tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34301465731517472112024-03-18T17:38:07.584-04:00Maureen's MusingsMaureenThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17252229486136331435noreply@blogger.comBlogger5242125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430146573151747211.post-58548119283119571612024-03-18T00:00:00.008-04:002024-03-18T00:00:00.254-04:00Celebrate Lit Presents: Gladwynn Grant Gets Her Footing Author: Lisa R. Howeler<p> </p><h1 class="entry-title"></h1>
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<h1><span style="text-decoration: underline;">About the Book</span></h1>
<p><strong>Book: </strong>Gladwynn Grant Gets Her Footing</p>
<p><strong>Author: </strong>Lisa R. Howeler</p>
<p><b>Genre: </b>Clean Cozy Mystery</p>
<p><strong>Release Date: </strong>July 11, 2023</p>
<p><strong><em><img alt="" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-27614" height="300" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/1-197x300.jpg" width="197" />A little bit of mystery, a dash of romance, and a whole lot of heart</em></strong></p>
<p>After being laid off from her job as a librarian at a small college,
Gladwynn Grant isn’t sure what her next step in life is. When a job as a
small-town newspaper reporter opens up in the town her grandmother
Lucinda Grant lives in, she decides to take it to get away from a lot of
things – Bennett Steele for one.</p>
<p>Lucinda has been living alone since Gladwynn’s grandfather passed
away six years ago and she isn’t a take-it-easy,
rock-on-your-front-porch kind of grandma. She’s always on the go and
lately, she’s been on the go with a man who Gladwynn doesn’t know.</p>
<p>Gladwynn thought Brookstone was a small, quiet town, but within a few
days of being there, she has to rethink that notion. Someone has cut
the bank loan officer’s brakes, threatening letters are being sent, and
memories of a jewelry theft from the 1990s have everyone looking at the
cold case again.</p>
<p>What, if anything, will Gladwynn uncover about her new hometown and
her grandmother’s new male friend? And what will she do about her
grandmother’s attempt to set her up with the handsome Pastor Luke
Callahan?</p>
<p>Find out in this modern mystery with a vintage feel.</p>
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<pre>Click <a href="https://amzn.to/3OsQRiA">here</a> to get your copy!</pre>
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<h1><span style="text-decoration: underline;">About the Author</span></h1>
<p><strong><img alt="" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-27613" height="300" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/IMG_3816-211x300.jpg" width="211" />Lisa Robinson-Howeler</strong>
is a writer and photographer from Northeastern Pennsylvania, where she
lives with her husband and two children, her dog Zooma and her two cats
Pixel and Scout. She is a former small-town newspaper reporter. She is
also a wife, blogger, and a homeschooling mother. She blogs about
fiction, faith, photography, and life.</p>
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<h1><span style="text-decoration: underline;">More from Lisa</span></h1>
<p>I can’t say that Gladwynn Grant’s character is based completely on my
grandmother, but, in some ways, I did. I named her Gladwynn after my
paternal grandmother who I grew up living over the creek and through the
woods from.</p>
<p>Gladwynn was her middle name but I’m not really sure how she spelled
it because she never really used it. She usually just wrote G. as the
middle initial. When we did a search on Ancestry, we saw that some
spellings on her documents were Gladwin and some were Gladwyn. I guess
her family wasn’t sure either, but if I remember right (I don’t have the
document right in front of me) on her birth certificate it was spelled
Gladwin.</p>
<p>I liked the spelling of Gladwynn with a “y” and two “n’s” though so that is how I spelled Gladwynn’s name for the books.</p>
<p>My grandmother was tough and to the point. She wasn’t mean but she
didn’t pull punches. She was not super maternal or affectionate. Again,
though, she was not mean.</p>
<p>She lived through the Great Depression and raised children during World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War.</p>
<p>Her youngest, my dad, was in the Air Force when Vietnam broke out. He
was never sent overseas but he helped build bombs and work on airplanes
during that time.</p>
<p>She knew about hardship, trials, and heartbreak. Her husband died of
cancer when he was in his 60s and she spent the next 35 years without
him. She began to lose her eyesight to macular degeneration in her 80s.</p>
<p>None of what life threw at her stopped her from living her best life.</p>
<p>She still traveled and kept her house and property up. At the age of
86 I caught her on a ladder cleaning out the gutters. Around the same
age she marched down the dirt road in front of her house with a walking
stick and told the township road workers to make sure the drainage pipe
they were putting in didn’t run into her field and flood it.</p>
<p>If she was afraid of things, she didn’t show it very often.</p>
<p>My family lived with her while I was in college and I learned so much
about how to preserve and live a happy and fulfilled life despite the
tragedies or trials of my life.</p>
<p>When I started thinking about writing a cozy mystery series, I wanted
the main character to be a lot like grandma, but also more affectionate
and sentimental than my grandmother seemed at times.</p>
<p>I only remember my grandmother telling me she loved me once or twice
in my life, but I know she did because she showed it in her actions
toward me.</p>
<p>I wrote Gladwynn to be bold and tough, but also to be affectionate
and open with her feelings – a lot like my grandmother, but also a
little different.</p>
<p>I think my grandmother would love the idea that I am writing a series
of books based on her name and partially on her personality.</p>
<h1 style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Blog Stops</span></h1>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.bookwomanjoan.blogspot.com"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Book Reviews From an Avid Reader"}">Book Reviews From an Avid Reader</span></a>, March 12</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://debbieloseanything.blogspot.com"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4224,"10":2,"15":"Arial"}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Debbie's Dusty Deliberations"}">Debbie’s Dusty Deliberations</span></a>, March 13</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://hollysbookcorner.home.blog/"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Holly's Book Corner"}">Holly’s Book Corner</span></a>, March 13</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://deana0326.blogspot.com"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4224,"10":2,"15":"Arial"}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Texas Book-aholic"}">Texas Book-aholic</span></a>, March 14</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://luannabubbles.wixsite.com/devotedhope"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Devoted To Hope"}">Devoted To Hope</span></a>, March 15</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://babblingbeckyl.com/"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Babbling Becky L’s Book Impressions"}">Babbling Becky L’s Book Impressions</span></a>, March 16</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amybooksy.blogspot.com"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4224,"10":2,"15":"Arial"}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Locks, Hooks and Books"}">Locks, Hooks and Books</span></a>, March 17</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://truthandgracehomeschoolacademy.wordpress.com/"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Truth and Grace Homeschool Academy"}">Truth and Grace Homeschool Academy</span></a>, March 18</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://storiesbygina.wordpress.com"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":2561,"3":{"1":0},"12":0,"14":{"1":2,"2":2575891}}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Gina Holder, Author and Blogger"}">Gina Holder, Author and Blogger</span></a>, March 19 (Author Interview)</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.walshmountainpublishing.com/blog"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Mornings at Character Cafe"}">Mornings at Character Cafe</span></a>, March 19</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://booklooksbylisa.blogspot.com/"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Book Looks by Lisa"}">Book Looks by Lisa</span></a>, March 20</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://jeanninebennett.com/an-authors-take/"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"An Author's Take"}">An Author’s Take</span></a>, March 21</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://familymgrkendra.blogspot.com/"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Happily Managing a Household of Boys"}">Happily Managing a Household of Boys</span></a>, March 22</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.carolkeen.blogspot.com"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Blogging With Carol"}">Blogging With Carol</span></a>, March 23</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://pausefortales.blogspot.com/"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Pause for Tales"}">Pause for Tales</span></a>, March 23</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://tblbkreviews.wordpress.com/"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Lily's Corner"}">Lily’s Corner</span></a>, March 24</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://forhimandmyfamily.com/"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"For Him and My Family"}">For Him and My Family</span></a>, March 25</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/mary.a.hake"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Mary Hake"}">Mary Hake</span></a>, March 25</p>
<h1 style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Giveaway</span></h1>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="" height="210" src="https://promosimple.com/uploads/images/4e3c599b-c320-44fb-97e1-901dac7cc693" width="250" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">To celebrate her tour, Lisa is giving away the grand prize package of a $50 Amazon Gift Card and a paperback copy of the book!!</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://promosimple.com/ps/2a7a8/gladwynn-grant-gets-her-footing-celebration-tour-giveaway">https://promosimple.com/ps/2a7a8/gladwynn-grant-gets-her-footing-celebration-tour-giveaway</a></p></div>MaureenThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17252229486136331435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430146573151747211.post-64676370335475173412024-03-18T00:00:00.004-04:002024-03-18T00:00:00.254-04:00Celebrate Lit Presents: Forever Free Author: Hope Toler Dougherty<p> </p><h1 class="entry-title"></h1>
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<p><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-27553" height="118" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Forever-free.jpg" width="320" /></p>
<h1><span style="text-decoration: underline;">About the Book</span></h1>
<p><strong>Book: </strong>Forever Free</p>
<p><strong>Author: </strong>Hope Toler Dougherty</p>
<p><b>Genre: </b>Contemporary Romance</p>
<p><strong>Release Date: </strong>January 24, 2024</p>
<p><img alt="" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-27554" height="300" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/FC-Forever-Free-FINAL-medium-193x300.jpg" width="193" />Phoebe
Sinclair combines her love of flowers and teaching to nurture a cut
flower business on her grandfather’s land. She’s got her hands full
growing the farm, growing her customer base, and dealing with her
growing attraction to the aloof man who’s volunteered to help make her
farming dream come true.</p>
<p>Can she focus on her main job, or will a pair of yearning eyes and a hurting heart divert her worthy goals?</p>
<p>Heath Daniels has resigned himself to a life of singleness as he
watches his siblings couple up and set wedding dates. Tracking their
happiness, however, is more difficult than he expected. A real struggle,
in fact.</p>
<p>Feeling the old troubles from his college years creeping back to
tempt him, he’s propelled to volunteer for manual labor, leaving him
exhausted, but out of danger, at the end of every day. His additional
hours of agri-business, however, lead to different struggles with an
intriguing farmer.</p>
<p>Does he have the strength to resist old temptations as well as a beautiful new one too?</p>
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<pre>Click <a href="https://amzn.to/3U6QqhA">here</a> to get your copy!</pre>
<p> </p>
<h1><span style="text-decoration: underline;">About the Author</span></h1>
<p><strong><img alt="" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-27555" height="277" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Hopepic-300x277.jpg" width="300" />Hope Toler Dougherty</strong>
holds a Master’s degree in English and taught at East Carolina
University in Greenville, NC, and York Technical College in Rock Hill,
SC. Her early novels are <em>Irish Encounter</em>, <em>Mars…With Venus Rising, and Rescued Hearts. </em>Her Forever series includes <em>Forever Music</em>, <em>Forever Home</em>, and the novella, “A Hatteras Surprise,” which is featured in <em>Candy Cane Wishes and Saltwater Dreams</em>.</p>
<p>A chronic volunteer, she’s a member of ACFW, NC Writers’ Network, and
Triangle East Writers. She and her husband live in North Carolina and
look forward to visits with their two daughters and twin sons.</p>
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<h1><span style="text-decoration: underline;">More from Hope</span></h1>
<p>A few years ago, I decided to write a series since readers enjoy
reading stories with familiar characters. Four siblings came to mind,
perhaps because I have four children, and the Daniels family from
Charlotte, North Carolina, burst onto my computer screen.</p>
<p>I’ve loved spending time with Ben, Heath, Sam, and Josie for the past
several years and sharing how three of them found their happily ever
after. One, however, always appeared on the fringe of the story,
participating, yes, but always a bit set apart from the family.</p>
<p>Heath Daniels is the second oldest sibling, the middle brother between Ben and Sam. Readers will discover him first in <em>Forever Music</em> and then in a larger role in <em>Forever Home</em>, but he never disclosed too much about himself in those stories.</p>
<p>Before I began the series, I didn’t know to plan key plot points and
goals for each story as well as the whole series. As a panster, I wrote
each story as it came to me or as I needed to like, for instance, the
novella, “A Hatteras Surprise.”</p>
<p>When it came time to write Heath’s story, I hardly knew him. I wasn’t
sure about his backstory, his occupation, tastes…nothing. He grudgingly
released those missing pieces bit by tiny bit.</p>
<p>At the beginning of <em>Forever Free</em>, Heath feels like the black
sheep in the family. In the high achieving Daniels clan, he’s the one
who dropped out of college, the one who struggled with substance abuse,
the one who feels less than. With all his siblings coupling up, he’s
staring at a single future because of old misguided beliefs.</p>
<p>Guilt from an early tragedy along with bad choices play important
parts in Heath’s personality. Phoebe Sinclair has her hands full
nurturing her cut flower farm, plus she has to deal with a cute, but
distant employee, the mysterious Heath.</p>
<p>I enjoyed getting to know Heath and watching his growth from the
sullen, misunderstood character to the confident businessperson who
wants Phoebe to achieve her dream. I hope you’ll enjoy his story, too.</p>
<p>Here’s a recipe Phoebe bakes for her grandfather in <em>Forever Free</em>. I’m not sure why it’s called Swedish Nut Cake, but I’m sure it’s delicious.</p>
<p>Swedish Nut Cake</p>
<p>Ingredients for cake: Ingredients for icing:<br />
2 C flour 1 8 oz pkg creamed cheese<br />
1 ¾ C sugar 1/2 stick butter<br />
2 eggs 1 t vanilla<br />
2 t baking soda 1 ½ C powdered sugar, sifted<br />
1 t vanilla<br />
½ chopped nuts<br />
1 20 oz. can crushed pineapple with juice</p>
<p>Directions:<br />
Mix all ingredients for cake and bake in a greased 9×13 pan at 350
degrees for 30-40 minutes. For icing, mix all ingredients and frost the
cooled cake. Store in the refrigerator.</p>
