tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81235291540340087622024-03-19T06:16:24.813-04:00Quiet Quilter's BlogBook Reviews and quilting newsKarlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16581623107818368415noreply@blogger.comBlogger689125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8123529154034008762.post-66723454804940520242022-09-29T14:55:00.001-04:002022-09-29T14:55:59.446-04:00Another Fantastic Read by One of My Favorite Authors, Vannetta Chapman!<h2 style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxvx6sgUSmC5jLkt_-ELySHMQFrhXZ2gyUIGSVMMMb01hXB9S8kxhKMGYgArYGRPfOD-1pUGi-iSLkBYVNfuqTnJIcsEz93J3Tn_pK6W6Njy5iggyPctHT-EqJ8gNryRAJnVWko86ypD2WXq4Hfpn03831tponfUec8EJ-l0n9WW5_7UFXrnu3qeHy/s500/51FF3C9A-9E6E-4404-9674-7940BBF8E930.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="318" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxvx6sgUSmC5jLkt_-ELySHMQFrhXZ2gyUIGSVMMMb01hXB9S8kxhKMGYgArYGRPfOD-1pUGi-iSLkBYVNfuqTnJIcsEz93J3Tn_pK6W6Njy5iggyPctHT-EqJ8gNryRAJnVWko86ypD2WXq4Hfpn03831tponfUec8EJ-l0n9WW5_7UFXrnu3qeHy/s320/51FF3C9A-9E6E-4404-9674-7940BBF8E930.jpeg" width="204" /></a></div><br />An Amish Proposal for Christmas </h2><div><span style="font-size: large;">By Vannetta Chapman</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Synopsis:</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px;">Her deepest Christmas wish will bring more than she imagined…in this novel by </span><span class="a-text-italic" face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px; font-style: italic;">USA TODAY </span><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px;">bestselling author Vannetta Chapman.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />The only way she’ll find home<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />is by leaving it…<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />The one thing Becca Yoder loves more than Christmas is her dream of leaving her Amish community and traveling the world. Becca has her father’s reluctant permission to leave—</span><span class="a-text-italic" face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px; font-style: italic;">if</span><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px;"> she trains Gideon Fisher to run the family’s enormous outdoor market. But Gideon is homesick for Texas. Can Becca make him fall in love with her hometown…without falling for the handsome bachelor herself?<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span><span class="a-text-bold" face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700;">From Love Inspired: Uplifting stories of faith, forgiveness and hope.</span><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span><span class="a-text-bold" face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700;">Indiana Amish Market</span><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Book 1: </span><span class="a-text-italic" face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px; font-style: italic;">An Amish Proposal for Christmas</span><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Book 2: </span><span class="a-text-italic" face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px; font-style: italic;">Her Amish Adversary</span></span></div><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>My Thoughts:</b></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Vannetta has been one of my favorite authors for quite some time! I have loved each and every book that she has lovingly created, from the Amish genre to the Futuristic. Her unique style of storytelling grabs one’s interest immediately and keeps the reader totally engrossed from start to finish. This book is the first in a new series entitled “Indiana Amish Market”. It lived up to my expectations as had every other of Vannetta’s novels.</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Characters are so vividly described that you are pulled into their lives experiencing each challenge, joyful and heartbreaking experience. Daniel is certainly NOT what you would expect. A quiet Amish farmer is not what he is! Nor is Becca the typical Amish girl! I loved the spunky attitude that Becca displayed over and over again! Daniel was quite an individual! He had his own opinion and had no desire to change! </b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>The plot moves quickly as Becca encounters one obstacle after another , keeping her from “discovering the world”. Will Daniel help her achieve her goals or will she remain in her “boring” existence?</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>This is a five star novel, not to be missed!! I can hardly wait for book two in this series!</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>I received this book as a gift and was not required to write a positive review. The thoughts and opinions expressed are honest and my own.</b></span></div>Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16581623107818368415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8123529154034008762.post-56581419925666875612022-05-24T13:34:00.003-04:002022-05-24T13:34:51.340-04:00Laurie Stroup Becoming Another Favorite Author! <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpbjOhJZeoB6KjPbTRvsSJJ2be3VMXWmxeuhACMl-7rrHIuGUef6IDa8xYUiOuTlHSGClLjZfXYtLTJZnJrQvnp8LEGO_30p60ilyTIiWiEkMXRTaSRYrvXPb_DyBX-SbglN1hUotSkoVsPG_bC25j_-qZ6mG3OZSyAkwSLeCUlqC1-TqC-TdaNyje/s1600/8AC95E79-CA43-4FE1-B68D-20CF5FA58144.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpbjOhJZeoB6KjPbTRvsSJJ2be3VMXWmxeuhACMl-7rrHIuGUef6IDa8xYUiOuTlHSGClLjZfXYtLTJZnJrQvnp8LEGO_30p60ilyTIiWiEkMXRTaSRYrvXPb_DyBX-SbglN1hUotSkoVsPG_bC25j_-qZ6mG3OZSyAkwSLeCUlqC1-TqC-TdaNyje/w200-h320/8AC95E79-CA43-4FE1-B68D-20CF5FA58144.jpeg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><i>Pockets of Peace</i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><i>By Laurie Stroup</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><b>Synopsis:</b></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span></div><br /><br /><div> <span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px;">Five years after an unexpected pregnancy forces Lydia Byler to make difficult decisions, she is offered a job helping Birdie Miller manage her bed and breakfast in Pinecraft. Single, shunned, and desperate for a fresh start, Lydia agrees to relocate and reunites with the handsome Wesley Hochstetler.</span></div><div><p></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Wesley has only ever had eyes for Lydia. Though their paths have crossed many times over the years, they never discussed the possibility of spending forever together. When she moves to town, he believes it’s God’s will for them to pursue a romantic relationship. But he doesn’t know about her pregnancy or the adoption that followed.</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Inspired by a letter from the child’s adoptive parents, Lydia sews a pocket quilt for the boy. She learns he and his family will soon visit Pinecraft, and the burden of her secret becomes too much to bear. </span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br /></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br /></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: verdana;"><b><i>My Thoughts:</i></b></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: verdana;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: verdana;"><i style="caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px;">Laurie Stroup has very quickly become one of my favourite authors of </i><span style="color: #0f1111;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); font-size: 14px;"><i>Amish</i></span></span><i style="caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px;"> </i><span style="color: #0f1111;"><i style="caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); font-size: 14px;">fictionl. She has a </i></span></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: verdana;"><i style="caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); font-size: 14px;">unique stoirytelling </i><i style="font-size: 14px;">talent that keeps one engaged in her story, from beginning to end. I was immediately drawn into the lives of Lydia, Wesley and Birdie , walking along side them in their </i><span style="font-size: 14px;"><i>journey</i></span><i style="font-size: 14px;"> of life , feeling their every challenge, hurt and joy. The </i><span style="font-size: 14px;"><i>characters</i></span><i style="font-size: 14px;"> were so vividly described that a reader can easily identify with them. </i></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: verdana;"><i style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></i></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: verdana;"><i style="caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); font-size: 14px;">The sensitive topic of adoption was dealt with such understanding and care. This is so close to my heart, as we adopted our </i><span style="font-size: 14px;"><i>daughter</i></span><i style="caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); font-size: 14px;">. The decisions being made by Lydia hit close to home. Her confusion and broken heart were felt as if she was my best friend. Keeping the birth of a </i><span style="font-size: 14px;"><i>baby</i></span><i style="caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); font-size: 14px;"> and the adoption a secret was dealt with in an extremely delicate and caring manner. </i></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: verdana;"><i style="caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); font-size: 14px;"><br /></i></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: verdana;"><i style="caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); font-size: 14px;">As a </i><i style="caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); font-size: 14px;">quilter, the idea of a Pocket Quilt appealed to me and left me with the desire to make more of them. I have made one for a cancer victim , however, now I feel that it is even more </i><span style="font-size: 14px;"><i>important</i></span><i style="caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); font-size: 14px;"> to give others the </i><span style="font-size: 14px;"><i>gift</i></span><i style="caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); font-size: 14px;"> of love . </i></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: verdana;"><i style="caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); font-size: 14px;"><br /></i></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: verdana;"><i style="caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); font-size: 14px;">I </i><span style="font-size: 14px;"><i>highly</i></span><i style="caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); font-size: 14px;"> recommend this book to all readers, not </i><span style="font-size: 14px;"><i>just to those who love Amish </i></span><i style="caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); font-size: 14px;">fiction. It is unique in its </i><span style="font-size: 14px;"><i>tackling</i></span><i style="caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); font-size: 14px;"> of delicate subjects. Although it can be read as a stand alone, I would suggest you read the first two in this series. The characters appear in all of the books. It becomes a meeting of old friends as you read.</i></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: verdana;"><i style="caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); font-size: 14px;"><br /></i></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: verdana;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); font-size: 14px;"><i>A five star book!!!</i></span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: verdana;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); font-size: 14px;"><i><br /></i></span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: verdana;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); font-size: 14px;"><i>Don't miss it!!</i></span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: verdana;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); font-size: 14px;"><i><br /></i></span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: verdana;"><i style="caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); font-size: 14px;">The feelings and </i><span style="font-size: 14px;"><i>thoughts</i></span><i style="caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); font-size: 14px;"> expressed are honest and my own, I </i><span style="font-size: 14px;"><i>received</i></span><i style="caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); font-size: 14px;"> </i><span style="caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); font-size: 14px;"><i>this an advanced copy of this book from NetGalley and the author.</i></span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: verdana;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); font-size: 14px;"><i><br /></i></span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br /></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br /></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br /></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br /></span></div><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br /></span><p></p></div>Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16581623107818368415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8123529154034008762.post-69758505731953310102022-04-19T11:13:00.002-04:002022-04-19T11:15:12.005-04:00Another Fabulous Read From Popular Author, Beth Wiseman!! Just released today!!<p><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><i></i></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><i> </i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwDIbVGcSLHfs1sUwr5WM8CVztWX_sZiwK0Wzaij5Z_OELk-eecREE9pDjqduiXjwMosVlEG6QEzQuuLPqfex21IcT4TsmvdQiu4xCMJKZsyzlEqjU1f0ZhR81hoEsiM2XKW8Sn3PFtI4BfQbdy-A2-ij8mZ_6byU4clRxRblkxfJqdU-6cCeSTx6C/s500/0A4426BA-B443-412B-8F5C-DB55AAF4AE9D.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="328" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwDIbVGcSLHfs1sUwr5WM8CVztWX_sZiwK0Wzaij5Z_OELk-eecREE9pDjqduiXjwMosVlEG6QEzQuuLPqfex21IcT4TsmvdQiu4xCMJKZsyzlEqjU1f0ZhR81hoEsiM2XKW8Sn3PFtI4BfQbdy-A2-ij8mZ_6byU4clRxRblkxfJqdU-6cCeSTx6C/s320/0A4426BA-B443-412B-8F5C-DB55AAF4AE9D.jpeg" width="210" /></a></i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><i><br />"The Bookseller's Promise"</i></b></span><p></p><p> <span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><i>By Beth Wiseman</i></span></p><p><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(11, 83, 148);"><b><i>Synopsis: </i></b></span></span></p><p><i style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;">In </i><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700;">the first novel of Beth Wiseman’s new Amish Bookstore series, a rare, old book may hold answers to a present-day romance.</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Yvonne Wilson arrives in Montgomery, Indiana, determined to purchase a rare book on behalf of a client willing to pay her an absurd amount of money for her efforts. Engaged to be married in a few months, Yvonne is thrown off guard when she finds herself attracted to the handsome bookstore owner, Jake Lantz—and now she’s asking herself unexpected questions about her future.