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Home of authors Jes Drew and Nicki ChapelwayBoos Mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12630870114380099560noreply@blogger.comBlogger1839125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204811795143739732.post-88068702232544658602024-03-18T07:26:00.000-07:002024-03-18T07:27:13.102-07:00My Thoughts and More on Reverence in the Wilderness by Andrea Byrd<p> </p><p center=""></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEipwYXSxuKiBvHecBN3vbH45770I-5jbXzSNNAwI3hjbbdBs4jddQMKbi2_8BB4iXGxfn-78-mMxfvD_26Hb_TrnHHI7J852heSvTqqOsV4s9EFC-RIQPRyqAzZ7gdWYPSbe9XDUv6BxhtG0gNVCMw3jDVj-7WVw4ZFTkXpsVDllXJxv3pOKFA_uaR2nATi" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="851" height="148" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEipwYXSxuKiBvHecBN3vbH45770I-5jbXzSNNAwI3hjbbdBs4jddQMKbi2_8BB4iXGxfn-78-mMxfvD_26Hb_TrnHHI7J852heSvTqqOsV4s9EFC-RIQPRyqAzZ7gdWYPSbe9XDUv6BxhtG0gNVCMw3jDVj-7WVw4ZFTkXpsVDllXJxv3pOKFA_uaR2nATi=w400-h148" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><h1><span underline="">About the Book</span></h1><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhtWcDmnHNXE-NNHiRCFsYXXxBC6rsGXdpGzIpimYL9JZm3nxXrsZZXDPIuLrJ2PlkeJ2_iGTfnf2dOKVADbe5t5ZPP3A_OKEoYNxuysR35KBdXUiYFHrJ032psdv-nBph06wflZZJ9Brx9zQdEdnlWFGlHOu_eTaHlVnkYCKYZRTVsDWQ6AyDSs4qcl_ir" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhtWcDmnHNXE-NNHiRCFsYXXxBC6rsGXdpGzIpimYL9JZm3nxXrsZZXDPIuLrJ2PlkeJ2_iGTfnf2dOKVADbe5t5ZPP3A_OKEoYNxuysR35KBdXUiYFHrJ032psdv-nBph06wflZZJ9Brx9zQdEdnlWFGlHOu_eTaHlVnkYCKYZRTVsDWQ6AyDSs4qcl_ir=w213-h320" width="213" /></a></div><br /><strong>Book: </strong>Reverence in the Wilderness<p></p><p><strong>Author: </strong>Andrea Byrd</p><p><b>Genre:</b> Christian Historical Romance</p><p><strong>Release Date: </strong>March 5, 2024</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><em><strong>She’s desperate to save the homestead she’s poured her life into…but is a marriage of convenience with him the answer?</strong></em></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Alone in the Kentucky wilderness, Keturah Elliot finds herself bereft of family and facing the looming threat of losing all she has left. After toiling alongside her demeaning father for two years, she cannot bear losing the homestead they built with their own hands. Keturah has no choice but to trust the Lord’s urging—she must marry to protect all she holds dear. But when a candidate presents himself in the form of a wealthy dandy from back East, can she find enough redeeming qualities to accept him?</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Haunted by his mother’s death and a lifetime of failure and isolation, Daniel Scott sees little hope of a better situation when he’s sent to a remote Kentucky station. But when he meets a captivating Scottish woman in need of a husband such as he, he’s determined to break the cycle and prove himself once and for all.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Brought together by circumstances beyond their control, can these two opposites overcome their challenges to build the future they both crave?</p><p> </p><pre>Click <a href="https://amzn.to/47POeOK" target="_blank">here</a> to get your copy!</pre><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><u>My Thoughts:</u></b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This is a story about two people trying to survive life and if possible, have a loving relationship with someone as well. Both Keturah and Daniel came from homes where their mothers died, and their fathers did not love them as they should. Their backgrounds were completely different, where Keturah grew up on the edge of the wilderness and helping her father carve out their home, Daniel grew up in the east with a nanny. However, both of their life circumstances put them together when they needed one another most.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Starting off with a marriage of convenience, these two strangers begin to make a go of life. Keturah who was more knowledgeable than Daniel to homesteading often grew impatient and judgmental towards her husband. She needed to let that go and instead show respect and love. Daniel could be a nuisance, but he was doing his best. We do get to see both of them grow, and grow together.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">As they began to step into more of their marriage roles, they begin to finally find their rhythm or so it seems. This is a story of family and does deal with miscarriage. I thought the author did a realistic job of showing the realities of depression and grief that come along with miscarriage in both the husband and wife. Will Keturah and Daniel be able to get past this sad circumstance? This was a lovely story of what true love looks like.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I was provided a copy of this novel from the publisher. I was not required to post a positive review and all views and opinions are my own. </span></p><h1><span underline="">About the Author</span></h1><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg3PIPra8L8r1TAIAhZxhgJdTYgQUmCdtjPtsnpbaMaPSFzgCpILXm-hnCFWgyyLcE5Orshopf-hNN2l4kTwHh68BnnfmYv33ZLA-rfRxDF_257-MNhow6YAQMNOV5K4zttfSNevKt3bd0rN-wzjWyNY-d2AZ2A4Vf2M6ZcrOmRxyPT1-DgyZsvsQn3jop6" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="200" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg3PIPra8L8r1TAIAhZxhgJdTYgQUmCdtjPtsnpbaMaPSFzgCpILXm-hnCFWgyyLcE5Orshopf-hNN2l4kTwHh68BnnfmYv33ZLA-rfRxDF_257-MNhow6YAQMNOV5K4zttfSNevKt3bd0rN-wzjWyNY-d2AZ2A4Vf2M6ZcrOmRxyPT1-DgyZsvsQn3jop6" width="160" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Andrea Byrd is a Christian wife and mom located in rural Kentucky, who loves to spend time with her family in the great outdoors, one with nature. Often described as having been born outside her time, she has a deep affinity for an old-fashioned, natural lifestyle.</div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">With a degree in Equine Health & Rehabilitation gathering dust and a full-time job tethering her to a desk eight hours a day, Andrea decided it was time to show both herself and her children that it is truly possible to make your dreams come true. Now with over 1,000 contemporary Christian romance novellas sold, Andrea is pursuing her passion of writing faith-filled romance woven with a thread of true history.</p><p> </p><h1><span underline="">More from Andrea</span></h1><p style="text-align: justify;">In many ways, Reverence in the Wilderness is deeply personal for me.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">To read about Daniel Scott is to receive a glimpse at my own husband. Dark hair and a golden-brown gaze…and my complete opposite in nearly every way. He is also talkative, entertaining, and gentlemanly. He definitely shares Daniel’s fun-loving and caring nature. Just as God blessed Keturah with Daniel, God blessed me with a man who perfectly complements me while keeping life interesting.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">And, not to provider spoilers, but the miscarriage was drawn from one of my own experiences. During my most recent pregnancy, I experienced a threatened miscarriage. I just knew without a shadow of a doubt that I had lost my baby, and in that moment, I glimpsed the hopelessness one would face during a miscarriage. Thanks to the prayers of others and the good Lord above, I was blessed with a healthy pregnancy from then on out and now have a beautiful, healthy baby boy. However, there are so many women who must face that grief and loss in full force. And for always, my heart will break for them. As soon as I returned home from the hospital that night, I knew I had to represent their plight within these pages.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">This book is dedicated to every woman who has ever experienced a miscarriage or threatened miscarriage.</p><h1 center="" style="text-align: center;"><span underline="">Blog Stops</span></h1><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://madismusingsblog.wordpress.com/">Madi’s
Musings</a>, March 5<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://debbieloseanything.blogspot.com/">Debbie’s
Dusty Deliberations</a>, March 6<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://familymgrkendra.blogspot.com/">Happily
Managing a Household of Boys</a>, March 6<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://deana0326.blogspot.com/">Texas Book-aholic</a>,
March 7<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://booksyoucanfeelgoodabout.blogspot.com/">Books
You Can Feel Good About</a>, March 8<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://shelivestoread.com/category/book-reviews/">She
Lives to Read</a>, March 9<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amybooksy.blogspot.com/">Locks, Hooks
and Books</a>, March 10<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://forhimandmyfamily.com/">For Him and My
Family</a>, March 10<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://babblingbeckyl.com/">Babbling Becky L’s Book
Impressions</a>, March 11<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://lighthouse-academy.blogspot.com/">Lighthouse
Academy Blog</a>, March 12 (Guest Review from Marilyn Ridgway)<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/macebetti/">Betti Mace</a>,
March 13<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://lakesidelivingsite.wordpress.com/">lakesidelivingsite</a>,
March 13<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://truthandgracehomeschoolacademy.wordpress.com/">Truth and Grace
Homeschool Academy</a>, March 14<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://coverloverbookreview.blogspot.com/">Cover
Lover Book Review</a>, March 15<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://nannie3.blogspot.com/">Jeanette’s Thoughts</a>,
March 15<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://storiesbygina.wordpress.com/">Gina Holder,
Author and Blogger</a>, March 16 (Author Interview)<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/mary.a.hake">Mary Hake</a>,
March 16<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://hollysbookcorner.home.blog/">Holly’s Book
Corner</a>, March 17<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.theloftypages.wordpress.com/">The Lofty
Pages</a>, March 17<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://pausefortales.blogspot.com/">Pause for Tales</a>,
March 18<o:p></o:p></p><p center="">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.lifeonchickadeelane.com/">Life on
Chickadee Lane</a>, March 18<o:p></o:p></p><h1 center="" style="text-align: center;"><span underline="">Giveaway</span></h1><p center=""></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhvRKX9NRzdvD5Ybmnz6WChZN-LGgxGxy3ZunGLIK9D--UdXkO9ryt5P1XkR4WOlijI-dXAVEKBDUAoUlPwPmOzBzGAJeYfTckwtRamdU4HruXPA0A0toF_UtD_9HSvgmYE41aZlDM4mtt2p8VZ50N_knbdJk23lXCVog9szY82tyj4UrHAgwTnkEPaO2Ur" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="285" data-original-width="285" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhvRKX9NRzdvD5Ybmnz6WChZN-LGgxGxy3ZunGLIK9D--UdXkO9ryt5P1XkR4WOlijI-dXAVEKBDUAoUlPwPmOzBzGAJeYfTckwtRamdU4HruXPA0A0toF_UtD_9HSvgmYE41aZlDM4mtt2p8VZ50N_knbdJk23lXCVog9szY82tyj4UrHAgwTnkEPaO2Ur" width="240" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p center="">To celebrate her tour, Andrea is giving away the grand prize of a $50 Amazon gift card!!</p><p center="">Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.</p><p center=""></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://promosimple.com/ps/2a550/reverence-in-the-wilderness-celebration-tour-giveaway" target="_blank">https://promosimple.com/ps/2a550/reverence-in-the-wilderness-celebration-tour-giveaway</a><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p></p>Boos Mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12630870114380099560noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204811795143739732.post-34503043964914504872024-03-16T23:30:00.000-07:002024-03-16T23:30:00.136-07:00My Thoughts and More on The Samaritan's Patient by Chevron Ross<p> </p><p center=""></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgUwTBETmgE1KfS4kXzlrYg9UbVSTvEkR1j4MedKn77xWNU4QxzBq7GV10SAF28AxlwY-RQjfieMoaZawIaNEeGwtSPCWL_YNGWw0ir7mkro-FrSPhTGD9Tza9PLMq93fBLYPAWwsIWG0ryKnTzrjtiyqKXvt8kwZEi8J_CimKRqodKWLkO4J3mZtjuQu5i" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="851" height="148" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgUwTBETmgE1KfS4kXzlrYg9UbVSTvEkR1j4MedKn77xWNU4QxzBq7GV10SAF28AxlwY-RQjfieMoaZawIaNEeGwtSPCWL_YNGWw0ir7mkro-FrSPhTGD9Tza9PLMq93fBLYPAWwsIWG0ryKnTzrjtiyqKXvt8kwZEi8J_CimKRqodKWLkO4J3mZtjuQu5i=w400-h148" width="400" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><h1><span underline="">About the Book</span></h1><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhv7hEe3O1quTe36DZCtL2xlWsrZD4Df_Ty5PRqpFGFIDPOXwDUfPeqwxowYzGZ2mMC1xnqj9zecRfm4exyM-LIhUc40RQmN3dhEPw8zk5rBvd_zj_BvmF0RAGOIZUSIS14U9zyZlNErQUZgZ08ZKSr-HG_cFToaX-fmZiRNAwG0Wlgwjl0iefCGnfraHdL" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhv7hEe3O1quTe36DZCtL2xlWsrZD4Df_Ty5PRqpFGFIDPOXwDUfPeqwxowYzGZ2mMC1xnqj9zecRfm4exyM-LIhUc40RQmN3dhEPw8zk5rBvd_zj_BvmF0RAGOIZUSIS14U9zyZlNErQUZgZ08ZKSr-HG_cFToaX-fmZiRNAwG0Wlgwjl0iefCGnfraHdL=w213-h320" width="213" /></a></div><br /><strong>Book: </strong>The Samaritan’s Patient<p></p><p><strong>Author: </strong>Chevron Ross</p><p><b>Genre: </b>Contemporary Fiction / Teen Christian Fiction</p><p><strong>Release Date: </strong>January 25, 2024</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Teenager Paige Abernathy awakens after a severe beating to find that she suffers from amnesia, and that everyone seems to hate her.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">She has only flashes of memory until the night a grieving parent attacks her in her hospital room. Paige then remembers her role as creator of an online group where members talk about ways to commit suicide.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">After recovering from the beating, Paige embarks on a journey of penance to atone for a disaster born of good intentions. Her odyssey launches her on a mission of mercy and into new danger.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><em>The Samaritan’s Patient</em> is a thought-provoking novel about navigating the treacherous waters of social media.</p><p> </p><pre>Click <a href="https://amzn.to/42dVOBF" target="_blank">here</a> to get your copy!</pre><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><u>My Thoughts:</u></b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">A girl with no memory due to a rather graphic attack lands in the hospital to recover. As she slowly regains her health, her memory is also slow in coming. However, other people are acting strange around her, whether it be the nurses, other patients, even the janitorial help. She also is unable to watch the television as hers is disconnected. This leads her to focus on what is going on. Then everything rushes back, and Paige wishes she didn't remember anymore.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This is one girl's journey as she delves into a social media assignment from school that does not go quite the way she planned. She learns firsthand how it can get out of control and how one can become the scapegoat. She comes from a pretty good home, but even her parents are having issues and not dealing with the events transpiring at all well.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This story deals with a rather graphic attack, the evils of social media, suicide, broken family relationships, and how one girl must navigate life's journey when it seems the whole world is against her.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I was provided a copy of this novel from the author. I was not required to post a positive review and all views and opinions are my own. </span></p><h1><span underline="">About the Author</span></h1><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEio78j5oNqjhg8P1tssVjDoFVXE6KXVKlXVfRtyWNW7-iAJ8xzU2AV8iLxvi9fvjqHfTmsdyyF2SBckEYPAjCHGWXhGGUly647yq_XkrH3aF87zZKFWpFr8WFC6Lmdzh9-nVK3qVvaLNaLL1GhswIG6GPwhkNY05OPQ3ICyf4qkAzeIPjP3FdmQNhLNLQkO" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="230" data-original-width="230" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEio78j5oNqjhg8P1tssVjDoFVXE6KXVKlXVfRtyWNW7-iAJ8xzU2AV8iLxvi9fvjqHfTmsdyyF2SBckEYPAjCHGWXhGGUly647yq_XkrH3aF87zZKFWpFr8WFC6Lmdzh9-nVK3qVvaLNaLL1GhswIG6GPwhkNY05OPQ3ICyf4qkAzeIPjP3FdmQNhLNLQkO" width="240" /></a></div><br /><strong>Chevron Ross</strong> is a pseudonym for someone unimportant. He is not a writer, but God keeps putting ideas into his head that somehow turn into stories. If you like them, be sure to offer God a prayer of thanks.<p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><h1><span underline="">More from Chevron</span></h1><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Behind the Scenes</strong></p><p style="text-align: justify;">This novel might never have been born had I not seen an interview on PBS with two <em>New York Times </em>writers, Megan Twohey and Gabriel Dance, on December 16, 2021.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">These reporters did an extensive investigation into a website on which subscribers discussed committing suicide and shared methods for doing so. Most visitors to the site were thirty or younger. There were 1.2 million messages. At least forty-five suicides in multiple countries were linked to the site.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">At the time of this broadcast, I had just completed my second novel, <em>The Seven-Day Resurrection,</em> and was wondering what to do next. The PBS interview was so shocking that I could not stop thinking about it. What motive could a person have for encouraging strangers to kill themselves? What could one possibly gain from such an endeavor? And what could provoke someone to throw away the gift of life at such a youthful age?</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Each of my novels has been the result of an inspiration from God. Once He puts an idea into my head, it consumes my imagination until I cannot stop working. As you might imagine from the title, <em>The Samaritan’s Patient </em>is a blend of two stories: the famous parable of Jesus in the Bible, and a young person with good intentions who gets caught up in a social media nightmare.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">God did all the work on this book. He created the character of Paige Abernathy and told me how to build the novel around the circumstances of her personal life—her parents, her friends, and most of all, her Christian faith. He also created the crisis that launches her on a journey of new experiences and personal growth.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">I am amazed and grateful that God would choose someone so ordinary and unaccomplished as myself to do this work. Each novel God has written through me has been a great personal gift, and a reaffirmation that God has a plan for each of us. I pray that <em>The Samaritan’s Patient </em>will be as great a blessing to its readers as it has been to me.</p><h1 center="" style="text-align: center;"><span underline="">Blog Stops</span></h1><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.theloftypages.wordpress.com/">The Lofty
Pages</a>, March 9<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://rbclibrary.wordpress.com/">By The Book</a>,
March 10 (Author Interview)<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://debbieloseanything.blogspot.com/">Debbie’s
Dusty Deliberations</a>, March 11<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://litteraegaudium.wordpress.com/">For the
Love of Literature</a>, March 12 (Author Interview)<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://deana0326.blogspot.com/">Texas Book-aholic</a>,
March 13<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://montanamade.weebly.com/tell-tale-book-reviews">Tell Tale Book
Reviews</a>, March 14 (Author Interview)<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://inspiredbyfiction.blogspot.com/">Inspired by
Fiction</a>, March 14<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amybooksy.blogspot.com/">Locks, Hooks
and Books</a>, March 15<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.splashesofjoy.wordpress.com/">Splashes
of Joy</a>, March 16 (Author Interview)<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.beccahope.com/">Becca Hope: Book
Obsessed</a>, March 16<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://pausefortales.blogspot.com/">Pause for
Tales</a>, March 17<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.guildmaster97.com/">Guild Master</a>,
March 18 (Author Interview)<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://kid-lit.library-lady.blog/">Library Lady’s
Kid Lit</a>, March 19<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://areadersbrain.blogspot.com/">A Reader’s
Brain</a>, March 20 (Author Interview)<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://truthandgracehomeschoolacademy.wordpress.com/">Truth and Grace
Homeschool Academy</a>, March 21<o:p></o:p></p><p center="">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.artistwriterandstudentohmy.com/">Artistic
Nobody</a>, March 22 (Author Interview)<o:p></o:p></p><h1 center="" style="text-align: center;"><span underline="">Giveaway</span></h1><p center=""></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhEXDfw4gq0R9NEcmv1KkcKgQwsOE_9YxdwS3thlW24Imlv6_qL_7hLUce8xLYQsZZs_WowFpkEGIzun-qTJMyrx9a9GSQ8Rnt1nDKRVp_sjosmH1ysXUbeNpZm6fDPMa3_Som-Uiz8Qy0pgUgCb0KCiZIzg6aCtyQXobu9TBKxJFulY3ZTlTn1maZhtivf" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="940" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhEXDfw4gq0R9NEcmv1KkcKgQwsOE_9YxdwS3thlW24Imlv6_qL_7hLUce8xLYQsZZs_WowFpkEGIzun-qTJMyrx9a9GSQ8Rnt1nDKRVp_sjosmH1ysXUbeNpZm6fDPMa3_Som-Uiz8Qy0pgUgCb0KCiZIzg6aCtyQXobu9TBKxJFulY3ZTlTn1maZhtivf" width="286" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p center="">To celebrate his tour, Chevron is giving away the grand prize package of a $50 Amazon gift card and a copy of the book!</p><p center="">Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.</p><p center=""></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://promosimple.com/ps/2a555/the-samaritan-s-patient-celebration-tour-giveaway" target="_blank">https://promosimple.com/ps/2a555/the-samaritan-s-patient-celebration-tour-giveaway</a><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p></p>Boos Mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12630870114380099560noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204811795143739732.post-19561935989509945372024-03-14T07:23:00.000-07:002024-03-14T07:23:39.350-07:00My Thoughts and More on Protecting the Mountain Man's Treasure by Misty M. Beller<p> </p><p center=""></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhLG7kdjEIQhiVjYTFPnRK_OWFv-ltUu02mueDwZDhgbMquA4Sm8iaNZc2VsrPeKhbglzosx7OW4r8pgUF_MwCup5_E6z9yHkBHHGUjVnlKL7Vxdb0T0MMbyhoftVH0b9Cp2J79L9yTdkUPzQ0b9vE1dJxQsOTPR_vtoIDBfhW-lrl-QamQTnk7TiJtVadY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="851" height="148" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhLG7kdjEIQhiVjYTFPnRK_OWFv-ltUu02mueDwZDhgbMquA4Sm8iaNZc2VsrPeKhbglzosx7OW4r8pgUF_MwCup5_E6z9yHkBHHGUjVnlKL7Vxdb0T0MMbyhoftVH0b9Cp2J79L9yTdkUPzQ0b9vE1dJxQsOTPR_vtoIDBfhW-lrl-QamQTnk7TiJtVadY=w400-h148" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><h1><span underline="">About the Book</span></h1><p><strong> </strong></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiUmDaUx-dc7MOQzqShc_RTP6irk8sEeA9CnM_72M-qvIhS6ykUDlHHfCuNQrTMrpwCwH5lJeOMPjQaAqyidkFeqzOa6foR2DHlVav_vYZNMltu7WXb_BVNCjinP0-h7Y8clhgjhDDdZ-8ZjAAMywi6K9MYfJP0Auntxf1Wv5P_hdpapSgtQhmj9GPMPAcp" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiUmDaUx-dc7MOQzqShc_RTP6irk8sEeA9CnM_72M-qvIhS6ykUDlHHfCuNQrTMrpwCwH5lJeOMPjQaAqyidkFeqzOa6foR2DHlVav_vYZNMltu7WXb_BVNCjinP0-h7Y8clhgjhDDdZ-8ZjAAMywi6K9MYfJP0Auntxf1Wv5P_hdpapSgtQhmj9GPMPAcp=w213-h320" width="213" /></a></strong></div><p></p><p><strong>Book: </strong>Protecting the Mountain Man’s Treasure</p><p><strong>Author: </strong>Misty M. Beller</p><p><b>Genre:</b> Christian Historical Romance</p><p><strong>Release Date: </strong>February 6, 2024</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><em>In the wild mountains of the Montana Territory, the Coulter ranch is a place of family, loyalty…and a hidden fortune. </em></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Jude Coulter is far more comfortable in his family’s sapphire mine tucked in the Montana mountains than the bustling streets of New York City where he’s been sent to deliver a shipment of gems. His relief at boarding the train for the first leg of his journey home is short-lived when an accident renders him unconscious.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Angela Larkin worked hard to earn this assignment for the Treasury—an undercover mission to determine the source of the sapphires brought each year for auction in the city. When an accident causes her target to lose his recent memory, Angela jumps at the opportunity to create the ideal ruse. Jude seems surprised to learn the two of them had married and were returning from a glorious wedding trip, but he doesn’t question too strongly.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Yet when an unexpected threat arises, they find themselves dependent on the other to navigate the treacherous journey home. As the danger mounts, so too does an attraction neither of them anticipated. But can this love withstand the revelation of their tangled beginnings?</p><p style="text-align: justify;">From a <em>USA Today</em> bestselling author comes a mountain family saga filled with a pretend marriage, amnesia, undercover agents, and a love worth treasuring far more than riches.</p><p> </p><pre>Click <a href="https://amzn.to/47AUoC1" target="_blank">here</a> to get your copy!</pre><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><u>My Thoughts:</u></b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Coulter's are back, and this one is second brother Jude's story. Since Jericho has a new bride, Jude is tasked with going to New York to trade in the jewels from the family's mine for cash and supplies. Jude does not like leaving the Montana ranch but knows he can accomplish this trip in a few months and be back home. He is a little bit edgy with being tasked with his family's livelihood, and he has every right to be. And then he has a freak accident.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Angela Larkin is trying to prove herself to her boss and team at the US Treasury department that she can get the information on the Coulter family and their so-called illegal doings. She finds just the opportunity when Jude loses his most recent memories due to the accident, so she steps in and pretends to be his wife. How long can this ruse last? Hopefully, till he takes her back to his home.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Jude has his suspicions; he knows himself too well. What is this Angela person up to? And why is she so pretty and kissable? What kind of danger is she involved in and why is it following him? This was a fun story if you like amnesia, pretend marriage, and the truth setting one free. There were some unexpected twists and turns and an impossible romance, or so it seemed.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">There was quite a lot packed in this story, even a subplot that opens up for the next book in regard to Jonah Coulter and Naomi that looks to be quite riveting. I am looking forward to continuing this series.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I was provided a copy of this novel from the publisher. I was not required to post a positive review and all views and opinions are my own. </span></p><h1><span underline="">About the Author</span></h1><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhnFakpnTJ7yh1hd6kwrn78Bwa2Xnmm5mVV-0MSTS2F-zlhGBWGIh052zFw9X6NuF02B4gbSgJtYK0j3LYmyqtICKE2PaMiHVQ0X9YF7GAu2e0by69_75vMmmgZkSOiro_aPPYr3dfuMusyS66pnyQMi5wbgAYUfnEZlYpi84v86e7LUGMAWJrk0Oxw59r4" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="200" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhnFakpnTJ7yh1hd6kwrn78Bwa2Xnmm5mVV-0MSTS2F-zlhGBWGIh052zFw9X6NuF02B4gbSgJtYK0j3LYmyqtICKE2PaMiHVQ0X9YF7GAu2e0by69_75vMmmgZkSOiro_aPPYr3dfuMusyS66pnyQMi5wbgAYUfnEZlYpi84v86e7LUGMAWJrk0Oxw59r4" width="160" /></a></div><strong><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Misty M. Beller</strong> is a <em>USA Today</em> bestselling author of romantic mountain stories, set on the 1800s frontier and woven with the truth of God’s love.</div></strong><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Raised on a farm and surrounded by family, Misty developed her love for horses, history, and adventure. These days, her husband and children provide fresh adventure every day, keeping her both grounded and crazy.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Misty’s passion is to create inspiring Christian fiction infused with the grandeur of the mountains, writing historical romance that displays God’s abundant love through the twists and turns in the lives of her characters.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Sharing her stories with readers is a dream come true for Misty. She writes from her country home in South Carolina and escapes to the mountains any chance she gets.</p><h1><span underline="">More from Misty</span></h1><p style="text-align: justify;">In my latest release, the hero and heroine travel up the Missouri River in a steamboat, and I loved the research for that portion of the story!</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Traveling on a steamboat in 1869 was an experience like no other, and took about two months to travel from St. Louis, Missouri to Fort Benton in the Montana Territory. Passengers would step aboard these floating palaces to find ornate decorations, plush accommodations, and the promise of new scenery at every bend in the river. Despite the occasional discomforts of travel—such as noisy engines and the ever-present risk of boiler explosions—passengers reveled in the novelty and the relative speed of steamboat travel.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The Missouri was notorious for its shifting channels, snags, and sandbars, which could easily ensnare even the most experienced pilot’s vessel. Navigating this river required an intimate knowledge of its capricious nature, and the river pilots were worth their weight in gold.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">River towns along the Missouri thrived thanks to the steamboats. These towns became hotbeds of economic activity, where goods were loaded and unloaded, and stories from faraway places were exchanged. The arrival of a steamboat was an event, often met with fanfare and excitement by the local populace.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">I pray you love the peek at steamboat life in <em>Protecting the Mountain Man’s Treasure</em>! J</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Blessings!</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Misty</p><h1 center="" style="text-align: center;"><span underline="">Blog Stops</span></h1><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://alenamentink.com/blog/">Alena Mentink</a>,
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March 1<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://lighthouse-academy.blogspot.com/">Lighthouse
Academy Blog</a>, March 2 (Guest Review from Marilyn Ridgway)<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://debbieloseanything.blogspot.com/">Debbie’s
Dusty Deliberations</a>, March 2<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://truthandgracehomeschoolacademy.wordpress.com/">Truth and Grace
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& Christ Collide</a>, March 4<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://madismusingsblog.wordpress.com/">Madi’s
