tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33980171440642783902024-03-13T09:08:47.267-05:00The Shelf LifeKatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08508705863477611189noreply@blogger.comBlogger1282125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3398017144064278390.post-64226231658397620982023-05-05T20:58:00.003-05:002023-05-05T21:00:11.507-05:00The Shifting Current by Dani Pettrey w/ Excerpt (JustRead Tours Takeover Tour w/Giveaway)
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Welcome to the Takeover + Review Blitz for <strong><em><span style="color: #13233c;"><i>The Shifting Current</i></span></em></strong> by Dani Pettrey, hosted by <a href="https://justreadtours.com/2023/05/05/welcome-to-the-shifting-current-takeover-review-blitz-giveaway/">JustRead Publicity Tours</a>!</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Title</strong>: <b><span style="color: #351c75;">The Shifting Current</span></b> </span><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Series</strong>: Coastal Guardians novella </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Author</strong>: <b><span style="color: #351c75;">Dani Pettrey </span></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Publisher</strong>: Gracie & Johnny Inc. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Release Date</strong>: <b><span style="color: #351c75;">May 2, 2023</span></b> </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Genre</strong>: Christian Romantic Suspense
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When Coast Guard Investigative Service Special Agent LOGAN PERRY’s beloved grandfather is murdered, Logan races to his hometown of Cauldron Creek, New Mexico to investigate the murder. His teammate and friend, EMMY THORTON, insists on joining him. Not a good idea—not when he loves her, but carries a secret that he knows will tear them apart. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Emmy knows Logan will pursue the investigation no matter the cost, and she won’t let the man she loves plunge into a dangerous situation alone. She needs to be at his side, even if he believes friendship is her only reason for joining him. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">What looks like a robbery gone wrong rapidly shifts, drawing Emmy and Logan into a dizzying maze where nothing is as it appears. Every lead slips through their fingers as threats against them grow deadlier at each turn. Having only each other to rely on, their love for one another deepens, but will they live long enough to admit their attraction to each other? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">They’re in the killer’s sights. One wrong move puts their future together and their lives on the line.</span></div></blockquote><div><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></div><div><span><a name='more'></a></span><h3><span style="color: #13233c; font-size: large;">EXCERPT:</span></h3></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span></p><blockquote><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Death. It permeated her hair, her skin. She wanted to crawl out of it, but there was </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">nowhere to go.<br />He depressed the accelerator to the </span>floorboard<span style="font-family: inherit;">, putting distance between her and the body. But more was required.<br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Infinitely more.<br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">She feared she’d never outrun it.<br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">The booming ricochet of the shotgun still rang in her ears.<br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Stop! She scratched at them. Why wouldn’t it stop?<br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Cold slithered down her face.<br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">“You’re clammy.” He chucked a rag at her.<br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Her stomach churned. She pressed the back of her hand against her mouth.<br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">He flew over the hill.<br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">“Slow down,” she eked out. “You’ll get us pulled over.”<br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">“Yeah.” He chuckled. “If you get arrested, he’ll know you didn’t follow the plan. Then </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">you’ll be as good as dead.”<br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">She already was. It was just a matter of time before he figured it out and came for her.</span></span></blockquote><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span><p></p></span><p data-pm-slice="1 1 []"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #13233c;"><strong>PURCHASE LINKS: </strong></span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61375674-the-shifting-current" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Goodreads</a> | <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Shifting-Current-Coastal-Guardian-Novella-ebook/dp/B0B4TW31H2" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Amazon</a> | <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-shifting-current-dani-pettrey/1141772776" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Barnes & Noble</a> | <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-shifting-current-a-coastal-guardian-novella-dani-pettrey/18677980" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Bookshop</a> | <a href="https://www.bookbub.com/books/the-shifting-current-a-coastal-guardian-novella-by-dani-pettrey" rel="noopener" target="_blank">BookBub</a></span></p><span><!--more--></span><p data-pm-slice="1 1 []"><span style="color: #13233c; font-size: x-large;">More Books in this Series</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07NDMTCZ7" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img alt="The Killing Tide" class="alignnone wp-image-25287" height="200" src="https://justreadtours.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/TheKillingTidecoverfinal1-194x300.jpg" width="129" /></a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0821Q13JH" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img alt="The Crushing Depths" class="alignnone wp-image-25288" height="200" src="https://justreadtours.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/The-Crushing-Depths-by-Dani-Pettrey-193x300.jpeg" width="129" /></a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09LWNKKCX" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img alt="The Deadly Shallows" class="alignnone wp-image-25289" height="200" src="https://justreadtours.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/TheDeadlyShadowsCover-200x300.jpeg" width="133" /></a></p>
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<p data-pm-slice="1 1 []"><br /></p><p data-pm-slice="1 1 []"><span style="font-size: medium;">Publishers Weekly, #1 Parable, #1 Amazon, ECPA, and CBA bestselling author, <strong>Dani Pettrey</strong> has sold nearly 800,000 copies of her novels to readers eagerly awaiting the next release. Dani combines the page-turning adrenaline of a thriller with the chemistry and happy-ever-after of a romance. Her novels stand out for their wicked pace, snappy dialogue, and likable characters (Publishers Weekly), gripping storyline[s], (RT Book Reviews), and sizzling undercurrent of romance (USA Today). She researches murder and mayhem from her home in Maryland.</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">(1) winner will receive a "The Best is Yet to Come" mug, gourmet roasted coffee from NYC, and the full <em>Coastal Guardian</em> series including <em>The Shifting Current</em> in paperback!</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">(1) winner will receive a "The Best is Yet to Come" notebook, gel pens, and a paperback copy of <em>The Killing Tide</em>!</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">(1) winner will receive a "The Best is Yet to Come" vintage sign and a paperback copy of<em> The Crushing Depths</em>!</span></p>
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Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08508705863477611189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3398017144064278390.post-29161667567051004242023-05-02T14:33:00.003-05:002023-05-02T14:33:17.173-05:00Blog Tour: A Love Most Precious w/ Excerpt (JustRead Tour & Giveaway)<p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="A Love Most Precious JustRead Blog Tour" class="alignnone wp-image-24670" height="237" src="https://justreadtours.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Banner_ALoveMostPrecious_Blog_JR.jpg" width="640" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Welcome to the Blog Tour for <span style="color: #765c07;"><i><b>A Love Most Precious</b></i></span> by Anita Higman, hosted by <a href="https://justreadtours.com/2023/05/01/welcome-to-the-a-love-most-precious-blog-tour-giveaway" rel="noopener" target="_blank">JustRead Publicity Tours</a>!</p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #765c07; font-size: large;"><b>About the Book</b></span></h3>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Title</b>: <span style="color: #351c75;"><b>A Love Most Precious: 90 Devotions on the Book of Ruth
</b></span><b><br />Author:</b> <b><span style="color: #351c75;">Anita Higman
</span><br />Publisher:</b> DaySpring
<b><br />Release Date:</b> <b><span style="color: #351c75;">October 9, 2022
</span><br />Genre:</b> Devotional Book
</span><p data-pm-slice="1 1 []"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><blockquote><p data-pm-slice="1 1 []"><span style="font-size: medium;">What does true love look like?</span></p><span style="font-size: medium;">
The book of Ruth has all the makings of a great love story: a grief stricken past, a homecoming, the challenge to survive, a poor Cinderella who chooses to serve, and an upstanding man of status who notices her. He fights to save her future. This Old Testament Bible story is about a love story far more immense than that of Ruth and Boaz.
During this 90-day devotional by Anita Higman, you will be inspired by the heartwarming, true story of Ruth containing priceless gems: the power of an eternal love to redeem a bereaved mother, a foreign widow, a reformed prostitute's son, all God’s people, and yes, even you. God has the power redeem our broken spirits, broken hearts, and broken pasts. Come discover a precious, life-changing love hidden within four illuminating chapters of Scripture that will delight your heart and refresh your soul! It's also the perfect gift for a friend on any occasion.
</span></blockquote><span style="font-size: medium;"></span><p data-pm-slice="1 1 []"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #765c07;"><b>PURCHASE LINKS*:</b></span> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/75411187-a-love-most-precious" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Goodreads</a> | <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Love-Most-Precious-Devotions-Book/dp/1648708412" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Amazon</a> | <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-love-most-precious-anita-higman/1141650341" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Barnes & Noble</a> | <a href="https://www.christianbook.com/love-most-precious-devotions-book-ruth/anita-higman/9781648708411/pd/70841X?event=ESRCN" rel="noopener" target="_blank">ChristianBook</a> | <a href="https://www.dayspring.com/anita-higman-a-love-most-precious-90-devotions-on-the-book-of-ruth" rel="noopener" target="_blank">DaySpring</a> | <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/a-love-most-precious-90-devotions-on-the-book-of-ruth-anita-higman/18569905" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Bookshop/IndieBound</a></span></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #765c07; font-size: large;">Excerpt:</span></h3><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"></span></span></p><blockquote><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">SUCH BEAUTY IN CONFESSION<br /></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">These took Moabite wives; the name of the one was Orpah and the name of the other Ruth. They </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">lived there about ten years, and both Mahlon and Chilion died, so that the woman was left </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">without her two sons and her husband.<br /></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">RUTH 1:4–5 ESV<br /></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">What do you want most in life? Have you ever made a formal list? People may put love, purpose, </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">peace, and joy on that list, to name a few. But sometimes our personal priorities may not line up </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">with God’s principles. It appears that is the case with the three men in Naomi’s life—her husband </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">and her two sons. They knew they should stay in their homeland and trust God during the </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">famine, rather than flee to Moab. And the two sons knew they were never to marry pagan </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">women. But they chose a lifestyle of ongoing disobedience, and faced the consequences of their </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">decision.<br /></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">Since the fall of humanity, people have been notorious for craving approval no matter what<br /></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">they’re up to. We never like to believe that anyone could be chastised by God, but the Almighty </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">did bring suffering onto His people when they persisted in their rebellion against Him. Today, </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">some people ignore or rebel against God, which never brings true fulfillment. The disciplinary </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">measures in Ruth may seem incredibly harsh—deeply unsettling, in fact.<br /></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">But if we pull back and ponder the bigger picture of real love, we discover that without justice or </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">consequences, there can be no real love at all. No peace. No happiness. God longs for us to flee </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">from what is evil. Proverbs says, “He who conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">whoever confesses and turns away from his sins will find compassion and mercy” (28:13 AMP).<br /></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">There are divine rewards for turning away from sin. Such beauty in confession. May we all adopt </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">a repentant heart and experience the sublime peace and joy and freedom that come through </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">God’s forgiveness.<br /></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">Lord, I am so sorry I have grieved Your Holy Spirit today with my recent thoughts and actions. I </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">humbly confess them to You now. Thank You for Your mercy and compassion in forgiving me.<br /></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">Amen.</span></span></blockquote><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"></span></span><p></p><h3><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #765c07; font-size: large;">Also Available
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<h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #765c07; font-size: large;"><b>About the Author</b></span></h3>
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<p data-pm-slice="1 1 []"><span style="font-size: medium;">Anita Higman, an award-winning and best-selling author from Texas, has authored or coauthored fifty-plus books, and she has a BA in the combined fields of speech communication, psychology, and art. A few of Anita’s favorite things are fairytale castles, traveling, antiquing, exotic teas, gardening, and laughing with her family and friends.</span></p><span style="font-size: medium;">
Connect with Anita by visiting <a href="https://anitahigman.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">anitahigman.com</a> to follow her on social media.