<h1 style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Blog Stops</span></h1>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://pausefortales.blogspot.com/"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Pause for Tales"}">Pause for Tales</span></a>, March 6</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://storiesbygina.wordpress.com"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":2561,"3":{"1":0},"12":0,"14":{"1":2,"2":2575891}}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Gina Holder, Author and Blogger"}">Gina Holder, Author and Blogger</span></a>, March 7 (Author Interview)</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://simpleharvestreads.com"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4224,"10":2,"15":"arial"}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Simple Harvest Reads"}">Simple Harvest Reads</span></a>, March 8 (Author Interview)</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://debbieloseanything.blogspot.com"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4224,"10":2,"15":"Arial"}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Debbie's Dusty Deliberations"}">Debbie’s Dusty Deliberations</span></a>, March 8</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://litteraegaudium.wordpress.com/"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4224,"10":2,"15":"arial"}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"For the Love of Literature"}">For the Love of Literature</span></a>, March 9 (Author Interview)</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://deana0326.blogspot.com"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4224,"10":2,"15":"Arial"}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Texas Book-aholic"}">Texas Book-aholic</span></a>, March 10</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://montanamade.weebly.com/tell-tale-book-reviews"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4224,"10":2,"15":"arial"}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Tell Tale Book Reviews"}">Tell Tale Book Reviews</span></a>, March 11 (Author Interview)</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.lifeonchickadeelane.com/"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Life on Chickadee Lane"}">Life on Chickadee Lane</span></a>, March 12</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blossomsandblessings.blogspot.com/"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4224,"10":2,"15":"arial"}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Blossoms and Blessings"}">Blossoms and Blessings</span></a>, March 13 (Author Interview)</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amybooksy.blogspot.com"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4224,"10":2,"15":"Arial"}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Locks, Hooks and Books"}">Locks, Hooks and Books</span></a>, March 14</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.artistwriterandstudentohmy.com/"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4224,"10":2,"15":"arial"}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Artistic Nobody"}">Artistic Nobody</span></a>, March 15 (Author Interview)</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://truthandgracehomeschoolacademy.wordpress.com/"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Truth and Grace Homeschool Academy"}">Truth and Grace Homeschool Academy</span></a>, March 16</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.melissawardwell.com/category/backporch"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4224,"10":2,"15":"Arial"}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Back Porch Reads"}">Back Porch Reads</span></a>, March 17 (Author Interview)</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"The Lofty Pages"}"><a href="http://www.theloftypages.wordpress.com">The Lofty Pages</a>, March 17</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://familymgrkendra.blogspot.com/"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Happily Managing a Household of Boys"}">Happily Managing a Household of Boys</span></a>, March 18</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.jennifersienes.com/blog/"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4224,"10":2,"15":"arial"}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Where Crisis & Christ Collide"}">Where Crisis & Christ Collide</span></a>, March 19 (Author Interview)</p>
<h1 style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Giveaway</span></h1>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="" height="205" src="https://promosimple.com/uploads/images/aa104dea-2b29-4c22-a74e-82ae16584b46" width="244" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">To celebrate her tour, Hope is giving
away the grand prize package of a $75 Amazon gift card and a set of the
4-book Forever Series!!</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://promosimple.com/ps/2a551/forever-free-celebration-tour-giveaway">https://promosimple.com/ps/2a551/forever-free-celebration-tour-giveaway</a></p></div>MaureenThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17252229486136331435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430146573151747211.post-84581771846111636032024-03-17T00:00:00.004-04:002024-03-17T00:00:00.236-04:00Celebrate Lit Presents: Reverence in the Wilderness Author: Andrea Byrd<p> </p><h1 class="entry-title"></h1>
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<p><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-27361" height="118" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/reverence-in-the-wilderness.jpg" width="320" /></p>
<h1><span style="text-decoration: underline;">About the Book</span></h1>
<p><strong>Book: </strong>Reverence in the Wilderness</p>
<p><strong>Author: </strong>Andrea Byrd</p>
<p><b>Genre:</b> Christian Historical Romance</p>
<p><strong>Release Date: </strong>March 5, 2024</p>
<p><em><strong><img alt="" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-27362" height="300" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/ReverenceInTheWilderness-200x300.jpg" width="200" />She’s desperate to save the homestead she’s poured her life into…but is a marriage of convenience with him the answer?</strong></em></p>
<p>Alone in the Kentucky wilderness, Keturah Elliot finds herself bereft
of family and facing the looming threat of losing all she has left.
After toiling alongside her demeaning father for two years, she cannot
bear losing the homestead they built with their own hands. Keturah has
no choice but to trust the Lord’s urging—she must marry to protect all
she holds dear. But when a candidate presents himself in the form of a
wealthy dandy from back East, can she find enough redeeming qualities to
accept him?</p>
<p>Haunted by his mother’s death and a lifetime of failure and
isolation, Daniel Scott sees little hope of a better situation when he’s
sent to a remote Kentucky station. But when he meets a captivating
Scottish woman in need of a husband such as he, he’s determined to break
the cycle and prove himself once and for all.</p>
<p>Brought together by circumstances beyond their control, can these two
opposites overcome their challenges to build the future they both
crave?</p>
<p> </p>
<pre>Click <a href="https://amzn.to/47POeOK">here</a> to get your copy!</pre>
<p> </p>
<h1><span style="text-decoration: underline;">About the Author</span></h1>
<p><strong><img alt="" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-24933" height="300" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Andrea-Byrd-Author-Photo-200x300.jpg" width="200" />Andrea Byrd</strong>
is a Christian wife and mom located in rural Kentucky, who loves to
spend time with her family in the great outdoors, one with nature. Often
described as having been born outside her time, she has a deep affinity
for an old-fashioned, natural lifestyle.</p>
<p>With a degree in Equine Health & Rehabilitation gathering dust
and a full-time job tethering her to a desk eight hours a day, Andrea
decided it was time to show both herself and her children that it is
truly possible to make your dreams come true. Now with over 1,000
contemporary Christian romance novellas sold, Andrea is pursuing her
passion of writing faith-filled romance woven with a thread of true
history.</p>
<p> </p>
<h1><span style="text-decoration: underline;">More from Andrea</span></h1>
<p>In many ways, Reverence in the Wilderness is deeply personal for me.</p>
<p>To read about Daniel Scott is to receive a glimpse at my own husband.
Dark hair and a golden-brown gaze…and my complete opposite in nearly
every way. He is also talkative, entertaining, and gentlemanly. He
definitely shares Daniel’s fun-loving and caring nature. Just as God
blessed Keturah with Daniel, God blessed me with a man who perfectly
complements me while keeping life interesting.</p>
<p>And, not to provider spoilers, but the miscarriage was drawn from one
of my own experiences. During my most recent pregnancy, I experienced a
threatened miscarriage. I just knew without a shadow of a doubt that I
had lost my baby, and in that moment, I glimpsed the hopelessness one
would face during a miscarriage. Thanks to the prayers of others and the
good Lord above, I was blessed with a healthy pregnancy from then on
out and now have a beautiful, healthy baby boy. However, there are so
many women who must face that grief and loss in full force. And for
always, my heart will break for them. As soon as I returned home from
the hospital that night, I knew I had to represent their plight within
these pages.</p>
<p>This book is dedicated to every woman who has ever experienced a miscarriage or threatened miscarriage.</p>
<h1 style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Blog Stops</span></h1>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://madismusingsblog.wordpress.com"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Madi's Musings"}">Madi’s Musings</span></a>, March 5</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://debbieloseanything.blogspot.com"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4224,"10":2,"15":"Arial"}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Debbie's Dusty Deliberations"}">Debbie’s Dusty Deliberations</span></a>, March 6</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://familymgrkendra.blogspot.com/"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Happily Managing a Household of Boys"}">Happily Managing a Household of Boys</span></a>, March 6</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://deana0326.blogspot.com"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4224,"10":2,"15":"Arial"}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Texas Book-aholic"}">Texas Book-aholic</span></a>, March 7</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://booksyoucanfeelgoodabout.blogspot.com/"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Books You Can Feel Good About"}">Books You Can Feel Good About</span></a>, March 8</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://shelivestoread.com/category/book-reviews/"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"She Lives to Read"}">She Lives to Read</span></a>, March 9</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amybooksy.blogspot.com"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4224,"10":2,"15":"Arial"}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Locks, Hooks and Books"}">Locks, Hooks and Books</span></a>, March 10</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://forhimandmyfamily.com/"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"For Him and My Family"}">For Him and My Family</span></a>, March 10</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://babblingbeckyl.com/"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Babbling Becky L’s Book Impressions"}">Babbling Becky L’s Book Impressions</span></a>, March 11</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://lighthouse-academy.blogspot.com/"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4225,"3":{"1":0},"10":2,"15":"Arial"}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Lighthouse Academy Blog (Guest Review from Marilyn Ridgway)"}">Lighthouse Academy Blog</span></a>, March 12<span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4225,"3":{"1":0},"10":2,"15":"Arial"}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Lighthouse Academy Blog (Guest Review from Marilyn Ridgway)"}"> (Guest Review from Marilyn Ridgway)</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/macebetti/"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4225,"3":{"1":0},"10":2,"15":"Arial"}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Betti Mace"}">Betti Mace</span></a>, March 13</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://lakesidelivingsite.wordpress.com/"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"lakesidelivingsite"}">lakesidelivingsite</span></a>, March 13</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://truthandgracehomeschoolacademy.wordpress.com/"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Truth and Grace Homeschool Academy"}">Truth and Grace Homeschool Academy</span></a>, March 14</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://coverloverbookreview.blogspot.com"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Cover Lover Book Review"}">Cover Lover Book Review</span></a>, March 15</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Jeanette's Thoughts "}"><a href="https://nannie3.blogspot.com/">Jeanette’s Thoughts</a></span>, March 15</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://storiesbygina.wordpress.com"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":2561,"3":{"1":0},"12":0,"14":{"1":2,"2":2575891}}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Gina Holder, Author and Blogger"}">Gina Holder, Author and Blogger</span></a>, March 16 (Author Interview)</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/mary.a.hake"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Mary Hake"}">Mary Hake</span></a>, March 16</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://hollysbookcorner.home.blog/"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Holly's Book Corner"}">Holly’s Book Corner</span></a>, March 17</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.theloftypages.wordpress.com"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"The Lofty Pages"}">The Lofty Pages</span></a>, March 17</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://pausefortales.blogspot.com/"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Pause for Tales"}">Pause for Tales</span></a>, March 18</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.lifeonchickadeelane.com/"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Life on Chickadee Lane"}">Life on Chickadee Lane</span></a>, March 18</p>
<h1 style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Giveaway</span></h1>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="" height="171" src="https://promosimple.com/uploads/images/e5f4939d-cd96-45de-b748-8fb15bc1a0af" width="171" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">To celebrate her tour, Andrea is giving away the grand prize of a $50 Amazon gift card!!</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://promosimple.com/ps/2a550/reverence-in-the-wilderness-celebration-tour-giveaway">https://promosimple.com/ps/2a550/reverence-in-the-wilderness-celebration-tour-giveaway</a></p></div>MaureenThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17252229486136331435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430146573151747211.post-21689221471710739672024-03-16T00:00:00.006-04:002024-03-16T00:00:00.236-04:00Celebrate Lit Presents: Fences Left Broken Author: Kristen Terrette<p> </p><h1 class="entry-title"></h1>
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<p><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-27607" height="118" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/fences-left-broken.jpg" width="320" /></p>
<h1><span style="text-decoration: underline;">About the Book</span></h1>
<p><strong>Book: </strong>Fences Left Broken</p>
<p><strong>Author: </strong>Kristen Terrette</p>
<p><b>Genre: </b>YA</p>
<p><strong>Release Date: </strong>October 13, 2023</p>
<p><img alt="" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-27608" height="300" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/CMYK300_FencesLeftBroken-199x300.jpg" width="199" />Mia’s
father is dead, and her mother has left her in the rural Mississippi
Delta town of Marigold with family she’s never known. Her two sets of
grandparents are separated not only by a fence dividing their
properties, but by skin color and a deep-seated hatred for each other
which none of them will discuss.<br />
When Mia learns their mutual hatred concerns a long-ago murder, she and
her new friends set out to uncover who was murdered and why. Their
search leads them to unspoken secrets and buried tragedies, stretching
from the years of the Great Depression to the Freedom Summer Movement of
‘64.<br />
Mia hopes to reconcile her grandparents by finding the truth. But can
broken family fences be truly mended in the face of decades of
unforgiving hate?</p>
<p> </p>
<pre>Click <a href="https://amzn.to/4bb5tgb">here</a> to get your copy!</pre>
<p> </p>
<h1><span style="text-decoration: underline;">About the Author</span></h1>
<p><img alt="" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-27609" height="300" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Kristen-Terrette-Headshot-Back-Book-199x300.jpg" width="199" />With a background in education and theology, <strong>Kristen</strong>
served as a children’s ministry director and women’s leader for many
years before returning to her first love—writing the stories playing out
in her head. She dove into the publishing world writing numerous
articles, devotionals, and novels in both the Romance and Young Adult
genres. After managing an international blog and a publishing house’s
social media feed, she found herself as an intern at the esteemed
literary agency, Writers House, in the summer of 2022.</p>
<p>This landed her a job with Martin Literary Management where she now
takes on author clients of her own. Stories are her thing and authors
are her people. When not on her computer writing, editing, or emailing,
or with her nose in a book, you can find her getting a little too loud
from the sidelines of a kids’ basketball or football game. She’s also a
recent transplant to rural Georgia where she thrives on jogging her
forty acres terribly, drinking coffee while birdwatching, and
daydreaming of new book characters, plotlines, and making her client’s
dreams come true (which are her dreams as well).</p>
<h1><span style="text-decoration: underline;">More from Kristen</span></h1>
<p>All you need is a spark.</p>
<p>When people find out I’m an author or have read one of my books, I’m
often asked how I came up with the story. My answer is always the same.