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Corner</a>, March 13<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.theloftypages.wordpress.com/">The Lofty
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</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://pausefortales.blogspot.com/">Pause for Tales</a>,
March 14<o:p></o:p></p><h1 center="" style="text-align: center;"><span underline="">Giveaway</span></h1><p center=""></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjVC-ktb8cjWnBmIWejG8-ZmnTTwyBan_OU5d2eFY26_n_2oBID2FXuNcNu9c9Qr2KNCRkBv5sDMyxPO30564jUigqRyY8hOCOKy_7k-RAXiceqt0Wcd6955n627anyZCaVs6YZUD1OexasbaXPXS-0879xRAr5hEk6g-ASS-6Nrbj-SpU4f-ZV7SBlROkV" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="285" data-original-width="285" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjVC-ktb8cjWnBmIWejG8-ZmnTTwyBan_OU5d2eFY26_n_2oBID2FXuNcNu9c9Qr2KNCRkBv5sDMyxPO30564jUigqRyY8hOCOKy_7k-RAXiceqt0Wcd6955n627anyZCaVs6YZUD1OexasbaXPXS-0879xRAr5hEk6g-ASS-6Nrbj-SpU4f-ZV7SBlROkV" width="240" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p center="">To celebrate her tour, Misty is giving away the grand prize of a $50 Amazon gift card!!</p><p center="">Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.</p><p center=""></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://promosimple.com/ps/2a3d3/protecting-the-mountain-man-s-treasure-celebration-tour-giveaway" target="_blank">https://promosimple.com/ps/2a3d3/protecting-the-mountain-man-s-treasure-celebration-tour-giveaway</a><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p></p>Boos Mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12630870114380099560noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204811795143739732.post-79488519349740398772024-03-12T10:49:00.000-07:002024-03-12T10:49:17.510-07:00My Thoughts on Never Fall Again by Lynn H. Blackburn<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://bakerpublishinggroup.com/books/never-fall-again/417480" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="" data-original-height="440" data-original-width="285" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgTQiAHamg7vS0DL9XFuByscukx3XmdyD-nuyJL29ev5EsIXne2cP22K_D3ZuhXsmjtFgTeqUOixJFPWbnDKhDVBLjcEOlIzU8CTo0L0mN0DWrQ6IVP3U9Pj_AzAgwgfil-C69ubCFTLACJd_fs9j4a88VPhCtBVYazDi4HmisLgKbZ1nH42TRCWHpAVXL5=w207-h320" width="207" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><u>About:</u></b></span><p></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div style="text-align: justify;">Landry Hutton has spent three years rebuilding her life
behind the secure gates of The Haven, an exclusive resort on the outskirts of
Gossamer Falls, North Carolina. After serving as the artist-in-residence,
Landry is finally ready to settle in permanently to give her daughter, Eliza, a
safe home in which to grow up.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Former Marine Callum Shaw always knew he would someday join his family's
construction business in Gossamer Falls. He longs for a family of his own but
has almost given up on that ever happening. The beautiful artist who has hired
him to build her new house is funny, gifted, and everything Cal could ever want
in a partner, but he vows to keep his distance. He's loved--and lost--someone
like her before.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">When Landry's pottery is destroyed in a suspicious fire, it becomes clear that
Landry and Eliza are in grave danger--but from whom? Cal will have to risk his
heart again if he has any hope of protecting them.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><u><span style="font-family: verdana;">My Thoughts:</span></u></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><u><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></u></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><o:p></o:p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">In Never Fall Again, we are introduced to a set of families
that have lived in Gossamer Falls for some time. They have grown up together
and do business with one another, however, there was a falling out between
them. As we get to know the first couple, Landry and Cal, through Cal’s family,
cousins, and friends, we get a good solid picture of the town and possible
other relationships that will play out later in the series.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Landry Hutton is a potter, widow, and single mom to her daughter. She did not
have a good first marriage nor any lasting relationships with her late
husband’s family. She does struggle with some PTSD from what happened to her
previously, she only wants to keep her daughter safe. Living in a safe town and
having her own home she can retreat to and her own business to support them
means not relying too much on others.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Callum (Cal) is from one of the premier families, the Quinn family. He is
a former Marine and has come back home to start his own business. But when he
finds out that some of the rival Pierce land was sold to Landry and he is being
asked to build her home, life gets interesting.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Things begin to happen rather quickly in this town, and Landry’s business and
her art go up in flames. Her ticket towards independence for her daughter and
herself is farther out of reach. And the fire wasn’t an accident. Who is trying
to sabotage Landry, and is she the main target, or does this involve the Pierce
and Quinn disagreement?</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">And what about falling in love? Since Landry and Cal have vowed to stay out of
relationships, they both seem rather drawn together. Will they be able to let
go of their lurking pasts that still haunt them? This was a great beginning to
what promises to be a rewarding series of complicated families and relationships
in a close-knit town.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I was provided a copy of this novel by Revell Publishers through Interviews and
Reviews. I was not required to post a positive review, and all views and
opinions are my own.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><u><b>About the Author:</b></u></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><u><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjc9yO1eKB4hSdTypGMYh_bWbcJ4zAn8jYYTcw-RJCrbvN8I72_0uET7CKnTdMfVTtlDtOPvHvWtoHGmvaLuYP_Ca0XYC1HCNshR4UFQT3v753gx04bG-4sWGU_BT26FvZXWwwx0SjnG_Ay83TUsfkXatuTKOVSi50noUT4wzGZ-J4BVksiPkQlYBX0GbxK" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="181" data-original-width="145" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjc9yO1eKB4hSdTypGMYh_bWbcJ4zAn8jYYTcw-RJCrbvN8I72_0uET7CKnTdMfVTtlDtOPvHvWtoHGmvaLuYP_Ca0XYC1HCNshR4UFQT3v753gx04bG-4sWGU_BT26FvZXWwwx0SjnG_Ay83TUsfkXatuTKOVSi50noUT4wzGZ-J4BVksiPkQlYBX0GbxK" width="192" /></a></div><br /></b></u></span><b>Lynn H. Blackburn</b> is the award-winning author
of <i>Unknown Threat</i>, <i>Malicious Intent</i>, and <i>Under
Fire</i>, as well as the Dive Team Investigations series. She loves writing
swoon-worthy Southern suspense because her childhood fantasy was to become a
spy, but her grown-up reality is that she's a huge chicken and would have been
caught on her first mission. She prefers to live vicariously through her
characters by putting them into terrifying situations while she sits at home in
her pajamas. She lives in Simpsonville, South Carolina, with her true love,
Brian, and their three children. Learn more at <a href="http://www.LynnHBlackburn.com" target="_blank">www.LynnHBlackburn.com</a>.</div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><o:p></o:p></p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><u></u></b></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
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never expected...</b><br />
<br />
All Aislinn Morgan wants is to live a peaceful life with her sister in the
beautiful highlands of Scotland. When a hike on the Isle of Skye goes horribly
awry and the sisters are taken to the mythical land of the fae, Aislinn will do
anything to protect the only family she has left.<br />
<br />
Even bargain with a beastly fae prince.<br />
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But the brooding, dangerous, and powerful Kieran O'Bairr is no ordinary fae. He
has spent the last one hundred years in a self-imposed exile for a crime that
haunts his every waking moment. The stubborn Aislinn Morgan is a complication
he doesn't want, but his longing for the golden-haired lass is undeniable, her
kissable lips a temptation he can't resist.<br />
<br />
Aislinn is his fated mate.<br />
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And one desperate, stolen kiss will be his undoing.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><u>My Thoughts:</u></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I picked this book up for the joy of reading. I just wanted to get lost in a fantasy world for a while and this was marketed as a Beauty and the Beast meets Celtic mythology. Sounded just like the escape I needed. And boy was it.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I could not put this story down. I enjoy many Scottish historical tales, and this one was a Scottish fantasy one. I felt like I hit the jackpot. It was adventurous, dangerous (fae monsters), romantic (swoony kisses), and full of heart and family love. There was quite a bit of violence, that did surprise me, but now that I know I am prepared for it in the rest of the series. What happens when you meet your fate? Well, the one you are meant to be with whether you like it or not. A lot. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Kieran a very powerful fae and the rightful king and he is carrying a lot of guilt on his shoulders. He has reluctantly come back home to see how things are going. Not well. His brother king is not quite the man he once knew. Now he is only out for vengeance and blood against Kieran.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Aislinn Morgan is a young woman with a lot of grief on her shoulders. She and her younger sister have moved to Scotland to start, what they hope a better life. What they get is a magical portal opening them and pulling them into a world where they just might belong. If they can survive the fae that is. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I purchased a copy of this book for my personal collection and reading pleasure. I was not required to post a positive review and all views and opinions are my own.</span></div>
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No sooner does she arrive, though, than she assists in helping two young girls scheduled for transport escape to a nearby maternity hospital. The matron there befriends her and changes her name to help hide her. But nothing goes according to plan, and Hannah finds herself doing the unimaginable to save one precious life.</div><p></p><p></p><div style="text-align: justify;">2022</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Caitlyn Laurant is haunted by recent events in her life and hopes becoming a nurse on the mission field will help her forget. While in training, she and her friends travel to France where her grandfather was born. What should have been an easy search for his birthplace turns into anything but and reveals secrets that no one alive has ever heard.</div><p></p><p> </p><pre>Click <a href="https://amzn.to/47zI9WB" target="_blank">here</a> to get your copy!</pre><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><u>My Thoughts:</u></b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This is a story that is both heartbreaking and hopeful. It is a story that has three timelines that we are tracking. One taking place in a period of time in France during 1942, the 2022 timeline, and a timeline that takes place in one day during 1955. All are relevant and pieces to the puzzle of the story the author is telling.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>What I Promise You</i> is a WWII story that was unique in that it focused on expectant mothers and their children in an occupied France. I cannot even imagine the horrors and fears those women experienced living in a war zone without husbands or family. The author has some really great notes at the end of what was fiction and what was not.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Even though this has some very sad parts, and those were hard to read, this was a book I needed to finish. It was somewhat of a mystery too, as all the past parts and the characters fit together to make up the picture that those in 2022 are trying to uncover and upsets all they thought they knew. The narrator in the timeline of 1955 was a mystery person till the end reveal. Even though that timeline's chapters were brief, they were the chapters that seemed to propel the story forward. I really enjoyed how the author told this story and how it all fit together.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Again, this was a hard read in some parts, but overall, the story was rewarding as it showed that in the face of evil, good will make the necessary sacrifices. </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I was provided a copy of this novel from the publisher. I was not required to post a positive review and all views and opinions are my own.</span></p><p><br /></p><h1><span underline="">About the Author</span></h1><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjrUNZoqfgyc5qxLnf-KaNUR-UIo9uwwJCrfAdjDZVKNPl1ilL_kTCGgYcLmKAc_EDlMg9GZyc0AXN4J-HcX1A14R9hB222VF15kNDnA_xpJ8rPbl2lrZuvDyI9Ez-zIVvVKbssPWl_GsK_a8LVAuHtzcHpU0gz4YPxJ3iYsPJszd0xiRyVxRzGB-Y2DwA7" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="200" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjrUNZoqfgyc5qxLnf-KaNUR-UIo9uwwJCrfAdjDZVKNPl1ilL_kTCGgYcLmKAc_EDlMg9GZyc0AXN4J-HcX1A14R9hB222VF15kNDnA_xpJ8rPbl2lrZuvDyI9Ez-zIVvVKbssPWl_GsK_a8LVAuHtzcHpU0gz4YPxJ3iYsPJszd0xiRyVxRzGB-Y2DwA7" width="160" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Liz Tolsma is the author of several WWII novels, romantic suspense novels, prairie romance novellas, and an Amish romance. She is a popular speaker and an editor and resides next to a Wisconsin farm field with her husband and their youngest daughter. Her son is a US Marine, and her oldest daughter is a college student. Liz enjoys reading, walking, working in her large perennial garden, kayaking, and camping.</div><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><h1><span underline="">More from Liz</span></h1><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>The Story behind the Cover of <em>What I Promise You</em></strong></p><p style="text-align: justify;">In the late summer, I got the preliminary cover for <em>What I Promise You. </em>While Barbour Publishing always does a great job with their covers, and the one they sent was very nice, I wasn’t crazy about it because it didn’t tell the story at all. The mansion that plays such a big part in the novel was nowhere to be seen. Barbour is fantastic when it comes to working with me to get great covers, so I asked if we could include the real mansion that the story is based on. Turns out that they were having trouble getting copyright permission to use any image they could find of the maternity home.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">That was disappointing. But I got brave and let them know that I took a picture of it when I was in France last year, and they could use it, but I’m not a very good photographer and I only used my iPhone. I attached the photo to the email and didn’t hear anything for a while.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Then in October, I wanted to include a preorder link to the book on social media or something and went to Amazon to grab it. And there was the cover. I went back and forth between the cover and my picture, and sure enough, it was the picture of the maternity home I had sent them! So I not only wrote <em>What I Promise You, </em>but some of my photography is on the front. I never thought that would happen. Am I in the wrong profession?? Just kidding!</p><h1 center="" style="text-align: center;"><span underline="">Blog Stops</span></h1><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.bookwomanjoan.blogspot.com/">Book
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in a Dark World</a>, March 11<o:p></o:p></p><h1 center="" style="text-align: center;"><span underline="">Giveaway</span></h1><p center=""></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgTIlwK3QL83i3EhVU1fbObU8gDkEPkbPmzVIWwMhxK5gE8aIN_VUWCXB809gToNdHG1_2FFZheqXAdDjdkaKspAtZH0uX7ygdvLBcsMS8q77o8xSk89XdjPRrDZ-LEHkXwtWj7XNcSZbLXZif7cItDnV9U8LJeKi3nNee1UQ8h1cIXHqcHx9VuvnORgqgX" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="940" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgTIlwK3QL83i3EhVU1fbObU8gDkEPkbPmzVIWwMhxK5gE8aIN_VUWCXB809gToNdHG1_2FFZheqXAdDjdkaKspAtZH0uX7ygdvLBcsMS8q77o8xSk89XdjPRrDZ-LEHkXwtWj7XNcSZbLXZif7cItDnV9U8LJeKi3nNee1UQ8h1cIXHqcHx9VuvnORgqgX" width="286" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p center="">To celebrate her tour, Liz is giving away the grand prize package of a $25 Amazon e-Gift card and print copy of the book!!</p><p center="">Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.</p><p><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><a href="https://promosimple.com/ps/2a3ce/what-i-promise-you-celebration-tour-giveaway" target="_blank">https://promosimple.com/ps/2a3ce/what-i-promise-you-celebration-tour-giveaway</a></span></p>Boos Mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12630870114380099560noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204811795143739732.post-33551755982267697512024-03-08T04:27:00.000-08:002024-03-08T04:27:38.607-08:00My Thoughts and More on Looking for a Leprechaun by Richard Lopez Illustrated by Edixon Rodriguez<p> </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.ireadbooktours.com/blog---current-tours/book-tour-looking-for-a-leprechaun-by-richard-lopez" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2100" data-original-width="2100" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4CG4cbUa1vLFyghCDj1rsMupHHsfA3ETYPG1wg5Qyq9dC23mOCCsvUjD3RMaE560S68jRrXV0iFZqig7dOuS5BWVUgYQw_GXZfiD9sMK-zEyPJ5_HPEJn4_1pPAWNUUlec5FZo9LTO8zIQExtPsDzD5uSP_sq_MLy5SFU18KTv6S7YiB2HH1yegSqp48o/w400-h400/LOOKING%20FOR%20A%20LEPRACHAUN%20TOUR%20BANNER%20W%20BUTTON.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFXKQ7V-os8z-QgutgTpKG73CNHYsBnx4hgUXysJJARDPKdw8_M2asc6BuHXJspkIeh_QiLEnryfYcrde1sFs-6MvicoN5VciYzBXP4ouXI8ATNzeK8wUwX-6I7pgwTLauWnFT45eil8eMvWt2pk1smrfTAndqEOThbNZ5bhw8k6-iwRLx4tyYxq2eyQ6A/s590/Looking%20for%20a%20Lephachaun.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="582" data-original-width="590" height="395" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFXKQ7V-os8z-QgutgTpKG73CNHYsBnx4hgUXysJJARDPKdw8_M2asc6BuHXJspkIeh_QiLEnryfYcrde1sFs-6MvicoN5VciYzBXP4ouXI8ATNzeK8wUwX-6I7pgwTLauWnFT45eil8eMvWt2pk1smrfTAndqEOThbNZ5bhw8k6-iwRLx4tyYxq2eyQ6A/w400-h395/Looking%20for%20a%20Lephachaun.png" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;" /><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Book Details:</b></div>
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<u><div style="text-align: justify;"><u>Book Title</u>: Looking for a Leprechaun by Richard
Lopez</div></u><div style="text-align: justify;"><u>Category</u>: Children's Fiction (Ages 3-7), 30 pages</div>
<u><div style="text-align: justify;"><u>Genre</u>: Children's Picture Book</div></u><div style="text-align: justify;"><u>Publisher</u>: Three Little Birds Publishing</div>
<u><div style="text-align: justify;"><u>Release date:</u> Apr 2023</div></u><div style="text-align: justify;"><u>Content Rating</u>: G. Suitable for everyone.</div>
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<b><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Looking for a Leprechaun</i></b> is the story of a boy named Rich
who lives in a magical world, but everywhere he turns he hears people saying he
doesn't belong. When a fairy tells him if he finds a Leprechaun it will help
him find where he belongs, Rich sets out on an adventure. The search for a
leprechaun is difficult. Close to giving up, Rich hears some words of wisdom.
Will he be able to find what he is searching for? What if it's been inside him
all along?</div></b><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">Young children and their parents will be amazed by the positive story and exquisite
illustrations of this Mom's Choice Awards Gold recipient. Looking for a
Leprechaun has been named among the best in family-friendly media, products and
services.</div><o:p></o:p><p></p></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #444444; color: #cccccc;"><strong style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-size: large;">Buy the Book:</span></strong><br style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;"><strong><a href="https://amzn.to/48MNZVi" style="text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Amazon </a>~ <a href="https://www.audible.com/pd/Looking-for-a-Leprechaun-Audiobook/B0C7D2YRDZ" style="text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Audible</a><br /><a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/looking-for-a-leprechaun-richard-lopez/1143692979?ean=9798218189167" style="text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">B&N</a> ~ <a href="https://www.booksamillion.com/p/Looking-Leprechaun/Richard-Lopez/9798218189167" style="text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">BAM</a><br />add to <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/136272563-looking-for-a-leprechaun" style="text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Goodreads</a></strong></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkvOOS7E8ZhoLRK9sdDZFWLD3GvJXcQMPdGGCYidCbi4jtM1SGLkqLlrcDGZBbhv7PFBuvZ_REc4rM67Zp4vxnT-tyCeXKjm-rBpFMVFtOnMphpgzW3FQtHec8g35ejtT9WpWvi7IX8-TrxyP6UXK9y3qIFqo5z5_sTktbZST8DE5nIaAZPdVipRH2e575/s3000/Richard_Lopez-1-Edit.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkvOOS7E8ZhoLRK9sdDZFWLD3GvJXcQMPdGGCYidCbi4jtM1SGLkqLlrcDGZBbhv7PFBuvZ_REc4rM67Zp4vxnT-tyCeXKjm-rBpFMVFtOnMphpgzW3FQtHec8g35ejtT9WpWvi7IX8-TrxyP6UXK9y3qIFqo5z5_sTktbZST8DE5nIaAZPdVipRH2e575/s320/Richard_Lopez-1-Edit.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Meet the Author:</b><br />
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Richard Lopez is an award winning children's author originally from Hialeah,
FL. He has a high school diploma and has worked in healthcare information
technology for the past 15 years. He started to focus on writing in 2003 when
he went back to school and completed a certification for Sound Engineering at
S.A.E. He had a few poems published in books by the International Library of
Poetry. The Best Poems and Poets of 2003, Invoking the Muse, and The Best Poems
and Poets of 2005. He currently resides in St. Petersburg, FL and enjoys going
to see live music, and being outdoors. He started Three Little Birds Publishing
for his work on children's books. <b><i>Looking for a Leprechaun</i></b> is
his first children's book.<o:p></o:p></p><strong><span style="background-color: #444444; color: #cccccc;">connect with author: <a href="https://threelittlebirdspublishing.com/" style="text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">website </a>~ <a href="https://www.instagram.com/tlb.publishing" style="text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">instagram</a> ~ <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7201134.Richard_Lopez" style="text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">goodreads</a></span></strong></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b><u><span style="font-family: verdana;">My Thoughts</span></u></b>:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Looking for a Leprechaun is a
story about a Leprechaun by the name of Rich. Rich doesn’t yet know that he is a
leprechaun, especially the one that he is looking for. Rich has a problem; he
wants to belong and he doesn’t know where he belongs. He meets a fairy that
tells him to go looking for a leprechaun that will help him.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">As Rich goes off on this
adventure it seems hopeless as he is only hearing that he does not belong.
Until the fairy meets him again with more advice and Rich will soon find what
he has been looking for all along. Himself, and after that, well, the whole
world sounds just a little bit different then.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This is a great story for kids
who are looking to belong and need just a little bit of a confidence booster.
It is a very imaginative story as well, especially in the colorful and bright
illustrations of the world where Rich lives. He meets ogres and trolls in the magical
places he visits. This is a unique story that stands out since I haven’t read many
stories about leprechauns.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I was provided a copy of this
storybook from the publisher. I was not required to post a positive review and
all views and opinions are my own.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><span style="background-color: white;"><div style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: x-large; text-align: left;"><strong style="font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;">Enter the Giveaway:</span></strong></div></span></div></div><p></p><a class="e-widget" href="https://gleam.io/S54iL/looking-for-a-leprechaun-by-richard-lopez-book-tour-giveaway" rel="nofollow">Looking for a Leprechaun by Richard Lopez Book Tour Giveaway</a>
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Boos Mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12630870114380099560noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204811795143739732.post-64145923305085325182024-03-06T07:01:00.000-08:002024-03-06T07:01:39.219-08:00My Thoughts and More on Forever Free by Hope Toler Dougherty<p> </p><p center=""></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiDIW0j78ob-Sh5iNwwJFBtcPqBPK1mjhwaBkKk-3_y7GUiOiAz6-D1G4FrsQs7E1s8pLV14bw2kbnVMC-grn67DoB8Vb3jfQ2X_9o7TUybv-U5UYl3TMlaCZ25KvUvJVoi75gcURPYOnNvIzPKVxF6F5uap41wy_-KAoL9VhusuEqAr4AhwmyYWzW5iKaO" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="851" height="148" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiDIW0j78ob-Sh5iNwwJFBtcPqBPK1mjhwaBkKk-3_y7GUiOiAz6-D1G4FrsQs7E1s8pLV14bw2kbnVMC-grn67DoB8Vb3jfQ2X_9o7TUybv-U5UYl3TMlaCZ25KvUvJVoi75gcURPYOnNvIzPKVxF6F5uap41wy_-KAoL9VhusuEqAr4AhwmyYWzW5iKaO=w400-h148" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><h1><span underline="">About the Book</span></h1><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgOR7ce0-XunqHu7-XycpIgNt1xXExDVP5N2XpkEosOrH2xL-gLR6_1-VqL8z06H0dtsUZHhxaN3rq_wbTEj_MuwF1c6KAFzzMMTZ4Xkiduiv7soLPlJgqqw1RXfNkpqA2whRWIiKv4lyXTBOIAogJcip28mlEcLdg2h5ARgxkJUWGo4p7CcTbyO0RJDZ7G" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="193" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgOR7ce0-XunqHu7-XycpIgNt1xXExDVP5N2XpkEosOrH2xL-gLR6_1-VqL8z06H0dtsUZHhxaN3rq_wbTEj_MuwF1c6KAFzzMMTZ4Xkiduiv7soLPlJgqqw1RXfNkpqA2whRWIiKv4lyXTBOIAogJcip28mlEcLdg2h5ARgxkJUWGo4p7CcTbyO0RJDZ7G=w205-h320" width="205" /></a></div><br /><strong>Book: </strong>Forever Free<p></p><p><strong>Author: </strong>Hope Toler Dougherty</p><p><b>Genre: </b>Contemporary Romance</p><p><strong>Release Date: </strong>January 24, 2024</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Phoebe Sinclair combines her love of flowers and teaching to nurture a cut flower business on her grandfather’s land. She’s got her hands full growing the farm, growing her customer base, and dealing with her growing attraction to the aloof man who’s volunteered to help make her farming dream come true.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Can she focus on her main job, or will a pair of yearning eyes and a hurting heart divert her worthy goals?</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Heath Daniels has resigned himself to a life of singleness as he watches his siblings couple up and set wedding dates. Tracking their happiness, however, is more difficult than he expected. A real struggle, in fact.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Feeling the old troubles from his college years creeping back to tempt him, he’s propelled to volunteer for manual labor, leaving him exhausted, but out of danger, at the end of every day. His additional hours of agri-business, however, lead to different struggles with an intriguing farmer.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Does he have the strength to resist old temptations as well as a beautiful new one too?</p><p> </p><pre>Click <a href="https://amzn.to/3U6QqhA" target="_blank">here</a> to get your copy!</pre><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><u>My Thoughts:</u></b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This story hit all the notes of a good old fashion love story with a bit of reluctance on the guy's part, until there isn't. Phoebe Sinclair is starting her business of a flower farm on her grandfather's farm. She has a lot of ideas that are great, she just doesn't have all the business issues worked out yet. She gets a little ahead of herself sometimes.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Heath Daniels is running from his demons, so he likes to work and work hard. Paid work or volunteer work doesn't matter to him. Just needs to work to keep his mind off of his past and stoically keeping what he believes his future should be. Singlehood. Until he and Phoebe not only butt heads, but she begins stirring unwanted feelings in his heart too.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Heath has a head for business and even though he can be a bit overbearing and a take control kind of guy, Phoebe needs him. Not only that, but she kind of wants something more from him. Both Heath and Phoebe try really hard to hide their attraction and just remain as friends. Good friends they are becoming too, but those pesky hearts and feelings of love keep popping up.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I was provided a copy of this novel from the author. I was not required to post a positive review and all views and opinions are my own. </span></p><h1><span underline="">About the Author</span></h1><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhcFa3mGAugjzvUk1SPULTqC6td8dxtnRlffJ_NOoHC7kqsygBNz14uPu0bz6MjfB56uaOpMr4ZAs87V8FuxZ3yM3Yo-V7ueCbC2w-VYz4-bqCdrCHZhrXSFdAxzmBak7wnaBdNadslBYyU8blWN6WkLRwSZCcEIu4AG25eOJWdaaAa-z8b24zEyQLKIYGX" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="277" data-original-width="300" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhcFa3mGAugjzvUk1SPULTqC6td8dxtnRlffJ_NOoHC7kqsygBNz14uPu0bz6MjfB56uaOpMr4ZAs87V8FuxZ3yM3Yo-V7ueCbC2w-VYz4-bqCdrCHZhrXSFdAxzmBak7wnaBdNadslBYyU8blWN6WkLRwSZCcEIu4AG25eOJWdaaAa-z8b24zEyQLKIYGX" width="260" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Hope Toler Dougherty</strong> holds a Master’s degree in English and taught at East Carolina University in Greenville, NC, and York Technical College in Rock Hill, SC. Her early novels are <em>Irish Encounter</em>, <em>Mars…With Venus Rising, and Rescued Hearts. </em>Her Forever series includes <em>Forever Music</em>, <em>Forever Home</em>, and the novella, “A Hatteras Surprise,” which is featured in <em>Candy Cane Wishes and Saltwater Dreams</em>.</div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">A chronic volunteer, she’s a member of ACFW, NC Writers’ Network, and Triangle East Writers. She and her husband live in North Carolina and look forward to visits with their two daughters and twin sons.</p><p> </p><h1><span underline="">More from Hope</span></h1><p style="text-align: justify;">A few years ago, I decided to write a series since readers enjoy reading stories with familiar characters. Four siblings came to mind, perhaps because I have four children, and the Daniels family from Charlotte, North Carolina, burst onto my computer screen.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">I’ve loved spending time with Ben, Heath, Sam, and Josie for the past several years and sharing how three of them found their happily ever after. One, however, always appeared on the fringe of the story, participating, yes, but always a bit set apart from the family.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Heath Daniels is the second oldest sibling, the middle brother between Ben and Sam. Readers will discover him first in <em>Forever Music</em> and then in a larger role in <em>Forever Home</em>, but he never disclosed too much about himself in those stories.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Before I began the series, I didn’t know to plan key plot points and goals for each story as well as the whole series. As a panster, I wrote each story as it came to me or as I needed to like, for instance, the novella, “A Hatteras Surprise.”</p><p style="text-align: justify;">When it came time to write Heath’s story, I hardly knew him. I wasn’t sure about his backstory, his occupation, tastes…nothing. He grudgingly released those missing pieces bit by tiny bit.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">At the beginning of <em>Forever Free</em>, Heath feels like the black sheep in the family. In the high achieving Daniels clan, he’s the one who dropped out of college, the one who struggled with substance abuse, the one who feels less than. With all his siblings coupling up, he’s staring at a single future because of old misguided beliefs.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Guilt from an early tragedy along with bad choices play important parts in Heath’s personality. Phoebe Sinclair has her hands full nurturing her cut flower farm, plus she has to deal with a cute, but distant employee, the mysterious Heath.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">I enjoyed getting to know Heath and watching his growth from the sullen, misunderstood character to the confident businessperson who wants Phoebe to achieve her dream. I hope you’ll enjoy his story, too.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Here’s a recipe Phoebe bakes for her grandfather in <em>Forever Free</em>. I’m not sure why it’s called Swedish Nut Cake, but I’m sure it’s delicious.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Swedish Nut Cake</p><p></p><div style="text-align: justify;">Ingredients for cake: Ingredients for icing:</div><div style="text-align: justify;">2 C flour 1 8 oz pkg creamed cheese</div><div style="text-align: justify;">1 ¾ C sugar 1/2 stick butter</div><div style="text-align: justify;">2 eggs 1 t vanilla</div><div style="text-align: justify;">2 t baking soda 1 ½ C powdered sugar, sifted</div><div style="text-align: justify;">1 t vanilla</div><div style="text-align: justify;">½ chopped nuts</div><div style="text-align: justify;">1 20 oz. can crushed pineapple with juice</div><p></p><p></p><div style="text-align: justify;">Directions:</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Mix all ingredients for cake and bake in a greased 9×13 pan at 350 degrees for 30-40 minutes. For icing, mix all ingredients and frost the cooled cake. Store in the refrigerator.</div><p></p><h1 center="" style="text-align: center;"><span underline="">Blog Stops</span></h1><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://pausefortales.blogspot.com/">Pause for
