledge
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This is the first book I've read by Jessie Gussman that I have been just a little bit disappointed in。 I loved the beginning of the book。 Calhoun was a great guy for taking on three boys that weren't his。 （I love a guy that loves kids！） And he was very deliberate in waiting for the woman God wanted him to have。 However I have to suspend belief that the Piece Makers would choose to pair him with a five-times-divorced movie star that they couldn't possibly know on a personal level。 And also for hi This is the first book I've read by Jessie Gussman that I have been just a little bit disappointed in。 I loved the beginning of the book。 Calhoun was a great guy for taking on three boys that weren't his。 （I love a guy that loves kids！） And he was very deliberate in waiting for the woman God wanted him to have。 However I have to suspend belief that the Piece Makers would choose to pair him with a five-times-divorced movie star that they couldn't possibly know on a personal level。 And also for him to decide that this MUST be the one God wanted for him in just two weeks seems to go against the waiting 15 years he's already waited。 It just feels like red flags everywhere！ Also I am terribly concerned about the dog。 The dog comes in， the boys argue over who will sleep with the dog， the dog eats a pencil and we never see the dog again。 What happened？ Anybody with boys and dogs knows that where the boys are， the dog is there also filching food under the table， getting underfoot， chasing boys through the house， etc。 Even so， I loved the book and can't wait for the next one！ 。。。more
BG Armstrong
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Recipe for a Winner！Ingredients:（4） Members of the Piece Makers Quilting group（1） Man of integrity who’s been waiting on the Lord（1） Famous actress from Hollywood， trying to find herself （3） Young boys， abandoned by their motherDirections:Use the Piece Makers to preheat the situation。 Using care， suddenly combine the Man， Actress， and Boys。 Season liberally with wisdom， humor， and love。 Place this mixture in a remote house near Sweet Water， North Dakota， letting it simmer and sizzle until done t Recipe for a Winner！Ingredients:（4） Members of the Piece Makers Quilting group（1） Man of integrity who’s been waiting on the Lord（1） Famous actress from Hollywood， trying to find herself （3） Young boys， abandoned by their motherDirections:Use the Piece Makers to preheat the situation。 Using care， suddenly combine the Man， Actress， and Boys。 Season liberally with wisdom， humor， and love。 Place this mixture in a remote house near Sweet Water， North Dakota， letting it simmer and sizzle until done to perfection。 Serves: To warm your heart and soul！I received an advance reader copy of this book。 The opinions expressed in this review are my own （though narrator Jay Dyess inspired me to write it as a recipe！） 。。。more
Rebmay
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This book touched my heart and soul。 It is easy to admire the grace and strength of character Calhoun shows when he takes in three young boys who are not related to him in anyway， but rather have a great need for stability and for someone to actually care about them。 He could have turned the boys away， but instead he listens to his heart that still feels the pain of being abandoned by his own mother and heeds the nudges or guidance of God to take the boys into his care。 Above all， Calhoun is a m This book touched my heart and soul。 It is easy to admire the grace and strength of character Calhoun shows when he takes in three young boys who are not related to him in anyway， but rather have a great need for stability and for someone to actually care about them。 He could have turned the boys away， but instead he listens to his heart that still feels the pain of being abandoned by his own mother and heeds the nudges or guidance of God to take the boys into his care。 Above all， Calhoun is a man of faith， integrity and honour。 He is loyal to family and friends， has a huge， compassionate heart and offers support and assistance to anyone in need without expecting anything in return。 He has always had faith that God would find just the right woman for him， he just never expected that woman would be a famous movie star who has been divorced multiple times。 Bellamy is ready for change in her life， both in her chosen career and in her personal life。 Both have left her hurt， disillusioned and lonely。 She has come to Sweet Water， North Dakota in order to find peace and contemplate those changes as well as to renew her relationship with God。 She could never have expected to meet a handsome， humble and hardworking man like Calhoun or to find herself rooming with him and three young boys when her cabin is rendered uninhabitable。 Time spent with the boys and Calhoun seems to fly by and it certainly softens the brittle shell that she has used in the past to guard her heart。 Both Bellamy and Calhoun become aware that God has guided them to each other。 Will they heed his guidance or question it as many others would do？ Jessie has written another wonderfully insightful book that is both thought provoking and inspiring。 I eagerly await the next book in this series。 I received an ARC of this book and I am voluntarily leaving an honest review。 。。。more
SJ Garrison