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<h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #765c07; font-size: large;"><b>Tour Giveaway</b></span></h3>
<p data-pm-slice="1 1 []" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">(3) winners will each receive a DaySpring prize bundle which includes a market tote, Bible cover, canvas pouch, and the <a class="ProsemirrorEditor-link" href="https://www.dayspring.com/everyday-faith-magazine-spring-2023" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Spring issue of Everyday Faith magazine</a>!</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Full tour schedule linked below. The giveaway begins at midnight May 1, 2023 and will last through 11:59 PM EST on May 8, 2023. Winner will be notified within 2 weeks of close of the giveaway and given 48 hours to respond or risk forfeiture of prize. US only. Void where prohibited by law or logistics.</span></p>
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</p>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08508705863477611189noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3398017144064278390.post-10313918062740620032023-04-14T05:00:00.001-05:002023-04-14T05:00:00.183-05:00A Novel-Tea Evening Blog Tour w. Excerpt (JustRead Tours & Giveaway)<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;"><img alt="A Novel-Tea Evening Blog Tour Sign Ups JustRead Blog Tour" class="alignnone wp-image-24419" height="237" src="https://justreadtours.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Banner_ANovelTeaEvening_Blog_JR.jpg" width="640" /></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-size: medium;">Welcome to the Blog Tour for <em><strong>A Novel-Tea Evening with Authors</strong></em> including Lynn Austin, Susie Finkbeiner, Jocelyn Green, Laura Frantz, Kate Breslin, Amanda Barratt, and Joanna Davidson Politano, sponsored by <a href="https://justreadtours.com/2023/04/12/welcome-to-a-novel-tea-evening-blog-tour-giveaway" rel="noopener" style="color: black;" target="_blank">JustRead Publicity Tours</a>!</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-size: medium;"><b><em>A Novel-Tea Evening with Authors<br /></em><span><em>September 2, 2023 at 7 p.m.</em></span> <br /><em>Palmer House Hilton Hotel, Chicago</em></b></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;"><img alt="Lynn Austin" class="alignnone wp-image-24964 size-medium" height="300" src="https://justreadtours.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/pic_420_Austin_Lynn-1-228x300.jpg" width="228" /></span></p>
<span style="color: black;"><strong>LYNN AUSTIN</strong>, whose titles include <em>Long Way Home, Chasing Shadows, </em>and<em> If I Were You</em>. Connect with her at <a class="ext" href="http://www.lynnaustin.org/" rel="noopener" style="color: black;" target="_blank">LynnAustin.org</a>.</span>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;"><img alt="Amanda Barratt" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-24965" height="200" src="https://justreadtours.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Barratt-Amanda-lo-res-1-300x200.jpg" width="300" /></span></p>
<span style="color: black;"><strong>AMANDA BARRATT, </strong>whose titles include <em>Within These Walls of Sorrow, The White Rose Resists, </em>and <em>My Dearest Dietrich.</em> Connect with her at <a class="ext" href="https://amandabarratt.net/" rel="noopener" style="color: black;" target="_blank">AmandaBarratt.net</a>.</span>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;"><img alt="Kate Breslin" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-24968" height="300" src="https://justreadtours.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Breslin_Kate1-1-238x300.jpg" width="238" /></span></p>
<span style="color: black;"><strong>KATE BRESLIN, </strong>whose titles include <em>In Love’s Time, As Dawn Breaks, </em>and <em>Far Side of the Sea</em>. Connect with her at <a class="ext" href="http://www.katebreslin.com/" rel="noopener" style="color: black;" target="_blank">KateBreslin.com</a>.</span>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;"><img alt="Susie Finkbeiner" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-24967" height="300" src="https://justreadtours.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Susie-Finkbeiner-copy-200x300.jpg" width="200" /></span></p>
<span style="color: black;"><strong>SUSIE FINKBEINER</strong>, whose titles include <em>The All-American</em>, <em>The Nature of Small Birds</em>, and <em>All Manner of Things</em>. Connect with her at <a class="ext" href="https://susiefinkbeiner.com/" rel="noopener" style="color: black;" target="_blank">SusieFinkbeiner.com</a>.</span>
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<span style="color: black;"><strong>LAURA FRANTZ, </strong>whose titles include <em>The Rose and the Thistle, A Heart Adrift, </em>and<em> Tidewater Bride.</em> Connect with her at <a class="ext" href="http://www.laurafrantz.net/" rel="noopener" style="color: black;" target="_blank">LauraFrantz.net</a>.</span>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;"><img alt="Jocelyn Green" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-24966" height="300" src="https://justreadtours.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/6small-200x300.jpg" width="200" /></span></p>
<span style="color: black;"><strong>JOCELYN GREEN</strong>, whose titles include <em>The Metropolitan Affair</em>, The Windy City Saga series, and <em>The Mark of the King</em>. Connect with her at <a href="http://www.jocelyngreen.com/" style="color: black;">JocelynGreen.com</a>.</span>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;"><img alt="JOANNA DAVIDSON POLITANO" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-24969" height="300" src="https://justreadtours.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/joanna-1-196x300.jpg" width="196" /></span></p>
<span style="color: black;"><strong>JOANNA DAVIDSON POLITANO</strong>, whose titles include <em>The Lost Melody, A Midnight Dance, </em>and <em>The Love Note</em>. Connect with her at <a class="ext" href="http://www.jdpstories.com/" rel="noopener" style="color: black;" target="_blank">JDPStories.com</a>.</span>
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<h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;"><strong>Excerpt:</strong></span></h3><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div></div><blockquote><div>I looked up at him, and he leaned nearer, those familiar crescent-shaped eyes and clean-shaven chin, and laid his forehead on mine.</div><div>I ran my tongue over my lips that had gone dry and met his gaze. “So, now what?”</div><div>His hand lifted to my cheek and stroked it. “Everything’s different now, isn’t it?” A gentle smile. “What will you do with your life?”</div><div>I closed my eyes. “Oh, I have a few ideas.”</div><div>His finger came down the side of my face and teased my lips.</div><div>“Anything that includes me?”</div><div>“Perhaps.” I looked up. “How are you at handling horses? I’ve been meaning to hire a driver.”</div><div>His look was amused and sympathetic all at once. Oh, how I adored this man. “Better than handling certain redheads.”</div><div>I smacked his arm, and somehow it relieved the night’s tension.</div><div>Filled the cracks with a bit of joy.</div><div>“I bet I can guess your plans.” He leaned back. “After your mourning period, you’ll go out and continue to perform, maybe even better than before, and with a newfound joy that no one will truly understand. You’ll appear in concert hall after concert hall all over the Continent and amaze your audiences . . . then come home to a quiet house and live the simple, uncomplicated life you were always meant to have. One you fully deserve.”</div><div>I gave a polite smile but said nothing to contradict him. I’d known for years what I’d do with myself when I finally possessed freedom, but I dared not shock Richard with it. Not yet. I’d at least let him kiss me first.</div><div>“You’ll have your pianoforte shop, perhaps a few students, and your friends. Modest and simple and delightfully musical, a life of high quality is what fits you best.”</div><div>Few people actually knew me, as it turned out. I was a Chopin nocturne—surprising, complex, and impossible to master.</div><div>Many tried. I’m happy to report that they had all failed.</div><div>Well, nearly.</div></blockquote><div></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Joanna Davidson Politano, The Lost Melody</div><div style="text-align: center;">Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group, © 2022. Used by permission.</div><span></span><span><a name='more'></a></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong style="color: #351c75; font-size: x-large; text-align: left;"><br /></strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong style="color: #351c75; font-size: x-large; text-align: left;">Tour Giveaway</strong></div></div></span></div>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Welcome to the Takeover + Review Blitz for <strong><em><span style="color: #175416;"><i>Moms Raising Sons to Be Men</i></span></em></strong> by Rhonda Stoppe, hosted by <a href="https://justreadtours.com/2023/03/08/welcome-to-the-moms-raising-sons-to-be-men-takeover-review-blitz-giveaway/">JustRead Publicity Tours</a>!</span></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #175416; font-size: large;"><strong>About the Book</strong></span></h3>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Title</strong>: <b><span style="color: #351c75;">Moms Raising Sons to Be Men</span></b> </span><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Author</strong>: <b><span style="color: #351c75;">Rhonda Stoppe</span></b> </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Publisher</strong>: Harvest House Publishers </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Release Date</strong>: <b><span style="color: #351c75;">March 7, 2023</span></b> </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Genre</strong>: Religion / Christian Living / Women's Interests/ Parenting </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong></strong></span></div><blockquote><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Bringing up boys isn’t for the faint of heart, but bestselling author Rhonda Stoppe has been there before—and she’s here to help!</strong> Drawing on insights from fellow boy-moms and from Scripture, Rhonda reveals why walking with Christ is <em>every</em> mom’s key to parenting well. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">You’ll discover how motherhood gives you unique opportunities to grow in faith as you draw nearer to God through prayer, Bible study, and mentorship from godly women. You’ll also find practical advice for shaping your son in character and faith as you encourage his passions, teach him biblical masculinity, and protect his spirit without smothering his individuality. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Your success as a mother doesn’t depend on what your son does with his life, but on how you obey God’s guidance on this mission of motherhood. <em>Moms Raising Sons to Be Men</em> provides the biblical hope, wisdom, and encouragement you need to help your son live a life without regrets!</span></div><div><p data-pm-slice="1 1 []"><em><span style="font-size: medium;">“You will be encouraged, enlightened, and empowered to become the mom you’ve always wanted to be—and to guide your son into becoming the man God intended.”</span></em></p></div></blockquote><div><p data-pm-slice="1 1 []"><em><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></em></p><span style="font-size: medium;">
—Cindi McMenamin, national speaker and author of <em>When Women Walk Alone</em></span>
<p data-pm-slice="1 1 []"><span style="color: #175416;"><span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><p data-pm-slice="1 1 []"><span style="color: #175416; font-size: large;"><strong>EXCERPT:</strong></span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b></b></span></div><blockquote><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><b>The Divine Calling to the Ministry of Motherhood</b><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">As a mother, you exert a tremendous amount of influence on how your son will grow up. Your divine calling to the ministry of motherhood is able to impact your children for God’s kingdom. And God only knows who He will influence through your child’s life. Doesn’t that make the mundane daily tasks of motherhood amount to more than just wiping boogers and bums all day long?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br />As a young mother, I used to pray for God to allow me to do for Him things that would really matter in the world. Little did I realize then how the time I spent guiding my kids’ hearts to love and obey Christ would have far-reaching effects upon the next generation. And the same will be true for you!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br />What might our world look like if every mother took seriously the call to instill godly principles and values into her son’s character? How differently might your son influence tomorrow’s events if you committed to raising him with strong moral qualities? With your words and actions, will you answer that call? (Page 64)</span></div></blockquote><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></div><p data-pm-slice="1 1 []"><span></span></p><p data-pm-slice="1 1 []"><span style="color: #175416;"><strong>PURCHASE LINKS: </strong></span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60859996-moms-raising-sons-to-be-men" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Goodreads</a> | <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0736986499" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Amazon</a> | <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/moms-raising-sons-to-be-men-rhonda-stoppe/1141382698" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Barnes & Noble</a> | <a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Moms-Raising-Sons-Be-Men-Rhonda-Stoppe/9780736986496" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Book Depository</a> | <a href="https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780736986496" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Indiebound</a> | <a href="https://www.christianbook.com/raising-guiding-toward-their-purpose-passion/rhonda-stoppe/9780736986496/pd/986496" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Christianbook</a> | <a href="https://www.bookbub.com/books/moms-raising-sons-to-be-men-by-rhonda-stoppe" rel="noopener" target="_blank">BookBub</a></p><span><!--more--></span><p data-pm-slice="1 1 []"><span style="color: #175416; font-size: x-large;"><strong>Also </strong></span><span style="color: #175416; font-size: x-large;">Available</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Title</strong>: <b><span style="color: #351c75;">Beyond the Gray Mountains </span></b></span><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Series</strong>: Big Sky Amish #1 </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Author</strong>:<b> Tricia Goyer </b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Publisher</strong>: Sunrise Publishing </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Release Date</strong>: <b>February 28, 2023</b> </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Genre</strong>: Christian Contemporary Amish Romance
</span><p data-pm-slice="1 1 []"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p></div><blockquote><div><p data-pm-slice="1 1 []"><span style="font-size: medium;">Marianna Sommer always dreamed of a simple Amish wedding, but there’s nothing simple about marrying rock star Ben Stone. She loves him—but what about her traditions? Worse, suddenly Ben has questions—the kind that have him putting their wedding on hold.</span></p><span style="font-size: medium;">
Ben loves Marianna, but he has regrets—and fears—that are suddenly getting in the way of his happy ending. He doubts he’s going to “hear from God” in the high mountains like Marianna’s father suggests. But sure, he’ll go… </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">But he might not return. Because high on the continental divide, trouble finds them. Now, it’ll take a miracle for Ben, Abe, and Abe’s brother, Ike, to make it down alive. Maybe Ben will hear from God after all…but if he does, can he become the man he needs to be to save them…and keep Marianna’s heart? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">When a runaway horse with a bloody saddle shows up, not only is the media alerted, but Marianna fears she’ll lose them all—her uncle, her father, and her beloved Ben. Suddenly she doesn’t care what the wedding looks like…as long as Ben makes it home. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">But is there more to Ben than she knows? And when she discovers his secrets, what sacrifices will she make to save…and marry…the man she loves? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><em>Fall in love with the first book in the cherished Big Sky Amish Collection.
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</span><p data-pm-slice="1 1 []"><span style="color: #174a71;"><strong>PURCHASE LINKS:</strong></span> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/75299554-beyond-the-gray-mountains" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Goodreads</a> | <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BNPCK9GW" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Amazon</a> | <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/beyond-the-gray-mountains-tricia-goyer/1142783569" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Barnes and Noble</a> | <a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Beyond-the-Gray-Mountains-Tricia-Goyer/9781953783394" rel="noopener" target="_blank">BookDepository</a> | <a href="https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781953783394" rel="noopener" target="_blank">IndieBound</a></p><h3><span style="color: #174a71; font-size: large;">Excerpt:</span></h3><blockquote><b>Saturday, June 24, Kalispell, Montana</b><br /><p data-pm-slice="1 1 []"><span style="font-size: medium;">“</span><span style="font-size: large;">How hard can it be to plan one wedding?” Marianna Sommer mumbled to herself as </span><span style="font-size: large;">she strode down Main Street in Kalispell toward the dress shop—the Englisch dress shop.</span><span style="font-size: large;">The warm spring breeze blew softly, ruffling strands of light-brown hair that, for most of her </span><span style="font-size: large;">life, had been neatly secured under her kapp.</span></p><p data-pm-slice="1 1 []"><span style="font-size: large;">But no longer.</span></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: medium;">On one side of Marianna paced her friend Annie Johnson, wearing her typical jeans, flannel shirt, and cowboy boots. In her mid-forties, Annie was the owner of the Kootenai Kraft and Grocery. Along with providing a location where one could buy anything from bulk flour and garden seeds to fencing and fishing supplies, Annie was also known to provide a listening ear and a boost of moral support. And this was why she’d offered to take Marianna and her mother dress shopping today.</span></span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Marianna had never attended an Englisch wedding, much less planned one. Yet now that she was marrying Ben Stone—the handsome musician with his dark hair, bright blue eyes, and easy smile—many changes would be taking place.<br />Starting with choosing a wedding dress.</span></span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Mem padded on the other side of Marianna in a typical Amish dress, apron, and kapp.<br />She walked with her head lowered and shoulders slumped. She crossed her arms over her chest and uncrossed them as if she didn’t know what to do with herself. It was partly because Mem didn’t have baby Joy on her hip. Yet Marianna also knew this wasn’t how Mem had planned her life. First, losing her oldest two daughters years ago in a buggy accident, and now, having Marianna marry an Englischer. Every Amish mother dreamed of her daughters growing up and following in her footsteps. For Mem, this wouldn’t be so.<br />Lord, help me to get through this with peace…marrying the man I love yet also honoring my family and Amish friends. </span></span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Was that even possible?</span></span></h3></blockquote><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></h3><span><a name='more'></a></span><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #174a71; font-size: large;">Other Books In Series</span></h3>
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<h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #174a71; font-size: large;"><strong>About the Author</strong></span></h3>
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<p data-pm-slice="1 1 []"><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Tricia Goyer</strong> writes out of her passion for God and her love for family and others. The author of more than 70 books, she writes both historical fiction and nonfiction related to family and parenting.</span></p><span style="font-size: medium;">
This USA Today best-selling author has won a two Carol Awards and a Retailer’s Best Award. She was also an ECPA Gold-Medallion Nominee and a Christy Award Nominee and won Writer of the Year from the Mt. Hermon Christian Writers Conference.
Tricia’s contemporary and historical novels feature strong women overcoming great challenges. She is a beloved author of Amish fiction, having written the Big Sky and Seven Brides for Seven Bachelors series.
Whether for fiction or nonfiction, Tricia’s writing style is vivid and heartwarming, allowing readers to take home more than engaging stories, but also messages that inspire faith and hope. Her goal is to write stories that matter. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Connect with Tricia by visiting <a class="ProsemirrorEditor-link" href="http://triciagoyer.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">triciagoyer.com</a> to follow her on social media or subscribe to email newsletter updates.