They all begin with a spark, a small idea, sometimes even taking root
first in a remote corner of my mind, that says, “There’s a story there.”
And that one spark lights, then it quadruples, over and over until it
ends up a bright and thriving fire.</p>
<p>The spark for <em>Fences Left Broken </em>was a documentary from 2016
called Dirt & Deeds in Mississippi which told of “the largely
unknown and pivotal role played (in the Freedom Sumer Movement and the
Voting Rights Act) by black landowning families in the deep South who
controlled over a million acres in the 1960s.” This documentary was
fascinating and linked generations who had no idea just how important
they would end up being in a much-needed and changing time in history.
Black sharecroppers who benefitted from an agricultural program during
Roosevelt’s New Deal became landowners overnight. Skip ahead a few
decades, and these same landowners, or their heirs, had the power to
force change.</p>
<p>In the sixties, Mississippi law said that if you were a landowner,
you could vote, which opened doors for black families. But, also, these
black landowners had leverage. Land was king. Land was also collateral.
So when Freedom Summer came along and the wave of black Southerners
tried to register to vote, these black landowners had a unique
advantage.</p>
<p>Blacks and whites who were volunteering for the Freedom Summer
Movement were arrested, often on bogus charges like disrupting the peace
and put in jail. But guess what? Black landowners put their land titles
up as collateral and got these people out on bond.</p>
<p>Even crazier, out of the hundreds of arrests and bail bonds issued
that summer, not ONE failed to follow through and appear in court. Not
ONE person charged with a bogus crime was found in default, their bail
revoked, and the bond kept. This means not ONE black family who put
their land up as collateral lost it.</p>
<p>Historians have gone so far as to say the success of Freedom Summer
and the result of the Voting Rights Act wouldn’t have been possible <em>without</em> these families risking it all for the sake of justice and equality.</p>
<p>This documentary was my spark. I got to thinking about these
families. They were real people, now generations of people, living in
these intertwined communities. What would this have looked like through
the years? What became of these families? Where are they now?</p>
<p>And the rabbit trail of my mind began. That spark ignited, and I
followed it, outlining potential events that could have happened to
families in Mississippi before and after the 1960s, and it all led to my
main character, Mia. And <em>Fences Left Broken</em> was born.</p>
<p>I hope you enjoyed learning some little-known history, and a little
tidbit of my writing inspiration. And I hope you are curious to find out
more about Mia’s story!</p>
<h1 style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Blog Stops</span></h1>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://montanamade.weebly.com/tell-tale-book-reviews"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4224,"10":2,"15":"arial"}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Tell Tale Book Reviews"}">Tell Tale Book Reviews</span></a>, March 8 (Author Interview)</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://forhimandmyfamily.com/"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"For Him and My Family"}">For Him and My Family</span></a>, March 8</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://debbieloseanything.blogspot.com"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4224,"10":2,"15":"Arial"}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Debbie's Dusty Deliberations"}">Debbie’s Dusty Deliberations</span></a>, March 9</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.artistwriterandstudentohmy.com/"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4224,"10":2,"15":"arial"}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Artistic Nobody"}">Artistic Nobody</span></a>, March 10 (Author Interview)</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://deana0326.blogspot.com"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4224,"10":2,"15":"Arial"}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Texas Book-aholic"}">Texas Book-aholic</span></a>, March 11</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://storiesbygina.wordpress.com"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4224,"10":2,"15":"arial"}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Gina Holder, Author and Blogger"}">Gina Holder, Author and Blogger</span></a>, March 12 (Author Interview)</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amybooksy.blogspot.com"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4224,"10":2,"15":"Arial"}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Locks, Hooks and Books"}">Locks, Hooks and Books</span></a>, March 13</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4224,"10":2,"15":"Arial"}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"A Reader’s Brain "}"><a href="http://areadersbrain.blogspot.com">A Reader’s Brain</a></span>, March 14 (Author Interview)</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.theloftypages.wordpress.com"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"The Lofty Pages"}">The Lofty Pages</span></a>, March 15</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://amoderndayfairytale.net"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4224,"10":2,"15":"Arial"}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"A Modern Day Fairy Tale"}">A Modern Day Fairy Tale</span></a>, March 16 (Author Interview)</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.carolkeen.blogspot.com"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Blogging With Carol "}">Blogging With Carol</span></a>, March 17</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://kid-lit.library-lady.blog/"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4224,"10":2,"15":"arial"}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Library Lady's Kid Lit"}">Library Lady’s Kid Lit</span></a>, March 18 (Author Interview)</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://truthandgracehomeschoolacademy.wordpress.com/"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Truth and Grace Homeschool Academy"}">Truth and Grace Homeschool Academy</span></a>, March 19</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.guildmaster97.com/"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4224,"10":2,"15":"arial"}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Guild Master"}">Guild Master</span></a>, March 20 (Author Interview)</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.beccahope.com/"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Becca Hope: Book Obsessed"}">Becca Hope: Book Obsessed</span></a>, March 20</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.fictionbooklover.com/"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4224,"10":2,"15":"Arial"}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Fiction Book Lover"}">Fiction Book Lover</span></a>, March 21 (Author Interview)</p>
<h1 style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Giveaway</span></h1>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="" height="211" src="https://promosimple.com/uploads/images/22044fb7-6357-4264-b854-fca6fdc616cc" width="252" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">To celebrate her tour, Kristen is giving away the grand prize package of a $75 dollar Amazon gift card and a copy of the book!!</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://promosimple.com/ps/2a553/fences-left-broken-celebration-tour-giveaway">https://promosimple.com/ps/2a553/fences-left-broken-celebration-tour-giveaway</a></p></div>MaureenThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17252229486136331435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430146573151747211.post-55802577692296155962024-03-15T00:00:00.009-04:002024-03-15T00:00:00.139-04:00Great Escapes Virtual Book Tours Presents: Tragic Tuesday: A Tabitha Chase Days of the Week Mystery by Denise Jaden<p> </p><h1 class="entry-title"></h1>
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<span style="color: #073763;"><b>Tragic Tuesday: A Tabitha Chase Days of the Week Mystery</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #073763;"><b>by Denise Jaden</b></span></p>
<h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763;"><i><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">About Tragic Tuesday</span></i></span></h2>
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<b><a href="https://amzn.to/47YtR1T" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Tragic Tuesday: A Tabitha Chase Days of the Week Mystery</a></b><br />
<b>Cozy Mystery</b><br />
<b>7th in Series</b><br />
<b>Setting – Oregon</b><br />
<b>Independently Published (March 14, 2024)</b><br />
<b>Number of Pages – 250</b><br />
<b>Digital ASIN : B0CNG892WH</b><br />
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<p style="text-align: justify;">It’s springtime, and Tabby figures what
better way to unite the town of Crystal Cove than creating a community
garden! The problem is, she knows nothing about tending the earth.
However, there are several folks in town who have strong beliefs in how
to start a garden right—unfortunately, all of these strong beliefs seem
to disagree with one another.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Tabby thinks she has it handled when she
comes up with a system that makes each group of gardeners feel valued
in their plans and opinions, but when one of the most opinionated women
turns up dead in the middle of the fresh soil, it seems she has another
murder on her hands—and one she feels at least partially responsible
for.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Join Tabby, Jay, Aaron, and Sherlock as they investigate and try to get to the bottom of this garden tragedy.</p>
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<h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><i>About Denise Jaden </i></span></h2>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">For a limited time, stop by Denise’s website at <a href="http://www.denisejaden.com">www.denisejaden.com</a>,
sign up for her newsletter, and get a bonus mystery just for signing
up! Get freebies, exclusive content, and book news – you can unsubscribe
at any time!</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Denise Jaden is a co-writer for the Rosa
Reed Mystery Series by Lee Strauss. The Mallory Beck Cozy Culinary
Capers will be released throughout the year. Her young adult novels have
received critical acclaim and her non-fiction books are touted as
staples for any writers’ bookshelf.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">In her spare time, she acts with the
Vancouver film industry and dances with a Polynesian dance troupe. She
lives just outside Vancouver, Canada with her husband, her son (a
budding filmmaker), and one very spoiled cat.</p>
<p><b>Author Links</b></p>
<p><b>Website:<a href="http://www.denisejaden.com">http://www.denisejaden.com</a></b></p>
<p><b>Bookshop: <a href="http://shop.denisejaden.com">http://shop.denisejaden.com</a></b></p>
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<p><b>GoodReads: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2919206.Denise_Jaden">https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2919206.Denise_Jaden</a></b></p>
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Simon Graber became a widower and a bishop early in life. His focus is
solely on his very close-knit Old Order Amish community—not entertaining
the idea of marriage, despite what many of the elders think. When
sickness comes to Cherry Grove, Kentucky, Simon reaches out into the
next community for help. But help is beginning to look a lot like a
second chance when Stella Schmucker agrees to offer her vast herbal
knowledge to the sick. Can it be that these two, who have been too busy
serving others to entertain the idea of love, have met at just the
perfect time for an unlikely courtship?</span></p><p><span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Courting-Amish-Bishop-Heart-Book-ebook/dp/B0CJ4BV5T7/ref=sr_1_1?crid=YUVOH8J887UR&keywords=courting+an+amish+bishop+by+mindy+steele&qid=1707310694&sprefix=courting+an+am%2Caps%2C140&sr=8-1">Amazon </a></span></p><p><span> </span></p><p><span>About The Author</span></p><p><span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh3ZDalJv6m0OzWFKoS86yGqgBba9DFT5jucvaDD17SYv63GUlZ_d9uwg_cGLFaXHMcM8-ZATgIaC83X72owDR-X_j4nCOOazFRas12-AkrF0VffFkFMpnj6NVW7B3tBfRTvLPo5kXitBiKC8pNfTlmLXoM1Cp2D_6bd98KnOcIzX3BPI7gEeKtuX4v_E/s300/63knel5eo3s2ekveirmrv9f4u6._SX300_CR0,0,300,300_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="300" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh3ZDalJv6m0OzWFKoS86yGqgBba9DFT5jucvaDD17SYv63GUlZ_d9uwg_cGLFaXHMcM8-ZATgIaC83X72owDR-X_j4nCOOazFRas12-AkrF0VffFkFMpnj6NVW7B3tBfRTvLPo5kXitBiKC8pNfTlmLXoM1Cp2D_6bd98KnOcIzX3BPI7gEeKtuX4v_E/s1600/63knel5eo3s2ekveirmrv9f4u6._SX300_CR0,0,300,300_.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /> Raised in Kentucky timber country, Steele writes Amish Romance peppered
in humor, using her rural surroundings as her muse. She is a best
selling author and the winner of the 2022 FHLCW Reader's Choice award
for sweet romance. Steele creates realistic characters for her readers
and believes in engaging all the senses to make you laugh, cry, hold
your breath, and root for the happy ever after ending. Readers can find
themselves, somewhere within her pages. <p></p><p> </p><p>My Review</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5xgBSyLAj9d6XLlHthPJyaPgrfss0YAwT01A1_egUmSvMCkehHDzO309D0u_mMp_rjDYYXlpij0UBGTMDISq6guJzhrCqXs2xrPdLfAtUdheRxUEts1MJEJk6qUIDqcUdGlgTUlaw9j6PtnqqLQnRVYw82isC2yl26rS23O-MdAhfxDFshvUpDjCuazs/s1280/Screen%20Shot%202020-07-17%20at%207.44.02%20AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="318" data-original-width="1280" height="50" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5xgBSyLAj9d6XLlHthPJyaPgrfss0YAwT01A1_egUmSvMCkehHDzO309D0u_mMp_rjDYYXlpij0UBGTMDISq6guJzhrCqXs2xrPdLfAtUdheRxUEts1MJEJk6qUIDqcUdGlgTUlaw9j6PtnqqLQnRVYw82isC2yl26rS23O-MdAhfxDFshvUpDjCuazs/w200-h50/Screen%20Shot%202020-07-17%20at%207.44.02%20AM.png" width="200" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="reviewText mediumText description readable" itemprop="reviewBody">
This was a fun read, although, there are really sad parts, and yet, life goes on!<br /><br />Stella
Schmucker is an Amish healer and when the nearby Amish community has
flu out of control, she is called upon by their bishop to help.<br /><br />I
can just picture the bishop picking Stella up in his small buggy and
she getting in with her dog! Not a dog lover, Simon Graber, needs
Stella!<br /><br />I also love that Simon's mother and his son love the dog!
Stella is about to help those in need, some don't want her, but others
need her!<br /><br />Then we have the attraction between Stella and Simon,
one has suffered a terrible loss, the other has been terribly hurt, can
they forge a relationship?<br /><br />I loved how everything worked out, but it is a bumpy road for answers!<br /><br />I received this book through Net Galley and the Publisher Barbour, and was not required to give a positive review.