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OMG！ This book turned my heart to mush。 Callhoun had been waiting for God's choice， for his wife ever since he was a teen。 Now， standing before him is a woman claiming he's the father to her 10 year old son and is leaving the boy and his 2 younger brothers with Callhoun while she goes traipsing around the country with her new boyfriend。 Even knowing it couldn't be true， Callhoun spoke up and claimed all three and wanted guardianship。 I fell in love with this man immediately。 I'm not telling anym OMG！ This book turned my heart to mush。 Callhoun had been waiting for God's choice， for his wife ever since he was a teen。 Now， standing before him is a woman claiming he's the father to her 10 year old son and is leaving the boy and his 2 younger brothers with Callhoun while she goes traipsing around the country with her new boyfriend。 Even knowing it couldn't be true， Callhoun spoke up and claimed all three and wanted guardianship。 I fell in love with this man immediately。 I'm not telling anymore of the story， and what I spoiled is in the first chapter， so not that big of a spoil。 But I'm warning you， from the moment you get the details， you will not want to put this book down and you will have hearts in your eyes every time you think of Callhoun。 I highly recommend 'Cowboy Stealing My Heart'。 Because he certainly stole mine。 I received this book from the publisher。 The thoughts and comments are my own。 。。。more
Lois
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Oh， wow！ I just finished reading Cowboy Stealing my Heart by Jessie Gussman。 It is awesome to have a main character that has made a vow to God and waits and listens。 I loved all the characters and the plot。 The Piece Makers are a force to be reckoned with。 My mother-in-law made quilts and I cherish the ones I have。 It took her nine years to do a yo-yo quilt top。 We used it for her funeral instead of flowers。
Nancy
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This is a faith filled story where two unlikely people are matched by a set of senior quilters called the Piece Makers。 This series takes place in Sweet Water， North Dakota where small town living can give you a place to breathe。 What will happen when a single guy， Calhaun Powers， who is waiting for the Lord to show him the girl he has saved himself for， is set up by the Piece Makers。 They match him to an unlikely candidate- an actress Bellamy Levine who has come to Sweet Water to get away for a This is a faith filled story where two unlikely people are matched by a set of senior quilters called the Piece Makers。 This series takes place in Sweet Water， North Dakota where small town living can give you a place to breathe。 What will happen when a single guy， Calhaun Powers， who is waiting for the Lord to show him the girl he has saved himself for， is set up by the Piece Makers。 They match him to an unlikely candidate- an actress Bellamy Levine who has come to Sweet Water to get away for a few months。 She has just gone through her fifth divorce and has decided she wants to stay away from men for awhile。 She will be staying at a vacation camp that Calhaun is renovating for it's owner。Calhaun has just been accused of fathering a child， which he knows he didn't do。 The mother of this child wants to dump her son and his two brothers on Calhaun， so that she can go away with her boyfriend。 Even though Calhaun knows she is lying he understands how it feels to be abandoned by a mom。 He decides to take custody of the 3 boys and gets legal guardianship。The Piece Makers set up circumstances for Calhaun and Bellamy to have to live in the only finished house on the land。 Calhaun has his hands full taking care of the three boys while finishing up the work on the other camp buildings。 Throw in a North Dakota snow storm and you have the setting for this unlikely couple to find unexpected love。This book is filled with lots of wisdom concerning making good decisions even after you have made a mess of your life。 I loved the integrity of Calhaun and how he let the Lord lead him to sacrifice for others even when he knew he was innocent。 He was the type of man that Bellamy had no idea existedsince most of her experiences were with cheating men。I received a copy of this book from the author and this is my honest unbiased review。 。。。more
Dora
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I love this book。 This book has wonderful characters and an uplifting inspirational message。 Every time I open one of Jessie’s books I get so into the story I can’t put it down til it’s finished then I regret that I read it so fast and then I have to wait for the next one。
Demi
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Calhoun is kind hearted he takes in three boys under 9 when their mother takes off。 Calhoun briefly met Bellamy as she stormed into town from LA。 Cahoun and Bellamy end up in very close proximity when the cabin she’s rented loses water and power。 Bellamy is looking for a new way of life and these polar opposites may have more in common than they think！ Heartwarming， loving story full of kindness！
Michelle Custer
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Really enjoyed this book the way that Calhoun and Bellamy got together and the way that they started raising the boys as their own
HiDesert Granny
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Such a thoughtful， insightful and articulate book。 Jessie’s books are always well-written and the characters and story feel so real， dealing with challenges in a Christ-like manner without being preachy or pedantic。 Conversations flow and pacing is excellent。I am blessed to be a part of this gifted and generous writer’s ARC team and now have a new favorite book。 My reviews are my own。
Joyce Marion
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Loved this book！ So sweet！ Calhoun is such a great guy。 The book really brings out the importance of character and even if you've made mistakes， you can start new。Calhoun takes in 3 little boys and gains custody of them when their mother abandons them。 Bellamy is an actress who just signed her 5th divorce settlement。 She goes to Sweet Water， ND to get away from it all and heal for a couple of months。 Calhoun is in charge of fixing up the cabins and taking care of any repairs that Bellamy may nee Loved this book！ So sweet！ Calhoun is such a great guy。 The book really brings out the importance of character and even if you've made mistakes， you can start new。Calhoun takes in 3 little boys and gains custody of them when their mother abandons them。 Bellamy is an actress who just signed her 5th divorce settlement。 She goes to Sweet Water， ND to get away from it all and heal for a couple of months。 Calhoun is in charge of fixing up the cabins and taking care of any repairs that Bellamy may need on her cabin。 Thanks to 4 matchmaking church ladies， there are plenty of repairs to be made。Bellamy isn't all that she seems either。 She learns a lot just by getting 'unplugged' from social media for a few days。 She discovers that there are good people in the world。 。。。more