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Welcome to the Takeover Blitz for <strong><em><span style="color: #a02f3c;"><i>The Last Chance Cowboy</i></span></em></strong> by Jody Hedlund, hosted by <a href="https://justreadtours.com/2023/02/22/welcome-to-the-last-chance-cowboy-takeover-blitz-giveaway/">JustRead Publicity Tours</a>!</span></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #a02f3c; font-size: large;"><strong>About the Book:</strong></span></h3>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Title:</strong> <b><span style="color: #351c75;">The Last Chance Cowboy</span></b> </span><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Series:</strong> Colorado Cowboys #5 </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Author: </strong><b><span style="color: #351c75;">Jody Hedlund </span></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Publisher:</strong> Bethany House Publishing </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Release Date: </strong><b><span style="color: #351c75;">February 14, 2023 </span></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Genre:</strong> Christian Historical Romance
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As a midwife, Catherine Remington is successful in bringing new life into the world, but she's failed one too many times in finding true love. When she's accused of a murder she didn't commit, she's forced to flee to Colorado to honor a patient's dying wish by delivering a newborn infant to his father. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">The repentant prodigal Dylan McQuaid is finally back in Fairplay. As sheriff, he's doing his best to prove to the town he's a changed man and worthy of their trust. When a woman shows up with an infant son he didn't know he had, Dylan is left with only complicated choices on what to do next. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Having grown attached to Dylan's son, Catherine doesn't want to part ways with the infant, but what she doesn't bargain for is how easily she'll fall for the charming sheriff, or how quickly the past will catch up with her and put their love and lives in danger.</span></div></blockquote><span><a name='more'></a></span><p> <span style="color: #a02f3c; font-size: x-large;"><b>Excerpt:</b></span></p><div><span style="font-size: medium;"></span><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><blockquote><span style="font-size: medium;">“I’ll be right back.” Catherine crossed to the door and exited before Kit could object. As she stepped into the dank hallway, the light from the window at the far end spilled inside and illuminated a scene that made her blood run cold.<br />A well-dressed, bald-headed man with a paunch held a gun to another man’s chest, a half-naked man who looked as though he’d just been dragged from the bed in the room behind him.<br />She didn’t have to see the bald-headed man’s face to know who he was. She’d been at enough political events and parties to recognize him. Rocky Rogers Kenna, alderman of the Nineteenth Precinct in the First Ward.<br />She also recognized the half-naked man. His long neck and equally long arms had earned him the nickname Stretch in political circles, as had his penchant for stretching the truth. He led the charge of sullying the reputations of the aldermen who refused to join in corrupt policies, including her own father’s, fabricating lies upon lies. Of course, most God-fearing people disregarded everything Stretch said. But still, he was a dangerous man to oppose.<br />Before she could make sense of what was going on, a gunshot echoed in the hallway, and Stretch stumbled against the wall. As he slid down, blood smeared a trail, the red a stark contrast to the light floral wallpaper. When he landed on the floor, he collapsed into an unmoving heap. Rocky kicked Stretch, sending him sprawling into the open doorway, revealing a bullet hole directly at his heart. His body flopped, his arms and legs at odd angles.<br />He was dead. Rocky had killed Stretch.<br />Catherine sucked in a sharp breath.<br />Rocky pivoted and in the next instant was pointing his gun at her.</span></blockquote><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The Last Chance Cowboy • Jody Hedlund<br /></span><span style="font-size: x-small;">Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group © 2022 used by permission</span></div><p data-pm-slice="1 1 []"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #a02f3c;"><strong><br /></strong></span></span></p><p data-pm-slice="1 1 []"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #a02f3c;"><strong>PURCHASE LINKS: </strong></span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61137200-the-last-chance-cowboy" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Goodreads</a> | <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0764236431" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Amazon</a> | <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-last-chance-cowboy-jody-hedlund/1141540043" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Barnes & Noble</a> | <a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/The-Last-Chance-Cowboy-Jody-Hedlund/9780764236433" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Book Depository</a> | <a href="https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780764236433" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Indiebound</a> | <a href="https://www.christianbook.com/the-last-chance-cowboy-5/jody-hedlund/9780764236433/pd/236439" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Christianbook</a> | <a href="https://www.bookbub.com/books/the-last-chance-cowboy-colorado-cowboys-book-5-by-jody-hedlund" rel="noopener" target="_blank">BookBub</a></span></p><span><!--more--></span><p data-pm-slice="1 1 []"><strong style="color: #a02f3c; font-size: x-large;">More Books In Series:</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0764236393" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img alt="A Cowboy for Keeps" class="alignnone wp-image-24237" height="200" src="https://justreadtours.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/5111J1OokiL._SX322_BO1204203200_-195x300.jpg" width="130" /></a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0764236407" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img alt="Heart of a Cowboy" class="alignnone wp-image-24238" height="200" src="https://justreadtours.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/51RWINawqPL._SX322_BO1204203200_-195x300.jpg" width="130" /></a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0764236415" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img alt="To Tame a Cowboy" class="alignnone wp-image-24239" height="200" src="https://justreadtours.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/5191HOfK3ML._SX322_BO1204203200_-195x300.jpg" width="130" /></a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0764236423" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img alt="Falling for the Cowgirl" class="alignnone wp-image-24240" height="200" src="https://justreadtours.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/5177ut2CrxL._SX322_BO1204203200_-195x300.jpg" width="130" /></a></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">(1) winner will receive the full paperback set of the five books in the <em>Colorado Cowboys</em> series!</span></p>
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</p>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08508705863477611189noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3398017144064278390.post-72853552443383764592022-08-29T10:33:00.001-05:002022-08-29T10:33:44.843-05:00Review: Inventions of the Heart by Mary Connealy
<span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga3LjtKujSmp_LvyP3WhYCR8k9QJ1NftgL8YrmTDpYXggLzsOs4QqP63S7dimnRlg59cRTjtLw0dgD4kCFtrzWoCGWPoYKWcW0EfjTFXQY3bbBJunlF4e5iQB6CoQsjQ1A7ytdX2s3K9pZq3Awb2EACYwPb2aRgZd3Id7LJkzd9sl_kqo-Q2syWfecJA/s1440/p.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga3LjtKujSmp_LvyP3WhYCR8k9QJ1NftgL8YrmTDpYXggLzsOs4QqP63S7dimnRlg59cRTjtLw0dgD4kCFtrzWoCGWPoYKWcW0EfjTFXQY3bbBJunlF4e5iQB6CoQsjQ1A7ytdX2s3K9pZq3Awb2EACYwPb2aRgZd3Id7LJkzd9sl_kqo-Q2syWfecJA/s320/p.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Title: <b><span style="color: #351c75;">Inventions of the Heart</span></b></span><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Author: <b><span style="color: #351c75;">Mary Connealy</span></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Publisher: Bethany House</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Pages: 304</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">ISBN: 9780764239595 </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Publication Date: <b><span style="color: #351c75;">July 5th, 2022</span></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><b><span style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;">About the Book:</span></b></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div><b></b></div></span></div><blockquote><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div><b>Her heart seeks safety. But will trouble find her even here?</b></div><div><br /></div><div>After her sister's marriage, Michelle Stiles is left hiding at Two Harts Ranch with the handsome but stubborn Zane Hart. She's managed to stay one step ahead of her stepfather and his devious plans, but if he finds her, she will no longer be safe.</div><div><br /></div><div>Zane has problems of his own. Having discovered a gold mine on his property, he must figure out how to harvest it without kicking off a gold rush. Michelle, educated and trained to run her father's business, wants to manage all aspects of the mine, but Zane thinks for a person so smart she can have some misguided ideas. Running the mining operation will be a dangerous job, and he can't risk putting her in harm's way.</div><div><br /></div><div>But danger finds Michelle anyway when she's suddenly attacked. If they go to the sheriff, they'll reveal her location, but if they do nothing . . . their troubles have only just begun.</div></span></div><div><b><span style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;"></span></b></div></blockquote><p> <b><span style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;">My Thoughts:</span></b></p><div><b><span style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;"></span></b></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">Mary Connealy is an author who has a talent for presenting a wonderful historical/ western based novel and intertwine it with a fair amount of adventure, comedy, romance, and very touching passages.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">Inventions of the Heart is another fabulous book that keeps you turning pages to find out what is going to happen.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">Michelle and Zane are thrown together by different problems, but they find their strengths can help each other, after a few rough patches that is. But these two character work well together and I enjoyed how their stories played out.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">This was a great continuation of the Lumber Baron’s series. Can’t wait to see what happens next.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;"><b>About the Author:</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4DXP1vAo_29rEWZoSWcc6ENyzH3K8KiQtbIoTYd1VXBz-OFR6KAbkTL-BpcM4uPoqeXJng87s_cz0Vr-qRe1xYQYHMMulAYGmm6WJ9VNcJRbV4VyGnAyvAsCGTlnDrXLxhyg9zHrv0MvQhl2Y1HRq77Rglry2lAE5Y6nsVs4-ECDBQBp_nM7z9GRJOg/s368/Connealy_Mary.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="368" data-original-width="290" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4DXP1vAo_29rEWZoSWcc6ENyzH3K8KiQtbIoTYd1VXBz-OFR6KAbkTL-BpcM4uPoqeXJng87s_cz0Vr-qRe1xYQYHMMulAYGmm6WJ9VNcJRbV4VyGnAyvAsCGTlnDrXLxhyg9zHrv0MvQhl2Y1HRq77Rglry2lAE5Y6nsVs4-ECDBQBp_nM7z9GRJOg/w252-h320/Connealy_Mary.jpg" width="252" /></a></div>Mary Connealy (<a href="http://www.maryconnealy.com">www.maryconnealy.com</a>) writes "romantic comedies with cowboys" and is celebrated for her fun, zany, action-packed style. She has sold more than one and a half million books. She is the author of the popular series Brothers in Arms, Brides of Hope Mountain, High Sierra Sweethearts, Kincaid Brides, Trouble in Texas, Lassoed in Texas, Sophie's Daughters, and many other books. Mary lives on a ranch in eastern Nebraska with her very own romantic cowboy hero.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-size: large;">Thank you to JustRead Publicity Tours, I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. </span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #181818; font-size: medium;">The original review can be found @ </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Cg0XRM4Lunw/">https://www.instagram.com/p/Cg0XRM4Lunw/</a>.</span></div><div><span style="color: #181818; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #181818; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p>
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</p></div>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08508705863477611189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3398017144064278390.post-29653946554424590482022-08-17T09:56:00.004-05:002022-08-17T09:56:31.578-05:00Blog Tour & Excerpt: Dead Sea Conspiracy by Jerry B. Jenkins (JustRead Tours w/ Giveaway)<p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Dead Sea Conspiracy JustRead Blog Tour" class="aligncenter wp-image-19977" height="237" src="https://justreadtours.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Banner_DeadSeaConspiracy_Blog_JR.jpg" width="640" /> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Welcome to the Blog Tour for <em><strong><span style="color: #374a5d;">Dead Sea Conspiracy</span></strong></em> by Jerry B. Jenkins, hosted by <a href="https://justreadtours.com/2022/08/16/welcome-to-the-dead-sea-conspiracy-blog-tour-giveaway/">JustRead Publicity Tours</a>!</span></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #374a5d; font-size: large;"><strong>ABOUT THE BOOK</strong></span></h3>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Title: </strong><b><span style="color: #351c75;">Dead Sea Conspiracy
</span></b><br /><strong>Series:</strong> Dead Sea Chronicles #2
<br /><strong>Author:</strong><b><span style="color: #351c75;"> Jerry B. Jenkins
</span></b><br /><strong>Publisher:</strong> Worthy Books
<br /><strong>Release Date:</strong> <b><span style="color: #351c75;">August 23, 2022
</span></b><br /><strong>Genre:</strong> Christian Suspense, Dual Timeline (Biblical & Contemporary) </span><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong></strong></span></div><blockquote><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>In Book 2 of the </strong><em><strong>Dead Sea Chronicles</strong></em><strong>, archaeologist Nicole Berman is about to discover the key to unifying three major religions, if a dangerous and evil enemy doesn’t stop her first.</strong> </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">She is the first woman to be awarded a permit to lead a dig in Saudi Arabia and believes what she hopes to discover has the power to rewrite history. She assembles a team that will ultimately surprise – and in some cases – betray her. In a parallel storyline, readers are launched back to ancient Ur where young Abram is sent to learn from his forebears, who tell him firsthand stories of being on the ark during the Great Flood.
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</span></p><hr /><span style="color: #374a5d; font-size: large;"><strong>EXCERPT:</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><p></p></span></div><blockquote><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><p>It wasn’t as if Terah had not seen violence, especially in the presence of King Nimrod. In fact, Terah himself had initiated enough that he should have been hardened to it. But something rocked him about the capriciousness of this callous murder. The farther they climbed the great tower, the more disgusted he became—with both the king and with himself.</p><p>When hoofbeats approached from below, he assumed it was the sculptor of the king’s image and prayed the man had thought to bring a fresh rendering of Nimrod looking the way he wished to appear. If he arrived with only more excuses, he might easily face the same fate as the hapless chair bearer. But the donkey that clopped into view bore not the sculptor, but the wife of the slain man. She dismounted and stood before the king, forcing his carriers to halt.</p><p>“I demand to know what happened! How does my husband, who served you faithfully—and with pride—for so many years, wind up dead at the base of the tower?”</p><p>“So my message reached you, dear woman?” the king said.</p><p>“Your message? No! Someone recognized my husband’s body! What was your message?”</p><p>“I dispatched a courier to get word to you of your loyal husband’s unfortunate demise. We were forced to the edge by a load of fresh brick and he lost his footing, poor soul.”</p><p>“Liar!” the woman screamed. “I saw his body! His shoulder and back had been ripped open!”</p><p>“He must have hit rocks on the way d—”</p><p>“The sides of the tower are smooth! He was clearly attacked by a swordsman and driven to—”</p><p>“Terah!” Nimrod said. “Did this woman call her king a liar?”</p><p>“She did.”</p><p>“Then why do you just stand there? Mete out justice! She must also die!”</p><p>Terah found himself willing to perish before he would execute this innocent woman. But before he could call out Nimrod for his blatant lie, the woman keened, “I’ll save you the trouble!” and leapt off the tower.</p></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div></blockquote><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #374a5d;"><strong><br /></strong></span></div><div><span style="color: #374a5d;"><strong>PURCHASE LINKS*: </strong></span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44287186-dead-sea-conspiracy" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Goodreads</a> | <a href="https://amzn.to/3cISmcp" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Amazon</a> | <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dead-sea-conspiracy-jerry-b-jenkins/1130780172?ean=9781546014225" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Barnes & Noble</a> | <a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Dead-Sea-Conspiracy-Jerry-B-Jenkins/9781546014225" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Book Depository</a> | <a href="https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781546014225" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Indie Bound</a> | <a href="https://www.christianbook.com/dead-sea-conspiracy-a-novel-2/jerry-jenkins/9781546014225/pd/014225" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Christianbook</a> | <a href="https://www.bookbub.com/books/dead-sea-conspiracy-by-jerry-b-jenkins" rel="noopener" target="_blank">BookBub</a><p></p>
<h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #374a5d;"><strong>MORE BOOKS IN THIS SERIES</strong></span></h3>
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<h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #374a5d; font-size: large;"><strong>ABOUT THE AUTHOR</strong></span></h3>
<p data-pm-slice="1 1 []"></p><div style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="Jerry Jenkins" class="aligncenter wp-image-21259 size-medium" height="300" src="https://justreadtours.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/JerryJenkins-200x300.jpg" width="200" /> </div><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Jerry B. Jenkins</strong>' books have sold more than 73 million copies. Twenty-one of his titles have reached the New York Times, USA Today, Publishers Weekly, and Wall Street Journal best-seller lists. The phenomenally best-selling Left Behind series inspired several movies, one starring Nicolas Cage and another starring Kevin Sorbo. Jenkins has been featured on the cover of Newsweek and his writing has appeared in Time, Reader's Digest, Guideposts, and dozens of other periodicals. Jenkins owns the Jerry Jenkins Writers Guild, through which he trains thousands of aspiring writers. He is a member of the Colorado Authors Hall of Fame and chairs the Creative Writing major at Colorado Christian University. He and his wife, Dianna, have three grown sons, including Dallas, creator and director of The Chosen TV series.</span><p></p>
<p data-pm-slice="1 1 []"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Connect with Jerry by visiting</span> <a href="https://jerryjenkins.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">jerryjenkins.com</a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">to follow him on social media or subscribe to email newsletter updates.</span></span></p>
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<h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #374a5d; font-size: large;"><strong>TOUR GIVEAWAY</strong></span></h3>
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</p>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08508705863477611189noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3398017144064278390.post-57708899238505056292022-08-10T09:33:00.003-05:002022-08-10T09:33:29.185-05:00Blog Tour: Shoal Waters by Normandie Fischer w/ Excerpt (JustRead Tour & Giveaway)<p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Shoal Waters JustRead Blog + Review Blitz" class="aligncenter wp-image-20473" height="237" src="https://justreadtours.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Banner_ShoalWaters_BlogReviewBlitz_JR.jpg" width="640" /> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Welcome to the Blog + Review Blitz for <em><strong><span style="color: #46405c;">Shoal Waters</span></strong></em> by Normandie Fischer, hosted by <a href="https://justreadtours.com/2022/08/10/welcome-to-the-shoal-waters-blog-review-blitz-giveaway/">JustRead Publicity Tours</a>!</span></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #46405c; font-size: large;"><strong>ABOUT THE BOOK</strong></span></h3>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Title: </strong><b><span style="color: #351c75;">Shoal Waters</span></b> </span><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>
Series: </strong>Carolina Coast Stories #6 </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Author: </strong><b><span style="color: #351c75;">Normandie Fischer </span></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Publisher:</strong> Sleepy Creek Press </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Release Date:</strong> <b><span style="color: #351c75;">June 14, 2022 </span></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Genre:</strong> Inspirational/Clean Women's Fiction </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong></strong></span></div><blockquote><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Dementia, mad gunmen, and a yearning for something more make life difficult for the Beaufort folk in this series finale.</strong> </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Georgie's mind threatens to go walkabout, and she'd better get help soon if she's to stop her daughter from taking over. Enter granddaughter, Jeminy, a songwriter from L.A., and Eric, her lawyer. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Jeminy hates herself and is pretty sure God does, too. There’s that huge unforgiveable sin, plus the boyfriend/manager who dumped her and lost her a music deal. Her mistakes. Her fault. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">When Mother plots to tuck Nana Georgie neatly into a nursing home to gain access to Nana’s money, Jeminy hightails it out of L.A. and back to Beaufort. God may still hate her in North Carolina, but at least she’ll be on hand to protect her beloved grandmother. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Enter Eric, the lawyer hired to help Georgie protect herself--and possibly Jeminy, too. But Eric just rescued his orphaned stepson from Social Services, and while he’s adept at legal briefs and courtroom dramas, classrooms and angry second graders are brand new territory. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Guitar in hand, Jeminy tries to write songs to jumpstart her flagging career, but when someone threatens her life, she has to ask why. Could it have to do with the money missing from her bank accounts (and maybe her unstable ex)? If she prays for help, will God even listen to someone with her baggage? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">With the help of the Beaufort crew, a new father and a terrified musician struggle to safeguard everyone they love, but it’s going to take more than good neighbors to show each of them the true meaning of grace. </span></div></blockquote><div><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></div><div><br /></div>
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<div><span style="color: #46405c; font-size: large;"><strong>EXCERPT:</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><p style="text-align: left;"></p><blockquote><p style="text-align: left;">Georgina Chapter 20</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br />And, in the process of bringing it [the phone] to her ear, she lost her last thought. It had been there, hadn’t it, because she was holding the phone in her hand. But why? Who had she intended to call?<br />Closing her eyes, she shuddered.<br />Her mind kept tripping off like this, willy-nilly, as if it had decided to go walkabout, leaving the rest of her behind. Feeling this, knowing it, made a spasm roil up from low in her belly. She swiped at a tear because this could not be happening. It couldn’t. Yet look at her, staring at the phone, no clue as to why she held it. Was she about to call someone? Had she already made a call?<br />She couldn’t remember. She could not remember.<br />And, oh, my, when had those veins started protruding right below her knuckles? Look at the brown spots.<br />What on earth was she supposed to do with the phone?<br />She put it down on the kitchen counter. Maybe enlightenment would come as she fixed herself a cup of tea. The heat of it would be good for her bones, and maybe it would unjumble her thoughts.</p></blockquote><p style="text-align: left;"></p></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #46405c;"><strong><br /></strong></span></div><div><span style="color: #46405c;"><strong>PURCHASE LINKS*: </strong></span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61164719-shoal-waters" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Goodreads</a> | <a href="https://amzn.to/3PMCBj8" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Amazon</a> | <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/shoal-waters-normandie-fischer/1141655083?ean=9780997891706" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Barnes & Noble</a> | <a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Shoal-Waters-Normandie-Fischer/9780997891706" rel="noopener" target="_blank">BookDepository</a> | <a href="https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780997891706" rel="noopener" target="_blank">IndieBound</a> | <a href="https://www.bookbub.com/books/shoal-waters-by-normandie-fischer">BookBub</a>
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<h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #46405c; font-size: large;"><strong>ABOUT THE AUTHOR</strong></span></h3>
<p data-pm-slice="1 1 []"></p><div style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="Normandie Fischer" class="aligncenter wp-image-21138 size-medium" height="300" src="https://justreadtours.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Author-N-Fischer-257x300.jpg" width="257" /> </div><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Normandie Fischer</strong> had the best of several worlds: a Southern heritage, access to schooling in the DC area (which meant lots of cultural adventures), and several years of sculpture studies in Italy. It might have been better for her if she'd used all these opportunities more wisely, but it's possible that the imperfect and the unwise also add fodder for the artist and the writer.</span><p></p><span style="font-size: medium;">
Her life changed radically when she married the love of her life at an age when some would have said she was over the hill and way past her prime. (Clichés often speak the truth, don't they?) A lifelong sailor, she was delighted to find that Michael also longed to cruise lovely waters, which is what they did from Northern CA to Mexico, spending too-few years in the incomparable Sea of Cortez. Sea Venture, their 50' ketch, is back home in North Carolina now because Normandie's mama needed care. Still, it's gorgeous there, too, and she can write from home as easily as she could on the boat. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Her two grown children and two step-sons are handsome (or gorgeous, as the case may be), talented, and a delight. And now there's a granddaughter and grandson in the mix--woohoo! She just wishes they lived a lot closer to home.