</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Jake Lantz made a promise to his grandfather to never sell the book Yvonne wants to buy, and it’s a promise he plans to keep. Jake begins to read the book with Eva, one of his employees, and Eva sees this time together as a way to get Jake to see her in a new light. Eva’s loved him for years but senses Yvonne’s attraction to Jake right away—and she wonders how Jake feels about Yvonne, an attractive English woman determined to stay in Montgomery until she convinces Jake to sell the rare book.</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">As Yvonne’s, Jake’s, and Eva’s individual paths merge into something more than they could have imagined, each must face decisions they never anticipated. Will Jake ultimately break his promise to his grandfather? Will Yvonne leave the quaint life she’s been living in Amish Country to go back to her fiancé? And will Eva be able to get Jake to see her as more than a friend? The answers just might be buried within the pages of a rare book.</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br /></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br /></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><i>My Thoughts:</i></b></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i style="caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17);">Once again, Beth Wiseman has written a novel that speaks to the heart and soul. It is the first in a new series entitled, "Amish Bookstore". Although labeled as Amish Fiction, this book will appeal to all readers who wish to be completely immersed in tale of richly </i><span style="caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17);"><i>and</i></span><i style="caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17);"> realistically described </i><span style="caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17);"><i>characters</i></span><i style="caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17);">. These individuals grab you and pull you into their lives , enabling you to truly experience every trial and challenge with which they cope. </i></span><i style="caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"> I felt as though all of </i><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17);"><i>these characters became my best friends, sometimes making me giggle and other times shed a tear. </i></span></span><i style="caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;">Beth manages to bring the world of </i><span style="caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>The Amish</i></span><i style="caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"> together with that of the Englischers in an imaginative yet realistic manner. The plot is full of twists and turns, involving mystery as well as romance. This novel is one not to be missed!! The master storyteller has done it once again! A five star book!</i></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><i style="caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><br /></i></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><i style="caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><br /></i></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><i style="caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><br /></i></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><i style="caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;">This book was provided by NetGalley. The thoughts expressed are honest and my own.</i></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><i style="caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><br /></i></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><i style="caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><br /></i></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><i style="caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><br /></i></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><i style="caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><br /></i></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><i style="caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><br /></i></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><i style="caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><br /></i></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><i style="caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><br /></i></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><i style="caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><br /></i></p>Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16581623107818368415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8123529154034008762.post-72859335804716539322021-10-12T14:23:00.003-04:002021-10-12T14:23:56.344-04:00A Great New Read from Popular Author, Vannetta Chapman!!<p> <span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>An Amish Baby for Christmas</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(11, 83, 148);"><i></i></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(11, 83, 148);"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisklcuMuqo0UHXCTY-RbHurhZjUBDtb4ormiUCCCr_gdAtelNLjxFShS-_yoVyv5na-d8x_cRnTn5pc2ShSV9RAjfiyBgaMXBsRFRLmkY4e96mbkl-KIdyqYPm4PbLYv-ojuRCfuM388s/" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="318" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisklcuMuqo0UHXCTY-RbHurhZjUBDtb4ormiUCCCr_gdAtelNLjxFShS-_yoVyv5na-d8x_cRnTn5pc2ShSV9RAjfiyBgaMXBsRFRLmkY4e96mbkl-KIdyqYPm4PbLYv-ojuRCfuM388s/w185-h290/image.jpeg" width="185" /></a></i></span></span></div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(11, 83, 148);"><i><br />By Vannetta Chapman </i></span></span><p></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: verdana;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(61, 133, 198);"><i>Synopsis:</i></span></span></p><p><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-size: 14px;">With a baby on the way…</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-size: 14px;">can this struggling widow save her home?</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-size: 14px;">In danger of losing her farm after her husband’s death, Abigail Yutzy needs help—even if she can’t afford it. At her bishop's insistence, property manager Thomas Albrecht pitches in to aid the pregnant widow. With his troubled past and her shattered heart, their arrangement must stay business only. But their uneasy holiday alliance might just heal both their hearts</span></p><p><b style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>My Thoughts:</i></b></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><i style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;">Vannetta has once </i><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><i>again</i></span></span><i style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"> created a meaningful, heartwarming tale in </i><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><i>The Amish</i></span></span><i style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"> fiction genre, Book 8 in the Indiana Amish Brides Series. This book will keep the reader deeply involved with all of the main characters. Abigal tugs at your heartstrings as she struggles as a young widow and mother to be. Along with </i><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><i>there</i></span></span><i style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"> challenges of being left alone, Abigail discovers that her husband has left her finances in a dire state. How can the future ever be bright?? Along comes Thomas, a property manager, who decides he must help this dear lady .Thomas is also fighting his own battles within. Both characters </i><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><i>are</i></span></span><i style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"> so vividly described that </i><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><i>one can easily identify with each one. I found myself walking alongside them in their journey , feeling every hurt and joy.</i></span></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><i><br /></i></span></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><i>The plot moves </i></span></span></span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">quickly with many ups and downs, unexpected events popping up. This book is a quick </i><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><i>read</i></span><i style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> but full of action, causing one to examine what is really important in life. </i></span></p><p><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">This is a charming Christmas story that one can enjoy , while sitting near a flaming fireplace with a mug of hot chocolate. </i></span></p><p><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Five stars for this great novel!</i></span></p><p><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br /></i></span></p><p><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><b>This book was received from NetGalley . The thoughts and opinions expressed are honest and my own</b></i></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><i><br /></i></span></span></span></p>Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16581623107818368415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8123529154034008762.post-61342943309412609142021-09-25T14:04:00.005-04:002021-09-25T14:07:42.023-04:00A New Beth Wiseman Novel !! FANTASTIC!<p> <span style="color: #38761d; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>"A Season of Change" </b></span></p><p><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(56, 118, 29);"><i> By Beth Wiseman</i></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(56, 118, 29);"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOG77a6TlCPR_QxLcDdPEejTgGaSfsApdgK-7e7cQhKBRq1n8pBhDdgqC5yZzRZhyAnaBca5xe2az_DOONP8tOX8GpNEM1Jn2c84DEFV2sClA0zbS27ueUvpOhllS2lis59NB3Tzbo6ms/s500/231E7C41-E24A-44A9-87F1-572A2BD6F84C.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="328" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOG77a6TlCPR_QxLcDdPEejTgGaSfsApdgK-7e7cQhKBRq1n8pBhDdgqC5yZzRZhyAnaBca5xe2az_DOONP8tOX8GpNEM1Jn2c84DEFV2sClA0zbS27ueUvpOhllS2lis59NB3Tzbo6ms/s320/231E7C41-E24A-44A9-87F1-572A2BD6F84C.jpeg" width="210" /></a></i></span></span></div><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(56, 118, 29);"><i><br /></i></span></span><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b style="caret-color: rgb(180, 95, 6); color: #b45f06; font-family: verdana;"><i>Synopsis:</i></b></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><strong>Finding peace means letting go of the past—and embracing the change that is to come.</strong> </p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;">Sisters Esther and Lizzie have a new employee, Rose Petersheim, to help them tend to The Peony Inn. But their old matchmaking ways have stayed the same. The sisters focus their efforts on the lovely twenty-five-year-old Rose. Though Rose is witty and outspoken, her nervous chattering makes her the best match for someone calm and good at listening. Someone like Benjamin—the handsome handyman who recently moved to town. </p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;">But when Esther receives an anonymous love letter and flowers, Rose’s love life is no longer the only one capturing the sisters’ attention. As they sleuth around searching for Esther’s secret admirer, they uncover that their grumpy renter, Gus, has a secret of his own that could bring about a difficult change in all their lives. And their continued meddling in Rose’s affairs reveals she, too, is hiding something—an old wound that could threaten her future happiness. </p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;">As Rose, Lizzie, Esther, and Gus struggle to release the weight of their pasts, they discover that although people are complicated, love doesn’t need to be. </p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;">This charming third installment of the Amish Inn series from bestselling author Beth Wiseman is a picture of loss and healing in which forgiveness will prove to be the greatest act of love.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: verdana;"><b><i>My Thoughts:</i></b></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: verdana;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></p><p style="margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: verdana;"><i style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">This book is the third in Beth Wiseman's "The Amish Inn" series , reconnecting readers with the Peony Inn and its quirky, humorous owners, Lizzie and Esther as </i><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><i>well as the cranky old man, Gus and Rose, the young woman who is never short of words! </i></span></span><i style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #38761d; font-family: verdana;">What a delightful read!! This novel is Amish fiction at its best! Beth's unique style of storytelling grabs the reader and immediately pulls one into the lives of these dear folks allowing us to experience their adventures alongside them. The characters are so realistically and well described that one easily identifies with each of them. </i></p><p style="margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><i style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #38761d; font-family: verdana;"><br /></i></p><p style="margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><i style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #38761d; font-family: verdana;">The plot is fast moving with unexpected surprises constantly </i><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: verdana;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><i>cropping</i></span></span><i style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #38761d; font-family: verdana;"> up. I could not put this book down once I started to read!! Humor had me laughing out loud at times, while other situations had me near tears. The message of forgiveness and redemption comes through loud and clear </i><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: verdana;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><i>throughout</i></span></span><i style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #38761d; font-family: verdana;"> this story. It was certainly a roller coaster ride as I followed Rose and Benjamin's developing romance as well as that of two dear older individua</i></p><p style="margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><i style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #38761d; font-family: verdana;"><br /></i></p><p style="margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><i style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #38761d; font-family: verdana;">Definitely, a five star book!! This author has done it </i><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: verdana;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><i>again, written another winning novel!!</i></span></span></p><p style="margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: verdana;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><i><br /></i></span></span></p><p style="margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: verdana;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><i>I received a copy of this book from NetGalley and the publisher. The thoughts and opinions expressed are honest and my own.