Janet
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I absolutely loved this book！ I loved Calhoun。 He's such a great guy with such a great character。 He takes in three children and gains custody of them， no questions asked。 Amazing！ I also loved Bellamy。 She's not as tough as she seems to be。 I really liked them as a couple。 Of course I love the quilters and their role in this book。。。 What a great premise and as is always found in a Jessie Gussman book - what a great time！ I absolutely loved this book！ I loved Calhoun。 He's such a great guy with such a great character。 He takes in three children and gains custody of them， no questions asked。 Amazing！ I also loved Bellamy。 She's not as tough as she seems to be。 I really liked them as a couple。 Of course I love the quilters and their role in this book。。。 What a great premise and as is always found in a Jessie Gussman book - what a great time！ 。。。more
Judy
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A sweet Christian romance with a North Dakota cowboy waiting for God to show him the perfect woman， 3 adorable little boys who’s mother abandons in his care， a 5 times divorced actress trying heal her heart and find peace with Gods help， and 4 matchmaking church ladies。 Jessie Gussman not only tells a great， well written story， but she makes you think about the lessons life teaches you and how He guides you through them。
Lady M。
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I love revisting Sweetwater。 This was a definite opposites attract。 Cute story， a little heartbreaking though， especially the kick off of it。 Overall a quick， enjoyable story
Sharon
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Great， clean book with heartwarming characters。Calhoun lives in Sweet Water and works with his brothers at the garage and also works in construction， whatever needs doing to pay the bills。 Bellamy is a newly divorced movie star that just wants to get away from the press。 She’s been Very demanding in how she wants her get-away cabin。 When Calhoun takes on the guardianship of three young boys， he doesn’t know how much it’s going to change his life。What plans do the Piece Makers （matchmakers） have Great， clean book with heartwarming characters。Calhoun lives in Sweet Water and works with his brothers at the garage and also works in construction， whatever needs doing to pay the bills。 Bellamy is a newly divorced movie star that just wants to get away from the press。 She’s been Very demanding in how she wants her get-away cabin。 When Calhoun takes on the guardianship of three young boys， he doesn’t know how much it’s going to change his life。What plans do the Piece Makers （matchmakers） have in mind？*I received this book for free for my unbiased review。 。。。more
Charlotte Matthews
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This was a very touching story; one that I cannot imagine。 But with God's help it all turned out just the way it was suppose to。 Jessie is such a great writer and I know if you read this you'll fall in love with her work。 Hope you will read Cowboy Stealing My Heart; if you don't you'll be missing a really great story。 This was a very touching story; one that I cannot imagine。 But with God's help it all turned out just the way it was suppose to。 Jessie is such a great writer and I know if you read this you'll fall in love with her work。 Hope you will read Cowboy Stealing My Heart; if you don't you'll be missing a really great story。 。。。more
J Young
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Just one second at a time for the rest of your life…A cowboy， a movie star， and three unwanted boys are the ingredients in a recipe for romance directed by God and plotted by the scheming elderly ladies of the Sweet Water Piece Makers quilting guild。 Jessie Gussman has delivered another premium clean cowboy romance that had my heart fluttering。 I received a free book but this review is voluntary and honest。 This is a clean romance that I really enjoyed and so will any other Christian romance lov Just one second at a time for the rest of your life…A cowboy， a movie star， and three unwanted boys are the ingredients in a recipe for romance directed by God and plotted by the scheming elderly ladies of the Sweet Water Piece Makers quilting guild。 Jessie Gussman has delivered another premium clean cowboy romance that had my heart fluttering。 I received a free book but this review is voluntary and honest。 This is a clean romance that I really enjoyed and so will any other Christian romance lover。 。。。more
Cathy R Morgan