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</p>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08508705863477611189noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3398017144064278390.post-81249066700194993852022-07-25T12:22:00.000-05:002022-07-25T12:22:00.750-05:00Blog Tour: Hope Beyond Waves by Heidi Chiavaroli w/ Excerpt (JustRead Tours Giveaway)<p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Hope Beyond the Waves JustRead Blog Tour" class="aligncenter wp-image-20210" height="237" src="https://justreadtours.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Banner_HopeBeyondtheWaves_Blog_JR.jpg" width="640" /> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Welcome to the Blog Tour for <em><strong><span style="color: #0b0f4f;">Hope Beyond the Waves</span></strong></em> by Heidi Chiavaroli, hosted by <a href="https://justreadtours.com/2022/07/25/welcome-to-the-hope-beyond-the-waves-blog-tour-giveaway/">JustRead Publicity Tours</a>!</span></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b0f4f; font-size: large;"><strong>ABOUT THE BOOK</strong></span></h3>
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<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Title</strong>: <b><span style="color: #351c75;">Hope Beyond the Waves</span></b> <br /><strong>Author</strong>: <b><span style="color: #351c75;">Heidi Chiavaroli
</span></b><br /><strong>Publisher: </strong>Hope Creek Publishers, LLC
<br /><strong>Release Date:</strong> <b><span style="color: #351c75;">June 28, 2022
</span></b><br /><strong>Genre:</strong> Christian, Dual Timeline Fiction</span></p>
<span style="font-size: medium;"><strong></strong></span><blockquote><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>From award-winning author Heidi Chiavaroli comes a sweeping dual timeline story that explores hope and enduring love in the midst of the impossible.</strong> </span><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><em>Massachusetts, 1993</em> </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">After making a grievous mistake that will change her life forever, Emily Robertson is sent away to live with her grandmother on Cape Cod. When Emily finds a timeworn photograph buried in a drawer, she realizes her grandmother has concealed a secret even bigger than her own. Will convincing Gram to reveal their family history help Emily make the most important decision of her life or will it prove her parents right—that family scandal is better off buried and forgotten? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><em>Massachusetts, 1916</em> </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Atta Schaeffer plans to marry the man of her dreams and whisk her little sister away from their abusive father. But when she is diagnosed with a dreaded malady, Atta is forced into a life of exile, leaving her sister in harm’s way. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">On Penikese Island, Atta’s best hope lies with Harry Mayhew, a doctor who seeks a cure for his patients at any cost. But when experiments fail, Atta runs from Harry—and from God. Can she return to her sister before it’s too late? Or will her illness consume both her body and soul? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">A testament to faith and love, Hope Beyond the Waves is the raw account of the journey of two generations of women running from desperate situations toward irresistible hope.
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</span></div></blockquote><div><span style="font-size: medium;"></span><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b0f4f; font-size: large;"><strong>EXCERPT:</strong></span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span><blockquote><span style="font-size: medium;">Atta took in her last breath of freedom and looked at Papi once more,<br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;">knowing any words she spoke would be inadequate. She barely knew this<br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;">man she called her father. Felt nothing toward him but resentment. Maybe<br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;">even hatred.<br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;">“Please, Papi…” She grasped for words. Make wise choices. Think of<br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;">Gertie. Stop being so stupid!<br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;">His mouth hardened and he turned away. “I’ll have Gertie light a candle for<br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;">you at Mass. Goodbye, Atta.”<br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;">She walked into the fresh morning light and stepped into the Board of<br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;">Health car, a newfound determination overtaking her. She would survive this<br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;">ugly illness. The real question was, would her family?</span></blockquote><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b0f4f;"><strong>PURCHASE LINKS*: </strong></span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61067964-hope-beyond-the-waves" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Goodreads</a> | <a href="https://amzn.to/3PjgAs7" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Amazon</a> | <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/hope-beyond-the-waves-heidi-chiavaroli/1141442618?ean=9781957663128" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Barnes & Noble</a> | <a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Hope-Beyond-the-Waves-Heidi-Chiavaroli/9781957663128" rel="noopener" target="_blank">BookDepository</a> | <a href="https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781957663128" rel="noopener" target="_blank">IndieBound</a> | <a href="https://www.bookbub.com/books/hope-beyond-the-waves-by-heidi-chiavaroli">BookBub</a></p>
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<h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b0f4f; font-size: large;"><strong>ABOUT THE AUTHOR</strong></span></h3>
<p data-pm-slice="1 1 []"></p><div style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="heidi chiavaroli" class="aligncenter wp-image-20900 size-medium" src="https://justreadtours.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/heidi-chiavaroli-234x300.png" /> </div><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Heidi Chiavaroli</strong> is a writer, runner, and grace-clinger who could spend hours exploring places that whisper of historical secrets. Her debut novel, Freedom's Ring, was a Carol Award winner and a Christy Award finalist, a Romantic Times Top Pick, and a Booklist Top Ten Romance Debut. Heidi makes her home in Massachusetts with her husband and two sons.</span><p></p>
<p data-pm-slice="1 1 []"><span style="font-size: medium;">Connect with Heidi by visiting <strong><a href="http://www.heidichiavaroli.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">heidichiavaroli.com</a></strong> to follow her on social media or subscribe to email newsletter updates.</span></p><p data-pm-slice="1 1 []"><br /></p><p data-pm-slice="1 1 []"><br /></p><p data-pm-slice="1 1 []"><br /></p>
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</p>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08508705863477611189noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3398017144064278390.post-46238780749045764232022-07-06T05:30:00.005-05:002022-07-06T05:30:00.209-05:00Blog Tour: Heirlooms by Sandra Byrd (JustRead Tour & Giveaway) <p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Heirlooms JustRead Blog + Review Tour" class="alignnone wp-image-19539" height="237" src="https://justreadtours.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Banner_Heirlooms_BlogReview_JR.jpg" width="640" /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Welcome to the Blog + Review Tour for <strong><em><span style="color: #852648;">Heirlooms </span></em></strong>by Sandra Byrd, hosted by <a href="https://justreadtours.com/2022/07/05/welcome-to-the-heirlooms-blog-review-tour-giveaway/">JustRead Publicity Tours</a>!</span></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #852648; font-size: large;"><strong>ABOUT THE BOOK</strong></span></h3>
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<div><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Title:</strong> <b><span style="color: #351c75;">Heirlooms </span></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Author:</strong> <b><span style="color: #351c75;">Sandra Byrd </span></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Publisher: </strong>Tyndale </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Release Date:</strong> <b><span style="color: #351c75;">July 5, 2022 </span></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Genre:</strong> Dual Timeline Fiction,Christian </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></div><blockquote><div><span style="font-size: medium;"> Answering a woman’s desperate call for help, young Navy widow Helen Devries opens her Whidbey Island home as a refuge to Choi Eunhee. As they bond over common losses and a delicate, potentially devastating secret, their friendship spans the remainder of their lives.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"> After losing her mother, Cassidy Quinn spent her childhood summers with her gran, Helen, at her farmhouse. Nourished by her grandmother’s love and encouragement, Cassidy discovers a passion that she hopes will bloom into a career. But after Helen passes, Cassidy learns that her home and garden have fallen into serious disrepair. Worse, a looming tax debt threatens her inheritance. Facing the loss of her legacy and in need of allies and ideas, Cassidy reaches out to Nick, her former love, despite the complicated emotions brought by having him back in her life.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"> Cassidy inherits not only the family home but a task, spoken with her grandmother’s final breaths: ask Grace Kim—Eunhee’s granddaughter—to help sort through the contents of the locked hope chest in the attic. As she and Grace dig into the past, they unearth their grandmothers’ long-held secret and more. Each startling revelation reshapes their understanding of their grandmothers and ultimately inspires the courage to take risks and make changes to own their lives. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"> Set in both modern-day and midcentury Whidbey Island, Washington, this dual-narrative story of four women—grandmothers and granddaughters—intertwines across generations to explore the secrets we keep, the love we pass down, and the heirlooms we inherit from a well-lived life. </span></div></blockquote><div><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">
<em><strong>"This is women's fiction as it is meant to be written with intriguing characters making decisions that ripple through generations." - Library Journal, starred review</strong></em> </span></div><div> </div><div><span style="color: #852648;"><strong>PURCHASE LINKS*: </strong></span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59420414-heirlooms" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Goodreads</a> | <a href="https://amzn.to/3boebgx">Amazon</a> | <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/heirlooms-sandra-byrd/1140382050" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Barnes & Noble</a> | <a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Heirlooms-Sandra-Byrd/9781496426888" rel="noopener" target="_blank">BookDepository</a> | <a href="https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781496426888" rel="noopener" target="_blank">IndieBound</a> | <a href="https://www.christianbook.com/heirlooms/9781496426888/pd/426885?product_redirect=1&Ntt=1496426886&item_code=&Ntk=isbn&event=ESRCN" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Christianbook</a> | <a href="https://www.bookbub.com/books/heirlooms-by-sandra-byrd" rel="noopener" target="_blank">BookBub</a></div><div><br /><hr />
<h3><span style="color: #852648; font-size: large;">EXCERPT:</span></h3><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Eunhee looked down at the dinners. “I have not eaten a meal in an aluminum tray. Is this likeprepared meals for away duty in the military?”</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> “Kind of.” A small ice rink of gravy teetered like a lopsided hat atop Eunhee’s portion of<br />turkey. “Oh! It needs more time in the oven. I’ll be right back.”<br />Once Helen returned with the meals, fully heated, Eunhee ate slowly, smiling between each<br />bite of turkey, cornbread, and buttered peas. Helen reached over to take their trays and noticed Eunhee’s was largely uneaten. “Don’t you like TV dinners?”</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">“They could use a few spices,” Eunhee admitted.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Helen’s heart sank. “I wanted to offer a comfortable, soft nest to you, my new friend.”<br />Eunhee smiled and looked her straight in the eye. “Perfect cooking does not make a good<br />friend or a soft nest. A soft heart makes for a soft nest, and love and honest talk make good<br />friends.”</span></p><hr />
<h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #852648; font-size: large;"><strong>ABOUT THE AUTHOR</strong></span></h3>
<p data-pm-slice="1 1 []"></p><div style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="Sandra Byrd" class="ls-is-cached lazyloaded aligncenter wp-image-20612 size-medium" height="200" src="https://justreadtours.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/September-2021-Headshot-Sandra-Byrd-300x200.jpg" width="300" /> </div><span style="font-size: medium;">Bestselling author <strong>Sandra Byrd</strong> continues to earn both industry acclaim and high praise from readers everywhere. The author of more than fifty books, her work has received many awards, nominations, and accolades, including the Historical Novel Society’s Editor’s Choice award, two Christy Award nominations, Two Library Journal Best Book selections, and inclusion on Booklist’s Top Ten Inspirational Books of the Year list. Her traditionally published books include titles by Howard Books, a division of Simon and Schuster, Tyndale House Publishers, WaterBrook Press, an imprint of Penguin Random House, and Bethany House. She’s also an independent author.</span><p></p><span style="font-size: medium;">
Sandra loves walking, the beach, cooking and baking, photography, watching Escape to the Country, Fake or Fortune, and Chef’s Table, as well as spending time with family and friends – real and fictional!
