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Acorn Hills #3
Sultry Sensations
Denise Berrie was the overweight teen no one befriended. The countless adversities in her growing up years took their toll, that's for sure, but also made her the strong business woman she is today. Will she ever realize the refining of the fire made her a diamond, or will she struggle with the demons and run from succcess?
389 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 20, 2014
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April 6, 2015
I was gifted this book in exchange for an honest review.
Sultry Sensations by Grace Augustine is the third book in the Acorn Hills Series. The more time I spend in Acorn Hills, the more I seem to like it.
Oh my, this was one more book! It really dealt with some issues that I have faced myself. Augustine dealt with everything wonderfully. Augustine outdone herself with all the emotions she was able to convey in this book.
There is nothing better in a book to me than a strong woman, and I really think that is what Denise became! Our past really makes us who we are and this story really played on that factor.
I really think this is Augustine's best book yet! A great read!
I give Sultry Sensations 5 stars!
Sultry Sensations by Grace Augustine is the third book in the Acorn Hills Series. The more time I spend in Acorn Hills, the more I seem to like it.
Oh my, this was one more book! It really dealt with some issues that I have faced myself. Augustine dealt with everything wonderfully. Augustine outdone herself with all the emotions she was able to convey in this book.
There is nothing better in a book to me than a strong woman, and I really think that is what Denise became! Our past really makes us who we are and this story really played on that factor.
I really think this is Augustine's best book yet! A great read!
I give Sultry Sensations 5 stars!
April 23, 2015
Another sweeping story from the Acorn Hills Series. Ms. Augustine always manages to pack an emotional punch with her characters and Denise Berrie is no exception. As we travel from her miserable beginnings through her rocky adolescence and into adulthood, Denise leaps off the pages and engages our hearts. And of course, a trip to Acorn Hills wouldn't be complete without some old favorites popping in. So if you love Ginger and Jordan, Jillian, Richard, and a few other characters from previous stories, you won't be disappointed to find new scenes with them here.
The ending was a bit abrupt and there are a few loose ends, but I'm hoping we'll get to find out more about Denise and her family in coming books.
The ending was a bit abrupt and there are a few loose ends, but I'm hoping we'll get to find out more about Denise and her family in coming books.
May 17, 2016
I am absolutely in love with this Acorn Hill's family I have been reading about in the past few books. The more I read the more real they seem to become. I have laughed and cried and gotten so mad that I just had to close the book and couldn't read any more for a bit. Yes I do get involved in what I read LOL.
December 30, 2021
Determination
I was really taken reading this book again. It started out with a connection from the start. My neighbor and friend just passed from stage 4 lung cancer and there was an instant grab that kept building as this story unfolds. It may be a trigger warning for some but if you stick with this book you'll be absorbed you did. It's really an amazing story that will touch you beyond words.
I was really taken reading this book again. It started out with a connection from the start. My neighbor and friend just passed from stage 4 lung cancer and there was an instant grab that kept building as this story unfolds. It may be a trigger warning for some but if you stick with this book you'll be absorbed you did. It's really an amazing story that will touch you beyond words.
December 2, 2014
Sultry Sensations is the third installment in the Acorn Hills Series by the talented and lovely Grace Augustine. I have had the pleasure of reading all three books so far and I loved each one. Each one of the Acorn Hills books has touched my heart deeply. However, I think that Sultry Sensations has had the deepest emotional impact on me.
Ms. Augustine has outdone herself with this book. I always love this lady's work but Sultry Sensation deals with many emotional issues that really reached out and pull hard on my heart strings.
Sultry Sensations is the name of the shop owned by Denise Berrie in Acorn Hills. In this book we learn all about Denise's past. My heart broke for this poor girl who has survived so much and has endured so many troubles, traumatic events, and loss. Ms. Augustine has done a great job of telling us about Denise and what made her the lady she is today. I sure do not want to tell you to much about the story because I wouldn't want to spoil it for anyone. I will tell you that I felt an instant connection to Denise.
