Without even realizing it, I stumbled into the month of love with three completely different novels that all had love stories. Although Keturah and Lord Death by Martine Leavitt is hardly a new book, it has been on my book shelf to read for quite some time. It starts at once with beautiful Keturah lured into the woods by none other than Death himself. Enchanted storytelling is the only thing that saves her from her own immediate demise. As she weaves a tale of true love she refuses to go any further in her story unless Death grants her more days to find her one true love because, naturally, love conquers all. Or can it?

The power of love is questioned again in the novel Dark Water by Laura McNeal. When fires threaten the town that Pearl lives in, instead of fleeing for safety with either her family or friends, Pearl runs for the woods to find her secret love, an illegal immigrant migrant worker living in the woods. As the wildfires approach, there is no way out for either of them. This story is so incredible. I could feel the heat from the flames as I read.

Finishing up my series of love is the book Jane by April Lindner. This book is less intense than the other two but leaves the reader feeling completely satisfied. Having recently lost her parents, Jane applies for a nanny position to help her financially so she can eventually afford to continue her education. She lands a job most young girls would truly want to have, a nanny position for Nico Rathburn, a famous rock star. She much prefers the company of his daughter and is not afraid to state her opinions to him, even if it is that she does not much care for his music. Is it any wonder that out of this would build the perfect romance? Even with the secrets Nico keeps, you will find yourself rooting for him, for Jane, and, inevitably, for love.