Reviewed by The Romance Studio

Reviewer: Brenda Talley

5 hearts

This book is a treasury of four individual stories which absolutely captured my attention as few series do. Tabor Heights is a city that’s the brainchild of author Michelle Levigne. Through the books written to date, I have become fascinated with what is going on in this town as well as with the people who live there. I can visualize the town itself and the individual shops and other structures. Every time I read another Tabor Heights novel I feel as if I’m going back home.

Within this anthology we are introduced to new townspeople. We also are allowed to revisit old friends made when reading the previous books in her series. I am excited to see what will happen in her upcoming books. Levigne’s concept is absolutely inspired. Her creation of the town and its citizens is more proof of her ability to mesmerize her readers. She is able to give us romance without sexual content. These books within this anthology develop belief in God without being offensive.

The first offering in this book was Cops and Bobbers which introduced police officer Mike Nichols and Trina Delveccio. Trina ran the summer recreation program in the city. Their romantic ‘hits and misses’ was entertaining and engaging. Troubleshooting gave us the story of Jake Conway and Bailey Malone. It gave us more of a suspenseful storyline with an intensity not usually presented in a shorter book.

In the Air, On the Air told the story of John Whitcomb-Riley (aka Riley and Whit). He worked the midnight shift at the Christian radio station. He was interested in Gina Avallone, a woman he went to church with who thought she was in love with a man who worked in her Daddy’s company. Finally, From Turkey to Mistletoe was like watching God take care of Jenna Brady whose life and career was seemingly doomed by a disgruntled co-worker. Mitch Wilson was the man who literally was thrown into the mess created by Jenna’s vindictive supervisor.

Reviewed by Long and Short Reviews

Troubleshooting - 4 books

Reviewed by Fennel

This second story in Michelle L. Levigne’s anthology has a strange beginning. One minute I’m all set to like Jake, then I’m thrown for a loop when he admits to stalking Bailey, and promptly does it again. Then Michelle gives him something much more important to think about.

While you are pondering on the bizarre opening, Michelle’s other characters get down and dirty towards Bailey. This is a hard hitting no holds barred story that still retains a thread of tenderness in the members of the local Church and their faith in God, even when Bailey’s faith is tested to breaking point, and Jake’s past comes back to haunt him.

Every character in this story comes alive, be their part small or large, they become intricate pieces in the unfolding puzzle. They come across as real as someone you may meet on the street. They experience emotions we share with our best friends.

Good and evil waltz through this story and it is well worth giving yourself a treat, and discover what happens when the music stops.

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Cops and Bobbers, 4 Books

Reviewed by Fennel

This is the first story in this anthology. Depending on your perspective, cops are the good guys. To most they are remote being who are there in your time of need. Not people you think of as someone like yourself, with needs, and dreams, disillusionments and distrust. Well of course they experience disillusionment, but that’s on the job, right?

Mike Nicols had plenty of feelings and none of them centered on the bad guys right now. All his attention right now focused on Trina Delveccio. And when his married partner started taking an interest in her Mike wanted to deck him.

Trina Delveccio enjoyed wearing plenty of bling. But unlike most women who wore it for show, show wore it like armor. Armor that protected secrets. Only one man tempted her enough to want to share them, but he didn’t seem interested.

Michelle L. Levigne digs deep into the psyche of her two main characters and presents two people her readers will recognize and connect with. Her secondary characters have wooden spoons aplenty, and eagerly use them to stir the plot.

This is a charming ‘feel-good’ story that presents real people and their goals and ambitions to find love and trust in the partner they want to spend the rest of their lives with.

Reviewed by Long and Short Reviews

In the Air, On the Air, 4.5 books

Reviewed by Fennel

The good and the bad about small communities is that everyone knows each other, and by the time you read the third in Michelle L. Levigne’s anthology, several of the names will be familiar.

When Gina opens her heart and talks to "Whit" on the late-night Christian radio show everyone knows who Gina is talking about, including Whit aka Riley. A new boy in town, Gina caught his eye soon after his arrival, but soon learned of her devotion to someone else.

As fellow members of their local church and involved in many of the extra curricular church activities they are soon thrown together.

Michelle L. Levigne proves her ability to write on several different levels and this one is all about personal dreams, faith, misunderstandings, and integrity. Sometimes the best intentions go amiss and it is how you go about putting things to rights that becomes important.

Ms Levigne has a gift of presenting description with her use of the senses and places her readers right beside her characters. This is a charming story and is full of the "Ahhhhhhhhhhh!" factor.