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<div class="big450BoxBottom"><br /></div><p> </p>MaureenThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17252229486136331435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430146573151747211.post-51838916643584749112024-03-15T00:00:00.003-04:002024-03-15T00:00:00.139-04:00Celebrate Lit Presents: Guardian Author: Cathy McCrumb<p> </p><h1 class="entry-title"></h1>
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<h1><span style="text-decoration: underline;">About the Book</span></h1>
<p><strong>Book: </strong>Guardian</p>
<p><strong>Author: </strong>Cathy McCrumb</p>
<p><b>Genre: </b>Science Fiction</p>
<p><strong>Release Date: </strong>February 20, 2024</p>
<p><strong><img alt="" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-27715" height="300" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/McCrumb-Guardian-LOW-RES-200x300.jpg" width="200" />The Recorder’s fate has been sealed, but the Consortium is not the only enemy. </strong></p>
<p>Labeled an aberration by the Consortium, the Recorder is not yet
free. Time is running out as an engineered bioweapon wreaks havoc on
friend and foe alike.</p>
<p>Stopping both the biological agent and the people who created it is
no easy task, especially since the Recorder and her friends are trapped
on a research station infested with behemoth insects. Without Consortium
technology, the probability of neutralizing the threat falls to
nothing. In order to save her allies, the Recorder must activate a
drone, but her success might destroy any hope for freedom, a future, and
a name.</p>
<p> </p>
<pre>Click <a href="https://amzn.to/3StRwTm">here</a> to get your copy!</pre>
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<h1><span style="text-decoration: underline;">About the Author</span></h1>
<p><strong>C<img alt="" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-27716" height="300" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/McCrumb-Cathy-200x300.jpg" width="200" />athy McCrumb </strong>graduated
from Biola University with a degree in English Literature and a love
for stories. She and her husband, whom she met while writing letters to
soldiers, have five children and currently live within the shadow of the
Rocky Mountains. While writing is one of her favorite things to do, she
also enjoys reading, long hikes and long naps, gluten-free brownies and
raspberries, and crocheting while watching science fiction movies with
friends and family.</p>
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<h1><span style="text-decoration: underline;">More from Cathy</span></h1>
<p>Someone asked me recently why I wrote <em>Guardian</em>. My answer was that the whole Children of the Consortium trilogy is my love song to people who feel left out.</p>
<p>In the first novel, the Recorder—a young woman with no name, no
family, and no friends—doesn’t see her life as valuable. As she
discovers friendship and love, however, she realizes that every person
in the system is unique, and this by definition must include her, too.</p>
<p>How often do we doubt our own value and that of the people around us?
In a world that prioritizes youth, beauty, health, and success, many
people are on the outside, looking in. I suspect that deep down, a lot
of us wrestle with who we are and how we fall short of this external
measuring tape.</p>
<p>The truth, however, is very, very different from the lie of
worthlessness. While we have names (and don’t usually encounter
two-meter insects, for which I am extremely thankful), we frequently
forget that as humans, even though we are fallen, we are made in God’s
image. Furthermore, as Christians, we have been both called and adopted.</p>
<p>Zephaniah 3:17 says that the Lord is with us. He takes “great
delight” in us and rejoices over us. What an amazing, beautiful, and
comforting image. The One who formed the stars, who breathed life into
every human on the planet rejoices over YOU.</p>
<p>My prayer is that you find hope and joy in the midst of darkness,
whether or not you find friends in the pages of these novels. Look to
the Lord and hold fast to the fact that you are unique and valuable.
Because even when you feel like you’re on the outside looking in, you
are <em>never</em> alone.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://amoderndayfairytale.net"> <span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4224,"10":2,"15":"Arial"}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"A Modern Day Fairy Tale"}">A Modern Day Fairy Tale</span></a>, March 15 (Author Interview)</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.wishfulendings.com/"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Wishful Endings"}">Wishful Endings</span></a>, March 15</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://simpleharvestreads.com"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4224,"10":2,"15":"arial"}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Simple Harvest Reads"}">Simple Harvest Reads</span></a>, March 16 (Author Interview)</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blossomsandblessings.blogspot.com/"> <span data-sheets-hyperlinkruns="{"1":0,"2":"https://vickysluitercom.wordpress.com/author-spotlight/"}" data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4224,"10":2,"15":"arial, sans, sans-serif"}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Blossoms and Blessings"}">Blossoms and Blessings</span></a>, March 17 (Author Interview)</p>
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<span style="color: #5e0f00;"><b>Kilned at the Ceramic Shop: A Braddock Mystery</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #5e0f00;"><b>by Donna Clancy</b></span></p>
<h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5e0f00;"><i><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><b>About Kilned at The Ceramic Shop</b></span></i></span></h2>
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<b><a href="https://amzn.to/3OBvDz6" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Kilned at the Ceramic Shop: A Braddock Mystery</a></b><br />
<b>Cozy Mystery</b><br />
<b>1st in Series</b><br />
<b>Setting – Maine</b><br />
<b>Publisher : Level Best Books (March 12, 2024)</b><br />
<b>Print length : 234 pages</b><br />
<b>Digital ASIN : B0CV7J53PQ</b><br />
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<blockquote>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Tammy Wright, a bestselling mystery
author returns to her hometown to give her Aunt Clara a hand with
running her ceramic shop during tourist season. She discovers that two
vindictive realtors have been bullying her aunt and others into selling
their properties to make room for new housing developments. Those who
don’t comply pay the consequences.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Tammy stumbles upon a body, and when her aunt refuses to give in to either realtor she disappears without a trace.<br />
With the help of an old schoolmate turned policeman, the writer must
step out from behind her computer screen and her fictional mysteries to
confront real life crime. If she doesn’t, she may never see her aunt
again.</p>
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<h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5e0f00;"><i><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">About Donna Clancy</span></i></span></h2>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><b>Donna Clancy</b> lives on
Cape Cod. She has three grown children and one rescue Papillion named
Zumiez. She has a seven-book deal with Level Best Books for The Braddock
Mysteries, writes The Trash to Treasure and Paint and Sip cozy series’
for Summer Prescott Books Publishing as well as self-publishing The
Shipwreck Cafe and Jelly Shop Mysteries. She loves to write in various
genres including suspense, thriller, romance, and YA.</p>
<p><b>Author Links</b><br />
<b>Website</b> <a href="http://www.donnaclancybooks.com">http://www.donnaclancybooks.com</a></p>
<p><b>Facebook</b> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/dwaloclancy/">https://www.facebook.com/dwaloclancy/</a></p>
<p><b>BookBub</b> <a href="https://www.bookbub.com/profile/donna-walo-clancy">https://www.bookbub.com/profile/donna-walo-clancy</a></p>
<p><b>Purchase Link – <a href="https://amzn.to/3SBz0Y3" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Amazon</a> </b></p>
<p><b>TOUR PARTICIPANTS</b></p>
<p><b>March 12 – <a href="https://jodyjoy.com">Mystery, Thrillers, and Suspense</a> – SPOTLIGHT</b></p>
<p><b>March 12 – <a href="https://elizabethmckenna.com/my-blog/">Elizabeth McKenna – Author</a> – SPOTLIGHT</b></p>
<p><b>March 13 – <a href="https://readyourwrites.blogspot.com/">Read Your Writes Book Reviews</a> – CHARACTER INTERVIEW</b></p>
<p><b>March 13 – <a href="https://christyscozycorners.com/">Christy’s Cozy Corners</a> – AUTHOR GUEST POST</b></p>
<p><b>March 14 – <a href="https://www.literaryau.com">Literary Gold</a> – AUTHOR INTERVIEW</b></p>
<p><b>March 14 – <a href="https://musingsbymaureen.blogspot.com/">Maureen’s Musings</a> – SPOTLIGHT</b></p>
<p><b>March 15 – <a href="https://www.facebook.com/fortwaynestorytelling/">Storybook Lady</a> – REVIEW</b></p>
<p><b>March 16 – <a href="https://celticladysreviews.blogspot.com/">Celticlady’s Reviews</a> – SPOTLIGHT</b></p>
<p><b>March 16 – <a href="http://fuonlyknew.com/">FUONLYKNEW</a> – SPOTLIGHT</b></p>
<p><b>March 17 – <a href="https://www.reviewthickandthin.com">Review Thick And Thin</a> – REVIEW</b></p>
<p><b>March 18 – <a href="https://readingismysuperpower.org">Reading Is My SuperPower</a> – REVIEW</b></p>
<p><b>March 18 – <a href="http://www.brookeblogs.com">Brooke Blogs</a> – SPOTLIGHT</b></p>
<p><b>March 19 – <a href="https://bibliophileandavidreader.blogspot.com/">The Avid Reader</a> – REVIEW, INDIVIDUAL GIVEAWAY</b></p>
<p><b>March 19 – <a href="http://ow.ly/w3SA50vlKHY">#BRVL Book Review Virginia Lee</a> – SPOTLIGHT</b></p>
<p><b>March 20 – <a href="https://karensiddall.wordpress.com">Boys’ Mom Reads!</a> – REVIEW</b></p>
<p><b>March 20 – <a href="https://saphsbooks.blogspot.com/">Sapphyria’s Book Reviews</a> – SPOTLIGHT</b></p>
<p><b>March 21 – <a href="http://socratesbookreviews.blogspot.com/">Socrates Book Reviews</a> – SPOTLIGHT</b></p>
<p><b>March 21 – <a href="https://www.dianneascroft.com/blog/">Ascroft, eh?</a> – CHARACTER GUEST POST</b></p>
<p><b>March 22 – <a href="https://cozyupwithkathy.blogspot.com/">Cozy Up WIth Kathy</a> – REVIEW, AUTHOR INTERVIEW</b></p>
<p><b>March 22 – <a href="http://www.teatimeandbooks76.blogspot.com/">Teatime and Books</a> – SPOTLIGHT</b></p>
<p><b>March 23 – <a href="https://sarahcantstopreadingbooks.com/">Sarah Can’t Stop Reading</a> – REVIEW </b></p>
<p><b>March 23 – <a href="http://www.escapewithdollycas.com/">Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book</a> – AUTHOR GUEST POST</b></p>
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<p><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-27357" height="118" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/protecting-the-mountain-mans-treasure.jpg" width="320" /></p>
<h1><span style="text-decoration: underline;">About the Book</span></h1>
<p><strong>Book: </strong>Protecting the Mountain Man’s Treasure</p>
<p><strong>Author: </strong>Misty M. Beller</p>
<p><b>Genre:</b> Christian Historical Romance</p>
<p><strong>Release Date: </strong>February 6, 2024</p>
<p><em><img alt="" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-27358" height="300" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Protecting-the-Mtn-Mans-Treasure-200x300.jpg" width="200" />In the wild mountains of the Montana Territory, the Coulter ranch is a place of family, loyalty…and a hidden fortune. </em></p>
<p>Jude Coulter is far more comfortable in his family’s sapphire mine
tucked in the Montana mountains than the bustling streets of New York
City where he’s been sent to deliver a shipment of gems. His relief at
boarding the train for the first leg of his journey home is short-lived
when an accident renders him unconscious.</p>
<p>Angela Larkin worked hard to earn this assignment for the Treasury—an
undercover mission to determine the source of the sapphires brought
each year for auction in the city. When an accident causes her target to
lose his recent memory, Angela jumps at the opportunity to create the
ideal ruse. Jude seems surprised to learn the two of them had married
and were returning from a glorious wedding trip, but he doesn’t question
too strongly.</p>
<p>Yet when an unexpected threat arises, they find themselves dependent
on the other to navigate the treacherous journey home. As the danger
mounts, so too does an attraction neither of them anticipated. But can
this love withstand the revelation of their tangled beginnings?</p>
<p>From a <em>USA Today</em> bestselling author comes a mountain family
saga filled with a pretend marriage, amnesia, undercover agents, and a
love worth treasuring far more than riches.</p>
<p> </p>
<pre>Click <a href="https://amzn.to/47AUoC1">here</a> to get your copy!</pre>
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<h1><span style="text-decoration: underline;">About the Author</span></h1>
<p><strong><img alt="" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-24018" height="300" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Misty-M-Beller_headshot-200x300.png" width="200" />Misty M. Beller</strong> is a <em>USA Today</em> bestselling author of romantic mountain stories, set on the 1800s frontier and woven with the truth of God’s love.</p>
<p>Raised on a farm and surrounded by family, Misty developed her love
for horses, history, and adventure. These days, her husband and children
provide fresh adventure every day, keeping her both grounded and crazy.</p>
<p>Misty’s passion is to create inspiring Christian fiction infused with
the grandeur of the mountains, writing historical romance that displays
God’s abundant love through the twists and turns in the lives of her
characters.</p>
<p>Sharing her stories with readers is a dream come true for Misty. She
writes from her country home in South Carolina and escapes to the
mountains any chance she gets.</p>
<h1><span style="text-decoration: underline;">More from Misty</span></h1>
<p>In my latest release, the hero and heroine travel up the Missouri
River in a steamboat, and I loved the research for that portion of the
story!</p>
<p>Traveling on a steamboat in 1869 was an experience like no other, and
took about two months to travel from St. Louis, Missouri to Fort Benton
in the Montana Territory. Passengers would step aboard these floating
palaces to find ornate decorations, plush accommodations, and the
promise of new scenery at every bend in the river. Despite the
occasional discomforts of travel—such as noisy engines and the
ever-present risk of boiler explosions—passengers reveled in the novelty
and the relative speed of steamboat travel.</p>
<p>The Missouri was notorious for its shifting channels, snags, and
sandbars, which could easily ensnare even the most experienced pilot’s
vessel. Navigating this river required an intimate knowledge of its
capricious nature, and the river pilots were worth their weight in gold.</p>
<p>River towns along the Missouri thrived thanks to the steamboats.
