tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24866676047720179412024-03-18T17:32:45.774-05:00Texas Book-aholicBooks, Authors and multiple genres. To promote, encourage and discover authors for the book-aholic in all of us. Deanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15915212437719900464noreply@blogger.comBlogger3249125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2486667604772017941.post-19724688476774583482024-03-18T16:02:00.004-05:002024-03-18T16:02:40.458-05:00<header class="entry-header" 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-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"><h1 class="entry-title" style="-webkit-hyphens: auto; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; font-family: Montserrat, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 2.5rem; line-height: 1.225; margin: 0px 0px 1.05em; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><br /></h1></header><div class="entry-content" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; border-color: rgb(209, 209, 209); box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><img src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/whispers-of-wisdom.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></p><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; font-size: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">About the Book</span></h1><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Book: </strong>Whispers of Wisdom</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Author: </strong>Marguerite Martin Gray</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><b style="box-sizing: inherit;">Genre: </b>Christian Historical Romance</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Release Date: </strong>February 13, 2024</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-style: italic;"><img alt="" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-27618" height="300" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 194px) 85vw, 194px" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Whipsers-of-Wisdom-Cover-194x300.jpg" srcset="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Whipsers-of-Wisdom-Cover-194x300.jpg 194w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Whipsers-of-Wisdom-Cover.jpg 404w" 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="194" />Nicole wanders the ancient halls of Château Chenonceau, stirring up whispers from the secrets of a queen.</span></strong></p></div><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;">Craving the wisdom of the philosophers of the day, Nicole straddles the line between servant and high society. Will acting as one of higher status bring her closer to her dreams? Perhaps not, but a treasure hunt with the knight in the tower might</span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;"> </span> <span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;">fulfill her longing for a while.</span></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;">Pierre would avoid the senseless salons full of manmade wisdom, throwing every pamphlet aside. Yet, he journeys to Chenonceau to glean knowledge from the estate manager. His goal reaches beyond the glittery, false, societal affairs to the fields of wheat, vineyards, and orchards. No fairy tales or treasure hunts for him. Not until his encounters with Nicole invade his practical world.</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;">Whispers and secrets conjure a treasure hunt, involving the heart as well as the mind.</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;"> </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; white-space: pre-wrap;">Click <a href="https://amzn.to/48VMvZq" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;">here</a> to get your copy!</pre><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;"> </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: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">About the Author</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;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;"><img alt="" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-25354" height="201" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Marguerite-Author-Photo-300x201.jpg" srcset="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Marguerite-Author-Photo-300x201.jpg 300w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Marguerite-Author-Photo.jpg 598w" 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="300" /></strong></p><strong 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;">Marguerite Martin Gray</strong><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;"> is the author of </span><span 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; font-style: italic;">Hold Me Close</span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;">, </span><span 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; font-style: italic;">Surround Me, Bring Me Near, Draw Me to Your Side, and Wait for Me</span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;">— Revolutionary Faith Series Books 1-5, </span><span 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; font-style: italic;">Labor of Love and Promise of Purity</span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;">, Gardens in Time Series Books 1 and 2, and </span><span 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; font-style: italic;">Room for Love</span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;">, Suamalie Islands Year One. Besides researching her novels, she enjoys studying history and writing fiction. An avid traveler and reader, she teaches French and Spanish online. </span><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></div><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;">She currently lives in North Louisiana with her husband and rescue pets. Her two adult children and two grandsons keep her up to date and young.</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: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">More from Marguerite</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;">My Favorite Place on Earth<a href="https://www.celebratelit.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/whispers-30-scaled.jpg" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-14903" height="225" loading="lazy" src="https://www.celebratelit.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/whispers-30-300x225.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></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;">Do you have a favorite place other than your home? Ever since I was a preteen of eleven, I have gravitated to my favorite spot. I it as the setting for <span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-style: italic;">Whispers of</span> <span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-style: italic;">Wisdom</span>.</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;">Château de Chenonceau in Chenonceaux, France, sprawls across the River Cher in the Loire Valley. As a child I faced this elegant petit château with wide eyes and a budding imagination. Iran up the long avenue lined with plane trees toward the columns with huge statues of lions, guarding the courtyard and entrance to the castle.</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;">My sisters and I skipped, jumped, and played in and through the two manicured gardens, catching glimpses of the château mirrored in the river, revealing some of the magical secrets in the water. My young mind conjured up princesses escaping the castle’s confines, wandering the paths among the flowers and shrubs.</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;"><a href="https://www.celebratelit.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/whispers-22.jpg" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-14902" height="300" loading="lazy" src="https://www.celebratelit.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/whispers-22-199x300.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; display: block; float: left; height: auto; margin: 0.375em 1.75em 1.75em 0px; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="199" /></a>The ancient wooden doors opened to a fairy tale world of kings and queens. Tapestries, tiled floors, ornate furniture, flower arrangements, paintings, and stories of past grandeur. My favorite rooms were the kitchens and the gallery over the river with the black and white tiles floors. We skipped and danced from one end to the other. As I left the enchanted château, I promised to return.</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;">Claiming a place as a favorite that is across an ocean, probably was not the best choice, but the château’s imprint remained strong. When I studied in France, I placed Château Chenonceau as a must see. I noticed my imagination and fascination had not dissipated. I’ve returned many times. My adult self enters into the fantasy world with a twirl or two on the checkered floors and a skip and a jump in the gardens.</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;">I hope you catch some of the historical thrill of this little castle in the pages of <span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-style: italic;">Whispers of Wisdom</span>.</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;">Happy Reading!</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: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-align: center; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; 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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-align: center;"><a href="https://carolkeen.blogspot.com/" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;"><span data-sheets-root="1" 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>, March 26</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-align: center;"><a href="https://litteraegaudium.wordpress.com/" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4224,"10":2,"15":"arial"}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"For the Love of Literature"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">For the Love of Literature</span></a>, March 27 (Author Interview)</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-align: center;"><a href="https://forhimandmyfamily.com/" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"For Him and My Family"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">For Him and My Family</span></a>, March 28</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: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-align: center; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">Giveaway</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-align: center;"><img class="" height="210" loading="lazy" src="https://promosimple.com/uploads/images/0d3eef3c-2c51-4103-a2a1-b5457ae41c3a" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="250" /></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-align: center;">To celebrate her tour, Marguerite is giving away the grand prize package of a $25 Amazon gift card and a copy of the book!!</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-align: center;">Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.</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-align: center;"><a href="https://promosimple.com/ps/2a7ab/whispers-of-wisdom-celebration-tour-giveaway" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;">https://promosimple.com/ps/2a7ab/whispers-of-wisdom-celebration-tour-giveaway</a></p><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;" /></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></div>Deanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15915212437719900464noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2486667604772017941.post-55254745487448733692024-03-17T16:34:00.003-05:002024-03-17T16:34:57.570-05:00<p><br /></p><div class="entry-content" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; border-color: rgb(209, 209, 209); box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-27725" height="315" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/call-to-embrace.jpg" srcset="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/call-to-embrace.jpg 851w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/call-to-embrace-300x111.jpg 300w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/call-to-embrace-768x284.jpg 768w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; display: block; height: auto; margin: 0px auto 1.75em; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="851" /></p><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; font-size: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">About the Book</span></h1><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Book: </strong>Call to Embrace</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Author: </strong>Maryann Landers</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><b style="box-sizing: inherit;">Genre: </b>Christian Women’s Fiction</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Release Date: </strong>November 1, 2023</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;"><img alt="" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-27727" height="300" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 188px) 85vw, 188px" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Call-to-Embrace-Cover-188x300.jpg" srcset="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Call-to-Embrace-Cover-188x300.jpg 188w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Call-to-Embrace-Cover.jpg 400w" 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="188" />She’s detached in a stormy marriage because of both of their unfaithfulness. Now she faces the aftermath of her compromise with an unwanted pregnancy. Will fleeing bring her the freedom she yearns for?</strong></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Emily Corentin wants to escape the jagged edges of her brokenness. She believes the only option she has is to take her young daughter, leave her husband, and end the unintended pregnancy with an abortion. But her plans take an unexpected turn when the homeless shelter she finds is not the type of help she wanted. She’d buried religion years ago with the death of her Gran. Any God-fearing place will only confirm how much God abandoned her.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">An offer from a shelter volunteer may be the lifeline she and her daughter need, but Emily only sees it as a means to an end. The unlikely friendship that follows, draws her closer to the answers she may have carried with her all along. But rash decisions bring new challenges that drag her further into a sea of helplessness.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">When all hope is lost in despair will she be washed away by the patterns of her past? Or will she answer the call to embrace the mercy of the cross and in turn bring reconciliation to her marriage?</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"> </p><pre style="border: 1px solid rgb(209, 209, 209); box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Inconsolata, monospace; line-height: 1.3125; margin-bottom: 1.75em; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 100%; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: auto; padding: 1.75em; white-space: pre-wrap;">Cick <a href="https://amzn.to/3OvzoG9" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;">here</a> to get your copy!</pre><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"> </p><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; font-size: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">About the Author</span></h1><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><img alt="" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-27728" height="300" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 250px) 85vw, 250px" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Maryann-Landers-250x300.jpg" srcset="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Maryann-Landers-250x300.jpg 250w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Maryann-Landers.jpg 480w" 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="250" />Alaskan based author <strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Maryann Landers</strong> writes women’s faith filled fiction based on true stories of extraordinary women of her magnificent state. She loves to showcase the unique north and give her readers a little taste of rustic Alaska.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">While writing in her log home in the woods she is also looking forward to her next adventure with her Alaskan husband, juggling mom tasks such as crafting homemade meals from moose and caribou meat, building DIY projects from scrap wood piles and guiding her teens in their homeschooling.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Her first novel in the Alaskan Women of Caliber Series; Alaskan Calibration released June 2021.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"> </p><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; font-size: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">More from Maryann</span></h1><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Call to Embrace is inspired by a true story of a young mom that I met over 13 years ago as I walked alongside her during a difficult time of her life. A year and a half ago I stood in the Pacific Ocean dip netting for salmon near the mouth of the Kenai River. As the waters tugged at my waders, I remembered the church set on the hill behind me where a cross is always lit as a beacon and I thought there is a story here. With anticipation, I prayed what God wanted me to share. What unfolded is the plot line of my friendship with that young mom set in the stunning geographical area of South-Central Alaska.</p><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; font-size: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-align: center; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">Blog Stops</span></h1><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://thesacredline.com/" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"The Sacred Line Lit"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">The Sacred Line Lit</span></a>, March 11</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://debbieloseanything.blogspot.com/" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4224,"10":2,"15":"Arial"}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Debbie's Dusty Deliberations"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Debbie’s Dusty Deliberations</span></a>, March 12</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><a href="http://storiesbygina.wordpress.com/" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":2561,"3":{"1":0},"12":0,"14":{"1":2,"2":2575891}}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Gina Holder, Author and Blogger"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Gina Holder, Author and Blogger</span></a>, March 13 (Author Interview)</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lotsofhelpers.com/" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Lots of Helpers"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Lots of Helpers</span></a>, March 13</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://familymgrkendra.blogspot.com/" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Happily Managing a Household of Boys"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Happily Managing a Household of Boys</span></a>, March 14</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://truthandgracehomeschoolacademy.wordpress.com/" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;"><span data-sheets-root="1" 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>, March 15</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.artistwriterandstudentohmy.com/" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4224,"10":2,"15":"arial"}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Artistic Nobody"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Artistic Nobody</span></a>, March 16 (Author Interview)</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><a href="http://deana0326.blogspot.com/" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4224,"10":2,"15":"Arial"}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Texas Book-aholic"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Texas Book-aholic</span></a>, March 17</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4224,"10":2,"15":"arial"}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Splashes of Joy "}" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><a href="http://www.splashesofjoy.wordpress.com/" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;">Splashes of Joy</a></span>, March 18 (Author Interview)</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amybooksy.blogspot.com/" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4224,"10":2,"15":"Arial"}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Locks, Hooks and Books"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Locks, Hooks and Books</span></a>, March 19</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://cheriswalwell.com/visit-my-blog/" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"JESUS in the EVERYDAY"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">JESUS in the EVERYDAY</span></a>, March 20</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><a href="http://areadersbrain.blogspot.com/" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4224,"10":2,"15":"Arial"}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"A Reader’s Brain "}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">A Reader’s Brain</span></a>, March 21 (Author Interview)</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><a href="http://inspiredbyfiction.blogspot.com/" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Inspired by Fiction"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Inspired by Fiction</span></a>, March 21</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://coverloverbookreview.blogspot.com/" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Cover Lover Book Review"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Cover Lover Book Review</span></a>, March 22</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://pausefortales.blogspot.com/" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;"><span data-sheets-root="1" 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>, March 23</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://vickysluitercom.wordpress.com/author-spotlight/" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4224,"10":2,"15":"arial"}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Vicky Sluiter"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Vicky Sluiter</span></a>, March 24 (Author Interview)</p><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; font-size: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-align: center; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">Giveaway</span></h1><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><img class="" height="142" loading="lazy" src="https://promosimple.com/uploads/images/6da7b43f-86de-4c78-a777-666166f2f274" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="142" /></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;">To celebrate her tour, Maryann is giving away the grand prize package of a Alaskan themed gift pack including: one signed copy of the book, a half pint sized jar of canned salmon (caught and canned by the author from the mouth of the Kenai river where the book is set), a cross necklace and a promo code for a free audiobook version of the novel!!</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;">Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://promosimple.com/ps/2a7a2/call-to-embrace-celebration-tour-giveaway" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;">https://promosimple.com/ps/2a7a2/call-to-embrace-celebration-tour-giveaway</a></p></div>Deanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15915212437719900464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2486667604772017941.post-63669832653274197052024-03-15T14:09:00.003-05:002024-03-15T14:09:50.294-05:00<p><br /></p><div class="entry-content" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; border-color: rgb(209, 209, 209); box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-27365" height="315" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/if-the-boot-fits.jpg" srcset="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/if-the-boot-fits.jpg 851w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/if-the-boot-fits-300x111.jpg 300w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/if-the-boot-fits-768x284.jpg 768w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; display: block; height: auto; margin: 0px auto 1.75em; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="851" /></p><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; font-size: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">About the Book</span></h1><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Book: </strong>If the Boot Fits</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Author: </strong>Karen Witemeyer</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><b style="box-sizing: inherit;">Genre:</b> Historical Romance</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Release Date: </strong>March 12, 2024</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;"><img alt="" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-27366" height="300" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 194px) 85vw, 194px" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/If-the-Boot-Fits_Cover_9780764240423-194x300.jpg" srcset="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/If-the-Boot-Fits_Cover_9780764240423-194x300.jpg 194w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/If-the-Boot-Fits_Cover_9780764240423-662x1024.jpg 662w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/If-the-Boot-Fits_Cover_9780764240423-768x1189.jpg 768w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/If-the-Boot-Fits_Cover_9780764240423-992x1536.jpg 992w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/If-the-Boot-Fits_Cover_9780764240423-1200x1858.jpg 1200w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/If-the-Boot-Fits_Cover_9780764240423.jpg 1292w" 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="194" />One fateful night will change their destinies forever. . . .<br style="box-sizing: inherit;" /></strong><br style="box-sizing: inherit;" />Convinced that his stepmother and half brothers have been wrongfully evicted by cattle king Eli Dearing, Asher Ellis uses the cover of an extravagant ball to break into the Three Cedars’ ranch house to search for proof. On the verge of discovery, he flees, but a boy’s cry compels him to make a daring rescue.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Spunky and independent Samantha Dearing balks when she learns the ball her father is hosting is nothing more than a matrimonial ambush. Taking a break from unwanted suitors, Samantha spots a thief fleeing her home. When the stranger ends up saving her brother’s life, she hides the only clue to his identity left behind–his boot–and resolves to find him herself.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">When Samantha encounters the older brother of a student she tutors, all thoughts of the bootless mystery man vanish. Asher values family above wealth, a rare trait that opens her heart. Afraid she will discover his past misconduct, Asher tries to keep his distance, but when a series of suspicious accidents befall her, he vows to protect her, even though saving her life could mean losing her love.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"> </p><pre style="border: 1px solid rgb(209, 209, 209); box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Inconsolata, monospace; line-height: 1.3125; margin-bottom: 1.75em; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 100%; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: auto; padding: 1.75em; white-space: pre-wrap;">Click <a href="https://amzn.to/3UoYRoq" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;">here</a> to get your copy!</pre><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"> </p><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; font-size: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">About the Author</span></h1><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><img alt="" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-27367" height="300" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 221px) 85vw, 221px" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Witemeyer_Karen_Photo-Credit-Photo-courtesy-of-Amanda-Carpenter-221x300.jpg" srcset="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Witemeyer_Karen_Photo-Credit-Photo-courtesy-of-Amanda-Carpenter-221x300.jpg 221w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Witemeyer_Karen_Photo-Credit-Photo-courtesy-of-Amanda-Carpenter-755x1024.jpg 755w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Witemeyer_Karen_Photo-Credit-Photo-courtesy-of-Amanda-Carpenter-768x1042.jpg 768w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Witemeyer_Karen_Photo-Credit-Photo-courtesy-of-Amanda-Carpenter.jpg 1050w" 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="221" />Voted #1 Reader’s Favorite Christian Historical Author of 2023 by <span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-style: italic;">Family Fiction</span> magazine, bestselling and Carol and Christy Award-winning author <strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Karen Witemeyer</strong> offers warmhearted historical romance with a flair for humor, feisty heroines, and swoon-worthy Texas heroes. She and her husband make their home in Abilene, Texas.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><br /></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><br /></p><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; font-size: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">More from Karen</span></h1><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Character Names and Word Games</strong></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">One of my favorite parts of writing any book is finding the perfect names for my characters. Names are so important. They carry meaning and expectation. They add historical flavor and help create a picture in the reader’s mind about who that character is. They can also add hidden joy to a story for me as the author that may or may not be realized by the reader.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-style: italic;">If the Boot Fits</span> was inspired by the classic fairy tale, Cinderella. I give it a fresh western twist and mixed up the plot a bit, but it was important to me to fill this tale with subtle nods to the version I loved as a child. One of the main ways I did this was through the naming of my characters.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">I worked hard to create names that would harken back to the original while still carrying meaning of their own. Instead of Cinderella, we have a hero named Asher Ellis—Ash being a synonym of Cinder, and Ellis playing off of Ella. For our heroine, I wanted something to play on the “charming” motif without being too on-the-nose. I ended up selecting Samantha Dearing—Dearing like endearing or charming. Samantha is the feminine version of Samuel which comes into play in the story since her father’s name is Eli. The three key older ladies of the story all of names inspired by royalty, as befits a fairy tale—Regina, Elizabeth, and Victoria. Asher’s step brothers are named Jonathan and Fergus. However, Jonathan goes by Jack, giving a nod to the mice from Disney’s Cinderella, Jaq and Gus. Asher’s horse is named Bruno in honor of the dog who saved Cinderella from the tower room. We have a cattle king with a foreman named Duke as well. Whether readers catch all of these nods or not, they made me as the author smile while writing the story.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Here’s another way to have fun with names and other key story elements. I’ve created a word search for you to enjoy. Have fun!<a href="https://www.celebratelit.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/If-the-Boot-Fits-Kick-Off-Post.png" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-14895" height="300" loading="lazy" src="https://www.celebratelit.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/If-the-Boot-Fits-Kick-Off-Post-300x300.png" 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></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><a href="https://thewordsearch.com/puzzle/6427680/if-the-boot-fits/" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Click here to play.</strong></a></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"> </p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"> </p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; 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box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Jodie Wolfe - Stories Where Hope and Quirky Meet"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Jodie Wolfe – Stories Where Hope and Quirky Meet</span></a>, March 26</p></h1><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; font-size: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-align: center; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">Giveaway</span></h1><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; font-size: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-align: center; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><img class="" height="210" loading="lazy" src="https://promosimple.com/uploads/images/bf9fbb71-65a4-45e1-9a4e-d7f1782fb263" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="250" /></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">To celebrate her tour, Karen is giving away the grand prize package of a $15 Amazon gift card and a paperback copy of If the Boot Fits!! (US only)</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><a href="https://promosimple.com/ps/2a7a9/if-the-boot-fits-celebration-tour-giveaway" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;">https://promosimple.com/ps/2a7a9/if-the-boot-fits-celebration-tour-giveaway</a></p><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-weight: 400; text-align: start;" /></h1><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><br /></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><br /></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"> </p><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black;" /></div>Deanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15915212437719900464noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2486667604772017941.post-63376583774058942862024-03-14T16:46:00.058-05:002024-03-17T18:20:06.047-05:00<p><br /></p><div class="entry-content" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; border-color: rgb(209, 209, 209); box-sizing: inherit; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"><p style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-27612" height="315" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/gladwynn.jpg" srcset="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/gladwynn.jpg 851w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/gladwynn-300x111.jpg 300w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/gladwynn-768x284.jpg 768w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; display: block; height: auto; margin: 0px auto 1.75em; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="851" /></p><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); clear: both; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">About the Book</span></h1><p style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Book: </strong>Gladwynn Grant Gets Her Footing</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Author: </strong>Lisa R. Howeler</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><b style="box-sizing: inherit;">Genre: </b>Clean Cozy Mystery</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Release Date: </strong>July 11, 2023</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-style: italic;"><img alt="" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-27614" height="300" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 197px) 85vw, 197px" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/1-197x300.jpg" srcset="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/1-197x300.jpg 197w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/1-672x1024.jpg 672w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/1-768x1170.jpg 768w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/1-1008x1536.jpg 1008w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/1-1344x2048.jpg 1344w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/1-1200x1829.jpg 1200w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/1-scaled.jpg 1680w" 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="197" />A little bit of mystery, a dash of romance, and a whole lot of heart</span></strong></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">After being laid off from her job as a librarian at a small college, Gladwynn Grant isn’t sure what her next step in life is. When a job as a small-town newspaper reporter opens up in the town her grandmother Lucinda Grant lives in, she decides to take it to get away from a lot of things – Bennett Steele for one.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Lucinda has been living alone since Gladwynn’s grandfather passed away six years ago and she isn’t a take-it-easy, rock-on-your-front-porch kind of grandma. She’s always on the go and lately, she’s been on the go with a man who Gladwynn doesn’t know.