Tales</a>, March 6<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://storiesbygina.wordpress.com/">Gina Holder,
Author and Blogger</a>, March 7 (Author Interview)<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://simpleharvestreads.com/">Simple Harvest
Reads</a>, March 8 (Author Interview)<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://debbieloseanything.blogspot.com/">Debbie’s
Dusty Deliberations</a>, March 8<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://litteraegaudium.wordpress.com/">For the
Love of Literature</a>, March 9 (Author Interview)<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://deana0326.blogspot.com/">Texas Book-aholic</a>,
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Reviews</a>, March 11 (Author Interview)<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.lifeonchickadeelane.com/">Life on
Chickadee Lane</a>, March 12<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blossomsandblessings.blogspot.com/">Blossoms
and Blessings</a>, March 13 (Author Interview)<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amybooksy.blogspot.com/">Locks, Hooks
and Books</a>, March 14<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.artistwriterandstudentohmy.com/">Artistic
Nobody</a>, March 15 (Author Interview)<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://truthandgracehomeschoolacademy.wordpress.com/">Truth and Grace
Homeschool Academy</a>, March 16<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.melissawardwell.com/category/backporch">Back
Porch Reads</a>, March 17 (Author Interview)<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.theloftypages.wordpress.com/">The Lofty
Pages</a>, March 17<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://familymgrkendra.blogspot.com/">Happily
Managing a Household of Boys</a>, March 18<o:p></o:p></p><p center="">
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& Christ Collide</a>, March 19 (Author Interview)<o:p></o:p></p><h1 center="" style="text-align: center;"><span underline="">Giveaway</span></h1><p center=""></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgEOrplqrJ1KYsFP9jnFpJwMlSOtf8uifqE_gOB49eKjdWm39b8zXq2vOhwKJdcjACaJ5ZUI4xA-0P7HIrEhx7CazI7XBNroS0_oliH0YrrnafaVHzzl6Z8nTlzwV36-QW7KmQ79MinGcVDc7Xqll7RAUWIS-1o4gBHs7CyPU1ElmwVHJ3INNtLU2sY_cLF" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="940" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgEOrplqrJ1KYsFP9jnFpJwMlSOtf8uifqE_gOB49eKjdWm39b8zXq2vOhwKJdcjACaJ5ZUI4xA-0P7HIrEhx7CazI7XBNroS0_oliH0YrrnafaVHzzl6Z8nTlzwV36-QW7KmQ79MinGcVDc7Xqll7RAUWIS-1o4gBHs7CyPU1ElmwVHJ3INNtLU2sY_cLF" width="286" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p center="">To celebrate her tour, Hope is giving away the grand prize package of a $75 Amazon gift card and a set of the 4-book Forever Series!!</p><p center="">Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.</p><p center=""></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://promosimple.com/ps/2a551/forever-free-celebration-tour-giveaway" target="_blank">https://promosimple.com/ps/2a551/forever-free-celebration-tour-giveaway</a><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p></p>Boos Mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12630870114380099560noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204811795143739732.post-45280090050276936682024-03-04T23:00:00.000-08:002024-03-04T23:00:00.134-08:00My Thoughts and More on Who Brought the Dog to Church? by Tracy L. Smoak<p> </p><p center=""></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi8b88T5voM_j6KspfBYQCHL00NDjpFL2NwQMcEDvvOGk4h4bLzHblC-8QFN_HoqkRW38AxzTiBN6sFk9JXjwZH2-JpCuWh8a2q9dokC2RbdxXY19yQ2Luviut6eHIad_WDT58gZnNO4i1adsHWMnpTQlcDat9R-SvN1mNkrkmOyt9nUU60tjNlBGPfodIj" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="851" height="148" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi8b88T5voM_j6KspfBYQCHL00NDjpFL2NwQMcEDvvOGk4h4bLzHblC-8QFN_HoqkRW38AxzTiBN6sFk9JXjwZH2-JpCuWh8a2q9dokC2RbdxXY19yQ2Luviut6eHIad_WDT58gZnNO4i1adsHWMnpTQlcDat9R-SvN1mNkrkmOyt9nUU60tjNlBGPfodIj=w400-h148" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><h1><span underline="">About the Book</span></h1><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjb93i2yUp7Xr4lP7pwmQamzN5nnSra5cGZB2_C5INz1o0u31uNNJrI1aDg5haoev4FnYJNBJD9tbHFms_QUr5Mj_957c0S-6KBOao9ZrGsEG7unKwOkAr9zsKMQ7fzOliYuf9SSoLYm1yx3IDOSjynvspoV0QtDLCRqIPO8TFL_fUoEdgpfh1xBStmRcHx" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="194" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjb93i2yUp7Xr4lP7pwmQamzN5nnSra5cGZB2_C5INz1o0u31uNNJrI1aDg5haoev4FnYJNBJD9tbHFms_QUr5Mj_957c0S-6KBOao9ZrGsEG7unKwOkAr9zsKMQ7fzOliYuf9SSoLYm1yx3IDOSjynvspoV0QtDLCRqIPO8TFL_fUoEdgpfh1xBStmRcHx=w207-h320" width="207" /></a></div><br /><strong>Book:</strong> Who Brought the Dog to Church?<p></p><p><strong>Author: </strong>Tracy L. Smoak</p><p><b>Genre:</b> Christian Contemporary Fiction</p><p><strong>Release Date: </strong>June, 2023</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Betty is sure that Ida Lou does not belong in their church when the woman shows up to the Good Friday service with her small dog in tow. But before she knows what’s happening, Betty is pushed into helping the woman as she deals with the sudden hospitalization of her husband. Having lost her own husband just one year ago, Betty is chosen as the perfect person to help walk through this valley with the newcomer—along with the other women of the WUFHs (Women United For Him).</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Sarah McAdams knows her husband loves her. He just loses his temper sometimes. It comes with the stress of being a highly recognized police officer. But when Sarah makes the decision that this is not the life she wants for her young son, will she be able to get out alive? Where can she go? And who will help her?</p><p style="text-align: justify;">God works in mysterious ways—and through ordinary people. The town of Prosper is about to experience some drama—and it all starts with a dog who comes to church.</p><p> </p><pre>Click <a href="https://amzn.to/48UfKLR" target="_blank">here</a> to get your copy!</pre><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><u>My Thoughts:</u></b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Who brought the dog to church? My mother did. Not what the book is about but my mom has done such a thing and I wonder what other church goers thought. Well, a peak into some of these character's minds might have given a hint.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This novel is a good story. It is heartbreaking and heartwarming. It takes all the characters and pulls them together in their current situations, heartbreaks, and makes something beautiful. I will admit I had a hard time reading certain parts of the story. The author takes us down the road of widowhood and spousal abuse, of loneliness, and grief. She takes those topics and turns them around for some of the characters, reluctantly of course, to be a help and blessing for others experiencing such trials. Keep tissues nearby.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">It all started with a little dog being in a place that it shouldn't have been in. How often do we let minor frustrations with others blind our eyes to their hurts and fears? This is a relevant story for those who want eyes to see, ears to hear, and hearts full of compassion for their fellow man.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I was provided a copy of this novel from the author. I was not required to post a positive review and all views and opinions are my own.</span></p><h1><span underline="">About the Author</span></h1><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiT8cv4AdZCNlJc20Bk4VFq9KiL5AbBgsr0WKjFfDnH1edqFVoDlcJVzZ1NHQW5HSEi26EToM5l37rexbe1x51x0mbTmxa95SW9_sLcv4rIWtx0B1cOxB2FzNYcaM_NtG-3NZNR42D-IQnSskWerL7-78KuWVmJiql3rM-ueGr14Hk80gwQDviezEYrJnxL" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="225" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiT8cv4AdZCNlJc20Bk4VFq9KiL5AbBgsr0WKjFfDnH1edqFVoDlcJVzZ1NHQW5HSEi26EToM5l37rexbe1x51x0mbTmxa95SW9_sLcv4rIWtx0B1cOxB2FzNYcaM_NtG-3NZNR42D-IQnSskWerL7-78KuWVmJiql3rM-ueGr14Hk80gwQDviezEYrJnxL" width="180" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A native Floridian, <strong>Tracy L. Smoak</strong> grew up riding horses and climbing citrus trees. Her passion is to encourage others in their faith journey. Smoak writes for <em>Guideposts</em>. Ambassador International released her debut novel, <em>Who Brought the Dog to Church?. </em>Bold Vision published her Bible study about encouragement titled <em>Refuge of Grace: Finding Your Safe Place.</em></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">She loves photography and authored two hardcover devotionals with her original nature art (<em>Living Water to Refresh Your Soul – </em>tranquil lake scenes; and <em>Arranged with Love</em>– floral landscapes).</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Smoak holds a master’s in Education and a bachelor’s in Communication. At her church home, she leads small-group Bible studies. She is an active member of Word Weavers International.</p><p> </p><h1><span underline="">More from Tracy</span></h1><p style="text-align: justify;">What secrets are hidden behind your neighbor’s door? What do <em>you</em> try to hide?</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The idea for this contemporary fiction began in a small country church during an Easter prayer vigil a decade ago. As I sat in the pew late at night, I heard a strange scratching noise. When I turned to locate the sound’s source, I saw a woman across the aisle with a little Yorkie.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The vigil was silent, so I didn’t approach the lady, but I did wonder why that pooch accompanied her in the sanctuary. That scenario, connected with others in my weekly involvement in several volunteer roles, sparked imagination. We judge appearances and may completely miss needs of the heart. Do we know our neighbors?</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Experiences as an advocate for survivors of domestic violence started me wondering how do people get free from damaging situations? What are the obstacles holding them back?</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Serving as a Stephens Ministry leader in my home church exposed me to people suffering loss. How are we to stand with those crushed with grief?</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Another volunteer role helping immigrants settle in the U.S. reminded me of the difficulties they face. How can one fill out an online job application when a person relocates from a refugee camp with no electricity and never has had a computer?</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The story’s heart is learning to really see, and know, our neighbors. Three women and their friendships reveal how doing good unites a community. Through comic misunderstandings and risky undertakings, the characters show us how to be Christ’s hands and feet.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Short videos to introduce the main characters can be viewed at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kuEoU7pFvU&list=PLf6ZzeQjavMcocMuZDOZUvLxZG48BiWm5&index=1" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kuEoU7pFvU&list=PLf6ZzeQjavMcocMuZDOZUvLxZG48BiWm5&index=1</a>.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Audio book excerpts can be found at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwxqS2mNisI&list=PLf6ZzeQjavMcocMuZDOZUvLxZG48BiWm5&index=9" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwxqS2mNisI&list=PLf6ZzeQjavMcocMuZDOZUvLxZG48BiWm5&index=9</a>.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Video resources for survivors of domestic violence are at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3Aq2myofjo&list=PLf6ZzeQjavMd0mkdKujmZeq7iKDzi8IoQ&index=2" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3Aq2myofjo&list=PLf6ZzeQjavMd0mkdKujmZeq7iKDzi8IoQ&index=2</a>.</p><h1 center="" style="text-align: center;"><span underline="">Blog Stops</span></h1><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.bookwomanjoan.blogspot.com/">Book
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in White Dresses</a>, March 12<o:p></o:p></p><h1 center="" style="text-align: center;"><span underline="">Giveaway</span></h1><p center=""></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhOpm9ZzkQPGcHztJUh_WvE84etWSpPMsOtKnRti3L3SrfA5mr_bacTqLoqq5Q3-AZaXm7IGm3JLgiPy9j18Swni1--nR2qtuplPWshtXUnGPsqoT2AtfGgb4tNJ2yfJ5l15PAzJeJrJ5M7rpRxnwml6v-2E2S2QAUnDs9NxGlzz79kmIL4DNOPE0FHQF0x" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="940" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhOpm9ZzkQPGcHztJUh_WvE84etWSpPMsOtKnRti3L3SrfA5mr_bacTqLoqq5Q3-AZaXm7IGm3JLgiPy9j18Swni1--nR2qtuplPWshtXUnGPsqoT2AtfGgb4tNJ2yfJ5l15PAzJeJrJ5M7rpRxnwml6v-2E2S2QAUnDs9NxGlzz79kmIL4DNOPE0FHQF0x" width="286" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p center="">To celebrate her tour, Tracy is giving away the grand prize package of a paperback copy each of Who Brought the Dog to Church? and Refuge of Grace: Finding Your Safe Place!!</p><p center="">Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.</p><p center=""></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://promosimple.com/ps/2a3cd/who-brought-the-dog-to-church" target="_blank">https://promosimple.com/ps/2a3cd/who-brought-the-dog-to-church</a><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p></p>Boos Mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12630870114380099560noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204811795143739732.post-32526328011866790942024-03-04T05:42:00.000-08:002024-03-04T05:42:37.530-08:00My Thoughts and More on Secrets and Wishes by Kathleen Rouser<p> </p><p center=""> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhz9NEP3GdpL5EipGvZPRWWVOa6b1tFZS70KHrCJLmIEaiiWcOFkHC5Sge3L-pJg3nah6YxKwVld7MqpSNtFIUVjX0eah5RIXGBIl_V5hv3CNGtb9sABcgrEA-ljoM7l9DK0_oBAHrsKHjQQqjI3_84EzLaMjfpVdguPziJ2etXA6l2E9YDdNWbAzJON8A8" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="851" height="148" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhz9NEP3GdpL5EipGvZPRWWVOa6b1tFZS70KHrCJLmIEaiiWcOFkHC5Sge3L-pJg3nah6YxKwVld7MqpSNtFIUVjX0eah5RIXGBIl_V5hv3CNGtb9sABcgrEA-ljoM7l9DK0_oBAHrsKHjQQqjI3_84EzLaMjfpVdguPziJ2etXA6l2E9YDdNWbAzJON8A8=w400-h148" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><h1><span underline="">About the Book</span></h1><p><strong> </strong></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhcbqgzkVT1Hn4VC6JGh0Nuq9kniPGlij-SyG2uSq3RCbKM9nDXP1vwAJhmz0yzswLU3_ncjZvL_L817TokR5hbVs4cv_0M95T3hqHX40xW-6NSCwZe-ppYyubm7djL7irOIUKqBwfp3IrTyaGefBK1zeusQKyrVHDci0B-jgOJu8GrrjTFnQA2I4kBRLHr" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhcbqgzkVT1Hn4VC6JGh0Nuq9kniPGlij-SyG2uSq3RCbKM9nDXP1vwAJhmz0yzswLU3_ncjZvL_L817TokR5hbVs4cv_0M95T3hqHX40xW-6NSCwZe-ppYyubm7djL7irOIUKqBwfp3IrTyaGefBK1zeusQKyrVHDci0B-jgOJu8GrrjTFnQA2I4kBRLHr=w213-h320" width="213" /></a></strong></div><p></p><p><strong>Book: </strong>Secrets and Wishes</p><p><strong>Author: </strong>Kathleen Rouser</p><p><b>Genre:</b> Christian Historical Romance</p><p><strong>Release Date: </strong>January 30, 2024</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>She only wants a fresh start, but her past might be the only hope to save his life—and the lives of countless innocents.</strong></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Determined widow Maggie Galloway dreams of a peaceful life and a successful business. And winning the Silver Leaf Flour Company baking contest could be the key to that success. She even has a chance at a prestigious position through a dashing former beau. But when her son gets into a fight with the local pharmacist’s son, Maggie’s peaceful life is derailed.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Reserved pharmacist and recent widower Thomas Harper is also looking for a fresh start for himself and his four children. But when Thomas falls gravely ill, his only choice is to enlist the help of the local baker with a knowledge of concocting remedies. He’s even more reluctant to admit that Maggie may also be the remedy for his grieving heart. And when a traveling medicine man’s medicines beget tragedy, Thomas and Maggie must overcome their differences to save the children of Stone Creek—and face the growing attraction between them—before it’s too late.</p><p> </p><pre>Click <a href="https://amzn.to/48QNKsj" target="_blank">here</a> to get you copy!</pre><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><u>My Thoughts:</u></b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">What happens when a widow and widower first meet, and they clash? How about their second and third? Maggie Galloway and her young son Philip have moved to be close to her preacher brother, Ian. Now that he is happily married, Maggie's dreams and aspirations are making her seriously think about moving back near her in-laws and opening a bakery. However, her plans are foiled, for a time, when she is needed to nurse the pharmacist back to health. Not only that, but also to help care for his four young children.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Pharmacist Thomas Harper has moved to Stone Creek for a fresh start for himself and his children. He desperately misses his late wife and her influence on his children and business. He himself is a bit disorganized and he can't keep a housekeeper in his employ due to his rambunctious and wild children. When he meets Maggie sparks fly. But he doesn't realize just how much he will need her and very soon.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Can they see a way to happily ever after between them? </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Both are a bit stubborn and understandably mourn their first loves. They need one another more than they know. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Maggie and Thomas have many challenges and dangers to get through for the sake of their children and the town's. I was glad to get Maggie's story and watch her find love again.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I was provided a copy of this novel from the publisher. I was not required to post a positive review and all views and opinions are my own. </span></p><h1><span underline="">About the Author</span></h1><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg2lq9SJUZ1pO3kQohZ8RH1HKpASTxB640GdQ9i4aM8OsEljn42K8qk46KM5DFK-zJZx7Xetd371mmasUBo0dgkeFdvLyt_FbIBGKgJqPnmKqCbCVW4-p7T4Wl_zTX-PYwnsGPNypOMeYXa6Ch87Ew7DgfoHJu1HzPtcjYbMw9T6ZzKMWDutoTZuIAioH6C" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="200" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg2lq9SJUZ1pO3kQohZ8RH1HKpASTxB640GdQ9i4aM8OsEljn42K8qk46KM5DFK-zJZx7Xetd371mmasUBo0dgkeFdvLyt_FbIBGKgJqPnmKqCbCVW4-p7T4Wl_zTX-PYwnsGPNypOMeYXa6Ch87Ew7DgfoHJu1HzPtcjYbMw9T6ZzKMWDutoTZuIAioH6C" width="160" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Kathleen Rouser</strong> is a multi-published, award-winning author of historical and contemporary Christian romance<em>. </em>She is a longtime member of American Christian Fiction Writers and a member of Faith, Hope and Love Christian Writers. She resides in southeast Michigan, a location which she often uses in her novels, with her hero and husband of forty-some years and two sweet cats who found a home in their empty nest.</div><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><h1><span underline="">More from Kathleen</span></h1><p style="text-align: justify;">Maggie Galloway’s Prizewinning Recipe</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Maggie Galloway was a secondary character in my first Stone Creek Brides novel, <em>Rumors and Promises. </em>As the older sister and housekeeper of hero, Ian McCormick, she liked to have her say. I enjoyed getting to know Maggie as I created her character. She was so much fun to write I knew she needed her own story.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">She has a knowledge of remedies from working with her pharmacist husband in the past, but Maggie is also a prizewinning baker because of her creative and cherished recipe for pecan snickerdoodles. I hope you’ll enjoy her recipe.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><em>Increasing the vanilla in her favorite snickerdoodle recipe while adding toasted chopped pecans to the dough and the cinnamon sugar made for the delightful crunch and a nutty taste, which had won her second place in the recipe contest.</em> (From Maggie’s musings in <em>Secrets and Wishes.</em>)</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Maggie Galloway’s Pecan Snickerdoodles</p><p style="text-align: justify;">½ cup butter, softened</p><p style="text-align: justify;">1 cup sugar</p><p style="text-align: justify;">¼ teaspoon baking soda</p><p style="text-align: justify;">1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar</p><p style="text-align: justify;">1 egg</p><p style="text-align: justify;">1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract</p><p style="text-align: justify;">1 ¼ cup flour</p><p style="text-align: justify;">½ cup chopped toasted pecans</p><p style="text-align: justify;"> </p><p style="text-align: justify;">Cinnamon sugar mixture:</p><p style="text-align: justify;">2 tablespoons sugar</p><p style="text-align: justify;">1 tablespoon finely chopped toasted pecans</p><p style="text-align: justify;">1 teaspoon ground cinnamon</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Preheat oven to 375 degrees F and lightly grease cookie sheet.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Beat butter until creamy. Add 1 cup sugar, baking soda, and cream of tartar, mixing well.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Beat egg and vanilla into the mixture. Slowly add flour and chopped pecans to the mixture.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Set dough in the refrigerator (or the icebox in Maggie’s day) for at least a half an hour to make it easier to handle.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">While you’re waiting, mix the cinnamon sugar ingredients together with the 1 tablespoon finely chopped pecans.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">When the dough is ready, roll into small balls and roll in cinnamon sugar/nut mixture.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Place a couple of inches apart on the cookie sheet and bake for 9-11 minutes, only until slightly golden brown along the edges. Yield is approximately two dozen cookies.</p><h1 center="" style="text-align: center;"><span underline="">Blog Stops</span></h1><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://storiesbygina.wordpress.com/">Gina Holder,
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and Books</a>, February 21<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://booksyoucanfeelgoodabout.blogspot.com/">Books
You Can Feel Good About</a>, February 22<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.lifeonchickadeelane.com/">Life on
Chickadee Lane</a>, February 22<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://luannabubbles.wixsite.com/devotedhope">Devoted
To Hope</a>, February 23<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://vickysluitercom.wordpress.com/">Vicky
Sluiter</a>, February 23<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://deana0326.blogspot.com/">Texas Book-aholic</a>,
February 24<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://truthandgracehomeschoolacademy.wordpress.com/">Truth and Grace
Homeschool Academy</a>, February 25<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://abbasprayerwarriorprincess.com/blog/">ABBA’s
Prayer Warrior Princess</a>, February 26<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://lakesidelivingsite.wordpress.com/">lakesidelivingsite</a>,
February 27<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/macebetti/">Betti Mace</a>,
February 28<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://familymgrkendra.blogspot.com/">Happily
Managing a Household of Boys</a>, February 29<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://coverloverbookreview.blogspot.com/">Cover
Lover Book Review</a>, March 1<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://forhimandmyfamily.com/">For Him and My
Family</a>, March 2<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://hollysbookcorner.home.blog/">Holly’s Book
Corner</a>, March 3<o:p></o:p></p><p center="">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://pausefortales.blogspot.com/">Pause for Tales</a>,
March 4<o:p></o:p></p><h1 center="" style="text-align: center;"><span underline="">Giveaway</span></h1><p center=""></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFAIGrJ_S8tbqte9LcxJqazvf0RfYxG0YfJJKaFESfbaY2UEBJJidGhaOIl1_xxhg9ULIpT5qTFJgW5bNMqz4NJpBhEizJbNHsB0lgEaFT8hSTX3fluEgYQkdk4IS5N5gNt-JCc7UK1s-lkrO2Wp8wcz_7ShUQqt6VF5aYLNiGDJ6wmoY4jQdVnCfbcoAS" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="285" data-original-width="285" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFAIGrJ_S8tbqte9LcxJqazvf0RfYxG0YfJJKaFESfbaY2UEBJJidGhaOIl1_xxhg9ULIpT5qTFJgW5bNMqz4NJpBhEizJbNHsB0lgEaFT8hSTX3fluEgYQkdk4IS5N5gNt-JCc7UK1s-lkrO2Wp8wcz_7ShUQqt6VF5aYLNiGDJ6wmoY4jQdVnCfbcoAS" width="240" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p center="">To celebrate her tour, Kathleen is giving away the garand prize package of a $50 Amazon gift card!!</p><p center="">Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.</p><p center=""></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://promosimple.com/ps/2a256/secrets-and-wishes-celebration-tour-giveaway" target="_blank">https://promosimple.com/ps/2a256/secrets-and-wishes-celebration-tour-giveaway</a><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p></p>Boos Mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12630870114380099560noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204811795143739732.post-4644506857624369232024-02-28T20:02:00.000-08:002024-02-28T20:02:02.756-08:00My Thoughts on Fatal Witness by Patricia Bradley<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://bakerpublishinggroup.com/books/fatal-witness/411260" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="" data-original-height="440" data-original-width="285" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiMllX8Ql3LlQdQ882eT8fpFWKB3GDcR3NAS-CPIyBtSU8Kyt6cD_mOFRr0nmnaOjQWr17EkXJORue33oullHEFe0vAqgXahH5qCbx1a4wGrVdKN46_czlE_3sFPC-qtlANwINlrie0KeSbEyJW6vqhXPGl8edCsfb2iDa6gSYyMYVIe9AmoXfbJk15qLxb=w258-h400" width="258" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><u>About:</u></b></span><p></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>She doesn't remember the death of her parents--and
someone will do whatever it takes to keep it that way</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">As a child, artist and potter Dani Bennett witnessed the brutal murder of her
parents. With little memory of the incident or her true identity, she was
forced to take on a new name and a new life, hidden away in Montana for the
past twenty-five years.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Mae Richmond has spent the same stretch of time searching for her
granddaughter, who went missing the night her daughter and son-in-law were
murdered. Convinced the woman she saw in a pottery magazine feature is the
woman she's been searching for, she enlists the help of K-9 officer Mark
Lassiter of Pearl Springs, Tennessee, who tracks Dani down.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Skeptical but curious, Dani sets out on a journey to uncover the secrets of her
past and reclaim her true identity. But someone close to her is determined to
