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Date de naissance: 1974-05-26
Sexe: female
Nationalité: USA
Lieux de résidence: Willard, Utah, USA
Organisations: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Courte biographie: Josi is the author of twenty-five novels -- including the twelve-book Sadie Hoffmiller Culinary Mystery series -- and one cookbook, and has been part of several coauthored projects and anthologies. She is a two time Whitney award-winner and the Utah Best in State winner for fiction in 2012. She and her husband, Lee, are the parents of four children and live in Utah. [from Lord Fenton's Folly (2015)]

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Lord Fenton's Folly (Proper Romance) par Josi S. Kilpack

In all honesty LORD FENTON'S FOLLY is very much the kind of book young teen me would have read over and over again. A dandy hero, a practical but somewhat romantic heroine, family secrets and marriage of convenience...all the sorts of things young Lexie endlessly sighed over.

Kilpack writes with a clear sense of emotional intensity. Her observations about Alice and her place within her family struck a chord within me. Alice's bitterness over her dreams being dashed had me upset for her.

While Charles spent basically 80% of this book pissing me off, there's no denying that he came by those infuriating habits honestly. And oh so many secrets!

The book moves quickly and organically; every action the characters took felt true to themselves and the situation. This didn't stop me from being exasperated with the two of them as their Cold War escalated to truly being vicious towards each other, but step by step you could see how that relationship grew.

In the end I certainly enjoyed this, just wish there had been less acrimony at times.… (plus d'informations)

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lexilewords | 5 autres critiques | Dec 28, 2023 |

Love and Lavender (Proper Romance Mayfield Family… par Josi S. Kilpack

Not feeling very certain about what star rating to give this. The relationship dynamics in it are a lot different from most Regency/Victorian historical fiction, because the main male character is on what we would today call the autism spectrum. So it felt like an extremely fresh take on this genre of historical happy-ever-afters. It was definitely interesting to read because of that, with some bittersweet undertones.

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Alishadt | 1 autre critique | Feb 25, 2023 |

Lemon Tart: A Culinary Mystery par Josi Kilpack

Overall, I enjoyed it. In the beginning, it was overly descriptive (for my tastes). I didn't see who the villain was until it was revealed. If you enjoy cozy mysteries and/or books with recipes, I would recommend giving this one a try. I so plan on trying a few of the recipes (especially the cinnamon-ginger cookies).

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bertha96 | 7 autres critiques | Oct 21, 2022 |

Daisies and Devotion (Proper Romance Mayfield… par Josi S. Kilpack

I loved this!!!! Solid story about a plain heroine in unrequited love with her handsome friend. He hurts her numerous times and is very slow to realize his feelings, and I enjoyed every moment of angst! My only complaint is that he struck me as rather shallow and I couldn’t understand what the heroine saw in him, but then I didn’t read the first book in the series so I might have missed something there. I’m off to comb the author’s books for other tropey reads! I only wish there was any steam at all, I think the author is a Christian romance writer, but it’s not too preachy.

Also, regarding the angst, I appreciated that the heroine did not just passively accept the hero’s change of heart, especially after he had been so hurtful towards her, even if it were unintentional. I hate books where all it takes is two sentences from the hero to suddenly resolve things. I was vaguely annoyed that the fact that she didn’t immediately acquiesce was treated like a failing in her part. I thought it was rather sensible of her, and the hero should have to work to earn her trust!… (plus d'informations)

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Rhiannon.Mistwalker | 3 autres critiques | Aug 19, 2022 |

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