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Gladwynn thought Brookstone was a small, quiet town, but within a few days of being there, she has to rethink that notion. Someone has cut the bank loan officer’s brakes, threatening letters are being sent, and memories of a jewelry theft from the 1990s have everyone looking at the cold case again.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">What, if anything, will Gladwynn uncover about her new hometown and her grandmother’s new male friend? And what will she do about her grandmother’s attempt to set her up with the handsome Pastor Luke Callahan?</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Find out in this modern mystery with a vintage feel.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"> </p><pre style="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; white-space: pre-wrap;">Click <a href="https://amzn.to/3OsQRiA" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;">here</a> to get your copy!</pre><p style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"> </p><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); clear: both; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">About the Author</span></h1><p style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;"><img alt="" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-27613" height="300" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 211px) 85vw, 211px" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/IMG_3816-211x300.jpg" srcset="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/IMG_3816-211x300.jpg 211w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/IMG_3816-721x1024.jpg 721w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/IMG_3816-768x1090.jpg 768w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/IMG_3816.jpg 1010w" 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="211" />Lisa Robinson-Howeler</strong> is a writer and photographer from Northeastern Pennsylvania, where she lives with her husband and two children, her dog Zooma and her two cats Pixel and Scout. She is a former small-town newspaper reporter. She is also a wife, blogger, and a homeschooling mother. She blogs about fiction, faith, photography, and life.</p><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); clear: both; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></h1><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); clear: both; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">More from Lisa</span></h1><p style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">I can’t say that Gladwynn Grant’s character is based completely on my grandmother, but, in some ways, I did. I named her Gladwynn after my paternal grandmother who I grew up living over the creek and through the woods from.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Gladwynn was her middle name but I’m not really sure how she spelled it because she never really used it. She usually just wrote G. as the middle initial. When we did a search on Ancestry, we saw that some spellings on her documents were Gladwin and some were Gladwyn. I guess her family wasn’t sure either, but if I remember right (I don’t have the document right in front of me) on her birth certificate it was spelled Gladwin.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">I liked the spelling of Gladwynn with a “y” and two “n’s” though so that is how I spelled Gladwynn’s name for the books.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">My grandmother was tough and to the point. She wasn’t mean but she didn’t pull punches. She was not super maternal or affectionate. Again, though, she was not mean.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">She lived through the Great Depression and raised children during World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Her youngest, my dad, was in the Air Force when Vietnam broke out. He was never sent overseas but he helped build bombs and work on airplanes during that time.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">She knew about hardship, trials, and heartbreak. Her husband died of cancer when he was in his 60s and she spent the next 35 years without him. She began to lose her eyesight to macular degeneration in her 80s.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">None of what life threw at her stopped her from living her best life.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">She still traveled and kept her house and property up. At the age of 86 I caught her on a ladder cleaning out the gutters. Around the same age she marched down the dirt road in front of her house with a walking stick and told the township road workers to make sure the drainage pipe they were putting in didn’t run into her field and flood it.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">If she was afraid of things, she didn’t show it very often.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">My family lived with her while I was in college and I learned so much about how to preserve and live a happy and fulfilled life despite the tragedies or trials of my life.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">When I started thinking about writing a cozy mystery series, I wanted the main character to be a lot like grandma, but also more affectionate and sentimental than my grandmother seemed at times.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">I only remember my grandmother telling me she loved me once or twice in my life, but I know she did because she showed it in her actions toward me.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">I wrote Gladwynn to be bold and tough, but also to be affectionate and open with her feelings – a lot like my grandmother, but also a little different.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">I think my grandmother would love the idea that I am writing a series of books based on her name and partially on her personality.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i>MY REVIEW</i></b></span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i>The main character sure does have an unusual first name. I loved how we find out that it is a name one of her ancestors had. The story has an old time feeling about it with Gladwyn and her classic hair from times gone by, bright red lipstick and living with her grandma in an old house with lots of history. The town is quaint with a feel of “The Gilmore Girls” when Gladwyn attends the town council meeting. What a spectacle it was with raised voices and threats flying back and forth. The author sets the stage for a fun mystery. </i></b></span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i>Gladwyn’s relationship with her grandma is a bit odd to me. They are both sassy to each other and at times I think they mean what they say in their sarcastic voice. The bottom line is they have a very close relationship and worry about each other. I’m pretty sure grandma can hold her own in any situation. </i></b></span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #2b00fe; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;"><b><i> </i></b></span><b><i style="caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #2b00fe; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;"> Now for the story there sure is a lot going on. Threatening notes, car accidents that really aren’t an accident, jewelry heist never solved, land that people </i><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26);"><i>are fighting over </i></span></span><i style="caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #2b00fe; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;"> and townspeople gossiping constantly caught this reader off guard. I was impressed with Gladwyn and her ability to find answers to questions that help solve crimes. There are a few twists in the story and overall I thought it was a nice story. </i></b></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><b><i style="caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #2b00fe; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;">I received a copy of this book from Celebrate Lit. 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text-decoration: underline;">About the Book</span></h1><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Book: </strong>The Samaritan’s Patient</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Author: </strong>Chevron Ross</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><b style="box-sizing: inherit;">Genre: </b>Contemporary Fiction / Teen Christian Fiction</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Release Date: </strong>January 25, 2024</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0in;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #444444;"><img alt="" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-27720" height="300" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 200px) 85vw, 200px" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/TSP_EbookWEB-200x300.jpg" srcset="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/TSP_EbookWEB-200x300.jpg 200w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/TSP_EbookWEB-683x1024.jpg 683w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/TSP_EbookWEB-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/TSP_EbookWEB-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/TSP_EbookWEB-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/TSP_EbookWEB-1200x1800.jpg 1200w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/TSP_EbookWEB-scaled.jpg 1707w" 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="200" />Teenager Paige Abernathy awakens after a severe beating to find that she suffers from amnesia, and that everyone seems to hate her.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0in;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #444444;"> </span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0in;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #444444;">She has only flashes of memory until the night a grieving parent attacks her in her hospital room. Paige then remembers her role as creator of an online group where members talk about ways to commit suicide.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0in;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #444444;"> </span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0in;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #444444;">After recovering from the beating, Paige embarks on a journey of penance to atone for a disaster </span><span style="color: #444444;">born of good intentions. Her odyssey launches her on a mission of mercy and into new danger.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0in;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-style: italic;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #444444;"> </span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0in;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-style: italic;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #444444;">The Samaritan’s Patient</span></span><span style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #444444;"> is a thought-provoking novel about navigating the treacherous waters of social media.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"> </p><pre style="border: 1px solid rgb(209, 209, 209); box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Inconsolata, monospace; line-height: 1.3125; margin-bottom: 1.75em; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 100%; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: auto; padding: 1.75em; white-space: pre-wrap;">Click <a href="https://amzn.to/42dVOBF" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;">here</a> to get your copy!</pre><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"> </p><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">About the Author</span></h1><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;"><img alt="" class="alignright size-full wp-image-27721" height="230" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 230px) 85vw, 230px" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Chevron-Ross.jpg" srcset="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Chevron-Ross.jpg 230w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Chevron-Ross-150x150.jpg 150w" 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="230" />Chevron Ross</strong> is a pseudonym for someone unimportant. He is not a writer, but God keeps putting ideas into his head that somehow turn into stories. If you like them, be sure to offer God a prayer of thanks.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><br /></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><br /></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><br /></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><br /></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"> </p><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">More from Chevron</span></h1><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Behind the Scenes</strong></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">This novel might never have been born had I not seen an interview on PBS with two <span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-style: italic;">New York Times </span>writers, Megan Twohey and Gabriel Dance, on December 16, 2021.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">These reporters did an extensive investigation into a website on which subscribers discussed committing suicide and shared methods for doing so. Most visitors to the site were thirty or younger. There were 1.2 million messages. At least forty-five suicides in multiple countries were linked to the site.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">At the time of this broadcast, I had just completed my second novel, <span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-style: italic;">The Seven-Day Resurrection,</span> and was wondering what to do next. The PBS interview was so shocking that I could not stop thinking about it. What motive could a person have for encouraging strangers to kill themselves? What could one possibly gain from such an endeavor? And what could provoke someone to throw away the gift of life at such a youthful age?</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Each of my novels has been the result of an inspiration from God. Once He puts an idea into my head, it consumes my imagination until I cannot stop working. As you might imagine from the title, <span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-style: italic;">The Samaritan’s Patient </span>is a blend of two stories: the famous parable of Jesus in the Bible, and a young person with good intentions who gets caught up in a social media nightmare.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">God did all the work on this book. He created the character of Paige Abernathy and told me how to build the novel around the circumstances of her personal life—her parents, her friends, and most of all, her Christian faith. He also created the crisis that launches her on a journey of new experiences and personal growth.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">I am amazed and grateful that God would choose someone so ordinary and unaccomplished as myself to do this work. Each novel God has written through me has been a great personal gift, and a reaffirmation that God has a plan for each of us. I pray that <span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-style: italic;">The Samaritan’s Patient </span>will be as great a blessing to its readers as it has been to me.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i>MY REVIEW </i></b></span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i>The opening scene of this story was a little graphic to me and could be a trigger for anyone who has gone through an assault. The guys are pretty rude and use descriptive words I thought were inappropriate. I understand that we are witnessing an assault but I would hope that in a Christian fiction book the author could have found a different way to explain what was going on. </i></b></span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i>I did continue the book hoping for redemption, hope and healing for this young woman. As the young woman begins to wake up in the hospital she can’t remember anything. She has no idea what she has been through. Her body tells a story of beating an unwanted attack and left for dead. Someone stopped to help and brought her to the hospital. Whoever the man was he left in a hurry but he probably saved her life. </i></b></span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i>Something really strange is going on with this mysterious young girl at the hospital. People are calling her Paige but she has no memory of that name. She turns on the TV in her room and sees a reporter taking about a protest outside the hospital she is at. When someone sneaks in her room to harm her she suddenly remembers everything. </i></b></span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i>The story starts to make more sense when readers find out about a site where young people go who are contemplating suicide. Behind the screen answering these posts are Paige. She made the page for “people to go to for reassurance.” She had scriptures posted and names and numbers of counselors for those who were were looking for help. How sad that the site turned into something ugly from comments that pushed people to the edge. </i></b></span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i>Danger gets closer to Paige every day but what is most worrisome is her head injury. When she runs out of medication she starts to have blackouts or seizures. Thankfully the place she has found refuge is there to help her. I liked this part of the story because it talks about homelessness. There is an epidemic in our nation where people find themselves without a place to live. I appreciate the author highlighting this issue we all should help solve. </i></b></span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i>Suicide is a big topic in the story and Paige thought her website would help but unfortunately it had people coming to the site telling others how to end their lives. Paige is so overwhelmed with guilt and has no one to turn to. Her mother is a huge problem. She is overbearing and uses her authority in the community to threaten people to give her information about her daughter. </i></b></span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i>The story is an illustration of how someone reaches out to a hurting person. They don’t want any recognition but do it make amends for something. There is so many great lessons within the pages of this book. God is at the center and I loved how the author brought people together who were looking for help, a new beginning and to feel wanted. </i></b></span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i>“Sometimes we have to miss what’s most precious to us in order to appreciate it.”</i></b></span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i>I received a copy of this book from Celebrate Lit. 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box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;">A Reader’s Brain</a></span>, March 20 (Author Interview)</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://truthandgracehomeschoolacademy.wordpress.com/" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;"><span data-sheets-root="1" 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>, March 21</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.artistwriterandstudentohmy.com/" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4224,"10":2,"15":"arial"}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Artistic Nobody"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Artistic Nobody</span></a>, March 22 (Author Interview)</p><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-align: center; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">Giveaway</span></h1><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><img height="210" loading="lazy" src="https://promosimple.com/uploads/images/f489bbac-87dd-4a7a-a7bb-1761eb9d261f" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="250" /></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;">To celebrate his tour, Chevron is giving away the grand prize package of a $50 Amazon gift card and a copy of the book!</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;">Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://promosimple.com/ps/2a555/the-samaritan-s-patient-celebration-tour-giveaway" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;">https://promosimple.com/ps/2a555/the-samaritan-s-patient-celebration-tour-giveaway</a></p><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black;" /></div>Deanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15915212437719900464noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2486667604772017941.post-57979419910404410152024-03-11T13:25:00.046-05:002024-03-15T00:43:07.143-05:00<p><br /></p><div class="entry-content" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; border-color: rgb(209, 209, 209); box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-27607" height="315" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/fences-left-broken.jpg" srcset="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/fences-left-broken.jpg 851w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/fences-left-broken-300x111.jpg 300w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/fences-left-broken-768x284.jpg 768w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; display: block; height: auto; margin: 0px auto 1.75em; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="851" /></p><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">About the Book</span></h1><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Book: </strong>Fences Left Broken</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Author: </strong>Kristen Terrette</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><b style="box-sizing: inherit;">Genre: </b>YA</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Release Date: </strong>October 13, 2023</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><img alt="" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-27608" height="300" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 199px) 85vw, 199px" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/CMYK300_FencesLeftBroken-199x300.jpg" srcset="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/CMYK300_FencesLeftBroken-199x300.jpg 199w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/CMYK300_FencesLeftBroken-678x1024.jpg 678w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/CMYK300_FencesLeftBroken-768x1160.jpg 768w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/CMYK300_FencesLeftBroken-1017x1536.jpg 1017w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/CMYK300_FencesLeftBroken-1356x2048.jpg 1356w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/CMYK300_FencesLeftBroken-1200x1812.jpg 1200w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/CMYK300_FencesLeftBroken-scaled.jpg 1696w" 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" />Mia’s father is dead, and her mother has left her in the rural Mississippi Delta town of Marigold with family she’s never known. Her two sets of grandparents are separated not only by a fence dividing their properties, but by skin color and a deep-seated hatred for each other which none of them will discuss.<br style="box-sizing: inherit;" />When Mia learns their mutual hatred concerns a long-ago murder, she and her new friends set out to uncover who was murdered and why. Their search leads them to unspoken secrets and buried tragedies, stretching from the years of the Great Depression to the Freedom Summer Movement of ‘64.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Mia hopes to reconcile her grandparents by finding the truth. But can broken family fences be truly mended in the face of decades of unforgiving hate?</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"> </p><pre style="border: 1px solid rgb(209, 209, 209); box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Inconsolata, monospace; line-height: 1.3125; margin-bottom: 1.75em; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 100%; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: auto; padding: 1.75em; white-space: pre-wrap;">Click <a href="https://amzn.to/4bb5tgb" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;">here</a> to get your copy!</pre><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"> </p><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">About the Author</span></h1><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><img alt="" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-27609" height="300" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 199px) 85vw, 199px" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Kristen-Terrette-Headshot-Back-Book-199x300.jpg" srcset="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Kristen-Terrette-Headshot-Back-Book-199x300.jpg 199w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Kristen-Terrette-Headshot-Back-Book-679x1024.jpg 679w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Kristen-Terrette-Headshot-Back-Book-768x1159.jpg 768w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Kristen-Terrette-Headshot-Back-Book-1018x1536.jpg 1018w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Kristen-Terrette-Headshot-Back-Book-1357x2048.jpg 1357w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Kristen-Terrette-Headshot-Back-Book-1200x1811.jpg 1200w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Kristen-Terrette-Headshot-Back-Book-scaled.jpg 1697w" 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" />With a background in education and theology, <strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Kristen</strong> served as a children’s ministry director and women’s leader for many years before returning to her first love—writing the stories playing out in her head. She dove into the publishing world writing numerous articles, devotionals, and novels in both the Romance and Young Adult genres. After managing an international blog and a publishing house’s social media feed, she found herself as an intern at the esteemed literary agency, Writers House, in the summer of 2022.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">This landed her a job with Martin Martin Literary Management where she now takes on author clients of her own. Stories are her thing and authors are her people. When not on her computer writing, editing, or emailing, or with her nose in a book, you can find her getting a little too loud from the sidelines of a kids’ basketball or football game. She’s also a recent transplant to rural Georgia where she thrives on jogging her forty acres terribly, drinking coffee while birdwatching, and daydreaming of new book characters, plotlines, and making her client’s dreams come true (which are her dreams as well).</p><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">More from Kristen</span></h1><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">All you need is a spark.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">When people find out I’m an author or have read one of my books, I’m often asked how I came up with the story. My answer is always the same. They all begin with a spark, a small idea, sometimes even taking root first in a remote corner of my mind, that says, “There’s a story there.” And that one spark lights, then it quadruples, over and over until it ends up a bright and thriving fire.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">The spark for <span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-style: italic;">Fences Left Broken </span>was a documentary from 2016 called Dirt & Deeds in Mississippi which told of “the largely unknown and pivotal role played (in the Freedom Sumer Movement and the Voting Rights Act) by black landowning families in the deep South who controlled over a million acres in the 1960s.” This documentary was fascinating and linked generations who had no idea just how important they would end up being in a much-needed and changing time in history. Black sharecroppers who benefitted from an agricultural program during Roosevelt’s New Deal became landowners overnight. Skip ahead a few decades, and these same landowners, or their heirs, had the power to force change.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">In the sixties, Mississippi law said that if you were a landowner, you could vote, which opened doors for black families. But, also, these black landowners had leverage. Land was king. Land was also collateral. So when Freedom Summer came along and the wave of black Southerners tried to register to vote, these black landowners had a unique advantage.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Blacks and whites who were volunteering for the Freedom Summer Movement were arrested, often on bogus charges like disrupting the peace and put in jail. But guess what? Black landowners put their land titles up as collateral and got these people out on bond.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Even crazier, out of the hundreds of arrests and bail bonds issued that summer, not ONE failed to follow through and appear in court. Not ONE person charged with a bogus crime was found in default, their bail revoked, and the bond kept. This means not ONE black family who put their land up as collateral lost it.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Historians have gone so far as to say the success of Freedom Summer and the result of the Voting Rights Act wouldn’t have been possible <span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-style: italic;">without</span> these families risking it all for the sake of justice and equality.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">This documentary was my spark. I got to thinking about these families. They were real people, now generations of people, living in these intertwined communities. What would this have looked like through the years? What became of these families? Where are they now?</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">And the rabbit trail of my mind began. That spark ignited, and I followed it, outlining potential events that could have happened to families in Mississippi before and after the 1960s, and it all led to my main character, Mia. And <span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-style: italic;">Fences Left Broken</span> was born.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">I hope you enjoyed learning some little-known history, and a little tidbit of my writing inspiration. And I hope you are curious to find out more about Mia’s story!</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i>MY REVIEW</i></b></span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i>What an amazing story this is. The author does an absolute great job of bringing history to life. It’s funny how some people like to forget about the history of ancestors but some were able to break barriers of hatred and prejudice. I loved how detailed the book is. I had never heard of the Freedom of Summer and the families that were involved in it. What they did was bring freedom to people who never thought they were worthy. </i></b></span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i>I now see how the title is perfect for this story. Mia’s relatives tried at one time to mend fences with people but it became something that divided famines for generations. As Mia begins to get answers about her past, I felt like I was with her every step of the way. She has always known she wasn’t accepted by some relatives because she was bi- racial. Now she faces secrets, greed, and a history lesson that starts a long time ago. Can you imagine the hate that has festered all these years between two families? It is heartbreaking to read and I wanted to let Mia know that God loves and accepts her. </i></b></span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i>The book reminds us that we can make things better for those who come after us. It’s important to leave a legacy that inspires, gives hope and shows forgiveness. I loved the story and appreciate how the author weaved history with fiction to make this an unforgettable period in history.</i></b></span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i>Shame is a powerful tool of the devil. Makes you see things unclearly, and keeps you from being able to see God , because you are hiding from Him, embarrassed because of your situation oppression your sin.” </i></b></span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i>I received a copy of this book from Celebrate Lit. The review is my own opinion. </i></b></span></p><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-align: center; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">Blog Stops</span></h1><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><a href="http://montanamade.weebly.com/tell-tale-book-reviews" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4224,"10":2,"15":"arial"}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Tell Tale Book Reviews"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Tell Tale Book Reviews</span></a>, March 8 (Author Interview)</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://forhimandmyfamily.com/" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; 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color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><a href="http://deana0326.blogspot.com/" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4224,"10":2,"15":"Arial"}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Texas Book-aholic"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Texas Book-aholic</span></a>, March 11</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><a href="http://storiesbygina.wordpress.com/" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4224,"10":2,"15":"arial"}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Gina Holder, Author and Blogger"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Gina Holder, Author and Blogger</span></a>, March 12 (Author Interview)</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amybooksy.blogspot.com/" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; 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color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><a href="http://amoderndayfairytale.net/" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4224,"10":2,"15":"Arial"}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"A Modern Day Fairy Tale"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">A Modern Day Fairy Tale</span></a>, March 16 (Author Interview)</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.carolkeen.blogspot.com/" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;"><span data-sheets-root="1" 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>, March 17</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><a href="http://kid-lit.library-lady.blog/" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; 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clear: both; color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-align: center; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">Giveaway</span></h1><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><img height="211" loading="lazy" src="https://promosimple.com/uploads/images/22044fb7-6357-4264-b854-fca6fdc616cc" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="252" /></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;">To celebrate her tour, Kristen is giving away the grand prize package of a $75 dollar Amazon gift card and a copy of the book!!</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;">Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://promosimple.com/ps/2a553/fences-left-broken-celebration-tour-giveaway" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;">https://promosimple.com/ps/2a553/fences-left-broken-celebration-tour-giveaway</a></p><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black;" /></div>Deanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15915212437719900464noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2486667604772017941.post-75403723367892198032024-03-10T13:40:00.060-05:002024-03-12T14:17:34.817-05:00<p><br /></p><div class="entry-content" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; border-color: rgb(209, 209, 209); box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-27553" height="315" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Forever-free.jpg" srcset="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Forever-free.jpg 851w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Forever-free-300x111.jpg 300w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Forever-free-768x284.jpg 768w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; display: block; height: auto; margin: 0px auto 1.75em; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="851" /></p><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">About the Book</span></h1><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Book: </strong>Forever Free</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Author: </strong>Hope Toler Dougherty</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><b style="box-sizing: inherit;">Genre: </b>Contemporary Romance</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Release Date: </strong>January 24, 2024</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><img alt="" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-27554" height="300" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 193px) 85vw, 193px" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/FC-Forever-Free-FINAL-medium-193x300.jpg" srcset="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/FC-Forever-Free-FINAL-medium-193x300.jpg 193w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/FC-Forever-Free-FINAL-medium.jpg 405w" 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="193" />Phoebe Sinclair combines her love of flowers and teaching to nurture a cut flower business on her grandfather’s land. She’s got her hands full growing the farm, growing her customer base, and dealing with her growing attraction to the aloof man who’s volunteered to help make her farming dream come true.