keep the truth of what happened all those years ago hidden.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><u>My Thoughts:</u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This story takes us back to Pearl Springs, this time concerning Mae Richmond's long lost granddaughter Danielle. Her daughter and son-in-law's murders have never been solved and she has not seen or heard from Danielle or Dani's uncle in twenty-five years. But Mae has never given up hope and when she finally gets evidence that she is alive and possibly found, she gets help from K-9 officer Mark Lassiter and Alex and Nathan from the previous book.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This story was like a puzzle as each piece was put together to show who the killer was and why. To say I was shocked at who it was, is an understatement. Poor Dani has suppressed her memories since she was only nine when the murders happened. She was raised by her overprotective, maybe somewhat manipulative uncle. While her grandmother Mae languished wondering what happened to her.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I liked seeing Alex and Nathan again from the previous book, the author expands on their story as well. I liked that the characters thought things through and really worked as a team to bring this cold case to a close.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I was provided a copy of this novel from the publisher. I was not required to post a positive review and all views and opinions are my own.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><u>About the Author:</u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><u><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgEPfGhM6HyfwnrE7fwXxcgkCgYOT7i_A6BE6cNGRK7nwqHtTM1dhUnLy6DVr6N3CEWX6egBYQbETnifh8bFoKvq8FNlafJbDkdiTweFaiySxk_Z_sRTpj0k3XNjDtqd5jSdgQ3Rcadi0Yrz3rjhCW5GneDTZIlsmC-qK0dW0TK-ubE4mUSjbvkW8-Wd5Zp" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="167" data-original-width="145" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgEPfGhM6HyfwnrE7fwXxcgkCgYOT7i_A6BE6cNGRK7nwqHtTM1dhUnLy6DVr6N3CEWX6egBYQbETnifh8bFoKvq8FNlafJbDkdiTweFaiySxk_Z_sRTpj0k3XNjDtqd5jSdgQ3Rcadi0Yrz3rjhCW5GneDTZIlsmC-qK0dW0TK-ubE4mUSjbvkW8-Wd5Zp" width="208" /></a></div><br /></u></b></span><b>Patricia Bradley</b> is the author of <i>Counter
Attack</i> and <i>Fatal Witness</i>, as well as the Natchez Trace
Park Rangers, Memphis Cold Case, and Logan Point series. Bradley is the winner
of an Inspirational Reader's Choice Award, a Selah Award, and a Daphne du
Maurier Award; she was a Carol Award finalist; and three of her books were
included in anthologies that debuted on the <i>USA Today</i> bestseller
list. She makes her home in Mississippi. Learn more at <a href="http://PTBradley.com" target="_blank">PTBradley.com</a>.</div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><o:p></o:p></p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><u></u></b></span><p></p>Boos Mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12630870114380099560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204811795143739732.post-87651383983406120982024-02-27T06:13:00.000-08:002024-02-27T06:13:10.244-08:00My Thoughts and More on When Legends Rise by Daphne Self<p> </p><p center=""></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEimq91XQ7mMroOf1Ms4tdcJRrsiqxHhPCTTjXuQDzfXT-SDMfZRaWI6A2w-pmH2r2Ae4e69WxfVKuuJj3hmY5YoBaixrDewUQtJ6LaFgnxwRefBp5ZFtGI5oY7AQWz7oELB3IdcmwIs9Kx_sAiNJxgy1mqNot5OemeCuoRyYOZzQibAenw-hwYeuRbwM0Pg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="851" height="148" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEimq91XQ7mMroOf1Ms4tdcJRrsiqxHhPCTTjXuQDzfXT-SDMfZRaWI6A2w-pmH2r2Ae4e69WxfVKuuJj3hmY5YoBaixrDewUQtJ6LaFgnxwRefBp5ZFtGI5oY7AQWz7oELB3IdcmwIs9Kx_sAiNJxgy1mqNot5OemeCuoRyYOZzQibAenw-hwYeuRbwM0Pg=w400-h148" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><h1><span underline="">About the Book</span></h1><p><strong> </strong></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgZwRS7qVa6tLMlpit0c_LRnbj5siA2RNOWPlLIcGes9E63Bno0uyOiWWWtu-U1PI4OiiTnt4Up5odItMHUFVxsLeT4Ql7980VV6FUSiZI9NX2Dxex2m2pM5TrhoE6I-3VFSHs8KIPsvRkUzBfeJ2a38p_oc1y4AdrkUljaHksv3fI2q-CyCzw7-5a16mdU" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="194" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgZwRS7qVa6tLMlpit0c_LRnbj5siA2RNOWPlLIcGes9E63Bno0uyOiWWWtu-U1PI4OiiTnt4Up5odItMHUFVxsLeT4Ql7980VV6FUSiZI9NX2Dxex2m2pM5TrhoE6I-3VFSHs8KIPsvRkUzBfeJ2a38p_oc1y4AdrkUljaHksv3fI2q-CyCzw7-5a16mdU=w207-h320" width="207" /></a></strong></div><p></p><p><strong>Book:</strong> When Legends Rise</p><p><strong>Author: </strong>Daphne Self</p><p><b>Genre:</b> Science Fiction</p><p><strong>Release Date: </strong>July 26, 2022</p><p style="text-align: justify;">He is now one of them. Genetically altered . . . Designed to kill . . . Trained to eradicate . . . Until he became more. Juliet 7-A was the top elite assassin for the Global Federated Territories until an ambush deemed him beyond salvaging. He was scheduled for decommission. His only recourse for survival is a new identity and his search for the one friend he had―a friend who defected and deserted him. Those he once hunted will save him. Yet it comes with a price. A price that demands much of him. What happens when an assassin awakens?</p><p> </p><pre>Click <a href="https://amzn.to/3tk4I3w" target="_blank">here</a> to get your copy!</pre><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><u>My Thoughts:</u></b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I have read author Self's stories before, and this dystopian, futuristic tale definitely intrigued me. This is certainly not my normal reading genre, but I wanted to try something different. This story was giving me strong Firefly vibes, and what I really enjoyed was that the world and future that was created was not hard for me to understand nor get lost in.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This story took on a lot of action and there was quite a bit of violence. However, it was a story of redemption. What happens when you have done much evil in your life, can your life change for the better? Can you be forgiven? That is the questions that Julius grapples with and he does receive his answers.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Julius is a man that has been genetically altered to become a killer. He heals quickly and is amazingly strong and for the most part feels no pain. His past memories are no more. However, a friend of his saved him once upon a time and then disappeared, and Julius is looking for him. He no longer is the person they created, now he needs answers. </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Abigail is a normal human trying to get back home. She ends up paying for passage on Julius's ship and gets much more than she bargained for. I was very happy that there was romance in this space story as well.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I am looking forward to the second in this series. If you are a fan of TV shows like Firefly and or author Ronie Kendig's space opera, this is a story you would enjoy.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I was provided a copy of this novel from the author. I was not required to post a positive review and all views and opinions are my own.</span></p><h1><span underline="">About the Author</span></h1><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiqY_jyJ3Ede0EkvBUz7a2AXiVsdsRwSOoZPFVwCxFOoXDiYE4-chOvLDaRHMdZkrXnyMTQ3dQrsgpt14-uOSk2BhbKXCqBLITPeL13FLtMW0MX3ceF6KKaNFIhJ7j6gFel6Wk-4h8EqUeNnww3fcqZkNB33qwXd9jasH3slAWn_4C6nDY4ZHqYLei1G6c9" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="231" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiqY_jyJ3Ede0EkvBUz7a2AXiVsdsRwSOoZPFVwCxFOoXDiYE4-chOvLDaRHMdZkrXnyMTQ3dQrsgpt14-uOSk2BhbKXCqBLITPeL13FLtMW0MX3ceF6KKaNFIhJ7j6gFel6Wk-4h8EqUeNnww3fcqZkNB33qwXd9jasH3slAWn_4C6nDY4ZHqYLei1G6c9" width="185" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Daphne Self</strong>, formerly published under the name D.M. Webb, resides in Iowa. As a Mississippian transplant, she spends her days in the Midwest state writing, editing, reading, antiquing, and planning adventures. She pursues her dream as an editor and author with one goal in mind: To Glorify His Name. Daphne is also an avid reader who devours book in many genres. As a long time member of ACFW (American Christian Fiction Writers) and Realm Makers, she volunteers her time helping published and unpublished authors.</div><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><h1><span underline="">More from Daphne</span></h1><p style="text-align: justify;">It started as an idea back in the late 90s. It came to fruition in May 2021. The inspiration was this: salvation is free. That began the questions of: what if someone committed horrible acts, what if that person was indoctrinated and changed, what if when faced with the truth how would he react, and finally, what story from the Bible would work for my character? Of course, the story of Saul of Tarsus (Paul) came to mind. Blood was on his hands, yet he found salvation in Christ. And the story of Samson gave a bit of a parallel to my story, too.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">I wrote this book before the show <em>Halo</em> was released, yet I had been playing the <em>Halo</em> video game for years. I’ve always enjoyed the backstory of Master Chief, so the main character of <em>When Legends Rise</em> is a bit like Master Chief John-117. Plus, if you have seen <em>The Mandalorian</em>, then you will see a few common themes between my book and that show. There’s also a bit of a Star Trek vibe in that I use “tech” speak and plausible science.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">And what began as one book has now evolved into a 5-book series titled <em>Legends of Light</em>. Book two, <em>What Legends Become</em>, releases in June 2024 and follows the family and the continuing story of salvation, persecution, faith, and hope.</p><h1 center="" style="text-align: center;"><span underline="">Blog Stops</span></h1><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.bookwomanjoan.blogspot.com/">Book
Reviews From an Avid Reader</a>, February 17<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://babblingbeckyl.com/">Babbling Becky L’s
Book Impressions</a>, February 18<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://debbieloseanything.blogspot.com/">Debbie’s
Dusty Deliberations</a>, February 19<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.artistwriterandstudentohmy.com/">Artistic
Nobody</a>, February 20 (Author Interview)<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://madismusingsblog.wordpress.com/">Madi’s
Musings</a>, February 20<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://deana0326.blogspot.com/">Texas Book-aholic</a>,
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Homeschool Academy</a>, February 22<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.wishfulendings.com/">Wishful Endings</a>,
February 23<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amybooksy.blogspot.com/">Locks, Hooks
and Books</a>, February 24<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://exploringthewrittenword.com/">Exploring the
Written Word</a>, February 25<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.carolkeen.blogspot.com/">Blogging With
Carol</a>, February 26<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://pausefortales.blogspot.com/">Pause for Tales</a>,
February 27<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://guildmaster97.wordpress.com/">Guild Master</a>,
February 28 (Author Interview)<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.theloftypages.wordpress.com/">The Lofty
Pages</a>, February 28<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://montanamade.weebly.com/tell-tale-book-reviews">Tell Tale Book
Reviews</a>, February 29<o:p></o:p></p><p center="">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.fictionbooklover.com/">Fiction Book
Lover</a>, March 1 (Author Interview)<o:p></o:p></p><h1 center="" style="text-align: center;"><span underline="">Giveaway</span></h1><p center=""></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgOTGeglgpvpE_l0l0ByOleI-SqS-H3p0PsKuwM7U9TMlqWcreXIEJ_JOlR9NjYYggMZaPUj_6h5M0nKuwZAjooWc21YY1FE7-m94ellHrIwpReJeDmnp2-jsrgCo5bzgLhXOhbXi9R2OOUJov_1J7tSIS0pDgHbpLS_Rv8zfVXc-HVJN4tLgnyiZY9K5EL" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="940" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgOTGeglgpvpE_l0l0ByOleI-SqS-H3p0PsKuwM7U9TMlqWcreXIEJ_JOlR9NjYYggMZaPUj_6h5M0nKuwZAjooWc21YY1FE7-m94ellHrIwpReJeDmnp2-jsrgCo5bzgLhXOhbXi9R2OOUJov_1J7tSIS0pDgHbpLS_Rv8zfVXc-HVJN4tLgnyiZY9K5EL" width="286" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p center="">To celebrate her tour, Daphne is giving away the grand prize package of a paperback copy of the book, bookmarks, character cards, and a $25 Amazon gift card!!</p><p center="">Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.</p><p center=""></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://promosimple.com/ps/29dbb/when-legends-rise-celebration-tour-giveaway" target="_blank">https://promosimple.com/ps/29dbb/when-legends-rise-celebration-tour-giveaway</a><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p></p>Boos Mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12630870114380099560noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204811795143739732.post-52786918659877595382024-02-22T05:34:00.000-08:002024-02-22T05:34:20.012-08:00My Thoughts and More on The Marine's Deadly Reunion by Loretta Eidson<p> </p><p center=""></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgzrOJtCHHv0rKMkIfPxCq391LtKXKRPrf48OYP71uZ-UJl5OVTo4sncqYhxr4hNtMBWdE1ZN2u5rcxHs8eh12YcATc1ahVGoZapQD9pbYUu6nNLeiQZ9bCNjWvlRd-2sis-U8S4hlpftQ5wXcEcLUBgStCWNii7XdbIdVaEgrAJk08yNzk-Mcs6rm2RvD_" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="851" height="148" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgzrOJtCHHv0rKMkIfPxCq391LtKXKRPrf48OYP71uZ-UJl5OVTo4sncqYhxr4hNtMBWdE1ZN2u5rcxHs8eh12YcATc1ahVGoZapQD9pbYUu6nNLeiQZ9bCNjWvlRd-2sis-U8S4hlpftQ5wXcEcLUBgStCWNii7XdbIdVaEgrAJk08yNzk-Mcs6rm2RvD_=w400-h148" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><h1><span underline="">About the Book</span></h1><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgOFKIjKLyq_aEBySCeRRm-0bp8A38ui_-pOyRMUcstn35kQK3vELtjnlrP2Q2B4Ecw_NECavRYz2E1yqKNvERJlKoag6R_7gkKDUpmiuLGjkc2M3ssXQRTtU1xpVRNOensRVN6MIrfp1iMrGboFb6cl7nTBFSzSSqvSj7ucDSjETX1h_PKshcLHnDFo6hi" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="190" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgOFKIjKLyq_aEBySCeRRm-0bp8A38ui_-pOyRMUcstn35kQK3vELtjnlrP2Q2B4Ecw_NECavRYz2E1yqKNvERJlKoag6R_7gkKDUpmiuLGjkc2M3ssXQRTtU1xpVRNOensRVN6MIrfp1iMrGboFb6cl7nTBFSzSSqvSj7ucDSjETX1h_PKshcLHnDFo6hi=w203-h320" width="203" /></a></div><br /><strong>Book: </strong>The Marine’s Deadly Reunion<p></p><p><strong>Author: </strong>Loretta Eidson</p><p><b>Genre: </b>Inspirational Romantic Suspense</p><p><strong>Release Date: </strong>December 26, 2023</p><p style="text-align: justify;">When Sergeant Daria Gordon saves US Marine Jake Fisher and his baby niece from an attacker, she instantly puts a target on her own back. Someone murdered Jake’s sister, and now they want Jake and Daria dead. To survive, Jake and Daria must discover this ruthless killer’s identity. But can they uncover the truth and keep the baby safe . . . before the killer finds them?</p><p> </p><pre>Click <a href="https://amzn.to/48veKxQ" target="_blank">here</a> to get your copy!</pre><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><u>My Thoughts:</u></b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This story when it begins is already in mid action. The danger has already begun, and marine Jake Fisher wants to go after the people who just tried to kill him and his 18-month-old niece. Police sergeant Daria Gordon happens on to the scene and is surprised to see her childhood friend Jake back in town. They don't really get a lot of time to catch up in a normal way, as they and the baby are trying to survive the multiple attacks on them.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The attempts on his and Emma's life only proves to Jake that his sister and husband's accident was murder. What had his sister stumbled upon at the bank where she worked? And how are they always found by the murderers? This marine is having a hard time letting Daria take point on this. He should be the protector; he is the marine. But now he has Emma he must look after too.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This was an intense read as it seemed no place was safe, they were dealing with frigid temperatures, and they had a baby in tow. And those who were after them were intent on ending their lives. Plus, if they survive, do Jake and Daria have a chance at something more?</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I was provided a copy of this novel from the author. I was not required to post a positive review and all views and opinions are my own. </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><h1><span underline="">About the Author</span></h1><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEibElqlYVliDej74jPHUk83hEW4du257rOhGiEmgzcFAhDB-YpSw19815BpZKHnznvyOCJ5_kKaA1LoWvaF0rX7hyV_GjfyfgX3PIsb1Cv3udfvTcnBXHXqeyCni1j7-ELwHa8qugkYXgfDvmXgcP9q5okaE9E0yxOSogqR2rTPAtpqh_D763zIu-Y6elHo" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="300" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEibElqlYVliDej74jPHUk83hEW4du257rOhGiEmgzcFAhDB-YpSw19815BpZKHnznvyOCJ5_kKaA1LoWvaF0rX7hyV_GjfyfgX3PIsb1Cv3udfvTcnBXHXqeyCni1j7-ELwHa8qugkYXgfDvmXgcP9q5okaE9E0yxOSogqR2rTPAtpqh_D763zIu-Y6elHo" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Award-winning author <strong>Loretta Eidson</strong> loves writing inspirational romantic suspense. Her first novel, <em>Pursued in the Wilderness, </em>published by Harlequin’s Love Inspired Suspense<em>, </em>won the <em>2023 Romance Novel of the Year</em> award in AWSA’s (Advanced Writers and Speakers Association) Golden Scroll Awards and was a <em>finalist</em> in the 2023 Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference Director’s Choice Award in General Fiction.</div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">She believes in the power of prayer and enjoys challenging her characters to trust God in all things. Loretta is an AWSA Certified Coach for aspiring writers, and she lives in North Mississippi, close to her family.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"> </p><h1><span underline="">More from Loretta</span></h1><p style="text-align: justify;">One of the fun parts I enjoyed writing in The Marine’s Deadly Reunion is the interaction between US Marine, Jake Fisher, and his eighteen-month-old niece, Emma. He knows nothing about caring for a baby. He thinks if he isn’t hungry, Emma isn’t either. During one scene, he glances at her in the rearview mirror. She had tossed everything out of her diaper bag and found her juice cup. He grins, thinking this little human is self-sufficient and they’ll get along just fine.</p><h1 center="" style="text-align: center;"><span underline="">Blog Stops</span></h1><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.bookwomanjoan.blogspot.com/">Book
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Dusty Deliberations</a>, February 22<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://deana0326.blogspot.com/">Texas Book-aholic</a>,
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and Books</a>, February 25<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://babblingbeckyl.com/">Babbling Becky L’s
Book Impressions</a>, February 26<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://truthandgracehomeschoolacademy.wordpress.com/">Truth and Grace
Homeschool Academy</a>, February 27<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.theloftypages.wordpress.com/">The Lofty
Pages</a>, February 28<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/macebetti/">Betti Mace</a>,
February 29<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.lifeonchickadeelane.com/">Life on
Chickadee Lane</a>, February 29<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://forhimandmyfamily.com/">For Him and MY
Family</a>, March 1<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://hollysbookcorner.home.blog/">Holly’s Book
Corner</a>, March 2<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://paulakrueger.substack.com/">Paula’s Pad of
Inspiration</a>, March 3<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://storiesbygina.wordpress.com/">Gina Holder,
Author and Blogger</a>, March 4 (Author Interview)<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/mary.a.hake">Mary Hake</a>,
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</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://agoodbookandcupoftea.wixsite.com/agoodbookandcupoftea">A Good
Book and Cup of Tea</a>, March 5<o:p></o:p></p><h1 center="" style="text-align: center;"><span underline="">Giveaway</span></h1><p center=""></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj8ty8oQ4fYWdLAZotJdd7JJNHsOo9m_xcfPFS_p7UnR1oRF1RYsbuI8RvOnky0-B00z031aurOtbZMzTvXC8N06PcvKO49tY3SK13VTOSZ9hi2-iUNTUE9vWgDSSQjFyha74sttbH152jUCiimT2LkNtQ99cVwR0YK4L2LqKv7_ANVH4WWFkHG_4IG2P5H" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="940" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj8ty8oQ4fYWdLAZotJdd7JJNHsOo9m_xcfPFS_p7UnR1oRF1RYsbuI8RvOnky0-B00z031aurOtbZMzTvXC8N06PcvKO49tY3SK13VTOSZ9hi2-iUNTUE9vWgDSSQjFyha74sttbH152jUCiimT2LkNtQ99cVwR0YK4L2LqKv7_ANVH4WWFkHG_4IG2P5H" width="286" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p center="">To celebrate her tour, Loretta is giving away the grand prize package of a $50 Amazon gift card and an eBook copy of the book!!</p><p center="">Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.</p><p center=""></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://promosimple.com/ps/2a257/the-marine-s-deadly-reunion-celebration-tour-giveaway" target="_blank">https://promosimple.com/ps/2a257/the-marine-s-deadly-reunion-celebration-tour-giveaway</a><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p></p>Boos Mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12630870114380099560noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204811795143739732.post-13971272698261934252024-02-22T05:19:00.000-08:002024-02-22T05:20:47.108-08:00My Thoughts and More on Torch by Sofia Simpson<p> </p><p center=""> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjvawEQhOW215AvzimIsj8REcvb2gV15gVeYgz87Js8MQXMdby9ewdooWrJGT1PQiwS5UZVBJyW6si1xE0NBDOZAdwbRxdOGlyzxfpCNo_Is8hoyY-qDAMwDrALAbZgkJL9XUwOWiue6nezaPZm73RdA_-BX-dhfe4XxSY4KabCzsrScaj0ljs4F8Vsgb4o" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="851" height="148" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjvawEQhOW215AvzimIsj8REcvb2gV15gVeYgz87Js8MQXMdby9ewdooWrJGT1PQiwS5UZVBJyW6si1xE0NBDOZAdwbRxdOGlyzxfpCNo_Is8hoyY-qDAMwDrALAbZgkJL9XUwOWiue6nezaPZm73RdA_-BX-dhfe4XxSY4KabCzsrScaj0ljs4F8Vsgb4o=w400-h148" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><h1><span underline="">About the Book</span></h1><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg7qQfX-4JQgxMN2ubWBEi52EK2CuB8h5Y2TfsTsCLuHXDYtLcVi-j9hkzFUj0bm5sY4Wm8u-9mr6Yqe0nuYvkOFBSp24NEf7Ot6OCrxfJXD7RqEcu1HQBNFZMMwE10vn1rIWlDCq8jTiMC2Ar2KtEqPPLCZadWsL0bxlclNeMQ_wCyZdRTUBXLPo-vTIff" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="225" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg7qQfX-4JQgxMN2ubWBEi52EK2CuB8h5Y2TfsTsCLuHXDYtLcVi-j9hkzFUj0bm5sY4Wm8u-9mr6Yqe0nuYvkOFBSp24NEf7Ot6OCrxfJXD7RqEcu1HQBNFZMMwE10vn1rIWlDCq8jTiMC2Ar2KtEqPPLCZadWsL0bxlclNeMQ_wCyZdRTUBXLPo-vTIff=w240-h320" width="240" /></a></div><strong>Book:</strong> Torch<p></p><p><strong>Author: </strong>Sofia Simpson</p><p><b>Genre:</b> Young Adult Christian Fantasy</p><p><strong>Release Date: </strong>February 6, 2024</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Relentlessly pursued by the Extremists, Vela and Linc embark on a perilous journey toward a hidden Elemental community in the Canadian mountains. It’s a place where couples of different elements thrive, raising families while living off the grid.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">These Elementals, like the Extremists, are searching for the portended Chosen Child, the one who will unite the clans. Vela is forced to accept she might be a part of this prophecy whether she likes it or not.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Vela is more than intrigued by a mixed Elemental in the community who single-mindedly pursues her. Faced with a choice between two very different men makes committing to Linc as her Intended harder than she imagined.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Can Linc win the fight for her heart? Will this prophecy be her undoing or the Elementals’ salvation?</p><p> </p><pre>Click <a href="https://amzn.to/4aIoAhF" target="_blank">here</a> to get your copy!</pre><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><u>My Thoughts:</u></b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">It has been a hot minute since I have been so caught up and invested in a young adult story and series. This is one that is really good, better with each book, and I can hardly wait for the third in the series.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Where the first book really showed us the dynamics and powers and explained to us the elementals world and how they coexist in ours, this one takes our two main characters, Vela and Linc, into Canada as they search for a secluded community of elementals where they will have safety. Hopefully. That is the plan anyway. Especially since they may be key to the prophesy being fulfilled. However, they have quite a time getting there and when they finally arrive things are still strained at the settlement. Will they be able to survive what is coming and can they stick together?</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">While reading this Vela asks at least once a question similar to, 'why can't we just get along?'. I have asked that too in regard to the world we live in, and it would be so much simpler and safer if we did. But just like here, in Vela's world there are agitators that have their purposes for keeping the elemental war going. There are some surprises along the way, they are fighting for their very lives and for the chance to live in peace.</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> Vera and Linc's relationship, even though they are soul mates, is tested a plenty. Be prepared, </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">the story does end on a bit of a cliffhanger.</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> I am looking forward to what will happen in book three.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I was provided a copy of this novel from the author. I was not required to post a positive review and all views and opinions are my own. </span></p><h1><span underline="">About the Author</span></h1><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjcvUbE_4FG5ejGeoAdLHyYbWi_16KHOXb0lztAwJ8UNwOvaTIS_kYftQTrjai5sphdLXs7bpJpX8ao3epNSZwxWPy7zS68SwUDAt12PbC_8VubbFYUlNrOdlDq_A8maLFS_vBDyjGP0o2g0gfK0u9egvtkEqWiXmf-BrpIg89EJN2GWnfIz454BjBc_mYc" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="274" data-original-width="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjcvUbE_4FG5ejGeoAdLHyYbWi_16KHOXb0lztAwJ8UNwOvaTIS_kYftQTrjai5sphdLXs7bpJpX8ao3epNSZwxWPy7zS68SwUDAt12PbC_8VubbFYUlNrOdlDq_A8maLFS_vBDyjGP0o2g0gfK0u9egvtkEqWiXmf-BrpIg89EJN2GWnfIz454BjBc_mYc=s16000" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Sofia grew up moving constantly. Never in one place more than three years, there was plenty of time to daydream during long car rides. College finally gave her a chance to study what she had always dreamed of doing, writing her stories.</div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">She obtained a B.A. in Journalism, married her handsome husband and had two amazing sons.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">A big believer in dreaming big, Sofia loves speaking to youth, encouraging them to find hope no matter what their life looks like. Sofia is a daughter of the Lord first and foremost and finds inspiration with the stories like King David and Esther.</p><h1><span underline="">More from Sofia</span></h1><p style="text-align: justify;">This book has been my absolute favorite to write. I switched my POV to first person, and it made all the difference in the world as far as getting into my character’s head. I’ve been so intimidated in writing in first person POV, so I’m so happy I went out on a limb and tried it. The story flowed so easily once I did! I wrote the first draft of this book in 10 weeks! I got on an intense writing schedule, stuck to it and voila! Out popped this book.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">I loved every minute of it, especially the researching part. Researching how to live off the grid was fascinating to me, and it couldn’t have been more interesting. It really made me understand how people lived without modern conveniences. Well, in my book, they lived with modern conveniences thanks to generators and the Elementals’ gifts and abilities, but they had to make their own soap, butter, cheese, sometimes, clothes. I learned how a toilet can work thanks to gravity and setting up the pump on a hill. It’s all fascinating to me and I hope everyone finds it fun to learn, too, all while a great story unfolds!</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The following recipe was so neat, I had to include it! And, yes, it’s in the book. They had to cook bread without an oven, so this worked nicely so they could still enjoy some fresh cooked bread.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">This recipe was copied from the following link from Veganonboard.com:</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://veganonboard.com/campfire-bread-on-a-stick-recipe/" target="_blank">Campfire Bread on a Stick Recipe – Vegan on Board</a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Ingredients</p><ul><li style="text-align: justify;">1 tsp dried yeast</li><li style="text-align: justify;">1 tsp sugar</li><li style="text-align: justify;">2 ½ cups (300 g) flour</li><li style="text-align: justify;">⅞ cup (200 ml) warm water</li><li style="text-align: justify;">2 tbsp (30 ml) olive oil</li><li style="text-align: justify;">1 tsp salt</li></ul><p style="text-align: justify;">Dough:</p><ul><li style="text-align: justify;">In a large bowl, mix all the ingredients into a moist dough. No need to knead!</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Cover the bowl and let the dough rise in a warm place until it has doubled in size – about 1 hour.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">With floured hands, briefly ‘knock back’ the dough by making it into a ball.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Tip the dough out onto a floured surface and divide into 8 pieces.</li></ul><p style="text-align: justify;">Shaping your breadsticks:</p><ul><li style="text-align: justify;">Start by stretching the dough into a strip and then roll it into a long sausage shape.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Twist a strip around the end of your sticks. Pinch the dough together to secure the end if necessary.</li></ul><p style="text-align: justify;">Cooking Over a Campfire:</p><ul><li style="text-align: justify;">Either hold or prop up your stick over the fire.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Choose a spot over hot embers for best results.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Keep rotating until all sides are browned.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Enjoy your freshly baked bread!</li></ul><h1 center="" style="text-align: center;"><span underline="">Blog Stops</span></h1><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.artistwriterandstudentohmy.com/">Artistic
Nobody</a>, February 15 (Author Interview)<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://montanamade.weebly.com/tell-tale-book-reviews">Tell Tale Book
Reviews</a>, February 16<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.guildmaster97.com/">Guild Master</a>,
February 17 (Author Interview)<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://debbieloseanything.blogspot.com/">Debbie’s
Dusty Deliberations</a>, February 17<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://deana0326.blogspot.com/">Texas Book-aholic</a>,
February 18<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.fictionbooklover.com/">Fiction Book
Lover</a>, February 19 (Author Interview)<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://kid-lit.library-lady.blog/">Library Lady’s
Kid Lit</a>, February 20<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://montanamade.weebly.com/tell-tale-book-reviews">Tell Tale Book
Reviews</a>, February 21 (Author Interview)<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://pausefortales.blogspot.com/">Pause for Tales</a>,
February 22<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://simpleharvestreads.com/">Simple Harvest