Denise is such a sweet girl but has trouble with friends. That is until she meets Jillian and Ginger. These two quickly adopt Denise right into their tight knit group of friends when they were just teenagers. Events make it so that they are unable to always be together but no mater what they are always their for each other. I love the strong friendship ties in this book. It shows that family doesn't have to be blood to be family. Denise is welcomed deeply into a family and she loves them dearly just as they love her.
Ms. Augustine deals with some really tough issues in this book. She has done a great job of showing us the emotions that Denise goes through with each issue that she has to face.
If you have had a chance to read Bittersweet or Mystic Capers then you too have met Denise prior to Sultry Sensations. I have been looking forward to reading her story. I just knew that this lady had a story to be sold that was going to reveal so many things about her.
Sultry Sensation is the third book in the Acorn Hills series however, if you haven't had a chance to read the two prior books you won't have any problem reading this as a stand alone. Grace Augustine has done a fabulous job of making each book contain enough information that they can be read on their own. However they are all so awesome I think you are going to want to read them all. That way you can meet the whole group from Acorn Hills.
Holiday Hide and Seek is also just released. I have it next in my to be read pile. I believe it is going to reveal a little more information about Denise's life in the present day. I don't know for sure but I have a feeling there is more to learn.
If you enjoy a small town romance style book then you will love this series. Acorn Hills is not a small town but it gives you that small town feeling. I think that is because this group of friends are so close and own these fun businesses that I would love to visit.
If your weather looks like mine did a few days ago then Sultry Sensations would make a good book to curl up with and stay warm.
I was given the opportunity to read this great story so that I may share my thoughts with you. As always it has been my great pleasure to share my thoughts with you on Sultry Sensations.
Ms. Augustine has outdone herself with this book. I always love this lady's work but Sultry Sensation deals with many emotional issues that really reached out and pull hard on my heart strings.
Sultry Sensations is the name of the shop owned by Denise Berrie in Acorn Hills. In this book we learn all about Denise's past. My heart broke for this poor girl who has survived so much and has endured so many troubles, traumatic events, and loss. Ms. Augustine has done a great job of telling us about Denise and what made her the lady she is today. I sure do not want to tell you to much about the story because I wouldn't want to spoil it for anyone. I will tell you that I felt an instant connection to Denise.
Denise is such a sweet girl but has trouble with friends. That is until she meets Jillian and Ginger. These two quickly adopt Denise right into their tight knit group of friends when they were just teenagers. Events make it so that they are unable to always be together but no mater what they are always their for each other. I love the strong friendship ties in this book. It shows that family doesn't have to be blood to be family. Denise is welcomed deeply into a family and she loves them dearly just as they love her.
Ms. Augustine deals with some really tough issues in this book. She has done a great job of showing us the emotions that Denise goes through with each issue that she has to face.
If you have had a chance to read Bittersweet or Mystic Capers then you too have met Denise prior to Sultry Sensations. I have been looking forward to reading her story. I just knew that this lady had a story to be sold that was going to reveal so many things about her.
Sultry Sensation is the third book in the Acorn Hills series however, if you haven't had a chance to read the two prior books you won't have any problem reading this as a stand alone. Grace Augustine has done a fabulous job of making each book contain enough information that they can be read on their own. However they are all so awesome I think you are going to want to read them all. That way you can meet the whole group from Acorn Hills.
Holiday Hide and Seek is also just released. I have it next in my to be read pile. I believe it is going to reveal a little more information about Denise's life in the present day. I don't know for sure but I have a feeling there is more to learn.
If you enjoy a small town romance style book then you will love this series. Acorn Hills is not a small town but it gives you that small town feeling. I think that is because this group of friends are so close and own these fun businesses that I would love to visit.
If your weather looks like mine did a few days ago then Sultry Sensations would make a good book to curl up with and stay warm.
I was given the opportunity to read this great story so that I may share my thoughts with you. As always it has been my great pleasure to share my thoughts with you on Sultry Sensations.
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