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Can she focus on her main job, or will a pair of yearning eyes and a hurting heart divert her worthy goals?</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Heath Daniels has resigned himself to a life of singleness as he watches his siblings couple up and set wedding dates. Tracking their happiness, however, is more difficult than he expected. A real struggle, in fact.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Feeling the old troubles from his college years creeping back to tempt him, he’s propelled to volunteer for manual labor, leaving him exhausted, but out of danger, at the end of every day. His additional hours of agri-business, however, lead to different struggles with an intriguing farmer.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Does he have the strength to resist old temptations as well as a beautiful new one too?</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"> </p><pre style="border: 1px solid rgb(209, 209, 209); box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Inconsolata, monospace; line-height: 1.3125; margin-bottom: 1.75em; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 100%; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: auto; padding: 1.75em; white-space: pre-wrap;">Click <a href="https://amzn.to/3U6QqhA" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;">here</a> to get your copy!</pre><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"> </p><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">About the Author</span></h1><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;"><img alt="" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-27555" height="277" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Hopepic-300x277.jpg" srcset="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Hopepic-300x277.jpg 300w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Hopepic.jpg 409w" 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="300" />Hope Toler Dougherty</strong> holds a Master’s degree in English and taught at East Carolina University in Greenville, NC, and York Technical College in Rock Hill, SC. Her early novels are <span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-style: italic;">Irish Encounter</span>, <span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-style: italic;">Mars…With Venus Rising, and Rescued Hearts. </span>Her Forever series includes <span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-style: italic;">Forever Music</span>, <span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-style: italic;">Forever Home</span>, and the novella, “A Hatteras Surprise,” which is featured in <span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-style: italic;">Candy Cane Wishes and Saltwater Dreams</span>.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><br /></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">A chronic volunteer, she’s a member of ACFW, NC Writers’ Network, and Triangle East Writers. She and her husband live in North Carolina and look forward to visits with their two daughters and twin sons.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"> </p><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">More from Hope</span></h1><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">A few years ago, I decided to write a series since readers enjoy reading stories with familiar characters. Four siblings came to mind, perhaps because I have four children, and the Daniels family from Charlotte, North Carolina, burst onto my computer screen.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">I’ve loved spending time with Ben, Heath, Sam, and Josie for the past several years and sharing how three of them found their happily ever after. One, however, always appeared on the fringe of the story, participating, yes, but always a bit set apart from the family.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Heath Daniels is the second oldest sibling, the middle brother between Ben and Sam. Readers will discover him first in <span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-style: italic;">Forever Music</span> and then in a larger role in <span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-style: italic;">Forever Home</span>, but he never disclosed too much about himself in those stories.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Before I began the series, I didn’t know to plan key plot points and goals for each story as well as the whole series. As a panster, I wrote each story as it came to me or as I needed to like, for instance, the novella, “A Hatteras Surprise.”</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">When it came time to write Heath’s story, I hardly knew him. I wasn’t sure about his backstory, his occupation, tastes…nothing. He grudgingly released those missing pieces bit by tiny bit.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">At the beginning of <span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-style: italic;">Forever Free</span>, Heath feels like the black sheep in the family. In the high achieving Daniels clan, he’s the one who dropped out of college, the one who struggled with substance abuse, the one who feels less than. With all his siblings coupling up, he’s staring at a single future because of old misguided beliefs.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Guilt from an early tragedy along with bad choices play important parts in Heath’s personality. Phoebe Sinclair has her hands full nurturing her cut flower farm, plus she has to deal with a cute, but distant employee, the mysterious Heath.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">I enjoyed getting to know Heath and watching his growth from the sullen, misunderstood character to the confident businessperson who wants Phoebe to achieve her dream. I hope you’ll enjoy his story, too.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Here’s a recipe Phoebe bakes for her grandfather in <span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-style: italic;">Forever Free</span>. I’m not sure why it’s called Swedish Nut Cake, but I’m sure it’s delicious.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Swedish Nut Cake</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Ingredients for cake: Ingredients for icing:<br style="box-sizing: inherit;" />2 C flour 1 8 oz pkg creamed cheese<br style="box-sizing: inherit;" />1 ¾ C sugar 1/2 stick butter<br style="box-sizing: inherit;" />2 eggs 1 t vanilla<br style="box-sizing: inherit;" />2 t baking soda 1 ½ C powdered sugar, sifted<br style="box-sizing: inherit;" />1 t vanilla<br style="box-sizing: inherit;" />½ chopped nuts<br style="box-sizing: inherit;" />1 20 oz. can crushed pineapple with juice</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Directions:<br style="box-sizing: inherit;" />Mix all ingredients for cake and bake in a greased 9×13 pan at 350 degrees for 30-40 minutes. For icing, mix all ingredients and frost the cooled cake. Store in the refrigerator.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i>MY REVIEW</i></b></span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i>This is a beautiful story of redemption and forgiveness . I adored learning more about running a farm filled with flowers that bring beauty to the world. The characters oh my are they good. Phoebe and Heath are dynamic together. The author is very well versed in creating depth to her characters. </i></b></span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i>Phoebe has this dream to make Honeysuckle Farm a place to teach about flowers as well as sell them. It is hard work but she gets joy from hard work and being around her grandpa. I liked how she is persistent in making the farm a success yet she has flaws of being a bit unsure of herself. Her confidence is lacking but along the way maybe someone will be able to help her out. </i></b></span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i>Heath is not really a complicated character just has this guilt he carries around. An accident that happened years ago still affects him even today. He refuses to allow anyone to get close to him for fear of losing them. As he volunteers at Phoebe’s grandpa’s farm, they start to build a friendship. Heath needs to keep busy so he won’t slip back into drinking again. </i></b></span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i>I liked how Heath used his business background to help Phoebe develop programs to bring people to the farm. I would love to be there as the food truck set up and feel the excitement from the families as they get ready to watch fireflies dance in the sky. </i></b></span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i>What I like best about this story is how the author illustrates how our guilt can keep us locked up in depression, being alone and bottling up anger. Heath is harsh towards Phoebe at times which causes friction between the two. Surrendering to God is the only way to be free. The ending is sweet and shares how God can heal a broken heart while allowing forgiveness to happen. </i></b></span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i>I received a copy of this book from Celebrate Lit. 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color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4224,"10":2,"15":"Arial"}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Back Porch Reads"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Back Porch Reads</span></a>, March 17 (Author Interview)</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"The Lofty Pages"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><a href="http://www.theloftypages.wordpress.com/" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;">The Lofty Pages</a>, March 17</span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://familymgrkendra.blogspot.com/" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Happily Managing a Household of Boys"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Happily Managing a Household of Boys</span></a>, March 18</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.jennifersienes.com/blog/" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4224,"10":2,"15":"arial"}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Where Crisis & Christ Collide"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Where Crisis & Christ Collide</span></a>, March 19 (Author Interview)</p><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-align: center; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">Giveaway</span></h1><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><img height="205" loading="lazy" src="https://promosimple.com/uploads/images/aa104dea-2b29-4c22-a74e-82ae16584b46" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="244" /></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;">To celebrate her tour, Hope is giving away the grand prize package of a $75 Amazon gift card and a set of the 4-book Forever Series!!</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;">Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://promosimple.com/ps/2a551/forever-free-celebration-tour-giveaway" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;">https://promosimple.com/ps/2a551/forever-free-celebration-tour-giveaway</a></p></div>Deanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15915212437719900464noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2486667604772017941.post-68972209722043481612024-03-08T21:06:00.025-06:002024-03-09T15:08:49.974-06:00<p><br /></p><div class="entry-content" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; border-color: rgb(209, 209, 209); box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-27714" height="315" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/gaurdian.jpg" srcset="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/gaurdian.jpg 851w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/gaurdian-300x111.jpg 300w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/gaurdian-768x284.jpg 768w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; display: block; height: auto; margin: 0px auto 1.75em; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="851" /></p><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">About the Book</span></h1><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Book: </strong>Guardian</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Author: </strong>Cathy McCrumb</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><b style="box-sizing: inherit;">Genre: </b>Science Fiction</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Release Date: </strong>February 20, 2024</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;"><img alt="" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-27715" height="300" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 200px) 85vw, 200px" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/McCrumb-Guardian-LOW-RES-200x300.jpg" srcset="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/McCrumb-Guardian-LOW-RES-200x300.jpg 200w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/McCrumb-Guardian-LOW-RES-683x1024.jpg 683w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/McCrumb-Guardian-LOW-RES-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/McCrumb-Guardian-LOW-RES.jpg 800w" 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="200" />The Recorder’s fate has been sealed, but the Consortium is not the only enemy. </strong></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Labeled an aberration by the Consortium, the Recorder is not yet free. Time is running out as an engineered bioweapon wreaks havoc on friend and foe alike.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Stopping both the biological agent and the people who created it is no easy task, especially since the Recorder and <span style="background-color: white;">her friends are trapped on a research station infested with behemoth insects. Without Consortium technology, the probability of neutralizing the threat falls to nothing. In order to save her allies, the Recorder must activate a drone, but her success might destroy any hope for</span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span>freedom, a future, and a name.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"> </p><pre style="border: 1px solid rgb(209, 209, 209); box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Inconsolata, monospace; line-height: 1.3125; margin-bottom: 1.75em; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 100%; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: auto; padding: 1.75em; white-space: pre-wrap;">Click <a href="https://amzn.to/3StRwTm" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;">here</a> to get your copy!</pre><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"> </p><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">About the Author</span></h1><div><span style="box-sizing: inherit;"><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-decoration: none;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">C<img alt="" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-27716" height="300" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 200px) 85vw, 200px" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/McCrumb-Cathy-200x300.jpg" srcset="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/McCrumb-Cathy-200x300.jpg 200w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/McCrumb-Cathy-683x1024.jpg 683w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/McCrumb-Cathy-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/McCrumb-Cathy-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/McCrumb-Cathy-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/McCrumb-Cathy-1200x1800.jpg 1200w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/McCrumb-Cathy-scaled.jpg 1707w" 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="200" />athy McCrumb </strong>graduated from Biola University with a degree in English Literature and a love for stories. She and her husband, whom she met while writing letters to soldiers, have five children and currently live within the shadow of the Rocky Mountains. While writing is one of her favorite things to do, she also enjoys reading, long hikes and long naps, gluten-free brownies and raspberries, and crocheting while watching science fiction movies with friends and family.</p><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-decoration: none; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit;"><br /></span></h1><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-decoration: none; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit;">More from Cathy</span></h1><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-decoration: none;">Someone asked me recently why I wrote <span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-style: italic;">Guardian</span>. My answer was that the whole Children of the Consortium trilogy is my love song to people who feel left out.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-decoration: none;">In the first novel, the Recorder—a young woman with no name, no family, and no friends—doesn’t see her life as valuable. As she discovers friendship and love, however, she realizes that every person in the system is unique, and this by definition must include her, too.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-decoration: none;">How often do we doubt our own value and that of the people around us? In a world that prioritizes youth, beauty, health, and success, many people are on the outside, looking in. I suspect that deep down, a lot of us wrestle with who we are and how we fall short of this external measuring tape.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-decoration: none;">The truth, however, is very, very different from the lie of worthlessness. While we have names (and don’t usually encounter two-meter insects, for which I am extremely thankful), we frequently forget that as humans, even though we are fallen, we are made in God’s image. Furthermore, as Christians, we have been both called and adopted.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-decoration: none;">Zephaniah 3:17 says that the Lord is with us. He takes “great delight” in us and rejoices over us. What an amazing, beautiful, and comforting image. The One who formed the stars, who breathed life into every human on the planet rejoices over YOU.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-decoration: none;">My prayer is that you find hope and joy in the midst of darkness, whether or not you find friends in the pages of these novels. Look to the Lord and hold fast to the fact that you are unique and valuable. Because even when you feel like you’re on the outside looking in, you are <span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-style: italic;">never</span> alone.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i>MY REVIEW</i></b></span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i>I have loved this series so much and hate to see it end. Recorder is my favorite character and I have enjoyed following her journey. From the beginning she felt unwanted but slowly she begins her rebirth as a valuable asset to many. I loved how we experience her emotions. Get ready for many characters from the previous books to join this epic ending. Oh how I loved that a name is revealed that opens up a new world for one very important character. </i></b></span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i>A virus is threatening lives while the ones who can get rid of this threat is stuck on a research station with creepy bugs. I could feel bugs crawling in me as I read this part. Yikes! So many questions surround Recorder about this virus that has been released. What about the bugs and cats running around the station? It sounds a bit chaotic at times which adds to the excitement in this story. The final assignment is here and with it comes twists, danger old friends and an exciting ending. I’ll miss this series but hope the author is working on a new one. </i></b></span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i>I received a copy of this book from Celebrate Lit. The review is my own opinion.</i></b></span></p><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit;">Blog Stops</span></h1><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center; text-decoration: none;"><a href="http://www.amybooksy.blogspot.com/" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4224,"10":2,"15":"Arial"}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Locks, Hooks and Books"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Locks, Hooks and Books</span></a>, March 7</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center; text-decoration: none;"><a href="https://tabithabouldinauthor.home.blog/" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; 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box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;">Blogging With Carol</a> </span>, March 19</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center; text-decoration: none;"><a href="https://vickysluitercom.wordpress.com/author-spotlight/" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;"><span data-sheets-hyperlinkruns="{"1":0,"2":"https://vickysluitercom.wordpress.com/author-spotlight/"}" data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4224,"10":2,"15":"arial"}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Vicky Sluiter"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Vicky Sluiter</span></a>, March 20 (Author Interview)</p><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit;">Giveaway</span></h1><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center; text-decoration: none;"><img height="257" loading="lazy" src="https://promosimple.com/uploads/images/db66ad4d-a6dc-4d39-ba5d-dd3b3d631159" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="171" /></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center; text-decoration: none;">To celebrate her tour, Cathy is giving away the grand prize of a copy of Guardian!!</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center; text-decoration: none;">Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center; text-decoration: none;"><a href="https://promosimple.com/ps/2a552/guardian-celebration-tour-giveaway" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;">https://promosimple.com/ps/2a552/guardian-celebration-tour-giveaway</a></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-decoration: none;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; text-decoration: none;" /></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-decoration: none;"><br /></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-decoration: none;"><br /></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-decoration: none;"> </p><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; text-decoration: none;" /></span></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black;" /></div>Deanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15915212437719900464noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2486667604772017941.post-73632150071677896312024-03-06T22:52:00.004-06:002024-03-08T20:56:49.802-06:00<p><br /></p><div class="entry-content" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; border-color: rgb(209, 209, 209); box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-27361" height="315" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/reverence-in-the-wilderness.jpg" srcset="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/reverence-in-the-wilderness.jpg 851w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/reverence-in-the-wilderness-300x111.jpg 300w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/reverence-in-the-wilderness-768x284.jpg 768w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; display: block; height: auto; margin: 0px auto 1.75em; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="851" /></p><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">About the Book</span></h1><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Book: </strong>Reverence in the Wilderness</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Author: </strong>Andrea Byrd</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><b style="box-sizing: inherit;">Genre:</b> Christian Historical Romance</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Release Date: </strong>March 5, 2024</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-style: italic;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;"><img alt="" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-27362" height="300" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 200px) 85vw, 200px" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/ReverenceInTheWilderness-200x300.jpg" srcset="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/ReverenceInTheWilderness-200x300.jpg 200w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/ReverenceInTheWilderness-683x1024.jpg 683w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/ReverenceInTheWilderness-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/ReverenceInTheWilderness-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/ReverenceInTheWilderness-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/ReverenceInTheWilderness-1200x1800.jpg 1200w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/ReverenceInTheWilderness-scaled.jpg 1707w" 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="200" />She’s desperate to save the homestead she’s poured her life into…but is a marriage of convenience with him the answer?</strong></span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Alone in the Kentucky wilderness, Keturah Elliot finds herself bereft of family and facing the looming threat of losing all she has left. After toiling alongside her demeaning father for two years, she cannot bear losing the homestead they built with their own hands. Keturah has no choice but to trust the Lord’s urging—she must marry to protect all she holds dear. But when a candidate presents himself in the form of a wealthy dandy from back East, can she find enough redeeming qualities to accept him?</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Haunted by his mother’s death and a lifetime of failure and isolation, Daniel Scott sees little hope of a better situation when he’s sent to a remote Kentucky station. But when he meets a captivating Scottish woman in need of a husband such as he, he’s determined to break the cycle and prove himself once and for all.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Brought together by circumstances beyond their control, can these two opposites overcome their challenges to build the future they both crave?</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"> </p><pre style="border: 1px solid rgb(209, 209, 209); box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Inconsolata, monospace; line-height: 1.3125; margin-bottom: 1.75em; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 100%; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: auto; padding: 1.75em; white-space: pre-wrap;">Click <a href="https://amzn.to/47POeOK" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;">here</a> to get your copy!</pre><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"> </p><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">About the Author</span></h1><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;"><img alt="" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-24933" height="300" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 200px) 85vw, 200px" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Andrea-Byrd-Author-Photo-200x300.jpg" srcset="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Andrea-Byrd-Author-Photo-200x300.jpg 200w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Andrea-Byrd-Author-Photo.jpg 503w" 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="200" />Andrea Byrd</strong> is a Christian wife and mom located in rural Kentucky, who loves to spend time with her family in the great outdoors, one with nature. Often described as having been born outside her time, she has a deep affinity for an old-fashioned, natural lifestyle.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">With a degree in Equine Health & Rehabilitation gathering dust and a full-time job tethering her to a desk eight hours a day, Andrea decided it was time to show both herself and her children that it is truly possible to make your dreams come true. Now with over 1,000 contemporary novellas sold, Andrea is pursuing her passion of writing faith-filled romance woven with a thread of true history.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"> </p><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">More from Andrea</span></h1><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">In many ways, Reverence in the Wilderness is deeply personal for me.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">To read about Daniel Scott is to receive a glimpse at my own husband. Dark hair and a golden-brown gaze…and my complete opposite in nearly every way. He is also talkative, entertaining, and gentlemanly. He definitely shares Daniel’s fun-loving and caring nature. Just as God blessed Keturah with Daniel, God blessed me with a man who perfectly complements me while keeping life interesting.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">And, not to provider spoilers, but the miscarriage was drawn from one of my own experiences. During my most recent pregnancy, I experienced a threatened miscarriage. I just knew without a shadow of a doubt that I had lost my baby, and in that moment, I glimpsed the hopelessness one would face during a miscarriage. Thanks to the prayers of others and the good Lord above, I was blessed with a healthy pregnancy from then on out and now have a beautiful, healthy baby boy. However, there are so many women who must face that grief and loss in full force. And for always, my heart will break for them. As soon as I returned home from the hospital that night, I knew I had to represent their plight within these pages.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">This book is dedicated to every woman who has ever experienced a miscarriage or threatened miscarriage.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i>MY REVIEW</i></b></span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i>This has been an unforgettable emotional journey with a young woman who tries to keep her homestead. Keturah is brave while she seeks answers in what to do. I wasn’t expecting the marriage of convenience with so much drama. It seemed to be the norm in this time period but the chance of it working out was not very favorable at times. </i></b></span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i>Daniel is just what Keturah needs at the moment. Watching their relationship develop was filled with a few twists. For Daniel maybe this marriage will benefit him as well. The author does give us a few surprises in the story but it is strong in faith and that for me was the best part of the story. No matter what these two went through faith was their foundation. </i></b></span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i>I received a copy of this book from Celebrate Lit. The review is my own opinion.</i></b></span></p><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-align: center; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">Blog Stops</span></h1><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><a href="http://madismusingsblog.wordpress.com/" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Madi's Musings"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Madi’s Musings</span></a>, March 5</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://debbieloseanything.blogspot.com/" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; 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box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Life on Chickadee Lane"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Life on Chickadee Lane</span></a>, March 18</p><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-align: center; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">Giveaway</span></h1><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><img height="171" loading="lazy" src="https://promosimple.com/uploads/images/e5f4939d-cd96-45de-b748-8fb15bc1a0af" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="171" /></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;">To celebrate her tour, Andrea is giving away the grand prize of a $50 Amazon gift card!!</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;">Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://promosimple.com/ps/2a550/reverence-in-the-wilderness-celebration-tour-giveaway" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;">https://promosimple.com/ps/2a550/reverence-in-the-wilderness-celebration-tour-giveaway</a></p></div>Deanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15915212437719900464noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2486667604772017941.post-963595991078330322024-03-06T13:05:00.055-06:002024-03-06T22:41:31.042-06:00<p><br /></p><div class="entry-content" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; border-color: rgb(209, 209, 209); box-sizing: inherit; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"><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;"><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-27357" height="315" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/protecting-the-mountain-mans-treasure.jpg" srcset="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/protecting-the-mountain-mans-treasure.jpg 851w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/protecting-the-mountain-mans-treasure-300x111.jpg 300w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/protecting-the-mountain-mans-treasure-768x284.jpg 768w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; display: block; height: auto; margin: 0px auto 1.75em; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="851" /></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: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">About the Book</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;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Book: </strong>Protecting the Mountain Man’s Treasure</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;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Author: </strong>Misty M. Beller</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;"><b style="box-sizing: inherit;">Genre:</b> Christian Historical Romance</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;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Release Date: </strong>February 6, 2024</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;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-style: italic;"><img alt="" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-27358" height="300" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 200px) 85vw, 200px" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Protecting-the-Mtn-Mans-Treasure-200x300.jpg" srcset="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Protecting-the-Mtn-Mans-Treasure-200x300.jpg 200w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Protecting-the-Mtn-Mans-Treasure-683x1024.jpg 683w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Protecting-the-Mtn-Mans-Treasure-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Protecting-the-Mtn-Mans-Treasure-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Protecting-the-Mtn-Mans-Treasure-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Protecting-the-Mtn-Mans-Treasure-1200x1800.jpg 1200w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Protecting-the-Mtn-Mans-Treasure-scaled.jpg 1707w" 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="200" />In the wild mountains of the Montana Territory, the Coulter ranch is a place of family, loyalty…and a hidden fortune. </span></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;">Jude Coulter is far more comfortable in his family’s sapphire mine tucked in the Montana mountains than the bustling streets of New York City where he’s been sent to deliver a shipment of gems. His relief at boarding the train for the first leg of his journey home is short-lived when an accident renders him unconscious.</p><p style="-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;"><br /></p><p></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;">Angela Larkin worked hard to earn this assignment for the Treasury—an undercover mission to determine the source of the sapphires brought each year for auction in the city. When an accident causes her target to lose his recent memory, Angela jumps at the opportunity to create the ideal ruse. Jude seems surprised to learn the two of them had married and were returning from a glorious wedding trip, but he doesn’t question too strongly.</p><p style="-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;">Yet when an unexpected threat arises, they find themselves dependent on the other to navigate the treacherous journey home. As the danger mounts, so too does an attraction neither of them anticipated. But can this love withstand the revelation of their tangled beginnings?</p><p style="-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;">From a <span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-style: italic;">USA Today</span> bestselling author comes a mountain family saga filled with a pretend marriage, amnesia, undercover agents, and a love worth treasuring far more than riches.</p><p 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;"> </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; white-space: pre-wrap;">Click <a href="https://amzn.to/47AUoC1" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;">here</a> to get your copy!