Connect with Sandra at www.sandrabyrd.com, <a href="http://www.sandrabyrdbookcoach.com">www.sandrabyrdbookcoach.com</a>, or through social media platforms.</span></div><div><br /></div><div> <span style="color: #852648;"><strong>CONNECT WITH SANDRA:</strong></span> <a href="https://www.sandrabyrd.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Website</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sandrabyrdwrites" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Facebook</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sandrabyrdbooks/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Instagram</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/sandrabyrd" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Twitter</a>
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</p>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08508705863477611189noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3398017144064278390.post-72150600304474870512022-06-28T05:30:00.049-05:002022-06-28T05:30:00.212-05:00Blog Blitz: Her Darkest Secret by Jessica R. Patch (JustRead Tour w/ Excerpt & Giveaway)<p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Her Darkest Secret JustRead Blog Blitz" class="aligncenter wp-image-19340" height="237" src="https://justreadtours.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Banner_HerDarkestSecret_BlogBlitz_JR-1.jpg" width="640" /> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Welcome to the Blog Tour for <span style="color: #52c0ec;"><strong><em>Her Darkest Secret </em></strong></span>by Jessica R. Patch, hosted by <a href="https://justreadtours.com/2022/06/28/welcome-to-the-her-darkest-secret-blog-tour-giveaway/">JustRead Publicity Tours</a>!</span></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #52c0ec; font-size: large;"><strong>ABOUT THE BOOK</strong></span></h3>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Title:</strong> <b><span style="color: #351c75;">Her Darkest Secret
</span></b><br /><strong>Author: </strong><span style="color: #351c75;"><b>Jessica R. Patch
</b></span><br /><strong>Publisher: </strong>Harlequin Love Inspired TRADE
<br /><strong>Release Date:</strong> <b><span style="color: #351c75;">June 28, 2022
</span></b><br /><strong>Genre:</strong> Christian, Psychological Thriller with a romance thread</span></p>
<span style="font-size: medium;"><strong></strong></span><blockquote><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>When a cold-case serial killer returns, FBI special agent Fiona Kelly has one last chance to stop him before he claims the prize he’s always wanted—her.</strong> </span><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The sight of a goose feather at a murder scene modeled after a children’s poem is enough to make FBI special agent Fiona Kelly’s blood turn to ice. Almost two decades ago, a feather was left with her sister’s body—and with every subsequent victim of the Nursery Rhyme Killer. Now he’s back. Only this time, his latest gruesome murder is a message to the only one who ever got away: Fiona.
Finding “Rhyme” is an obsession that’s fueled Fiona’s career—and destroyed her marriage to fellow FBI agent Asa Kodiak. Now Fiona and Asa have to put their past tensions aside and work together one last time. But Rhyme is watching, and catching this killer may force Fiona to reveal her biggest, darkest secret…the one only he knows.
</span></div></blockquote><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #52c0ec;"><strong>PURCHASE LINKS*: </strong></span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58825729-her-darkest-secret" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Goodreads</a> | <a href="https://amzn.to/3N01PIJ" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Amazon</a> | <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/her-darkest-secret-jessica-r-patch/1139931230?ean=9781335530028" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Barnes & Noble</a> | <a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Her-Darkest-Secret-Jessica-R-Patch/9781335530028" rel="noopener" target="_blank">BookDepository</a> | <a href="https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781335530028" rel="noopener" target="_blank">IndieBound</a> | <a href="https://www.bookbub.com/books/her-darkest-secret-by-jessica-r-patch" rel="noopener" target="_blank">BookBub</a></p>
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<h3><span style="color: #52c0ec; font-size: large;">EXCERPT: </span></h3><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;"></div><blockquote><div style="text-align: left;">Rhyme easily blended in with the rest of the on looking crowd.<br />Asa Kodiak.<br />The name alone gave him a sour taste on his tongue, but things couldn’t have panned out any better. Kodiak’s new girlfriend was in charge of the crime scene. Not that it would have mattered who had been lead—Kodiak would have been called in once they saw Jenny’s body. Saw the feather. <br />Asa was right now seeing it. A million thoughts flying through his thick skull—one in particular.<br />Before the day was out, Kodiak would call for Fiona. Tell her he needed her back in Memphis towork the case, but she’d know that it was Rhyme who had actually beckoned her.</div><div style="text-align: left;">It was time to come home.</div><div style="text-align: left;">To him.</div></blockquote><div style="text-align: left;"></div></span></div>
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<p data-pm-slice="1 1 []"></p><div style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="Jessica R. Patch" class="aligncenter wp-image-20559 size-medium" height="300" src="https://justreadtours.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Jessica-R-Patch-218x300.jpg" width="218" /> </div><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Jessica R. Patch</strong> is a Publishers Weekly bestselling author known for her dry wit, signatures twists, and complex characters. She loves reading true crime books, discussing cold cases over chips and salsa with her girlfriends, and hunting down serial killers in her romantic suspense novels and psychological thrillers.</span><p></p><span style="font-size: medium;">
Jessica loves to encourage and inspire people to forward living through her Patch of Hope devotions in her monthly email newsletter. You can join the Patched In community at her website: <a class="ProsemirrorEditor-link" href="http://www.jessicarpatch.com">www.jessicarpatch.com</a>.
She resides in the Memphis area with her husband, two young adult children, and her spoiled tri-color Shetland Sheepdog. Jessica is represented by Rachel Kent at Books & Such Literary Management. </span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color: #52c0ec;"><strong>CONNECT WITH JESSICA:</strong></span> <a href="http://www.jessicarpatch.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Website</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/jessicarpatch" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Facebook</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/jessicarpatch" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jessicarpatch/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Instagram</a>
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<h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #52c0ec; font-size: large;"><strong>TOUR GIVEAWAY</strong></span></h3>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">(1) winner will receive a signed paperback of <em>Her Darkest Secret</em>, <em>Brain Games WHODUNIT: Solve Crime Scene Puzzles</em> Book, & a Shine cross necklace!</span></p>
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</p>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08508705863477611189noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3398017144064278390.post-68075273359380172732022-06-27T10:38:00.005-05:002022-06-27T14:54:44.618-05:00Review: Shadow of Honor by Ronie Kendig (JustRead Tour)
<span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDua4yeV5kjuFiHkJQ6nFStZ38f3G0ephPyyRUUgQjWH5zuS-MNoGq4wqYqaGn1IJO_B_SZA-wI0OjdyX8dHBgLvffy5UW5m88hoIwQXuKf9hya-n8OGgz3RiqiDXKfATOdnMLt5OGVDu2uyT3TJ_pBlXQxS_JdJIBq96mMEgGHtc9Rxz5YnRCjmBTeQ/s603/Capture.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="580" data-original-width="603" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDua4yeV5kjuFiHkJQ6nFStZ38f3G0ephPyyRUUgQjWH5zuS-MNoGq4wqYqaGn1IJO_B_SZA-wI0OjdyX8dHBgLvffy5UW5m88hoIwQXuKf9hya-n8OGgz3RiqiDXKfATOdnMLt5OGVDu2uyT3TJ_pBlXQxS_JdJIBq96mMEgGHtc9Rxz5YnRCjmBTeQ/s320/Capture.PNG" width="320" /></a></div>Title: <b><span style="color: #351c75;">Shadow of Honor</span></b></span><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Author: </span><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #351c75;">Ronie Kendig</span></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Publisher: Enclave Publishing </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Pages: 432</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">ISBN: 9781621842347</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Publication Date: <b><span style="color: #351c75;">June 14th: 2022</span></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><b><span style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;">About the Book:</span></b></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div><b></b></div><blockquote><div><b>The war he fears may be the very one he’s been called to start.</b> </div><div><br /></div><div>Held captive, tortured by monsters of a nightmarish alien race, Marco Dusan clings to a final goal: keep these beasts from the Quadrants, even if it means orchestrating his own death. But his dreams betray that singular design. In them his bonded calls to him across lightyears. Does he leave her to fight Symmachia alone, or risk bringing an unwinnable war to every planet in the Quadrants? </div><div><br /></div><div>On board the alien dreadnought, Eija Zacdari flounders, torn amidst military machinations, prophecies, and an inexplicable bond with one of the fearsome creatures who have imprisoned her friends. Only by uncovering the truth about an ancient conflict now shrouded in deception will she find her place.</div><div><br /></div><div>Faced with her true identity, Eija sees her purpose snap into focus, and she realizes the war Marco fears may be the very one he has been called to start.</div></blockquote><div></div></span></div><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;"><b>My Thoughts:</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626;">This was a stunning read! Ronie Kendig is an author who can spin a story and make new worlds come alive. I’m someone that is cautious when reading sci-fi/ fantasy style genres, but there was no hesitation with this book/series. The story and characters grab you and don’t let go until the very end. This was a wild ride and so so much fun, but also mixed with the right amount of emotional gut punch.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #262626;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #262626;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626;">If you like epic series, grand adventures, this is the series for you. This has been an amazing journey following these characters and the twist and turns really keep me guessing and turning the pages to find out what will happen and and how the character will handle it.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #262626;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #262626;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626;">This is a must read.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;"><b>About the Author:</b></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIgxUoXae3Nv-Cocqr7s29ZLy8gmq8QHRqQkM6MJ1gPKFPUGi_X4xz9TAMgVrvX4YDv8Aylri_-UTTghaDxnqfP2Axn5WMJNxAmeXkXBQqjI-s4cLLGmU0AHzfm9CczjAmm_MJv3Q8XAotB01a-QPaDTUU3rensMSQ1AcJE-mC4Be8Al_VccY2U8aSNA/s473/Ronie-Kendig.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="473" data-original-width="333" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIgxUoXae3Nv-Cocqr7s29ZLy8gmq8QHRqQkM6MJ1gPKFPUGi_X4xz9TAMgVrvX4YDv8Aylri_-UTTghaDxnqfP2Axn5WMJNxAmeXkXBQqjI-s4cLLGmU0AHzfm9CczjAmm_MJv3Q8XAotB01a-QPaDTUU3rensMSQ1AcJE-mC4Be8Al_VccY2U8aSNA/w141-h200/Ronie-Kendig.jpg" width="141" /></a></div>Ronie Kendig is a bestselling, award-winning author of over thirty books. She grew up an Army brat, and now she and her Army-veteran husband have returned to their beloved Texas after a ten-year stint in the Northeast. They survive on Sonic & Starbucks runs, barbecue, and peach cobbler that they share—sometimes—with Benning the Stealth Golden. Ronie’s degree in psychology has helped her pen novels of intense, raw characters.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Thank you to JustRead Tours and the Author, I received a copy of this book for review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">This review was originally posted on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CfH3RUzLJAn/">Instagram</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span>
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</p></div>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08508705863477611189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3398017144064278390.post-64399764584890955992022-06-14T09:03:00.000-05:002022-06-14T09:03:04.534-05:00Review: To Tame A Cowboy by Jody Hedlund (JustRead Tour)
<span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgSLi1h3wzozwQPR1-HBuElgJpttEJglA2PB0h0oViPxd9zu8tCuMd_GwhLn6e4fhFG3uKDaamz1XPdh6x4eJYRdyUF5RJdH1mqSX2e1AyEkx7f5PpH8xHioXalMSKxJYIEQe1w8sEcYj_5LHM41_w1pteJqgm0j2Q-h32mdZlUF598gc7qxzuCrLEfw/s1440/287183682_2259371340880444_2938485639548980702_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1439" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgSLi1h3wzozwQPR1-HBuElgJpttEJglA2PB0h0oViPxd9zu8tCuMd_GwhLn6e4fhFG3uKDaamz1XPdh6x4eJYRdyUF5RJdH1mqSX2e1AyEkx7f5PpH8xHioXalMSKxJYIEQe1w8sEcYj_5LHM41_w1pteJqgm0j2Q-h32mdZlUF598gc7qxzuCrLEfw/s320/287183682_2259371340880444_2938485639548980702_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Title: <b><span style="color: #351c75;">To Tame A Cowboy</span></b></span><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Author: <b><span style="color: #351c75;">Jody Heldund</span></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Publisher: Bethany House</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Pages: 368</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">ISBN: 9780764236419</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Publication Date: <b><span style="color: #351c75;">May 3rd, 2022</span></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;"><b>About the Book:</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div><b></b></div></span></div><blockquote><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div><b>They share a passion to heal what is broken, but it's their own hearts that need to be made whole.</b> </div><div><br /></div><div>Brody McQuaid is a broken man, and he knows it. While his body survived the war, his soul did not. Besides loving his little niece, his only sense of purpose comes from saving the wild horses that roam South Park. Ranchers in the area have taken to killing the horses, which are competing with their cattle to feed on the open grass.</div><div><br /></div><div>Savannah Marshall is a veterinarian on her family's Colorado ranch. She longs to keep her father happy following the tragic death of her older brother, including marrying a man of his choosing. But days before her wedding, she gets cold feet and disappears to South Park. As she learns more about the destruction of the horses, she joins Brody in an attempt to save the wild creatures. But when Savannah's family and the resentments of the area cattlemen catch up with them both, Brody and Savannah will have to tame their fears if they've any hope to let love run free.</div></span></div></blockquote><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;"><b>My Thoughts:</b></span></div><div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Jody Hedlund is my go to author when I want a swoon worthy hero and a fantastic romance that can take you through all the emotions.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">I love how this series is connected with the characters and you are able to keep up with previous characters and see how their lives have moved and grown.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Following Savannah, I had a runaway bride feeling from her, but in the right way. I love when the the heroine has a head on her shoulders. Savannah is one who loves what she does, and doesn’t want to give it up. A female vet is not really heard of, but she is passionate about animals.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Brody, when we are first introduced, you can see he has dealt with a lot, and has anger issues, but he is one that has a path of growth and you want him to succeed, because he does care.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">This was a great read. I can’t wait to read the next book this series and see where these cast of characters go.</span></div></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;"><b>About the Author:</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN9yitK1lEH5yY0LZlKRWhrjxeqw4ti5vXSjdEPmJMFIGDCgyGeNdejATT3qwThmcC7KIRseRX8iOg1oGsBv2euqZgUI3CBz3Z7LJUobrZZ0S4qmPwStJZwT8WJ9YgnYwHx87ZEgO_9hi8Q4EoeojUARBQNPEcAqC-2I8E2GI9m5DhV6F5EkNvFU-0Pg/s399/15184.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="399" data-original-width="290" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN9yitK1lEH5yY0LZlKRWhrjxeqw4ti5vXSjdEPmJMFIGDCgyGeNdejATT3qwThmcC7KIRseRX8iOg1oGsBv2euqZgUI3CBz3Z7LJUobrZZ0S4qmPwStJZwT8WJ9YgnYwHx87ZEgO_9hi8Q4EoeojUARBQNPEcAqC-2I8E2GI9m5DhV6F5EkNvFU-0Pg/w233-h320/15184.jpg" width="233" /></a></div>Jody Hedlund (<a href="http://www.jodyhedlund.com">www.jodyhedlund.com</a>) is the bestselling author of over 30 historical novels for both adults and teens and is the winner of numerous awards, including the Christy, Carol, and Christian Book Awards. Jody lives in Michigan with her husband, busy family, and five spoiled cats.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Thank you to JustRead Tours and the author, I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. </div><div><br /></div><div>This review was originally posted @ <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CekVMuRLZH7/">https://www.instagram.com/p/CekVMuRLZH7/</a> </div><div><br /></div><div><br />
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<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Title:</strong> <b><span style="color: #351c75;">Second Chance at Happiness </span></b><br /><strong>Author: </strong><span style="color: #351c75;"><b>Greta Picklesimer
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<br /><strong>Release Date:</strong> <b><span style="color: #351c75;">April 12, 2022
</span></b><br /><strong>Genre:</strong> Christian Historical Romance</span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span><blockquote><span style="font-size: medium;">
After Catherine Reed’s husband dies in a tragic logging accident, Catherine and her four-year-old daughter, Clair, move home with Clair’s mother and brother in order to accept a new position as the teacher for the town’s one-room schoolhouse. But Catherine carries a dark secret that she hasn’t even shared with her mother. Will she ever find forgiveness? </span><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Samuel Harris has suffered his own loss, losing his wife and unborn child over a year prior. Although he is the town’s preacher, he struggles to trust God, blaming God for allowing him to be absent when his wife died. The guilt has burdened him ever since. But when his old flame Catherine Reed comes back to town, he wonders if they can find healing together. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Catherine believes that anyone who wants to learn should be allowed to learn, but she is quick to find a town divided on that issue. As she and Samuel set out to change people’s minds in a post-Civil War era, they find themselves drawn to each other over and over again. As they join together for the same cause, could they also find a second chance at happiness?</span></div></blockquote><div><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></div><div><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">