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Bellamy has just ended her fifth marriage and has given up on men in general。 Calhoun is waiting （not always patiently） for God to bring him the woman God's chosen for him - and he's got a pretty good idea of what she should be like。 The Piece-Makers have decided the pair belong together - and are willing to take drastic steps to make it happen。 One vandalised cabin later， the two are forced to share a cabin until repairs can be made， and with three unexpected kids thrown into the mix。 Can they Bellamy has just ended her fifth marriage and has given up on men in general。 Calhoun is waiting （not always patiently） for God to bring him the woman God's chosen for him - and he's got a pretty good idea of what she should be like。 The Piece-Makers have decided the pair belong together - and are willing to take drastic steps to make it happen。 One vandalised cabin later， the two are forced to share a cabin until repairs can be made， and with three unexpected kids thrown into the mix。 Can they each learn to look past their preconceived ideas to see what God might have planned for them？I think the thing I appreciated most about this book was the conversations between Calhoun and Bellamy。 Without being preachy， some of them go deep into quite thought-provoking topics。 While I might not have agreed 100% with everything said， I loved the way that it made me think about the sorts of attitudes Christians should have to things。 Of course， I also enjoyed watching them interact with each other and with the kids， gradually developing into a family。 All in all， a great addition to the series and I look forward to reading more by the author。Note that I received a complimentary copy of the book from the author。 I was not required to write a positive review and this is my considered opinion of the book。 。。。more
Janene
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Rating: 4。5 starsMy thoughts about this book:• There were a lot of Christian references about forgiveness， keeping commitments， and seeking the Lord's will in your life。• The three boys in this story added a lot of interest to this novella。• I really enjoyed how Calhoun's and Bellamy's romance grew。• I liked the descriptive quality of the author's writing。I was given an advance copy of this book。 My review was voluntary and my opinions were my own。 I highly recommend this book to readers who enj Rating: 4。5 starsMy thoughts about this book:• There were a lot of Christian references about forgiveness， keeping commitments， and seeking the Lord's will in your life。• The three boys in this story added a lot of interest to this novella。• I really enjoyed how Calhoun's and Bellamy's romance grew。• I liked the descriptive quality of the author's writing。I was given an advance copy of this book。 My review was voluntary and my opinions were my own。 I highly recommend this book to readers who enjoy short Christian romances。 。。。more
Ellen
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This is a very good book about listening to what God has planned for you and not what you want or have planned for yourself。
Linda Palmer
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A wonderfully fun romantic story。 It was enjoyable to read and I’m glad I had a chance to read it。 I will certainly recommend this book to my friends。 I received a copy of this book and all opinions are mine。
Sandra Hartzel
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I had an ARC for this book， but this is my voluntary and honest opinion。 I had an ARC for this book， but this is my voluntary and honest opinion。 Movie Star Bellamy wants a respite， so she travels to North Dakota。 When she arrives， she finds problems with the cabin， and has to move in with Calhoun because parts are not available and his is the only cabin in working condition。 Calhoun had taken on the care of three boys who also share the cabin。 A touching and interesting book by talented story t I had an ARC for this book， but this is my voluntary and honest opinion。 I had an ARC for this book， but this is my voluntary and honest opinion。 Movie Star Bellamy wants a respite， so she travels to North Dakota。 When she arrives， she finds problems with the cabin， and has to move in with Calhoun because parts are not available and his is the only cabin in working condition。 Calhoun had taken on the care of three boys who also share the cabin。 A touching and interesting book by talented story teller， Jessie Gussman。 。。。more
Tamsyn
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A delightful story， drenched in biblical wisdom， with a big helping of moral character， a pinch of spiritual growth， a sprinkling of children and a few meddling seniors。 What isn't there to like？ I really liked the focus that marriage is based on God's will， it's about the "best for your spouse and that glorifies the Lord"。 As always with Jessie Gussman this is a sweet romance that anyone in the family could read， no blushing required。 * I received an ARC copy of the book for an honest and volun A delightful story， drenched in biblical wisdom， with a big helping of moral character， a pinch of spiritual growth， a sprinkling of children and a few meddling seniors。 What isn't there to like？ I really liked the focus that marriage is based on God's will， it's about the "best for your spouse and that glorifies the Lord"。 As always with Jessie Gussman this is a sweet romance that anyone in the family could read， no blushing required。 * I received an ARC copy of the book for an honest and voluntary review。 。。。more
Carissa
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Absolutely loved this book！ Calhoun is a compassionate man， willing to do whatever it takes to please God。 Including saving himself for the right woman。 Bellamy comes across as a high maintenance celebrity used to getting what she wants。 By getting to know each other through unpredicted circumstances， both learn that looks and first impressions aren’t always what they seem。
Michal Sullivan
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North Dakotan mechanic cowboy Calhoun and LA actress Bellamy fall in love through matchmakers and unique circumstances。 Opposites attract！ Enjoy the sweet romance。
Jeannette Harbottle
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As usual Jessie Gussman doesn't disappoint。 I really enjoyed this Sweet Water romance， which includes old friends among the new。 I especially enjoyed the theme that it's better to do right than to be right。 As usual Jessie Gussman doesn't disappoint。 I really enjoyed this Sweet Water romance， which includes old friends among the new。 I especially enjoyed the theme that it's better to do right than to be right。 。。。more
Kathy
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