</pre><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;"> </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: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">About the Author</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;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;"><img alt="" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-24018" height="300" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 200px) 85vw, 200px" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Misty-M-Beller_headshot-200x300.png" srcset="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Misty-M-Beller_headshot-200x300.png 200w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Misty-M-Beller_headshot-683x1024.png 683w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Misty-M-Beller_headshot-768x1152.png 768w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Misty-M-Beller_headshot-1024x1536.png 1024w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Misty-M-Beller_headshot-1365x2048.png 1365w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Misty-M-Beller_headshot-1200x1800.png 1200w" 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="200" />Misty M. Beller</strong> is a <span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-style: italic;">USA Today</span> bestselling author of romantic mountain stories, set on the 1800s frontier and woven with the truth of God’s love.</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;">Raised on a farm and surrounded by family, Misty developed her love for horses, history, and adventure. These days, her husband and children provide fresh adventure every day, keeping her both grounded and crazy.</p><p style="-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;">Misty’s passion is to create inspiring Christian fiction infused with the grandeur of the mountains, writing historical romance that displays God’s abundant love through the twists and turns in the lives of her characters.</p><p style="-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;">Sharing her stories with readers is a dream come true for Misty. She writes from her country home in South Carolina and escapes to the mountains any chance she gets.</p><h1 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: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">More from Misty</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;">In my latest release, the hero and heroine travel up the Missouri River in a steamboat, and I loved the research for that portion of the story!</p><p style="-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;">Traveling on a steamboat in 1869 was an experience like no other, and took about two months to travel from St. Louis, Missouri to Fort Benton in the Montana Territory. Passengers would step aboard these floating palaces to find ornate decorations, plush accommodations, and the promise of new scenery at every bend in the river. Despite the occasional discomforts of travel—such as noisy engines and the ever-present risk of boiler explosions—passengers reveled in the novelty and the relative speed of steamboat travel.</p><p style="-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;">The Missouri was notorious for its shifting channels, snags, and sandbars, which could easily ensnare even the most experienced pilot’s vessel. Navigating this river required an intimate knowledge of its capricious nature, and the river pilots were worth their weight in gold.</p><p style="-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;">River towns along the Missouri thrived thanks to the steamboats. These towns became hotbeds of economic activity, where goods were loaded and unloaded, and stories from faraway places were exchanged. The arrival of a steamboat was an event, often met with fanfare and excitement by the local populace.</p><p style="-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;">I pray you love the peek at steamboat life in <span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-style: italic;">Protecting the Mountain Man’s Treasure</span>! J</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;">Blessings!</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;">Misty</p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i>MY REVIEW</i></b></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i>This is a great addition to a wonderful series by this talented author. I love reading about the travels during this time period where trains were used to go to different places. I couldn’t imagine being on a dusty train for days with no privacy. The way the author brings Angela and Jude together is quite ingenious. Poor Jude doesn’t remember anything when an accident aboard the train takes his memory. It’s the perfect opportunity for Angela to step in and put her plan into action. </i></b></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i>Their journey takes them deep into danger while secrets keep Jude in the dark. Angela has this need to prove herself because she has been treated unfairly throughout her life because of her heritage. I liked how Jude never wavered from his faith and wondered why he would marry Angela who didn’t believe in God. </i></b></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i>As Jude starts to get his memory back, he suspects that Angela was not who she said she was. Why was she so determined to keep secrets from him? Watching her try to decide what to do, she begins to think about God. She can’t believe that God would want someone like her who is deceitful. As her story unfolds sympathy rises in Jude. This woman has been through a hard life losing her brother and trying to find a better life for herself. Working with the Treasury Office she had hoped to prove herself worthy. Now all her lies have been exposed. Can Jude forgive her? </i></b></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i>The story picks up speed as danger gets too close to Angela . Angela is in over her head and Jude must step in to save her but will she finally tell him the truth? As they travel through the mountains Jude has time to explain about God more to Angela. We see a side of Angela that has been lingering just at the surface. She has never felt she was good enough. </i></b></span><b style="color: #2b00fe;"><i>I love how the author illustrates redemption and forgiveness in this story. Angela has been lost for so long, but now she wants to know God. As they travel through the mountains her heart begins to soften. </i></b></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><b style="color: #2b00fe;"><i>The journey to reach home is long and filled with bumps in the road but Jude finally sees his family. He has much to share with them but most importantly he has brought Angela with him. Their story is emotional and one that shared how forgiveness can bring freedom to someone who once thought they were not worthy. </i></b></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><b style="color: #2b00fe;"><i>I received a copy of this book from Celebrate Lit. 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Click the link below to enter.</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-align: center;"><a href="https://promosimple.com/ps/2a3d3/protecting-the-mountain-man-s-treasure-celebration-tour-giveaway" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;">https://promosimple.com/ps/2a3d3/protecting-the-mountain-man-s-treasure-celebration-tour-giveaway</a></p></div>Deanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15915212437719900464noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2486667604772017941.post-33859920132388749992024-03-05T12:12:00.033-06:002024-03-05T23:06:49.648-06:00<p><br /></p><div class="entry-content" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; border-color: rgb(209, 209, 209); box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-27602" height="315" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/exile-in-ephesis.jpg" srcset="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/exile-in-ephesis.jpg 851w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/exile-in-ephesis-300x111.jpg 300w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/exile-in-ephesis-768x284.jpg 768w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; display: block; height: auto; margin: 0px auto 1.75em; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="851" /></p><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">About the Book</span></h1><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Book: </strong>The Last Disciple: Exile in Ephesus</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Author: </strong>Kurt Brouwer</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><b style="box-sizing: inherit;">Genre: </b>Christian Historical Fiction</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Release Date: </strong>March 15, 2024</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;"><img alt="" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-27603" height="300" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 188px) 85vw, 188px" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Ebook-Cover-The-Last-Disciple-Exile-in-Ephesus-03-188x300.jpeg" srcset="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Ebook-Cover-The-Last-Disciple-Exile-in-Ephesus-03-188x300.jpeg 188w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Ebook-Cover-The-Last-Disciple-Exile-in-Ephesus-03.jpeg 400w" 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="188" />He awoke jailed in squalor…</strong></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Would he complete his final mission?</strong></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Or would he fail to record the story only he could tell?</strong></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">The epic saga of the Last Disciple continues in this captivating Christian historical novel from Kurt Brouwer.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">After surviving imprisonment, John faces his greatest challenge–exile in the distant city of Ephesus. Struggling with grief and despair over the destruction of Jerusalem, John doubts his ability to complete the mission entrusted to him by Mary—to write the true gospel account of Christ’s life.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">But in Ephesus, John finds unexpected allies—Timothy, Priscilla, and Tychicus, who share his passion for spreading the message of God’s love.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">As John shares the good news of Jesus, he makes dangerous enemies, including the influential high priest, Alexander Cosmo, who will stop at nothing to suppress the growing Christian faith.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Amid opposition from without and internal divisions from within the early church, John must contend with those pressuring believers to adopt Jewish law and compromise the radical teachings of Christ.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">When tragedy strikes those close to him, can John’s fragile hope be rekindled? Will he finally show the world all the signs, miracles, and events he witnessed on his journey with Jesus?</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Don’t miss this page-turning story of faith, courage, and love.</strong></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"> </p><pre style="border: 1px solid rgb(209, 209, 209); box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Inconsolata, monospace; line-height: 1.3125; margin-bottom: 1.75em; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 100%; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: auto; padding: 1.75em; white-space: pre-wrap;">Click here to get your copy!</pre><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"> </p><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">About the Author</span></h1><p class="StandardCxSpFirst" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;"><img alt="" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-27604" height="300" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/h0lta90ja88m2hvjqhuf7gsbeh._UX300_-300x300.jpeg" srcset="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/h0lta90ja88m2hvjqhuf7gsbeh._UX300_.jpeg 300w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/h0lta90ja88m2hvjqhuf7gsbeh._UX300_-150x150.jpeg 150w" 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="300" />Kurt</strong> is a Christian and a member of a vibrant Christian church on the Big Island of Hawaii. He also loves to write. In addition to all the usual temptations writers face, Kurt has to fight off the lure of beautiful beaches, pounding surf, great weather, and lush golf courses. Can you imagine?</p><p class="StandardCxSpMiddle" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Despite those temptations, he writes The Last Disciple series of Christian historical novels and he regularly writes blog posts.</p><p class="StandardCxSpMiddle" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">A few years ago Kurt did a study for his church on the Apostle John. That little project got him hooked on the man who started out life as a fisherman and then became the last disciple of Christ. The more Kurt learned about John, the more he wanted to know.</p><p class="StandardCxSpMiddle" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">If you’ve ever been obsessed by anything, you’ll understand that he couldn’t stop researching the life of John and all those around him. And the result of all that research is:</p><p class="StandardCxSpMiddle" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><b style="box-sizing: inherit;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-style: italic;">The Last Disciple Series</span></b></p><p class="StandardCxSpMiddle" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">The Last Disciple is a series of Christian novels based on the Bible and Christian history. The first in the series: <b style="box-sizing: inherit;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-style: italic;">The Last Disciple: Crisis in Jerusalem</span></b>, begins in the year 62 AD. In it, you walk with John through the streets of Jerusalem. See how he faces multiple crises and comes to understand what it is to stand alone and lean only on the Lord.</p><p class="StandardCxSpLast" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">This book, <b style="box-sizing: inherit;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-style: italic;">The Last Disciple: Exile in Ephesus </span></b>is the third in the series, with two more books planned. Kurt is now writing the fourth book, <b style="box-sizing: inherit;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-style: italic;">The Last Disciple: Gospel of John.</span></b></p><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">More from Kurt</span></h1><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">It all started one day when I learned that the Gospel of John was published fifty years after Jesus died. Fifty years! What did John do all that time? Where did he live? Why did he wait?</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">But wait, there’s more. On the Cross, Jesus placed his own mother under John’s protection. How long did John take care of her? Where did they live?</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">I think you can tell I got a little obsessive about this man, who outlived all the others to become the last disciple.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">In fact, that very phrase, the last disciple, came to me early one morning when I was reading about John and Peter going to Samaria in Acts 8. John lived so long that he outlived all the others and became the last disciple.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">The Youngest Disciple</strong></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">What do we know about John? He walked with Jesus when he was very young, probably a teenager or very early 20s. He and Andrew were the first disciples of Christ. Before that, they both followed John the Baptist.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Anyone who reads the New Testament would know John as:</p><ul style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1a1a1a; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; padding: 0px;"><li style="box-sizing: inherit;">The son of Zebedee, his father, and Salome, his mother</li><li style="box-sizing: inherit;">Brother to the disciple James</li><li style="box-sizing: inherit;">A fisherman on the Sea of Galilee</li><li style="box-sizing: inherit;">He and his brother James were friends and even fishing buddies with Peter and his brother Andrew</li><li style="box-sizing: inherit;">Youngest of the 12 disciples.</li><li style="box-sizing: inherit;">Author of five books of the Bible:<ul style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style: disc; margin: 0px 0px 0px 1.25em; padding: 0px;"><li style="box-sizing: inherit;">The Gospel of John 80-90 AD</li><li style="box-sizing: inherit;">The Letters or Epistles of John 90-95 AD</li><li style="box-sizing: inherit;">The Book of Revelation 95-98 AD</li></ul></li></ul><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">But after the mention in Acts 8, that’s it for John. Radio silence for nearly 50 years. Why did it take him so long to write the Gospel of John? And that is the very question I seek to answer in The Last Disciple Series.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-style: italic;">The Last Disciple Series</span></strong></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">The Last Disciple is a series of Christian novels based on the Bible and Christian history. The first in the series: <strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">The Last Disciple: Crisis in Jerusalem</strong>, begins in the year 62 AD. In it, you walk with John through the streets of Jerusalem. See how he faces multiple crises and comes to understand what it is to stand alone and lean only on the Lord.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">This book, <strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">The Last Disciple: Exile in Ephesus </strong>is the third in the series, following <strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">The Last Disciple: Escape to Antioch</strong> and <strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">The Last Disciple: Crisis in Jerusalem. </strong></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">I’m now writing the fourth book, <strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">The Last Disciple: Gospel of John</strong>.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i>MY REVIEW </i></b></span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i>The opening pages were pretty unsettling to me but the author follows closely to the Bible of the retelling of John. His captivity in prison was horrific as you can smell the foul odor of death. He lays there in his cell wondering what is going on. Above him in another part of the place he is being held are his friends asking for his release. No one really seems to want to go investigate but soon action is taken to set John free. Was it a mistake that he was locked away and treated so poorly? </i></b></span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i>I enjoyed following along as the author mixes Biblical facts with a bit of fiction. I don’t think anything was taken away from this account and added a little more intrigue to the story. The story takes us along as John shares about Jesus and the many trials he faced. The adventure is pretty accurate with a few liberties taken but overall very well written account of what happened to John. It was interesting to see parts of the Bible come to life and I felt like I was walking beside John. The author does a good job and created a book that I found to understand the life of John better. </i></b></span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i>I received a copy of this book from Celebrate Lit. The review is my own opinion. </i></b></span></p><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-align: center; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">Blog Stops</span></h1><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://truthandgracehomeschoolacademy.wordpress.com/" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;"><span data-sheets-root="1" 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>, March 2</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.jodiewolfe.com/blog" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; 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box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Lights in a Dark World"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Lights in a Dark World</span></a>, March 14</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><a href="http://kid-lit.library-lady.blog/" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4224,"10":2,"15":"arial"}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Library Lady's Kid Lit"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Library Lady’s Kid Lit</span></a>, March 15 (Author Interview)</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/mary.a.hake" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Mary Hake"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Mary Hake</span></a>, March 15</p><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-align: center; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">Giveaway</span></h1><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><img height="198" loading="lazy" src="https://promosimple.com/uploads/images/ac7b7f85-d9f6-4525-b1bf-897b24a28dde" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="236" /></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;">To celebrate his tour, Kurt is giving away the grand prize of a $50 Amazon gift card and a copy of the book!!</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;">Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://promosimple.com/ps/2a3f6/the-last-disciple-exile-in-ephesus-celebration-tour-giveaway" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;">https://promosimple.com/ps/2a3f6/the-last-disciple-exile-in-ephesus-celebration-tour-giveaway</a></p><p class="StandardCxSpMiddle" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black;" /></p><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black;" /></div>Deanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15915212437719900464noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2486667604772017941.post-48782287637464628442024-03-03T23:18:00.005-06:002024-03-05T22:12:58.424-06:00<p><br /></p><div class="entry-content" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; border-color: rgb(209, 209, 209); box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-27352" height="315" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/the-quilt-room.jpg" srcset="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/the-quilt-room.jpg 851w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/the-quilt-room-300x111.jpg 300w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/the-quilt-room-768x284.jpg 768w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; display: block; height: auto; margin: 0px auto 1.75em; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="851" /></p><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">About the Book</span></h1><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Book: </strong>The Quilt Room Secret</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Author: </strong>Lisa Jones Baker</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><b style="box-sizing: inherit;">Genre:</b> Amish/Christian Fiction</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Release Date: </strong>February, 2024</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;"><img alt="" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-27353" height="300" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 197px) 85vw, 197px" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/9781636097756-197x300.jpg" srcset="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/9781636097756-197x300.jpg 197w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/9781636097756-672x1024.jpg 672w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/9781636097756-768x1170.jpg 768w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/9781636097756-1008x1536.jpg 1008w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/9781636097756-1345x2048.jpg 1345w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/9781636097756-1200x1828.jpg 1200w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/9781636097756.jpg 1600w" 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="197" />Trini Holds Secret Dreams for Her Future</strong></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-style: italic;">Full of faith, hope, and romance, this new series takes you into the Heart of Amish country.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">As they took turns pushing each other on the swing that hung from a large tree, the mature—for a five-year-old—Jacob Lantz asked Trini Sutter to marry him. The nine-year-old thoughtfully responded that she’d consider his proposal when they were older.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><br /></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Nearly two decades later, the Amish farmer returns to the beautiful countryside of Arthur, Illinois, to take the independent owner of The Quilt Room up on her promise. Quiet, handsome Jacob is truly in love with the spirited list maker, and Trini finds herself falling in love with Jacob, but the youngest of eleven has big plans of her own.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Jacob’s long-held aspirations are put to the test when he learns that Trini has been holding a secret. He prays for a turnaround of events; however, when Trini moves away from her tight-knit community, he begins to realize that his dream of them being Mr. and Mrs. most likely won’t happen.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Will Trini forfeit her own well-laid plan for the man of her dreams?</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"> </p><pre style="border: 1px solid rgb(209, 209, 209); box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Inconsolata, monospace; line-height: 1.3125; margin-bottom: 1.75em; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 100%; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: auto; padding: 1.75em; white-space: pre-wrap;">Click <a href="https://amzn.to/3vTttEE" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;">here</a> to get your copy!</pre><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"> </p><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">About the Author</span></h1><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;"><img alt="" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-27354" height="300" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Lisa-Jones-Baker_BW-300x300.jpg" srcset="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Lisa-Jones-Baker_BW-300x300.jpg 300w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Lisa-Jones-Baker_BW-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Lisa-Jones-Baker_BW.jpg 632w" 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="300" />Lisa Jones Baker</strong> writes Amish Inspirational fiction. She grew up near Arthur, Illinois, and became acquainted with the Plain Faith at an early age when they custom-made and installed her family’s kitchen cabinets. On weekends, she and her parents frequented the quaint Amish town, often the setting of her stories, where they purchased <span style="background-color: white;">meat, cheese, and home-made baking spices. Now, decades later, she still loves visiting; the town and the people yet intrigue her, and she so appreciate the talent of quilt-making almost as much as she loves horse and buggy</span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span>rides. But there is much more to this perplexing group than meets the eye; they are extremely disciplined, hard-working, and honest…and they don’t all think alike. For these reasons, writing about them is her passion.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Lisa was fortunate to have been raised in a loving, Christian home by two wonderful parents: a reading specialist mother who plays the piano, and a retired Junior High Principal father who’s also an avid fox hunter. She has a B.A. in French Education and is a former school teacher who loves gardening, cooking, reading, positive thinkers, and every dog she meets. Although a homebody, travel has played a large part of her life. Over three decades of working with the airline industry has landed her on five out of seven continents.</p><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">More from Lisa</span></h1><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Secrets fascinate me. They always have. From experience, I know that they’re difficult to keep confidential. And when the wrong person gets hold of what you don’t want out. . .There’s no telling what will happen!</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">List maker Trini Sutter has decided her future, even though what’s ahead comes with great risk. The owner of The Quilt Room in Arthur, Illinois, relishes being in control of her life. But what she doesn’t expect is for someone to get wind of her deep, dark secret and to leak it to her tight-knit Amish community! Now that the quilter’s confidential plan has become public, will she be able to pull it off? Or will <span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-style: italic;">Gott</span> override her “list” with the destiny He has planned for her? Find out in <span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-style: italic;">The Quilt Room Secret</span>.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Enjoy this short excerpt:</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">“Trini, look at me.”</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">She hesitated. Did she dare? She didn’t know what it was about Jacob that stole her voice. Her breath. Her entire being.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">With one gentle motion, he placed his finger underneath her chin. He was so close, the light cinnamon on his breath lingered in the small distance between them. His clothes smelled like outdoors. She could see tiny lines around his eyes. They made him take on an even more manly appearance. His voice was barely more than a whisper. “You feel it too, don’t you?”</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">The last thing she wanted was any romantic complications that would interfere with her plans to leave. <span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-style: italic;">I must not lead Jacob on. I must not lead myself on. What I’m feeling…it’s wrong.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #2b00fe; font-style: italic;"><b>MY REVIEW </b></span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #2b00fe; font-style: italic;"><b>I loved Trini as soon as she was introduced in the story. She is very independent and always has lists everywhere around her. Trini seems to have everything she wants. She has a beautiful home and her own quilt shop. For some reason she has been planning on leaving the Amish world she has known all her life to live English. Her secret is hard to keep as she starts to have feelings for Jacob. </b></span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #2b00fe; font-style: italic;"><b>Jacob and his brothers move next door to Trini and old feelings surface for him. He has been in love with Trini since they were little kids. I loved how gentle and compassionate Jacob is. When Trini gets hurt in an unexpected fall, Jacob is there to help her. I really felt bad for Jacob because he wears his heart on his sleeves. Everyone knows how he feels about Trini, but how does she feel? </b></span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #2b00fe; font-style: italic;"><b>Keeping secrets always have a way of being revealed. Trini confides in her two best friends that she is leaving the Amish world. They are sad but I liked how they supported their friends’ decision. When Jacob finds out her secret he is shattered. He has to let her go so she can find out if her decision is right for her. </b></span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #2b00fe; font-style: italic;"><b>I loved how the author gives depth to the characters and shares their strong faith. I was hoping that Trini would realize her place is right where she is. Will she leave her family and Jacob? Is she doing this to prove she can take care of herself? Be sure and grab a copy of this book to find out what Trini decides. </b></span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #2b00fe; font-style: italic;"><b>“What separates the weak from the strong is the determination to keep trying.” </b></span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #2b00fe; font-style: italic;"><b>I received a copy of this book from Celebrate Lit.the review is my own opinion.</b></span></p><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-align: center; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">Blog Stops</span></h1><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://bibliophileandavidreader.blogspot.com/" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; 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color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://familymgrkendra.blogspot.com/" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Happily Managing a Household of Boys"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Happily Managing a Household of Boys</span></a>, March 11</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://forhimandmyfamily.com/" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"For Him and My Family"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">For Him and My Family</span></a>, March 12</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><a href="http://storiesbygina.wordpress.com/" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":2561,"3":{"1":0},"12":0,"14":{"1":2,"2":2575891}}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Gina Holder, Author and Blogger"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Gina Holder, Author and Blogger</span></a>, March 13 (Author Interview)</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/mary.a.hake" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Mary Hake"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Mary Hake</span></a>, March 13</p><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-align: center; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">Giveaway</span></h1><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><img height="207" loading="lazy" src="https://promosimple.com/uploads/images/f6aa9444-652e-4d26-8363-19aeb65d0e61" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="247" /></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;">To celebrate her tour, Lisa is giving away the grand prize package of a $25 Amazon e-Gift Card & print copy of the book!!</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;">Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://promosimple.com/ps/2a3cf/the-quilt-room-secret-celebration-tour-giveaway" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;">https://promosimple.com/ps/2a3cf/the-quilt-room-secret-celebration-tour-giveaway</a></p></div>Deanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15915212437719900464noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2486667604772017941.post-34101403110754287162024-03-03T14:44:00.078-06:002024-03-04T21:55:29.866-06:00<header class="entry-header" 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-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"><h1 class="entry-title" style="-webkit-hyphens: auto; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; font-family: Montserrat, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 2.5rem; line-height: 1.225; margin: 0px 0px 1.05em; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><br /></h1></header><div class="entry-content" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; border-color: rgb(209, 209, 209); box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-27348" height="315" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/what-i-promise-you.jpg" srcset="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/what-i-promise-you.jpg 851w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/what-i-promise-you-300x111.jpg 300w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/what-i-promise-you-768x284.jpg 768w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; display: block; height: auto; margin: 0px auto 1.75em; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="851" /></p><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; font-size: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">About the Book</span></h1><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Book: </strong>What I Promise You</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Author: </strong>Liz Tolsma</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><b style="box-sizing: inherit;">Genre:</b> Christian Fiction / Romance / Historical Fiction</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Release Date: </strong>February 1, 2024</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;"><img alt="" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-27349" height="300" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 197px) 85vw, 197px" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/9781636097770-197x300.jpg" srcset="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/9781636097770-197x300.jpg 197w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/9781636097770-672x1024.jpg 672w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/9781636097770-768x1170.jpg 768w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/9781636097770-1009x1536.jpg 1009w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/9781636097770-1345x2048.jpg 1345w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/9781636097770-1200x1828.jpg 1200w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/9781636097770.jpg 1650w" 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="197" />A Family’s History Is Lost to the Ravages of WWII in Southwest France</strong></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">1942<br style="box-sizing: inherit;" /></p></div><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;">Noémie Treves, a young, pregnant Jewish woman, had her entire world shattered when she is arrested and taken to the Camp de Rivesaltes transit camp in Southwest France. No sooner does she arrive, though, than she assists in helping two young girls scheduled for </span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;">transport escape to a nearby maternity hospital. The matron there befriends her and changes her name to help hide her. But nothing goes according to plan, and Hannah finds herself doing the unimaginable to save one precious life.