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The Storm Within & Table For Two
Kari Davis is on the run. Witness to a murder she's been framed for, she's got nowhere to go and no one to run to. When she is stranded in an Oklahoma blizzard, she discovers her guardian angel rescuer is more than she's bargained for. Is he her salvation or will Cade Williams be the source of her ultimate destruction?
Danger is coming...
Danger is coming...
85 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2010
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About the author
Hope Welsh
28 books161 followersI write books. I've always been a writer. I know it's cliche but I started writing almost as soon as I learned to read. I wrote a play for school--in the third grade--that they put on for Christmas that year. I've never quite forgiven my sister for getting married that night. I missed my own production!
I've worked in various fields throughout my career. I was a cop, EMT, photographer, journalist, high school English teacher for special education, and most recently, a published author.
I enjoy using the skills I've learned in those jobs in my writing. A little less research is needed when I write books with police or medical information.
I love to hear from readers and other writers. I can be reached on Twitter at @HopeWelsh and my blog at http://hopewelsh.blogspot.com or my website at http://hopewelsh.com
Authors write because they have a story to tell. They publish to tell you their story. Please be sure to leave a review when you read a book you enjoy. We do appreciate it, I promise.
I've worked in various fields throughout my career. I was a cop, EMT, photographer, journalist, high school English teacher for special education, and most recently, a published author.
I enjoy using the skills I've learned in those jobs in my writing. A little less research is needed when I write books with police or medical information.
I love to hear from readers and other writers. I can be reached on Twitter at @HopeWelsh and my blog at http://hopewelsh.blogspot.com or my website at http://hopewelsh.com
Authors write because they have a story to tell. They publish to tell you their story. Please be sure to leave a review when you read a book you enjoy. We do appreciate it, I promise.
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February 19, 2012
Note: on my review blog, I gave this 3.5. By GoodReads rating system, this equates a three though I liked it a bit better than a three. I just can't give half stars here!
Review: This book is kind of tough for me to determine a rating. I liked it, but I did have some problems with it.
It needed... more, for me. I realize the author has a note at the end that says she had originally planned a longer story but chose to go with a short story ultimately, and that's fine. I don't necessarily think it needed a lot more, but just more hints inserted earlier in the meeting of the characters to show later what she says they think/feel about the other.
For example, she writes that the Hero had wanted the Heroine perhaps since he first saw her, but when I read that first scene, I didn't get that from it. I would have liked more magnetism and just a few more hints, pieces of history and information here and there before they were suddenly coming together, and before he believes her story so entirely. Not that I don't think his belief was unreasonable, precisely, but just a little bit more for it.
Maybe more time on that part and a little less on how lost she is on the highway in the first sections might have worked, but that could just be me!
There was also a bit of head hopping that got a little tough.
Otherwise, though, I did like the basics of the story. The skeleton of it, you could say. Welsh is a decent writer and I liked the basics of the characters. I just wish there had been a little bit more of things earlier to make the later things make more sense.
Review: This book is kind of tough for me to determine a rating. I liked it, but I did have some problems with it.
It needed... more, for me. I realize the author has a note at the end that says she had originally planned a longer story but chose to go with a short story ultimately, and that's fine. I don't necessarily think it needed a lot more, but just more hints inserted earlier in the meeting of the characters to show later what she says they think/feel about the other.
For example, she writes that the Hero had wanted the Heroine perhaps since he first saw her, but when I read that first scene, I didn't get that from it. I would have liked more magnetism and just a few more hints, pieces of history and information here and there before they were suddenly coming together, and before he believes her story so entirely. Not that I don't think his belief was unreasonable, precisely, but just a little bit more for it.
Maybe more time on that part and a little less on how lost she is on the highway in the first sections might have worked, but that could just be me!
There was also a bit of head hopping that got a little tough.
Otherwise, though, I did like the basics of the story. The skeleton of it, you could say. Welsh is a decent writer and I liked the basics of the characters. I just wish there had been a little bit more of things earlier to make the later things make more sense.
November 27, 2013
The Storm Within
This was an awesome short story/novella with loads of suspense and a dash of action along with loads of steamy romance :) I have never before read a short story/novella with a satisfying ending... until now! I really like the characters and would not mind seeing more of them but there were no unanswered questions. It was a very fun read.
**suitable for adult readers only
Table For Two
This story was short and sweet more like a prologue or a snack than a short story. It was funny and romantic with a side of action. I really hope she writes more :)
** this story is suitable for young adult through adult readers
Lost Love
This was a sweet poignant love story with one major twist. I would be interested in reading more about the couple in it :) This is definitely a "snack" or prologue length story but that does not make it any less enjoyable to read.
**this book is suitable for young adult through adult readers
Merged review:
This was an awesome short story/novella with loads of suspense and a dash of action along with loads of steamy romance :) I have never before read a short story/novella with a satisfying ending... until now! I really like the characters and would not mind seeing more of them but there were no unanswered questions. It was a very fun read.
**suitable for adult readers only
This was an awesome short story/novella with loads of suspense and a dash of action along with loads of steamy romance :) I have never before read a short story/novella with a satisfying ending... until now! I really like the characters and would not mind seeing more of them but there were no unanswered questions. It was a very fun read.
**suitable for adult readers only
Table For Two
This story was short and sweet more like a prologue or a snack than a short story. It was funny and romantic with a side of action. I really hope she writes more :)
** this story is suitable for young adult through adult readers
Lost Love
This was a sweet poignant love story with one major twist. I would be interested in reading more about the couple in it :) This is definitely a "snack" or prologue length story but that does not make it any less enjoyable to read.
**this book is suitable for young adult through adult readers
Merged review:
This was an awesome short story/novella with loads of suspense and a dash of action along with loads of steamy romance :) I have never before read a short story/novella with a satisfying ending... until now! I really like the characters and would not mind seeing more of them but there were no unanswered questions. It was a very fun read.
**suitable for adult readers only
March 26, 2013
This is a great novella, it has two short stories. The Storm Within was great, I loved the story of Kari and Cade and how he came to her rescue. I also loved Table for Two with Alexa and Dylan. This book is really short but the stories are great and well worth reading. I loved the stories so much that I was sad when they ended because I wanted more. If you enjoy a good love story with suspense then you will love this novella as much as I did.
A Review copy was provided to me in exchange for a fair and honest review. The free book held no determination on my personal review.
A Review copy was provided to me in exchange for a fair and honest review. The free book held no determination on my personal review.
January 23, 2011
I don't like to do plot summaries, because I'm never sure what is a spoiler and what isn't. I always want to give too much away. :) With that said, this is a good, suspenseful novella. Because of that, the action and the romance are compressed a bit, so you do need to keep that in mind if shorter "courting" periods are something that get your goat. The characters mesh well, and the story is engaging.
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