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<b>EXCERPT:</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div>1870</div><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p style="text-align: left;">Catherine Reed and her four-year-old daughter, Clair—both wearing simple, matching, black mourning dresses—stepped off the train at 3:00 p.m. in her hometown of Harrisville, Kentucky. Catherine looked at the dark green depot and sighed. It was not a contented sigh, but rather one of heaviness and regret. Standing on the small platform facing the depot, she contemplated her next step. She needed to move, but her feet seemed rooted to the ground. Tears began forming at the corner of her eyes, threatening to spill over onto her cheeks. How would she go on without her dear husband, John, by her side? It was supposed to be his last run on the river. He had promised. They’d have enough money to buy their own place. Set up a little farm, keep chickens and a few pigs. All that had come crashing to a halt when he fell between the logs he’d been taking downstream on the Cumberland River to Crestville, where they would be sold. She shook her head as if to shake out the memories. He didn’t even make it halfway there. Flicking her shaking free hand to her side, she tried to wipe the memories from her mind.</p><p></p><p></p></span></div><div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #34542b;"><strong>PURCHASE LINKS*: </strong></span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60396551-second-chance-at-happiness" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Goodreads</a> | <a href="https://amzn.to/3Nmv0pU" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Amazon</a> | <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/second-chance-at-happiness-greta-picklesimer/1141110541?ean=9781649601124" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Barnes & Noble</a> | <a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Second-Chance-at-Happiness-Greta-Picklesimer/9781649601124" rel="noopener" target="_blank">BookDepository</a> | <a href="https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781649601124" rel="noopener" target="_blank">IndieBound</a> | <a href="https://www.christianbook.com/second-chance-at-happiness/greta-picklesimer/9781649601124/pd/9601124?event=ESRCN" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Christianbook</a> | <a href="https://www.bookbub.com/books/second-chance-at-happiness-by-greta-picklesimer" rel="noopener" target="_blank">BookBub</a></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #34542b;"><strong><div class="fl-rich-text"><strong style="color: black;">Greta Picklesimer</strong><span style="color: black; font-weight: 400;"> is Michigan-born and raised by Kentucky-transplanted parents. She accepted Jesus as her Savior at the age of five—a happy day in her memory. Besides writing, Greta spends time working on her art journal, painting with watercolors and oil pastels. She is owned by one rescue cat by the name of Pearlie Blue who was named after her father's favorite Bluegrass song. By day Greta works as an office assistant. By night, she writes.</span></div><div class="fl-rich-text"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #34542b;"><strong><br /></strong></span></span></div><div class="fl-rich-text"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #34542b;"><strong><br /></strong></span></span></div><div class="fl-rich-text"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #34542b;"><strong><br /></strong></span></span></div><div class="fl-rich-text"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #34542b;"><strong><br /></strong></span></span></div><div class="fl-rich-text"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #34542b;"><strong><br /></strong></span></span></div><div class="fl-rich-text"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #34542b;"><strong><br /></strong></span></span></div><div class="fl-rich-text"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #34542b;"><strong><br /></strong></span></span></div>CONNECT WITH GRETA:</strong></span> <a href="https://gretapicklesimer.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Website</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/gretapicklesimerchristianauthor/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Facebook</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/gretapicklesimer/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Instagram</a> | <a href="http://twitter.com/gretapicklesime" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Twitter</a></span>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="font-size: medium;">Welcome to the Takeover Tour for <span style="color: #519fae;"><b><i>A Promise Engraved</i></b></span> by Liz Tolsma, hosted by <a href="https://justreadtours.com/2022/05/25/welcome-to-the-a-promise-engraved-takeover-tour-giveaway/">JustRead Publicity Tours</a>!</span></em></strong></p>
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<div><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Title:<span style="color: #351c75;"> </span></strong><b><span style="color: #351c75;">A Promise Engraved </span></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Series:</strong> Doors to the Past </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Author:</strong> <b><span style="color: #351c75;">Liz Tolsma </span></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Publisher:</strong> Barbour Fiction </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Release Date: </strong><b><span style="color: #351c75;">May 1, 2022 </span></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Genre:</strong> Christian, Dual Timeline Fiction, Romance </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong></strong></span></div><blockquote><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Can Promises Made in Times of Struggle Endure 200 Years?</strong> </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Young, spirited Josie Wilkins life is about to take a turn when faced with political turmoil and forbidden love in San Antonio of 1836. John Gilbert has won her heart, despite being a Protestant preacher who is forbidden to practice his faith in Texas. Will either of them survive an epic battle for liberty to create a legacy of love? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Nearly 200 years later, Kayleigh Hernandez takes breaks from her demanding job as a refugee coordinator working with Mexican migrants to attend flea markets where she has found a uniquely engraved ring. Enlisting the help of appraiser Brandon Shuman, they piece together a love story long forgotten. But will dangers linked to Kayleigh’s work end her own hopes for leaving a legacy built on hope, faith, and love? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><em>Visit historic American landmarks through the Doors to the Past series. History and today collide in stories full of mystery, intrigue, faith, and romance.</em> </span></div></blockquote><div><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color: #519fae;"><strong>PURCHASE LINKS*: </strong></span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58667345-a-promise-engraved" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Goodreads</a> | <a href="https://amzn.to/3agdiq9">Amazon</a> | <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-promise-engraved-liz-tolsma/1139976831?ean=9781636092492" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Barnes & Noble</a> | <a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Promise-Engraved-Liz-Tolsma/9781636092492" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Book Depository</a> | <a href="https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781636092492" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Indiebound</a> | <a href="https://www.christianbook.com/a-promise-engraved/9781636092492/pd/092492" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Christianbook</a> | <a href="https://www.bookbub.com/books/a-promise-engraved-by-liz-tolsma" rel="noopener" target="_blank">BookBub</a>
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</p>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08508705863477611189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3398017144064278390.post-65248818578557830042022-05-20T05:30:00.003-05:002022-05-20T09:45:27.706-05:00Review: To Disguise a Truth by Jen Turano
<span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVLqIn5XdAAyMxrsaAnIZd_X8xT-U9IRvT7jwyn20cq95HqWuq_eX0ukMH4T3pUlHWukNZPu8mtPLaNTInnM-wgzwfcluJ9FBe0U2FzaVlERVzjnvezQGQK9FriQiRK4vfJUXCNoEIm77b13xMnb7AUZwMRNu8mhZO49UnpgfHfEOqECteggKC76XpOw/s2048/280956975_421569939441003_2659029734743594522_n.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVLqIn5XdAAyMxrsaAnIZd_X8xT-U9IRvT7jwyn20cq95HqWuq_eX0ukMH4T3pUlHWukNZPu8mtPLaNTInnM-wgzwfcluJ9FBe0U2FzaVlERVzjnvezQGQK9FriQiRK4vfJUXCNoEIm77b13xMnb7AUZwMRNu8mhZO49UnpgfHfEOqECteggKC76XpOw/s320/280956975_421569939441003_2659029734743594522_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Title: <b><span style="color: #351c75;">To Disguise the Truth</span></b></span><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Author: <b><span style="color: #351c75;">Jen Turano</span></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Publisher: Bethany House </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Pages: 347</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">ISBN: </span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">9780764235337</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Publication Date: January 18th, 2022</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;"><b>About the Book:</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #212121;"></span></span></div><blockquote><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #212121;">When a man arrives at the Bleecker Street Inquiry Agency, anxious to hire them to find a missing heiress, Eunice Holbrooke realizes her past has finally caught up with her . . . and that she may no longer be able to hide under the disguise that has kept her safe for so long.</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121;" /><span style="color: #212121;">Arthur Livingston's goal in life is to make his mark on the world as a mining industrialist, but after the man who could help him achieve his goal is murdered, Arthur feels compelled to seek justice for the family--but he's left with more questions than answers after the eccentric Bleecker Street Inquiry Agency refuses to take on his case.</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121;" /><span style="color: #212121;">Desperate to conceal her real identity and avoid the irritatingly handsome Arthur, Eunice takes on a different case that requires her to go deep undercover and entangles her in one troublesome situation after another. When other secrets come to light, Eunice has no choice but to confront her past, hopeful that it will set her free but knowing it could very well place her life--and the lives of those she loves--in jeopardy.</span></span></div><div></div></blockquote><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;"><b>My Thoughts:</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">I'm going to admit, I read this series completely out of order, but that is ok. This story works as a standalone as well. I've been wanting to read this one for a while and finally was able to. My eldest is a huge fan of Jen Turano, so it is a lot of fun to read her books together. We got the audio and dove right on in on our commute. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Eunice Holbrooke is a unique character. She has to have one of the strongest personalities to date of Jen Turano's books. She is one who is determined to keep her people safe. However, Ivan her bodyguard/ pretend brother is determined to keep her safe, which is a feat unto itself with Enice's determination to be more hands on and on the ground with her Inquiry Agency. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Author Livingstone is a man who you want to be weary at when first introduced to, but as you read more into who he is, the more you hope things work out. He is a gentleman determined to protect a woman he hasn't seen in years despite their history. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">This story went all over and it was a thrill a minute. I love how this story featured Nellie Bly's research and offer a glimpse into this time. My daughter was horrified how women could have been treated during this time. Laws for women have come a long way for sure and opened up a good talking point. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Eunice was a delight to read about. Her story arc to me has been the most redeeming. She had to work through previous demons and fears and rely on faith. Her family situation was a very unique one and one that was completely out of her control. But when introduced her family it offered a whole new level into Eunice's character. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Safe to say, once this title was complete</span><span style="font-size: large;">, </span><span style="font-size: medium;">me and my daughter dove into the first book of the series. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">The narrator for this story did another wonderful job. It has been the same narrator for her other series as well, so it's a welcoming voice that reads to you. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Can't recommend this book enough. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-size: medium;"><b>5 out of 5</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;"><b>About the Author:</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhmEexUaGq76XrlLSI1OHhBLeAEV2oIFGtksimQ-0yOTEzNm3dQZ_6GgIwtWICJIHUUOva1Sbx91rScMJE5F12Lsh-4MjZYSR6gFzYObJqssdLpg2utsnHwN5UVEZ8HJCoal2a7NSqgJlTQwGTPflIu0PwzjIwJGx35PVJKsy794XcJ5iieXEb2n-FXYQ" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="157" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhmEexUaGq76XrlLSI1OHhBLeAEV2oIFGtksimQ-0yOTEzNm3dQZ_6GgIwtWICJIHUUOva1Sbx91rScMJE5F12Lsh-4MjZYSR6gFzYObJqssdLpg2utsnHwN5UVEZ8HJCoal2a7NSqgJlTQwGTPflIu0PwzjIwJGx35PVJKsy794XcJ5iieXEb2n-FXYQ" width="188" /></a></div>Named one of the funniest voices in inspirational romance by Booklist, Jen Turano is a USA Today bestselling author, known for penning quirky historical romances set in the Gilded Age. Her books have earned Publishers Weekly and Booklist starred reviews, top picks from Romantic Times, and praise from Library Journal. She's been a finalist twice for the RT Reviewers' Choice Awards and had two of her books listed in the top 100 romances of the past decade from Booklist. She and her family live outside of Denver, Colorado. Readers can find her on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, and at <a href="http://jenturano.com">jenturano.com</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Thank you to the publisher, I received a copy of this book for free in exchange for an honest review. <br /></span><br />
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Beller</span></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Publisher: Bethany House</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Pages: 304</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">ISBN: 9780764238055 </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Publication Date:</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;"><b>About the Book:</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div><b></b></div><blockquote><div><b>She was called to be a healer, but her skills--and heart--have never been so challenged</b>.</div><div><br /></div><div>Levi Masters's time as a British spy hasn't ended, though his country's war with America has. After overhearing a scout reveal a discovery that could give America the upper hand in future conflicts, Levi is sent on one last mission. While trekking through the Canadian Rockies in pursuit of his former enemy, he is taken captive by warriors from a hidden mountain village.</div><div><br /></div><div>Village healer Audrey Moreau is more curious than afraid of the outsider, and she's drawn to his commitment to honesty even at his own expense. Despite her arguments for his release, the council remains at an impasse. Compelled to help him escape, she sneaks him out of the village. But when Levi faces a life-threatening injury and the fierce mountain winter closes in, Levi and Audrey are forced to discover just how far they'll go to ensure the safety of the other and the love growing between them.</div></blockquote><div></div></span></div><div><b><span style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;">My Thoughts:</span></b></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">I have had a Misty's books on my TBR for a little while and I'm sad to say, this is the first book I've read by her, but I'm so glad I've been able to read it! Goodness, she has a wonderful talent for conveying her story and bringing you into her world. I'm so excited to go and read her other titles. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Audrey Moreau is a unique woman. She is a woman of strong faith and a deep compassion for people and their well being, whether it is physical or spiritual. She is a very strong character.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Levi Masters is a man you are unsure of when you are first introduced to him. He is lurking, mysterious, and you only see him from Audrey's eyes, but as you dive into his background and you start to find more about him and see that he is trying to move past what he is known for and change into what he wants to become. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Following Audrey and Levi was a thrilling story and I honestly can't wait to read more from Misty!</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-size: medium;"><b>4 out of 5</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;"><b>About the Author:</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvr18t9l-M4dc1gv_bTjCOwbgFVjtKE-JVHKTmSxPQI_Dlw2P3sfGZQvuMO8rP3AB4zDXpyKB57ojMDAwuujr-yPJ-zD1dU8dgbqzWDGU-h-TwRgP3cTu7D9lw99sFiVTi-pdINlM6LF291Whc1Te5HMJNAMnOAL7btUCLnNkHBht20Fb1c7hlS8JiLw/s435/Beller_Misty.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="435" data-original-width="290" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvr18t9l-M4dc1gv_bTjCOwbgFVjtKE-JVHKTmSxPQI_Dlw2P3sfGZQvuMO8rP3AB4zDXpyKB57ojMDAwuujr-yPJ-zD1dU8dgbqzWDGU-h-TwRgP3cTu7D9lw99sFiVTi-pdINlM6LF291Whc1Te5HMJNAMnOAL7btUCLnNkHBht20Fb1c7hlS8JiLw/s320/Beller_Misty.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><b><span style="color: #351c75;">Misty M. Beller, </span></b></span><span style="font-size: medium;">USA </span><span style="font-size: large;">Today bestselling author Misty M. Beller (</span><a href="http://www.mistymbeller.com" style="font-size: large;">www.mistymbeller.com</a><span style="font-size: large;">) writes romantic mountain stories set on the 1800s frontier and woven with the truth of God's love. Her Southern roots run deep, and she lives in South Carolina with her husband and children.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Thank you to the Publisher and Just Read Tours, I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.</span><br /><p>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Title:</strong> <b><span style="color: #351c75;">Turn My Mourning Into Dancing </span></b></span><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Author:</strong> <b><span style="color: #351c75;">Henri Nouwen</span></b> </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Publisher: </strong>Thomas Nelson </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Release Date:</strong> <b><span style="color: #351c75;">March 8, 2022 </span></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Genre:</strong> Christian, Spiritual Growth, Grief </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong></strong></span></div><blockquote><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>How do you find hope in hard times? Why is it important to have hope during difficult times? </strong><em><strong>Turn My Mourning into Dancing</strong></em><strong> will help you survive the difficult seasons and learn how to live a full life in the midst of them and beyond. With practical advice, Henri Nouwen will gently point you towards a way of life that is grounded in God’s constancy and rooted within eternal hope.</strong> </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">In this updated edition, <em>Turn My Mourning into Dancing</em> discusses five movements we experience during hard times: </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"> • From Our Little Selves to a Larger World </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"> • From Holding Tight to Letting Go </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"> • From Fatalism to Hope </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"> • From Manipulation to Love </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"> • From a Fearful Death to a Joyous Life </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Healing begins with taking our pain out of its diabolic isolation and seeing our sufferings in communion with all humanity, and all creation. Nouwen teaches us that our little lives participate in something much larger. <em>Turn My Mourning into Dancing</em> is a must read for: </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"> • men and women looking for growth and insight on life </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"> • anyone going through the grief process and searching for real solutions </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"> • anyone who has experienced a loss, betrayal, or hard times </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Everyone grieves differently. It is a process, not a science experiment. Mourning shouldn’t last forever. Do you want the kind of life that allows you to dance even in the middle of the darkest night? Get the answers and find hope within your hard times with Nouwen’s works on spiritual growth.