</span></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;">2022<br style="box-sizing: inherit;" />Caitlyn Laurant is haunted by recent events in her life and hopes becoming a nurse on the mission field will help her forget. While in training, she and her friends travel to France where her grandfather was born. What should have been an easy search for his birthplace turns into anything but and reveals secrets that no one alive has ever heard.</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;"> </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; white-space: pre-wrap;">Click <a href="https://amzn.to/47zI9WB" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;">here</a> to get your copy!</pre><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;"> </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: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">About the Author</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;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;"><img alt="" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-23329" height="300" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 200px) 85vw, 200px" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/LizTolsma-1-200x300.jpg" srcset="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/LizTolsma-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/LizTolsma-1-682x1024.jpg 682w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/LizTolsma-1-768x1153.jpg 768w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/LizTolsma-1-1023x1536.jpg 1023w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/LizTolsma-1-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/LizTolsma-1-1200x1801.jpg 1200w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/LizTolsma-1-scaled.jpg 1706w" 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="200" />Liz Tolsma</strong> is the author of several WWII novels, romantic suspense novels, prairie romance novellas, and an Amish romance. She is a popular speaker and an editor and resides next to a Wisconsin farm field with her husband and their youngest daughter. Her son is a US Marine, and her oldest daughter is a college student. Liz enjoys reading, walking, working in her large perennial garden, kayaking, and camping.</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: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></h1><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: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">More from Liz</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;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">The Story behind the Cover of <span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-style: italic;">What I Promise You</span></strong></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;">In the late summer, I got the preliminary cover for <span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-style: italic;">What I Promise You. </span>While Barbour Publishing always does a great job with their covers, and the one they sent was very nice, I wasn’t crazy about it because it didn’t tell the story at all. The mansion that plays such a big part in the novel was nowhere to be seen. Barbour is fantastic when it comes to working with me to get great covers, so I asked if we could include the real mansion that the story is based on. Turns out that they were having trouble getting copyright permission to use any image they could find of the maternity home.</p><p style="-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;">That was disappointing. But I got brave and let them know that I took a picture of it when I was in France last year, and they could use it, but I’m not a very good photographer and I only used my iPhone. I attached the photo to the email and didn’t hear anything for a while.</p><p style="-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;">Then in October, I wanted to include a preorder link to the book on social media or something and went to Amazon to grab it. And there was the cover. I went back and forth between the cover and my picture, and sure enough, it was the picture of the maternity home I had sent them! So I not only wrote <span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-style: italic;">What I Promise You, </span>but some of my photography is on the front. I never thought that would happen. Am I in the wrong profession?? Just kidding!</p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i>MY REVIEW </i></b></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i>Dual time periods always intrigue me and this one has a bonus. It includes three time periods which adds to the excitement. We travel to a time in history where war was everywhere. People who were Jewish were taken to camps where families were split apart. Every time I read about this period in time I get emotional. How can someone have such hatred for others? </i></b></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i>I was a bit confused about who was narrating the story set in 1955 and hoped it would be revealed sometime in the book. I kept thinking that whoever it was was going to be vital to the entire story as we get glimpses of someone wandering around an abandoned building. The author does a good job of keeping readers glued to the story as she brings the time periods together in an unforgettable story of family, faith and healing.</i></b></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i>Caitlyn was the one who most captured </i></b></span><b style="color: #2b00fe;"><i> my attention. Going away to become a missionary is admirable and at times you can sense her insecurity. Caitlyn has another agenda as she flies across the country. She promised her grandfather that she would visit the place he said he was born at. As her adventures begins to seek the truth, the author crafts a way to combine our three time periods together.</i></b></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><b style="color: #2b00fe;"><i> There is much grief suffered from a time when camps where there to keep people that had been judged unfairly because of their heritage. The story shows how a few people stepped up to save innocent children and women while placing their own freedom in jeopardy. Caitlyn comes to realize that she hadn’t really grieved the loss of her friend. She has been living her friend’s dream instead of her own. </i></b></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><b style="color: #2b00fe;"><i>The ending is so emotional I cried. A simple promise made to a friend finds Caitlyn on a journey to discover God’s purpose for her life. Her spiritual growth throughout the story is shown by her hunger to connect the past to the present. The author provides a realistic look at a time when families were torn apart and hope was all they had to cling to. I loved the story and how the author gave us a look at what sacrifice looks like by people who are willing to protect others.</i></b></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><b style="color: #2b00fe;"><i>“Sometimes what He has planned for us is radically different than what we have in mind for our own lives.” </i></b></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i>I received a copy of this book from Celebrate Lit. 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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-align: center;"><a href="http://www.lightsinadarkworld.wordpress.com/" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Lights in a Dark World"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Lights in a Dark World</span></a>, March 11</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: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-align: center; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">Giveaway</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-align: center;"><img height="207" loading="lazy" src="https://promosimple.com/uploads/images/84dde685-4df6-465b-984d-b80367d862b9" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="247" /></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-align: center;">To celebrate her tour, Liz is giving away the grand prize package of a $25 Amazon e-Gift card and print copy of the book!!</p><p 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-align: center;">Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.</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-align: center;"><a href="https://promosimple.com/ps/2a3ce/what-i-promise-you-celebration-tour-giveaway" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;">https://promosimple.com/ps/2a3ce/what-i-promise-you-celebration-tour-giveaway</a></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;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black;" /></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;"> </p><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;" /><div><br /></div>Deanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15915212437719900464noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2486667604772017941.post-103291224838396842024-03-02T13:25:00.053-06:002024-03-03T21:23:56.894-06:00<p><br /></p><div class="entry-content" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; border-color: rgb(209, 209, 209); box-sizing: inherit; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"><p style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-27157" height="315" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/who-brought-the-dog-to-church.jpg" srcset="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/who-brought-the-dog-to-church.jpg 851w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/who-brought-the-dog-to-church-300x111.jpg 300w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/who-brought-the-dog-to-church-768x284.jpg 768w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; display: block; height: auto; margin: 0px auto 1.75em; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="851" /></p><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); clear: both; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">About the Book</span></h1><p style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Book:</strong> Who Brought the Dog to Church?</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Author: </strong>Tracy L. Smoak</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><b style="box-sizing: inherit;">Genre:</b> Christian Contemporary Fiction</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Release Date: </strong>June, 2023</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><img alt="" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-27158" height="300" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 194px) 85vw, 194px" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/who_brought_the_dog_to_church_v3-194x300.jpg" srcset="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/who_brought_the_dog_to_church_v3-194x300.jpg 194w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/who_brought_the_dog_to_church_v3-663x1024.jpg 663w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/who_brought_the_dog_to_church_v3-768x1187.jpg 768w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/who_brought_the_dog_to_church_v3-994x1536.jpg 994w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/who_brought_the_dog_to_church_v3-1325x2048.jpg 1325w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/who_brought_the_dog_to_church_v3-1200x1855.jpg 1200w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/who_brought_the_dog_to_church_v3.jpg 1650w" 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="194" />Betty is sure that Ida Lou does not belong in their church when the woman shows up to the Good Friday service with her small dog in tow. But before she knows what’s happening, Betty is pushed into helping the woman as she deals with the sudden hospitalization of her husband. Having lost her own husband just one year ago, Betty is chosen as the perfect person to help walk through this valley with the newcomer—along with the other women of the WUFHs (Women United For Him).</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Sarah McAdams knows her husband loves her. He just loses his temper sometimes. It comes with the stress of being a highly recognized police officer. But when Sarah makes the decision </p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">that this is not the life she wants for her young son, will she be able to get out alive? Where can she go? And who will help her?</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">God works in mysterious ways—and through ordinary people. The town of Prosper is about to experience some drama—and it all starts with a dog who comes to church.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"> </p><pre style="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; white-space: pre-wrap;">Click <a href="https://amzn.to/48UfKLR" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;">here</a> to get your copy!</pre><p style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"> </p><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); clear: both; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">About the Author</span></h1><p style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><a href="https://www.celebratelit.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/headshot.Tracy-Smoak.lake_-768x1024-1.jpg" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="" class="size-medium wp-image-14821 alignright" height="300" loading="lazy" src="https://www.celebratelit.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/headshot.Tracy-Smoak.lake_-768x1024-1-225x300.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="225" /></a>A native Floridian, <strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Tracy L. Smoak</strong> grew up riding horses and climbing citrus trees. Her passion is to encourage others in their faith journey. Smoak writes for <span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-style: italic;">Guideposts</span>. Ambassador International released her debut novel, <span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-style: italic;">Who Brought the Dog to Church?. </span>Bold Vision published her Bible study about encouragement titled <span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-style: italic;">Refuge of Grace: Finding Your Safe Place.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">She loves photography and authored two hardcover devotionals with her original nature art (<span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-style: italic;">Living Water to Refresh Your Soul – </span>tranquil lake scenes; and <span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-style: italic;">Arranged with Love</span>– floral landscapes).</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Smoak holds a master’s in Education and a bachelor’s in Communication. At her church home, she leads small-group Bible studies. She is an active member of Word Weavers International.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"> </p><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); clear: both; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">More from Tracy</span></h1><p style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">What secrets are hidden behind your neighbor’s door? What do <span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-style: italic;">you</span> try to hide?</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">The idea for this contemporary fiction began in a small country church during an Easter prayer vigil a decade ago. As I sat in the pew late at night, I heard a strange scratching noise. When I turned to locate the sound’s source, I saw a woman across the aisle with a little Yorkie.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">The vigil was silent, so I didn’t approach the lady, but I did wonder why that pooch accompanied her in the sanctuary. That scenario, connected with others in my weekly involvement in several volunteer roles, sparked imagination. We judge appearances and may completely miss needs of the heart. Do we know our neighbors?</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Experiences as an advocate for survivors of domestic violence started me wondering how do people get free from damaging situations? What are the obstacles holding them back?</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Serving as a Stephens Ministry leader in my home church exposed me to people suffering loss. How are we to stand with those crushed with grief?</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Another volunteer role helping immigrants settle in the U.S. reminded me of the difficulties they face. How can one fill out an online job application when a person relocates from a refugee camp with no electricity and never has had a computer?</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">The story’s heart is learning to really see, and know, our neighbors. Three women and their friendships reveal how doing good unites a community. Through comic misunderstandings and risky undertakings, the characters show us how to be Christ’s hands and feet.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Short videos to introduce the main characters can be viewed at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kuEoU7pFvU&list=PLf6ZzeQjavMcocMuZDOZUvLxZG48BiWm5&index=1" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kuEoU7pFvU&list=PLf6ZzeQjavMcocMuZDOZUvLxZG48BiWm5&index=1</a>.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Audio book excerpts can be found at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwxqS2mNisI&list=PLf6ZzeQjavMcocMuZDOZUvLxZG48BiWm5&index=9" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwxqS2mNisI&list=PLf6ZzeQjavMcocMuZDOZUvLxZG48BiWm5&index=9</a>.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Video resources for survivors of domestic violence are at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3Aq2myofjo&list=PLf6ZzeQjavMd0mkdKujmZeq7iKDzi8IoQ&index=2" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3Aq2myofjo&list=PLf6ZzeQjavMd0mkdKujmZeq7iKDzi8IoQ&index=2</a>.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i>MY REVIEW </i></b></span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i>Who knew that a small dog brought to church would change many lives that day? Some people at the church were not happy that this strange woman brought her little dog to a prayer meeting. I loved how the author brings different people together in this story from a small encounter at church. The story is funny at times with the ladies from the church who like to gossip but mean well. A prayer chain starts a rumor that someone is stepping out on their spouse while in the midst of their congregation is a woman who is desperate for help. </i></b></span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i>Ida Lou was my favorite character because she walked into church with her dog who comforts her to seek guidance from God. Sitting in the pew she needs healing and friends. A simple card where she writes hers prayer request opens doors that will bring healing and reconciliation. I loved her sweet spirit and how she never once judged others. Her story is emotional and the author does a good job of weaving faith, hope and family into this woman’s life.</i></b></span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i>There is another part of this book which was very important and told with compassion. Domestic abuse happens everyday and for those that are victims they feel ashamed, hopeless and scared. I admired Sarah for taking that bold step to leave her abusive husband. Sarah seems lost but is directed to someone who gives her and her son a safe place to go. I loved how the author highlights this crime in a way that not only gives hope but a new beginning for many. </i></b></span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i style="caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;">The story is a mixture of well meaning women in the church and others who step up to comfort someone who has lost their loved one, reunite two people </i></b></span><b style="caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #2b00fe; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;"><i>and bring a community together to share their faith. </i></b></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i>I received a copy of this book from Celebrate Lit. 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caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); clear: both; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-align: center; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">Giveaway</span></h1><p style="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-align: center;"><img height="209" loading="lazy" src="https://promosimple.com/uploads/images/a74b691a-bbb6-4ba3-9ee2-4815f455fe9d" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="249" /></p><p style="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-align: center;">To celebrate her tour, Tracy is giving away the grand prize package of a paperback copy each of Who Brought the Dog to Church? and Refuge of Grace: Finding Your Safe Place!!</p><p style="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-align: center;">Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.</p><p style="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-align: center;"><a href="https://promosimple.com/ps/2a3cd/who-brought-the-dog-to-church" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;">https://promosimple.com/ps/2a3cd/who-brought-the-dog-to-church</a></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black;" /></p><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black;" /></div>Deanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15915212437719900464noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2486667604772017941.post-46345557959721453742024-02-26T17:37:00.004-06:002024-02-28T21:05:20.593-06:00<p><br /></p><div class="entry-content" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; border-color: rgb(209, 209, 209); box-sizing: inherit; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"><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;"><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-27345" height="315" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/ephesians.jpg" srcset="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/ephesians.jpg 851w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/ephesians-300x111.jpg 300w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/ephesians-768x284.jpg 768w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; display: block; height: auto; margin: 0px auto 1.75em; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="851" /></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: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">About the Book</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;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Book: </strong>Ephesians (Real World Bible Study)</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;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Author: </strong>Joy Suzanne Hunt</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;"><b style="box-sizing: inherit;">Genre:</b> Bible Study Guide</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;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Release Date: </strong>December 15, 2023</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;"><img alt="" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-27379" height="300" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 200px) 85vw, 200px" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Ephesians-Cover-Front-200x300.jpg" srcset="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Ephesians-Cover-Front-200x300.jpg 200w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Ephesians-Cover-Front-682x1024.jpg 682w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Ephesians-Cover-Front-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Ephesians-Cover-Front-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Ephesians-Cover-Front-1200x1800.jpg 1200w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Ephesians-Cover-Front.jpg 1333w" 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="200" />God’s Word + YOUR Real Life</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;">If you’ve ever had trouble building a Bible study habit or understanding God’s Word for yourself, you’re not alone. But God’s Word was actually written about real life, for real life! It’s meant for the real world!</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;">It’s meant for the real world!</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;">Connect with God’s Word in 15 min a Day</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;">Whether you’re a Bible Study veteran, or you’re brand new and don’t know where to start, this study guide is for you. In this study, you’ll learn the steps to understand Scripture for yourself and connect it to your life and community. Each week, you’ll complete 5 days of study on your own (in manageable chunks that allow you go to deeper if desired), followed by a group session to explore the text with friends or family, because we interpret Scripture with the help of the Holy Spirit and community.</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;"> </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; white-space: pre-wrap;">Click <a href="https://amzn.to/3RRDtWg" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;">here</a> to get your copy!</pre><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;"> </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: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">About the Author</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;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;"><img alt="" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-27380" height="300" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Joy-Profile-2023-300x300.jpg" srcset="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Joy-Profile-2023-300x300.jpg 300w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Joy-Profile-2023-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Joy-Profile-2023-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Joy-Profile-2023-768x768.jpg 768w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Joy-Profile-2023.jpg 1080w" 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="300" />Joy Suzanne</strong> <strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Hunt</strong> is the Pastor of Adult Education for CityWide Mosaic Church in Temecula, CA and a professor with SoCal School of Ministry. Her mission is to equip men and women to take ownership of their lives, faith, and finances. When she’s not teaching, writing, or coaching, you can find her walking her Temecula neighborhood, trying out crockpot recipes, or playing board games with friends.</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: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></h1><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: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">More from Joy</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;">As a Bible college professor, I’m always looking for books written “by the seminary guys but for normal people,” meaning that I want the best scholarship and teaching out there, written in a way that everyone can understand. (Let’s face it: even if you’ve been to grad school, chances are reading someone’s PhD dissertation isn’t actually fun for you.)</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;">And as a pastor, I choose study guides for our small groups that help teach members <span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-style: italic;">how</span> to study the Bible and give them a framework to build Bible study into daily life. My favorite study guides pull in great background information and teach hands-on study skills, and are structured in a way that helps readers to spend time in God’s Word every day (whether they spend 5 minutes or 30). This study was born from our church calendar: all of my favorite study guide series’ are 13-week studies, and I needed to plan for a small group series that would last 7-8 weeks. What do you do when you can’t find the book you want? You write it, of course!</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;">This study guide is built around the “3 Steps to Interpret a Bible Passage” that I’ve been teaching to my School of Ministry students for years. If you’ve never looked into the historical context of a passage on your own and made the connection to our lives today, you’re in for a treat. Getting into the context really makes God’s Word come alive for us and it helps guide how we handle difficult topics. I hope this study leaves you hungry for more – and armed with the tools to encounter and interpret God’s Word for yourself every day.</p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i>MY REVIEW</i></b></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i> This study is good for anyone looking to dig into Ephesians . The study is very structured and helps leaders guide the group as they unpack Ephesians. </i></b></span><b style="color: #2b00fe;"><i>I thought the chapters were very short and felt it was geared more toward how to lead a group rather than actually doing a Bible Study. It is a more simple look at the book in the Bible with scriptures to read. This would be better as a group study so that you can gather more insight about Ephesians from others. </i></b></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i>I received a copy of this book from Celebrate Lit. The book is my own opinion.</i></b></span></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: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-align: center; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">Blog Stops</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-align: center;"><a href="http://www.bookwomanjoan.blogspot.com/" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Book Reviews From an Avid Reader"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Book Reviews From an Avid Reader</span></a>, February 23</p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; 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box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;">Aryn The Libraryan</a></span>, March 6</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-align: center;"><a href="https://blossomsandblessings.blogspot.com/" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4224,"10":2,"15":"arial"}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Blossoms and Blessings"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Blossoms and Blessings</span></a>, March 7 (Author Interview)</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-align: center;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/mary.a.hake" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Mary Hake"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Mary Hake</span></a>, March 7</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: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-align: center; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">Giveaway</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-align: center;"><img height="210" loading="lazy" src="https://promosimple.com/uploads/images/fcc032ac-ad04-4765-815f-fb54c371c986" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="250" /></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-align: center;">To celebrate her tour, Joy is giving away the grand prize package of a $25 Amazon Gift Card, copy of the book, and NLT Filament Bible Journal: Ephesians (Softcover)!!</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-align: center;">Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.</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-align: center;"><a href="https://promosimple.com/ps/2a258/ephesians-celebration-tour-giveaway" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;">https://promosimple.com/ps/2a258/ephesians-celebration-tour-giveaway</a></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-align: center;"><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;"> </p><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /><p></p><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /></div>Deanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15915212437719900464noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2486667604772017941.post-6173475506149101252024-02-25T10:33:00.002-06:002024-02-28T20:47:07.703-06:00<p><br /></p><div class="entry-content" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; border-color: rgb(209, 209, 209); box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-27542" height="315" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/mortal-queens.jpg" srcset="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/mortal-queens.jpg 851w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/mortal-queens-300x111.jpg 300w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/mortal-queens-768x284.jpg 768w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; display: block; height: auto; margin: 0px auto 1.75em; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="851" /></p><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">About the Book</span></h1><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Book: </strong>Mortal Queens</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Author: </strong>Victoria McCombs</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><b style="box-sizing: inherit;">Genre: </b>YA Fae Fantasy</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Release Date: </strong>February 6, 2023</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;"><img alt="" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-27543" height="300" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 197px) 85vw, 197px" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/McCombs-Mortal-Queens-LOW-RES-197x300.jpg" srcset="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/McCombs-Mortal-Queens-LOW-RES-197x300.jpg 197w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/McCombs-Mortal-Queens-LOW-RES-673x1024.jpg 673w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/McCombs-Mortal-Queens-LOW-RES-768x1168.jpg 768w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/McCombs-Mortal-Queens-LOW-RES.jpg 800w" 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="197" />They vanish without a trace, disappear into the night… </strong></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Each year on the center island, one girl is chosen to be the next Mortal Queen of the idolized fae. The mortals praise these lucky girls, but their daughters are never seen again.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">The fae realm is eternal night, where disputes are settled by chess matches, power is acquired through the most devious kinds of trickery, and seven illusive <span style="background-color: white;">kings roam. The fae hide their faces behind masks and guard their glass hearts to keep them from shattering. But beyond the veil of this luxurious paradise, a dark secret simmers, for their Queens have disappeared.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">When aspiring artist Althea is selected, she is desperate to avoid the same mysterious fate. With no one to trust, she conceals messages in paintings and receives anonymous replies from a stranger who slowly reveals the tale of a girl who outwitted the fae. Only if she is clever enough will Althea survive the fate of the Mortal Queens. As long as the king who cannot love does not claim her first.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"> </p><pre style="border: 1px solid rgb(209, 209, 209); box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Inconsolata, monospace; line-height: 1.3125; margin-bottom: 1.75em; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 100%; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: auto; padding: 1.75em; white-space: pre-wrap;">Click <a href="https://amzn.to/3Shrtig" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;">here</a> to get your copy!</pre><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"> </p><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">About the Author</span></h1><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;"><img alt="" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-27544" height="300" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 225px) 85vw, 225px" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/McCombs-Victoria-225x300.jpg" srcset="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/McCombs-Victoria-225x300.jpg 225w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/McCombs-Victoria.jpg 570w" 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="225" />Victoria McCombs </strong>is the author of YA fantasy books such as <span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-style: italic;">The Storyteller’s Daughter </span>and The Royal Rose Chronicles. She lives in Omaha, Nebraska with her husband and three children. Her days are filled with coffee, reading, golfing, board games, and homeschooling the littles. </p><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">More from Victoria</span></h1><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">There are several parties thrown in the fae realm, so today I’ll be sharing a party favorite recipe! I’ve had strangers reach out years after a party to ask for this recipe, and it’s so simple to make!