Reads</a>, February 23 (Author Interview)<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://truthandgracehomeschoolacademy.wordpress.com/">Truth and Grace
Homeschool Academy</a>, February 24<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://areadersbrain.blogspot.com/">A Reader’s
Brain</a>, February 25 (Author Interview)<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.theloftypages.wordpress.com/">The Lofty
Pages</a>, February 25<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amybooksy.blogspot.com/">Locks, Hooks
and Books</a>, February 26<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://tabithabouldinauthor.home.blog/">Through
the Fire Blogs</a>, February 27 (Author Interview)<o:p></o:p></p><p center="">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://carolkeen.blogspot.com/">Blogging with
Carol</a>, February 28<o:p></o:p></p><h1 center="" style="text-align: center;"><span underline="">Giveaway</span></h1><p center=""></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi9H3yCxC8wgx1ofLx9KDS7oMhsH4JsY8uXoqhzukQaiI7Uv9WSKxrvpTcrhTgRVVQ8Pai0OoNALdPmJDoV3hDfIqXSoR129J_gu-Whno6OCMxp03TGP4FEyXjGRktblGJeGMQo_hDr8tarjExGoMLeGW5IF5YJduVCZGeQawRWAzC3ja9qMJpzjOEQuMRV" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="940" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi9H3yCxC8wgx1ofLx9KDS7oMhsH4JsY8uXoqhzukQaiI7Uv9WSKxrvpTcrhTgRVVQ8Pai0OoNALdPmJDoV3hDfIqXSoR129J_gu-Whno6OCMxp03TGP4FEyXjGRktblGJeGMQo_hDr8tarjExGoMLeGW5IF5YJduVCZGeQawRWAzC3ja9qMJpzjOEQuMRV" width="286" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p center="">To celebrate her tour, Sofia is giving away the grand prize package of a $50 Amazon gift card and copy of the book!!</p><p center="">Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.</p><p center=""></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://promosimple.com/ps/29dba/torch-celebration-tour-giveaway" target="_blank">https://promosimple.com/ps/29dba/torch-celebration-tour-giveaway</a><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p></p>Boos Mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12630870114380099560noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204811795143739732.post-90201148800720720162024-02-19T12:20:00.000-08:002024-02-19T12:20:45.863-08:00My Thoughts on The Irish Matchmaker by Jennifer Deibel<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://bakerpublishinggroup.com/books/the-irish-matchmaker/416441" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="" data-original-height="440" data-original-width="285" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj6L9sN9nKOL4KPnQ1N80V2yqWWBF65rkJSekE-uai9YlqoHzUEzfmuc3CIUP2JwZApnnAkWfEdo8bYNaxpSjfRIUzB1q2AeI1tOeDehFZPjIcJWUr4bkT7D-zrXGZl7gOKV-Ia31lNF8RtCVV0cqerdYPydRST8f88vgntogdfVcursGeUYnlSTnJxhWlq=w207-h320" width="207" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><u>About:</u></b></span><p></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Making the perfect match is both art and science--but
love doesn't always follow the rules.</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">As daughter of a well-known matchmaker, Catríona Daly is no stranger to the
business of love--and sees it as her ticket away from the sleepy village that
only comes alive during the annual matchmaking festival. When Andrew, son of
Lord Osborne, returns to the festival after being disappointed by a rival
matchmaker's failed setup, Catríona seizes the opportunity to make a better
match for the handsome man--and for herself!</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Cattle farmer Donal Bunratty is in desperate need of a wife after loss left him
to handle the farm and raise his daughter on his own. Shy and lacking the finer
social graces, he agrees to attend the matchmaking festival to fulfill his
daughter's birthday wish. But when he arrives, it's not any of the other
merrymakers that catch his eye but rather his matchmaker--who clearly has eyes
for someone else.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Catríona will have to put all her expertise to work to make matches for the two
men that could change their lives--and hers--forever. Will her plan succeed? Or
will love have its own way?</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><u>My Thoughts:</u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I adored this story of the matchmaker finding her match and it is my favorite author Deibel novel to date. What a lively way to visit Ireland and learn about its matchmaking custom in the town of Lisdoonvarna and its September matchmaking festival.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Catriona and her father are the town matchmakers. This yearly festival is her and her father's busiest time and the bread and butter of their business. Though Catriona wonders if there will ever be a match for her. One that she can abide by and not make her go back into poverty. When Andrew Osborne comes back into town after a failed match from the previous year, Catriona sees this as her chance. But will love have other plans?</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Donal is a widower with a daughter who so very much wishes to have a mother. Donal is also a poor farmer, and he is not sure how he can even keep his farm. However, to make his little girl happy, he seeks the matchmaker's help in his love life. Until he meets Catriona and realizes this matchmaking business is not for the faint of heart.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I am not usually for love triangles, but this one was one that made me giggle and hope for the best for the love birds.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I was provided a copy of this novel from the publisher. I was not required to post a positive review and all views and opinions are my own.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><u>About the Author:</u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><u><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgL7l7EECN-lYP11uPAJ9Cj6lB7qJbdmsuZnB8eWuXFO4qfs73pp9kdNhph0Fnqqp5tMpEa8iOjRi0OnoXevUQhLWoqsIYwHrslu9H_BYUN4XRYfrvhEt_fOQUmbSdct0q0lDrJEABFf4t_X3AiTiI74jjmAGldPtWJ5q0Hb6KJH6P898pgbqF99Owi4tv-" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="218" data-original-width="145" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgL7l7EECN-lYP11uPAJ9Cj6lB7qJbdmsuZnB8eWuXFO4qfs73pp9kdNhph0Fnqqp5tMpEa8iOjRi0OnoXevUQhLWoqsIYwHrslu9H_BYUN4XRYfrvhEt_fOQUmbSdct0q0lDrJEABFf4t_X3AiTiI74jjmAGldPtWJ5q0Hb6KJH6P898pgbqF99Owi4tv-" width="160" /></a></div><br /></u></b></span><b>Jennifer Deibel</b> is the author of <i>A Dance
in Donegal</i> (winner of the Kipp Award for Historical Romance), <i>The
Lady of Galway Manor</i>, and <i>The Maid of Ballymacool</i>. Her work has
appeared on (in)courage, on <i>The Better Mom</i>, in <i>Missions
Mosaic</i> magazine, and in other publications. With firsthand immersive
experience abroad, Jennifer writes stories that help redefine home through the
lens of culture, history, and family. After nearly a decade of living in
Ireland and Austria, she now lives in Arizona with her husband and their three
children. You can find her online at<a href="http://JenniferDeibel.com" target="_blank"> JenniferDeibel.com</a>.</div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><o:p></o:p></p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><u></u></b></span><p></p>Boos Mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12630870114380099560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204811795143739732.post-27423888869500439542024-02-18T00:00:00.000-08:002024-02-18T04:29:01.371-08:00My Thoughts and More on War Songs by Brett Nelson<p> </p><p center=""></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj1DPe-1XFVCV_Gatdke57TNUiI1QskcDEcR9pZDPpksaUkcRe94e4LspQjuVaOOfunVZA2zS_7ldgridb1w9LO4qDvZOzhNxNIs2Uu9TnF3SpMMLa0Urt84co89h_70a2ElH5D0gCbtx5r_RsqxgQeb8VCZio1Eq2o0zpmVe618Z2AHJkurvDp-FgalyI1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="851" height="148" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj1DPe-1XFVCV_Gatdke57TNUiI1QskcDEcR9pZDPpksaUkcRe94e4LspQjuVaOOfunVZA2zS_7ldgridb1w9LO4qDvZOzhNxNIs2Uu9TnF3SpMMLa0Urt84co89h_70a2ElH5D0gCbtx5r_RsqxgQeb8VCZio1Eq2o0zpmVe618Z2AHJkurvDp-FgalyI1=w400-h148" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><h1><span underline="">About the Book</span></h1><p><strong> </strong></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgM0DsfGSQu6qu5m0lm3PeISSXAweQhJh8TJjazgUgUndAHbeyvwJwyVedOdnW-EE3ecPhKEPrUnttJM5H2PcUM4PrGthVXlp5nnd6oWs_U5w4IXyHuuTFeprDVs-k033Dm1XnpurLiqnM0O7CstZbAVtvwL_2GFSzRiFTgqsrlATv3-Eu7ITr9YyNlvEqi" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="188" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgM0DsfGSQu6qu5m0lm3PeISSXAweQhJh8TJjazgUgUndAHbeyvwJwyVedOdnW-EE3ecPhKEPrUnttJM5H2PcUM4PrGthVXlp5nnd6oWs_U5w4IXyHuuTFeprDVs-k033Dm1XnpurLiqnM0O7CstZbAVtvwL_2GFSzRiFTgqsrlATv3-Eu7ITr9YyNlvEqi=w200-h320" width="200" /></a></strong></div><p></p><p><strong>Book: </strong>War Songs</p><p><strong>Author: </strong>Brett Nelson</p><p><b>Genre:</b> Contemporary Christian Fiction/Spiritual Warfare</p><p><strong>Release Date: </strong>February 6, 2022</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong><u>Trigger Warning</u>: </strong>WAR SONGS is free of profanity and sexual situations (There is some mild slang terminology spoken by fallen angels and certain human characters, ex: c**p, w**re, etc). Also, there is one short scene in the book that depicts violence with very minimal graphic details that could be triggering and/or upsetting for some readers.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>There is an invisible realm around us that we can neither discern with our eyes nor hear with our ears. This invisible realm is where the powers of darkness and light reside. They can see and hear us, but we cannot see and hear them.</strong></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Jenner Alekson is a leader in his praise and worship band that travels extensively in the tri-state area of Cape Kennington, North Carolina. He makes little money in his chosen profession, yet the rewards he reaps in obedience to his call of ministry are eternal, and that’s enough for him.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Always happy with all aspects of his existence, Jenner is blindsided when his life suddenly catapults into turmoil, and he is thrust into a crossroads where discontentment, anger, and loss of desire to carry the gospel with his song takes root in an otherwise sheltered and stable life.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Unbeknownst to Jenner, his wife Hyacinth, and best friends Camden and Lucas, a spiritual war rages around them. The powers of darkness will try their best to derail Jenner’s spiritual walk, his marriage, his ministry, then ultimately his life.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Meanwhile across the country, rough and gruff long-haul trucker Arnold Collins leads a different kind of life. He’s a recovering drunk who chases women and is unhappy with an unloving, belligerent wife who could out-cuss any man who ever dared to challenge her. Without a warm and inviting place to call home, Arnold prefers the wide-open road before him.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">As he rumbles across the terrain of small-town America one lonely night in his eighteen-wheeler, grumbling about his unfulfilling lot in life, he happens upon a radio preacher. Not interested in religion, he flips past the station with mutters of disdain, but for reasons he cannot explain, he is compelled back to it and hears a sermon he doesn’t understand but can’t get out of his mind.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Will the schemes of the powers of darkness pull Jenner away from the faith that means everything to him? And will the same powers prevent Arnold from finding the faith he needs but never wanted?</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Heaven and Earth, light and dark, good and evil, are about to collide in ways Jenner and Arnold and those they love could never imagine.</strong></p><p>Click <a href="https://amzn.to/3GHEYB1" target="_blank">here</a> to get your copy!</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><u>My Thoughts:</u></b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">It has been a long while since I have read a story with angels and demons in it. This story really focuses on the spiritual world and the battles that we can't see happening there and how those may affect us. I liked that the author showed that even offenses can bring much hurt our way if we allow them. </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Focusing on Jenner, leader of his praise and worship band, the enemy is really trying hard to bring him down. He feels down and has even given some consideration to quitting, even though he is surrounded by his best friends also in the band, and his loving and supportive wife. </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">There are quite a few characters in this story as we not only get the humans perspective, but we also get the fallen angels' perspectives and plans as well. There was great fear and trepidation on their side, especially against one another. There is a character list in the book that helps to keep everyone straight. This again, was not my usual read and I will admit that I was shocked at the ending and still not sure how I feel about it. So be forewarned.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I was provided a copy of this novel from the author. I was not required to post a positive review and all views and opinions are my own.</span></p><h1><span underline="">About the Author</span></h1><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgld8-u_bzZa_bd3gRM6z2ZcqE0cSu1aCJ7F-1ig7-AYuoyP2I3xrGACILb1otGdKC77JZJSDZkXVo6-sFFZyY_rMUiRcWwT5R55FzRVLq5x-tiLBBlqS_EjSTAtdsaH-_anqKex0vHK45od41by66fmgMnDzaPqgVNVSwrpM_gxyHPW6_xgrP_F607AHdq" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="300" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgld8-u_bzZa_bd3gRM6z2ZcqE0cSu1aCJ7F-1ig7-AYuoyP2I3xrGACILb1otGdKC77JZJSDZkXVo6-sFFZyY_rMUiRcWwT5R55FzRVLq5x-tiLBBlqS_EjSTAtdsaH-_anqKex0vHK45od41by66fmgMnDzaPqgVNVSwrpM_gxyHPW6_xgrP_F607AHdq" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Brett Nelson is an Amazon TOP 5 BEST-SELLING author. “When Raindrops Fall” and “War Songs” hit #4 and #2 respectively in the Christian fiction genre, and “A Christmas to Live For” hit #9 in Christian Fiction. He lives in Arkansas, where he was born and raised. He wrote his first novel in 2012, just to see if he could. His goal is to write stories of fiction that are clean, easy to read, fun, and that injects a layer of his faith into every novel. In short, he desires that his readers would finish every novel having experienced a tapestry of emotions from a good healthy cry, fits of amused laughter, soul-splitting inspiration, and everything in between. He has published five novels to date. Book #2 to “War Songs” will publish in Spring 2024, and he is also currently working on Book #2 for “When Raindrops Fall.”</div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">His novel “A Christmas to Live For” won the Readers’ Favorite Gold Medal in Christian Fiction in 2021, and “War Songs” won the Global Book Awards Silver Medal in Christian Fiction in 2022.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Other than writing, reading is one of his favorite things to do on a lazy, rainy day (or a sunny day, or at the beach, or…well, you get the picture).</p><p style="text-align: justify;">He enjoys reading the novels of lesser known authors, because you never know when you’ll uncover a new favorite.</p><h1><span underline="">More from Brett</span></h1><p style="text-align: justify;">“War Songs” was my fourth published novel, and I wrote it because I love books about spiritual warfare. The few that I’ve read, though, lean more on the occultic side than biblically based, which was what I wanted. Spiritual warfare isn’t pictures falling off walls for no reason, or seeing a shadow in the corner, or things that go bump in the night, which is how books that I’ve read tend to depict the subject of spiritual warfare. So, I decided to tackle the subject for myself and write a novel that I would want to read. I’m blessed to have received amazing email feedback about the book from all over the country and even from readers in Pakistan, Germany, the UK, and Canada.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">One question that I’m asked a lot is how I came up with the unique angel and demon names (ex: Animi, Mataio, Roga, and Mortol, just to name a few.) In the book, I gave each demon a specific job and/or specialty (discouragement, anger, etc) then I researched the Hebrew/Greek root words for the emotions that the demons represented and created a name based off the root word. It made for some great demon names, even if I do say so myself.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">As an author, I rarely use the names of people I personally know in my books. I like to use unique character names that no one in my life has, hence the names of my main characters in “War Songs,” Jenner and Hyacinth. To help find character names, I often go to baby name websites and search until just the right unique name comes along, and the minute I see it, I just know that will be the character’s name. That said, I have given a few special people in my life a shoutout in the books by using their name for a smaller secondary character then giving the character an outlandish personality that is nothing like the person whose name I used.</p><h1 center="" style="text-align: center;"><span underline="">Blog Stops</span></h1><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.bookwomanjoan.blogspot.com/">Book
Reviews From an Avid Reader</a>, February 8<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.artistwriterandstudentohmy.com/">Artistic
Nobody</a>, February 9 (Author Interview)<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://debbieloseanything.blogspot.com/">Debbie’s
Dusty Deliberations</a>, February 9<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://deana0326.blogspot.com/">Texas Book-aholic</a>,
February 10<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.fictionbooklover.com/">Fiction Book
Lover</a>, February 11 (Author Interview)<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amybooksy.blogspot.com/">Locks, Hooks
and Books</a>, February 12<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://guildmaster97.wordpress.com/">Guild Master</a>,
February 13 (Author Interview)<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://truthandgracehomeschoolacademy.wordpress.com/">Truth and Grace
Homeschool Academy</a>, February 14<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://areadersbrain.blogspot.com/">A Reader’s
Brain</a>, February 15 (Author Interview)<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://tabithabouldinauthor.home.blog/">Through
the Fire Blogs</a>, February 16 (Author Interview)<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.beccahope.com/">Becca Hope: Book
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February 18<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blossomsandblessings.blogspot.com/">Blossoms
and Blessings</a>, February 19 (Author Interview)<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.splashesofjoy.wordpress.com/">Splashes
of Joy</a>, February 20 (Author Interview)<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://litteraegaudium.wordpress.com/">For the
Love of Literature</a>, February 21 (Author Interview)</p><h1 center="" style="text-align: center;"><span underline="">Giveaway</span></h1><p center=""></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg0oKyoxumOHD80FcIPoTUrUjxuWiz31K1uRpkBaoTD8b5RA7XL8Uyp5Wz4dmsPaZ1uIjWioZQJcCxM-m7YOmH_GQIHNUzp4ZsHUtkDcnBBLReDFFGhJHMQiD8SBZH38lO69cLQqYYmZPX1a2f-Z8uu58JD8j5OFjsYTGRfGoGCL_Y0AHCjr1A9oFMWajf5" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="940" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg0oKyoxumOHD80FcIPoTUrUjxuWiz31K1uRpkBaoTD8b5RA7XL8Uyp5Wz4dmsPaZ1uIjWioZQJcCxM-m7YOmH_GQIHNUzp4ZsHUtkDcnBBLReDFFGhJHMQiD8SBZH38lO69cLQqYYmZPX1a2f-Z8uu58JD8j5OFjsYTGRfGoGCL_Y0AHCjr1A9oFMWajf5" width="286" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p center="">To celebrate his tour, Brett is giving away the grand prize package of a $100 Amazon Gift Card, an autographed hardback copy of the book, and a bookmark!!</p><p center="">Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.</p><p center=""></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://promosimple.com/ps/29c51/war-songs-celebration-tour-giveaway" target="_blank">https://promosimple.com/ps/29c51/war-songs-celebration-tour-giveaway</a><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p></p>Boos Mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12630870114380099560noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204811795143739732.post-38911353175326492642024-02-17T23:30:00.000-08:002024-02-17T23:30:00.132-08:00My Thoughts and More on A Season of Harvest by Lauraine Snelling<p> </p><p center=""></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjdJeVt_tJoC4jvb1PNCaCP05L7JZvh92CUHwo13yuERNFIaOqtd_0VbomRK4GhkK-kyDwVxr95uKKmaesdZt6ou2F_EJ36StXISAfTt4fKadnVy_dHfPO6qUw4_qixsiJHXxUqI84p4wSHBuSodmobF1gWmyTnYRCNBt-hf9DlbxdLVVQwLTXn3eGgWpfR" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="851" height="148" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjdJeVt_tJoC4jvb1PNCaCP05L7JZvh92CUHwo13yuERNFIaOqtd_0VbomRK4GhkK-kyDwVxr95uKKmaesdZt6ou2F_EJ36StXISAfTt4fKadnVy_dHfPO6qUw4_qixsiJHXxUqI84p4wSHBuSodmobF1gWmyTnYRCNBt-hf9DlbxdLVVQwLTXn3eGgWpfR=w400-h148" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><h1><span underline="">About the Book</span></h1><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgxQM4-WLY22E3PizNVojjAoPw1ZciTJhXXPixpaKRojyhoXIjAKlFWUZh9h1bYq7fB6jb8bv87ODG8z2s-iuT_ubrdpjZo5keQCGlYgYljVskWk4sTgrDuZxEOG1QdRt6QzRi_f3NOv8jf2iTRhPkRkyyAAZJbiKhWeJHK1D-t3KAYx-RoTjehzAh8-448" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="194" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgxQM4-WLY22E3PizNVojjAoPw1ZciTJhXXPixpaKRojyhoXIjAKlFWUZh9h1bYq7fB6jb8bv87ODG8z2s-iuT_ubrdpjZo5keQCGlYgYljVskWk4sTgrDuZxEOG1QdRt6QzRi_f3NOv8jf2iTRhPkRkyyAAZJbiKhWeJHK1D-t3KAYx-RoTjehzAh8-448=w206-h320" width="206" /></a></div><strong>Book:</strong> A Season of Harvest<p></p><p><strong>Author: </strong>Lauraine Snelling</p><p><b>Genre: </b>Historical Fiction</p><p><strong>Release Date: </strong>January 30, 2024</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Can her dreams for the future–and a budding romance–survive the trouble that comes calling?</strong></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Larkspur Nielsen is determined to keep her family homestead running and to fulfill their dream of starting a seed catalog, with or without her siblings’ help. With Isaac McTavish back in town, Lark finds herself at odds with her own heart and her determination to shoulder the burden of carrying her responsibilities alone. But Isaac is set on convincing her that he’s here to stay and she doesn’t have to carry everything by herself.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">As a new romance blossoms between Lilac and an old schoolmate and the other Nielsen sisters are busy caring for their families, Lark bears more and more responsibility on the farm. When a long-feared threat returns and Lark approaches the breaking point, the life she has always dreamed of is in danger of disappearing forever.</p><p> </p><pre>Click <a href="https://amzn.to/3GMuQXy" target="_blank">here</a> to get your copy!</pre><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><u>My Thoughts:</u></b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This is the fourth in a series that I did not start from the beginning with. This particular book goes back and ties up some loose ends concerning older sister Larkspur, which by the way I really like that name. Anyway, I do think that I would have benefitted more with knowing the dynamics of the family and what Lark was going through if I had started from the beginning. That was my mistake as this is a very well told family drama.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I felt for Lark, as she is seeing a lot of change. Her sisters are marrying and branching out on their own with their families. She acts as a mother hen towards her youngest sister all the while trying to keep the once upon a time family dream of running their own homestead alive. The theme of family and staying together was crucial, I feel the same. They had been through a lot, and I do like that this last book catches up with everyone and wraps everything up. I only wish I started from the beginning first.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I was provided a copy of this novel from the publisher. I was not required to post a positive review and all views and opinions are my own.</span></p><p><br /></p><h1><span underline="">About the Author</span></h1><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiduH0EudI9SnW8vCEZRA0kck8Yp7NHyYnrggTKNamxSAHpJj2jDZ_-WSLTG3GAiq9mfuvxIFp8im9OS7bNcIf4zCH5KR-rta47fVP37pe8lWkFoFaPny7fx2Ed0XV0sScF2IzEceXbLffnSdqM-IyosnGpY8BGj0skCtBp2YvWPFuwm9LO39BFWPiKnmxB" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="263" data-original-width="300" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiduH0EudI9SnW8vCEZRA0kck8Yp7NHyYnrggTKNamxSAHpJj2jDZ_-WSLTG3GAiq9mfuvxIFp8im9OS7bNcIf4zCH5KR-rta47fVP37pe8lWkFoFaPny7fx2Ed0XV0sScF2IzEceXbLffnSdqM-IyosnGpY8BGj0skCtBp2YvWPFuwm9LO39BFWPiKnmxB" width="274" /></a></div><strong>Lauraine Snelling</strong> is the award-winning author of nearly one-hundred books, fiction and nonfiction, for adults and young adults. Her books have sold more than five million copies. She makes her home in Tehachapi, California.<p></p><h1><span underline="">More from Lauraine</span></h1><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Please provide a brief summary of your new novel, <em>A Season of Harvest.</em></strong></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Lauraine Snelling:</strong> With her three sisters all finding their own paths of life and love, Larkspur Nielsen determines to shoulder their family farm and business dream herself and stay single—even if drifter Isaac McTavish, claiming he’s back in town for good, now seeks her heart. When danger from the past comes knocking, Lark must choose whether to insist on going it alone or accept the love and support God—and Isaac—hold out.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Each of the previous books in your current series, Leah’s Garden, follows a different Neilsen sister as the main character. What led you to save Larkspur’s story for the series conclusion?</strong></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>LS:</strong> I’d actually planned Larkspur’s story to be first since she’s the oldest. However, once <em>The Seeds of Change</em> started coming together, Forsythia took over the story! So the first book became hers.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Loyalty plays a key role in <em>A Season of Harvest</em>. Without giving spoilers, can you hint at why loyalty is at the core of the story?</strong></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>LS:</strong> Loyalty threads through the whole series. These sisters are loyal to each other, to their friends, and to everyone they know. Through all the books, they take care of each other so faithfully. Even their initial departure from Ohio stems from drastic action they take to protect each other and their family. Loyalty then streams over into other characters in the series, especially Isaac McTavish, who really grows into loyalty in this book. Even our villain stays loyal to his purpose all the way through.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Which of the four Neilsen sisters do you personally resonate with the most? </strong></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>LS:</strong> Truth be told, I resonate with each of them. But really, I tend to identify with whichever one I’m writing at the moment! 😊</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong><em>A Season of Harvest</em></strong><strong> returns to a major conflict from the first book in the series, </strong><strong><em>The Seeds of Change</em></strong><strong>. Was it always in your plan to circle back and address that conflict again in the series conclusion?</strong></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>LS:</strong> It wasn’t always in our plan, but as the book came together, it became inevitable. One benefit of a great editor is that they sometimes contribute ideas, and my editor, Jessica Sharpe, pointed out how key it would be for Ringwald to confront Larkspur at the end of the series. As the book went on, it became so important to resolve that conflict, and we kept the villain in the stories just enough to keep readers from forgetting about him.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>What do you hope readers learn or take away from this series?</strong></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>LS:</strong> A reminder of how important our families are. The Nielsens stood by each other in so many crises, and that’s what I would hope readers take away—just a reminder of how important your family is and how absolutely critical faith in Christ is. Salton becomes a place of healing, a place for people to recover joy. That we have so many joys and things to learn in this life is a theme that weaves through all my books.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>What led you to set these stories in the homesteading period? How was the setting important to the story you wanted to tell?</strong></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>LS:</strong> It’s one of my favorite periods! The homesteading era was such a time of change and adventure. As for why Nebraska, I hadn’t set stories there very much yet. For Kiersti, it was special to join in on <em>The Seeds of Change</em> and get to write about Nebraska homesteaders living in a soddy because her great-grandfather, a son of Danish immigrants, was born in a soddy in Nebraska in the late 1800s.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Is this truly the last your readers will see of the Neilsen sisters and the rest of their community?</strong></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>LS:</strong> As far as we know!</p><p style="text-align: justify;"> </p><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Now that you’ve wrapped up the </strong><strong>Leah’s Garden</strong><strong> series, what are you working on next?</strong></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>LS:</strong> A series set in 1889 near Decorah, Iowa. Six-year-old Ruth and twenty-one-year-old Amalia are thrown together on a ship crossing over from Norway when their families die of cholera. Ruth’s dying mother gives her daughter into Amalia’s custody, and the two orphans travel to Iowa to take over the family boardinghouse Ruth will inherit. They must battle a greedy relative trying to claim the property and somehow make ends meet for the motley band of orphans who gather under their roof, while finding a way to make this new land home.</p><h1 center="" style="text-align: center;"><span underline="">Blog Stops</span></h1><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.wishfulendings.com/">Wishful Endings</a>,
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Family</a>, February 13<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://splashesofjoy.wordpress.com/">Splashes of
Joy</a>, February 13<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://hollysbookcorner.home.blog/">Holly’s Book
Corner</a>, February 14<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://coverloverbookreview.blogspot.com/?m=1">Cover
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Inspiration</a>, February 16<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://lovewhatyourreading.blogspot.com/">Live.
