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Women's Adventure in Alaska #1
A Single Year
What’s a lifelong city girl doing in the Alaskan Bush? Trying to rebuild her trust in men has led her to a year of remote living she never could have imagined.
Lauren is a successful magazine columnist who finds out at a company party that her boyfriend has been cheating on her. She makes a vow to swear off men for at least a year, maybe longer.
She impulsively accepts an offer to trade in her dresses and high heels for a chance to care for horses, chickens, and goats on a remote homestead.
But a chance encounter with a handsome, kind outdoorsman threatens to change everything.
Can Lauren open her heart to love again, or will her inability to trust men ruin her chances for happiness?
A Single Year in the Bush is the first standalone novella in this heartwarming Alaska Adventure Romance series set against the stunning backdrop of the Last Frontier.
Escape to the wild beauty of Alaska with this clean and wholesome romance series by Renee Hart. Pick up a copy of A Single Year in the Bush and begin your adventure today.
Alaska Adventure Romance Novellas A Single Year in the BushA Summer Nanny / The River Home (2 novella book) End of the RoadTogether in the WildSomething Wild in Anchorage / Touched by the Northern Lights (2 novella book)Yesterday IslandSlow Burn in the Wilderness
Lauren is a successful magazine columnist who finds out at a company party that her boyfriend has been cheating on her. She makes a vow to swear off men for at least a year, maybe longer.
She impulsively accepts an offer to trade in her dresses and high heels for a chance to care for horses, chickens, and goats on a remote homestead.
But a chance encounter with a handsome, kind outdoorsman threatens to change everything.
Can Lauren open her heart to love again, or will her inability to trust men ruin her chances for happiness?
A Single Year in the Bush is the first standalone novella in this heartwarming Alaska Adventure Romance series set against the stunning backdrop of the Last Frontier.
Escape to the wild beauty of Alaska with this clean and wholesome romance series by Renee Hart. Pick up a copy of A Single Year in the Bush and begin your adventure today.
Alaska Adventure Romance Novellas A Single Year in the BushA Summer Nanny / The River Home (2 novella book) End of the RoadTogether in the WildSomething Wild in Anchorage / Touched by the Northern Lights (2 novella book)Yesterday IslandSlow Burn in the Wilderness
214 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 7, 2016
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April 20, 2018
This was an enjoyable story!
August 17, 2016
Clean
This book was written so wonderfully. It is wholesome and clean,enjoyable reading. I would read other books written by this author
This book was written so wonderfully. It is wholesome and clean,enjoyable reading. I would read other books written by this author
July 29, 2019
Contains 14 Bonus Novellas.
A Single Year - an interesting story showing the highs and lows of living in the wilds of Alaska, the weather, the animals and the food; add in a touch of romance for the two cousins and you have a complete book in a short story.
Bonus Books:
Transforming Jude by J L Starr - Judith dresses in her fifteen year old son’s clothes (not sure how as they are different shapes) and her boss, tired of seeing her dressed in cartoon t-shirts, enters her into the office raffle for a makeover and magazine spread. Predictably the results are stunning but the man she likes still likes her for the person she is.
Any Blooming Thing by Marisa Logan - When Jess catches a glimpse of her high school crush outside her flower shop all her old feelings rush back. But he broke her heart once before, will he do so again?
Wherever Love Takes Me (Any Blooming Thing Bk 2) by Marisa Logan - this story feels like one chapter of a book and is in fact continued in the next novella. Chleo Matthews has been going through a dry spell but that looks set to end when her employee Pete gives her a kitten and she meets the handsome local vet.
Crazy Sweet Love (Any Blooming Thing Bk 3) by Marisa Logan - Chleo meets Arjun’s mother and ticks some items off her bucket list. Ends abruptly.
Trusting Your Heart (Any Blooming Thing Bk 4) by Marisa Logan - Shy science teacher Stanley meets vibrant art teacher Helena at a school fair, rescues her from a jerk and starts a restrained relationship with her.
The Wedding Dilemma (Any Blooming Thing Bk 5) by Marisa Logan - this story ties up loose ends from all the previous books in the Any Blooming Things series
Her Makeover by J L Starr - sweet story about a fake relationship that becomes real.
The Nanny’s Secret by J L Starr - a sweet romance involving a widower, his daughter and a college student who is their live-in nanny.