</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Cucumber Party Sandwiches</strong></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Ingredients:</strong> One French loaf (the thinner, the better. It will be topped with a cucumber.)</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">1-2 cucumbers</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">8 oz cream cheese</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">½ cup mayo</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">1 package dry Italian dressing</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">We’d always buy the French loaf in a roll that you bake like crescent rolls, however I’ve struggled to find them recently, so I just buy the premade bread. However you acquire your bread, you’ll want it cooked and sliced into inch thick pieces.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Cut medium-thick slices of cucumber</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Combine the cream cheese, mayo, and dry Italian dressing.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Spread the mixture over the bread, then top with cucumber. May garnish with pepper if desired. Done!</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i>MY REVIEW </i></b></span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i>Before I get into my review I must give a shout out to the person who created the cover. It is spectacular and draws readers in instantly. I loved how it is perfect for the story and compliments it very well. An eerie world sets the stage for this tale where danger is close and decisions can be harmful if you make the wrong choice.</i></b></span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i> Thea is facing a big day as this is the last time she is eligible to be chosen Mortal Queen. She doesn’t want to be chosen and has other plans for her future. You can feel her heart pounding as she approaches what could be the biggest day of her life. Her father is betting everything that she will win, but at what cost will Thea face if she wins? </i></b></span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i>As Thea becomes the Mortal Queen odd rules begin to be told to her. She must wear her mask at all times. No one should ever see her face in public. It was odd that she chose the color black as her mask since no one has ever picked that color before. Earrings that’s painful when inserted and a tattooed crown that will never fall nor fade. These rules should start to cause Thea to become a bit nervous. What has she gotten herself into? I did not like her father at all and knew he had somehow known she would be chosen. </i></b></span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i>The new realm Thea has entered is strange as alliances must be made in order to have power. Enemies are near and Thea must be ready for anything. It was quite intriguing to watch Thea figure out who she could trust. Thea starts to make alliances but I’m not sure they were good choices. This new place she lives in is filled with enemies and she needs to be on guard at all times. </i></b></span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i>With suspense, unsavory characters and a few unsettling scenes the author does a good job of keeping the story going. I was fascinated by where the other Mortal Queens were and somehow knew that secret was dangerous to know. For fans of this genre you will not be disappointed as action and twists rule this story. </i></b></span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i>I received a copy of this book from Celebrate Lit. 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color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.guildmaster97.com/" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4224,"10":2,"15":"arial"}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Guild Master"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Guild Master</span></a>, March 8 (Spotlight)</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://inspiredbyfiction.blogspot.com/" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Inspired by Fiction"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Inspired by Fiction</span></a>, March 8</p><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-align: center; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">Giveaway</span></h1><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><img height="207" loading="lazy" src="https://promosimple.com/uploads/images/8a377035-dc24-4c45-bdd5-d25d6b255fad" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="247" /></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;">To celebrate her tour, Victoria is giving away the grand prize package of a $25 Amazon gift card and a copy of the book!!</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;">Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://promosimple.com/ps/2a259/mortal-queens-celebration-tour-giveaway" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;">https://promosimple.com/ps/2a259/mortal-queens-celebration-tour-giveaway</a></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"> </p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"> </p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"> </p></div>Deanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15915212437719900464noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2486667604772017941.post-85103319280018108922024-02-24T14:27:00.005-06:002024-02-28T19:44:21.926-06:00<p><br /></p><div class="entry-content" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; border-color: rgb(209, 209, 209); box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-27341" height="315" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/secrets-and-wishes.jpg" srcset="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/secrets-and-wishes.jpg 851w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/secrets-and-wishes-300x111.jpg 300w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/secrets-and-wishes-768x284.jpg 768w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; display: block; height: auto; margin: 0px auto 1.75em; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="851" /></p><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">About the Book</span></h1><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Book: </strong>Secrets and Wishes</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Author: </strong>Kathleen Rouser</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><b style="box-sizing: inherit;">Genre:</b> Christian Historical Romance</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Release Date: </strong>January 30, 2024</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;"><img alt="" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-27342" height="300" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 200px) 85vw, 200px" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/SecretsAndWishes-200x300.jpg" srcset="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/SecretsAndWishes-200x300.jpg 200w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/SecretsAndWishes-683x1024.jpg 683w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/SecretsAndWishes-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/SecretsAndWishes-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/SecretsAndWishes-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/SecretsAndWishes-1200x1800.jpg 1200w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/SecretsAndWishes-scaled.jpg 1707w" 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="200" />She only wants a fresh start, but her past might be the only hope to save his life—and the lives of countless innocents.</strong></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Determined widow Maggie Galloway dreams of a peaceful life and a successful business. And winning the Silver Leaf Flour Company baking contest could be the key to that success. She even has a chance at a prestigious position through a dashing former beau. But when her son gets into a fight with the local pharmacist’s son, Maggie’s peaceful life is derailed.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Reserved pharmacist and recent widower Thomas Harper is also looking for a fresh start for himself and his four children. </p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">But when Thomas falls gravely ill, his only choice is to enlist the help of the local baker with a knowledge of concocting remedies. He’s even more reluctant to admit that Maggie may also be the remedy for his grieving heart. And when a traveling medicine man’s medicines beget tragedy, Thomas and Maggie must overcome their differences to save the children of Stone Creek—and face the growing attraction between them—before it’s too late.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"> </p><pre style="border: 1px solid rgb(209, 209, 209); box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Inconsolata, monospace; line-height: 1.3125; margin-bottom: 1.75em; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 100%; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: auto; padding: 1.75em; white-space: pre-wrap;">Click <a href="https://amzn.to/48QNKsj" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;">here</a> to get you copy!</pre><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"> </p><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">About the Author</span></h1><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;"><img alt="" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-26406" height="300" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 200px) 85vw, 200px" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/KR-2002-200x300.jpg" srcset="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/KR-2002-200x300.jpg 200w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/KR-2002-683x1024.jpg 683w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/KR-2002-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/KR-2002-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/KR-2002-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/KR-2002-1200x1800.jpg 1200w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/KR-2002-scaled.jpg 1707w" 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="200" />Kathleen Rouser</strong> is a multi-published, award-winning author of historical and contemporary Christian romance<span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-style: italic;">. </span>She is a longtime member of American Christian Fiction Writers and a member of Faith, Hope and Love Christian Writers. She resides in southeast Michigan, a location which she often uses in her novels, with her hero and husband of forty-some years and two sweet cats who found a home in their empty nest.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><br /></p><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">More from Kathleen</span></h1><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Maggie Galloway’s Prizewinning Recipe</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Maggie Galloway was a secondary character in my first Stone Creek Brides novel, <span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-style: italic;">Rumors and Promises. </span>As the older sister and housekeeper of hero, Ian McCormick, she liked to have her say. I enjoyed getting to know Maggie as I created her character. She was so much fun to write I knew she needed her own story.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">She has a knowledge of remedies from working with her pharmacist husband in the past, but Maggie is also a prizewinning baker because of her creative and cherished recipe for pecan snickerdoodles. I hope you’ll enjoy her recipe.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-style: italic;">Increasing the vanilla in her favorite snickerdoodle recipe while adding toasted chopped pecans to the dough and the cinnamon sugar made for the delightful crunch and a nutty taste, which had won her second place in the recipe contest.</span> (From Maggie’s musings in <span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-style: italic;">Secrets and Wishes.</span>)</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Maggie Galloway’s Pecan Snickerdoodles</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">½ cup butter, softened</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">1 cup sugar</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">¼ teaspoon baking soda</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">1 egg</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">1 ¼ cup flour</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">½ cup chopped toasted pecans</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"> </p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Cinnamon sugar mixture:</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">2 tablespoons sugar</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">1 tablespoon finely chopped toasted pecans</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">1 teaspoon ground cinnamon</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Preheat oven to 375 degrees F and lightly grease cookie sheet.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Beat butter until creamy. Add 1 cup sugar, baking soda, and cream of tartar, mixing well.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Beat egg and vanilla into the mixture. Slowly add flour and chopped pecans to the mixture.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Set dough in the refrigerator (or the icebox in Maggie’s day) for at least a half an hour to make it easier to handle.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">While you’re waiting, mix the cinnamon sugar ingredients together with the 1 tablespoon finely chopped pecans.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">When the dough is ready, roll into small balls and roll in cinnamon sugar/nut mixture.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Place a couple of inches apart on the cookie sheet and bake for 9-11 minutes, only until slightly golden brown along the edges. Yield is approximately two dozen cookies.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i>MY REVIEW </i></b></span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i>I enjoyed following Maggie on her journey of making a new life for herself after her husband passes away. It was interesting to read about a pharmacist during this time period. Maggie’s husband has taught her a lot about medicine while they were married. Now that he is gone she has to rely on the local pharmacist in town. There is a slight problem though when her son and his son have a fight. It is hard to swallow our pride sometimes. </i></b></span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i>Thomas has his hands full with all his kids running around out of control that not even their housekeeper can control them. He is left on his own trying to run the pharmacy, set up the soda fountain, take care of his kids when they get the measles and deal with Maggie who is upset. I liked how the author brought these two together when Thomas becomes very ill and Maggie is asked to help. It is the perfect solution since she is familiar with medicines but will they be able to get along? </i></b></span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i>There are moments in the story that reminded me of a movie with Doris Day in it. The kids try everything they can to make this strange lady leave, but she is determined to get the upper hand. All she needs to do is show them love , grace and understanding. The boys in this story were exasperating at times but Maggie knows what is really going on. They are missing their mother. </i></b></span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><b style="color: #2b00fe;"><i>I loved the baking contest in the story and hints of a romance blossoming between two unlikely people. With faith as the front runner, this story is sure to please those who love historical fiction. The children are the highlight in this book as we see how losing a parent can affect them. They need love and encouragement as they deal with their grief. </i></b></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><b style="color: #2b00fe;"><i>I received a copy of this book from Celebrate Lit. 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color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;">Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://promosimple.com/ps/2a256/secrets-and-wishes-celebration-tour-giveaway" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;">https://promosimple.com/ps/2a256/secrets-and-wishes-celebration-tour-giveaway</a></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black;" /></p></div>Deanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15915212437719900464noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2486667604772017941.post-10300714724937006382024-02-23T11:45:00.004-06:002024-02-23T19:17:54.342-06:00<p><br /></p><div class="entry-content" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; border-color: rgb(209, 209, 209); box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-27537" height="315" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/The-Marines.jpg" srcset="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/The-Marines.jpg 851w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/The-Marines-300x111.jpg 300w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/The-Marines-768x284.jpg 768w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; display: block; height: auto; margin: 0px auto 1.75em; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="851" /></p><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">About the Book</span></h1><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Book: </strong>The Marine’s Deadly Reunion</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Author: </strong>Loretta Eidson</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><b style="box-sizing: inherit;">Genre: </b>Inspirational Romantic Suspense</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Release Date: </strong>December 26, 2023</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><img alt="" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-27538" height="300" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 190px) 85vw, 190px" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/9781335468499_SMP--190x300.jpg" srcset="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/9781335468499_SMP--190x300.jpg 190w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/9781335468499_SMP--647x1024.jpg 647w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/9781335468499_SMP--768x1215.jpg 768w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/9781335468499_SMP--971x1536.jpg 971w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/9781335468499_SMP--1294x2048.jpg 1294w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/9781335468499_SMP--1200x1899.jpg 1200w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/9781335468499_SMP--scaled.jpg 1618w" 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="190" />When Sergeant Daria Gordon saves US Marine Jake Fisher and his baby niece from an attacker, she instantly puts a target on her own back. Someone murdered Jake’s sister, and now they want Jake and Daria dead. To survive, Jake and Daria must discover this ruthless killer’s identity. But can they uncover the truth and keep the baby safe . . . before the killer finds them?</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"> </p><pre style="border: 1px solid rgb(209, 209, 209); box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Inconsolata, monospace; line-height: 1.3125; margin-bottom: 1.75em; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 100%; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: auto; padding: 1.75em; white-space: pre-wrap;">Click <a href="https://amzn.to/48veKxQ" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;">here</a> to get your copy!</pre><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"> </p><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">About the Author</span></h1><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><img alt="" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-27539" height="300" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Loretta-Author-300x300.jpg" srcset="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Loretta-Author-300x300.jpg 300w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Loretta-Author-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Loretta-Author.jpg 320w" 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="300" />Award-winning author <strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Loretta Eidson</strong> loves writing inspirational romantic suspense. Her first novel, <span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-style: italic;">Pursued in the Wilderness, </span>published by Harlequin’s Love Inspired Suspense<span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-style: italic;">, </span>won the <span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-style: italic;">2023 Romance Novel of the Year</span> award in AWSA’s (Advanced Writers and Speakers Association) Golden Scroll Awards and was a <span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-style: italic;">finalist</span> in the 2023 Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference Director’s Choice Award in General Fiction.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><br /></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">She believes in the power of prayer and enjoys challenging her characters to trust God in all things. Loretta is an AWSA Certified Coach for aspiring writers, and she lives in North Mississippi, close to her family.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"> </p><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">More from Loretta</span></h1><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">One of the fun parts I enjoyed writing in The Marine’s Deadly Reunion is the interaction between US Marine, Jake Fisher, and his eighteen-month-old niece, Emma. He knows nothing about caring for a baby. He thinks if he isn’t hungry, Emma isn’t either. During one scene, he glances at her in the rearview mirror. She had tossed everything out of her diaper bag and found her juice cup. He grins, thinking this little human is self-sufficient and they’ll get along just fine.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i>MY REVIEW</i></b></span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i>When there is a baby or child involved in a story I immediately become intrigued. l love when a story starts out with action and continues with secrets, danger and surprises. The main characters are equally well written and I liked how they decided to work together to see who and why Jake seems to be the target of someone. Just when you think he is in a safe place, someone finds him and his niece. I couldn’t help starting to suspect everyone after awhile. </i></b></span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i>There is an emotional side to the story where I was able to see vulnerability and a desire to have deeper faith. What was really good about this story was the characters thinking that God has left them. Remember that even though we pray for something God will answer it in His time. We may not like the answer we get, but it is all in God’s plan. This is a great story that had me wanting the story to continue. When I find characters I like I tend to connect with them and desire to have their story continue. I would love to see Jake and Daria together in a new story. </i></b></span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i>I received a copy of this book from Celebrate Lit. The review is my own opinion.</i></b></span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></p><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-align: center; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">Blog Stops</span></h1><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.bookwomanjoan.blogspot.com/" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Book Reviews From an Avid Reader"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Book Reviews From an Avid Reader</span></a>, February 21</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; 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margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/mary.a.hake" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Mary Hake"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Mary Hake</span></a>, March 4</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://agoodbookandcupoftea.wixsite.com/agoodbookandcupoftea" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"A Good Book and Cup of Tea"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">A Good Book and Cup of Tea</span></a>, March 5</p><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-align: center; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">Giveaway</span></h1><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><img height="227" loading="lazy" src="https://promosimple.com/uploads/images/ec02353b-2694-4723-8fd6-41644038ec04" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="271" /></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;">To celebrate her tour, Loretta is giving away the grand prize package of a $50 Amazon gift card and an eBook copy of the book!!</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;">Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://promosimple.com/ps/2a257/the-marine-s-deadly-reunion-celebration-tour-giveaway" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;">https://promosimple.com/ps/2a257/the-marine-s-deadly-reunion-celebration-tour-giveaway</a></p></div>Deanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15915212437719900464noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2486667604772017941.post-3646382688758815192024-02-22T13:08:00.001-06:002024-02-22T22:38:47.815-06:00<p><br /></p><div class="entry-content" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; border-color: rgb(209, 209, 209); box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 0px 0px 0.848485em; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-27882" height="315" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/leading-ladies-1.jpg" srcset="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/leading-ladies-1.jpg 851w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/leading-ladies-1-300x111.jpg 300w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/leading-ladies-1-768x284.jpg 768w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; display: block; height: auto; margin: 0px auto 1.75em; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="851" /></h1><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">About the Book</span></h1><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Book: </strong>Leading Ladies: Discover Your God-Grown Strategy for Success</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Authors: </strong>Amber Weigand-Buckley & Lisa Burris Burns</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><b style="box-sizing: inherit;">Genre: </b>Christian Leadership and Religious Leadership</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Release Date: </strong>May 25, 2023</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><img alt="" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-27531" height="300" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 218px) 85vw, 218px" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/llcover-218x300.png" srcset="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/llcover-218x300.png 218w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/llcover-744x1024.png 744w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/llcover-768x1057.png 768w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/llcover-1116x1536.png 1116w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/llcover-1488x2048.png 1488w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/llcover-1200x1651.png 1200w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/llcover.png 1952w" 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="218" />SISTERS, IT’S TIME TO GET DOWN TO BUSINESS!</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Find out how to step up to God’s calling as these daring women redefine what leadership looks like. Authentic and heartfelt stories of world-changing women leaders of every hue, background, and job description, teach us by example how to battle to find our passion, connect with our gifts, and maintain forward-focused momentum in every season of life.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Join authors Amber Weigand-Buckley and Lisa Burris Burns — along with Babbie Mason, Candace Payne, Jacquelyn Marushka, Martha Bolton, Katy Nichole, Kymberlie Joye, and so many more powerhouse women–as they explore leadership purpose, and living a life that counts.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"> </p><pre style="border: 1px solid rgb(209, 209, 209); box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Inconsolata, monospace; line-height: 1.3125; margin-bottom: 1.75em; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 100%; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: auto; padding: 1.75em; white-space: pre-wrap;">Click <a href="https://amzn.to/48YQl3R" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;">here</a> to get your copy!</pre><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"> </p><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">About the Authors</span></h1><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;"><img alt="" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-27533" height="300" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 223px) 85vw, 223px" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Amber-Weigand-Buckley-223x300.png" srcset="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Amber-Weigand-Buckley-223x300.png 223w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Amber-Weigand-Buckley.png 530w" 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="223" />Meet Amber</strong></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Amber Weigand-Buckley</strong> is an author, speaker, multi-award-winning magazine editor, and art <span style="background-color: white;">director, Advanced Writers and Speakers Association (awsa.com) marketing director, Bold Vision Books’ creative director, and owner of #barefacedcreativemedia (barefacedcreativemedia.com). The Springfield, Missouri native navigates bipolar and anxiety disorder while embracing her best life. At its peak, her mental illness almost caused her to take her own life. Amber is a mental</span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span>health advocate who knows that a diagnosis does not disqualify you from God’s leadership call.Amber, whose vision birthed <span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-style: italic;">Leading Ladies: Discover Your God-Grown Strategy for Success</span>, is energized by helping world-changing women of all hues, backgrounds, and walks of life to find their wings, hone their skills, and take their God-call to the next level.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">She has two grown daughters, Saffron, Imogen, and one teen Penelope, with Philip, her British hubby of 28 years, two Great Pyrenees pups—Stanley and Stuart, and a zoo of exotic pets.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;"><img alt="" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-27532" height="300" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 225px) 85vw, 225px" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Lisa-Burris-Burns-225x300.png" srcset="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Lisa-Burris-Burns-225x300.png 225w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Lisa-Burris-Burns.png 558w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; float: left; height: auto; margin: 0.375em 1.75em 1.75em 0px; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="225" />Meet Lisa</strong></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">The diagnosis of an autoimmune disorder initially shattered <strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">LISA BURRIS BURNS</strong>’ ministry dreams as a vocalist and worship leader. Despite this, God opened opportunities for her journey and abilities to expand beyond what she ever anticipated for herself — to acting, stage performance, set design, and writing. As a vocal and performance coach with K.C. Superstar, a Kansas City-based competition likened to “American Idol,” she is passionate about fine-tuning artists’ creative expressions. Lisa thrives on the artistic process, especially everything yarn and crafty.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">This avid Kansas City Chiefs fan lives with her husband, Randy, in Blue Springs, Missouri. The Burns have served in marriage and family ministry since 1988. They have six fantastic children, two amazing son-in-loves, and five adorable granddaughters.</p><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">More from Amber and Lisa</span></h1><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Are you ready to discover your God-given gifts and move in forward in all that He’s called you to be? Leading Ladies: Discover Your God-Grown Strategy for Success will help you identify your unique leadership abilities.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">For a limited time, get the inspirational song “Lead Me On” recorded by Michaelah Weaver for FREE when your register as a Leading Ladies VIP at leadingladies.life.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Let “Lead Me On” be your empowering anthem as you read Leading Ladies and learn to boldly walk in your purpose. Download the song and book excerpt now at leadingladies.life!</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i>MY REVIEW</i></b></span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i>I pray as I write this review that I bless the authors with my words. I completely melted by the sweet writing and encouraging words. Reading that a woman spoke up and said that she is bipolar and taking medicine for it made me want to clap out loud. Why you ask? It is simple. This woman still has faith that she will be healed but continues in her journey of being a leader. This is an excellent example of how God can use anyone. </i></b></span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i>Each woman who contributed to this book is transparent and shares their struggles. One may have gone through abuse while another is dealing with issues of approval but each one is a leader. Their stories are powerful and encouraging. I loved each individual story and appreciated how these women are an example of leading with their whole hearts even during a trial. Thank you to each woman who shared, overcame and have a heart to share to help others. </i></b></span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i>I received a copy of this book from Celebrate Lit. The review is my own opinion. </i></b></span></p><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-align: center; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="font-size: 2.0625rem; text-decoration: underline;">Blog Stops</span></h1><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://proverb31titus2godlybookreviews.blogspot.com/" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Godly Book Reviews"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Godly Book Reviews</span></a>, February 16</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.artistwriterandstudentohmy.com/" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; 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margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://coverloverbookreview.blogspot.com/" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Cover Lover Book Review"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Cover Lover Book Review</span></a>, February 27</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amybooksy.blogspot.com/" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4224,"10":2,"15":"Arial"}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Locks, Hooks and Books"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Locks, Hooks and Books</span></a>, February 28</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4224,"10":2,"15":"Arial"}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"A Reader’s Brain "}" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><a href="http://areadersbrain.blogspot.com/" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;">A Reader’s Brain</a></span>, February 29 (Author Interview)</p><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-align: center; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">Giveaway</span></h1><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><img height="205" loading="lazy" src="https://promosimple.com/uploads/images/9c016c10-452f-46a0-b500-851a22fa9d04" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="244" /></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;">To celebrate their tour, Amber and Lisa are giving away the grand prize package of a copy of the book and a $50 Amazon gift card!!