</i></span></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></p>Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16581623107818368415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8123529154034008762.post-90595566962447212662021-09-23T11:23:00.003-04:002021-09-23T11:23:52.531-04:00“Dead Set” , another fabulous read by Vannetta Chapman !!!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNStOmlTShlZ6tN_nJ0ONt2B5UxrKxHEWZ8UAq8rp6_8XTlrbYS9yRJM4q6Iyiivvcw6-OFwRPVUwQcJ1dwUCT37SpsSF5gafW4zyK8YoumHAH3iZ3UmfftvsfOlBsR94PfwVjVj5Hmi8/s500/8B830443-83DF-422A-991C-3C33E8B62769.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="324" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNStOmlTShlZ6tN_nJ0ONt2B5UxrKxHEWZ8UAq8rp6_8XTlrbYS9yRJM4q6Iyiivvcw6-OFwRPVUwQcJ1dwUCT37SpsSF5gafW4zyK8YoumHAH3iZ3UmfftvsfOlBsR94PfwVjVj5Hmi8/s320/8B830443-83DF-422A-991C-3C33E8B62769.jpeg" width="207" /></a></div><br /> “ <span style="color: #38761d; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Dead Set” </span><p></p><p><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><i> By Vannetta Chapman</i></span></p><p><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: helvetica;"><i><b>Synopsis: </b></i></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><b>t was supposed to be a simple remodel.</b></span><span style="font-style: italic;"><b></b></span><br /></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><b>She didn’t plan on finding buried treasure…or looking down the barrel of a gun.</b></span><br /></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;">Agatha Lapp is elated when Channel 4 News decides to run a feature story on Amish businesses. The extra publicity should guarantee even more success for her Plain and Simple B&B, especially after she’s finished with the remodel. The cameras are rolling live when Agatha raises the rubber mallet and punches the first hole in her living room wall. That’s when things get complicated…</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;">Hidden inside the wall is a diamond-studded belt buckle stolen twenty years earlier. The police return the buckle to the owners and refuse to re-open the case. The public is convinced more stolen goods are hidden at Agatha’s. When overzealous treasure hunters break into the B&B and a dead body is found half a mile down the road, Agatha knows she needs to take this investigation into her own hands.<br /></p><p><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;">With the help of a retired detective and her best friend, Agatha sets out to solve the mystery of the Lost Texas Treasures and find a killer. Their chase leads them through the Texas Hill Country to the famed YO Ranch where Agatha finds herself looking down the barrel of a gun. Suddenly, she’s no longer worried about a remodel. She just wants to live through this showdown.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></p><p><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: helvetica;"><b><i>My Thoughts:</i></b></span></p><p><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: helvetica;"><i style="caret-color: rgb(56, 118, 29);">I have to admit when the release of a new book by a </i><i>favourite</i><i style="caret-color: rgb(56, 118, 29);"> author is announced, the excitement builds and builds. THEN ... I am </i><i>given the opportunity to get an advance copy and review the book!! What more can an avid reader want? </i><i style="caret-color: rgb(56, 118, 29);">Vannetta Chapman is an author who never fails to </i><i>excel</i><i style="caret-color: rgb(56, 118, 29);"> in her unique storytelling style! Dead Set is no exception! If you want to read </i></span><i style="caret-color: rgb(56, 118, 29); color: #38761d; font-family: helvetica;">a novel that immediately pulls you into the lives of </i><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: helvetica;"><span><i style="caret-color: rgb(56, 118, 29);">quirky, complicated characters, this is a read that you don't want to miss!! This is the third book of the series, "Agatha's Amish B and B " cozy mysteries, although it can </i><i>easily</i><i style="caret-color: rgb(56, 118, 29);"> be read as a standalone. I did feel that </i><i>after</i><i style="caret-color: rgb(56, 118, 29);"> reading the first two, I was revisiting old friends. </i></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: helvetica;"><i style="caret-color: rgb(56, 118, 29);">The </i><i>characters are exceptionally well developed thus making them quickly become your new friends. Agatha was a favourite of mine. This woman might be Amish however she is certainly a unique member of the Plain People. Her adventures are one of a kind!! I was pulled right into her live and walked alongside her through her challenges, fears and joys. </i></span></p><p><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: helvetica;"><i>The plot moves quickly with unexpected surprises throughout! Just when you think you have the mystery figured out, another complication arises that shocks the reader! </i></span></p><p><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: helvetica;"><i>I absolutely loved this novel. Definitely, a five star book!! Admittedly, I lost a </i></span><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: helvetica;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(56, 118, 29);"><i>night's sleep as once I started reading, I could NOT put this book down!!</i></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: helvetica;"><i style="caret-color: rgb(56, 118, 29);">This book was </i><i>received from the author as a gift. The opinions </i><span style="caret-color: rgb(56, 118, 29);"><i>expressed are honest and my own,. </i></span></span></p>Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16581623107818368415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8123529154034008762.post-48072490042592969582021-06-11T11:07:00.002-04:002021-06-11T11:07:25.029-04:00BEWARE!! Once you begin this book, you will not be able to put it down until you have read the last page!!!!<p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(43, 0, 254);"><b><i></i></b></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(43, 0, 254);"><b><i><b style="color: #2b00fe; text-align: left;"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLLCruhK_z1JHk6wm3kad4hQqqItleagxdPrhfEGOg75_XSPCFQVnLU_lixo24eTDnX2wxmmDD1m5eEqP5mj5bBb73wB_-iYlwYvBoCATJ0ZN6cnvHG-uIBWTYdVaYodDfhvNA5s8DeBk/s500/54DEA6F6-AA61-47CF-B421-0701414EEAB0.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="328" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLLCruhK_z1JHk6wm3kad4hQqqItleagxdPrhfEGOg75_XSPCFQVnLU_lixo24eTDnX2wxmmDD1m5eEqP5mj5bBb73wB_-iYlwYvBoCATJ0ZN6cnvHG-uIBWTYdVaYodDfhvNA5s8DeBk/s320/54DEA6F6-AA61-47CF-B421-0701414EEAB0.jpeg" /></a></div><br />“An Unlikely Match"</i></b></i></b></span></span></div><div><i style="background-color: white; color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"> </i><i style="background-color: white; color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;">By Beth Wiseman </i></div><div><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white;"><i><b>Synopsis:</b></i></span></span></p><div><strong style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">When sparks fly between a good Amish girl and a hunky member of the Hollywood elite, even matchmaking innkeepers Esther and Lizzie know better than to fan the flames.</strong><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"> </span><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;">Evelyn Schrock has dismissed the attempts of every young man in her small Amish community to court her. She’s willing to wait for a suitor who shares her curiosities about life and faith. </p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;">The only reason Jayce Clarkson is in Amish country hefting equipment for his famous father’s movie production company is for the paycheck. The homestyle cooking at the Peony Inn is a perk though, as is his friendship with Evelyn Schrock. If Jayce can endure his dad’s put-downs for a month, he’ll finally be in a position to make a fresh start—somewhere away from the hustle and bustle of Los Angeles and the shadow of his checkered past. </p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;">To matchmakers Esther and Lizzie, the widowed sisters who operate the inn, Jayce seems like a good man stuck in a life he doesn’t want. But the boy isn’t Amish, and that leaves far too much room for broken hearts. Despite that, Jayce and Evelyn start to realize that they can’t deny their growing attraction. Any path forward seems impossible, and they will have to learn what the future will look like when they leave their fate in <span style="font-style: italic;">Gott’s </span>hands. </p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><b style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"><i>MyThoughts:</i></b></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"><i style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Beth Wiseman is a master storyteller, as once again proven in her newest book, "An Unlikely Match", Book Two in "</i><i style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">The Amish Inn Series", taking place at The Peony Inn in Indiana. This novel is classed as Amish Fiction, however it is far from the norm for this genre! The Amish meet Hollywood.... just how different is that!! If you </i><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><i>are looking for just the regular Amish genre of girl meets boy then this book is not for you! </i></span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"><span><i style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Beth has used her unique talent of including the most unexpected events and subjects in a way that captures the reader’s interest and makes you at once become part of the characters’ lives! </i><i style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">All </i><i style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">of the characters are descibed so vividly and realistically that you easily identify </i><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><i>with</i></span><i style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> them. This author has a special talent in adding </i></span></span><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"><i style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">humour in her stories with the many unusual, quirky personalities . I have to say that </i><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><i>I</i></span><i style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> loved both Esther </i><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><i>and</i></span><i style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> Lizzie, who took the problems of the world in their rather inept hands. </i></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"><i style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br /></i></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"><i style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">The plot moved quickly with many twists and turns, keeping the reader totally engaged. How can an Amish girl be so attracted to a handsome, rich Englischer? Would it ever work?? </i><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><i>Can</i></span><i style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> Lizzie and Esther influence the final decision?? </i></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"><i style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">This book is one that I will be rereading again and again. Definitely a five star book!! </i></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"><i style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br /></i></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"><i style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">This </i><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><i>book</i></span><i style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> was supplied by NetGalley. The opinions and thoughts expressed are honest and my own.</i></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"><i style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br /></i></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"><i style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br /></i></span></p><p></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(43, 0, 254);"><i><b><br /></b></i></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(43, 0, 254);"><i><b><br /></b></i></span></span></p></div></div>Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16581623107818368415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8123529154034008762.post-34655023981562006372020-11-11T10:58:00.001-05:002020-11-11T10:58:17.585-05:00A Great Read!! Be sure that you enter the giveaway!<p><br /></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 19px; margin-bottom: 1em; text-size-adjust: auto;"></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 19px; margin-bottom: 1em; text-size-adjust: auto;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Desire-of-the-heart-banner.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="296" data-original-width="800" height="148" src="http://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Desire-of-the-heart-banner.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="color: #073763; font-family: verdana;"><b><i>Synopsis:</i></b></span><div><span style="color: #073763; font-family: verdana;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span>It all started with a hike…<br /><p></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 19px; margin-bottom: 1em; text-size-adjust: auto;">Cady Jackson’s vacation plans were simple. Go to Yellowstone National Park, enjoy the scenery, take lots of pictures. She and her cousin, Ashley, have grown up in a strict, conservative Christian family in upstate New York. Cady has never been encouraged to spread her wings. This trip is an opportunity to do so. Only, she doesn’t know how much her life is about to change when she has an unfortunate encounter in the middle of nowhere. Why would God take a personal interest in someone like her? Grant McClintoch generally loves his job as a ranger in the oldest national park in the country. That it includes rescuing stranded visitors to the park is unfortunate. He has been trying to rebuild his life after it had nearly been destroyed. Grant doesn’t realize that God isn’t done with him yet when he stumbles onto an injured hiker.<br /></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 19px; margin-bottom: 1em; text-size-adjust: auto;">But can he place his past in God’s capable hands where it belongs? </p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 19px; margin-bottom: 1em; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-size-adjust: 100%;"> </p><pre style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; border: 1px solid rgb(209, 209, 209); box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Inconsolata, monospace; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3125; margin-bottom: 1.75em; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 100%; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: auto; padding: 1.75em; text-size-adjust: 100%; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">Click <a href="https://amzn.to/3611xPU" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;">here</a> to get your copy!