Love. Read.</a>, February 17<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.jodiewolfe.com/blog/">Jodie Wolfe –
Stories Where Hope and Quirky Meet</a>, February 17<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://lakesidelivingsite.wordpress.com/">lakesidelivingsite</a>,
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</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://pausefortales.blogspot.com/">Pause for Tales</a>,
February 18<o:p></o:p></p><h1 center="" style="text-align: center;"><span underline="">Giveaway</span></h1><p center=""></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgG6LBWl71cikXKAfUIJZ1w4jlO6sb-WjO01XvG1GYqxLwFFvpr7JHvbDZtRYZXIPALU6KXWfEcXqjIukFExyjOluau6rsa6Otw30lus6U8a9nV0a7SgZ4I0Nau3BGb0zz2D1bolDRj5vUJkJu6ARmQPKlL8_dK7rPW73m7QbFLkO_LjCI7u9mr1-F1LEKX" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="940" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgG6LBWl71cikXKAfUIJZ1w4jlO6sb-WjO01XvG1GYqxLwFFvpr7JHvbDZtRYZXIPALU6KXWfEcXqjIukFExyjOluau6rsa6Otw30lus6U8a9nV0a7SgZ4I0Nau3BGb0zz2D1bolDRj5vUJkJu6ARmQPKlL8_dK7rPW73m7QbFLkO_LjCI7u9mr1-F1LEKX" width="286" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p center="">To celebrate her tour, Lauraine is giving away the grand prize package of a $15 Amazon gift card and a paperback set of all four books in the Leah’s Garden Series: The Seeds of Change, A Time to Bloom, Fields of Bounty, and A Season of Harvest!! (US Only)</p><p center="">Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.</p><p center=""></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://promosimple.com/ps/29c4f/a-season-of-harvest-celebration-tour-giveaway" target="_blank">https://promosimple.com/ps/29c4f/a-season-of-harvest-celebration-tour-giveaway</a><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p></p>Boos Mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12630870114380099560noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204811795143739732.post-25136056649852964392024-02-16T05:31:00.000-08:002024-02-16T05:31:17.969-08:00My Thoughts and More on Marcus and the Emperor's Coin by Dennis Conrad Illustrated by Courney Smith<p> </p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.ireadbooktours.com/blog---current-tours/book-tour-marcus-and-the-emperors-coin-in-god-we-trust-series-by-dennis-conrad" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4AFutJMoJhb2uuVS7Wk_EIJVLYBHuszJVtqy9i1-WcvBNvCOuq76hc5xK2yL-xmvIIkr8rOe9q6MtrlOt2b6ANs3apJ3U03gyD6AtVgIaezABhZ0ERhISTh20Hxj47-DC9r4FomM-G6hjponsowe100RhwmmZcqBNC84QChspaWV1yQsXXlVn_APLqQAN/w400-h400/IN%20GOD%20WE%20TRUST%20TUR%20BANNER%20w%20BUTTON.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJO9iJpnraleQBr-Z1r_AQpt2z3K7r4tAy3G1r_R97M__TG7nlltxwGJ3b3yCmJDXQJLakctd9CggD48hfDxqZWHDg7O9UbSv-3uwgjmNl1v-NO6zm8yaso-StDDQXfC5VbaiELhxPeC6r41X_naXIui1RuDacn-nZUC_xwqvV8YPDPEEKwmWmAAeqTUUr/s2625/RGB300_MarcusEmperor'sCoin%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2625" data-original-width="2588" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJO9iJpnraleQBr-Z1r_AQpt2z3K7r4tAy3G1r_R97M__TG7nlltxwGJ3b3yCmJDXQJLakctd9CggD48hfDxqZWHDg7O9UbSv-3uwgjmNl1v-NO6zm8yaso-StDDQXfC5VbaiELhxPeC6r41X_naXIui1RuDacn-nZUC_xwqvV8YPDPEEKwmWmAAeqTUUr/w394-h400/RGB300_MarcusEmperor'sCoin%20(2).jpg" width="394" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Book Details:</b><br />
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<u>Book Title</u>: Marcus and the Emperor's Coin (In God We Trust
Series) by Dennis Conrad <br />
<u>Category</u>: Children's Fiction (Ages 3-7), 52 pages<br />
<u>Genre</u>: Christian Children's Picture Book<br />
<u>Publisher</u>: Elk Lake Publishing, Inc.<br />
<u>Release date:</u> October 30, 2023<br />
<u>Content Rating</u>: G. This book is for children. There are three
Bible verses. It has no bad language. May God get the glory for all those who
read and whose hearts are changed by reading the book.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><p></p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LeCJOYbSkI0?si=b2KemjHdZiM5dZ6p" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe>
<div><br /></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Book Description:</b><br />
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<i>Marcus and the Emperor’s Coin </i>is an exciting adventure in the
Ancient Roman Empire at the time of Christ. Eight-year-old Marcus and his
father are on a mission for the Emperor and visit a mine and a mint where coins
are made. Marcus finds himself making a denarius, a coin with the emperor’s
image.<br />
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Marcus goes to Jerusalem where he sees Jesus hold a denarius saying, “Give to
the emperor the things that are the emperor’s, and to God the things that are
God’s.” What will seeing Jesus mean for Marcus, and will he ever be the same
again?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><u>My Thoughts:</u></b></span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><o:p><span style="font-family: verdana;">This second book in the In God We Trust series takes us all the way back to the time when Jesus was here on earth and the Romans were pretty much the superpower of that day. We meet a young boy named Marcus and his father. One day Marcus's father takes him on a journey to check on the minting of coins for the emperor. His father states that he needs to be careful as this journey is not only important but could be dangerous as well.</span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><o:p><span style="font-family: verdana;">As they travel, Marcus is met with many trials that comes from just being young and inexperienced. He tries his very best to endure everything quietly and stoically. However, there are just some accidents that he finds himself in that he needs to be rescued. And there is danger about.</span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><o:p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Marcus also learns about mines and how the money is minted. He and his father meet Jesus and hear his words about money on their journey. This gives Marcus more to ponder about and ask his father.</span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><o:p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I liked how this was a story book that took the scripture of Matthew 22:15-22 and based a whole story around it. At the end of the book kids along with their parents can check out how to be a coin collector.</span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><o:p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I was provided a copy of this book from the author. I was not required to post a positive review and all views and opinions are my own. </span></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Also Enjoy the First Book in This Series:</b><o:p></o:p></p></div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT5r3gBYBHWde7VYIt_hvYaav0Ei5o6qmb4Szav43gnJToHhxZRW7wjdjC1ft_u6CLvfAol-AYpB0HWThkQF-26yY6CVpr6g5n8RSCnimVhM1bpXHecbME9803BRZe5uX0pdN7YGh_lW_NUdjgRzjncbM6IGNhl2m9xLCd6odNHT_GaS8DwWgl296hZUnq/s1920/The%20Two-Cent%20Piece%20Book%20Cover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1893" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT5r3gBYBHWde7VYIt_hvYaav0Ei5o6qmb4Szav43gnJToHhxZRW7wjdjC1ft_u6CLvfAol-AYpB0HWThkQF-26yY6CVpr6g5n8RSCnimVhM1bpXHecbME9803BRZe5uX0pdN7YGh_lW_NUdjgRzjncbM6IGNhl2m9xLCd6odNHT_GaS8DwWgl296hZUnq/w395-h400/The%20Two-Cent%20Piece%20Book%20Cover.jpg" width="395" /></a></div></strong></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Book Details:</span></strong><br /><br /><u>Book Title</u>: <span style="color: #1f1f1f;">Marcus and the Emperor's Coin (In God We Trust Series)</span> by <span style="color: #1f1f1f;">Dennis Conrad</span> <br /><u>Category</u>: Children's Fiction (Ages 3-7), 52 pages<br /><u>Genre</u>: <span style="color: #1f1f1f;">Christian Children's Picture Book</span><br /><u>Publisher</u>: <span style="color: #1f1f1f;">Elk Lake Publishing, Inc.</span><br /><u>Release date:</u> September, 2022<br /><u>Content Rating</u>: G. <span style="color: #1f1f1f;">This book is for children. There are Bible verses. There is no offensive language.</span></div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Book Description:</span></strong><br /><br /><span style="color: #1f1f1f;">Anne wonders what secret her three older brothers are hiding. When she finds out they joined to fight with the Union Army and would leave the next day, she gives them each one of her favorite two-cent pieces and says, “I want you to take one of my new two-cent pieces. I learned these coins are the first to have the words ‘In God We Trust.’ I just memorized Psalm 91:2. ‘I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.’”<br /><br />Out of a heart of love, Anne gives six of her special coins away hoping the message on the two-cent pieces will strengthen each person’s faith.</span></div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Buy the Book<br /><a href="https://amzn.to/4aMhkkx" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Amazon </a>~<a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-two-cent-piece-dennis-conrad/1142187069" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank"> B&N</a><br />add to <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62675600-the-two-cent-piece" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">goodreads</a></span></strong></div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhThtcXMmnAcSpv8_CpfOLjtvg_4e0d4F3vXnghpGCVgCYK9-xGwtP7JZ5N1HGMEzGsDyeS30JD5I7nYkIYupILkeNbymdO614dhbP-D_BF9fQZKA_-MWXCjKVmtnapYqOqvdCNdZeGhAF9ob2LQVXK5IDh6APpv0-opECgyIv1GwGPix4brzTFR-TfmuCa/s2094/Dennis%20Conrad's%20JC%20Penny_P1_blur3_close%20up.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2094" data-original-width="1663" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhThtcXMmnAcSpv8_CpfOLjtvg_4e0d4F3vXnghpGCVgCYK9-xGwtP7JZ5N1HGMEzGsDyeS30JD5I7nYkIYupILkeNbymdO614dhbP-D_BF9fQZKA_-MWXCjKVmtnapYqOqvdCNdZeGhAF9ob2LQVXK5IDh6APpv0-opECgyIv1GwGPix4brzTFR-TfmuCa/w159-h200/Dennis%20Conrad's%20JC%20Penny_P1_blur3_close%20up.png" width="159" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="paragraph" style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Meet the Author:</span></strong><br /><br /><span style="color: #1f1f1f;">A former coin collector for over fifty years, Dennis combines his love for the Bible, children’s literature, and sharing stories about the history behind coins.<br /><br />Dennis retired as a professor of speech communications from Barstow Community College. He and his wife served as English and public speaking teachers ten summers overseas.<br /><br />Dennis became a sustaining member of the Numismatic Association of Southern California in 1979. 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Boos Mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12630870114380099560noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204811795143739732.post-19275849538039198202024-02-15T08:00:00.000-08:002024-02-15T08:00:46.709-08:00My Thoughts and More on A Cherished Betrothal by Denise Weimer<p> </p><p center=""></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhkBQvgehQM454clzPsDMcaFWb1l4GlJ6lkPiNUmQlGZA1EhkBcm09i5YJMrZUincjb7jhfRaMBQEdQaJOFWJg2agMfkIJOet1mtuKO8pc6qabffG1EwXVkCUeXalKLoSZDhpda92afO7-DYRPMP0HD9dpQjEF8WfRNaqbgKi5ZdhLaWjI7SNYG5o3SHxr4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="851" height="148" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhkBQvgehQM454clzPsDMcaFWb1l4GlJ6lkPiNUmQlGZA1EhkBcm09i5YJMrZUincjb7jhfRaMBQEdQaJOFWJg2agMfkIJOet1mtuKO8pc6qabffG1EwXVkCUeXalKLoSZDhpda92afO7-DYRPMP0HD9dpQjEF8WfRNaqbgKi5ZdhLaWjI7SNYG5o3SHxr4=w400-h148" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><h1><span underline="">About the Book</span></h1><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjD8ffSAkNqO5RAf-eXealSM8cvuyuOV8SdS0y_iHR2hnR6FzdqWWw9aScbB0LARCdUpQ2q6uZIT2C7-o0Km3ZMJrflWMMJ2RvwG1g4V0NThF3-pteZRRShMnO4D7B2jq_-4SoanFh-32gaqDT-L1E9YiqAchuOROechpW4hOKwcxOU2ULUysPDez1GTWfP" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjD8ffSAkNqO5RAf-eXealSM8cvuyuOV8SdS0y_iHR2hnR6FzdqWWw9aScbB0LARCdUpQ2q6uZIT2C7-o0Km3ZMJrflWMMJ2RvwG1g4V0NThF3-pteZRRShMnO4D7B2jq_-4SoanFh-32gaqDT-L1E9YiqAchuOROechpW4hOKwcxOU2ULUysPDez1GTWfP=w213-h320" width="213" /></a></div><strong>Book: </strong>A Cherished Betrothal<p></p><p><strong>Author: </strong>Denise Weimer</p><p><b>Genre: </b>Christian Historical Romance</p><p><strong>Release Date: </strong>January 23, 2024</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong><em>He rescued her once, but a chance at love will require the ultimate sacrifice. </em></strong></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Alexander Morris bears the childhood scars of the Long Canes massacre that killed his brother and father. Forced by his dark past into the lonely life of Georgia Ranger, Alexander joins the bordering South Carolina Rangers in their revolt against the Crown. When he’s posted to the fort erected to defend the community once decimated by the massacre, duty demands he court the loyalty of his sworn enemies, the fierce Cherokee warriors.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Elspeth Lawrence never forgot the boy who sacrificed himself for her at Long Canes—any more than she forgot the younger sister taken captive. She’s learned not only to forgive, but also to help minister to the Cherokees at her father’s mission. When Alex Morris arrives at nearby Fort Charlotte, Elspeth finds her memories—and her emotions—stirred. He doesn’t even remember her…or the long-ago attack. But the bitterness that simmers just beneath his stoic exterior—as well as her courtship by a local landowner—challenge their undeniable bond.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">When Alex uncovers a long-held secret and a plot to sabotage patriot talks with the Cherokees, he must choose between his desire for revenge and his love for the girl he rescued long ago.</p><p> </p><pre>Click <a href="https://amzn.to/47mCXFe" target="_blank">here</a> to get your copy!</pre><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><u>My Thoughts:</u></b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Alexander and Elspeth not only knew each other as children, but both of them survived a harrowing massacre together. Watching their family and friends be kidnapped and slaughtered, Alexander saves Elspeth, but the physical scars have remained with him even if the memories have not.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Elspeth remembers that time, and for fifteen years has wanted to be reunited with Alex. That time comes, but in the dangerous face of rebellion, with Patriots and Loyalists and Native Americans all churning in a bubbling pot of a coming war. There is danger all around and no one knows who to trust. Will Elspeth help Alex remember the important things and win his love, or will Alex leave for good? Can forgiveness and healing really take the place of hate and rage? </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This was the story of the beginnings of the USA and its fight for freedom taking place in Georgia. The danger and the sacrifice these settlers and soldiers took to make their way in this land and in this world. The author's descriptive style of all that was going on made this reader feel the urgency all around for these characters, their lives and love.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I was provided a copy of this novel from the publisher. I was not required to post a positive review and all views and opinions are my own. </span></p><h1><span underline="">About the Author</span></h1><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhmfVLRniPeVM8mjsR8NEOCATsTRukjMP0n_SZvJcGgfP9VWepIrjiuCltCChLmiD5pwRZ_WlgPqDCOk3TNeYkRHUU9XjgmCIlBDEQW4VQxY2OthIe05Gz7APQ8wzxB5hkyTh957YMZTJaQRoBjDIEPA3Vrdut7lB0AlUBilEE-M0LEgy0sUXL14dFEa-8U" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="200" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhmfVLRniPeVM8mjsR8NEOCATsTRukjMP0n_SZvJcGgfP9VWepIrjiuCltCChLmiD5pwRZ_WlgPqDCOk3TNeYkRHUU9XjgmCIlBDEQW4VQxY2OthIe05Gz7APQ8wzxB5hkyTh957YMZTJaQRoBjDIEPA3Vrdut7lB0AlUBilEE-M0LEgy0sUXL14dFEa-8U" width="160" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">North Georgia native <strong>Denise Weimer</strong> has authored over a dozen traditionally published novels and a number of novellas—historical and contemporary romance, romantic suspense, and time slip. As a freelance editor and Acquisitions & Editorial Liaison for Wild Heart Books, she’s helped other authors reach their publishing dreams. A wife and mother of two daughters, Denise always pauses for coffee, chocolate, and old houses.</div><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><h1><span underline="">More from Denise</span></h1><p style="text-align: justify;">That Event That Changed You Forever: The Backstory Catalyst of <em>A Cherished Betrothal</em></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Most of us can pinpoint it—a moment in time that forever altered us and the course of our lives. Maybe it was a place. Or a person. For good or bad, we can never go back to who we used to be. The good or bad depends on how we react to that moment, place, or person, doesn’t it? Whether we allow God to make us more like Him because of it.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Both the hero and heroine of my third novel in the Scouts of the Georgia Frontier, <em>A Cherished Betrothal</em>, live with such a moment. Experts in book plotting say our characters should have a dark moment in their backstory. For Alex Morris and Elspeth Lawrence, the Long Canes Massacre of 1760 is that dark moment. Together, they survived the attack of around a hundred Cherokee braves on a group of settlers fleeing across the South Carolina border into Georgia. Alex lost his father and brother, Elspeth her mother while her younger sister was taken captive. With the resilience of the Scots-Irish who formed a barrier between the colonies and the Native Americans, the Long Canes settlers returned to the border of South Carolina later that same year.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><em>A Cherished Betrothal</em> actually begins in 1775, with the South Carolina backcountry on the brink of revolution. Since the childhood attack, Alex has lost his sense of home. He draws his identity from his service as a Georgia and South Carolina Ranger (yes, this tale veers over the border into South Carolina and the fascinating history around the town of Ninety Six) and waits for the opportunity for revenge. He keeps his anger carefully banked, just as Elspeth hides her fear—especially when she has to face warriors who visit the mission for Cherokee children she runs with her minister father. She’s forgiven her enemies, but she can no more prevent her knees knocking upon sight of the braves than she can forget the boy who saved her life fifteen years ago.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">It seems God has answered her prayers when Alex shows up at nearby Fort Charlotte. Only…he doesn’t remember her…or the dark moment that shaped both of their histories. Between Elspeth’s not-so-gentle pressure, a Cherokee boy Alex can’t shake as a shadow, and his commanders’ determination to court the Cherokees as allies for the Patriot cause, Alex is forced to look his past in the eye.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Pivoting between Fort Charlotte, the mission school, and the town of Ninety Six where Elspeth’s wealthy Loyalist admirer helps stir conflict, including the first battle of the Revolution in South Carolina, <em>A Counterfeit Betrothal</em> is a tale of unshakeable love and soul-deep healing. 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Family</a>, February 26<o:p></o:p></p><h1 center="" style="text-align: center;"><span underline="">Giveaway</span></h1><p center=""></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjNdqDhCguJScW9pnkPceHnc3-3FMz-p_SxAd8j2pIrNK0ixtoGONqwsuKI6oTmMiE7-kAKcMvNSTWrwS6EICr-JaZHVgav55Tpv797riNwM7kJd3RIWtwn2WRbEq8IKQ6WivMx10EHuKRD995I2-1RbAbbHRu_zp26P3omAVFzujnS42vlQrty5dlu88XK" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="285" data-original-width="285" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjNdqDhCguJScW9pnkPceHnc3-3FMz-p_SxAd8j2pIrNK0ixtoGONqwsuKI6oTmMiE7-kAKcMvNSTWrwS6EICr-JaZHVgav55Tpv797riNwM7kJd3RIWtwn2WRbEq8IKQ6WivMx10EHuKRD995I2-1RbAbbHRu_zp26P3omAVFzujnS42vlQrty5dlu88XK" width="240" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p center="">To celebrate her tour, Denise is giving away the grand prize of a $50 Amazon gift card!!</p><p center="">Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.</p><p center=""></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://promosimple.com/ps/2a0cd/a-cherished-betrothal-celebration-tour-giveaway" target="_blank">https://promosimple.com/ps/2a0cd/a-cherished-betrothal-celebration-tour-giveaway</a><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p></p>Boos Mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12630870114380099560noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204811795143739732.post-74342671456029892072024-02-13T19:02:00.000-08:002024-02-13T19:02:36.068-08:00My Thoughts on The Foxhole Victory Tour by Amy Lynn Green<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://bakerpublishinggroup.com/books/the-foxhole-victory-tour/410380" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="" data-original-height="440" data-original-width="285" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEggAhyx7AImOYBPfGzEwzz5ZyQY9JMVgLUAmTffpEK-SrdTkCnvVhTIzNBQCudyIxfhVW6RtaEMPfewRNmKFYlL2X8P0yyho8lHdcels0SiVe1o1yR1g-V1asPdiP-MxS1NQ5_3AR_zASX6dQj4XgI67bJTUV-nhoIWQ2MA1lPZDS48EszUPZOJTKDZ2eeP=w207-h320" width="207" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><u>About:</u></b></span><p></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Based on true World War II stories of life in the USO
variety shows, worlds collide when performers from around the United States
come together to tour North Africa.</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Vibrant and scrappy Maggie McCleod tried not to get fired from her wartime
orchestra, but her sharp tongue landed her in trouble, so an overseas adventure
with the USO's camp show promises a chance at a fresh start. Wealthy and
elegant Catherine Duquette signs with the USO to leave behind her restrictive
life of privilege and to uncover the truth behind the disappearance of the
handsome pilot whose letters mysteriously stopped arriving.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The two women are joined by an eclectic group of performers--a scheming blues
singer, a veteran tap dancer, and a brooding magician--but the harmony among
their troupe is short-lived when their tour manager announces he will soon
recommend one of them for a coveted job in the Hollywood spotlight. Each of the
five members has a reason to want the contract, and they'll do whatever is
necessary to claim it. As their troupe travels closer to the dangerous
battlefront in Tunisia, personal crises and wartime dangers only intensify,
putting not only their careers but also their lives on the line.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><u>My Thoughts:</u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I have read a lot of WWII stories, but I haven't read one
that dealt with a USO group before. This is the group that brought
entertainment to war-weary soldiers, giving them a bit of levity during times
of brutality. <br />
<br />
The story is mostly told through Maggie, the comedian and trumpet act, and
Catherine, the violinist, in the show. The smaller viewpoint, yet one that
fills in the gap, is through written letters between their manager, Mr.
Douglas, and his higher-ups. I enjoyed how all of this flowed and made the
story more real somehow.<br />
<br />
So, this particular group consists of six members: Mr. Douglas, the manager and
rule keeper; Maggie; Catherine; Judith, the singer; Gabriel, the magician; and
Howie, the tap dancer. All of them have a goal and are competing against one
another to become the one who will be picked to go on to the bigger show after
their tour is done. Even though there is competition between them, they do form
a somewhat close family. They are traveling, performing, and escaping danger
with one another. Not only that, but we also get to know the characters'
backstories and what made them join up.<br />
<br />
I enjoyed going on their assignment to northern Africa with them. Again, I had
not visited that area before in other WWII stories. This was a perfect blend of
actual historical characters, like Bob Hope and others, with fictional ones in
a part of history I was not that familiar with. <br />
<br />
I was provided a copy of this novel by Bethany House Publishers through
Interviews & Reviews. I was not required to post a positive review, and all
views and opinions are my own.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><u>About the Author:</u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><u><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEigEe_2888ED0c7M5pDV4Ox5hIAQF9JtdnJKL8pMHMrygbvGOuhfa8TwJFRJVlkjy8h_g_9mzqxSGI58bCAMq7PyXptIlaTaEEIwUDZU3p4q-v1xXVBMVxw4IwiidoahR0yqUozWfTk-S-a84TFoQJG2aHfyEo68AIdOKT8SMOJOvjLzKb8jwR3kFQt-Q1w" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="218" data-original-width="145" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEigEe_2888ED0c7M5pDV4Ox5hIAQF9JtdnJKL8pMHMrygbvGOuhfa8TwJFRJVlkjy8h_g_9mzqxSGI58bCAMq7PyXptIlaTaEEIwUDZU3p4q-v1xXVBMVxw4IwiidoahR0yqUozWfTk-S-a84TFoQJG2aHfyEo68AIdOKT8SMOJOvjLzKb8jwR3kFQt-Q1w" width="160" /></a></div><br /></u></b></span><b>Amy Lynn Green </b>(<a href="http://amygreenbooks.com" target="_blank">amygreenbooks.com</a>) has always
loved history and reading, and she enjoys speaking with book clubs, writing
groups, and libraries all around the country. Her debut novel, <i>Things
We Didn't Say</i>, was nominated for a 2021 Minnesota Book Award and won two
Carol Awards. <i>Things We Didn't Say</i> and <i>The Blackout
Book Club</i> received starred reviews from both <i>Booklist </i>and <i>Library
Journal</i>. Amy and her family make their home in Minneapolis, Minnesota.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div><o:p></o:p><p></p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><u></u></b></span><p></p>Boos Mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12630870114380099560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204811795143739732.post-24489138291064964922024-02-08T23:30:00.000-08:002024-02-08T23:30:00.164-08:00My Thoughts and More on Overflow with Hope by E.C. Jackson<p> </p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.ireadbooktours.com/blog---current-tours/book-series-tour-a-gateway-to-hope-the-hope-series-by-ec-jackson" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2100" data-original-width="2100" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLnvOT21i2qzKM2ODniKxrN2tk6aaZFLKXm0piAehxAcpe9UNrcJQEQ58JOlkwcec4yam6kR2lte5m0hENaXAy6Ujv8ERLxvo9_hxjrIi16dJ4GBkJOKTBna3VgTy_flAOICn0FphzYiTLZPUaV9LHPLllXydWec0VHAd2IvEwe2VSLA1y55XFt1Jsc4HV/w400-h400/tour%20banner%20the%20hope%20series%20with%20button.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.ireadbooktours.com/blog---current-tours/book-series-tour-a-gateway-to-hope-the-hope-series-by-ec-jackson" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2100" data-original-width="2100" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBHMjWf7uwO5VymD2gVT5m8fVBMx9yLGV1jtGGqw5CDGAQtPpkxWsT1vpL3LXlw6WCTXFtdJdNMgZaDhib9vvJpSEw4ZXDqnbGxaDL0tIw9WsenRbyvpwhlSR8USg8HnrYLAXtsjvmKHTSqdT4huNVtBkjxaVNm2lYE7-5lu8fnWh-Ec_R8LEim4LJpV1t/w400-h400/the%20hope%20series.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><strong style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Book Details:</span></strong><br style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;" /><u style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">Book Title</u><span style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">: A Gateway to Hope</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">: Hope Series, Book 1</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">by E.C. Jackson</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;" /><u style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">Category</u><span style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">: Adult Fiction 18+, 296 pages</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;" /><u style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">Genre</u><span style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">: Inspirational Romance</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;" /><u style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">Publisher</u><span style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">: E.C. Jackson</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;" /><u style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">Release date:</u><span style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"> June 19, 2015</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;" /><u style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">Content Rating</u><span style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">: </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">PG + M. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">These books contain mature themes.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><br /><p></p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hIkwpRk1sHE?si=USgHmjODH1J2noCa" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe>
<div><br /></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div><br /></div><div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #0f1111;"><em style="position: relative;">This novel catches your attention in a dramatic opening and holds your attention while you follow the ups and downs of a love story. It is a rarity to find a romance that focuses on the fine tuning of character building and adjustments couples have to make for their relationship to work, particularly while also trying to hold onto faith and personal convictions. There is a place in this day and age for well written literature that goes against the grain of popular media. - <strong>review by </strong></em></span><em style="position: relative;"><strong><span style="color: #0f1111;">Catherine Ndhovu</span></strong></em></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #8e8e8e; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: justify;"><div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 629.2px;"></div><hr class="styled-hr" style="background-color: #d0d0d0; border: 0pt none; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.13); height: 1px; margin: 0px auto; text-align: center; width: 629.2px;" /><div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 629.2px;"></div></div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Book Description:</span></strong><br /><br /><span style="color: #0f1111;">Twenty-one-year-old Neka is a bit of an introvert, she also happens to be stunningly beautiful.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #0f1111;">When she discovers her friend James is about to be dumped, she sees the perfect opportunity to escape from her quiet life. Can she summon the courage to leave it all behind?</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #0f1111;">James Copley comes from a ruthless family. It’s rubbed off.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #0f1111;">Years ago, he disengaged from his brother’s smear campaign, but now his father has offered him an ultimatum, “Get married or lose your seat at the table.”</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #0f1111;">Plotting to stamp his design on the family business, he proposes to a woman, even though he doesn’t love her.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #0f1111;">But his carefully laid plans start to unravel when she leaves him on the day she’s due to meet his family.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #0f1111;">Could years of planning his comeback vanish with her departure?</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #0f1111;">A possible solution comes in an unexpected form: Neka. She’s not only a friend, but the daughter of his benefactor. And she’s right there, offering to support him.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #0f1111;">But will her support stretch to marriage?</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #0f1111;">He attempts to win her over to his plan but collides with her powerful father who wants to leverage the situation for his own gain.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #0f1111;">In their fight for survival and love, they are forced to face some uncomfortable truths.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #0f1111;">Can they overcome thwarted dreams and missed chances to find true love, or does forcing destiny’s hand only lead to misery?</span></div></div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Buy the Book:<br /><a href="https://amzn.to/47OEKnz" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Amazon </a><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/3312866213317123368/150328948890405649#" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;">~ </a><a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-gateway-to-hope-e-c-jackson/1122003681?ean=9780996181228" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">B&N </a><br /><a href="https://www.bookbub.com/books/a-gateway-to-hope-by-e-c-jackson" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Bookbub</a><br />add to <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25855637-a-gateway-to-hope?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_11" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">goodreads</a></span></strong></div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><strong style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Also Featured on This Tour:</span></strong></div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ1lckfoaSjG9rF5dxKPcS7OxJ3rSNNy6HcFUcJZATyxSCeRYa_LIFmLYeWiPaDFJrrxQfdvRq3D63CIiTp6eol1zMz2SX2uvd-RQbn6ldM0Usy0J-Lfn97u0wFzpt5-K2ZdTwibakfsr_fMJrr-8Fflsky4Rl3I0dpUhWZ7Ei4BlBFFLi0UlPsEuHLeaR/s2700/Hope%20Series%20Book%205.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2700" data-original-width="1800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ1lckfoaSjG9rF5dxKPcS7OxJ3rSNNy6HcFUcJZATyxSCeRYa_LIFmLYeWiPaDFJrrxQfdvRq3D63CIiTp6eol1zMz2SX2uvd-RQbn6ldM0Usy0J-Lfn97u0wFzpt5-K2ZdTwibakfsr_fMJrr-8Fflsky4Rl3I0dpUhWZ7Ei4BlBFFLi0UlPsEuHLeaR/s320/Hope%20Series%20Book%205.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="paragraph" style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Book Details:</span></strong><br /><br /><u>Book Title</u><span style="color: #515151;">: Overflow With Hope</span><span style="color: #1f1f1f;">: Hope Series, Book 5</span> <span style="color: #515151;">by E.C. Jackson</span><br /><u>Category</u><span style="color: #515151;">: Adult Fiction 18+, 241 pages</span><br /><u>Genre</u><span style="color: #515151;">: Inspirational Romance</span><br /><u>Publisher</u><span style="color: #515151;">: E.C. Jackson</span><br /><u>Release date:</u><span style="color: #515151;"> Nov 9, 2023</span><br /><u>Content Rating</u><span style="color: #515151;">: </span><span style="color: #202124;">PG + M. </span><span style="color: #202124;">These books contain mature themes.</span></div><hr style="clear: both; color: #8e8e8e; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: justify; visibility: hidden; width: 629.2px;" /><div class="paragraph" style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Book Description:</span></strong><br /><br /><span style="color: #0f1111; font-weight: 700;">Two men. One wrong choice.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #0f1111;">Tempia Wade’s life had jumped the rails.<br /><br />One fateful night, she believed a stranger’s lie rather than the assurance of a trusted friend. For her lapse in judgment, she paid an agonizing price.<br /><br />Her now-bankrupt life featured shattered dreams, ruined friendships, and the loss of a promising relationship. Now, two years later, the twenty-three-year-old prayed for a second chance with the man she had fallen for at first sight.<br /><br />Would Cory Sanders finally overlook her egregious mistake in accepting a next-day date and liaison with another man? Or would she have to truly accept life without him?