</span></div></blockquote><div><span style="font-size: medium;"></span><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>____________________________________________________________________________</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #5d8ec9; font-size: large;"><strong>EXCERPT:</strong></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span></p><blockquote><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">From Holding Tight to Letting Go</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">For years I have loved watching trapeze artists. The love began when my then- eighty- nine- year- old father came for a visit. Let’s go to the circus, we decided one day. That evening we watched five South African trapeze artists—three fliers and two catchers. They danced in the air! The fliers soared and all was dangerous until they found themselves caught by the strong hands of their partners. I told my father that I had always wanted to fly like that, that perhaps I had missed my calling!</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I am constantly moved by the courage of my circus friends. At each performance they trust that their flight will end with their hands sliding into the secure grip of a partner. They also know that only the release of the secure bar allows them to move on with arcing grace to the next. Before they can be caught, they must let go. They must brave the emptiness of space.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Living with this kind of willingness to let go is one of the greatest challenges we face. Whether it concerns a person, possession, or personal reputation, in so many areas we hold on at all costs. We become heroic defenders of our dearly gained happiness. We treat our sometimes inevitable losses as failures in the battle of survival.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The great paradox is that it is in letting go, we receive. We find safety in unexpected places of risk. And those who try to avoid all risk, those who would try to guarantee that their hearts will not be broken, end up in a self- created hell. C. S. Lewis wrote in </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Four Loves</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">,</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">To love at all is to be vulnerable…If you want to make sure of keeping [your heart] intact, you must give your heart to no one, not even to an animal. Wrap it carefully round with hobbies and little luxuries; avoid all entanglements; lock it up safe in the casket of your selfishness. But in that casket— safe, dark, motionless, airless— it will change. It will not be broken—it will become unbreak-able, impenetrable, irredeemable…The only place outside of Heaven where you can be perfectly safe from the danger of love is Hell.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In so many ways, the more we insist on control and the more we resist the call to hold our lives lightly, the more we have to deny the reality of our losses and the more artificial our existence becomes. Our belief that we should grasp tightly what we need provides one of the great sources of our suffering. But letting go of possessions and plans and people allows us to enter, for all its risks, a life of new, unexpected freedom.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">How can we live with greater willingness to let go? Another step in turning our mourning into dancing has to do with not clutching what we have, not trying to reserve a safe place we can rest in, not trying to choreograph our own or others’ lives, but to surrender to the God whom we love and want to follow. God invites us to experience our not being in control as an invitation to faith.</span></span></p></blockquote><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #5d8ec9;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-e0db8ef4-7fff-1a69-86a6-b20ddafcaaca"></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Taken from “Turn My Mourning into Dancing: Finding Hope During Hard Times” by Henri Nouwen. 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</p>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08508705863477611189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3398017144064278390.post-72626429422661921982022-04-22T13:01:00.001-05:002022-04-22T13:01:28.913-05:00Review: Storing Up Trouble by Jen Turano
<span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVJzdlEkuPFc8d2rjQSOT-AR5Y5UAbgvjiRQB4TWclJy4qNWGw7hem111LEaYLTIDAi0vsWEk2S_NWF6AD3TAvrO0H8Hy-dxrtbXzRO5x_hsvahN7zJLfBlp5tNZSmg_jFynk-nzTVjqQghHz0tmhnCc5WSc-AQuTL8ULTZbXo7N89HcIRa6S6w_kbMg/s770/278117549_742594940072233_5187033898309074037_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="770" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVJzdlEkuPFc8d2rjQSOT-AR5Y5UAbgvjiRQB4TWclJy4qNWGw7hem111LEaYLTIDAi0vsWEk2S_NWF6AD3TAvrO0H8Hy-dxrtbXzRO5x_hsvahN7zJLfBlp5tNZSmg_jFynk-nzTVjqQghHz0tmhnCc5WSc-AQuTL8ULTZbXo7N89HcIRa6S6w_kbMg/s320/278117549_742594940072233_5187033898309074037_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Title: <b><span style="color: #351c75;">Storing Up Trouble</span></b></span><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Author: <b><span style="color: #351c75;">Jen Turano</span></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Publisher: Bethany House</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Page: 359</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">ISBN: 9780764231698</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Publication Date: <b><span style="color: #351c75;">May 5th, 2020</span></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;"><b>About the Book:</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div></div><blockquote><div>After Miss Beatrix Waterbury suffers multiple mishaps due to her involvement with the suffrage movement, her mother decides a change of scenery is in order for her incorrigible daughter. Banished from New York, Beatrix is sent off for an extended stay with her Aunt Gladys in Chicago.</div><div><br /></div><div>Mr. Norman Nesbit, a gentleman and a brilliant man of science devoted to his work, doesn't have time to be distracted with members of the feminine set. When robbers descend on the train, intent on divesting him from his important research papers, Norman is thrust into Beatrix's company when she has the audacity to interfere--leaving him no choice but to try to save her from herself.</div><div><br /></div><div>When Beatrix's life is put at stake after she takes employment as a salesgirl, she and Norman find themselves propelled into each other's company again and again. With danger and intrigue dogging their every step, they become surprisingly drawn to each other--until information comes to light that threatens this relationship that's barely had a chance to blossom.</div></blockquote><div></div></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;"><b>My Thoughts:</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Jen Turano is one of my go-to-authors. I know that when I read one of her stories, I will get a witty and funny historical adventure with some of the best characters.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">I got to enjoy this story on my commutes around town with my eldest. I think I now have her hooked on Jen Turano's books. She was giggling and asking questions the whole way through, which added to the fun of the story for me. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">We were introduced to Beatrix in the earlier installments of the American Heiress series and she finally had her time to shine. And goodness did she shine! I have to say, this was one of my favorite jaunts through the pages. With Beatrix, she was joined by her aunt, her butler, a house full of ladies her aunt was training, and Norman Nesbit, who I have to say had the best growth of a character I have seen. He joined the ranks of one of my favorite heroes.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">The chemistry between Norman and Beatrix was just fun. Norman was in his shell and Beatrix has always been comfortable being herself, which was instilled into her by her parents, who we are also introduced to in this story.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">I love how Jen can weave historical people through her stories and just have them fit. In this book, we got see Mr. Selfridge at Marshalls and Company and Beatrix worked, in accordance to her aunt's rules who she was visiting.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">My daughter and I enjoyed this story through the Audiobook, and it is a joy to listen to the narrator. She has a lot of fun reading these stories. And I love that it is the same narrator through the series. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">This was a fun adventure and I can't recommend it enough. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-size: medium;"><b>5 out of 5</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;"><b>About the Author:</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdWdzXCpbSc94pIdFv9ih5vdHTUKshO7feFlAut-qiHNXXR9ePwWW80-Sp_TlxbCYttbtFGJVCnhFwBEp3le9fuMrjoaJI03cp4fNCy3-CQa33wwd-q4IgXlC2UMJbF0VXv8n2iRCI8gku/s370/Turano_Jen.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="370" data-original-width="290" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdWdzXCpbSc94pIdFv9ih5vdHTUKshO7feFlAut-qiHNXXR9ePwWW80-Sp_TlxbCYttbtFGJVCnhFwBEp3le9fuMrjoaJI03cp4fNCy3-CQa33wwd-q4IgXlC2UMJbF0VXv8n2iRCI8gku/w157-h200/Turano_Jen.jpg" width="157" /></a></div>Named one of the funniest voices in inspirational romance by Booklist, Jen Turano is a USA Today bestselling author, known for penning quirky historical romances set in the Gilded Age. Her books have earned Publishers Weekly and Booklist starred reviews, top picks from Romantic Times, and praise from Library Journal. She's been a finalist twice for the RT Reviewers' Choice Awards and had two of her books listed in the top 100 romances of the past decade from Booklist. She and her family live outside of Denver, Colorado. Readers can find her on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, and at <a href="http://jenturano.com">jenturano.com</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Thank you to the publisher, I received a copy of the book for free in exchange for an honest review. </span></div><div><br /><br /><p>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Title:</strong> <b><span style="color: #351c75;">Battle Prayers </span></b></span><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Author:</strong> <b><span style="color: #351c75;">Michael Klassen</span></b> and <b><span style="color: #351c75;">Thomas Freilin</span></b>g </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Publisher: </strong>Thomas Nelso<span style="color: #351c75;">n </span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Release Date: <span style="color: #351c75;">Feb 15, 2022 </span></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Genre:</strong> Christian, Spiritual Growth, Prayer </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong></strong></span></div><blockquote><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Do the unending obstacles you face make you feel like you’re in a constant spiritual battle? Arm yourself with 100 prayers that will uplift and encourage you during the difficult moments of life.</strong> </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">It can be difficult to find the right words when you’re praying through hard times. In <em>Battle Prayers</em>, find a classic model to lift your prayers to God, not only for yourself, but others. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Each prayer is woven together with Scripture, reminding you that the answers to your struggles can be found in God’s Word and by listening to Him. <em>Battle Prayers:</em> </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">1. Shows how the power of prayer can lead you to find lasting encouragement </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">2. Provides inspiration and theological accuracy </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">3. Offers prayers ideal for helping move the mountains that can sometimes stand in between us and God </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Whether a gift or for yourself, this volume of 100 prayers features: </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">1. Specific Scriptures and cross-references to other prayers in the book for additional encouragement </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">2. First-person prayers addressed directly to God, ideal for reading aloud during morning, evening, or devotional prayer time </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">3. A helpful and encouraging Appendix: "The 10 Essential Qualities of an Effective Battle Prayer" </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Prayer doesn’t stop with the “Amen,” and is merely the beginning of deeper, daily, more meaningful communication with our Creator. Find peace in stress, healing for broken relationships, and protection for your loved ones in this essential volume of prayers.