These towns became hotbeds of economic activity, where goods were loaded
and unloaded, and stories from faraway places were exchanged. The
arrival of a steamboat was an event, often met with fanfare and
excitement by the local populace.</p>
<p>I pray you love the peek at steamboat life in <em>Protecting the Mountain Man’s Treasure</em>! J</p>
<p>Blessings!</p>
<p>Misty</p>
<h1 style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Blog Stops</span></h1>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://truthandgracehomeschoolacademy.wordpress.com/"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Truth and Grace Homeschool Academy"}">Truth and Grace Homeschool Academy</span></a>, March 3</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.jennifersienes.com/blog/"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Where Crisis & Christ Collide"}">Where Crisis & Christ Collide</span></a>, March 4</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://madismusingsblog.wordpress.com/"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Madi's Musings"}">Madi’s Musings</span></a>, March 5</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://kid-lit.library-lady.blog/"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Library Lady's Kid Lit"}">Library Lady’s Kid Lit</span></a>, March 5</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://deana0326.blogspot.com"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4224,"10":2,"15":"Arial"}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Texas Book-aholic"}">Texas Book-aholic</span></a>, March 6</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://familymgrkendra.blogspot.com/"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Happily Managing a Household of Boys"}">Happily Managing a Household of Boys</span></a>, March 6</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/macebetti/"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4225,"3":{"1":0},"10":2,"15":"Arial"}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Betti Mace"}">Betti Mace</span></a>, March 7</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://booksyoucanfeelgoodabout.blogspot.com/"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Books You Can Feel Good About"}">Books You Can Feel Good About</span></a>, March 7</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://luannabubbles.wixsite.com/devotedhope"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Devoted To Hope"}">Devoted To Hope</span></a>, March 8</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://forhimandmyfamily.com/"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"For Him and My Family"}">For Him and My Family</span></a>, March 8</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Babbling Becky L’s Book Impressions "}"><a href="http://babblingbeckyl.com/">Babbling Becky L’s Book Impressions</a> </span>, March 9</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://nannie3.blogspot.com/"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Jeanette's Thoughts "}">Jeanette’s Thoughts</span></a>, March 9</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://coverloverbookreview.blogspot.com"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Cover Lover Book Review"}">Cover Lover Book Review</span></a>, March 10</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.lifeonchickadeelane.com/"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Life on Chickadee Lane"}">Life on Chickadee Lane</span></a>, March 10</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blossomsandblessings.blogspot.com/"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Blossoms and Blessings"}">Blossoms and Blessings</span></a>, March 11</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/mary.a.hake"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Mary Hake"}">Mary Hake</span></a>, March 11</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://lakesidelivingsite.wordpress.com/"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"lakesidelivingsite"}">lakesidelivingsite</span></a>, March 12</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.instagram.com/melissas_bookshelf"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Melissa’s Bookshelf"}">Melissa’s Bookshelf</span></a>, March 12</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://hollysbookcorner.home.blog/"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Holly's Book Corner"}">Holly’s Book Corner</span></a>, March 13</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.theloftypages.wordpress.com"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"The Lofty Pages"}">The Lofty Pages</span></a>, March 13</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://tblbkreviews.wordpress.com/"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Lily's Corner"}">Lily’s Corner</span></a>, March 14</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://pausefortales.blogspot.com/"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Pause for Tales"}">Pause for Tales</span></a>, March 14</p>
<h1 style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Giveaway</span></h1>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="" height="137" src="https://promosimple.com/uploads/images/e5f4939d-cd96-45de-b748-8fb15bc1a0af" width="137" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">To celebrate her tour, Misty is giving away the grand prize of a $50 Amazon gift card!!</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://promosimple.com/ps/2a3d3/protecting-the-mountain-man-s-treasure-celebration-tour-giveaway">https://promosimple.com/ps/2a3d3/protecting-the-mountain-man-s-treasure-celebration-tour-give</a></p></div>MaureenThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17252229486136331435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430146573151747211.post-52803974350877470642024-03-13T00:00:00.003-04:002024-03-13T00:00:00.357-04:00Celebrate Lit Presents: Call to Embrace Author: Maryann Landers<p> </p><h1 class="entry-title"></h1>
<div class="entry-content">
<p><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-27725" height="118" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/call-to-embrace.jpg" width="320" /></p>
<h1><span style="text-decoration: underline;">About the Book</span></h1>
<p><strong>Book: </strong>Call to Embrace</p>
<p><strong>Author: </strong>Maryann Landers</p>
<p><b>Genre: </b>Christian Women’s Fiction</p>
<p><strong>Release Date: </strong>November 1, 2023</p>
<p><strong><img alt="" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-27727" height="300" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Call-to-Embrace-Cover-188x300.jpg" width="188" />She’s
detached in a stormy marriage because of both of their unfaithfulness.
Now she faces the aftermath of her compromise with an unwanted
pregnancy. Will fleeing bring her the freedom she yearns for?</strong></p>
<p>Emily Corentin wants to escape the jagged edges of her brokenness.
She believes the only option she has is to take her young daughter,
leave her husband, and end the unintended pregnancy with an abortion.
But her plans take an unexpected turn when the homeless shelter she
finds is not the type of help she wanted. She’d buried religion years
ago with the death of her Gran. Any God-fearing place will only confirm
how much God abandoned her.</p>
<p>An offer from a shelter volunteer may be the lifeline she and her
daughter need, but Emily only sees it as a means to an end. The unlikely
friendship that follows, draws her closer to the answers she may have
carried with her all along. But rash decisions bring new challenges that
drag her further into a sea of helplessness.</p>
<p>When all hope is lost in despair will she be washed away by the
patterns of her past? Or will she answer the call to embrace the mercy
of the cross and in turn bring reconciliation to her marriage?</p>
<p> </p>
<pre>Cick <a href="https://amzn.to/3OvzoG9">here</a> to get your copy!</pre>
<p> </p>
<h1><span style="text-decoration: underline;">About the Author</span></h1>
<p><img alt="" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-27728" height="300" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Maryann-Landers-250x300.jpg" width="250" />Alaskan based author <strong>Maryann Landers</strong>
writes women’s faith filled fiction based on true stories of
extraordinary women of her magnificent state. She loves to showcase the
unique north and give her readers a little taste of rustic Alaska.</p>
<p>While writing in her log home in the woods she is also looking
forward to her next adventure with her Alaskan husband, juggling mom
tasks such as crafting homemade meals from moose and caribou meat,
building DIY projects from scrap wood piles and guiding her teens in
their homeschooling.</p>
<p>Her first novel in the Alaskan Women of Caliber Series; Alaskan Calibration released June 2021.</p>
<p> </p>
<h1><span style="text-decoration: underline;">More from Maryann</span></h1>
<p>Call to Embrace is inspired by a true story of a young mom that I met
over 13 years ago as I walked alongside her during a difficult time of
her life. A year and a half ago I stood in the Pacific Ocean dip netting
for salmon near the mouth of the Kenai River. As the waters tugged at
my waders, I remembered the church set on the hill behind me where a
cross is always lit as a beacon and I thought there is a story here.
With anticipation, I prayed what God wanted me to share. What unfolded
is the plot line of my friendship with that young mom set in the
stunning geographical area of South-Central Alaska.</p>
<h1 style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Blog Stops</span></h1>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://thesacredline.com/"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"The Sacred Line Lit"}">The Sacred Line Lit</span></a>, March 11</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://debbieloseanything.blogspot.com"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4224,"10":2,"15":"Arial"}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Debbie's Dusty Deliberations"}">Debbie’s Dusty Deliberations</span></a>, March 12</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://storiesbygina.wordpress.com"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":2561,"3":{"1":0},"12":0,"14":{"1":2,"2":2575891}}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Gina Holder, Author and Blogger"}">Gina Holder, Author and Blogger</span></a>, March 13 (Author Interview)</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://lotsofhelpers.com"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Lots of Helpers"}">Lots of Helpers</span></a>, March 13</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://familymgrkendra.blogspot.com/"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Happily Managing a Household of Boys"}">Happily Managing a Household of Boys</span></a>, March 14</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://truthandgracehomeschoolacademy.wordpress.com/"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Truth and Grace Homeschool Academy"}">Truth and Grace Homeschool Academy</span></a>, March 15</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.artistwriterandstudentohmy.com/"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4224,"10":2,"15":"arial"}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Artistic Nobody"}">Artistic Nobody</span></a>, March 16 (Author Interview)</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://deana0326.blogspot.com"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4224,"10":2,"15":"Arial"}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Texas Book-aholic"}">Texas Book-aholic</span></a>, March 17</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4224,"10":2,"15":"arial"}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Splashes of Joy "}"><a href="http://www.splashesofjoy.wordpress.com">Splashes of Joy</a></span>, March 18 (Author Interview)</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amybooksy.blogspot.com"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4224,"10":2,"15":"Arial"}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Locks, Hooks and Books"}">Locks, Hooks and Books</span></a>, March 19</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://cheriswalwell.com/visit-my-blog/"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"JESUS in the EVERYDAY"}">JESUS in the EVERYDAY</span></a>, March 20</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://areadersbrain.blogspot.com"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4224,"10":2,"15":"Arial"}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"A Reader’s Brain "}">A Reader’s Brain</span></a>, March 21 (Author Interview)</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://inspiredbyfiction.blogspot.com"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Inspired by Fiction"}">Inspired by Fiction</span></a>, March 21</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://coverloverbookreview.blogspot.com"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Cover Lover Book Review"}">Cover Lover Book Review</span></a>, March 22</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://pausefortales.blogspot.com/"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Pause for Tales"}">Pause for Tales</span></a>, March 23</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://vickysluitercom.wordpress.com/author-spotlight/"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4224,"10":2,"15":"arial"}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Vicky Sluiter"}">Vicky Sluiter</span></a>, March 24 (Author Interview)</p>
<h1 style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Giveaway</span></h1>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="" height="142" src="https://promosimple.com/uploads/images/6da7b43f-86de-4c78-a777-666166f2f274" width="142" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">To celebrate her tour, Maryann is giving
away the grand prize package of a Alaskan themed gift pack including:
one signed copy of the book, a half pint sized jar of canned salmon
(caught and canned by the author from the mouth of the Kenai river where
the book is set), a cross necklace and a promo code for a free