</pre><h1 style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); clear: both; line-height: 1.25; margin: 2em 0px 1em; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #0c343d; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><i>My Thoughts:</i></span></h1><div><span style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #0c343d; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><i>As this author was new to me, I was not sure whether this novel would be to my liking. I am pleased to say that I will be reading creations by her again!! </i></span></div><div><span style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #0c343d; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><i>I thoroughly enjoyed every minute that was spent in Yellowstone National Park! Yes, I was so engrossed that my life became quickly entwined with all of the wonderful characters. </i></span></div><div><span style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #0c343d; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #0c343d; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><i>The characters were so detailed and realistically described that they quickly became my new best friends. They met with many of the same challenges as you and I. Temptations were in abundance. I kept wondering how strong their faith was. Would they succeed in following the Lord???</i></span></div><div><span style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #0c343d; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #0c343d; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><i>The setting was perfect for this story. What a truly interesting place to be!! The descriptions had me living there, even if it was only for a short time. </i></span></div><div><span style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #0c343d; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #0c343d; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><i>The plot moved at a good pace with unexpected twists and turns that keep the reader glued to the page. You just have to find out what will happen next!!</i></span></div><div><span style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #0c343d; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #0c343d; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><i>I am eagerly awaiting the next book in Anne's series, " For Better or For Worse"! So glad to have found another great author to provide me with an escape from reality!!</i></span></div><div><span style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #0c343d; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #0c343d; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><i><b>This book was received from the author. The thoughts and opinions expressed are honest and my own.</b></i></span></div><div><span style="caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 1.75rem; text-decoration-line: underline;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 1.75rem; text-decoration-line: underline;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 1.75rem; text-decoration-line: underline;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 1.75rem; text-decoration-line: underline;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 1.75rem; text-decoration-line: underline;">About the Author</span></div><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><img class="alignright wp-image-13142 size-medium" height="300" sizes="(max-width: 199px) 85vw, 199px" src="http://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/14489605_1293502644007958_182957759_o-199x300.jpg" srcset="http://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/14489605_1293502644007958_182957759_o-199x300.jpg 199w, http://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/14489605_1293502644007958_182957759_o-768x1156.jpg 768w, http://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/14489605_1293502644007958_182957759_o-681x1024.jpg 681w, http://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/14489605_1293502644007958_182957759_o-1200x1806.jpg 1200w, http://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/14489605_1293502644007958_182957759_o.jpg 1361w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; float: right; height: auto; margin: 0.375em 0px 1.75em 1.75em; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="199" /></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Anne Perreault was born and raised in Germany. By the time she was 14 years old, her family moved to Dubai, UAE. While living in this exotic place, she traveled extensively to various countries around the world. After graduating from an American boarding school in Austria, she attended college in England, where she met her husband. She graduated from New England College with a degree in biology, and settled down in Connecticut. Anne became a horseback riding instructor as well as a certified therapeutic riding instructor. She and a group of friends started a therapeutic riding center in Bristol, CT. During that time, Anne also received a masters degree in secondary education and began to homeschool her three children. While raising their three children, she began to write an inspirational story primarily for her daughter. Anne, her husband, and two of their grown children now reside in Southern Vermont, where they are building their home. Besides writing, Anne enjoys reading, spending time with her husband, grown children, and grand-dogger.</p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-size-adjust: 100%;"> </p><h1 style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); clear: both; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 1.75rem; line-height: 1.25; margin: 2em 0px 1em; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">More from Anne</span></h1><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Desire of the Heart…</p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-size-adjust: 100%;">This book is so special to me. I had been pondering what to write a few years back and the thought came to me that I should base my next character on some of the adorable quirkiness of my beautiful daughter, a young woman filled with integrity and strength. Except, when you first meet her, you might think she’s too naïve or too sweet. She has a fire in her and a passion. And then I watched a TV show and one of the character’s were named Cady. I knew I had my main character. My daughter loves to travel, and a few years ago, she and her cousin traveled to Scotland together. It was kind of like fiction came to live right then and there. I had already paired Cady up with her cousin, a young woman who is the complete opposite to Cady. Of course, in real life, my daughter and her cousin are incredibly similar to each other and are both such amazing young women of God.</p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Her counterpart came about because I was looking for someone with strength and also with great integrity, but someone who was wounded by life. I also realized that I wanted to set the story in a national park. I’ve always enjoyed nature and wanted my main character to be working in some capacity with nature. Grant naturally became a park ranger. It fit his personality so well, I secretly rubbed my hands together in glee.</p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Setting the story at Yellowstone allowed me to research that beautiful part of the country. I have always been a wildlife enthusiast. My oldest son loves wolves and has studied them all his life. I wanted to include wolves in the story… enough said. 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<span face=""amazon ember" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px;">Jessica Nash loves to sing but is paralyzed every time she gets on stage. After blowing an excruciating audition, she wonders if she should give up on her dream. She’s already committed to a week-long choral tour of England with her church choir, though, and as a single mom with a limited income, this might be her only chance to travel. </span><br />
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<span face=""amazon ember" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px;">The trip gets off to a rocky start when Jessica has to sit next to Martin, a once-famous British tenor whose career plummeted in a scandal, on the flight to London. Is it her imagination, or does he seem to aim his bitterness toward womankind specifically at her? And to make things worse, once they arrive Jessica discovers she has to room with the choir’s thorny lead soprano.</span><br />
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<span face=""amazon ember" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px;">When Nick, their handsome tour guide, takes a special interest in showing Jessica the sights, things finally seem to be falling into place. She starts to relax and let herself be wooed against the backdrop of the charming English countryside. But is she ready to give him as much as he’s asking for?</span><br />
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<span face=""amazon ember" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px;">Things aren’t as simple as they seem. Almost every person on the tour, it seems, is hiding a secret, and before her English holiday is over Jessica will find herself stretched and tested in every direction—including the soloist’s place center stage.</span><br />
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #bf9000; font-size: 16px;"><b><i> Katr has once again written a book that grabbed my attention and wouldn't let go!! Her characters are so well described that you easily identify with them and become a part of their lives. I felt Jessica's pain as she was so nervous . I , myself, can teach a group of thirty eight year olds but don't put me in front of even a snall group of adults. As Jessica experienced the queasy stomach, the shaking legs take over and the words just wont come out. As a single mother , Jesscia had challenges that at times overwhelmed her. Her chance to be a success as a singer in her church choir presented her with a goal that she was determined to achieve. </i></b></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #bf9000; font-size: 16px;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #bf9000; font-size: 16px;"><b><i>The plot moves quickly and keeps your interest as you are experiencing a possible new romance and a goal achieved by a deserving young woman. The unexpected events that crop up kept me up long past my bedtime. Although it is a quick read, it was full of meaning and emotion. </i></b></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #bf9000; font-size: 16px;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #bf9000; font-size: 16px;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Well done, Kate!! A fast but great read!!</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><b><i>This book was received from the publisher. The thoughts and opinions expressed are honest and my own.</i></b></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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When Matt confides that he needs to learn to waltz for his brother’s wedding, Traci reveals that her sister happens to be a ballroom dance teacher. Next thing they know, Matt and Traci are juggling busy careers, helping young Gwen with her pregnancy and personal safety, and learning to waltz together. But when Gwen’s escalating problems threaten to put all of them in danger, they wonder if they’ll ever find time for a little romance too.</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "amazon ember" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">This is one of the many questions answered by an author who has sold over two million books. Beth has penned more than forty books about the Plain People in Pennsylvania, Colorado, and Indiana. In this collection of essays, Beth gives readers a glimpse into her personal life and shares experiences she's had while writing about the Amish. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><i>As many of my blog followers know, Beth Wiseman is a favourite author of mine. I have been reading her books since the first one was published! Never has one of her creations disappointed me!! Each is unique and full of unexpected twists and turns. This book is very different in that it answers questions that many of lovers of the Amish genre have. It is a short collection of memoirs that Beth has put together so that we can better understand how she gathers her information. It is full of her experiences, many of which are humorous and will leave you in giggles at times. </i></span></span><i style="color: #783f04; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I did find out about Beth's hidden red suitcase several years ago and have had such fun attempting to find it in each new book that she writes. I loved finding out how Beth did her research so that she can portray the Amish in an accurate, realistic fashion. Beth relates her experiences in such a way that you can easily identify with them. i guarantee that you will enjoy this creation! I smile when I think back of the situations Beth encountered. </i><br />
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Protection Inc. co-owner, Carissa Jones, an ex-cop turned bodyguard, has one goal—keep her young client safe. When her business partner brings in a new guy to help, she discovers her heart desires more. Can she still do her job and follow her heart without compromising her client’s safety?</div>
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Marc Olsen, a former Military Police officer, struggles to find his way as a civilian. He agrees to help out an old friend for the summer. He gets more than he bargained for when he’s assigned to work with the feisty co-owner of Protection Inc.</div>
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Award winning author Kimberly Rose Johnson married her college sweetheart and lives in the Pacific Northwest. From a young child Kimberly has been an avid reader. That love of reading fostered a creative mind and led to her passion for writing. She especially loves romance and writes contemporary romance that warms the heart and feeds the soul.</div>
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Kimberly holds a degree in Behavioral Science from Northwest University in Kirkland, Washington, and is a member of American Christian Fiction Writers.</div>
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<span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration-line: underline;">More from Kimberly</span></h1>
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<em style="box-sizing: inherit;">Direct Threat</em> is the first book in the Protection Inc. series. The series follows a group of bodyguards who are all either former cops or military police. They are on location in Lincoln City on the Oregon coast in book one, but their business is based out of Seattle.</div>
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I’ve been to Lincoln City more times than I can remember, but I took a research trip there with my husband, specifically for this book.</div>
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While in Lincoln City my husband and I walked the same beach my characters walk. I studied the access points to the cliffside homes from the vantage point of the beach, as this was an important aspect in the story. We also visited the ice cream shop mentioned in the book. You’ll understand significance of the shop when you read the story.</div>