</span></div><div class="paragraph" style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Buy the Book:<br /><a href="https://amzn.to/3uLQ9G1" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Amazon</a><a href="https://amzn.to/3NiLbqP" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank"> </a><br /><a href="https://www.bookbub.com/books/overflow-with-hope-by-e-c-jackson" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Bookbub</a><br />add to<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/201964135-overflow-with-hope" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank"> goodreads</a></span></strong></div><div class="paragraph" style="color: #515151; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-family: verdana;"><u>My Thoughts:</u></span></strong></div><div class="paragraph" style="line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #515151;">Tempia Wade has met her soul mate in Cory Sanders, or so she thinks. One fateful night she meets two very different men. She is drawn to Cory, and she thought he felt the same way. However, another man has drawn her attention away from Cory and keeps her eyes focused on him. And in one night when Tempia's dreams could have come true, she has a nightmare instead, one that will take a toll on her for quite a while, until she can learn to forgive herself and let go of the past and the past misconceptions.</span></span></div><div class="paragraph" style="color: #515151; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Cory has watched Tempia, a beautiful, kind, and sensitive woman being ill used due to jealousy. What can he do as he tries to keep the peace? Watching their relationships was hard. While reading I really wished Tempia would have listened to wisdom and that Cory would have stepped in sooner.</span></div><div class="paragraph" style="color: #515151; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I found as I was reading this story, that sometimes life can really be like Tempia's. She found what she wanted and needed, but she believed the lies she was told instead of seeking the truth. Then she found herself in a worse off situation. Sometimes we all learn the hard way. I have enjoyed this whole series and watching these contemporary couples work out their issues in hope and love.</span></div><div class="paragraph" style="color: #515151; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I was provided a copy of this novel from the author. I was not required to post a positive review and all views and opinions are my own.</span></div><div class="paragraph" style="line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span color="rgb(81, 81, 81) !important" face="Roboto !important" style="font-size: 16px;"><!--more--></span><div style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"><strong style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Also Featured on This Tour:</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWndzySLhetuziJF9rQHIEa_hfsjIFP6YVFphMY2X3hg74PZrxshHMEQPuMi0B_3Xkt8yYiAVRX4_VWloVTUwENGmkL5ATgqbrK1e2-c9qIkNFt2uHuXxQ5Ud-Bkqs1_LvYYxp7wcAvaPSZs3Fq3CstdWpZv21fCiN84VM3h489aI_rInCbfgGNOcG5kBU/s1432/Hope%20Series%20Book%202.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1432" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWndzySLhetuziJF9rQHIEa_hfsjIFP6YVFphMY2X3hg74PZrxshHMEQPuMi0B_3Xkt8yYiAVRX4_VWloVTUwENGmkL5ATgqbrK1e2-c9qIkNFt2uHuXxQ5Ud-Bkqs1_LvYYxp7wcAvaPSZs3Fq3CstdWpZv21fCiN84VM3h489aI_rInCbfgGNOcG5kBU/s320/Hope%20Series%20Book%202.jpg" width="223" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><strong style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Book Details:</span></strong><br style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;" /><br style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;" /><u style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">Book Title</u><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">: A Living Hope</span><span style="color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">: Hope Series, Book 2</span><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">by E.C. Jackson</span><br style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;" /><u style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">Category</u><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">: Adult Fiction 18+, 286 pages</span><br style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;" /><u style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">Genre</u><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">: Inspirational Romance</span><br style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;" /><u style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">Publisher</u><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">: E.C. Jackson</span><br style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;" /><u style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">Release date:</u><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"> July 31, 2016</span><br style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;" /><u style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">Content Rating</u><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">: </span><span style="color: #202124; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">PG + M. </span><span style="color: #202124; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">These books contain mature themes.</span></div></span></div></div><div class="paragraph" style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><strong><br /></strong></div></div><span><div style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-weight: 700; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-weight: 700; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-weight: 700; text-align: left;"><br /></div></span></span></div><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/blQOlqdKlFI?si=YTVFTGgRGSTdlOSX" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe>
<div><br /></div><span><!--more--></span><div><br /></div><div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><em style="position: relative;"><span style="color: #0f1111;">E.C. Jackson weaves a story of imperfect people working through misunderstandings, secrets, traumas, and just plain stubbornness. In other words,her characters are like many of us! She builds complex characters with believable struggles. Happy endings don't come easily, but must be worked through with prayer, honest communication, and the willingness to step out in faith and do the right things.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #0f1111;">This is a worthy successor to Jackson's earlier novel, <strong>A Gateway to Hope.</strong></span><br /></em><br /><em style="position: relative;"><strong><span style="color: #0f1111;">-- review by Hog on Ice: Books and Independent Learning</span></strong></em></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #8e8e8e; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: justify;"><div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 629.2px;"></div><hr class="styled-hr" style="background-color: #d0d0d0; border: 0pt none; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.13); height: 1px; margin: 0px auto; text-align: center; width: 629.2px;" /><div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 629.2px;"></div></div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Book Description:</span></strong><br /><br /><span style="color: #0f1111;">It was a match made in heaven. Or so everyone thought. Sadie Mae Cummings is all set to marry her childhood sweetheart, Kyle, when she is assigned to tutor Lincoln, the new college football running back. This sophomore phenomenon has all the girls on campus knocking on his door. But Sadie isn’t interested in his advances.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #0f1111;">Lincoln’s overblown ego doesn’t take well to being shunned, and he resolves to make Sadie his own. He pursues her relentlessly, until finally Kyle finds himself shut out of Sadie’s life, with their shared future crumbling around him.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #0f1111;">After two years, Sadie’s relationship with Lincoln ends, and she is left having to put the pieces of her life back together. She desires nothing more than to recapture her relationship with Kyle. He has stayed true to the dreams they had planned together, living the vision even without Sadie by his side.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #0f1111;">When she moves back to her hometown, she labors to rekindle their love. But things have changed, and Kyle has moved on. Sadie quickly discovers how hard it is to rebuild burned bridges.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #0f1111;">Follow Sadie’s story as she fights for a chance to restore broken dreams. Will love endure?</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #0f1111;">This inspirational romance by E. C. Jackson is book two of the Hope series and is a standalone book.</span></div></div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Buy the Book:<br /><a href="https://amzn.to/489e2WI" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Amazon</a><a href="https://amzn.to/47OEKnz" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank"> </a><br /><a href="https://www.bookbub.com/books/a-living-hope-by-e-c-jackson" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Bookbub</a><br />add to<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31142585-a-living-hope" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank"> goodreads</a></span></strong></div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span color="rgb(81, 81, 81) !important" face="Roboto !important" style="font-size: 16px;"><!--more--></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOo4L6kbUgOuNi_cOZZv_8WKmXr_QfuKL265UPi6Uh_WUt7UnoQPZtoJqdZij3St8rDP_TWoPEbLSQ_8uRhUtHCFWfDjGGIB-kkwxIQTQsyqkX2gJzmCbPeumvZ2QDrF7-1W0wghKmZYOaSS0JHVl3t5wZmdloGEsOc4TWXosPZC1hEgLLC_EHBQOjJeFh/s2254/Hope%20Series%20Book%203.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2254" data-original-width="1496" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOo4L6kbUgOuNi_cOZZv_8WKmXr_QfuKL265UPi6Uh_WUt7UnoQPZtoJqdZij3St8rDP_TWoPEbLSQ_8uRhUtHCFWfDjGGIB-kkwxIQTQsyqkX2gJzmCbPeumvZ2QDrF7-1W0wghKmZYOaSS0JHVl3t5wZmdloGEsOc4TWXosPZC1hEgLLC_EHBQOjJeFh/s320/Hope%20Series%20Book%203.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="paragraph" style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Book Details:</span></strong><br /><br /><u>Book Title</u><span style="color: #515151;">: The Certain Hope</span><span style="color: #1f1f1f;">: Hope Series, Book 3</span> <span style="color: #515151;">by E.C. Jackson</span><br /><u>Category</u><span style="color: #515151;">: Adult Fiction 18+, 261 pages</span><br /><u>Genre</u><span style="color: #515151;">: Inspirational Romance</span><br /><u>Publisher</u><span style="color: #515151;">: E.C. Jackson</span><br /><u>Release date:</u><span style="color: #515151;"> Dec 5, 2018</span><br /><u>Content Rating</u><span style="color: #515151;">: </span><span style="color: #202124;">PG + M. </span><span style="color: #202124;">These books contain mature themes.</span></div><hr style="clear: both; color: #8e8e8e; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: justify; visibility: hidden; width: 629.2px;" /><div style="color: #8e8e8e; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: justify;"><div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 629.2px;"></div><hr class="styled-hr" style="background-color: #d0d0d0; border: 0pt none; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.13); height: 1px; margin: 0px auto; text-align: center; width: 629.2px;" /><div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 629.2px;"></div></div><div class="paragraph" style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0f1111;"><em style="position: relative;">The title of this novel is perfectly suitable to its meaning. <strong>The Certain Hope</strong> is the one of a couple of lonely guys that decided to marry after two weeks of dating. The groom believes that everything will go fine, especially if the bride will do only what he wants. He is control addicted, she is a romantic girl who believes in having met the man of her dreams. Through this behavioral contrast, the author built a great story, focused on the burning topics of marriage, loss and control addiction. In my view, the novel is a little, big literary masterpiece for the underlying meaning that oozes from every chapter. I believe that <strong>The Certain Hope</strong> deserves to be translated internationally and this thought is my certain hope for the success of this gripping romance novel.</em> <em style="position: relative;"><strong>-- review by Advices books Reviews</strong></em></span></div><div style="color: #8e8e8e; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: justify;"><div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 629.2px;"></div><hr class="styled-hr" style="background-color: #d0d0d0; border: 0pt none; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.13); height: 1px; margin: 0px auto; text-align: center; width: 629.2px;" /><div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 629.2px;"></div></div><div class="paragraph" style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Book Description:</span></strong><br /><br /><span style="color: #0f1111;">Love at first sight. It’s every girl’s dream. But Tara Simpkins is finding out it’s not as easy as it seems. Is this truly the man God sent to be her husband, or is she just desperate to escape her loneliness? The recent loss of both parents has left her reeling, and close friends don’t think she’s in any position to make major life decisions. She and her new-found love are convinced they can live happily ever after in the home of their dreams. His family thinks he’s moving way too fast and might disappoint the kind-hearted woman he’s fallen head over heels for. And then there’s Leah. Leah is supposed to be part of his past, but what if she decides she’s his future? Tara’s match made in Heaven may be over before it truly begins.</span></div></div><strong style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-size: large;">Buy the Book:<br /><a href="https://amzn.to/3RySqMP" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Amazon</a><a href="https://amzn.to/47OEKnz" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank"> </a><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/3312866213317123368/150328948890405649#" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;">~ </a><a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-certain-hope-e-c-jackson/1129979962?ean=9781732959200" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">B&N </a><br /><a href="https://www.bookbub.com/books/the-certain-hope-hope-series-book-3-by-e-c-jackson" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Bookbub</a><br />add to<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43240927-the-certain-hope" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank"> goodreads</a></span></strong></div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span><!--more--></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiITJM5eq82SKaTFXwU6iCYAsRlfpe6H6whaQfx9xY_Bsgp9r1fBWpR8fx1VTOpkcx0tURgununtgI6OnMvT5tbaxUOU86teL3FHNHNgi9CXx8XHI2cWE6GcfW69CWwOXiI93jPCWbDGWrGN4PmWhfLYa0sgLY-F9sQJ_8i1aUsS-MoBzpUMgia801dsEnw/s2705/Hope%20Series%20Book%204.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2705" data-original-width="1796" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiITJM5eq82SKaTFXwU6iCYAsRlfpe6H6whaQfx9xY_Bsgp9r1fBWpR8fx1VTOpkcx0tURgununtgI6OnMvT5tbaxUOU86teL3FHNHNgi9CXx8XHI2cWE6GcfW69CWwOXiI93jPCWbDGWrGN4PmWhfLYa0sgLY-F9sQJ_8i1aUsS-MoBzpUMgia801dsEnw/s320/Hope%20Series%20Book%204.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="paragraph" style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Book Details:</span></strong><br /><br /><u>Book Title</u><span style="color: #515151;">: The Confident Hope</span><span style="color: #1f1f1f;">: Hope Series, Book 4</span> <span style="color: #515151;">by E.C. Jackson</span><br /><u>Category</u><span style="color: #515151;">: Adult Fiction 18+, 271 pages</span><br /><u>Genre</u><span style="color: #515151;">: Inspirational Romance</span><br /><u>Publisher</u><span style="color: #515151;">: E.C. Jackson</span><br /><u>Release date:</u><span style="color: #515151;"> Sep 15, 2020</span><br /><u>Content Rating</u><span style="color: #515151;">: </span><span style="color: #202124;">PG + M. </span><span style="color: #202124;">These books contain mature themes.</span></div><hr style="clear: both; color: #8e8e8e; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: justify; visibility: hidden; width: 629.2px;" /><div class="paragraph" style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Book Description:</span></strong><br /><br /><span style="color: #0f1111;">Is there hope for this love between friends?</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #0f1111;">Pamela Hayes is a smart, successful business owner with a supportive family and a thriving bakery. She should be the happiest girl in the world. But she can’t shake the melancholy that accompanies every conversation she has with her best friend, Mark. Pamela doesn’t know how much longer she can hide her true feelings.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #0f1111;">Why can’t Mark see how perfect they would be together? She would make a much better girlfriend than the one he currently has. Pamela prays he’ll come to his senses soon and realize he’s with the wrong girl. But when her dream comes true, it isn’t the fantasy she had envisioned.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #0f1111;">There is trouble in paradise from the start, and all the red flags she’s been ignoring are starting to threaten her confidence…and her relationship with Mark. She’ll have to rely on family and her faith in God to help her secure the hope she so desperately needs.</span></div></div><strong style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-size: large;">Buy the Book:<br /><a href="https://amzn.to/3NiLbqP" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Amazon </a><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/3312866213317123368/150328948890405649#" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;">~</a><a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-confident-hope-e-c-jackson/1137738583?ean=9781732959224" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank"> B&N </a><br /><a href="https://www.bookbub.com/books/the-confident-hope-hope-series-book-4-by-e-c-jackson" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Bookbub</a><br />add to <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55504228-the-confident-hope" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">goodreads</a></span></strong></div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span><!--more--></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEill1dqovJQhcuqvXjTymZ0lW_stNHCGVdKsaFTVyAXGfqGThOKyzHy_fL5ufl-QqKIs4bD9Zol_Q7bP8w9WvyBno_LTaP_ZCVeVAJP9hSyAtWs5ht64d-8h2EJQyjh2AC8qcNJE6Oc66yA6DScG83cBB4CX8y5mKh1wthMbqqv_TXGYX-tYn2XlnPFEmj5/s2717/Pajama%20Party%20ALH%20Companion%20Book.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2717" data-original-width="1772" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEill1dqovJQhcuqvXjTymZ0lW_stNHCGVdKsaFTVyAXGfqGThOKyzHy_fL5ufl-QqKIs4bD9Zol_Q7bP8w9WvyBno_LTaP_ZCVeVAJP9hSyAtWs5ht64d-8h2EJQyjh2AC8qcNJE6Oc66yA6DScG83cBB4CX8y5mKh1wthMbqqv_TXGYX-tYn2XlnPFEmj5/s320/Pajama%20Party%20ALH%20Companion%20Book.jpg" width="209" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="paragraph" style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Book Details:</span></strong><br /><br /><u>Book Title</u><span style="color: #515151;">: Pajama Party: The Story</span> <span style="color: #515151;">by E.C. Jackson</span><br /><u>Category</u><span style="color: #515151;">: Teen & Adult Fiction (13 to 18 yrs), 241 pages</span><br /><u>Genre</u><span style="color: #515151;">: Teen & Young Adult Fiction / Teen & Young Adult Christian Fiction</span><br /><u>Publisher</u><span style="color: #515151;">: E.C. Jackson</span><br /><u>Release date:</u><span style="color: #515151;"> Sep 30, 2017</span><br /><u>Content Rating</u><span style="color: #515151;">: </span><span style="color: #202124;">PG + M. </span><span style="color: #202124;">These books contain mature themes.</span></div><hr style="clear: both; color: #8e8e8e; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: justify; visibility: hidden; width: 629.2px;" /><div class="paragraph" style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Book Description:</span></strong><br /><br /><span style="color: #0f1111;">Most sleepovers are simple. Food, fun, and pillow fights. But sixteen-year-old Karen Duncan has bigger plans for her slumber party. Family troubles have changed her over the past year, and she’s no longer the petty, selfish girl she used to be. Now she’s ready to shake things up with her friends. The guest list comes as a surprise to some and a slap in the face to others. This popular girl has invited some not-so-popular guests. Even more shocking, she’s left out some of the girls she’s hung out with since middle school.<br /><br />Diane and Evette are outsiders, nervous about being stuck in a house with the same girls who tease them at school.<br /><br />Kathy, Lisa, and Joann come to the party with the confidence of the in-crowd, but they’re masking inner-turmoil that is bound to surface.<br /><br />Sandy and Angela are usually the voices of reason…usually. And then there’s Linda, the friend that got away. She may not ever forgive the girls who abandoned her years ago. Karen hopes to change her mind. Her agenda is ambitious, and it could spell disaster. But Karen is convinced God will use this party to spark a new beginning for everyone involved.<br /><br />This companion book to </span><em style="position: relative;"><strong><span style="color: #0f1111;">A Living Hope</span></strong></em><span style="color: #0f1111;"> gives us the inspired story Sadie Cummings wrote for the girls of Shiatown.</span></div><div class="paragraph" style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Buy the Book:<br /><a href="https://amzn.to/47OBAAn" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Amazon </a>~ <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/pajama-party-e-c-jackson/1126943680?ean=9780996181297" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">B&N</a><br />add to <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36126238-pajama-party" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">goodreads</a></span></strong></div><div class="paragraph" style="line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span color="rgb(81, 81, 81) !important" face="Roboto !important" style="font-size: 16px;"><!--more--></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBPNNaQP1f5-_8HSZXSQQ7ZIwIztXqSh40tcvKaq3UXrxwnbKa1ml8vjyy3Ck-qr7-xzM0qI-s4kZGx4KNo9X_bO4feqsqO9OAXfks_J9DZ9aUP2kp7WUB1j3gG1qmlGRdY6BuG-8nS7d7fGlQJUOYO4IsrMA5Gjf_XjvYlVbGN1Ofx3JW1MZ5KmzKuK7B/s1836/Ella%20Jackson.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1611" data-original-width="1836" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBPNNaQP1f5-_8HSZXSQQ7ZIwIztXqSh40tcvKaq3UXrxwnbKa1ml8vjyy3Ck-qr7-xzM0qI-s4kZGx4KNo9X_bO4feqsqO9OAXfks_J9DZ9aUP2kp7WUB1j3gG1qmlGRdY6BuG-8nS7d7fGlQJUOYO4IsrMA5Gjf_XjvYlVbGN1Ofx3JW1MZ5KmzKuK7B/s320/Ella%20Jackson.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="paragraph" style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Meet the Author:</span></strong></span><br /><span style="color: #1f1f1f;">E. C. Jackson began her writing career with the full-length play "Pajama Party." Thirty-one years later, she adapted the play into <em style="position: relative;"><strong>Pajama Party: The Story</strong></em>, a companion book to the second book in the five-book standalone Hope series.<br /><br />Jackson’s favorite pastime is reading fiction. She enjoys taking the journey along with the characters in the books. That also led to her unorthodox approach to story writing. Her vision for each book she writes is to immerse readers into the storyline so they become connected with each character.<br /><br />“The Write Way: A Real Slice of Life” is the slogan on her Facebook author page. She feels that if every person reading her books feels connected to the characters, her job is done.</span><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size: small;">connect with the author: <a href="https://www.hopebooks.faith/" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">website </a>~ <a href="https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B00Y1Z0YY2?ingress=0&visitId=321e0541-cf80-4e94-8ad7-75dc8c252461&store_ref=ap_rdr&ref_=ap_rdr" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">amazon</a> ~ <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ecjacksonauthor/" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">facebook </a>~ <a href="https://twitter.com/ec_jackson" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">X/Twitter</a> ~ <a href="https://www.bookbub.com/authors/e-c-jackson" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">bookbub </a>~ <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/14009486.E_C_Jackson" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">goodreads</a></span></strong><br /><br /></div><hr style="clear: both; color: #8e8e8e; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: justify; visibility: hidden; width: 629.2px;" /><div class="paragraph" style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Enter the Giveaway:</span></strong></div></div></div></div></div><a class="e-widget" href="https://gleam.io/xdwqi/the-hope-series-by-ec-jackson-book-tour-giveaway" rel="nofollow">The Hope Series by E.C. 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Boos Mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12630870114380099560noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204811795143739732.post-25263789228891515572024-02-08T08:47:00.000-08:002024-02-08T08:47:03.736-08:00My Thoughts and More on Rescuing You by Robin Patchen <p> </p><p center=""></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiyoq97-Oc1EdS0CYZYESYoTPgYEdUx5D4n_yRAKs3XPWUazijaRSGz7aMdFEeXPDMvBz1xDQKFjDGPBPey_fXd_mlSZ2fVglGfr9xDZbkkI7APYeys2J74m6Ul2bMgNAucFv49eDm3EBLo1jVwxeWDvA9a6VNB-MAYVnFdU5fw8RaM5iA9OaqQTPPYlkYX" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="851" height="148" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiyoq97-Oc1EdS0CYZYESYoTPgYEdUx5D4n_yRAKs3XPWUazijaRSGz7aMdFEeXPDMvBz1xDQKFjDGPBPey_fXd_mlSZ2fVglGfr9xDZbkkI7APYeys2J74m6Ul2bMgNAucFv49eDm3EBLo1jVwxeWDvA9a6VNB-MAYVnFdU5fw8RaM5iA9OaqQTPPYlkYX=w400-h148" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><h1><span underline="">About the Book</span></h1><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjhkb6eEnM3dQoKZIkl-GdO8-nKPhWlVxG6EJjMd2grVSEsqrs1rEyYGzKdPQYAQsAGdaXaOgqFOwJkYcZxN05YtgTlf2qWawILGWumoUM-HDLh6lcE_rVu-oY3CGrSKrCM4acRAOPKH5U5MkEO6ZRM25yJ5Timq6A-nZxAy9qe8nBMnpwfxQkpN-zBwfFf" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="197" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjhkb6eEnM3dQoKZIkl-GdO8-nKPhWlVxG6EJjMd2grVSEsqrs1rEyYGzKdPQYAQsAGdaXaOgqFOwJkYcZxN05YtgTlf2qWawILGWumoUM-HDLh6lcE_rVu-oY3CGrSKrCM4acRAOPKH5U5MkEO6ZRM25yJ5Timq6A-nZxAy9qe8nBMnpwfxQkpN-zBwfFf=w211-h320" width="211" /></a></div><strong>Book: </strong>Rescuing You<p></p><p><strong>Author: </strong>Robin Patchen</p><p><b>Genre: </b>Christian Romantic Suspense</p><p><strong>Release Date: </strong>January 9, 2024</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>A heart-pounding tale of danger and devotion, the riveting second installment of the Wright Heroes of Maine series by a USA Today bestselling author.</strong></p><p style="text-align: justify;">CIA agent Michael Wright’s world crumbles when his girlfriend, Leila, is snatched off the street and later seen in the grasp of a terrorist he’s been tracking, Michael blames himself. Keeping his identity secret from her clearly didn’t protect her. Now he must defy the Agency and fly to Iraq to rescue her.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Leila Amato escaped Iraq a decade earlier, only returning in her worst nightmares. But those nightmares have come true when she finds herself captive and all alone, or so she thinks until she sees her identical twin sister.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Michael tracks Leila to a desert compound, but his rescue mission goes awry when he discovers her sister needs to escape as well. His detailed strategy can only ensure one woman’s safety. Now they’re on the run, trying to get out of the country before their enemies track them down.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">But Leila’s kidnapping is only one small part of a larger plot—one that endangers thousands of lives—and now he can’t trust anyone. Not even the woman who’s stolen his heart. A woman who’s been keeping secrets of her own…</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>A high-stakes international chase full of romantic suspense, spies, and a ticking time bomb that will keep you reading all night long.</strong></p><p style="text-align: justify;"> </p><pre>Click <a href="https://amzn.to/3SfAgRP" target="_blank">here</a> to get your copy!</pre><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><u>My Thoughts:</u></b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Michael Wright is a CIA agent with many secrets he is keeping from his family, girlfriend, and the agency. Now that his girlfriend, Leila, has been kidnapped, he will do just about anything to get her back and ensure her safety. Even going rogue if he has to.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Leila was kidnapped off the streets of Munich and taken back to her father in Iraq. He has plans for her, plans she does not want to abide by. She has had too many years of blessed freedom to be put under the rule of men again. She escaped once, she can escape again, this time with her twin sister.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Michael and Leila have a lot of growing to do on their harrowing escape and adventure. There is much they don't know about one another, and so their devotion and love are tested. Can they both trust one another when each of them has so many secrets kept from the other? This was a heart pounding, hard to put down suspense that had me reading quickly wondering which would win out, their survival or demise. This is the second book in the Wright Heroes of Maine series, and I will be hunting up the first one now.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I was provided a copy of this novel from the author. I was not required to post a positive review and all views and opinions are my own.</span></p><h1><span underline="">About the Author</span></h1><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhwx43S8KC_nzvTGFwwXYLLCNeM-nDYiOuXk8eyNufkyuQdGtd2t2-_rLpSZJLlyLKwMfWgZzMkchJpvjrIDaAW5bJTRh0cW1ZbBYprD4De4x93WUDcOLouzkgRNrnGgawb5Qr17eAONDy_9xuWV6l02lpVH3hW9Z8aQsDzXQUUmu3BuswL43rTEqbn9L5b" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="199" data-original-width="300" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhwx43S8KC_nzvTGFwwXYLLCNeM-nDYiOuXk8eyNufkyuQdGtd2t2-_rLpSZJLlyLKwMfWgZzMkchJpvjrIDaAW5bJTRh0cW1ZbBYprD4De4x93WUDcOLouzkgRNrnGgawb5Qr17eAONDy_9xuWV6l02lpVH3hW9Z8aQsDzXQUUmu3BuswL43rTEqbn9L5b" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Robin Patchen is a <em>USA Today</em> bestselling and award-winning author of Christian romantic suspense. She grew up in a small town in New Hampshire, the setting of her Nutfield Saga books, and then headed to Boston to earn a journalism degree. After college, working in marketing and public relations, she discovered how much she loathed the nine-to-five ball and chain. After relocating to the Southwest, she started writing her first novel while she homeschooled her three children. The novel was dreadful, but her passion for storytelling didn’t wane. Thankfully, as her children grew, so did her writing ability. Now that her kids are adults, she has more time to play with the lives of fictional heroes and heroines, wreaking havoc and working magic to give her characters happy endings. When she’s not writing, she’s editing or reading, proving that most of her life revolves around the twenty-six letters of the alphabet.</div><p></p><h1><span underline="">More from Robin</span></h1><p style="text-align: justify;">I spent a week this year serving refugee women on the Greek island of Lesvos. Along with helping to distribute food and clothing, I gave hand massages. It seems like such a little thing, but it was powerful.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Many didn’t speak English, and I found it difficult to connect even with those who did. What do I have in common with women escaping war or oppression?</p><p style="text-align: justify;">But I could perch on a tiny stool at their feet and rub lotion on their hands. I didn’t know their stories, but God did. So while they chatted with friends in languages I couldn’t understand, I prayed silently. As I did, God stirred in me a deep love for each one.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Imagine the courage it must take to leave everything you know—your home, your community, in some cases, even your family—to seek freedom. Imagine how desperate or afraid or, frankly, hopeful a person must be to attempt it.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The heroine in <em>Rescuing You </em>did just that. An Iraqi who came to Christ as a teenager, Leila feared her family would discover her secret and felt she had no choice but to run away. Resettled in Germany, away from her mother, father, and twin sister, she built a life for herself and fell in love.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">And then someone snatched her back to Iraq.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><em>Rescuing You </em>is about a man determined to save the woman he loves. It’s about a woman willing to risk everything for the freedom to…</p><p style="text-align: justify;">…Love the man she chooses</p><p style="text-align: justify;">…Live a life of purpose, and mostly…</p><p style="text-align: justify;">…Worship the One True God</p><p style="text-align: justify;">It’s easy to take our freedom for granted—and to forget that true and lasting freedom isn’t political or social but spiritual. Christians are free in Christ no matter what their society looks like.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">But what an incredible blessing to live in a free country.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><em>Rescuing You </em>barely scratches the surface of the refugee crisis. It’s mostly about a man and a woman and whole bunch of terrifying villains. Even so, I pray it’ll stir in you a deep love for refugees seeking freedom worldwide. Pray for them and for the nations they’ve escaped. Our world needs Jesus.</p><h1 center="" style="text-align: center;"><span underline="">Blog Stops</span></h1><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://truthandgracehomeschoolacademy.wordpress.com/">Truth and Grace
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Dusty Deliberations</a>, February 6<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amybooksy.blogspot.com/">Locks, Hooks
and Books</a>, February 7<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://jeanninebennett.com/an-authors-take/">An
Author’s Take</a>, February 8<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://pausefortales.blogspot.com/">Pause for
Tales</a>, February 8<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://deana0326.blogspot.com/">Texas Book-aholic</a>,
February 9<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://storiesbygina.wordpress.com/">Gina Holder,
Author and Blogger</a>, February 10 (Author Interview)<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/mary.a.hake">Mary Hake</a>,
February 10<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://forhimandmyfamily.com/">For Him and My
Family</a>, February 11<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://booklooksbylisa.blogspot.com/">Book Looks
by Lisa</a>, February 12<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://babblingbeckyl.com/">Babbling Becky L’s