</span></div></blockquote><div><span style="font-size: medium;"></span><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #4b5f38;"><span></span><strong>___________________________________________________________________________________</strong></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #4b5f38; font-size: large;"><strong>EXCERPT:</strong></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span></p><blockquote><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">YEARNING FOR MORE OF JESUS</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">My soul yearns, even faints,</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">for the courts of the LORD; </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">my heart and my flesh cry out </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">for the living God.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">(Ps. 84:2 NIV)</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Dearest Jesus, I bring before You what is both a request and a gift.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">A request, because it benefits me. A gift, because it pleases You.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">My heart’s desire is for more of You. I readily confess that my ceaseless wanderings have proven that, apart from Your presence, I am spiritually bankrupt. Only in You have I found eternal life and truth (John 14:6). Only in You have I found the way to the Father’s heart (John 14:6), and apart from You I have no good thing (Ps. 16:2).</span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">You were the one whom the psalmist longed for:</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Whom have I in heaven but you?</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">And earth has nothing I desire besides you. My flesh and my heart may fail,</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">but God is the strength of my heart and my</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">portion forever.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">(Ps. 73:25–26 NIV)</span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Jesus, I desire only You because you are the strength of my heart and everything I will ever need— forever. My soul cries out for more of You, because only in You do I find true purpose and meaning. You alone fit perfectly the God- shaped hole I so often try to fill with worldly and selfish pursuits.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">So, I echo John the Baptist’s words: May You increase, and I decrease (John 3:30). May You grow in me as I become less. And as I become less, live Your life through me. Only in that kind of life am I truly pleasing in Your sight.</span></span></p></blockquote><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Taken from “Battle Prayers” by Michael Klassen and Thomas Freiling. © 2022 Michael Klassen and Thomas Freiling. Derived from material previously published in Prayers to Move Your Mountains </span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #4b5f38; font-family: inherit;"></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">(ISBN 9780785286523, © 2000). 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</p>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08508705863477611189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3398017144064278390.post-69295149652026704562022-03-16T04:00:00.023-05:002022-03-16T10:07:59.885-05:00Blog Tour: Where Wild Roses Bloom by Angela K. Couch Guest Post from Angela Couch (JustRead Tour & Giveaway)<p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Where Wild Roses Bloom JustRead Blog+ Review Tour" class="alignnone wp-image-18826" height="237" src="https://justreadtours.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Banner_WhereWildRosesBloom_BlogReview_JR.jpg" width="640" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Welcome to the Blog + Review Tour for <strong><em><span style="color: #6b252f;">Where Wild Roses Bloom </span></em></strong>by Angela K. Couch, hosted by <a href="https://justreadtours.com/2022/03/14/welcome-to-the-where-wild-roses-bloom-blog-review-tour-giveaway/">JustRead Publicity Tours</a>!</span></p>
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<div><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Title:</strong> <b><span style="color: #351c75;">Where Wild Roses Bloom</span></b> </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Series:</strong> Heart of a Mountie #1 </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Author: </strong><b><span style="color: #351c75;">Angela K. Couch</span></b> </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Publisher:</strong> Smitten Historical Romance </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Release Date:</strong> <b><span style="color: #351c75;">March 15, 2022</span></b> </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Genre:</strong> Historical Romance, Christian </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></div><blockquote><div><span style="font-size: medium;">When Lenora Perry’s dream of becoming an acclaimed singer dies a painful death, she attempts to escape her mistakes by fleeing north—directly into the path of an all-too-dashing Mountie. Though the man in scarlet appears eager to be rid of her, his home provides security, and his sister offers friendship—two things Lenora is desperate for after discovering her pregnancy. With the past dogging her footsteps and her future uncertain, dare she consider new dreams? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Upholding the law makes up the fabric of Constable Edmond Bryce’s existence. As his five years of service draw to an end, he must decide whether or not to continue in his father’s footsteps—an increasingly difficult decision now that Miss Perry has infiltrated his life. Though she’s the daughter of a parson and a close friend to his sister, Edmond can’t push aside the feeling that Lenora hides more than she tells. But duty calls, leaving little time for matters of the heart. </span></div></blockquote><div><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div><span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;"><b>GUEST POST:</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">I'm happy to have author Angela Couch on the blog today talking about her new release, Where Wild Roses Bloom. </span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #351c75;"><b>Kate</b></span>: What inspired you for Where Wild Roses Bloom?</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #351c75;"><b>Angela Couch</b></span>: Strangely enough, Where Wild Roses Bloom started with a dream I had at a writer’s conference. I was praying about what direction I should take my writing. I believe God was giving me a nudge toward bringing my writing closer to home. With my stories, I’ve dabbled in Colonial America (<i>Backcountry Brides</i>), the American Revolution (<i>Hearts at War</i> series), the Oregon Trail (<i>Heart of a Warrior</i>), the American Civil War (<i>Blacksmith Brides</i>), and even WWII (which I’m not quite done with – watch for <i>A Rose for the Resistance</i> coming April 1<sup>st</sup>). I had the titles for my first Mountie series by the time I was flying home from the conference and over the next month I continued to hash out several stories set along the Canadian Rockies, and very close to where I live.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Beyond setting and the occupation of the hero (because there aren't nearly enough stories of heroes in red!), the story was also inspired the understanding that we all have things in our past we are ashamed of. And we all have dreams for our futures that may or may not align with what God wants for us. These are some of the struggles both main characters must confront, as they work toward what we hope is a “happy ending”.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>I hope is we all consider the directions God is trying to lead us in, as His way is where we will find peace and lasting happiness...and maybe even an idea for a good book or two.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"><b><span style="color: #351c75;">Kate</span></b>: Thank you so much for joining me on the blog today and sharing about your new release and some other titles you have done and are working on! I love how you have incorporated the hope of what consider of a happy ending, but also what God wants from us and how he is always there to try and guide us to the way we need to go. </span></span></p></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color: #6b252f;"><strong>PURCHASE LINKS*: </strong></span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58680180-where-wild-roses-bloom" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Goodreads</a> | <a href="https://amzn.to/3HVPIKf">Amazon</a> | <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/where-wild-roses-bloom-angela-k-couch/1139961551?ean=9781645263340" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Barnes & Noble</a> | <a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Where-Wild-Roses-Bloom-Angela-K-Couch/9781645263340" rel="noopener" target="_blank">BookDepository</a> | <a href="https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781645263340" rel="noopener" target="_blank">IndieBound</a> | <a href="https://www.christianbook.com/where-wild-roses-bloom-1/9781645263340/pd/263340" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Christianbook</a>
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<h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #6b252f; font-size: large;"><strong>ABOUT THE AUTHOR<div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="angela couch" class="ls-is-cached lazyloaded aligncenter wp-image-831" height="300" src="https://justreadtours.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/angela-couch.jpg" width="422" /> </div></strong></span></h3>
<p data-pm-slice="1 1 []" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">To keep from freezing in the Great White North, <strong>Angela K. Couch</strong> cuddles under quilts with her laptop. Winning short story contests, being a semi-finalist in ACFW’s Genesis Contest, and a finalist in the International Digital Awards also helped warm her up. As a passionate believer in Christ, her faith permeates the stories she tells. Her martial arts training, experience with horses, and appreciation for good romance sneak in there, as well. When not writing, she stays fit (and warm) by chasing after five munchkins.</span></p>
<span style="color: #6b252f;"><strong>CONNECT WITH ANGELA:</strong></span> <a href="https://angelakcouch.com" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Website</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100009686289882" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Facebook</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/AngelaKCouch" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Twitter</a>
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</p>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08508705863477611189noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3398017144064278390.post-12289818480810275902022-03-08T04:30:00.017-06:002022-03-08T04:30:00.232-06:00Blog Blitz: What Happened a the Cross by Billy Graham (JustRead Tour & Giveaway)<p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="What Happened at the Cross JustRead Blog Blitz" class="aligncenter wp-image-19088" height="237" src="https://justreadtours.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Banner_WhatHappenedAtTheCross_BlogBlitz_JR.jpg" width="640" /> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Welcome to the Blog Blitz for <span style="color: #ba9a2e;"><strong><em>What Happened at the Cross </em></strong></span>by Billy Graham, hosted by <a href="https://justreadtours.com/2022/03/08/welcome-to-the-what-happened-at-the-cross-blog-blitz-giveaway/">JustRead Publicity Tours</a>!</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Title:</strong> <b><span style="color: #351c75;">What Happened at the Cross </span></b></span><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Author: </strong><b><span style="color: #351c75;">Billy Graham </span></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Publisher: </strong>Thomas Nelson </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Release Date: </strong><b><span style="color: #351c75;">November 23, 20</span></b>21 </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Genre:</strong> Christian, Spiritual Growth, Easter </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong></strong></span></div><blockquote><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>The cross of Christ towers over 2,000 years of history. What happened on that hill called Calvary? In this compilation of his life's work, Billy Graham explains what Jesus accomplished on the day of his death, the meaning of his sacrifice, where he is now, the price of victory, and how to live with hope.</strong> </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">It’s almost impossible to find one of Billy Graham’s sermons that didn’t focus on the incredible events that happened over 2,000 years ago on Mount Calvary, and that’s because he centered his life and ministry around its message. In this special collection of the beloved evangelist's inspiring messages on the cross, discover simple yet profound truths that will change your life. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">This one-of-a-kind message includes: </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">• An exclusive foreword from Franklin Graham and afterword by Will Graham </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">• More than 40 bonus pages of Scripture references pointing readers to what God's Word says about the cross and salvation </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">• The Steps of Peace salvation plan from the Billy Graham Evangelical Association </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">• Seven chapters of rich content explaining what happened at the cross; the price of victory; the meaning of the cross; the king's eternity, and how to live life with hope </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Perfect for Christians seeking spiritual encouragement and a better understanding of the Gospel's message, What Happened at the Cross will help you better understand the meaning of the cross and equip you to proclaim the gospel in your Church, your community, and beyond.
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<h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ba9a2e; font-size: large;"><strong>EXCERPT:</strong></span></h3><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><blockquote><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">James Hastings, a Scottish minister and biblical scholar in the early twentieth century, told an intriguing story about a German artist named Sternberg. As a little gypsy girl was sitting for a portrait in his studio, she noticed on the wall a half-finished portrait of Christ on the cross. The girl asked who it was. When told it was Jesus, she responded that He must have been a very wicked Man to have been nailed to a cross. The painter told her that, on the contrary, “Christ was the best man who ever lived, and He died on the cross that others might live.” Then the little girl looked at him with such innocence and asked, “Did He die for you?” The question haunted Sternberg’s conscience day and night, for though he knew the truth about Christ, he had not accepted Him as his Savior. He found he was no longer satisfied with life until he answered the question that you must also answer: Did He die for you? If so, then you must die to self and find life anew in the resurrected Savior.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span></span><span></span></p></blockquote><p style="text-align: left;"><span></span><span style="font-size: medium;">__________________________________________________________________________</span></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ba9a2e; font-size: large;"><strong>ABOUT THE AUTHOR</strong></span></h3>
<span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Billy Graham</strong>, world-renowned preacher, evangelist, and author, delivered the gospel message to more people face-to-face than anyone in history and ministered on every continent of the world in more than 185 countries. Millions have read his inspirational classics, including <em>Angels</em>,<em> Peace with God</em>,<em> The Holy Spirit</em>,<em> Hope for the Troubled Heart</em>,<em> How to Be Born Again</em>,<em> The Journey</em>, <em>Nearing Home</em>, and <em>The Reason for My Hope.</em></span>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Welcome to the Blog Tour for <span style="color: #607e93;"><strong><em>Good Morning, Little One </em></strong></span>by Amy Kavelaris, hosted by <a href="https://justreadtours.com/2022/02/21/welcome-to-the-good-morning-little-one-blog-tour-giveaway/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">JustRead Publicity Tours</a>!</span></p>
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<div><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Title:</strong> <b><span style="color: #351c75;">Good Morning, Little One </span></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Author</strong>: <b><span style="color: #351c75;">Amy Kavelaris</span></b> </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Publisher</strong>: Tommy Nelson </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Release Date</strong>: <b><span style="color: #351c75;">February 8, 2022 </span></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Genre</strong>: Children's Devotionals/Prayers, Christian </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><strong><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></strong></div><blockquote><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Reassure kids that God is carrying them throughout the day with these morning affirmations and whimsical illustrations from beloved author Amy Kavelaris. Adorable animals with gorgeous floral art and words of hope remind little ones of God's love, security, and peace for the day ahead.</strong> </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Through a child’s eyes, the world can be beautiful, wonder-filled, and a bit fear-filled all at the same time. Remind your little one that God is always near with this unique book of blessings. A beautiful companion to Amy Kavelaris’s popular Good Night, My Darling Dear, this inspirational picture book </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">• reassures children ages 4 to 8 that God carries them through good days, hard days, and anxious days </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">• shares biblical promises of God's love, purpose, and protection </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">• features the whimsical imagery of nature and animals that has made Kavelaris’s art beloved </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">• encourages kids to discover God each day and joyfully live out who He created them to be </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">• gives children confidence to be brave in scary and unexpected situations </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">This unique book of blessings and prayers will remind your little one of God’s loving promises revealed in nature: that He protects us from the rain, He covers us with His wings, He shines His light into the darkness, and most of all, He’ll always be with us. <i>Good Morning, Little One</i> by artist Amy Kavelaris </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">• includes a stunning cover with a jacket over hardcover </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">• makes a touching keepsake gift book for a child's Easter basket, baby showers, and other new beginnings such as adoption, a new sibling, or the first day of school </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">• is an enchanting piece of art for a botanical nursery or child's bedroom </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">• is ideal for any parent, grandparent, or family who wants to establish a tradition of blessing their child in the morning </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">There's no better way to start the day than praying over your children with this sweet, Scripture-based book about trusting God to carry each of you in His gentle arms. </span></div></blockquote><div></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color: #607e93;"><strong>PURCHASE LINKS*: </strong></span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58429350-good-morning-little-one" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Goodreads</a> | <a href="https://amzn.to/3sGmfhJ" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Amazon </a>| <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/good-morning-little-one-amy-kavelaris/1140154423?ean=9781400231942" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Barnes & Noble</a> | <a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Good-Morning-Little-One-Amy-Kavelaris/9781400231942" rel="noopener" target="_blank">BookDepository</a> | <a href="https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781400231942" rel="noopener" target="_blank">IndieBound</a> | <a href="https://www.christianbook.com/morning-little-mercies-prayers-carry-through/amy-kavelaris/9781400231942/pd/231945" rel="noopener" target="_blank">ChristianBook</a> | <a href="https://www.bookbub.com/books/good-morning-little-one-by-amy-kavelaris" rel="noopener" target="_blank">BookBub</a>
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</p>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08508705863477611189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3398017144064278390.post-65876822048792638042022-02-14T08:11:00.004-06:002022-02-14T08:11:49.153-06:00Review: In Search of a Prince by Toni Shiloh
<span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiKTjg5uavSEyVdBYCpEAfgGLw4gr4YfyrBqhr9UhBZxACd0s8e3d_Bt-IoU6mS1qng6f3AgSrwN4oIN-RsrhLrOdDgevTIV2HEBGIeNEsvvMOgN7_nlCTJZtut6vSdyDh7HwDSX8l4jNiEkxW4rjTAJ8TjVb9e6wsgY3OpfRfdK1qfiacHnbA8GJky0g=s1440" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiKTjg5uavSEyVdBYCpEAfgGLw4gr4YfyrBqhr9UhBZxACd0s8e3d_Bt-IoU6mS1qng6f3AgSrwN4oIN-RsrhLrOdDgevTIV2HEBGIeNEsvvMOgN7_nlCTJZtut6vSdyDh7HwDSX8l4jNiEkxW4rjTAJ8TjVb9e6wsgY3OpfRfdK1qfiacHnbA8GJky0g=s320" width="320" /></a></div>Title: <b><span style="color: #351c75;">In Search of a Prince</span></b></span><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Author: <b><span style="color: #351c75;">Toni Shiloh</span></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Publisher: Bethany House</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Pages: 384</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">ISBN: 9780764238956</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Publication Date: <b><span style="color: #351c75;">February 1st, 2022</span></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;"><b>About the Book:</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div><b></b></div><blockquote><div><b>It seems like a dream come true . . . until it forces her to question everything.</b></div><div><br /></div><div>Brielle Adebayo is fully content teaching at a New York City public school and taking annual summer vacations with her mother to Martha's Vineyard. But everything changes when her mom drops a bombshell--Brielle is really a princess in the island kingdom of Ọlọrọ Ilé, off the coast of Africa, and she must immediately assume her royal position, since the health of her grandfather, the king, is failing.</div><div><br /></div><div>Distraught by all the secrets her mother kept, Brielle is further left spinning when the Ọlọrọ Ilé Royal Council brings up an old edict that states she must marry before her coronation, or the crown will pass to another. Brielle is uncertain if she even wants the throne, and with her world totally shaken, where will she find the courage to take a chance on love and brave the perils a wrong decision may bring?</div></blockquote><div></div></span></div><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;"><b>My Thoughts:</b></span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Review from Bookstagram Tour:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">This book! Goodness. From the start this story it had me hooked.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Most girls I know have dreamed of finding out that they are a long lost princess, but for Bri, it wasn’t a dream. Her whole world is turned upside down as everything she knew was not true. The range of emotions she went through was strong and real. You felt them with her as Toni wrote about Bri’s journey. The depth that Toni writes is simply stunning! Her characters are just real. You feel for Brielle and you just want to hug Iris, her best friend. Who I thought was fantastic as they maneuvered through this new territory together.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Brielle’s world is thrown upside down, but her faith in the Lord is strong. She turns to Him for guidance and her faith is comforting to read. Her world isn’t perfect, but she puts all her trust in the One who is.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">This is the first book I’ve read from Toni Shiloh, but not my last. She has such an amazing talent for storytelling. Her character leap from the pages and you are right there with them. With my commute, I live off of audiobooks, and the narrator for this story really made this story pop. I had a hard time stepping away, but when I did, I was able to jump right back in.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">This book is everything you want in a story, right down to the most gorgeous cover.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">I honestly can’t wait to read more books from Toni, this is one of my top books for the year.</span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><b>5 out of 5</b></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;"><b>About the Author:</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjXPKHn5ZttouZtleDUGtxrBf0E9Fbe_c98xgTiLV_fhd26dn16BF8Ki8lA0Q0RigY-YSXjE5rvDkE1Wz3b9mdJeL2YXfR2eqiJukyEmPlTAsmuvBMnQOdC3KbgifdkOiQVSOPg8m0E4agNdTzCi5oUhpsQn7Rg21HgFOZA7UDgZ8He1dbkVt1ymv_1wg=s435" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="435" data-original-width="290" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjXPKHn5ZttouZtleDUGtxrBf0E9Fbe_c98xgTiLV_fhd26dn16BF8Ki8lA0Q0RigY-YSXjE5rvDkE1Wz3b9mdJeL2YXfR2eqiJukyEmPlTAsmuvBMnQOdC3KbgifdkOiQVSOPg8m0E4agNdTzCi5oUhpsQn7Rg21HgFOZA7UDgZ8He1dbkVt1ymv_1wg=w213-h320" width="213" /></a></div>Toni Shiloh (<a href="http://www.tonishiloh.com">www.tonishiloh.com</a>) is a wife, mom, and multi-published Christian contemporary romance author. Her novel Grace Restored was a 2019 Holt Medallion finalist, and Risking Love was a 2020 Selah Award finalist. As a member of the American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW), Toni loves connecting with readers and authors alike via social media.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Thank you to JustRead Tours and the publisher, I received a copy of this book for free in exchange for an honest review. </span><br /><br /><br />
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