audiobook version of the novel!!</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://promosimple.com/ps/2a7a2/call-to-embrace-celebration-tour-giveaway">https://promosimple.com/ps/2a7a2/call-to-embrace-celebration-tour-giveaway</a></p></div>MaureenThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17252229486136331435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430146573151747211.post-6721863451060002052024-03-12T00:00:00.055-04:002024-03-12T06:11:31.692-04:00 The Woman with No Name by Audrey Blake <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5zAYHpooncaMyhvYsA4Zm3W0cBB6l3e_hDKEddTUp2wNycCFTKfzeV_KhGBBsgbVZfG7cth9ZpsuYpvxzzvw9tsoNfJay5OUEN5wClCNQTy0YYc4WoTsgAX8Eg5ZUpHRfzdkPN0qoOjOgqrjCgVwzLw6ztdJ0o4L_YlK-5Rb7FHN2P_L6PrSWNP_aiOQ/s475/197894208._SY475_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="317" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5zAYHpooncaMyhvYsA4Zm3W0cBB6l3e_hDKEddTUp2wNycCFTKfzeV_KhGBBsgbVZfG7cth9ZpsuYpvxzzvw9tsoNfJay5OUEN5wClCNQTy0YYc4WoTsgAX8Eg5ZUpHRfzdkPN0qoOjOgqrjCgVwzLw6ztdJ0o4L_YlK-5Rb7FHN2P_L6PrSWNP_aiOQ/s320/197894208._SY475_.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><p></p><p><span class="a-text-bold">1942.</span><span> Though she survived the
bomb that destroyed her home, Yvonne Rudellat's life is over. She's
estranged from her husband, her daughter is busy with war work, and
Yvonne—older, diminutive, overlooked—has lost all purpose. Until she's
offered a chance to remake herself entirely…</span></p><p><span>The war
has taken a turn for the worse, and the men in charge are desperate. So,
when Yvonne is recruited as Britain's first female sabotage agent,
expectations are low. But her tenacity, ability to go unnoticed, and
aptitude for explosives set her apart. Soon enough she arrives in
occupied France with a new identity, ready to set the Nazi regime
ablaze.</span></p><p><span>But there are adversaries on all sides. As
Yvonne becomes infamous as the nameless, unstoppable woman who burns the
enemy at every turn, she realizes she may lose herself to the urgent
needs of the cause.</span></p><p><span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Woman-No-Name-Novel-ebook/dp/B0C5K1KVCS/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2ZDDJFBRDLGQT&keywords=the+woman+with+no+name+audrey+blake&qid=1703591676&sprefix=the+woman+with+no+name%2Caps%2C117&sr=8-1">Amazon </a></span></p><p><span> </span></p><p><span>About The Author</span></p><p><span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPCOfPkemVZQOUtXrJPAxUFxbvO1Ors4-cJGZW6zOJNP3NcvB6YUVuOHzUjylG4r532LaS1TxrSS4CxBdNyNXNU51nSHDpE9GuaFYyRt6F9v0sqrXeRpaxQtlbYA-HB3V4yzyRM91MbBeP_9-y56z4s6o3bDfx76OoYgMAqUM6D5j_JeNsou181-qwvW4/s300/q94ner7f1g1aqsgrtdrs98pvu1._SX300_CR0,0,300,300_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="300" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPCOfPkemVZQOUtXrJPAxUFxbvO1Ors4-cJGZW6zOJNP3NcvB6YUVuOHzUjylG4r532LaS1TxrSS4CxBdNyNXNU51nSHDpE9GuaFYyRt6F9v0sqrXeRpaxQtlbYA-HB3V4yzyRM91MbBeP_9-y56z4s6o3bDfx76OoYgMAqUM6D5j_JeNsou181-qwvW4/s1600/q94ner7f1g1aqsgrtdrs98pvu1._SX300_CR0,0,300,300_.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /> Audrey Blake has a split personality— because she is the creative alter
ego of writing duo Jaima Fixsen and Regina Sirois, two authors who met
as finalists of a writing contest and have been writing together happily
ever since. They share a love of history, nature, literature, and
stories of redoubtable women. Both are inseparable friends and prairie
girls despite living thousands of miles apart. Jaima hails from Alberta,
Canada, and Regina calls the wheatfields of Kansas home. <p></p><p> </p><p>My Review</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPJemlcVAWKvKUR9NXLHULzGOR6Ph8SNSJNxauFJXoA3rqH-HMCOTdmiMbDV7DutAUqMoXSrr2iwQkBTUdU6lWrFKibqsUMcCmbLnaWmEKtlJQ96ELtLHbmKbEQlYaVcTxQ_GF3njJWzSUozkff9FuCc3EUZh-5IUaP-LYKDNAtcn6OYLhxtQRK_7nF54/s1280/Screen%20Shot%202020-07-17%20at%207.44.02%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="318" data-original-width="1280" height="50" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPJemlcVAWKvKUR9NXLHULzGOR6Ph8SNSJNxauFJXoA3rqH-HMCOTdmiMbDV7DutAUqMoXSrr2iwQkBTUdU6lWrFKibqsUMcCmbLnaWmEKtlJQ96ELtLHbmKbEQlYaVcTxQ_GF3njJWzSUozkff9FuCc3EUZh-5IUaP-LYKDNAtcn6OYLhxtQRK_7nF54/w200-h50/Screen%20Shot%202020-07-17%20at%207.44.02%20AM.png" width="200" /></a></div><br /> The year is 1942 as this story begins and we are in England, which is
being bombed daily, and really not doing well against the evil that in
invading Europe.<br />This is the story of Yvonne Rudellat, a mother of a
grown woman, and now a divorcee, but feeling very lost and wanting to do
her part. When the opportunity is presented and she goes above and
beyond in her training.<br />Soon we follow her and others that use
their training to thwart the enemy, and we are there with as they come
of the enemies radar, but that doesn’t stop them!<br />Be sure to read the
author’s notes, these people actually did these efforts, so this is a
true story, and we are there through the gift of the author to see what
they accomplished!<br />I received this book through Net Galley and the Publisher Sourcebook Landmark, and was not required to give a positive review.<p></p><p></p>MaureenThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17252229486136331435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430146573151747211.post-42712056527392698932024-03-12T00:00:00.054-04:002024-03-12T00:00:00.157-04:00 Becoming Madam Secretary by Stephanie Dray <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnkgPKvw5QRCGkXPn28P6OpH_IsOFSjRCw44El0tJ6Rj90KLUkU1sUKMGSjrtvs3Gi8pIKwsAcBQJtz1pFuKD278y3P4IEslfbJGc8IN5dpazlWkrVklstiYbYl_S3b0kJYU9MTTzbivD2TmYVNnNRJCq5OjewP81kOUoPGRfey9us-IVNoimuRPAnmco/s475/177192295._SY475_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnkgPKvw5QRCGkXPn28P6OpH_IsOFSjRCw44El0tJ6Rj90KLUkU1sUKMGSjrtvs3Gi8pIKwsAcBQJtz1pFuKD278y3P4IEslfbJGc8IN5dpazlWkrVklstiYbYl_S3b0kJYU9MTTzbivD2TmYVNnNRJCq5OjewP81kOUoPGRfey9us-IVNoimuRPAnmco/s320/177192295._SY475_.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><p></p><p><span>Raised on tales of her revolutionary ancestors, Frances Perkins
arrives in New York City at the turn of the century, armed with her
trusty parasol and an unyielding determination to make a difference.<br /><br />When
she’s not working with children in the crowded tenements in Hell’s
Kitchen, Frances throws herself into the social scene in Greenwich
Village, befriending an eclectic group of politicians, artists, and
activists, including the millionaire socialite Mary Harriman Rumsey, the
flirtatious budding author Sinclair Lewis, and the brilliant but
troubled reformer Paul Wilson, with whom she falls deeply in love.<br /><br />But
when Frances meets a young lawyer named Franklin Delano Roosevelt at a
tea dance, sparks fly in all the wrong directions. She thinks he’s a
rich, arrogant dilettante who gets by on a handsome face and a famous
name. He thinks she’s a priggish bluestocking and insufferable
do-gooder. Neither knows it yet, but over the next twenty years, they
will form a historic partnership that will carry them both to the White
House.<br /><br />Frances is destined to rise in a political world dominated
by men, facing down the Great Depression as FDR’s most trusted
lieutenant—even as she struggles to balance the demands of a public
career with marriage and motherhood. And when vicious political attacks
mount and personal tragedies threaten to derail her ambitions, she must
decide what she’s willing to do—and what she’s willing to sacrifice—to
save a nation.</span></p><p><span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Becoming-Madam-Secretary-Stephanie-Dray-ebook/dp/B0C7TF9839/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1IN05DQZC5FEC&keywords=becoming+madam+secretary+stephanie+dray&qid=1708274415&sprefix=becoming+madam+%2Caps%2C141&sr=8-1">Amazon </a></span></p><p><span> </span></p><p><span>About The Author</span></p><p><span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnbtqTyz0ftCTv8osIV-jzZ1nmLMGB-pQIdw8seBhMubDugCkZNTyCJv-OYlooQdymFJMNYU5aa1m6Aav2lq4-aQvonRltaVLMzL7UYuYo1j32cgVDjUcolNxtrHxXDhzduHigoC9y8dydACVCbSKrjpG5tBpGtikIFrSOxDcEHciLW_BE16oe3gK2E8I/s300/2qm76022a26v9aooaul1stg3ct._SX300_CR0,0,300,300_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="300" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnbtqTyz0ftCTv8osIV-jzZ1nmLMGB-pQIdw8seBhMubDugCkZNTyCJv-OYlooQdymFJMNYU5aa1m6Aav2lq4-aQvonRltaVLMzL7UYuYo1j32cgVDjUcolNxtrHxXDhzduHigoC9y8dydACVCbSKrjpG5tBpGtikIFrSOxDcEHciLW_BE16oe3gK2E8I/s1600/2qm76022a26v9aooaul1stg3ct._SX300_CR0,0,300,300_.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>STEPHANIE DRAY is a New York Times, Wall Street Journal & USA Today bestselling author of historical fiction. Her award-winning work has been translated into ten languages and tops lists for the most anticipated reads of the year. She lives in Maryland with her husband, cats, and history books.</p><p>* Website: <a href="http://StephanieDray.com">StephanieDray.com</a></p><p><span> </span></p><p><span>My Review</span></p><p><span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Mp1RoN-2mMITKb21GrYtsTBpsH2yyRCYl675UHop2ZBOCsY8XeBjweGJN3EwIO1l3lMjh4_lTrR8kx_TC4b49EqdI1JXg_ROgLz1btxH23jp-2xxLh8sG7mamD1xxgBVc-PyFsmCAI2dl7MszE_vbLw2Kf-n8IF4uP1zbxBOqwUjfcIRjCANzMxMtcg/s1280/Screen%20Shot%202020-07-17%20at%207.44.02%20AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="318" data-original-width="1280" height="50" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Mp1RoN-2mMITKb21GrYtsTBpsH2yyRCYl675UHop2ZBOCsY8XeBjweGJN3EwIO1l3lMjh4_lTrR8kx_TC4b49EqdI1JXg_ROgLz1btxH23jp-2xxLh8sG7mamD1xxgBVc-PyFsmCAI2dl7MszE_vbLw2Kf-n8IF4uP1zbxBOqwUjfcIRjCANzMxMtcg/w200-h50/Screen%20Shot%202020-07-17%20at%207.44.02%20AM.png" width="200" /></a></div><br />This was such a great read, the author did a wonderful job of making Frances Perkins into the amazing woman she was.<br />There
is a lot we sure need to thank her for, Social Security, being one of
the main. We probably, take a lot for granted including the labor laws,
my mother told me her mom only had a second grade education, and then
went to work in the factory. She witnessed the Triangle Shirtwaist
Factory fire in 1911, which made her even more determined to make the
conditions safer and shorter hours.<br />I am so glad I chose to read this book, such an amazing woman, she was a woman that should never be forgotten.<br />Be sure to read the author's notes!<br />I received this book through Net Galley and the Publisher Berkley, and was not required to give a positive review.<span> <br /></span><p></p>MaureenThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17252229486136331435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430146573151747211.post-78124134855897762542024-03-12T00:00:00.041-04:002024-03-12T00:00:00.158-04:00 Between You and Us by Kendra Broekhuis <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaiim6sKPGsOZZ4x1-0hH67RE4jFZI9SWZ-zDBVbz3GEkHVlSFGVW5iFu4v7GfrS4gA__aZ23zH6RMjW7SmJdyB_hdtdsjdp5eHB4PXuu-bLTytZQKpCjyxHPGl3UJUUYmFU7dVaVwECoV_-ykoR5dgaHTW5RLXVCrnUPeiwy0BHxQYeP-71WrB1QeuDE/s475/177185377._SY475_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="317" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaiim6sKPGsOZZ4x1-0hH67RE4jFZI9SWZ-zDBVbz3GEkHVlSFGVW5iFu4v7GfrS4gA__aZ23zH6RMjW7SmJdyB_hdtdsjdp5eHB4PXuu-bLTytZQKpCjyxHPGl3UJUUYmFU7dVaVwECoV_-ykoR5dgaHTW5RLXVCrnUPeiwy0BHxQYeP-71WrB1QeuDE/s320/177185377._SY475_.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><p></p><p><span class="a-text-italic">Two possible lives to live. One impossible choice to make. </span><span><br /><br />When
Leona Warlon heads across the city to meet her husband, David, for a
rare dinner out, she hopes they can share a moment of relief after their
year of loss. But Leona quickly realizes this is no ordinary date
night. She hasn’t just stepped into an upscale </span><span class="a-text-italic">ristorante;</span><span>
she’s stepped into a different version of her life. One in which her
marriage is no longer tender, in which her days are pressured by her
powerful in-laws, and in which her precious baby girl lived.<br /><br />Now
Leona must weigh the bitter and sweet of both trajectories, facing an
unimaginable choice: Stay in a world where tragedy hasn’t struck but
where the meaningful life she built with David is gone? Or return to a
reality that’s filled with struggle and sorrow but also deep and
enduring love?</span></p><p><span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Between-You-Us-Kendra-Broekhuis-ebook/dp/B0C7V1PGXQ/ref=sr_1_1?crid=4T3X0NLA00M2&keywords=between+you+and+us+kendra+broekhuis&qid=1706111521&sprefix=between+you+and+us%2Caps%2C112&sr=8-1">Amazon </a></span></p><p><span> </span></p><p><span>About The Author</span></p><p><span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaS6s9vCXXwC2yYp2SfcHPy92jEiK16HYYjJHK0_oqb1DqsXv0WkRtZ5TJR4UxqT7VZPUwiposOaPfzPyUFRtkeKVYh_WY_ce4OS9XVQRY4RusVsPEZXSLqC-81oyo5sI3QTVOdtd5tsNt7vCsYP2peX8JuuMIp3H0fAz78HqIM2jDKQQgkXGb7S1tKk0/s300/l3qggufsl9cc2se39efiof4dtv._SX300_CR0,0,300,300_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="300" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaS6s9vCXXwC2yYp2SfcHPy92jEiK16HYYjJHK0_oqb1DqsXv0WkRtZ5TJR4UxqT7VZPUwiposOaPfzPyUFRtkeKVYh_WY_ce4OS9XVQRY4RusVsPEZXSLqC-81oyo5sI3QTVOdtd5tsNt7vCsYP2peX8JuuMIp3H0fAz78HqIM2jDKQQgkXGb7S1tKk0/s1600/l3qggufsl9cc2se39efiof4dtv._SX300_CR0,0,300,300_.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /> Kendra Broekhuis lives in the city of Milwaukee with her family. For her
day job, Kendra stays home with four of her children and drives them
from one place to another in her minivan. You can find her sarcastic
ramblings and serious encouragement—including the grief of losing her
baby at thirty-three weeks pregnant—on social media and at
KendraBroekhuis.com. "Between You and Us" is her first novel.<p></p><p> </p><p>My Review</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAM2Y9ISbnDH0VnilotXcoRkQFV_zpeWecnaZX6bXOEjVh2bd1Uj2kSKlvIY00Kck8K_bjmsy0f_SM0Qb-RHSpkSDl20MkH7DfNrFjRDmlQJZ1UHUsOTJhyphenhyphentQA-e5lq_KU7O1WBtKRoBfRiZSg_lpERRy1zuLCaeXxlLv7LUhJWPyQR-Ps5qZmr9Nf6LA/s1364/Screen%20Shot%202020-07-22%20at%207.05.52%20AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1364" data-original-width="978" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAM2Y9ISbnDH0VnilotXcoRkQFV_zpeWecnaZX6bXOEjVh2bd1Uj2kSKlvIY00Kck8K_bjmsy0f_SM0Qb-RHSpkSDl20MkH7DfNrFjRDmlQJZ1UHUsOTJhyphenhyphentQA-e5lq_KU7O1WBtKRoBfRiZSg_lpERRy1zuLCaeXxlLv7LUhJWPyQR-Ps5qZmr9Nf6LA/w143-h200/Screen%20Shot%202020-07-22%20at%207.05.52%20AM.png" width="143" /></a></div><br /> This book has what people in deep grief would want to do, is it
possible? Well, I was page turning for answers on how this one was going
to turn out. Yes, I have lost a child, and yes, I know how my mind
would have loved different answers. <br />We are with Lenora and David
when they first meet and start dating, and through the meeting of his
family, and then through the desire to have a child.<br />We meet these
characters up personal and get to know them and their families. They
sure did come from different backgrounds, and now Lenora has been
granted a choice, and we are there to see which path she journeys and we
see the benefits to both, yes, you need to get to the answers!<br />I received this book through Net Galley and the Publisher Waterbrook, and was not required to give a positive review.