Book Impressions</a>, February 13<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.lifeonchickadeelane.com/">Life on
Chickadee Lane</a>, February 13<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.carolkeen.blogspot.com/">Blogging With
Carol</a>, February 14<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://familymgrkendra.blogspot.com/">Happily
Managing a Household of Boys</a>, February 15<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://hollysbookcorner.home.blog/">Holly’s Book
Corner</a>, February 15<o:p></o:p></p><p center="">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.lakesidelivingsite.wordpress.com/">Lakesidelivingsite</a>,
February 16<o:p></o:p></p><h1 center="" style="text-align: center;"><span underline="">Giveaway</span></h1><p center=""></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgb9KrbgIFc3NcG1rG6D2YAFVPxZhoGaV8Pt2QQSKo7afOiNyGJWPecWE94NcbrhH3x88rceBGwLlhkA6DPIZYqOVFAGoBc4eV8liNkBwDopYv7U3kG2cPRJIJblkqZVNkjEsvTluT0e7e2oZju75izgGl4fxr_YM69582KJ8GRPBWVKAE8ltQMya0892ch" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="940" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgb9KrbgIFc3NcG1rG6D2YAFVPxZhoGaV8Pt2QQSKo7afOiNyGJWPecWE94NcbrhH3x88rceBGwLlhkA6DPIZYqOVFAGoBc4eV8liNkBwDopYv7U3kG2cPRJIJblkqZVNkjEsvTluT0e7e2oZju75izgGl4fxr_YM69582KJ8GRPBWVKAE8ltQMya0892ch" width="286" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p center="">To celebrate her tour, Robin is giving away the grand prize package of a paperback copy of Running to You and a $75 Amazon gift card!!</p><p center="">Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.</p><p center=""></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://promosimple.com/ps/2a0c0/rescuing-you-celebration-tour-giveaway" target="_blank">https://promosimple.com/ps/2a0c0/rescuing-you-celebration-tour-giveaway</a><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p></p>Boos Mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12630870114380099560noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204811795143739732.post-51565513262281803052024-02-07T07:02:00.000-08:002024-02-07T07:02:09.695-08:00My Thoughts and More on Lacey's Star: A Lady Pilot-in-Command Novel by Kay DiBianca<p> </p><p center=""></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj7gZCMJ8pGgg0H_kg8mYQAuTChIpQlgSaH_9Zhur1_0g0rQuAAQOnk7mhdivPr_SLYlrf1V5uNuJjgBzHo0-7odn8kEjewzKcEXWjCTAsnUZNzk_lAsz_ilQXjY6rAAAhE6fdDbdfwRTd1w0MRk2j4X2IuM7m7VAtwACIyF2Kh5wXbr-9sZB_l-UP8zQoG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="851" height="148" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj7gZCMJ8pGgg0H_kg8mYQAuTChIpQlgSaH_9Zhur1_0g0rQuAAQOnk7mhdivPr_SLYlrf1V5uNuJjgBzHo0-7odn8kEjewzKcEXWjCTAsnUZNzk_lAsz_ilQXjY6rAAAhE6fdDbdfwRTd1w0MRk2j4X2IuM7m7VAtwACIyF2Kh5wXbr-9sZB_l-UP8zQoG=w400-h148" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><h1><span underline="">About the Book</span></h1><p><strong> </strong></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjRgPiVLb0LNx_MJC_Q8LU_W0GFas8FybbSBVylAWKt52plZlI09_sL_tgHA7t3seqR_5Vi69gXlwQTtOYT7mN8Eqk_SRJeJFQg254HzYHHNqc4VciyMVeezkzENyrjmfg9kB_AaYAr7X4SyBiwdxyK5SXHVj_jB8gHf_3jHJgbQwdOxpimxTOYPlPNrJpP" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="188" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjRgPiVLb0LNx_MJC_Q8LU_W0GFas8FybbSBVylAWKt52plZlI09_sL_tgHA7t3seqR_5Vi69gXlwQTtOYT7mN8Eqk_SRJeJFQg254HzYHHNqc4VciyMVeezkzENyrjmfg9kB_AaYAr7X4SyBiwdxyK5SXHVj_jB8gHf_3jHJgbQwdOxpimxTOYPlPNrJpP=w200-h320" width="200" /></a></strong></div><p></p><p><strong>Book: </strong>Lacey’s Star: A Lady Pilot-in-Command Novel</p><p><strong>Author: </strong>Kay DiBianca</p><p><b>Genre: </b>Christian Mystery and Romance</p><p><strong>Release Date: </strong>October 23, 2023</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Private pilot Cassie Deakin lands in the middle of an unwanted adventure when she discovers her beloved Uncle Charlie has been attacked and seriously injured by thieves.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">But Cassie has a problem. She doesn’t know who she can trust. Still, she’s determined to solve the mystery behind the assault on her uncle, so she reluctantly agrees to team up with Deputy Frank White, a man she definitely does not trust, to find the culprits.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">But as Cassie and Frank peel back the layers of one mystery, they uncover a deeper and more sinister crime: the murder of an eight-year-old girl decades earlier. Armed with only a single, cryptic clue to the death of young Lacey Alderson, Cassie makes a crucial discovery that lands her in the crosshairs of a murderer.</p><p> </p><pre>Click <a href="https://amzn.to/47CSlO9" target="_blank">here</a> to get your copy!</pre><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><u>My Thoughts:</u></b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">What could be worse than having to fly the handsome deputy who stood you up, to your uncle's farm? Finding your uncle in a life-threatening situation would be worse. That is what private pilot Cassie Deakin walks on to when she takes deputy Frank White to a meeting with her uncle. The crime scene is a mess with not only a dead body but her uncle fighting for his life, and there are no ready or obvious answers.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We get to get inside Cassie's head as she and Frank and others work to uncover what exactly went down and why. And as they dig deeper into this mystery, a decades' older mystery is uncovered begging for answers as well.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This was a suspenseful mystery with plenty of tension, both romantic and dangerous, as sometimes Cassie just wasn't picking up the hints. Frank just wants to protect her, but he is also a little relationship fearful as well. The secondary characters were fun and quirky and really livened up this story. The two big dilemmas; will the truth finally come out and will Frank and Cassie every make it to their first date? I enjoyed this story and am happy dancing since it is the beginning of a new series.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I was provided a copy of this novel from the publisher. I was not required to post a positive review and all views and opinions are my own.</span></p><h1><span underline="">About the Author</span></h1><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhJE7M0VamQfqp-or2jWTYy802izeBgHPIlhZqo5luZSJrmjX7eBq9BWKAcC-qCy1-npVdM7jGca2xFO__o1SrbwGexY4Rri65ny5by25ZdXG_XozMZB5YmkbYyVQd0NGuC4kVZ36Bsp4b_JYEcf72NoHiF74vDFAIze-rGrSXmCTGDYCls7W8IYImY8AN4" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="228" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhJE7M0VamQfqp-or2jWTYy802izeBgHPIlhZqo5luZSJrmjX7eBq9BWKAcC-qCy1-npVdM7jGca2xFO__o1SrbwGexY4Rri65ny5by25ZdXG_XozMZB5YmkbYyVQd0NGuC4kVZ36Bsp4b_JYEcf72NoHiF74vDFAIze-rGrSXmCTGDYCls7W8IYImY8AN4" width="182" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Kay DiBianca is a former software developer and IT manager who retired to a life of mystery. She loves to create webs of intrigue for her characters to untangle as they search for the truth while dealing with the ongoing challenges of faith and family.</div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">In addition to her latest book, <em>Lacey’s Star</em>, Kay has three published novels in <em>The Watch Mystery Series: The Watch on the Fencepost, Dead Man’s Watch, </em>and<em> Time After Tyme</em>. Her published short stories include <em>Lady Pilot-in-Command, The Clutter Busters, </em>and<em> The Money Tree. </em></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Kay is a member of the American Christian Fiction Writers, Sisters in Crime, and the Collierville Christian Writers Group. She is an instrument-rated pilot and a regular contributor to the Kill Zone Blog. An avid runner, she can often be found at a nearby track, on the treadmill, or at a large park near her home</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Kay and her husband, Frank, live, run, and write in Memphis, Tennessee.</p><h1><span underline="">Enjoy an Excerpt!</span></h1><p style="text-align: justify;">I do not like handsome men. Not that I have much experience with them, but in my opinion, they’re self-absorbed and untrustworthy. Like the one sitting in the passenger seat of my Cessna 172 while I did the run-up prior to takeoff. Frank White.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Frank and I have shared only two experiences in the short time we’ve known each other. In the first one, I saved his life. In the second, he invited me to dinner and stood me up.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Now I’m not generally a person to hold a grudge, but being stood up is on my short list of unforgivable sins. So, when the company I worked for informed me I <em>had </em>to fly Frank to a meeting at my uncle’s farm a couple of hundred miles away, I turned my face into stone and took the assignment.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">If Frank noticed my icy silence as I did the pre-flight check, he didn’t let on. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw the little smirk on his face while he scrolled on his phone, his dark hair hanging down on his forehead. He needed a haircut.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The Newton Airport tower called down. “Cessna Three One Four Bravo Charlie, you’re cleared for takeoff on runway three-six.” After a brief pause, he added, “Have a nice flight, Cassie.”</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Frank adjusted his headset when he heard the call from the tower and winked at me. I gave him a look I reserve only for the lowest forms of human life and focused my attention back on the flight panel.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">“Roger that,” I said and repeated the instructions back to the air traffic controller. Then I added power and maneuvered Scout onto the end of the runway. Scout is the name I use for the little blue and white Cessna that was my father’s pride and joy. He taught me how to fly when I was a young girl, and he left the plane to me when he died.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">My frustration evaporated as my aircraft responded to full power and accelerated down the runway. When we reached sixty knots, I gently pulled back the yoke, the nose lifted, and in one breathless moment, we were free from the earth.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">This was a feeling I could never get enough of—the thrill of release as I watched the ground drop away. We climbed over the end of the runway, and meadows of goldenrod waved goodbye as we soared into blue heaven.</p><h1 center="" style="text-align: center;"><span underline="">Blog Stop</span></h1><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.bookwomanjoan.blogspot.com/">Book
Reviews From an Avid reader</a>, February 6<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://pausefortales.blogspot.com/">Pause for
Tales</a>, February 7<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://storiesbygina.wordpress.com/">Gina Holder,
Author and Blogger</a>, February 8 (Author Interview)<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://debbieloseanything.blogspot.com/">Debbie’s
Dusty Deliberations</a>, February 8<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/macebetti/">Betti Mace</a>,
February 9<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amybooksy.blogspot.com/">Locks, Hooks
and Books</a>, February 10<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://truthandgracehomeschoolacademy.wordpress.com/">Truth and Grace
Homeschool Academy</a>, February 11<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://deana0326.blogspot.com/">Texas Book-aholic</a>,
February 12<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://jeanninebennett.com/an-authors-take/">An
Author’s Take</a>, February 13<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://familymgrkendra.blogspot.com/">Happily
Managing a Household of Boys</a>, February 14<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.lifeonchickadeelane.com/">Life on
Chickadee Lane</a>, February 15<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.carolkeen.blogspot.com/">Blogging With
Carol</a>, February 16<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://forhimandmyfamily.com/">For Him and My
Family</a>, February 17<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://amoderndayfairytale.net/">A Modern Day Fairy
Tale</a>, February 18 (Author Interview)<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/mary.a.hake">Mary Hake</a>,
February 18<o:p></o:p></p><p center="">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://tblbkreviews.wordpress.com/">Lily’s Corner</a>,
February 19<o:p></o:p></p><h1 center="" style="text-align: center;"><span underline="">Giveaway<br /></span></h1><p center=""></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh4IqLRfFwlFlipcnxwsJL_bQO3Q6NmUo6EXWh-aFpPUIpI8eGwHDoWMi8Bu12ML2689Rn6vNC999zEq6KgeUbQEhHY_8da1AvD7s34rQrlwabTsPCd-rpyNP_TFf1OXwyMCvd2VH9ba0qPgVLyH6TsOWeAqzs9w2C8Ea7270tjD0KdUFuq9h-LRcbRRTDC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="940" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh4IqLRfFwlFlipcnxwsJL_bQO3Q6NmUo6EXWh-aFpPUIpI8eGwHDoWMi8Bu12ML2689Rn6vNC999zEq6KgeUbQEhHY_8da1AvD7s34rQrlwabTsPCd-rpyNP_TFf1OXwyMCvd2VH9ba0qPgVLyH6TsOWeAqzs9w2C8Ea7270tjD0KdUFuq9h-LRcbRRTDC" width="286" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p center="">To celebrate her tour, Kay is giving away the grand prize of a $50 Amazon gift card and an eBook copy of the book!!</p><p center="">Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.</p><p center=""></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://promosimple.com/ps/2a0c6/lacey-s-star-celebration-tour-giveaway" target="_blank">https://promosimple.com/ps/2a0c6/lacey-s-star-celebration-tour-giveaway</a><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p></p>Boos Mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12630870114380099560noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204811795143739732.post-54526171888422336832024-02-06T05:40:00.000-08:002024-02-06T05:40:34.399-08:00My Thoughts and More on A Summer on Bellevue Avenue by Lorri Dudley<p> </p><p center=""> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEghcXw8crqRzofptJ5k4yEaRHRN7Fuv2XZRSCscNc5x-Y00wGnKrnSSwck1_HmSffCafpYgnciB5KUeArY5ayW0gK_XpeV3fzAabung6nX3C7igtyFxJkw_tJGX0YGrgeAZSghB8Z7j28zpk0Wpg0SufDhAEpMBNhadjqkIf3I9ziYpndneukKfWDB_aIDh" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="851" height="148" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEghcXw8crqRzofptJ5k4yEaRHRN7Fuv2XZRSCscNc5x-Y00wGnKrnSSwck1_HmSffCafpYgnciB5KUeArY5ayW0gK_XpeV3fzAabung6nX3C7igtyFxJkw_tJGX0YGrgeAZSghB8Z7j28zpk0Wpg0SufDhAEpMBNhadjqkIf3I9ziYpndneukKfWDB_aIDh=w400-h148" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><h1><span underline="">About the Book</span></h1><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjSj_l02UoaE5m8O0rhoWBi0lERhkrWZQfcBmi4PBo_j0gH-r7N3lN-J5fmwhj9HGpZefwJHAI3N3uFXRZfolCo1xyhnblNI5VzRNErykm-ySbjcgr7Md4YNH5ILRBVDw2UkDe8metieP_qGCWSU2Q8zZKgVPgBaDkYP76YJdkkCccH8CGZHsnz-K2fDPy8" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjSj_l02UoaE5m8O0rhoWBi0lERhkrWZQfcBmi4PBo_j0gH-r7N3lN-J5fmwhj9HGpZefwJHAI3N3uFXRZfolCo1xyhnblNI5VzRNErykm-ySbjcgr7Md4YNH5ILRBVDw2UkDe8metieP_qGCWSU2Q8zZKgVPgBaDkYP76YJdkkCccH8CGZHsnz-K2fDPy8=w213-h320" width="213" /></a></div><strong>Book: </strong>A Summer on Bellevue Avenue<p></p><p><strong>Author: </strong>Lorri Dudley</p><p><b>Genre: </b>Christian historical romance</p><p><strong>Release Date: </strong>January 9, 2024</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong><em>In the world of the elite, reputation is everything…</em></strong></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Wealthy heiress Amanda Mae Klein is set to marry the man she loves, Wesley Jansen—the only person she trusts to help ease her anxiety among the social climbers of high society. Until the daughter of a union boss falls down a flight of stairs at Wesley’s office in the middle of the night…and the woman claims Wesley pushed her.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Seeking solace from the growing scandal, Amanda flees to the mansion-dotted seaside of Newport. Wesley follows to disprove the rumors and win back the trust of Amelia and her father. But soon, Amanda finds not only her social status but her life at risk. As dire events pit the two against each other, will their love find a way to survive?</p><p> </p><pre>Click <a href="https://amzn.to/40ZCbMK" target="_blank">here</a> to get your copy!</pre><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><u>My Thoughts:</u></b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Wesley Jansen is at the wrong place at the wrong time when a woman is pushed down the stairs at his office and he is blamed for it. Wesley had only fallen asleep after securing the privilege to marry the love of his life, Amanda Mae Klein, when the woman's scream woke him up. However, everyone deems him guilty, even though he is not.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Amanda's aunt decides the best outcome is to hurry away to their summer home and avoid another scandal that can rock their world. Amanda is in shock as she loves Wesley and is having a hard time coming to terms with it all. </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Wesley follows Amanda and is bound and determined to not only clear his name but for her to understand his devotion and love to her and only her. Can Amanda believe Wesley had nothing to do with this unfortunate event, and can her fear of society and scandal take a back seat in loving Wesley? </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I enjoyed this romantic story as we get to see snippets of Amanda and Wesley meeting for the first time. They were certainly meant to be together, but someone really did not want that to happen. </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I received a copy of this novel from the publisher. I was not required to post a positive review and all views and opinions are my own.</span></p><p> </p><h1><span underline="">About the Author</span></h1><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgeQc7RairY5PhmLcIIBieFTQS3e_QtFVt3XLHcoeEv0ZJ-O54-0lZsReQEjQpUto7QZWgwIRpLdHT6GfzN_0obsMZAf-CP8Z-3aQroitIYVG-e0Qi9CgYug6rPqCSy3ZWMvd6vPHJSE6MCw3IL59DuHrL9kkTflnpDZ6ae2ok84yuxVwaw_mFETz-YaQKr" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="294" data-original-width="300" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgeQc7RairY5PhmLcIIBieFTQS3e_QtFVt3XLHcoeEv0ZJ-O54-0lZsReQEjQpUto7QZWgwIRpLdHT6GfzN_0obsMZAf-CP8Z-3aQroitIYVG-e0Qi9CgYug6rPqCSy3ZWMvd6vPHJSE6MCw3IL59DuHrL9kkTflnpDZ6ae2ok84yuxVwaw_mFETz-YaQKr" width="245" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Lorri Dudley has been a finalist in numerous writing contests and has a master’s degree in Psychology. She lives in Ashland, Massachusetts with her husband and three teenage sons, where writing romance allows her an escape from her testosterone filled household.</div><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><h1><span underline="">More from Lorri</span></h1><p><strong>Moguls, Millionaires, and Midas</strong></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjbXTvHs8SZl88FZsLnYqquJVf6MuaBz3CAAlpPYAsB4AyXp5IeUZVM-39UGZ0oW0M7Ht-i1qexvkgwpEMxlYPPP8Qh_jdpP8N-Lgk66JZAhY3798FNr7yZ2Tgvwk9dKpnpj8ETCP0L-RmtU48ks6UjsWeyxdnc2G0Jl9fJ5gTflFPh1_iu8roSXTizYi0O" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="300" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjbXTvHs8SZl88FZsLnYqquJVf6MuaBz3CAAlpPYAsB4AyXp5IeUZVM-39UGZ0oW0M7Ht-i1qexvkgwpEMxlYPPP8Qh_jdpP8N-Lgk66JZAhY3798FNr7yZ2Tgvwk9dKpnpj8ETCP0L-RmtU48ks6UjsWeyxdnc2G0Jl9fJ5gTflFPh1_iu8roSXTizYi0O" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Imagine parties where the dining guests could dig through a sand centerpiece for rubies, diamonds, sapphires, and other precious stones to take home as party favors. Or celebrating elaborate pet birthdays, where dogs are seated around a formal dining table and served liver, rice, and cake. Fancy dining on horseback as guests eat while riding. At the mention of the Gilded Age in Newport, Rhode Island, Robin Leach’s voice naturally pipes in my head, “These are the Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous.”</div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Imposing wrought iron gates, expansive manicured lawns and gardens, and opulent French chateaus or Italian palazzos—the summer “cottages” of Newport’s famous self-made moguls of America’s Gilded Age stir the imagination and leave us wondering if we glimpsed a bit of what heaven may look like. What was accomplished, built, and achieved still impresses, and I had oodles of fun researching the era and its eccentric society walkers.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhNdURzbLXjr-kFdbkUAzgwrzOLEmuNqnHCIPaArpESkvwRjBa-ASyi2HbnuJXk7evX1b3RPcwWQHmvoohSgX7ApRridUUMMjFbdt47UKfJl87LFoU7GwDQEvY_t7OiUHJ-xYG3MlW_cPUI9NIOMC65QQzxXlbNvTV4xW11or_wCv9lsaZ4FzaNg5pKe3ci" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img alt="" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="300" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhNdURzbLXjr-kFdbkUAzgwrzOLEmuNqnHCIPaArpESkvwRjBa-ASyi2HbnuJXk7evX1b3RPcwWQHmvoohSgX7ApRridUUMMjFbdt47UKfJl87LFoU7GwDQEvY_t7OiUHJ-xYG3MlW_cPUI9NIOMC65QQzxXlbNvTV4xW11or_wCv9lsaZ4FzaNg5pKe3ci" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">One of my favorite stories regarding the elites was the rivalry between “old money” Caroline Astor and “new money” Alva Vanderbilt. Legend has it that Caroline Astor frowned upon the Vanderbilts and did much to prohibit the new money Vanderbilts from having true social standing. Alva Vanderbilt concocted a plan to pry her way into old-money elitism by planning a fabulous costume party with all the who’s who of New York’s knickerbockers. Alva personally delivered Mrs. Astor’s invitation, and when Mrs. Astor refused to receive her, Alva Vanderbilt rescinded Caroline Astor’s daughter, Carrie’s, invitation. Hearing she was uninvited to the event, Carrie bent her mother’s ear and got her to acquiesce. Caroline Astor formally visited Alva Vanderbilt and attended the costume party, solidifying the Vanderbilt’s arrival into high society.</div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Living a little over an hour from Newport, I’ve toured many of the mansions and hiked the cliff walk along the luxurious shoreline. It was during one of these tours that the plot idea struck for <em>Summer on Bellevue Avenue </em>and the romance between two Gilded sweethearts torn apart by scandal was born.</p><h1 center="" style="text-align: center;"><span underline="">Blog Stops</span></h1><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://babblingbeckyl.com/">Babbling Becky L’s
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Lives To Read</a>, February 8<o:p></o:p></p><h1 center="" style="text-align: center;"><span underline="">Giveaway</span></h1><p center=""></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhPAd50da1ZvJZRWHoPJfm8BJUQmy2yEjc6bja4WedsIbbkJpGAPQH43xel2i42oVs7VjRVr9uUl5RR-_2S0Ffzp4T_ZMpmrT2kiXmIQT6kGPh3_ueclxJeGSquQqN84MuuNb5_q_1MnBqHPeIbgz4FKY2QVGjIR-OP_FirbdTcYIPi_j2mwq2jMekR5c0_" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="285" data-original-width="285" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhPAd50da1ZvJZRWHoPJfm8BJUQmy2yEjc6bja4WedsIbbkJpGAPQH43xel2i42oVs7VjRVr9uUl5RR-_2S0Ffzp4T_ZMpmrT2kiXmIQT6kGPh3_ueclxJeGSquQqN84MuuNb5_q_1MnBqHPeIbgz4FKY2QVGjIR-OP_FirbdTcYIPi_j2mwq2jMekR5c0_" width="240" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p center="">To celebrate her tour, Lorri is giving away the grand prize of a $50 Amazon Gift Card!!</p><p center="">Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.</p><p center=""></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://promosimple.com/ps/299bf/a-summer-on-bellevue-avenue-celebration-tour-giveaway" target="_blank">https://promosimple.com/ps/299bf/a-summer-on-bellevue-avenue-celebration-tour-giveaway</a><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p></p>Boos Mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12630870114380099560noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204811795143739732.post-70887602470611197672024-02-06T05:28:00.000-08:002024-02-06T05:28:28.223-08:00My Thoughts and More on When the Waters Came by Candice Sue Patterson<p> </p><p center=""> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFmwJXL2Ag8BgCeuUzkgBLREp8prsY1ZQlkd_h5HsDqxo709a7v85-hTXRM6CtLsVX_gCzEuNggMMENvGIHoN0eo5a_1Dd9YJ4Kof_x97mE-CPX3ZTeLJciaEOuUKqHY4nm4TOgwEOIs1NIiPmULeVt3yc0DEuotbGvFwovVnvuJbOTpk3e8QrCkswCjGe" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="851" height="148" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFmwJXL2Ag8BgCeuUzkgBLREp8prsY1ZQlkd_h5HsDqxo709a7v85-hTXRM6CtLsVX_gCzEuNggMMENvGIHoN0eo5a_1Dd9YJ4Kof_x97mE-CPX3ZTeLJciaEOuUKqHY4nm4TOgwEOIs1NIiPmULeVt3yc0DEuotbGvFwovVnvuJbOTpk3e8QrCkswCjGe=w400-h148" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><h1><span underline="">About the Book</span></h1><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEidVaI6oVFup1q9co0pc1kxh_wDecyecN5erNKjEVGIKn104G5ZRfGugN2FF4ipYIcEGTSSYdewRr8yntqP7AY87o2e0OM8SO1km5ewtqyQQRpweAoZXgfu5TQc3gGIlOvC60uTEaYs-AGAK_Q871t48ABu3jRq6wzqpWuxFRPG19okzqWHRm_B2qwyQWFI" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="197" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEidVaI6oVFup1q9co0pc1kxh_wDecyecN5erNKjEVGIKn104G5ZRfGugN2FF4ipYIcEGTSSYdewRr8yntqP7AY87o2e0OM8SO1km5ewtqyQQRpweAoZXgfu5TQc3gGIlOvC60uTEaYs-AGAK_Q871t48ABu3jRq6wzqpWuxFRPG19okzqWHRm_B2qwyQWFI=w211-h320" width="211" /></a></div><strong>Book: </strong>When the Waters Came<p></p><p><strong>Author: </strong>Candice Sue Patterson</p><p><b>Genre: </b>Christian/Historical/Romance</p><p><strong>Release Date: </strong>January, 2024</p><p><strong>An act of greed or an act of God?</strong></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><em>Introducing a new series of 6 exciting novels featuring historic American disasters that transformed landscapes and multiple lives. Whether by nature or by man, these disasters changed history and were a day to be remembered.</em></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Pastor Montgomery Childs has tended his flock in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, for two years. While his pews are full every Sunday, he most desires to see a reckoning between God and the kings of industry who recreate on Lake Conemaugh. The pleasure grounds, flowing alcohol, and business dealings of the South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club taunts Monty as he works to heal the wounds inflicted from his own privileged childhood among Pittsburgh society. Like Noah, Monty prays against the evil surrounding him, but he never expects God to send a flood.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">It takes five days for the Red Cross to respond to the Johnstown flood disaster, but when it does, Annamae Worthington is ready to help. Apprenticing under Clara Barton has prepared her for the job, but nothing can prepare her for the death and destruction that awaits. As if the survivors haven’t suffered enough, typhoid fever ravages the town, resurfacing suppressed emotions regarding her father’s death.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Narrowly surviving the flood and the horrifying things he’s witnessed, Monty’s faith is floundering. Then a Red Cross nurse puts him to work helping with the typhoid fever victims arriving at the hospital tents every hour. Monty and Annamae work together distributing disinfectants and supplies, housing orphans, and serving those left behind. Slowly, his faith resurfaces. A kinship forms between them neither can ignore. But when an investigation into the collapsed dam points to the South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club, secrets emerge that may tear them apart.</p><p> </p><pre>Click <a href="https://amzn.to/47yh4DV" target="_blank">here</a> to get your copy!</pre><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><u>My Thoughts:</u></b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">When the Waters Came is about the story of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania flood that happened on May 31st, of 1889. After a grand celebration for Memorial Day, the continual rain and the negligence of the South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club, the town was almost erased off the map from the great flooding. The author has some really great notes at the end detailing and explaining more on this disaster.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The story focuses on two fictional people, Pastor Monty Childs who lives in the town and nurse Annamae Worthington who has arrived with the Red Cross and works alongside Clara Barton. Through their eyes the readers get a firsthand account of the destruction of property, and of a whole town of people being wiped away. The ripping apart of families and the loss of death is almost too much for Monty to bear, as we see him struggle with the madness of it all. He also blames his wealthy uncle and all those who cut corners to gain them more profit and hurt the townsfolk in the process that led to this outcome. </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">There was a lot of detail in this fictional account, and it was hard to read about all of the destruction. There were other dangers like typhoid fever spreading due to the contaminated water and the ruthless powerful men that Monty was to hold responsible for this catastrophe. Monty's and Annamae's romance was needed to bring light into their dark world. Even in this great woe, human kindness did show through. </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I was provided a copy of this novel from the publisher. I was not required to post a positive review and all views and opinions are my own.</span></p><h1><span underline="">About the Author</span></h1><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivMSzRLdA10F0ZpS38cl0g1BURASOSSYuM1lpf_qLd2hcE9afFJTgHL4GvRv_ROvI8caNkiqlNjDRl_YrXbKOXwwnHb2O22RDFGPzmF4xTBVWr9fpOEEFY1ViMr3AGyF-1DHgl7cPpAxh0Ji7qKhRFm1yctfZMR1ZXtqKgLt_I0lkhXol85o6Q8K7k-MdJ" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="253" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivMSzRLdA10F0ZpS38cl0g1BURASOSSYuM1lpf_qLd2hcE9afFJTgHL4GvRv_ROvI8caNkiqlNjDRl_YrXbKOXwwnHb2O22RDFGPzmF4xTBVWr9fpOEEFY1ViMr3AGyF-1DHgl7cPpAxh0Ji7qKhRFm1yctfZMR1ZXtqKgLt_I0lkhXol85o6Q8K7k-MdJ" width="202" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Candice Sue Patterson studied at The Institute of Children’s Literature and is an elementary librarian. She lives in Indiana with her husband and three sons in a restored farmhouse overtaken by books. When she’s not tending to her chickens, snuggling with her Great Pyrenees, or helping children discover books they love, she’s working on a new story. Candice writes Modern Vintage Romance–where the past and present collide with faith. For more on Candice and her books, visit <a href="http://www.candicesuepatterson.com" target="_blank">www.candicesuepatterson.com</a>.</div><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><h1><span underline="">More from Candice</span></h1><p style="text-align: justify;">On May 30, 1889, the industrious residents of Johnstown, Pennsylvania fell into slumber to the sound of rain pattering their rooftops, unaware that, for many, it would be their last night on earth. This was the thought I carried with me through the entire journey of writing <em>When the Waters Came</em>. Every survivor’s account of that day, every loss, every miracle, every emotion will stick with me for years to come.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">My first knowledge of the Johnstown Flood came several years ago when I watched <em>The Men Who Built America</em> in its first airing on the History Channel. The idea that so great a loss of life could’ve easily been prevented by some of the richest men in the world strummed an invisible chord inside me. I remember looking at my husband and saying, “I’m going to write a book about it someday.”</p><p style="text-align: justify;">A few more years went by and each time I sat down to plot a new story idea, Johnstown whispered across my heart, but the timing wasn’t right. Then, in 2021, I was shopping at our local community book fair and stumbled upon a first edition of <em>History of the Johnstown Flood, Illustrated</em> by Willis Fletcher Johnson, published in 1889, months after the disaster. Not meaning to sound hokey, I felt as if God handed me the book Himself and confirmed He wanted me to write this story. The next year, at the same book fair, I found a first edition of <em>The Life of Clara Barton</em> by Percy H. Epler, published in 1919. It contained transcripts of her journals and correspondence, some specifically mentioning the Red Cross and her role in aiding the survivors of the Johnstown flood. Once again, I felt that God had provided all the material I would need to tell my tale. Then, in 2022, when my publisher reached out looking for proposals for a new series centered on disasters, I knew the time had come to remind folks of that tragic day.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">I’ll be honest, I shed a lot of tears during my research. The accounts are heartbreaking. But the faith and determination in some of those accounts are inspiring as well. Many of the characters in <em>When the Waters Came</em> are real survivors of the flood, and Clara Barton, herself, walks on and off the pages throughout the story.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">In May 2023, a month before I turned the manuscript in to my publisher, my husband and I traveled nine hours to Johnstown to experience what we could for ourselves and to make sure my historical facts were correct. I stood where the South Fork Dam once did. I imagined the roar of the water as the dam crumbled. I toured the South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club clubhouse, where America’s elite once recreated. I stood at Colonel Unger’s homestead where he’d stood that fateful day, powerless to reinforce the dam and save the folks in Johnstown below. I walked the rows of 777 graves in Grandview Cemetery honoring the unidentified bodies that were rescued. I thought of all the lost loved ones never found.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Where the retelling of the Johnstown Flood is hard and tragic, I also packed the story with plenty of faith, hope, and love to give readers a well-balanced experience. For on-site videos, behind-the-writing-scenes info, and more details about the Johnstown Flood, subscribe to my newsletter and follow me on Facebook and Instagram.</p><h1 center="" style="text-align: center;"><span underline="">Blog Stops</span></h1><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://bookwomanjoan.blogspot.com/">Book Reviews
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There Is A Season</a> , February 9<o:p></o:p></p><h1 center="" style="text-align: center;"><span underline="">Giveaway</span></h1><p center=""></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgzCg6O4DeCSntd2PWmEn_75ZyJP4grbP49KXrvqLvpKEbwO0A7bJPNCSUVJ4po71j1D5XHDcRyNxJhy8ganwT06wGUE3-cv6VaB2ofKeiPhkPi9czKRRaEMmKZY5j3IEcPpTc2LoZxWUPhdmWHZ-dD3LNtRAI97_OAYclJPG8_G7Gm9WyBF0LW3dbvD9Et" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="940" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgzCg6O4DeCSntd2PWmEn_75ZyJP4grbP49KXrvqLvpKEbwO0A7bJPNCSUVJ4po71j1D5XHDcRyNxJhy8ganwT06wGUE3-cv6VaB2ofKeiPhkPi9czKRRaEMmKZY5j3IEcPpTc2LoZxWUPhdmWHZ-dD3LNtRAI97_OAYclJPG8_G7Gm9WyBF0LW3dbvD9Et" width="286" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p center="">To celebrate her tour, Candice is giving away the grand prize package of a $25 Amazon e-gift card and a copy of the book!!</p><p center="">Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.</p><p center=""></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://promosimple.com/ps/299c0/when-the-waters-came-celebration-tour-giveaway" target="_blank">https://promosimple.com/ps/299c0/when-the-waters-came-celebration-tour-giveaway</a><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p></p>Boos Mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12630870114380099560noreply@blogger.com5