</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;">Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://promosimple.com/ps/2a0cf/leading-ladies-celebration-tour-giveaway" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;">https://promosimple.com/ps/2a0cf/leading-ladies-celebration-tour-giveaway</a></p><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black;" /></div>Deanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15915212437719900464noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2486667604772017941.post-31958557816050008932024-02-21T11:39:00.030-06:002024-02-22T22:05:09.191-06:00<p><br /></p><div class="entry-content" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; border-color: rgb(209, 209, 209); box-sizing: inherit; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"><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;"><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-27152" height="315" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Legends-rise.jpg" srcset="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Legends-rise.jpg 851w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Legends-rise-300x111.jpg 300w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Legends-rise-768x284.jpg 768w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; display: block; height: auto; margin: 0px auto 1.75em; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="851" /></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: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">About the Book</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;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Book:</strong> When Legends Rise</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;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Author: </strong>Daphne Self</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;"><b style="box-sizing: inherit;">Genre:</b> Science Fiction</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;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Release Date: </strong>July 26, 2022</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;"><img alt="" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-27153" height="300" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 194px) 85vw, 194px" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/SELAHcover-194x300.png" srcset="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/SELAHcover-194x300.png 194w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/SELAHcover.png 510w" 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="194" />He is now one of them. Genetically altered . . . Designed to kill . . . Trained to eradicate . . . Until he became more. Juliet 7-A was the top elite assassin for the Global Federated Territories until an ambush deemed him beyond salvaging. He was scheduled for decommission. His only recourse for survival is a new identity and his search for the one friend he had―a friend who defected and deserted him. Those he once hunted will save him. Yet it comes with a price. A price that demands much of him. What happens when an assassin awakens?</p><p 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;"><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;"><br /></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; white-space: pre-wrap;">Click <a href="https://amzn.to/3tk4I3w" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;">here</a> to get your copy!</pre><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;"> </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: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">About the Author</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;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;"><img alt="" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-27154" height="300" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 231px) 85vw, 231px" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/v3-231x300.jpg" srcset="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/v3-231x300.jpg 231w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/v3-787x1024.jpg 787w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/v3-768x999.jpg 768w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/v3-1181x1536.jpg 1181w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/v3-1200x1561.jpg 1200w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/v3.jpg 1574w" 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="231" />Daphne Self</strong>, formerly published under the name D.M. Webb, resides in Iowa. As a Mississippian transplant, she spends her days in the Midwest state writing, editing, reading, antiquing, and planning adventures. She pursues her dream as an editor and author with one goal in mind: To Glorify His Name. Daphne is also an avid reader who devours book in many genres. As a long time member of ACFW (American Christian Fiction Writers) and Realm Makers, she volunteers her time helping published and unpublished authors.</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;"><br /></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: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">More from Daphne</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;">It started as an idea back in the late 90s. It came to fruition in May 2021. The inspiration was this: salvation is free. That began the questions of: what if someone committed horrible acts, what if that person was indoctrinated and changed, what if when faced with the truth how would he react, and finally, what story from the Bible would work for my character? Of course, the story of Saul of Tarsus (Paul) came to mind. Blood was on his hands, yet he found salvation in Christ. And the story of Samson gave a bit of a parallel to my story, too.</p><p style="-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;"> </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;">I wrote this book before the show <span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-style: italic;">Halo</span> was released, yet I had been playing the <span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-style: italic;">Halo</span> video game for years. I’ve always enjoyed the backstory of Master Chief, so the main character of <span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-style: italic;">When Legends Rise</span> is a bit like Master Chief John-117. Plus, if you have seen <span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-style: italic;">The Mandalorian</span>, then you will see a few common themes between my book and that show. There’s also a bit of a Star Trek vibe in that I use “tech” speak and plausible science.</p><p style="-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;"> </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;">And what began as one book has now evolved into a 5-book series titled <span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-style: italic;">Legends of Light</span>. Book two, <span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-style: italic;">What Legends Become</span>, releases in June 2024 and follows the family and the continuing story of salvation, persecution, faith, and hope.</p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i>MY REVIEW </i></b></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i>What an exciting story filled with suspense. I liked the feel of another world and the escape that Jules goes through. The attack he endured injured him so badly that he was in recovery for awhile. He won’t forget that his friend saved him. Now what were the words he told Jules before he left ? His friend didn’t want to say much, but the world that Juliet thought he knew has changed. </i></b></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i>With a little romance mixed in the story it is a nice read with faith elements that I appreciated. With a theme of a Star Wars feel this book has action, weapons that only be described as advanced and enemies that will do anything to complete their mission. I can’t wait for the next installment in this exciting series. Get ready for an adventure that gives you a front row seat to edge of your seat to this thriller. </i></b></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i>I received a copy of this book from Celebrate Lit. 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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-align: center;"><a href="https://www.fictionbooklover.com/" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4224,"10":2,"15":"Arial"}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Fiction Book Lover"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Fiction Book Lover</span></a>, March 1 (Author Interview)</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: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-align: center; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">Giveaway</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-align: center;"><img height="196" loading="lazy" src="https://promosimple.com/uploads/images/8c15db7d-0e45-4cbd-8bf0-cbd520b861d0" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="234" /></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-align: center;">To celebrate her tour, Daphne is giving away the grand prize package of a paperback copy of the book, bookmarks, character cards, and a $25 Amazon gift card!!</p><p 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-align: center;">Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.</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-align: center;"><a href="https://promosimple.com/ps/29dbb/when-legends-rise-celebration-tour-giveaway" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;">https://promosimple.com/ps/29dbb/when-legends-rise-celebration-tour-giveaway</a></p><p></p><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /></div>Deanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15915212437719900464noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2486667604772017941.post-9250305859017577842024-02-20T16:50:00.050-06:002024-02-20T19:40:04.813-06:00<p><br /></p><div class="entry-content" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; border-color: rgb(209, 209, 209); box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-27147" height="315" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/refuge-of-grace.jpg" srcset="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/refuge-of-grace.jpg 851w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/refuge-of-grace-300x111.jpg 300w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/refuge-of-grace-768x284.jpg 768w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; display: block; height: auto; margin: 0px auto 1.75em; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="851" /></p><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">About the Book</span></h1><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Book:</strong> Refuge of Grace: Finding Your Safe Place</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Author: </strong>Tracy L. Smoak</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><b style="box-sizing: inherit;">Genre:</b> Non-Fiction</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Release Date: </strong>September, 2023</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;"><img alt="" class="size-medium wp-image-27148 alignright" height="300" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 188px) 85vw, 188px" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Refuge-cover-2-188x300.jpg" srcset="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Refuge-cover-2-188x300.jpg 188w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Refuge-cover-2-642x1024.jpg 642w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Refuge-cover-2-768x1226.jpg 768w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Refuge-cover-2-962x1536.jpg 962w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Refuge-cover-2.jpg 1124w" 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="188" />“This book is a life-saving manual meant for any soul who has bottomed out and can only look up for help.”</strong><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;"><br style="box-sizing: inherit;" />— George Firehammer</strong></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Need a stronger connection with God? A safe place?</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Anyone hoping for straight talk to bring Jesus close will find refreshment in Refuge of Grace. Learn from a fresh look at 22 little-told Bible passages via Tracy L. Smoak’s engaging storytelling and vivid imagery.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">These scriptures offer true comfort in your everyday struggles. </p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><br /></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">These scriptures offer true comfort in your everyday struggles. From hearing Gomer’s perspective about shame to imagining Jesus arriving in a Rolls Royce for the family reunion, you will know God’s working on your behalf-right now.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"> </p><pre style="border: 1px solid rgb(209, 209, 209); box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Inconsolata, monospace; line-height: 1.3125; margin-bottom: 1.75em; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 100%; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: auto; padding: 1.75em; white-space: pre-wrap;">Click <a href="https://amzn.to/475Xo9y" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;">here</a> to get your copy!</pre><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"> </p><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">About the Author</span></h1><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><img alt="" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-27149" height="300" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 225px) 85vw, 225px" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/headshot.Tracy-Smoak.lake_-225x300.jpg" srcset="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/headshot.Tracy-Smoak.lake_-225x300.jpg 225w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/headshot.Tracy-Smoak.lake_-768x1024.jpg 768w" 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="225" />A native Floridian, <strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Tracy L. Smoak</strong> grew up riding horses and climbing citrus trees. Her passion is to encourage others in their faith journey. Smoak writes for <span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-style: italic;">Guideposts</span>. Ambassador International released her debut novel, <span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-style: italic;">Who Brought the Dog to Church?. </span>Bold Vision published her Bible study about encouragement titled <span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-style: italic;">Refuge of Grace: Finding Your Safe Place.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">She loves photography and authored two hardcover devotionals with her original nature art (<span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-style: italic;">Living Water to Refresh Your Soul – </span>tranquil lake scenes; and <span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-style: italic;">Arranged with Love</span>– floral landscapes).</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Smoak holds a master’s in Education and a bachelor’s in Communication. At her church home, she leads small-group Bible studies. She is an active member of Word Weavers International.</p><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">More from Tracy</span></h1><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">When life knocks you down, where do you go for hope?</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">We all want to be brave, but sometimes circumstances overwhelm us. Health declines, bank accounts empty, and friends disappear. No matter the disappointments, one absolute certainty we can count on is God. He will stand with us through every adversity.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Ideas for <span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-style: italic;">Refuge of Grace: Finding Your Safe Place</span> began at 3 a.m. on a January workday in 2021. I tossed and turned in bed, wondering how I could continue teaching in a public school under all the pandemic constraints. We wore masks, developed lesson plans for both in-class instruction and online modules, and juggled a revolving door of student quarantines with absences.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Fear surrounded us on all sides.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Others also struggled. My older son managed an emergency department in a large city and had to find ways to supply unprecedented needs. My younger son worked in the financial industry and watched markets reel. Neighbors lost jobs and income.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">How could we model resilience and move forward?</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">I turned to the Bible for inspiration and studied stories about how believers overcame hardship. Six months and 22 chapters later—all the while teaching full time—this collection renewed hope and kept me going.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">My prayer is that reading these Bible promises of God’s faithfulness also will empower you.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i>MY REVIEW</i></b></span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i>A beautifully written book that brings peace to you. I liked how each chapter is a different topic that is easy to relate to. The author gives us much to think about as we go through the study. We are reminded not to forget God and all the things He has done for us. There are several Biblical figures that the author uses to illustrate how He was there as these people were in the midst of a trial. The scriptures are well placed in the book. </i></b></span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i>One thing I thought was very important in the book was not to just go to God when you need something. We need to have a good relationship with Him every day. Praise Him in the good and the bad. Jeremiah is a good example of relying on God. Jeremiah was sent out to speak to others knowing that God would give him the right words to say. Do we sometimes speak to others without being led by God? If we see someone stumbling in their walk, we should go to them after praying and He will give you the words to say. </i></b></span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i>I liked the way the author recounts stories from the Bible and applies them to our everyday struggles and triumphs. The book is a comfort and instills God’s Word in a loving way. This would make an excellent book to use in a group Bible Study or as a study for personal growth. </i></b></span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i>I received a copy of this book from Celebrate Lit. 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text-decoration: none;"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4224,"10":2,"15":"Arial"}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Locks, Hooks and Books"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Locks, Hooks and Books</span></a>, February 22</p><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-align: center; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">Giveaway</span></h1><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><img height="211" loading="lazy" src="https://promosimple.com/uploads/images/15735a9a-0140-4663-8c91-483d996c0f3d" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="252" /></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;">To celebrate her tour, Tracy is giving away the grand prize package of a paperback copy each of Who Brought the Dog to Church? and Refuge of Grace: Finding Your Safe Place!!</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;">Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://promosimple.com/ps/29c57/refuge-of-grace-celebration-tour-giveaway" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;">https://promosimple.com/ps/29c57/refuge-of-grace-celebration-tour-giveaway</a></p><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black;" /><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><br /></p></div>Deanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15915212437719900464noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2486667604772017941.post-46844898353414657692024-02-18T12:56:00.056-06:002024-02-18T23:38:38.433-06:00<p><br /></p><div class="entry-content" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; border-color: rgb(209, 209, 209); box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-27336" height="315" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/torch.jpg" srcset="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/torch.jpg 851w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/torch-300x111.jpg 300w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/torch-768x284.jpg 768w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; display: block; height: auto; margin: 0px auto 1.75em; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="851" /></p><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">About the Book</span></h1><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Book:</strong> Torch</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Author: </strong>Sofia Simpson</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><b style="box-sizing: inherit;">Genre:</b> Young Adult Christian Fantasy</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Release Date: </strong>February 6, 2024</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><img alt="" class="size-medium wp-image-27337 alignright" height="300" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 225px) 85vw, 225px" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Torch-72dpi-1500x2000-1-225x300.jpg" srcset="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Torch-72dpi-1500x2000-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Torch-72dpi-1500x2000-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Torch-72dpi-1500x2000-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Torch-72dpi-1500x2000-1-1200x1600.jpg 1200w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Torch-72dpi-1500x2000-1.jpg 1500w" 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="225" />Relentlessly pursued by the Extremists, Vela and Linc embark on a perilous journey toward a hidden Elemental community in the Canadian mountains. It’s a place where couples of different elements thrive, raising families while living off the grid.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">These Elementals, like the Extremists, are searching for the portended Chosen Child, the one who will unit the clans. Vela is forced to accept she might be a part of this prophecy whether she likes it or not.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Vela is more than intrigued by a mixed Elemental in the community who single-mindedly pursues her. Faced with a choice between two very different men makes committing to Linc as her Intended harder than she imagined.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;">Can Linc win the fight for her heart? Will this prophecy be her undoing or the Elementals’ salvation?</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"> </p><pre style="border: 1px solid rgb(209, 209, 209); box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Inconsolata, monospace; line-height: 1.3125; margin-bottom: 1.75em; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 100%; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: auto; padding: 1.75em; white-space: pre-wrap;">Click <a href="https://amzn.to/4aIoAhF" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;">here</a> to get your copy!</pre><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"> </p><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">About the Author</span></h1><div><span style="box-sizing: inherit;"><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-decoration: none;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Sofia</strong> grew up moving constantly. Never in one place more than three years, there was plenty of time to daydream during long car rides. College finally gave her a chance to study what she had always dreamed of doing, writing her stories.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-decoration: none;">She obtained a B.A. in Journalism, married her handsome husband and had two amazing sons.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-decoration: none;">A big believer in dreaming big, Sofia loves speaking to youth, encouraging them to find hope no matter what their life looks like. Sofia is a daughter of the Lord first and foremost and finds inspiration with the stories like King David and Esther.</p><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-decoration: none; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit;">More from Sofia</span></h1><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-decoration: none;">This book has been my absolute favorite to write. I switched my POV to first person, and it made all the difference in the world as far as getting into my character’s head. I’ve been so intimidated in writing in first person POV, so I’m so happy I went out on a limb and tried it. The story flowed so easily once I did! I wrote the first draft of this book in 10 weeks! I got on an intense writing schedule, stuck to it and voila! Out popped this book.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-decoration: none;">I loved every minute of it, especially the researching part. Researching how to live off the grid was fascinating to me, and it couldn’t have been more interesting. It really made me understand how people lived without modern conveniences. Well, in my book, they lived with modern conveniences thanks to generators and the Elementals’ gifts and abilities, but they had to make their own soap, butter, cheese, sometimes, clothes. I learned how a toilet can work thanks to gravity and setting up the pump on a hill. It’s all fascinating to me and I hope everyone finds it fun to learn, too, all while a great story unfolds!</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-decoration: none;">The following recipe was so neat, I had to include it! And, yes, it’s in the book. They had to cook bread without an oven, so this worked nicely so they could still enjoy some fresh cooked bread.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-decoration: none;">This recipe was copied from the following link from Veganonboard.com:</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-decoration: none;"><a href="https://veganonboard.com/campfire-bread-on-a-stick-recipe/" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;">Campfire Bread on a Stick Recipe – Vegan on Board</a></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-decoration: none;">Ingredients</p><ul style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1a1a1a; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><li style="box-sizing: inherit;">1 tsp dried yeast</li><li style="box-sizing: inherit;">1 tsp sugar</li><li style="box-sizing: inherit;">2 ½ cups (300 g) flour</li><li style="box-sizing: inherit;">⅞ cup (200 ml) warm water</li><li style="box-sizing: inherit;">2 tbsp (30 ml) olive oil</li><li style="box-sizing: inherit;">1 tsp salt</li></ul><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-decoration: none;">Dough:</p><ul style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1a1a1a; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><li style="box-sizing: inherit;">In a large bowl, mix all the ingredients into a moist dough. No need to knead!</li><li style="box-sizing: inherit;">Cover the bowl and let the dough rise in a warm place until it has doubled in size – about 1 hour.</li><li style="box-sizing: inherit;">With floured hands, briefly ‘knock back’ the dough by making it into a ball.</li><li style="box-sizing: inherit;">Tip the dough out onto a floured surface and divide into 8 pieces.</li></ul><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-decoration: none;">Shaping your breadsticks:</p><ul style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1a1a1a; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><li style="box-sizing: inherit;">Start by stretching the dough into a strip and then roll it into a long sausage shape.</li><li style="box-sizing: inherit;">Twist a strip around the end of your sticks. Pinch the dough together to secure the end if necessary.</li></ul><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-decoration: none;">Cooking Over a Campfire:</p><ul style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1a1a1a; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><li style="box-sizing: inherit;">Either hold or prop up your stick over the fire.</li><li style="box-sizing: inherit;">Choose a spot over hot embers for best results.</li><li style="box-sizing: inherit;">Keep rotating until all sides are browned.</li><li style="box-sizing: inherit;">Enjoy your freshly baked bread!</li></ul><div><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i>MY REVIEW</i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i>I remember reading the first book in this series thinking that I really liked the author’s style of writing. I am thrilled to be back with the author as I delve into this book. Once again we are thrust into a place where strange things happen. It is easy to become engrossed in the story and I found myself right back with these characters on their journey. I love that the author has put faith throughout the story. </i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i>As we venture out with Vela we witness just how much danger is around. With the ability to heal, Vela is valuable to many. I liked when her powers were used to heal friends and her faithful dog. Perhaps the attack on them was just for fun, but beneath the surface darkness starts to arise. </i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i>The story is full of action and non ending danger as we witness Vela’s skills. It was nice to see that God plays a big part in the story . As I became more aware of what was going on in the story I witnessed friendship, faith and strong values that could not be shaken. Many times I wasn’t sure if Vela or her friends would survive. There is a little conflict between a few characters with Vela in the middle. Relationships are tested as conflicts start to interfere with friendship and trust. </i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i>I liked Linc and how much he cares for Vela. What happens when someone else has feelings for one of them? </i></b></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i>Overall the story is good and enjoyable as we travel to a place where hope of a better life may exist. I like when Vela is steadfast in praying for safety. She cries out to God for help as things look bleak at times. Get ready for another installment in this exciting series. </i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i>I received a copy of this book from Celebrate Lit. 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margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit;">Giveaway</span></h1><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center; text-decoration: none;"><img height="210" loading="lazy" src="https://promosimple.com/uploads/images/17b21d28-4a28-4011-a08d-abe3e44e82cc" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="250" /></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center; text-decoration: none;">To celebrate her tour, Sofia is giving away the grand prize package of a $50 Amazon gift card and copy of the book!!</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center; text-decoration: none;">Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center; text-decoration: none;"><a href="https://promosimple.com/ps/29dba/torch-celebration-tour-giveaway" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;">https://promosimple.com/ps/29dba/torch-celebration-tour-giveaway</a></p></span></div><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;"></strong></p><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black;" /></div>Deanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15915212437719900464noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2486667604772017941.post-90164787223158141222024-02-16T13:38:00.006-06:002024-02-16T23:52:05.665-06:00<p><br /></p><div class="entry-content" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; border-color: rgb(209, 209, 209); box-sizing: inherit; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"><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;"><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-27597" height="315" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/cherished-betrothal.jpg" srcset="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/cherished-betrothal.jpg 851w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/cherished-betrothal-300x111.jpg 300w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/cherished-betrothal-768x284.jpg 768w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; display: block; height: auto; margin: 0px auto 1.75em; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="851" /></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: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">About the Book</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;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Book: </strong>A Cherished Betrothal</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;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Author: </strong>Denise Weimer</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;"><b style="box-sizing: inherit;">Genre: </b>Christian Historical Romance</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;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Release Date: </strong>January 23, 2024</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;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-style: italic;"><img alt="" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-27598" height="300" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 200px) 85vw, 200px" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/A-Cherished-Betrothal-Generic-200x300.jpg" srcset="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/A-Cherished-Betrothal-Generic-200x300.jpg 200w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/A-Cherished-Betrothal-Generic-683x1024.jpg 683w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/A-Cherished-Betrothal-Generic-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/A-Cherished-Betrothal-Generic-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/A-Cherished-Betrothal-Generic-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/A-Cherished-Betrothal-Generic-1200x1800.jpg 1200w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/A-Cherished-Betrothal-Generic.jpg 1707w" 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="200" />He rescued her once, but a chance at love will require the ultimate sacrifice. </span></strong></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;">Alexander Morris bears the childhood scars of the Long Canes massacre that killed his brother and father. Forced by his dark past into the lonely life of Georgia Ranger, Alexander joins the bordering South Carolina Rangers in their revolt against the Crown. When he’s posted to the fort erected to defend the community once decimated by the massacre, duty demands he court the loyalty of his sworn enemies, the fierce Cherokee warriors.</p><p style="-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;">Elspeth Lawrence never forgot the boy who sacrificed himself for her at Long Canes—any more than she forgot the younger sister taken captive. She’s learned not only to forgive, but also to help minister to the Cherokees at her father’s mission. When Alex Morris arrives at nearby Fort Charlotte, Elspeth finds her memories—and her emotions—stirred. He doesn’t even remember her…or the long-ago attack. But the bitterness that simmers just beneath his stoic exterior—as well as her courtship by a local landowner—challenge their undeniable bond.</p><p style="-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;">When Alex uncovers a long-held secret and a plot to sabotage patriot talks with the Cherokees, he must choose between his desire for revenge and his love for the girl he rescued long ago.</p><p 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;"> </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; white-space: pre-wrap;">Click <a href="https://amzn.to/47mCXFe" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;">here</a> to get your copy!</pre><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;"> </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: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">About the Author</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;"><img alt="" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-27599" height="300" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 200px) 85vw, 200px" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Denise_Weimer_updated_headshot-200x300.jpg" srcset="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Denise_Weimer_updated_headshot-200x300.jpg 200w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Denise_Weimer_updated_headshot-683x1024.jpg 683w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Denise_Weimer_updated_headshot-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Denise_Weimer_updated_headshot-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Denise_Weimer_updated_headshot-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Denise_Weimer_updated_headshot-1200x1800.jpg 1200w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Denise_Weimer_updated_headshot-scaled.jpg 1707w" 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="200" />North Georgia native <strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Denise Weimer</strong> has authored over a dozen traditionally published novels and a number of novellas—historical and contemporary romance, romantic suspense, and time slip. As a freelance editor and Acquisitions & Editorial Liaison for Wild Heart Books, she’s helped other authors reach their publishing dreams. A wife and mother of two daughters, Denise always pauses for coffee, chocolate, and old houses.