Ciara Knight

2.5 rounded to 3 stars.

"Love on the Border" is an interesting if somewhat average but it was a easy and fun read to relax with.

The back and forth about faith was different and I didn't really like that the heroine was so ready to stick around once she found out about the hero's past even though he wasn't saved so there was that but it ended well.

Mature content and/or mentions of content not for younger readers.

I voluntarily received and reviewed a complimentary e/copy of this book which I received from the author/publisher. All views expressed are only my honest opinion.… (meer)

Once Upon a Christmas Kiss: Cozy Christmas Collection by Ciara Knight and others
All stories are based out of Cherry Creek, TN 6 stories in this bundle.
Each story features the book, it's legendary and find out for yourself if it lives up to true love..
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Once Upon a Christmas Reunion by Ciara Knight

Book starts with Scarlet is there now with a relative she's taking care of.
Story also follows Duke and they were teenage sweethearts. As the story goes she's helpful to him about a proposal to the bank for a business loan.
She never knew what the letter stated as she never read it, afraid of what it would say.
After all these years have gone by and she has one who wants to marry her but she's not really into him. Her and Duke discuss the past and he tells her of why he never showed up that one night... She assumed something else and now things add up for her....So many hardships for them both over the years.
Like how it all turns out. Offer of a free ebook at the end.
Ends with about the author at the end along with contact information.
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Once Upon a Christmas Treasure By Brenda Lowder
Story follows Amelia and she helps her sister with her two sons. Her spouse left them for the big city and acting. Amelia is a teacher and her sister works at local diner. They make ends meet.
Story also follows Oliver who's back in town for holidays with his family. They run into Oliver one day out celebrating her birthday and they join forces. The boys want a new dad for Christmas but her sister isn't even dating. They follow the clues together for the treasure. The book holder will find true love at Christmas. They want to give it to her sister this year.
Cute story. Great read. About the author and how to contact her ends this book.
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Once Upon a Christmas Promise By Susan Carlisle
Story starts with Laurel and she's losing her job and boyfriend because she didn't get an artist to join the company. She's at loose ends and heads down to her cousins for the holiday and think about what was to come next..
Story also follows the artist Brandon and he's at loose ends, living at the cabin trying to get his groove back so he can earn a living.
Laurel had checked in at the inn and found the book, it inspires her to help the man tshe thinks is the artist.
Love cabin scenes and how cozy it sounds. She shows him the book with notes from others who've benefited from it.
Like how this one goes, never saw it ending as it did.
Ends with about the author and how to reach her on social media.
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Once Upon a Christmas Secret By Terra Weiss
Story follows Dawson, a lawyer and she meets up with Asher as they meet on a dating app. She escapes through the bathroom window and Roberto is there. He's been there for her and she gets a letter from Eleanor, she had died. She must go visit her family and twin brother Sawyer in Cherry Creek, TN this holiday.
There are clues they must follow, together to find the treasure. Eleanor had a boyfriend and all they have are initials...
Love things she made them do, dance ballet in order to get the next clue...
Love how the book helps in this story as the holiday happens in style.
About the author and a free ebook offer. Great read!
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Once Upon a Christmas Wish By Susan Sands
This story starts with Kayla and she runs the local diner with her father. Seth has returned to Cherry Creek, TN and she realizes how much she missed his time away and thought of past moments they shared. She finds the Christmas book in a stack while her father renovates the space. Love that the family hosts Thanksgiving dinner for those who don't have a home to return to from the local academy.
Love hearing of the food and traditions. Medical emergency for Seth and you wonder how things will work out...
About the author ends this book.
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Once Upon a Christmas Party By Christy Hayes
Like older couples who love to celebrate any holiday and what Erin has to do to make it all happen. When her living arrangements are in jeopardy she can't locate her relative......
Love charity work they are involved in. Story also follows Brock who's moving his father into the community and is setting up the house for him. Others in the town stop by to visit and they agree to meet for a meal when his father arrives in a few days.
The two start a relationship and get to know one another. He takes the bull by the horns and makes things happen to lessen her load because she is so good to so many others. Ends with about the author and how to contact her.
Received this review copy from an author and this is my honest opinion.… (meer)

