Monday, March 18, 2024

My Thoughts and More on Reverence in the Wilderness by Andrea Byrd

 



About the Book


Book: Reverence in the Wilderness

Author: Andrea Byrd

Genre: Christian Historical Romance

Release Date: March 5, 2024

She’s desperate to save the homestead she’s poured her life into…but is a marriage of convenience with him the answer?

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?

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.

Brought together by circumstances beyond their control, can these two opposites overcome their challenges to build the future they both crave?

 

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My Thoughts:

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.

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.

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.

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. 

About the Author

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.

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.

 

More from Andrea

In many ways, Reverence in the Wilderness is deeply personal for me.

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.

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.

This book is dedicated to every woman who has ever experienced a miscarriage or threatened miscarriage.

Blog Stops

Madi’s Musings, March 5

Debbie’s Dusty Deliberations, March 6

Happily Managing a Household of Boys, March 6

Texas Book-aholic, March 7

Books You Can Feel Good About, March 8

She Lives to Read, March 9

Locks, Hooks and Books, March 10

For Him and My Family, March 10

Babbling Becky L’s Book Impressions, March 11

Lighthouse Academy Blog, March 12 (Guest Review from Marilyn Ridgway)

Betti Mace, March 13

lakesidelivingsite, March 13

Truth and Grace Homeschool Academy, March 14

Cover Lover Book Review, March 15

Jeanette’s Thoughts, March 15

Gina Holder, Author and Blogger, March 16 (Author Interview)

Mary Hake, March 16

Holly’s Book Corner, March 17

The Lofty Pages, March 17

Pause for Tales, March 18

Life on Chickadee Lane, March 18

Giveaway



To celebrate her tour, Andrea is giving away the grand prize of a $50 Amazon gift card!!

Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.

https://promosimple.com/ps/2a550/reverence-in-the-wilderness-celebration-tour-giveaway


Saturday, March 16, 2024

My Thoughts and More on The Samaritan's Patient by Chevron Ross

 


 

About the Book


Book: The Samaritan’s Patient

Author: Chevron Ross

Genre: Contemporary Fiction / Teen Christian Fiction

Release Date: January 25, 2024

Teenager Paige Abernathy awakens after a severe beating to find that she suffers from amnesia, and that everyone seems to hate her.

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.

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.

The Samaritan’s Patient is a thought-provoking novel about navigating the treacherous waters of social media.

 

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My Thoughts:

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.

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.

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.

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. 

About the Author


Chevron Ross 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.

 

 

 

More from Chevron

Behind the Scenes

This novel might never have been born had I not seen an interview on PBS with two New York Times writers, Megan Twohey and Gabriel Dance, on December 16, 2021.

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.

At the time of this broadcast, I had just completed my second novel, The Seven-Day Resurrection, 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?

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, The Samaritan’s Patient 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.

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.

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 The Samaritan’s Patient will be as great a blessing to its readers as it has been to me.

Blog Stops

The Lofty Pages, March 9

By The Book, March 10 (Author Interview)

Debbie’s Dusty Deliberations, March 11

For the Love of Literature, March 12 (Author Interview)

Texas Book-aholic, March 13

Tell Tale Book Reviews, March 14 (Author Interview)

Inspired by Fiction, March 14

Locks, Hooks and Books, March 15

Splashes of Joy, March 16 (Author Interview)

Becca Hope: Book Obsessed, March 16

Pause for Tales, March 17

Guild Master, March 18 (Author Interview)

Library Lady’s Kid Lit, March 19

A Reader’s Brain, March 20 (Author Interview)

Truth and Grace Homeschool Academy, March 21

Artistic Nobody, March 22 (Author Interview)

Giveaway



To celebrate his tour, Chevron is giving away the grand prize package of a $50 Amazon gift card and a copy of the book!

Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.

https://promosimple.com/ps/2a555/the-samaritan-s-patient-celebration-tour-giveaway


Thursday, March 14, 2024

My Thoughts and More on Protecting the Mountain Man's Treasure by Misty M. Beller

 



About the Book

 

Book: Protecting the Mountain Man’s Treasure

Author: Misty M. Beller

Genre: Christian Historical Romance

Release Date: February 6, 2024

In the wild mountains of the Montana Territory, the Coulter ranch is a place of family, loyalty…and a hidden fortune.

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.

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.

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?

From a USA Today bestselling author comes a mountain family saga filled with a pretend marriage, amnesia, undercover agents, and a love worth treasuring far more than riches.

 

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My Thoughts:

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.

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.

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.

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.

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. 

About the Author

Misty M. Beller is a USA Today bestselling author of romantic mountain stories, set on the 1800s frontier and woven with the truth of God’s love.

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.

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.

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.

More from Misty

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!

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.

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.

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.

I pray you love the peek at steamboat life in Protecting the Mountain Man’s Treasure! J

Blessings!