<p></p>MaureenThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17252229486136331435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430146573151747211.post-71657732636436923132024-03-12T00:00:00.031-04:002024-03-12T00:00:00.158-04:00 Never Fall Again by Lynn H. Blackburn Never Fall Again (Gossamer Falls, #1) by Lynn H. Blackburn <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjtN9Kuwf6Dw4OodWenJYx9AajkyXKu5r0Wffxa2EHACqP9Z2DP4JGNXQM5AjpvOYZV8WJHPZkKugJIxeNyk5bqT_2G9gY0AhYWs9Mp1h2ou88wA3Dk69f3Ic3o6AaGU5NukSsxqMcHAN9rxixsHQhLvbyUFUx4DH0edMoTpya3R4bQAz4eVZxNOR8v7U/s445/182092951._SY475_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="445" data-original-width="288" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjtN9Kuwf6Dw4OodWenJYx9AajkyXKu5r0Wffxa2EHACqP9Z2DP4JGNXQM5AjpvOYZV8WJHPZkKugJIxeNyk5bqT_2G9gY0AhYWs9Mp1h2ou88wA3Dk69f3Ic3o6AaGU5NukSsxqMcHAN9rxixsHQhLvbyUFUx4DH0edMoTpya3R4bQAz4eVZxNOR8v7U/s320/182092951._SY475_.jpg" width="207" /></a></div><p></p><p><span>Landry Hutton has spent three years rebuilding her life behind the
secure gates of The Haven, an exclusive resort on the outskirts of
Gossamer Falls, North Carolina. As the artist-in-residence, and with her
pottery prized by The Haven's guests, Landry is finally ready to settle
in permanently. She wants to give her daughter, Eliza, a safe home to
grow up in and hires former Marine Callum Shaw to handle the
construction. <br /><br />Cal grew up in Gossamer Falls and always knew he
would someday join his family's business. He longs for a family of his
own but has almost given up on that ever happening. Landry is funny,
gifted, and everything Cal could ever want in a partner, but he vows to
keep his distance. Landry has a daughter and a past. Cal has been down
that road before and barely survived when the woman he loved left,
taking her two sons with her. He can't bear to lose like that again.<br /><br />Before
construction on the house can begin, Landry's pottery is destroyed in a
suspicious fire. It soon becomes clear that Landry and Eliza are in
grave danger--but because of whom? Despite his best efforts to remain
unattached and uninvolved, Cal knows Landry needs him--and he fears he
needs her just as much.</span></p><p><span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Never-Fall-Again-Gossamer-Falls-ebook/dp/B0C9RVHG45/ref=sr_1_1?crid=ZBQ5HRV469D7&keywords=never+fall+again+lynn+blackburn&qid=1705941856&sprefix=never+fall+agai%2Caps%2C109&sr=8-1">Amazon </a></span></p><p><span> </span></p><p><span>About The Author </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXb5TD3mBC-uRHLcJ848v0XPZXXDFYWCwip-lAxtKHxRGN9xCthOvTaNii5e3MSZgqskzYZcWuufdUKXAnBJXkuMwjzzgO3-5srWHp0taL0sNgxvHjNB9bXJXa3fA1DRKeeZB7nUs26a-zzWfjGfAb9WkemGiwqBEyOSKeboQCVPj6pgF-dZ0DitVdcag/s300/d1r3aa1d3l2decu5cntknan9j9._SX300_CR0,0,300,300_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="300" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXb5TD3mBC-uRHLcJ848v0XPZXXDFYWCwip-lAxtKHxRGN9xCthOvTaNii5e3MSZgqskzYZcWuufdUKXAnBJXkuMwjzzgO3-5srWHp0taL0sNgxvHjNB9bXJXa3fA1DRKeeZB7nUs26a-zzWfjGfAb9WkemGiwqBEyOSKeboQCVPj6pgF-dZ0DitVdcag/s1600/d1r3aa1d3l2decu5cntknan9j9._SX300_CR0,0,300,300_.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="AuthorBio__author-bio__author-biography__WeqwH"><p>Lynn H. Blackburn loves writing romantic suspense because her childhood fantasy was to become a spy, but her grown-up reality is that she's a huge chicken and would have been caught on her first mission. She prefers to live vicariously through her characters and loves putting them into all kinds of terrifying situations while she's sitting at home safe and sound in her pajamas! </p><p>Lynn’s titles have won the Carol Award, the Selah Award, and the Faith, Hope, and Love Reader’s Choice Award. Her newest series kicked off in March 2021 with Unknown Threat, Book 1 in the Defend and Protect series. </p><p>She is a frequent conference speaker and has taught writers all over the country. Lynn lives in South Carolina with her true love and their three children. You can follow her real life happily ever after by signing up for her newsletter at LynnHBlackburn.com and @LynnHBlackburn on Bookbub, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and Instagram.</p><p> </p><p>My Review</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmKzXFui6KDJZIl2qiWd_naVUOdzk8oJj_E4bOshdkV3fZcZlynIIXMu4tneSdMLcKNRhslDHVs9EeJQDXVJQP_PXdxpfgjevGWE_jT0ELWoUmNDeQXA7PKfyqKV-o9cxqSTifQFlBN74r1gnOJdgzmhyphenhyphentxp6CphsDV6cajzmUaVLKfRd1KgZ7j4tuZYg/s1280/Screen%20Shot%202020-07-17%20at%207.44.02%20AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="318" data-original-width="1280" height="50" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmKzXFui6KDJZIl2qiWd_naVUOdzk8oJj_E4bOshdkV3fZcZlynIIXMu4tneSdMLcKNRhslDHVs9EeJQDXVJQP_PXdxpfgjevGWE_jT0ELWoUmNDeQXA7PKfyqKV-o9cxqSTifQFlBN74r1gnOJdgzmhyphenhyphentxp6CphsDV6cajzmUaVLKfRd1KgZ7j4tuZYg/w200-h50/Screen%20Shot%202020-07-17%20at%207.44.02%20AM.png" width="200" /></a></div><br /> I really enjoy reading Lynn H. Blackburn's books and this one kept me
guessing right to the very end. Christian mystery and suspense at it's
best!<br /><br />This is Landry Hutton's story, a woman whom has been beaten
down, so to say, but is now rising from the ashes, she never wants to
put herself or her precocious daughter, in a situation that she was once
in.<br /><br />Landry has come back to Gossamer Falls, and now is moving on
with her life, minus a relationship. Enter into her life and well
rooted in Gossamer Falls Cal Shaw, whom is rather in the same boat, and
it looks like the best these two can do is become friends.<br /><br />Now there are fires, and destruction of Landry's work, then along with with danger comes more!<br /><br />I was guessing right until the end, and loved that we are updated with a few months out!<br /><br />Looking now for the next book in this series.<br /><br />I received this book through Net Galley and the Publisher Revell, and was not required to give a positive review.
<p></p></div>MaureenThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17252229486136331435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430146573151747211.post-767899404429469712024-03-12T00:00:00.013-04:002024-03-12T00:00:00.157-04:00 The Underground Library by Jennifer Ryan <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaVLISNZah560S-sKAJc_AzwEm-hAjwaULs5cEc0SI9Qu0yXdgyiQvdJ43V_04dIxmdPr3q3v8YebVvaSN8utiTAARBHClfDMwEZheleV-fHyV276c8InQDPRah0uyKcbksJumcI4m_HrQ1qs07tKyvyE8IzHrQNu6Wd_r9yBPJsg3cBi7jZQl0pZ7O4Y/s475/177185877._SY475_-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="313" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaVLISNZah560S-sKAJc_AzwEm-hAjwaULs5cEc0SI9Qu0yXdgyiQvdJ43V_04dIxmdPr3q3v8YebVvaSN8utiTAARBHClfDMwEZheleV-fHyV276c8InQDPRah0uyKcbksJumcI4m_HrQ1qs07tKyvyE8IzHrQNu6Wd_r9yBPJsg3cBi7jZQl0pZ7O4Y/s320/177185877._SY475_-1.jpg" width="211" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><div aria-expanded="true" class="a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded" style="padding-bottom: 20px;"> <span class="a-text-bold">When
the Blitz imperils the heart of a London neighborhood, three young
women must use their fighting spirit to save the community’s beloved
library in this </span><span class="a-text-bold">novel based on true events from the author of </span><span class="a-text-bold a-text-italic">The Chilbury Ladies' Choir.</span><span><br /><br />When
the new deputy librarian, Juliet Lansdown, finds that Bethnal Green
Library isn’t the bustling hub she is expecting, she becomes determined
to breathe life back into it. But can she show the men in charge that a
woman is up to the task of running the library, especially when a
confrontation with her past threatens to derail her?<br /><br /> Katie
Upwood is thrilled to be working at the library, although she is only
there until she heads off to university in the fall. But after the death
of her beau on the front line and amid tumultuous family strife, she
finds herself harboring a life-changing secret with no one to turn to
for help.<br /><br /> Sofie Baumann, a young Jewish refugee, came to London
on a domestic service visa only to find herself working as a maid for a
man who treats her abominably. She escapes to the library every chance
she can, finding friendship in the literary community and aid in finding
her sister, who is still trying to flee occupied Europe.<br /><br /> When a
slew of bombs destroys the library, Juliet relocates the stacks to the
local Underground station where the city’s residents shelter nightly,
determined to lend out stories that will keep spirits up. But tragedy
after tragedy threatens to unmoor the women and sever the ties of their
community. Will Juliet, Kate, and Sofie be able to overcome their own
troubles to save the library? Or will the beating heart of their
neighborhood be lost forever?</span></div><div aria-expanded="true" class="a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded" style="padding-bottom: 20px;"><span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Underground-Library-Novel-Jennifer-Ryan-ebook/dp/B0C7TNRTQZ/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2RHQL6OA3YFKT&keywords=the+underground+library&qid=1699789659&s=digital-text&sprefix=the+underground+lib%2Cdigital-text%2C121&sr=1-1">Amazon </a></span></div><div aria-expanded="true" class="a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded" style="padding-bottom: 20px;"><span> </span></div><div aria-expanded="true" class="a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded" style="padding-bottom: 20px;"><span>About The Author</span></div><div aria-expanded="true" class="a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded" style="padding-bottom: 20px;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSkfviUpL-x-yJF8rAlEmw2fm3NTUecus3JO2qvmQgl2iQxDoC-7-7FjBRfCQaVpRZ8xJphJtyvMQQA_TiJ8M9tQP_ygZC-sCXhPJQnl2umZmgIZ95y5UqtOmnmK8kgmBOJJt8u-7_0bNZEtc8hNwFh4F33Xl5SJ1U6NwlTTnpHpU_qtKXZ3-6-TEnSaw/s300/r5f9826ref0vrisp62qbm9tqb7._SX300_CR0,0,0,0_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="300" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSkfviUpL-x-yJF8rAlEmw2fm3NTUecus3JO2qvmQgl2iQxDoC-7-7FjBRfCQaVpRZ8xJphJtyvMQQA_TiJ8M9tQP_ygZC-sCXhPJQnl2umZmgIZ95y5UqtOmnmK8kgmBOJJt8u-7_0bNZEtc8hNwFh4F33Xl5SJ1U6NwlTTnpHpU_qtKXZ3-6-TEnSaw/s1600/r5f9826ref0vrisp62qbm9tqb7._SX300_CR0,0,0,0_.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /> </span><div class="AuthorBio__author-bio__author-biography__WeqwH"><p>NY Times and USA Today bestselling author Jennifer Ryan writes suspenseful contemporary romances about everyday people who do extraordinary things. Her deeply emotional love stories are filled with high stakes and higher drama, family, friendship, and the happily-ever-after we all hope to find.</p><p>Jennifer lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband and three children. When she isn’t writing a book, she’s reading one. Her obsession with both is often revealed in the state of her home, and how late dinner is to the table. When she finally leaves those fictional worlds, you’ll find her in the garden, playing in the dirt and daydreaming about people who live only in her head, until she puts them on paper.</p><p>For more information about Jennifer and her upcoming releases, visit <a href="http://www.jennifer-ryan.com">www.jennifer-ryan.com</a>.</p><p> </p><p>My Review</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzsXWuv04y1dSXI2gexDHwlsv6IU1dkGr84EKJAEh9bgjD2NFfQR2t6Jyl5IgEDOr4G73Rit0ZvWnvDjkJC03LMbaqALKjTp4WAm-z4v9_nEdF48bSz-irdXuU7axdneIOcIq06No7XlQGiGMvvi-IwQpSkdosadMSdHf9uqhGV65wCXK_lNpygvZ27II/s1280/Screen%20Shot%202020-07-17%20at%207.44.02%20AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="318" data-original-width="1280" height="50" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzsXWuv04y1dSXI2gexDHwlsv6IU1dkGr84EKJAEh9bgjD2NFfQR2t6Jyl5IgEDOr4G73Rit0ZvWnvDjkJC03LMbaqALKjTp4WAm-z4v9_nEdF48bSz-irdXuU7axdneIOcIq06No7XlQGiGMvvi-IwQpSkdosadMSdHf9uqhGV65wCXK_lNpygvZ27II/w200-h50/Screen%20Shot%202020-07-17%20at%207.44.02%20AM.png" width="200" /></a></div><br /> <br /><p></p><div class="reviewText mediumText description readable" itemprop="reviewBody">
A story set in WWII England, and the story of the women who
kept the country ticking. Filling in wherever needed, and going beyond
all that the powers that be expected. <br />The book focuses on Juliet,
Katie, and Sofie, each contributing, but we get a in-depth look into
their lives, and how they help others.<br />The author does a great job
with some very tough subjects, things are a lot different now, but the
stigma of some of the happening was great back in the 1940's.<br />I loved how having books at their disposal while they are taking refuge for their lives in the underground. <br />Looking forward to more reads by this author!<br />I received this book through Net Galley and the Publisher Ballantine Books, and was not required to give a positive review.