The Cowboy Christmas Charm by Ciara Knight
Story starts with Saige, She's walking away from her wedding day when her intended wants the prenuptial signed. She is only in it for the love, NOT negotiations.
She escapes to her mother’s house in the woods, no cell service. to find out about her past, where things went wrong and how to fix it all
When she arrives she finds the house trashed and Colt is on the porch, a hangover.
He was there when the other billionaire bachelors took him for a week to find himself. He doesn’t want to be like his father. He learns truth about the past from his step mother.
Saige hires Cole to fix up the house when they discover her great grandmothers diary about the cowboy charm that has been handed down to her. She learns the truth about the charm and hopes to find her own cowboy.
The snowstorm hits and they are now further from each other than ever as they are rescued...
She sends both men away, she is over them all...
Love that they are able to talk about their past and move on...
Love scenery descriptions, love the house and how it's set up. Unpredictable and twists and turns. Excellent read!
Can't wait to read more from this author.… (meer)

I was given this book through the Paranormal Romance and Urban Fantasy Fanatics R2R for an honest review, thank you.



This story is told in third person with switching viewpoints through the main characters, Tardon a male warrior and Arianna a female warrior.

The Curse of Gremdon is set in a world where there are people who live within a fortress governed by the “Elders” and those who live outside the fortress who are called the “Cursed.” Warriors protect the people from the Cursed. The amulet worn by the people was given to them by the Elders supposedly to help protect them from those who are Cursed. I figured out pretty soon that the amulet controlled the people, but not to what extent, which I will leave for the reader to find out. I liked the world building, very interesting idea, although I think it would have been better to spend more time on the story of Gremdon, the Elders, and the society within the fortress rather all the over the top angst between Tardon and Arianna.

Now we get to Tardon and Arianna. Sigh, where do I begin? They have got to be two of the most annoying characters I’ve ever read. For half of the book, Tardon is lusting after Arianna and doing his ”I am Caveman! No one dare touch or even look at Arianna, she is MINE!” routine. He’s constantly threatening to kill Sardon because Tardon thinks Sardon wants Arianna for his own. Arianna on the other hand, went from a fierce warrior to a whining female. When she’s wounded she thinks she is useless, that Tardon will no longer want her. On and on she goes, “Does he love me? No, he doesn’t love me! He’s had so many other women who are much more skilled! I am not pretty enough! I am useless!” Dear God, I wanted to smack her and Tardon upside the head, or at least duct tape both of their mouths shut. Arianna was a whiny character that hardly ever spent time as a warrior; she was either injured, chained in the dungeon or pregnant. The author could have spent more time on the world building and the fortress and the stories about Gremdon rather than wasting so much time with the ridiculous relationship, or rather non-relationship, between Tardon and Arianna. Some people probably like characters like this, but I prefer a story with strong, real personalities and not an exaggerated example of a Caveman and a Damsel in Distress. Over half of the first part of the book before the journey could have been removed and the story would have been lots less annoying.

Next is the technical stuff. The book cover is great, very attractive, I like it a lot. However the bad stuff. Formatting for my NOOK, absolutely sucked. This book has some of the worst formatting I’ve read on an eBook. Paragraphs run together or cut off suddenly in the middle of a sentence half way up the page, only to skip a blank page and then continue on. Dialogue of two different characters run together in the same paragraph so it makes it difficult to figure out who is talking. Everything that could possibly go wrong with the formatting happened except font size changing.

In conclusion, the author created a unique world that I wish she had spent more time on. What kind of legends surrounded the Elders and how did they arrive? We could have been shown more of the workings of the fortress. As it was, the author wasted too much time on the ridiculous antics of both Tardon and Arianna for half of the book, which is a real shame. I give this story 2 stars because of the main characters. Even though I found the world building interesting, the mc's over the top behavior ruined it for me.


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