My Chance by J L Starr - a grandmother’s will is they key to healing estranged siblings.
Tessa’s Garden (Four Season Collection) by J L Starr -
Tessa’s Spring (13 chapters) Tessa’s Summer (13 chapters) Tessa’s Autumn (12 chapters) Tessa’s Winter (13 chapters). Stories about a young woman, who is always jumping to conclusions; her neighbours and their community garden.
Artistic Obsession - Divorcee Lacey moves to an island where her artistic sculptures meet with acclaim and she meets the mysterious Raphael. I liked this story but it felt unfinished.
A Single Year - an interesting story showing the highs and lows of living in the wilds of Alaska, the weather, the animals and the food; add in a touch of romance for the two cousins and you have a complete book in a short story.
Bonus Books:
Transforming Jude by J L Starr - Judith dresses in her fifteen year old son’s clothes (not sure how as they are different shapes) and her boss, tired of seeing her dressed in cartoon t-shirts, enters her into the office raffle for a makeover and magazine spread. Predictably the results are stunning but the man she likes still likes her for the person she is.
Any Blooming Thing by Marisa Logan - When Jess catches a glimpse of her high school crush outside her flower shop all her old feelings rush back. But he broke her heart once before, will he do so again?
Wherever Love Takes Me (Any Blooming Thing Bk 2) by Marisa Logan - this story feels like one chapter of a book and is in fact continued in the next novella. Chleo Matthews has been going through a dry spell but that looks set to end when her employee Pete gives her a kitten and she meets the handsome local vet.
Crazy Sweet Love (Any Blooming Thing Bk 3) by Marisa Logan - Chleo meets Arjun’s mother and ticks some items off her bucket list. Ends abruptly.
Trusting Your Heart (Any Blooming Thing Bk 4) by Marisa Logan - Shy science teacher Stanley meets vibrant art teacher Helena at a school fair, rescues her from a jerk and starts a restrained relationship with her.
The Wedding Dilemma (Any Blooming Thing Bk 5) by Marisa Logan - this story ties up loose ends from all the previous books in the Any Blooming Things series
Her Makeover by J L Starr - sweet story about a fake relationship that becomes real.
The Nanny’s Secret by J L Starr - a sweet romance involving a widower, his daughter and a college student who is their live-in nanny.
My Chance by J L Starr - a grandmother’s will is they key to healing estranged siblings.
Tessa’s Garden (Four Season Collection) by J L Starr -
Tessa’s Spring (13 chapters) Tessa’s Summer (13 chapters) Tessa’s Autumn (12 chapters) Tessa’s Winter (13 chapters). Stories about a young woman, who is always jumping to conclusions; her neighbours and their community garden.
Artistic Obsession - Divorcee Lacey moves to an island where her artistic sculptures meet with acclaim and she meets the mysterious Raphael. I liked this story but it felt unfinished.
May 21, 2017
I didn't love this story. The writing was only decent. The plot was not well planned; it was really a string of vignettes about living in Alaska with a couple of hasty romances thrown in. There wasn't much character development, and the whole Amber subplot was distracting from Lauren's story. And for the love of everything, learn how to make proper nouns plural without trying to use an apostrophe! They are the Dornans, not the Dornan's. I hate that.
That said, I gave this three stars because it delivered on its promise to be a clean story and because I finished reading it. I don't know if I will read more by this author, though.
That said, I gave this three stars because it delivered on its promise to be a clean story and because I finished reading it. I don't know if I will read more by this author, though.
March 3, 2019
I really loved this fast paced action adventure. It was great to read about the beautiful state of Alaska.
I loved the two cousins that reunited and became fast friends again. Great story but Four stars because even though this was a clean action story it was labeled as Christian on Amazon. I don't know where that came from as they don't mention God once.
I loved the two cousins that reunited and became fast friends again. Great story but Four stars because even though this was a clean action story it was labeled as Christian on Amazon. I don't know where that came from as they don't mention God once.
August 20, 2021
Short but packs a punch
This very short story, quick read The author has Used words To engage the reader in the story. The characters were so different and yet meshed very well together. Never say never and sometimes believing in gypsies is a good thing. I look forward to reading more of these Alaskan books by this author.
This very short story, quick read The author has Used words To engage the reader in the story. The characters were so different and yet meshed very well together. Never say never and sometimes believing in gypsies is a good thing. I look forward to reading more of these Alaskan books by this author.