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My writing career has taken some twists and turns. When I first began writing in 2006 I wrote romantic suspense. Then switched over to writing contemporary romance, which turned out to be the genre of my first contracted book and many more after that. After writing several romantic mystery novels for my publisher, I decided to dust off my romantic suspense manuscripts and publish them. <em style="box-sizing: inherit;">Direct Threat</em> is one of those manuscripts.</div>
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I absolutely love reading and writing suspense as well as romance, so joining the two together comes naturally for me. I hope you will read and enjoy this story.</div>
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You can learn more about Kimberly Rose Johnson and her books at <a href="https://kimberlyrjohnson.com/" style="background-color: transparent; box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration-line: none;">https://kimberlyrjohnson.com/</a></div>
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To celebrate her tour, Kimberly is giving away the grand prize of a $25 Amazon gift card!!</div>
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Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.</div>
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<span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700;">Release Date: </span>August 10, 2018</div>
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<a href="http://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/FlowersFromAfghanistan_h12364_750-183x300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/FlowersFromAfghanistan_h12364_750-183x300.jpg" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="183"></a>Weighed down by guilt following the death of his two-year-old son, Mac McCann accepts a <br />
year-long position training police officers in Afghanistan. Leaving his wife Sophie to grieve alone, he hopes the life-or-death distractions of his self-imposed exile will build a wall between him and his pain.</div>
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As camaraderie builds between Mac and the men on base—including a local barber and his precocious little boy—Mac’s heart becomes invested in stories beyond his own tragedy and he learns he is not the only one running from loss. But when the hour of attack arrives, will he be able to see past his guilt to believe there’s still something—and someone—worth living for? With touching details based on true events, Flowers from Afghanistan is a redemptive journey of healing, a chronicle of hope in crisis, and a testament to the faithfulness of God through it all.</div>
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<span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700;">Suzy Parish</span> wrote as a Community Columnist for the <i style="box-sizing: inherit;">Huntsville Times</i>. She is a member <br />
of American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW). Suzy discovered her love of books as a child in Richmond, Virginia when she took refuge from the summer heat in the local Bookmobile. She believes the power of literacy can change lives and stewards a Little Free Library in a local park. She currently resides in Huntsville, Alabama with her husband, a retired Investigator from the Huntsville Police Department. Their tennis-ball addicted dog, Charlie, is her writing companion.</div>
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Have you or a family member served in the military or as first responders? I had you on my heart when I wrote Flowers from Afghanistan. You might say this novel is my “Thank you” to families all over who sacrifice their time and sometimes even their lives to help make the world a safer place.</div>
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It’s also my hand, reaching out through my keyboard to beautiful children like the character Bashir. These children want the same things as any child the world over, shelter, food, and to know they are loved. And finally, this book is a love letter from myself to Jesus Christ. He is the reason I write.</div>
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To celebrate her tour, Suzy is giving away the grand prize of a copy of the book!!</div>
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Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.</div>
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<span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700;">Author: </span>Sunshine Rodgers</div>
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<span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700;">Genre:</span> <span style="box-sizing: inherit; color: black;">Romance, Fiction, Christian, Fantasy</span></div>
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Alena is stuck in a mundane marriage and longing for something <br />
different. New clothes. Bigger bling. Flashy cars. Miraculously and<br />
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Sunshine Rodgers is an International Best-Selling author, speaker and<br />
motivator who excels in sharing the hope and light of the gospel in<br />
her books. Her characters experience the love and grace of Jesus<br />
Christ and the beauty of Heaven. Sunshine hopes her pages will get you<br />
passionate about your faith. Her books have been made into audio books<br />
and translated in different languages. Her social media sites and<br />
personal blog reach thousands of readers a week. Sunshine has appeared<br />
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her merchandise line (available on her website!). Sunshine now enjoys<br />
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“Why are we never satisfied? I mean, we can have<br />
houses, cars and money and still want more! If I were to break it<br />
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enough. I don’t know about you, but I compare myself with others<br />
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My book “The Ring Does Not Fit” concentrates on appreciating what is right in front of you,<br />
celebrating those who are still with you and staying humble.<br />
Because the grass is not always greener on the other side and there<br />
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I wanted to explore the issue of contentment in my book.</div>
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The only way to really get over any personal frustration</div>
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and constant comparison is to have<br />
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for what you have, no matter how little or big it is.</div>
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Elise Carmichael is a court sign language interpreter who reads lips all the time. As a widow <br />
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“I love boxing. I love Hallmark movies. I love fishing. I love scrapbooking. Nope, I’ve never fit into the boxes people have wanted to put me in.” Robin Caroll is definitely a <br />
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contradiction, but one that beckons you to get to know her better. Robin’s passion has always been to tell stories to entertain others and come alongside them on their faith journey—aspects Robin weaves into each of her twenty-five-plus published novels. When she isn’t writing, Robin spends quality time with her husband of nearly three decades, her three beautiful daughters and two handsome grandsons, and their character-filled pets at home. Robin gives back to the writing community by serving as executive director/conference director for ACFW. Her books have been recognized in such contests as the Carol Award, Holt Medallion, Daphne du Maurier, RT Reviewer’s Choice Award, Bookseller’s Best, and Book of the Year. You can find out more about Robin by visiting www.robincaroll.com.</div>
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Hi, there. . .Robin here. I’m getting so excited for the release of my thirty-fourth novel, DEAD SILENCE. I have to say, I love this book. The heroine is strong, yet flawed. Her love for her son—willing to do anything to protect him is a mother’s instinct I relate to so well, having three daughters and two grandsons. The love of a mother for her child is so ingrained in me that I wanted to share that in a story.</div>
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I’ve been asked why I opted for a heroine who is an ASL translator and who has a deaf son. Many years ago, I became friends with someone who is deaf. She shared with me some of her frustrations, but also how her way of life is in comparison to mine. It got me to thinking that being deaf could be thought of as a disability but could also be used as an advantage…it was all in how you looked at it. My friend shared many stories of how she “eavesdropped” by reading lips and learned much about people and how they reacted to issues, enough that it led her into her career field today—a counselor, specializing in providing therapy for the hearing impaired as they live in a hearing world. I hope that I portrayed my characters in this positive light.</div>
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While I’m a Louisiana girl at heart, I reside in Little Rock, the capitol city for Arkansas. Since Bill and Hilary Clinton lived here and claimed it home before Bill was President, we have many political plans and posturing here. I saw it as a perfect backdrop for this particular story with the political undercurrents running rampant throughout the story.</div>
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I hope that you enjoy reading DEAD SILENCE as much as I enjoyed writing it.</div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i> By Stacey Weeks</i></span><br />
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Drowning in guilt over the role she played in her father’s and sister’s deaths, Grace prays that launching her water survival program at Camp Moshe will properly honor their memory and enable her to move on. But success depends on Grace risking everything on the man hired to rebrand the Christian camp. Kye Campton’s usual confidence wavers when his extreme sports campaign lands him in hot water with the cautious instructor and it becomes increasingly evident that Camp Moshe’s fight for survival is against more than a declining economy. Will Kye be able to save the camp—and Grace—from a saboteur determined to close the camp at any cost?</div>
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Stacey Weeks is the multi-award-winning author of <em style="box-sizing: inherit;">Glorious Surrender </em>(2016), and <em style="box-sizing: inherit;">Chasing Holiness</em> (2020), inspirational romances <em style="box-sizing: inherit;">The Builder’s Reluctant Bride </em>(2016), <em style="box-sizing: inherit;">Mistletoe Melody</em> (2018), <em style="box-sizing: inherit;">Mistletoe Mission</em> (2019), and inspirational romantic suspense novels <em style="box-sizing: inherit;">In Too Deep </em>(2017), and <em style="box-sizing: inherit;">Fatal Homecoming </em>(2019). Stacey lives in Ontario where she speaks at women’s conferences, teaches writing and bible study workshops, and writes about the things of the Lord. <a href="http://www.staceyweeks.com/" style="background-color: transparent; box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration-line: none;">www.staceyweeks.com</a></div>
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<span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration-line: underline;">More from Stacey</span></h1>
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Why I Write Christian Romance</div>
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<span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700;"><em style="box-sizing: inherit;">In Too Deep</em></span> builds the romance between Kye and Grace through their emotional connection and growing respect. In all my novels, the plot moves the story forward—not shocking or steamy scenes. I take Ephesians 5:4 seriously, “Let there be no filthiness nor foolish talk nor crude joking, which are out of place, but instead let there be thanksgiving.”</div>
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I love romance because I believe that each one of us are in the middle of a love story. Some of our love stories are like In Too Deep. They’re full of heart-wrenching moments and climatic events. They might even have you biting your nails wondering if good will ever prevail. Some love stories are like a feel-good-girls-night-out, and everything falls into place at the right moment and clicks. And some of you are thinking – love story? – yeah right!</div>
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I don’t know your circumstances or life, but what I hope all my readers understand is that there is <span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700;"><em style="box-sizing: inherit;">Someone</em></span> who does. He is greater than any fictional prince, and He left his kingdom to pursue your heart. Not only is He pursuing you, but He is writing your story as a part of His story. He has promised that the stories of all His children end in victory for His glory.</div>
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While we wait for certain victory, we can refresh our weary souls with clean, wholesome, and God-honouring stories. Stories of purity, highlighting characters that honour God first. Stories that contain illustrations of how true satisfaction comes from a right relationship with God not from a human relationship. In Too Deep thrives within the boundaries God has created for love, and that gives hope to those who have only known broken love. Not hope in the right man, but hope in the Lord.</div>
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In this genre, you can count on your happy ending—and I like that. But more importantly than Grace finding her one-true-love is her growth in her walk with the Lord. More important than saving the day, winning the girl, and defeating the villain is Kye’s surrender to God.</div>
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So yes, I write romance. But the real story is exposing the lies Kye and Grace believe about themselves, the world, or God and proving those lies to be untrue. The real story is that God is the Hero, the pursuer of our hearts, and the lover of our souls.</div>
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To celebrate her tour, Stacey is giving away the grand prize of a dainty “You Are Loved” bracelet with each word spelled out in morse code with beads!!</div>
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Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.</div>
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Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16581623107818368415noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8123529154034008762.post-53238944095952727952020-06-11T13:31:00.002-04:002020-06-11T13:34:52.413-04:00And..... the book spotlight for June 12th is... "Relentless Love " by Heather Greer! Enter the Giveaway!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Without passion, there is no love. Without love, is she even living? </div>
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Living with limits protects a heart from hurt. After unexpectedly losing her husband, it’s a lesson Katie Blake has learned well. From moving in with her elderly father to staying at home with her son, Sammy, Katie’s life has been arranged to avoid further pain.</div>