</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;"><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;"><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;"><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;"> </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: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">More from Denise</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;">That Event That Changed You Forever: The Backstory Catalyst of <span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-style: italic;">A Cherished Betrothal</span></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;">Most of us can pinpoint it—a moment in time that forever altered us and the course of our lives. Maybe it was a place. Or a person. For good or bad, we can never go back to who we used to be. The good or bad depends on how we react to that moment, place, or person, doesn’t it? Whether we allow God to make us more like Him because of it.</p><p style="-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;">Both the hero and heroine of my third novel in the Scouts of the Georgia Frontier, <span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-style: italic;">A Cherished Betrothal</span>, live with such a moment. Experts in book plotting say our characters should have a dark moment in their backstory. For Alex Morris and Elspeth Lawrence, the Long Canes Massacre of 1760 is that dark moment. Together, they survived the attack of around a hundred Cherokee braves on a group of settlers fleeing across the South Carolina border into Georgia. Alex lost his father and brother, Elspeth her mother while her younger sister was taken captive. With the resilience of the Scots-Irish who formed a barrier between the colonies and the Native Americans, the Long Canes settlers returned to the border of South Carolina later that same year.</p><p style="-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;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-style: italic;">A Cherished Betrothal</span> actually begins in 1775, with the South Carolina backcountry on the brink of revolution. Since the childhood attack, Alex has lost his sense of home. He draws his identity from his service as a Georgia and South Carolina Ranger (yes, this tale veers over the border into South Carolina and the fascinating history around the town of Ninety Six) and waits for the opportunity for revenge. He keeps his anger carefully banked, just as Elspeth hides her fear—especially when she has to face warriors who visit the mission for Cherokee children she runs with her minister father. She’s forgiven her enemies, but she can no more prevent her knees knocking upon sight of the braves than she can forget the boy who saved her life fifteen years ago.</p><p style="-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;">It seems God has answered her prayers when Alex shows up at nearby Fort Charlotte. Only…he doesn’t remember her…or the dark moment that shaped both of their histories. Between Elspeth’s not-so-gentle pressure, a Cherokee boy Alex can’t shake as a shadow, and his commanders’ determination to court the Cherokees as allies for the Patriot cause, Alex is forced to look his past in the eye.</p><p style="-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;">Pivoting between Fort Charlotte, the mission school, and the town of Ninety Six where Elspeth’s wealthy Loyalist admirer helps stir conflict, including the first battle of the Revolution in South Carolina, <span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-style: italic;">A Counterfeit Betrothal</span> is a tale of unshakeable love and soul-deep healing. I loved this story so much when I was writing it, I wanted to move into Colonial Ninety Six. I hope you will too!</p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i>MY REVIEW </i></b></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i>Great story with wonderful characters. Loved the time period and the historical facts that made it more realistic. The emotions are raw in the story and draw readers to understand them better. Good story that features Native Americans. I did like the struggle that was felt very strongly when faced with a traumatic event by one of the characters. Her pain was real as she struggled with trying to move forward.</i></b></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i>It was difficult to understand how this person could have forgotten the pain he caused and there were moments where anger may have come over the victim. It is a book that illustrates how people looked upon others in a way that was unkind. I think it is important to note that during this time period battles broke out between people from different backgrounds. Forgiveness was hard to deal with as one of the characters still carried bitterness. 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margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://forhimandmyfamily.com/" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"For Him and My Family"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">For Him and My Family</span></a>, February 26</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: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-align: center; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">Giveaway</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-align: center;"><img height="122" loading="lazy" src="https://promosimple.com/uploads/images/e5f4939d-cd96-45de-b748-8fb15bc1a0af" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="122" /></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-align: center;">To celebrate her tour, Denise is giving away the grand prize of a $50 Amazon gift card!!</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-align: center;">Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.</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-align: center;"><a href="https://promosimple.com/ps/2a0cd/a-cherished-betrothal-celebration-tour-giveaway" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;">https://promosimple.com/ps/2a0cd/a-cherished-betrothal-celebration-tour-giveaway</a></p><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /><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;"> </p><p></p><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /></div>Deanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15915212437719900464noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2486667604772017941.post-71524237386716745232024-02-15T06:55:00.000-06:002024-02-15T06:55:28.674-06:00<p><br /></p><div class="entry-content" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; border-color: rgb(209, 209, 209); box-sizing: inherit; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"><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;"><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-27222" height="315" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Dial-V.jpg" srcset="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Dial-V.jpg 851w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Dial-V-300x111.jpg 300w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Dial-V-768x284.jpg 768w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; display: block; height: auto; margin: 0px auto 1.75em; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="851" /></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: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">About the Book</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;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Book:</strong> Dial V for Valentine</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;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Author: </strong>Linda Shenton Matchett</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;"><b style="box-sizing: inherit;">Genre: </b>Christian Contemporary Romance</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;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Release Date: </strong>February 14, 2022</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;"><img alt="" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-27224" height="300" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 188px) 85vw, 188px" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/V-for-Valentine-Matchett-188x300.jpg" srcset="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/V-for-Valentine-Matchett-188x300.jpg 188w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/V-for-Valentine-Matchett-640x1024.jpg 640w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/V-for-Valentine-Matchett-768x1229.jpg 768w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/V-for-Valentine-Matchett-960x1536.jpg 960w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/V-for-Valentine-Matchett-1280x2048.jpg 1280w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/V-for-Valentine-Matchett-1200x1920.jpg 1200w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/V-for-Valentine-Matchett.jpg 1500w" 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="188" /><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-style: italic;">Valentine’s Day is perfect for a wedding. If only the bride will agree.</span></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;">Being part of the military is not just a job for Fergus Rafferty, it’s a calling. He’s worked his way up the ranks and doing what he loves best: flying Apache helicopters. The only thing that will make his life complete is marrying Celeste. After he transfers to a unit scheduled to deploy in three months, he’s thrilled at the idea of marrying before he leaves so they can start their new life. Except Celeste wants to wait until he returns. Can he convince her to wed before he leaves?</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;"><br /></p><p></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;">Celeste Hardwicke has just opened her law practice when she finally accepts Fergus’s marriage proposal. Not to worry. She has plenty of time to set a date, then plan the wedding. Until she doesn’t. But a quickie wedding isn’t what she has in mind. Besides, why get married when the groom will ship out after the ceremony? When she stumbles on her great-grandmother’s diary from World War II, she discovers the two of them share the same predicament.</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;">At an impasse, Celeste and Fergus agree to call into WDES’s program No Errin’ for Love. Will DJ Erin Orberg’s advice solve their dilemma or create a bigger divide? One they’ll both regret.</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;"> </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; white-space: pre-wrap;">Click <a href="https://amzn.to/3RQEFdn" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;">here</a> to get your copy!</pre><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;"> </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: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">About the Author</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;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;"><img alt="" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-22422" height="300" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 200px) 85vw, 200px" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Linda-Matchett-Head-Shot-4-200x300.jpg" srcset="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Linda-Matchett-Head-Shot-4-200x300.jpg 200w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Linda-Matchett-Head-Shot-4-683x1024.jpg 683w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Linda-Matchett-Head-Shot-4-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Linda-Matchett-Head-Shot-4-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Linda-Matchett-Head-Shot-4.jpg 1200w" 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="200" />Linda Shenton Matchett</strong> writes about ordinary people who did extraordinary things in days gone by. A native of Baltimore, Maryland, she was born a stone’s throw from Fort McHenry (of Star-Spangled Banner fame) and has lived in historical places all her life. She is a volunteer docent and archivist at the Wright Museum of WWII and a former trustee for her local public library. She now lives in central New Hampshire where she explores the history of this great state and immerses herself in the imaginary worlds created by other authors.</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;"><br /></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: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">More from Linda</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;">My mom was born on February 14<span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 12px; line-height: 0; position: relative; top: -0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;">th</span>, so when I was growing up, Valentine’s Day wasn’t about romance and falling in love. Instead, it was a celebration of my mother. When I was asked to participate in the multi-author project, <span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-style: italic;">You are on the Air</span>, I was hesitant to accept because of having little connection to the holiday and the books in the series are contemporary romance. I primarily write historical romance. But I loved the concept: the stories revolve around couples who call into a Christian radio station for relationship advice. I spent about two weeks mulling over (and discarding) ideas, then I realized the plot was right in front of me.</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;">I had just finished putting together an exhibit with the curator at the museum where I volunteer. One of the display items was a wedding gown made from a parachute. Included with the dress was a photograph of the couple, and their names and wedding date, but nothing else. The lack of information got my mind going, and I wondered about their story. Why did they wait until the end of the war to marry? Why not wed before the groom shipped out? Did they regret waiting? I realized that members of today’s armed forces might deal with the same situation and decided to combine the two plot lines. (See? I can’t leave my historical roots behind!)</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;">In <span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-style: italic;">Dial V for Valentine</span>, Celeste and Fergus struggle with the sacrifice that comes with true love. Not the you-can-have-the-last-cookie kind of love, but a love that puts another’s needs and wants above one’s own. What they learn is that we can only love successfully when we understand that love comes from God. We are capable of loving (mates, significant others, friends <u style="box-sizing: inherit;">and</u> the unlovely) because “He first loved us.” Love is an emotion, but it is also an act of obedience.</p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i>MY REVIEW</i></b></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i>The story is a nice look at a young couple trying to decide when to marry. Celeste has just opened a very promising law practice and is content to wait to marry her fiancé Fergus. It all seems to be falling into place until Fergus gets orders from the army that he is being shipped out for a period of time. Celeste doesn’t want to rush into a marriage because she has always dreamed of a big wedding. That takes time to plan and besides she is very busy getting her practice started. </i></b></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i>I liked when they decide to call into a radio station for advice on what they should do. The advice is quite simple the radio personality explains. “Have you prayed about it.” Such a simple solution yet they never thought to do that. I loved watching this couple work together to make a decision with God’s guidance. Problems may seem overwhelming until we seek God. </i></b></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i>When Celeste finds her great-grandmothers diary, it was so endearing to read along with her. Their lives parallel each others as they both were to marry men in the service. What will the diary reveal that will help Celeste and Fergus make the right decision for both of them? This part of the story was very well written as we see faith play a big part in the story. </i></b></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i>A beautiful sweet story perfect for those who like characters with grace, faith and trust in God. Did Celeste and Fergus get married? What happened with Celeste’s great-grandmother and her fiancé? Grab a copy of this book, find a comfy place to read and discover the answers to these questions. </i></b></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i>I received a copy of this book from Celebrate Lit. The review is my own opinion.</i></b></span></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: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-align: center; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">Blog Stops</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-align: center;"><a href="https://debbieloseanything.blogspot.com/" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4224,"10":2,"15":"Arial"}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Debbie's Dusty Deliberations"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Debbie’s Dusty Deliberations</span></a>, February 14</p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; 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box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;">The Lofty Pages</a>, February 19</span></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-align: center;"><a href="https://truthandgracehomeschoolacademy.wordpress.com/" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;"><span data-sheets-root="1" 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>, February 20</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-align: center;"><a href="http://www.forhimandmyfamily.com/" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; 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font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://hollysbookcorner.home.blog/" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Holly’s Book Corner"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Holly’s Book Corner</span></a>, February 23</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-align: center;"><a href="http://www.melissawardwell.com/category/backporch" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4224,"10":2,"15":"Arial"}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Back Porch Reads"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Back Porch Reads</span></a>, February 24 (Author Interview)</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-align: center;"><a href="http://www.karenbaney.com/blog" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Karen Baney Reviews"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Karen Baney Reviews</span></a>, February 24</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-align: center;"><a href="https://familymgrkendra.blogspot.com/" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Happily Managing a Household of Boys"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Happily Managing a Household of Boys</span></a>, February 25</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-align: center;"><a href="http://www.jennifersienes.com/blog/" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4224,"10":2,"15":"arial"}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Where Crisis & Christ Collide"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Where Crisis & Christ Collide</span></a>, February 26 (Author Interview)</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-align: center;"><a href="http://storiesbygina.wordpress.com/" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":2561,"3":{"1":0},"12":0,"14":{"1":2,"2":2575891}}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Gina Holder, Author and Blogger"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Gina Holder, Author and Blogger</span></a>, February 27 (Author Interview)</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: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-align: center; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">Giveaway</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-align: center;"><img class="" height="204" loading="lazy" src="https://promosimple.com/uploads/images/dcb41bce-2041-4ee6-a16d-0ca4f372d75a" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="243" /></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-align: center;">To celebrate her tour, Linda is giving away the grand prize package of a $25 Visa Gift Card and signed copy of the book!!</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-align: center;">Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.</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-align: center;"><a href="https://promosimple.com/ps/29db9/dial-v-for-valentine-celebration-tour-giveaway" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;">https://promosimple.com/ps/29db9/dial-v-for-valentine-celebration-tour-giveaway</a></p><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /></div>Deanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15915212437719900464noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2486667604772017941.post-42004324032526085272024-02-11T20:57:00.002-06:002024-02-11T20:57:32.308-06:00<p><b><br /></b></p><div class="entry-content" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; border-color: rgb(209, 209, 209); box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-27590" height="315" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Laceys-star.jpg" srcset="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Laceys-star.jpg 851w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Laceys-star-300x111.jpg 300w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Laceys-star-768x284.jpg 768w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; display: block; height: auto; margin: 0px auto 1.75em; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="851" /></p><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; font-size: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">About the Book</span></h1><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><b><span style="box-sizing: inherit;">Book: </span>Lacey’s Star: A Lady Pilot-in-Command Novel</b></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><b><span style="box-sizing: inherit;">Author: </span>Kay DiBianca</b></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><b><span style="box-sizing: inherit;">Genre: </span>Christian Mystery and Romance</b></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><b><span style="box-sizing: inherit;">Release Date: </span>October 23, 2023</b></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><img alt="" class="alignright wp-image-27594 size-medium" height="300" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 188px) 85vw, 188px" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/ebook-cover-Laceys-Star-couple-188x300.jpg" srcset="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/ebook-cover-Laceys-Star-couple-188x300.jpg 188w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/ebook-cover-Laceys-Star-couple-640x1024.jpg 640w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/ebook-cover-Laceys-Star-couple-768x1229.jpg 768w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/ebook-cover-Laceys-Star-couple-960x1536.jpg 960w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/ebook-cover-Laceys-Star-couple-1280x2048.jpg 1280w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/ebook-cover-Laceys-Star-couple-1200x1920.jpg 1200w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/ebook-cover-Laceys-Star-couple.jpg 1600w" 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="188" /><b>Private pilot Cassie Deakin lands in the middle of an unwanted adventure when she discovers her beloved Uncle Charlie has been attacked and seriously injured by thieves.</b></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><b>But Cassie has a problem. She doesn’t know who she can trust. Still, she’s determined to solve the mystery behind the assault on her uncle, so she reluctantly agrees to team up with Deputy Frank White, a man she definitely does not trust, to find the culprits.</b></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><b>But as Cassie and Frank peel back the layers of one mystery, they uncover a deeper and more sinister crime: the murder of an eight-year-old girl decades earlier. Armed with only a single, cryptic clue to the death of young Lacey Alderson, Cassie makes a crucial discovery that lands her in the crosshairs of a murderer.</b></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><b> </b></p><pre style="border: 1px solid rgb(209, 209, 209); box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Inconsolata, monospace; line-height: 1.3125; margin-bottom: 1.75em; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 100%; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: auto; padding: 1.75em; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Click <a href="https://amzn.to/47CSlO9" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;">here</a> to get your copy!</b></pre><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><b> </b></p><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; font-size: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">About the Author</span></h1><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><b><span style="box-sizing: inherit;"><img alt="" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-27591" height="300" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 228px) 85vw, 228px" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Kay-DiBianca-Picture-300dpi-228x300.jpg" srcset="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Kay-DiBianca-Picture-300dpi-228x300.jpg 228w, https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Kay-DiBianca-Picture-300dpi.jpg 317w" 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="228" />Kay DiBianca</span> is a former software developer and IT manager who retired to a life of mystery. She loves to create webs of intrigue for her characters to untangle as they search for the truth while dealing with the ongoing challenges of faith and family.</b></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><b>In addition to her latest book, <span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-style: italic;">Lacey’s Star</span>, Kay has three published novels in <span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-style: italic;">The Watch Mystery Series: The Watch on the Fencepost, Dead Man’s Watch, </span>and<span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-style: italic;"> Time After Tyme</span>. Her published short stories include <span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-style: italic;">Lady Pilot-in-Command, The Clutter Busters, </span>and<span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-style: italic;"> The Money Tree. </span></b></p><b><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black;" /></b></div><div class="entry-content" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; border-color: rgb(209, 209, 209); box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><b>Kay is a member of the American Christian Fiction Writers, Sisters in Crime, and the Collierville Christian Writers Group. She is an instrument-rated pilot and a regular contributor to the Kill Zone Blog. An avid runner, she can often be found at a nearby track, on the treadmill, or at a large park near her home</b></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><b>Kay and her husband, Frank, live, run, and write in Memphis, Tennessee.</b></p><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">Enjoy an Excerpt!</span></h1><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><b>I do not like handsome men. Not that I have much experience with them, but in my opinion, they’re self-absorbed and untrustworthy. Like the one sitting in the passenger seat of my Cessna 172 while I did the run-up prior to takeoff. Frank White.</b></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><b>Frank and I have shared only two experiences in the short time we’ve known each other. In the first one, I saved his life. In the second, he invited me to dinner and stood me up.</b></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><b>Now I’m not generally a person to hold a grudge, but being stood up is on my short list of unforgivable sins. So, when the company I worked for informed me I <span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-style: italic;">had </span>to fly Frank to a meeting at my uncle’s farm a couple of hundred miles away, I turned my face into stone and took the assignment.</b></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><b>If Frank noticed my icy silence as I did the pre-flight check, he didn’t let on. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw the little smirk on his face while he scrolled on his phone, his dark hair hanging down on his forehead. He needed a haircut.</b></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><b>The Newton Airport tower called down. “Cessna Three One Four Bravo Charlie, you’re cleared for takeoff on runway three-six.” After a brief pause, he added, “Have a nice flight, Cassie.”</b></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><b>Frank adjusted his headset when he heard the call from the tower and winked at me. I gave him a look I reserve only for the lowest forms of human life and focused my attention back on the flight panel.</b></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><b>“Roger that,” I said and repeated the instructions back to the air traffic controller. Then I added power and maneuvered Scout onto the end of the runway. Scout is the name I use for the little blue and white Cessna that was my father’s pride and joy. He taught me how to fly when I was a young girl, and he left the plane to me when he died.</b></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><b>My frustration evaporated as my aircraft responded to full power and accelerated down the runway. When we reached sixty knots, I gently pulled back the yoke, the nose lifted, and in one breathless moment, we were free from the earth.</b></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><b>This was a feeling I could never get enough of—the thrill of release as I watched the ground drop away. We climbed over the end of the runway, and meadows of goldenrod waved goodbye as we soared into blue heaven.</b></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i>MY REVIEW </i></b></span></p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><br /></b></p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>Cassie is kind of hard to like at times. She seemed too sure of herself and has this wall built around her. How will she uncover what happened to her uncle if she won't trust anyone to help her? She is almost like a Lone Ranger at times. However along comes someone who can go toe to toe with her. Frank is a great addition to the story and adds a bit of softness to the story. With many twists in the story I definitely started to understand Cassie better. In the end I was very surprised and hope the author does a follow up book.</b></span></i></p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><br /></b></p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i>I received a copy of this book from Celebrate Lit. The review is my own opinion.</i></b></span></p><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-align: center; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">Blog Stop</span></h1><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.bookwomanjoan.blogspot.com/" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Book Reviews From an Avid reader"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Book Reviews From an Avid reader</span></a>, February 6</b></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://pausefortales.blogspot.com/" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;"><span data-sheets-root="1" 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>, February 7</b></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://storiesbygina.wordpress.com/" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":2561,"3":{"1":0},"12":0,"14":{"1":2,"2":2575891}}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Gina Holder, Author and Blogger"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Gina Holder, Author and Blogger</span></a>, February 8 (Author Interview)</b></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://debbieloseanything.blogspot.com/" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4224,"10":2,"15":"Arial"}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Debbie's Dusty Deliberations"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Debbie’s Dusty Deliberations</span></a>, February 8</b></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.instagram.com/macebetti/" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4225,"3":{"1":0},"10":2,"15":"Arial"}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Betti Mace"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Betti Mace</span></a>, February 9</b></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.amybooksy.blogspot.com/" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4224,"10":2,"15":"Arial"}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Locks, Hooks and Books"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Locks, Hooks and Books</span></a>, February 10</b></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://truthandgracehomeschoolacademy.wordpress.com/" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;"><span data-sheets-root="1" 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>, February 11</b></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://deana0326.blogspot.com/" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4224,"10":2,"15":"Arial"}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Texas Book-aholic"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Texas Book-aholic</span></a>, February 12</b></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://jeanninebennett.com/an-authors-take/" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"An Author's Take"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">An Author’s Take</span></a>, February 13</b></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://familymgrkendra.blogspot.com/" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Happily Managing a Household of Boys"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Happily Managing a Household of Boys</span></a>, February 14</b></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.lifeonchickadeelane.com/" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Life on Chickadee Lane"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Life on Chickadee Lane</span></a>, February 15</b></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.carolkeen.blogspot.com/" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;"><span data-sheets-root="1" 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>, February 16</b></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://forhimandmyfamily.com/" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"For Him and My Family"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">For Him and My Family</span></a>, February 17</b></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://amoderndayfairytale.net/" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4224,"10":2,"15":"Arial"}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"A Modern Day Fairy Tale"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">A Modern Day Fairy Tale</span></a>, February 18 (Author Interview)</b></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/mary.a.hake" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Mary Hake"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Mary Hake</span></a>, February 18</b></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://tblbkreviews.wordpress.com/" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Lily's Corner"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Lily’s Corner</span></a>, February 19</b></p><h1 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 2.0625rem; line-height: 1.272727; margin: 1.69697em 0px 0.848485em; text-align: center; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">Giveaway<br style="box-sizing: inherit;" /></span></h1><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><b><img class="" height="209" loading="lazy" src="https://promosimple.com/uploads/images/a4b0e341-e5a9-47ef-b266-89b93f18c755" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="249" /></b></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><b>To celebrate her tour, Kay is giving away the grand prize of a $50 Amazon gift card and an eBook copy of the book!!</b></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><b>Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.</b></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://promosimple.com/ps/2a0c6/lacey-s-star-celebration-tour-giveaway" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration: none;"><b>https://promosimple.com/ps/2a0c6/lacey-s-star-celebration-tour-giveaway</b></a></p></div>Deanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15915212437719900464noreply@blogger.com6