July 18, 2018
Ok
This story had great potential that fell rather flat. Story was very disjointed and characters and relationships not well developed to be believable. For being in Alaska for a year, it was the fastest most uninteresting year possible. Sorry.
This story had great potential that fell rather flat. Story was very disjointed and characters and relationships not well developed to be believable. For being in Alaska for a year, it was the fastest most uninteresting year possible. Sorry.
July 22, 2020
Good story... But
It has the makings of great book, but middle to end was a big flop. I believe the writer was in a hurry to finish this book. I would love to read this book again with a better ending
It has the makings of great book, but middle to end was a big flop. I believe the writer was in a hurry to finish this book. I would love to read this book again with a better ending
March 14, 2017
A Single Year in th e Bush review
A Single Year in the Bush is the first short story in the Alaska Adventure series written by author Renee Hart.
A Single Year in the Bush is the first short story in the Alaska Adventure series written by author Renee Hart.
March 18, 2017
Clever and surprising
This is a story with some surprising turns of events. The two cousins romances were a real surprise but a truly delightful one. A good read.
This is a story with some surprising turns of events. The two cousins romances were a real surprise but a truly delightful one. A good read.
March 12, 2020
This as most of my stories is awesome,I love anything Alaska. I read several of Ms. Mary's amazing stories!
July 3, 2024
It got me out of a reading slump…
February 28, 2025
A Single Year in the Bush tells the story of jilted Lauren Conrad, a magazine writer from Boston and her adventure of living a year in the Alaska Bush far from civilization. She thought she would only have bears, wolves and moose and take a year off men. Little did she know she would meet several very sexy and desirable men living so far from civilization. Amber her adventurous cousin and best friend talks her into homestead sitting for a couple to go to Iceland to study caribou and compare them to the ones they study at home in Alaska.
The setting and adventures are realistic for Alaska (I know I have been there three times) and the romance is sweet for both girls and they make their dreams come true with Grandma in attendance to enjoy the fun with them and the rest of the family.
I purchased A Single Year in the Bush as part of an anthology.
The setting and adventures are realistic for Alaska (I know I have been there three times) and the romance is sweet for both girls and they make their dreams come true with Grandma in attendance to enjoy the fun with them and the rest of the family.
I purchased A Single Year in the Bush as part of an anthology.
October 9, 2023
The wildest adventure beyond her most amazing dreams begins in A SINGLE YEAR IN THE BUSH for Lauren!
Coming from Boston, arriving at Ted Stevens Anchorage International, then flying hours out into the Bush of Alaska to live far out in the wilds, no close neighbors, really alone! And COLD! There are people but just not close as we normally think neighbors are next door! Not like that there! Anyway Lauren, the cheechako ( brand new to Alaska) and Amber, her cousin who's lived here her whole life! They're both near 30 now! Lauren is just coming of an almost marriage to a man named Dylan who was two timing her all the way up to the wedding when she got the call from Amber for help in house sitting for a year in Alaska! A d so begins this book and all its fun, excitement, pages turning, twists and turns, and whopper at ending!
Coming from Boston, arriving at Ted Stevens Anchorage International, then flying hours out into the Bush of Alaska to live far out in the wilds, no close neighbors, really alone! And COLD! There are people but just not close as we normally think neighbors are next door! Not like that there! Anyway Lauren, the cheechako ( brand new to Alaska) and Amber, her cousin who's lived here her whole life! They're both near 30 now! Lauren is just coming of an almost marriage to a man named Dylan who was two timing her all the way up to the wedding when she got the call from Amber for help in house sitting for a year in Alaska! A d so begins this book and all its fun, excitement, pages turning, twists and turns, and whopper at ending!
April 1, 2017
A good sweet story.
I enjoyed this novella very much! Lauren's adventure in Alaska felt real and exciting! Can't wait to read the next book in the series.
I enjoyed this novella very much! Lauren's adventure in Alaska felt real and exciting! Can't wait to read the next book in the series.
May 20, 2017
A Single Year In The Bush
Good clean romance. Enjoyed the story but didn't go the direction I thought it was headed. Not a bad thing, I liked the way it went.
Good clean romance. Enjoyed the story but didn't go the direction I thought it was headed. Not a bad thing, I liked the way it went.
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