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After three years, life feels stagnant. It’s time to carefully venture into the world once again. Sammy needs friends his age, and Katie needs a project to focus on.</div>
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As Sammy adjusts to preschool, Katie finds her perfect job. Her position even allows her to befriend Anna, a young mother who needs encouragement. Events also bring Nathan Phillips, a childhood friend, back into her life. Each successful step forward encourages Katie to continue opening her heart. By the time her friendship with Nathan begins to deepen, Katie is ready to pursue the relationship.</div>
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Nathan’s encouragement gives Katie strength to make tough decisions regarding her father’s care as his dementia progresses. But when Sammy is injured while in Nathan’s care, Katie knows she’s made a mistake. It won’t happen again. Abandoning their relationship in favor of safety is only the beginning. Katie has felt God calling her to help change Anna’s situation, but the risk is too great. God will have to find another way to help.</div>
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It takes a strange message from her father for Katie to understand God’s relentless love and desire for her life to reflect His love. But will Katie take the risk or continue limiting love in favor of a life without hurt?</div>
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Heather Greer is a pastor’s kid and pastor’s wife from southern Illinois. Though her nest is <br />
quickly approaching the empty stage, with three of her four children out on their own, she enjoys the times she gets to spend with all her children, husband, and grandson. Equal mix geek and romantic, you could as easily find Heather watching an episode of Doctor Who as the latest Hallmark movie. Of course, you may find her baking, reading, or crafting too!</div>
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Heather’s writing and teaching ministries revolve around a passion to see believers grow in their faith. Though God has used her most often with teens and adults, she has worked in ministries reaching all age groups through the years. It is Heather’s prayer for God to use what she writes in her books and on her blog to challenge and encourage readers in their faith walks.</div>
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Authors leave a bit of themselves on the pages of what they write. Whether it comes out in a name or character’s special interest or a faith lesson the author had to learn themselves before they could put in on paper, somewhere in what is written readers will find a hint of the author in the story. This glimpse into the author’s world add a feeling of authenticity to the story.</div>
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My family and friends will quickly recognize at least one of these windows into my world as they read <em style="box-sizing: inherit;">Relentless Love</em>. Though I didn’t intend it, my personal experiences with dementia and Alzheimer’s care are woven into the story. While the exact details are different, I was a full-time caregiver to my grandmother through the middle and late stages of her life with dementia. Dealing with the confusion, illogical thinking, obsessing, and paranoia that are portrayed in the story is part of everyday life for a caregiver.</div>
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In including Katie’s experience with her father’s deteriorating mental health, I pray others facing the same struggle find encouragement and strength. And because my time with my grandma was blessed with sweet memories, in spite of the struggles, I’d like to share a recipe she passed down to me in high school. I cannot make this cookie without thinking of the one who made it first and all the lessons she taught me about what it means to love God, our families, and others.</div>
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Lace Cookies – from the kitchen of Sue Ellen Forby</div>
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Preheat oven to 350. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper. Roll dough into marble sized balls and place at least 2 inches apart on cookie sheet. Bake 8-10 minutes. Edges of cookies will be golden brown. Remove from oven and carefully slide parchment from pan to let cookies cool completely before removing them from paper. These cookies puff during cooking but flatten out completely as they cool.</div>
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When new evidence surfaces about a tragic boating accident that put her ex-boyfriend’s father in prison, private investigator Dory Winslow’s determined to look into it. But now someone’s dead set on silencing her. And working with Chad Jaggert—the father of her secret child—may be the only way to survive the treacherous truth about the tragedy that once tore them apart.</div>
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<a href="http://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/dana-mentink-223x300.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="223" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/dana-mentink-223x300.jpeg" /></a>Dana Mentink is a two time American Christian Fiction Writers Carol Award winner, a <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://danamentink.com&source=gmail&ust=1583447408681000&usg=AFQjCNH6LRVpCStFFKYebyFlz4_oT-1BQQ" href="http://danamentink.com/" rel="noopener" style="background-color: transparent; box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">danamentink.com</a>, on Facebook, YouTube (Author Dana Mentink) and Instagram (dana_mentink.)<br />
Romantic Times Reviewer’s Choice Award and a Holt Medallion winner. She is a national bestselling author of over forty titles in the suspense and lighthearted romance genres. She is pleased to write for Harlequin’s Love Inspired Suspense, Harlequin Heartwarming and Sourcebooks. Besides writing, she busies herself teaching third grade. Mostly, she loves to be home with Papa Bear, teen bear cubs affectionately nicknamed Yogi and Boo Boo, Junie, the nutty terrier, and a chubby box turtle. You can connect with Dana via her website at </div>
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Well, it’s been a wild ride through the Roughwater Cowboy series! Here we are at the end, with youngest brother Chad’s story. Fortunately, the rest of the clan (Mitch, Liam and Helen) are here to lend a hand when the man Chad’s father was jailed for killing comes back to life. Helping out also is Jingles the hapless dog, and a new member of the canine family, three legged Meatball. Throw in a killer on the loose and a secret child, and we’ll have a ‘hold onto your hat’ finish to this series. Thanks for coming along with me! God bless you!</div>
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<a href="http://pausefortales.blogspot.com/" style="background-color: transparent; box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration-line: none;"><span data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Pause for Tales "}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Pause for Tales</span></a>, June 6</div>
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<a href="http://amandanicolle.blogspot.com/?m=1" style="background-color: transparent; box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration-line: none;"><span data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4737,"3":{"1":0},"10":2,"12":0,"15":"Arial"}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Inklings and notions"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Inklings and notions</span></a>, June 7</div>
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<a href="http://justyouraveragereviews.blogspot.com/?m=1" style="background-color: transparent; box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration-line: none;"><span data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Just Your Average reviews"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Just Your Average reviews</span></a>, June 7</div>
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<a href="http://www.5020genesis.wordpress.com/" style="background-color: transparent; box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration-line: none;"><span data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Genesis 5020"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Genesis 5020</span></a>, June 8</div>
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<a href="https://pagebypagebookbybook.blogspot.com/" style="background-color: transparent; box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration-line: none;"><span data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Hallie Reads"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Hallie Reads</span></a>, June 8</div>
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<a href="http://shelivestoread.com/category/book-reviews/" style="background-color: transparent; box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration-line: none;"><span data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"She Lives To Read"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">She Lives To Read</span></a>, June 9</div>
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<a href="https://www.instagram.com/bettimace/" style="background-color: transparent; box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration-line: none;"><span data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4737,"3":{"1":0},"10":2,"12":0,"15":"Arial"}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Betti Mace"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Betti Mace</span></a>, June 10</div>
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<a href="https://karla-hanns-karla.blogspot.com/" style="background-color: transparent; box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration-line: none;"><span data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Quiet quilter"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Quiet quilter</span></a>, June 10</div>
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<a href="https://connie-oldersmarter.blogspot.com/" style="background-color: transparent; box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration-line: none;"><span data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Older & Smarter?"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Older & Smarter?</span></a>, June 10</div>
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<a href="http://www.babblingbeckyl.com/" style="background-color: transparent; box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration-line: none;"><span data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Babbling Becky L’s Book Impressions"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Babbling Becky L’s Book Impressions</span></a>, June 11</div>
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<a href="http://www.carolkeen.blogspot.com/" style="background-color: transparent; box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration-line: none;"><span data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Blogging With Carol"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Blogging With Carol</span></a>, June 11</div>
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<a href="http://www.forhimandmyfamily.com/" style="background-color: transparent; box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration-line: none;"><span data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4737,"3":{"1":0},"10":2,"12":0,"15":"Arial"}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"For Him and My Family"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">For Him and My Family</span></a>, June 12</div>
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<a href="https://bookkisses.blogspot.com/" style="background-color: transparent; box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration-line: none;"><span data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Book Bites, Bee Stings, & Butterfly Kisses"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Book Bites, Bee Stings, & Butterfly Kisses</span></a>, June 12</div>
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<a href="https://bigreadersite.wordpress.com/" style="background-color: transparent; box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration-line: none;"><span data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Bigreadersite "}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Bigreadersite</span></a>, June 12</div>
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<a href="https://truthandgracehomeschoolacademy.wordpress.com/" style="background-color: transparent; box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration-line: none;"><span data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Truth and Grace Homeschool Academy"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Truth and Grace Homeschool Academy</span></a>, June 13</div>
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<a href="https://reviewingbooksplusmore.com/" style="background-color: transparent; box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration-line: none;"><span data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"reviewingbookplusemore"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">reviewingbookplusemore</span></a>, June 13</div>
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<a href="https://readingismysuperpower.org/" style="background-color: transparent; box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration-line: none;"><span data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Reading Is My SuperPower"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Reading Is My SuperPower</span></a>, June 14</div>
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<a href="http://kristie-moments.blogspot.com/" style="background-color: transparent; box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration-line: none;"><span data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Moments "}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Moments</span></a>, June 14</div>
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<a href="http://simpleharvestreads.com/" style="background-color: transparent; box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration-line: none;"><span data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Simple Harvest Reads"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Simple Harvest Reads</span></a>, June 15 (Guest Review from Mindy Houng)</div>
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<a href="http://becauseisaidsomyadventuresinparenting.blogspot.com/" style="background-color: transparent; box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration-line: none;"><span data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Because I said so -- and other adventures in Parenting"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Because I said so — and other adventures in Parenting</span></a>, June 15</div>
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<a href="https://remembrancy.com/" style="background-color: transparent; box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration-line: none;"><span data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Remembrancy"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Remembrancy</span></a>, June 16</div>
