Saturday, June 29, 2019

MEMORIES OF HEALING by Melissa Storm & Kay P. Dawson


Title:  MEMORIES OF HEALING

Series:  Memory Ranch #2

Author:  Melissa Storm & Kay P. Dawson

Publisher:  Partridge & Pear Press

Publish Date:   12.18.2018

Category /Genre:  Christian Romance

Recommended for:  16+ due to adult themes

Grammar/editing:  B – a few small errors

Received from:  Amazon purchase

Goodreads link:  Memories of Healing

Date completed: 06.15.2019



Description from the publisher:

To face her future, she’ll need to forget her past.

Most go to Memory Ranch because they can’t remember.  Brenna Barry goes because she can’t forget.  When her abusive father dies, she seizes her opportunity to flee to Anchorage in hopes that the majestic horses and caring staff at the ranch can help her overcome a past filled with abuse and neglect.

But as Brenna starts her new life, complete with a new identity, she finds she can’t outrun her pain.  Not even with the help of a charming local named Matt, who's faced his own demons and won.  He wants to help Brenna conquer hers as well, but opening up to friendship--and possibly love--is the scariest thing she's had to face yet.

Will Brenna find the strength to move forward and forgive those in her past who turned a blind eye to her helplessness?  And when at last she strips all the hurt away, will there be any part of her left?

Find out in this moving tale filled with faith, horses, and the unyielding power of love.  Get your copy and start reading today!

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MEMORIES OF HEALING is the second book in the Memory Ranch series.  Each will stand on its own, but I would recommend reading them all and in the order of release.



One of the hardest healings after abuse is trust.  To trust anyone takes a giant leap of faith.  Have you ever watched a skittish animal learn to trust the hand of a human?  Yes, it’s like that.  In fact, animals and people are brought together on the Memory Ranch.  Animals often help with healing.



This story brings a feeling of lightness and hope.  Matt’s patience as Brenna finds herself is inspirational.  We all should remember that we don’t know another person’s journey, but our patience on any given day could make it just a bit easier.  In fact, there were many emotions brought out as I read this story, but throughout I felt hope.  I hoped Brenna and Matt would find a way to make their friendship work, to face the obstacles placed in front of her by the investigator, and to build her trust in her friends and her family.



I may hate the cold.  I am a Florida girl after all, but I would love to visit Memory Ranch!  I’m looking forward to reading MEMORIES OF HEAVEN.



Memory Ranch Series:

1.      Memories of Home

2.      Memories of Healing

3.      Memories of Heaven



Also from Melissa Storm:

·         A Colorful Life

·         Flirting with the Fashionista (coming soon)

·         Saving Sarah (Gold Coast Retrievers #1)

Alaska Sunrise / Cupid’s Bow, 3rd Generation:






6.      Must Love Moo / A Cowboy Kind of Love

7.      Must Love Mustangs / A Texas Kind of Love

8.      Must Love Miracles / A Wedding Miracle

9.      Must Love Mermaids


Church Dogs of Charleston:

1.      Mini Miracles

2.      Little Loves

3.      Dainty Darlings

4.      Tiny Treasures

5.      Bitty Blessings

Cupid’s Bow, 1st Generation:

1.      When I Fall in Love

2.      My Heart Belongs Only to You

3.      I’ll Never Stop Loving You

4.      You Make Me Feel So Young

Cupid’s Bow, 2nd Generation:

1.      Total Eclipse of the Heart

2.      Tainted Love

3.      I Want to Dance with Somebody

4.      Take My Breath Away

5.      Eternal Flame

Finding Mr. Happily Ever After Serial:

1.      Nathan

2.      Chase

3.      Xavier

4.      Edwin

5.      The Finale

First Street Church Romances:

1.      Love’s Prayer

2.      Love’s Promise

3.      Love’s Prophet

4.      Love’s Vow

5.      Love’s Trial

6.      Love’s Treasure (coming soon)

7.      Love’s Testament (coming soon)

8.      Love’s Gift (coming soon)

Pearl Makers Series:



            Part 1

Sled Dog Series:

1.      Let There Be Love

2.      Let There Be Light

3.      Let There Be Life

4.      Season of Mercy

5.      Season of Majesty (coming soon)

6.      Season of Mirth (coming soon)



Also from Kay P. Dawson:

·         The Christmas Doll

·         Enchanted (Bethany Ever After #1)

·         Harpur’s Secret (Burnt River #5)

·         Brody’s Shelter (Burnt River #10)

·         Rocky Mountain Soul (Roberts of Silver Springs #3)

·         Rocky Mountain Heart (Roberts of Silver Springs #8)

·         Timeless Hearts (Timeless Hearts #0.5)

·         Timeless Spirit (Timeless Hearts #2)

·         Timeless Captive (Timeless Hearts #6)

·         Timeless Devotion (Timeless Hearts #10)

Love’s a Gamble Series:

1.      A Gambler’s Heart

2.      A Drifter’s Fortune

3.      A Lawman’s Reward

4.      Jesse’s Bargain (Grandma’s Wedding Quilts #2)

Mail Order Mounties Series:

2.   RNWMP:  Bride for Elijah

6.   RNWMP:  Bride for Preston

10. RNWMP:  Bride for Nathaniel

14. RNWMP:  Bride for Malcom

18. RNWMP:  Bride for Andrew

22. RNWMP:  Bride for Aaron

25. RNWMP:  Bride for Liam

Oregon Sky Series:

1.      Phoebe’s Promise

2.      Audrey’s Awakening

3.      Ella’s Embrace

4.      Hope’s Honor

5.      Sylvia’s Spirit

Wilder West Series:

0.5  Caroline

1.      Everly

2.      Sarah

3.      Beth

3.5  Maggie’s Gift
























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