Misty

Blog Stops

Alena Mentink, March 1

Wishful Endings, March 1

Lighthouse Academy Blog, March 2 (Guest Review from Marilyn Ridgway)

Debbie’s Dusty Deliberations, March 2

Truth and Grace Homeschool Academy, March 3

Splashes of Joy, March 3

Locks, Hooks and Books, March 4

Where Crisis & Christ Collide, March 4

Madi’s Musings, March 5

Library Lady’s Kid Lit, March 5

Texas Book-aholic, March 6

Happily Managing a Household of Boys, March 6

Betti Mace, March 7

Books You Can Feel Good About, March 7

Devoted To Hope, March 8

For Him and My Family, March 8

Babbling Becky L’s Book Impressions , March 9

Jeanette’s Thoughts, March 9

Cover Lover Book Review, March 10

Life on Chickadee Lane, March 10

Blossoms and Blessings, March 11

Mary Hake, March 11

lakesidelivingsite, March 12

Melissa’s Bookshelf, March 12

Holly’s Book Corner, March 13

The Lofty Pages, March 13

Lily’s Corner, March 14

Pause for Tales, March 14

Giveaway



To celebrate her tour, Misty is giving away the grand prize of a $50 Amazon gift card!!

Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.

https://promosimple.com/ps/2a3d3/protecting-the-mountain-man-s-treasure-celebration-tour-giveaway


Tuesday, March 12, 2024

My Thoughts on Never Fall Again by Lynn H. Blackburn

 

About:

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.

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.

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.

My Thoughts:

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.

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.

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.

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?

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.

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.


About the Author:

Lynn H. Blackburn is the award-winning author of Unknown ThreatMalicious Intent, and Under Fire, 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 www.LynnHBlackburn.com.


Monday, March 11, 2024

My Thoughts on Fate Calling by Lindsay Grace



About:

A cursed fae prince. A feisty human lass. A fate they never expected...

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.

Even bargain with a beastly fae prince.

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.

Aislinn is his fated mate.

And one desperate, stolen kiss will be his undoing.

My Thoughts:

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.

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. 

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.

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. 

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.


Saturday, March 9, 2024

My Thoughts and More on What I Promise You by Liz Tolsma

 



About the Book


Book: What I Promise You

Author: Liz Tolsma

Genre: Christian Fiction / Romance / Historical Fiction

Release Date: February 1, 2024

A Family’s History Is Lost to the Ravages of WWII in Southwest France

1942
Noémie Treves, a young, pregnant Jewish woman, had her entire world shattered when she is arrested and taken to the Camp de Rivesaltes transit camp in Southwest France. 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.

2022
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.

 

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My Thoughts:

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.

What I Promise You 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.

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.

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. 

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.


About the Author


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.

 

 

 

 

More from Liz

The Story behind the Cover of What I Promise You

In the late summer, I got the preliminary cover for What I Promise You. 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.

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.

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 What I Promise You, but some of my photography is on the front. I never thought that would happen. Am I in the wrong profession?? Just kidding!

Blog Stops

Book Reviews From an Avid Reader, February 27

Life on Chickadee Lane, February 27

Lots of Helpers, February 28

Lighthouse Academy Blog, February 28 (Guest Review from Marilyn Ridgway)

Debbie’s Dusty Deliberations, February 29

For Him and My Family, February 29

Betti Mace, March 1

Devoted To Hope, March 1

She Lives To Read, March 2

Locks, Hooks and Books, March 2

Abba’s Prayer Warrior Princess, March 3

Texas Book-aholic, March 3

Happily Managing a Household of Boys, March 4

Blogging With Carol, March 4

Babbling Becky L’s Book Impressions, March 5

Lily’s Corner, March 5

Bizwings Book Blog, March 5

lakesidelivingsite, March 6

Truth and Grace Homeschool Academy, March 6

Gina Holder, Author and Blogger, March 7 (Author Interview)

Southern Gal Loves to Read, March 7

Tell Tale Book Reviews, March 8

A Good Book and Cup of Tea, March 8

Cover Lover Book Review, March 8

Connie’s History Classroom, March 9

Holly’s Book Corner, March 9

Pause for Tales, March 10

Labor Not in Vain, March 10

Little Homeschool on the Prairie, March 11

Becca Hope: Book Obsessed, March 11

Lights in a Dark World, March 11

Giveaway



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!!

Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.

https://promosimple.com/ps/2a3ce/what-i-promise-you-celebration-tour-giveaway

Friday, March 8, 2024

My Thoughts and More on Looking for a Leprechaun by Richard Lopez Illustrated by Edixon Rodriguez

 


 

Book Details:

Book Title:  Looking for a Leprechaun by Richard Lopez
Category:  Children's Fiction (Ages 3-7), 30 pages
Genre:  Children's Picture Book
Publisher:  Three Little Birds Publishing
Release date:   Apr 2023
Content Rating:  G.  Suitable for everyone.

 

Book Description:

Looking for a Leprechaun 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?

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.


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Meet the Author:

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. Looking for a Leprechaun is his first children's book.

connect with author: website instagram ~ goodreads


My Thoughts:

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.

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.

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.

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.





Enter the Giveaway:

Looking for a Leprechaun by Richard Lopez Book Tour Giveaway