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<a href="https://bizwingsblog.blogspot.com/" style="background-color: transparent; box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration-line: none;"><span data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Bizwings Blog"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Bizwings Blog</span></a>, June 16</div>
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<a href="http://daysongreflections.com/" style="background-color: transparent; box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration-line: none;"><span data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Daysong Reflections"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Daysong Reflections</span></a>, June 18</div>
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<a href="https://artistwriterandstudentohmy.com/" style="background-color: transparent; box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration-line: none;">Artistic Nobody</a>, June 18 (Guest Review from Donna Cline)</div>
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To celebrate her tour, Dana is giving away the grand prize package of a copy of the book and a $50 Amazon gift card!!</div>
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Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.</div>
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Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16581623107818368415noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8123529154034008762.post-64148777653765222242020-06-04T20:52:00.002-04:002020-06-05T11:32:46.446-04:00Today’s spotlight: "Yellowstone Yondering” by Kristen Joy Wilks<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700;">Book: </span>Yellowstone Yondering </div>
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<span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700;">Genre: </span> Contemporary Romance</div>
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<span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700;">Release Date: </span>January 17, 2020</div>
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When a free-spirited wildlife photographer loses her Scottish terrier in a herd of bison, she sets out to rescue her furbaby before he is devoured. But will she succeed when Yellowstone National Park is chock full of boiling, bubbling, and rampaging hazards (both mammalian and geographical) — not to mention a rule-obsessed park ranger whose many rescues thwart her efforts to find her poor pup?</div>
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They say opposites attract, and when it comes to Kayla Dineen and Ranger Alexander Brandt, no two people have ever been more opposed…or attractive. Old Faithful isn’t the only thing making noise at Yellowstone this season.</div>
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=8123529154034008762" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; color: #1a1a1a; float: right; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 2.0625rem; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a>Kristen Joy Wilks lives in the beautiful Cascade Mountains with her camp director husband, three fierce sons, and a large and slobbery Newfoundland dog. She has blow-dried a chicken, fought epic Nerf battles instead of washing dishes, and discovered a stealthily smuggled gardener snake in her sons’ bubble bath. Her stories, devotionals, and articles have appeared in <em style="box-sizing: inherit;">Nature Friend, Clubhouse, Thriving Family, Keys for Kids, The Christian Journal, Splickety, Spark, </em>and<em style="box-sizing: inherit;"> Havok. </em>She writes romantic comedies for Pelican Book Group, including <em style="box-sizing: inherit;">Copenhagen Cozenage,</em> <em style="box-sizing: inherit;">The Volk Advent,</em> <em style="box-sizing: inherit;">Athens Ambuscade,</em> <em style="box-sizing: inherit;">Spider Gap, </em>and <em style="box-sizing: inherit;">Yellowstone Yondering. </em>Kristen writes about the humor and Grace that can be found amidst the detritus of life.</div>
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My name is Kristen Joy Wilks and I am a mountain woman, married to a camp director, who lives at a remote Bible camp where we don’t have access to electricity, water, or garbage services unless we do it ourselves. Yes, it is totally possible to do all these things. But it does mean some frantic running about when the generator starts making a strange noise or the water inexplicably cuts off. As a girl I did have one or two mountain kid adventures that were perhaps not typical for the average tomboy. Such as when I rode my horse through a herd of 200 elk or when I got together with my brother and cousins to build a homemade snake pit so that we could dangle one another over it by our legs from a tripod made of logs in classic Indiana Jones style. Of course, we caught snakes for our pit!</div>
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<a href="http://www.celebratelit.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/DSC_8993.jpg" style="background-color: transparent; box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-8002" height="200" src="https://www.celebratelit.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/DSC_8993-300x200.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; display: block; float: right; height: auto; margin: 0.375em 0px 1.75em 1.75em; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="300" /></a>We managed to find over twenty and it was a huge success, except for the tiny issue of me being too tall and all those snakes getting into my hair. As you can plainly see, mountain kids do have more fun. I’m now the mom of three fierce sons, six pet chickens, and a large and slobbery Newfoundland dog named Princess Leia Freyja Wilks. I spend most of my time thwarting my sons’ attempts to smuggle their pet chickens onto their bunk beds and trying to keep my husband from filling another wall of our dinning room with strategy board games. Yes, you would think that 300 would be sufficient, but there is always another one, apparently. Well, he does have a point when he insists that they are great for camp ministry. I spend a great deal of time over at Camas Meadows Bible Camp photographing the daily comings and goings of counselors and campers so that their parents can look online and see that everyone is still alive. During all that photo taking, I have seen many a shy child open up after playing an exciting game of Camel Up, Snorta, or Star Trek Ascendancy. I also write the camp blog, step in as camp mother when homesickness pops up, and volunteer at our local public schools with Princess Leia Freyja who excels at reading therapy … yep, she just flops on the floor next to children while they read, which is definitely her spiritual gift. I can also be found at 4:00AM, with a cup of Jasmine Monkey King tea, tucked under my Star Trek quilt, writing crazy stories that might sound insane, but always have a tiny hint of truth. Thank you for joining me today to see what kind of misadventures I managed to put my unsuspecting characters through.</div>
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To celebrate her tour, Kristen is giving away the grand prize of a delicious dark chocolate bar with candied ginger bits!!</div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><i> <br /> "Made in Hollywood"</i></b></span><br />
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Noah Shaw is almost thirty and he still doesn’t know what he wants to be when he grows up. Torn between running his business as a limo driver for Hollywood’s elite, and feeling called to ministry, he prays for direction. But he never expects that direction to include finding a woman near-death on the front steps of his father’s church.</div>
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Hannah left her family and her faith when she moved to Hollywood looking for adventure. Instead of finding fame in the movies, she was lured into the life of an exotic dancer. Hopeless and ashamed, suicide seems like her only escape. Until the night Noah saves her life.</div>
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The Shaw family welcomes her into their home and gives her a chance to start over. When the shadows of her former life threaten to expose her past, she must choose between running away or fighting for the new life she’s built and the man she’s grown to love.</div>
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<a href="http://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Michelle-Keener-200x300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="200" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Michelle-Keener-200x300.jpg" /></a>Michelle Keener is a wife, mom, and the author of five books. She lives in Southern California with her retired Marine husband, their two children, and one spoiled dog. When she isn’t writing, she is busy homeschooling, teaching creative writing workshops, or baking something involving chocolate.</div>
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<span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration-line: underline;">More from Michelle</span></h1>
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The Story of a Prodigal Daughter</div>
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Made in Hollywood is the sequel to my first Christian romance novel Mission Hollywood. It’s the story of Lily’s brother Noah and his search for love and direction. In the book, Noah meets a young girl who has been through some truly dark and terrible places. She’s been wounded, abused, and she’s lost hope. She’s worried that her past is too much for God to forgive, and that she’s fallen too far and doesn’t deserve God’s grace. She is a prodigal daughter lost on the streets of Hollywood.</div>
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One of the reasons I wrote Made in Hollywood (aside from the fact that I just adore Noah) is to be a reminder that God never gives up on us. Just like the story of the Prodigal Son, if we turn back to God, He will run to us and bring us home.</div>
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There is no place so dark that God light can’t reach.</div>
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There is no sin, no mistake, no circumstance that can separate us from the love of God. His arms are always open to us. His love is unchanging, unending, and unfailing. His amazing grace reaches the lost and restores what was broken. His love binds our wounds and heals our past. What the enemy intended for evil, God will turn to good.<u style="box-sizing: inherit;"></u> <u style="box-sizing: inherit;"></u>It’s a truth Hannah had to learn. It’s a truth I had to learn. And it’s a truth God wants His people to share. God’s love never fails.</div>
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I hope you enjoy Made in Hollywood!</div>
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To celebrate her tour, Michelle is giving away the grand prize of a $25 Amazon gift card!!</div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>By Nancy E. Wood</i></span></div>
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<span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700;">Release Date: </span>June 28, 2019</div>
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Does the truth really set you free?<br />
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Paige Hall doubts it, after her boyfriend Justin tells her he’s over it, leaving her with a broken heart and crushed dreams. When Justin disappears, she can’t help but try to find out what happened to him. But when the more she searches, the more problems arise, she can’t help but wonder if it would be better to just accept the lie…</div>
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<a href="http://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/81927048_2329731100659304_3390631059602276352_n-200x300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="200" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/81927048_2329731100659304_3390631059602276352_n-200x300.jpg" /></a>Nancy E Wood was born into a missionary family and lived in Hungary until she turned twenty. Her whole childhood, she loved reading and stories, writing some of her own, but never believing she actually had the talent to be an author. Speaking multiple languages, she never thought she would be good enough in any to become a wordsmith.</div>
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Her senior year of high school, she was encouraged to write short stories, one of which turned into <em style="box-sizing: inherit;">Perfect</em>, a novel that couldn’t stay short. After sharing it with a few people, she decided to get it published a couple years later. She went to college in Florida, where she studied English and Music. After graduating, she married and moved to California. She published her second standalone book, <em style="box-sizing: inherit;">I’ll Take the Lie, </em>in the summer of 2019 and is currently working on a sequel to <em style="box-sizing: inherit;">Perfect. </em>She also runs a blog for young women, where she writes relatable and motivational posts that point to God. She has also done some speaking in different Christian schools and youth groups, encouraging teens to pursue Christ through some of the most difficult years of their lives.</div>
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<i style="box-sizing: inherit;">What’s truth? Why is it important? Does everyone have their own kind of truth or is there only one?<u style="box-sizing: inherit;"></u><u style="box-sizing: inherit;"></u></i></div>
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Those were questions I was dealing with in my college Apologetics class while I wrote <i style="box-sizing: inherit;">I’ll Take the Lie, </i>and I thought that theme would fit so well into the story.<u style="box-sizing: inherit;"></u><u style="box-sizing: inherit;"></u></div>
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The idea came to me a long time ago. I was really into <i style="box-sizing: inherit;">The Great Gatsby </i>at the time and wanted to write a story from a bystander’s point of view. Originally titled <i style="box-sizing: inherit;">What’s Wrong with Alex?, </i>Paige, the worried sister of Alex, who drastically changed over his first semester of college, wants to find out what happened to him. But the deeper I went into the story, the more Paige’s character shone through, and she soon became the protagonist with her ex boyfriend’s mysterious disappearance. The whole theme tied into what I was studying about apologetics and truth, so the messy pieces all came together into a solid plot.<u style="box-sizing: inherit;"></u><u style="box-sizing: inherit;"></u></div>
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Paige isn’t a believer, and she doesn’t really care about the idea of truth and spirituality until she gets dragged into it. It’s my hope that this book story helps young adults like me think deeper and question their beliefs. We get so caught up with our own happiness, we don’t always want to accept the hard truth. But, like Paige, we need to think about whether we can keep living pretend lives or if the truth really does set us free.</div>
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To celebrate her tour, Nancy is giving away the grand prize of a $25 Amazon gift card!!</div>
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Huckleberry Hill, Wisconsin's irrepressible 80-something matchmakers Anna and Felty Helmuth are at it again. And this time they're willing to rough it to get the job done....</div>
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Mary Anne Neuenschwander knows she should be content with what Gotte has given her. She has a comfortable house, a fruitful farm, and a good, steady husband. But after nearly six years of marriage, she still longs for a baby. Yet her husband, Jethro, seems to care more about fishing than about his wife. Unable to bear Jethro's indifference, Mary Anne moves into a tent in the woods where he won't have to be bothered. But when her mammi and dawdi find out what she's done, they'll stop at nothing - including a little camping trip of their own - to help save their granddaughter's marriage....</div>
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Jethro's greatest blessing is his beloved wife, Mary Anne. Nothing else in his life has turned out anywhere near the way he expected. Rather than burden Mary Anne with his disappointment, he shields her by spending less and less time at home and more time on the river. But when he finds that she's moved out, he's shocked. What will people think? What is Mary Anne thinking? And what clever plans are her grandparents hatching?.</div>
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<i style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">The quirky characters are so well described that they immediately become your friends. Felty and Anna are such a unique couple . Anna continues in this new book pursuing her greatest desire in life , either to matchmake or at least make sure that every other married couple is as happy as she and Felty are. I fell in love with them in the earlier books and they just became better and closer friends. I can picture them clearly in my mind and can easily identify with all who have to deal with them. Mary Anne and Jethro have problems, she wanting a baby more than anything in the world, Jethro, seeming to care for everything else but that or his wife's feelings. Fishing is where his interest is focused. I must admit my sympathy lay with Mary Anne. Not having success in six years of trying to become pregnant is heartbreaking and would put a strain on any marriage. The resulting separation was one that was unique and full of mind boggling, funny situations. Jennifer Beckstrand has a fantastic talent of describing characters and situations resulting in side splitting laughter.</i><br />
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When dreams turn into nightmares what’s left to hold onto?<br />
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Katie McGowan knows her fears are irrational. They’re also beyond her control. Her mind says her fiancé is faithful, but the betrayal of her past love ignites a fear stronger than her trust. Attempts to overcome it are unsuccessful. Nothing banishes her panic attacks for good. Dreading Austin’s response if he finds out about her struggle to trust, Katie hides the truth nearly destroying their relationship.</div>
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It takes a lesson in hope to start healing. Katie is released from the nightmares holding her captive to enjoy the blessings God has given. But when tragedies change her life forever, Katie’s understanding of hope is challenged. Unresolved anger and disappointment leave Katie doubting the sincerity of her beliefs. Desperate to prove her faith and minimize her failure as a believer, Katie buries her feelings beneath all the right words. Katie must learn where true hope is found or risk losing her faith under the weight of the things she has lost.</div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>This book is one that I read in a day, one that I could not put down due to the deep impact it had on me. I easily was able to identify with the main character, Katie, who tried so hard to handle her deep seated problems on her own. I could have been Katie during the early years of my life. She experienced panic attacks as a result of her intense worry about living up to others' expectations. A panic attack has to be the worse feeling in the world, one of being terrified , not really knowing why. I laughed at times, at others, I cried as I walked alongside Katie in her desire to love Austin, all the while not wanting to admit her weaknesses, and always wondering if she was good enough for him. It was such a delight seeing Katie's heart being molded and her life changing through things happening beyond her control. After being cheated on and betrayed by a former love, Katie had such a struggle overcoming her feelings of insecurity. The reconnecting with her parents and once again regaining her faith helped her so much. She was able to maintain a relationship with Austin despite her fears and worries. </i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>The plot moved at a steady pace and had a very unexpected development in about the middle of the book that was surprising, at least to me. It was not a path that I wanted the story to go down, however, it certainly made my interest jump to a higher level . The author chose the perfect moment to draw readers </i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>A five star book!!! Loved it! Will eagerly be awaiting a new book from this author!</i></span><br />
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Often, we throw around the word hope as if it’s a fancy replacement for a wish. Nothing could be further from the truth. Godly hope is more than wishing our circumstances were different without any indication that our desire could become reality. When our hope is based on who God is and what He has promised in His word, it becomes something to anchor us in the troubling times we go through. It is what allows us to give the circumstances that weigh us down to God and go on living life even though physically there may be no changes in what’s happening.</div>
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Hope isn’t pretending the bad stuff isn’t there. And it isn’t acting as if the hard things don’t hurt. Hope doesn’t erase the hurt or ignore the problems, but it does free us from allowing our emotions and circumstances to control us. Hope lets us have peace that makes no sense to the rest of the world. Hope allows us to rest in the middle of the trial. Hope based on scriptural truths allows us to live with joy even when things aren’t going our way.</div>
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As I wrote Grasping Hope, God took me to places that challenged and grew my own understanding of what it means to have hope as an anchor to our souls (Hebrews 6:19). When I started writing, I had no idea the path God would take me down to show me just how little I understood about hope. It’s something I never want to repeat and wouldn’t wish on anyone. But the lessons I learned grew me as a believer, and it is my prayer that what I learned through this difficult time in my life comes through clearly for everyone who reads Grasping Hope.</div>
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To celebrate her tour, Heather is giving away the grand prize of $25 Amazon gift card!!</div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-style: italic;">With autumn in full brilliant color, the Amish of Promise Lodge celebrate a successful harvest—and a community rooted in deep friendship. But as cold winds of judgment cast doubt and fear, residents will need each other more than ever to weather the storm . . .</span></b><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> </span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">For abandoned wife Annabelle Beachey, Promise Lodge is a refuge where she's gained confidence and self-sufficiency. But she and others are dismayed when newly arrived Bishop Clayton King claims the community is too progressive and sets out to change its ways. Worse, her husband, Phineas returns, expecting her to give up her faith as he has. And he won't leave Promise Lodge without her . . .</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> </span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">But little by little, Annabelle's determination and new forthrightness make Phineas realize his mistakes—and truly hear his wife for the first time. Meanwhile, Annabelle finds herself feeling compassion—and even renewed love—for her newly humble, more caring husband. And as Bishop Clayton's attempt to control Promise Lodge threatens everything its residents have built, Phineas and Annabelle must work together with unshakeable courage to save their new home—and their opportunity for forever happiness. </span></span><br />
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<i style="color: #a64d79; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">I must admit that I could hardly wait for the arrival of this book in my mailbox! Once again I would be able to visit my good friends and walk alongside them in their daily lives. This series can be best enjoyed if read in order, although it can be read as a standalone. The hearfelt stories pull you in and won't release you until you have read the last page. I love the peaceful, beautiful community with unique, somewhat quirky characters. Once a reader opens a book by this author, one can't help but become a faithful fan. Her unique style of storytelling captures your attention pulling you right into the lives of those wonderful residents </i><i style="color: #a64d79; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">who are fortunate to live in such a special setting. I believe that this fifth book is the BEST yet!!</i><br />
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<i style="color: #a64d79; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">The characters are described so realistically and vividly that the reader walks alongside them on their somewhat rocky road of life. Yes, it is a peaceful setting , however , as in reality, there are challenges and disheartening happenings Annabelle, Beachey is one of my favorite residents. She has come to Promise Lodge to escape her past problems with her husband who had abandoned her to become Englisch . Her husband suddenly arrives on the scene and causes her to question her desire to live apart. Her strength in tough times is to be admired. THEN.... Bishop Clayton King arrives ! Now, he is one person, I really disliked!! So much that at times I wished I could reach out and give him a good slap! Yes, he makes me want to become violent. He disrupts the entire community with his demands and arrogance, as well as many lies. I consider a book to be great if I am able to identify with at least one character. This book certainly met this criteria. </i><br />
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<i style="color: #a64d79; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">The plot is full of unexpected twists and turns. The mystery and unanswered questions kept me up long after my bedtime. The various storylines were extremely well written, keeping one guessing from beginning to end. </i><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 17px;"><i>This five star book is beautifully written showing us true love, hope , forgiveness and second chances. It also has us realizing that God can get us through the tough time. He DOES protect us from those trying to do us harm. My only disappointment with this book is that it is the last in the series!! BUT I am looking forward to reading Charlotte's upcoming series, The Maidels of Morning Star!</i></span></span><br />
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<img alt="Naomi King" class="alignright size-full wp-image-89 img-responsive" height="245" src="https://www.charlottehubbard.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/charlotte.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box; display: inline; float: right; height: auto; margin: 0px 0px 0px 15px; max-width: 100%; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Naomi King" width="240" />Many moons ago—like, in 1983 while I was still a school librarian—I sold my first story to <span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">True Story</span> magazine. This launched me into writing about seventy of those “true confessions” stories over the years, and I’ve been a slave to my overactive imagination ever since.</div>
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The next big step was selling my first historical romance in 1990, a Zebra Heartfire called <a href="https://www.charlottehubbard.com/books/colorado-captive/" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(45, 96, 127) !important; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Colorado Captive</span></a>. I quickly sold five more in that genre. They’re all out of print now, but available from used bookstores or at Amazon.com and BN.com. I’ve brought them back in digital format with beautiful new covers, which you can see on my <a href="https://www.charlottehubbard.com/historical-romances/" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(45, 96, 127) !important; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Historical Romances</a> page.</div>
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After a long dry spell that entailed major changes in the publishing industry, I resurfaced in a new genre, with a new publisher, editor, and agent who were so excited about my <a href="https://www.charlottehubbard.com/backlist/" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(45, 96, 127) !important; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Angels of Mercy</span></a> series! These four faith-and-family stories are also out of print now, but available at Amazon as Kindle e-books. With <a href="https://www.charlottehubbard.com/books/law-of-attraction/" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(45, 96, 127) !important; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Law of Attraction</span> (The Love Secret)</a>, I moved into new territory once again—and once again the setting is a place I love to spend time: the Oregon Coast.</div>
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Being an author is great fun when you’re selling, but it’s best to have a hide like a rhinoceros and a spouse who gets a regular paycheck! Patience, persistence and just flat-out luck have given me this opportunity to reinvent myself yet again. Those angels I write about keep pulling me through, and are often my friends and family—but I owe a lot to the heavenly beings who bear me up on their wings, as well!</div>
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My stories invariably take on a life of their own, different from the way I’ve proposed them: I love it when unforeseen characters and plot twists come along, because they keep me guessing right along with my readers!</div>
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I often present workshops at conferences. I belong to <a href="http://www.ninc.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(45, 96, 127) !important; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Novelists, Inc.</a> and American Christian Fiction Writers.</div>
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I love touring historic homes, trying new recipes, crocheting, and playing with my Border collie, Vera—although it’s humbling, having a dog smarter than I am! I’m an ordained Presbyterian deacon, and I devote a lot of time to singing in my church choir, ringing in bell choir, and being a substitute organist. I’m celebrating more than forty-two years with my husband, who—bless him—has never once suggested I get a real job!</div>
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