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</div> </div>MaureenThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17252229486136331435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430146573151747211.post-71349023314603377112024-03-11T00:00:00.004-04:002024-03-11T00:00:00.139-04:00Celebrate Lit Presents: The Samaritan’s Patient Author: Chevron Ross<p> </p><h1 class="entry-title"></h1>
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<h1><span style="text-decoration: underline;">About the Book</span></h1>
<p><strong>Book: </strong>The Samaritan’s Patient</p>
<p><strong>Author: </strong>Chevron Ross</p>
<p><b>Genre: </b>Contemporary Fiction / Teen Christian Fiction</p>
<p><strong>Release Date: </strong>January 25, 2024</p>
<p style="background: white; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #444444;"><img alt="" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-27720" height="300" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/TSP_EbookWEB-200x300.jpg" width="200" />Teenager
Paige Abernathy awakens after a severe beating to find that she suffers
from amnesia, and that everyone seems to hate her.</span></p>
<p style="background: white; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #444444;"> </span></p>
<p style="background: white; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #444444;">She
has only flashes of memory until the night a grieving parent attacks
her in her hospital room. Paige then remembers her role as creator of an
online group where members talk about ways to commit suicide.</span></p>
<p style="background: white; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #444444;"> </span></p>
<p style="background: white; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #444444;">After
recovering from the beating, Paige embarks on a journey of penance to
atone for a disaster born of good intentions. Her odyssey launches her
on a mission of mercy and into new danger.</span></p>
<p style="background: white; margin: 0in;"><em><span style="color: #444444;"> </span></em></p>
<p style="background: white; margin: 0in;"><em><span style="color: #444444;">The Samaritan’s Patient</span></em><span style="color: #444444;"> is a thought-provoking novel about navigating the treacherous waters of social media.</span></p>
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<pre>Click <a href="https://amzn.to/42dVOBF">here</a> to get your copy!</pre>
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<h1><span style="text-decoration: underline;">About the Author</span></h1>
<p><strong><img alt="" class="alignright size-full wp-image-27721" height="230" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Chevron-Ross.jpg" width="230" />Chevron Ross</strong>
is a pseudonym for someone unimportant. He is not a writer, but God
keeps putting ideas into his head that somehow turn into stories. If you
like them, be sure to offer God a prayer of thanks.</p>
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<h1><span style="text-decoration: underline;">More from Chevron</span></h1>
<p><strong>Behind the Scenes</strong></p>
<p>This novel might never have been born had I not seen an interview on PBS with two <em>New York Times </em>writers, Megan Twohey and Gabriel Dance, on December 16, 2021.</p>
<p>These reporters did an extensive investigation into a website on
which subscribers discussed committing suicide and shared methods for
doing so. Most visitors to the site were thirty or younger. There were
1.2 million messages. At least forty-five suicides in multiple countries
were linked to the site.</p>
<p>At the time of this broadcast, I had just completed my second novel, <em>The Seven-Day Resurrection,</em>
and was wondering what to do next. The PBS interview was so shocking
that I could not stop thinking about it. What motive could a person have
for encouraging strangers to kill themselves? What could one possibly
gain from such an endeavor? And what could provoke someone to throw away
the gift of life at such a youthful age?</p>
<p>Each of my novels has been the result of an inspiration from God.
Once He puts an idea into my head, it consumes my imagination until I
cannot stop working. As you might imagine from the title, <em>The Samaritan’s Patient </em>is
a blend of two stories: the famous parable of Jesus in the Bible, and a
young person with good intentions who gets caught up in a social media
nightmare.</p>
<p>God did all the work on this book. He created the character of Paige
Abernathy and told me how to build the novel around the circumstances of
her personal life—her parents, her friends, and most of all, her
Christian faith. He also created the crisis that launches her on a
journey of new experiences and personal growth.</p>
<p>I am amazed and grateful that God would choose someone so ordinary
and unaccomplished as myself to do this work. Each novel God has written
through me has been a great personal gift, and a reaffirmation that God
has a plan for each of us. I pray that <em>The Samaritan’s Patient </em>will be as great a blessing to its readers as it has been to me.</p>
<h1 style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Blog Stops</span></h1>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://inspiredbyfiction.blogspot.com"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Inspired by Fiction"}">Inspired by Fiction</span></a>, March 14</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amybooksy.blogspot.com"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4224,"10":2,"15":"Arial"}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Locks, Hooks and Books"}">Locks, Hooks and Books</span></a>, March 15</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.splashesofjoy.wordpress.com"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4224,"10":2,"15":"arial"}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Splashes of Joy "}">Splashes of Joy</span></a>, March 16 (Author Interview)</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.beccahope.com/"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Becca Hope: Book Obsessed"}">Becca Hope: Book Obsessed</span></a>, March 16</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://pausefortales.blogspot.com/"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Pause for Tales"}">Pause for Tales</span></a>, March 17</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.guildmaster97.com/"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4224,"10":2,"15":"arial"}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Guild Master"}">Guild Master</span></a>, March 18 (Author Interview)</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://kid-lit.library-lady.blog/"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Library Lady's Kid Lit"}">Library Lady’s Kid Lit</span></a>, March 19</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4224,"10":2,"15":"Arial"}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"A Reader’s Brain "}"><a href="http://areadersbrain.blogspot.com">A Reader’s Brain</a></span>, March 20 (Author Interview)</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://truthandgracehomeschoolacademy.wordpress.com/"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Truth and Grace Homeschool Academy"}">Truth and Grace Homeschool Academy</span></a>, March 21</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.artistwriterandstudentohmy.com/"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4224,"10":2,"15":"arial"}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Artistic Nobody"}">Artistic Nobody</span></a>, March 22 (Author Interview)</p>
<h1 style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Giveaway</span></h1>
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<p style="text-align: center;">To celebrate his tour, Chevron is giving away the grand prize package of a $50 Amazon gift card and a copy of the book!</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://promosimple.com/ps/2a555/the-samaritan-s-patient-celebration-tour-giveaway">https://promosimple.com/ps/2a555/the-samaritan-s-patient-celebration-tour-giveaway</a></p></div>MaureenThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17252229486136331435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430146573151747211.post-4829543322467728292024-03-10T00:00:00.004-05:002024-03-10T00:00:00.146-05:00Great Escapes Virtual Book Tours Presents: Murder in the Tea Leaves (A Tea Shop Mystery) by Laura Childs<p> </p><h1 class="entry-title"></h1>
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<span style="color: #00002d;"><b>Murder in the Tea Leaves (A Tea Shop Mystery)</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #00002d;"><b>by Laura Childs</b></span></p>
<h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #00002d; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><i><b>About Murder in the Tea Leaves</b></i></span></h2>
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<b><a href="https://amzn.to/47QFSq9" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Murder in the Tea Leaves (A Tea Shop Mystery)</a></b><br />
<b>Cozy Mystery</b><br />
<b>27th in Series</b><br />
<b>Setting – South Carolina</b><br />
<b>Publisher : Berkley (March 5, 2024)</b><br />
<b>Hardcover : 304 pages</b><br />
<b>ISBN-10 : 0593200985</b><br />
<b>ISBN-13 : 978-0593200988</b><br />
<b>Digital ASIN : B0C777ZCXN</b><br />
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<p style="text-align: justify;"><b>It’s Lights, Action, Murder as
tea maven Theodosia Browning scrambles for clues in this latest
installment of the New York Times bestselling series.</b></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">When Theodosia Browning reads the tea
leaves on the set of the movie, Dark Fortunes, things go from spooky to
worse. Lights are dimmed, the camera rolls, and red hot sparks fly as
the film’s director is murdered in a tricky electrical accident.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Or was it an accident? Though the cast
and crew are stunned beyond belief, nobody admits to seeing a thing. And
when Theodosia’s friend, Delaine, becomes the prime suspect, Theodosia
begins her own shadow investigation. But who among this Hollywood cast
and crew had murder on their mind? The screenwriter is a self-centered
pot head, the leading actress is trying to wiggle out of her contract,
the brand new director seems indifferent, and nobody trusts the
slippery-when-dry Hollywood agent.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Between hosting a Breakfast at Tiffany’s
Tea, a Poetry Tea, and trying to launch her own chocolate line,
Theodosia doggedly hunts down clues and explores the seemingly haunted
Brittlebank Manor where the murder took place. And just when she’s ready
to pounce, a Charleston Film Board member is also murdered, throwing
everything into total disarray. But this clever killer will go to any
lengths to hide his misdeeds as Theodosia soon finds out when she and
her tea sommelier, Drayton, get caught up in a dangerous stakeout.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><b>INCLUDES DELICIOUS RECIPES AND TEA TIME TIPS!</b></p>
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<h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #00002d; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><i>About Laura Childs</i></span></h2>
<p><img alt="" class="aligncenter wp-image-189106 size-full" data-attachment-id="189106" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-caption="<p>Gerry Schmitt, who writes under the pen name Laura Childs is now adding two more series that are harder-edged Wednesday February 26, 2014 in Plymouth. (Pioneer Press: Jean Pieri)</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;"><b>Laura Childs</b> is the New York Times bestselling author of the <a class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-asin="0425179451" data-amzn-link-id="26515d44645e89a96fa6aef1716fd04a" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="Tea Shop Mysteries" href="http://www.amazon.com/Death-Darjeeling-Tea-Shop-Mystery/dp/0425179451/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=dollycsthoug-20&linkId=26515d44645e89a96fa6aef1716fd04a&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_4856589" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tea Shop Mysteries</a><img alt="" border="0" class="jetpack-lazy-image jetpack-lazy-image--handled" data-lazy-loaded="1" id="amznPsBmPixel_4856589" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=dollycsthoug-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=26515d44645e89a96fa6aef1716fd04a&_cb=1471729767131" width="0" />, <a class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-asin="0425252590" data-amzn-link-id="17c7fce55f60d5079ff362cce5d5d392" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="Scrapbook Mysteries" href="http://www.amazon.com/Gilt-Scrapbooking-Mystery-Laura-Childs/dp/0425252590/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=dollycsthoug-20&linkId=17c7fce55f60d5079ff362cce5d5d392&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_935163" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Scrapbook Mysteries</a><img alt="" border="0" class="jetpack-lazy-image jetpack-lazy-image--handled" data-lazy-loaded="1" id="amznPsBmPixel_935163" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=dollycsthoug-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=17c7fce55f60d5079ff362cce5d5d392&_cb=1471729779427" width="0" />, and <a class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-asin="0425269086" data-amzn-link-id="4045b937dda93095d128a4853d35d564" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="Cackleberry Club Mysteries" href="http://www.amazon.com/Eggs-Casket-Cackleberry-Club-Mystery/dp/0425269086/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=dollycsthoug-20&linkId=4045b937dda93095d128a4853d35d564&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_7489618" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cackleberry Club Mysteries</a><img alt="" border="0" class="jetpack-lazy-image jetpack-lazy-image--handled" data-lazy-loaded="1" id="amznPsBmPixel_7489618" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=dollycsthoug-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=4045b937dda93095d128a4853d35d564&_cb=1471729792028" width="0" />.
In her previous life she was CEO/Creative Director of her own marketing
firm and authored several screenplays. She is married to a professor of
Chinese art history, loves to travel, rides horses, enjoys fundraising
for various non-profits, and has two Chinese Shar-Pei dogs.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Laura specializes in cozy mysteries that have the pace of a thriller (a thrillzy!) Her three series are:</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><a class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-asin="B01KGZVXTK" data-amzn-link-id="e6618dd12dd2737f2df3474ff940d6a3" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="The Tea Shop Mysteries " href="http://www.amazon.com/Pekoe-Most-Poison-Shop-Mystery-ebook/dp/B01KGZVXTK/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=dollycsthoug-20&linkId=e6618dd12dd2737f2df3474ff940d6a3&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_6732682" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Tea Shop Mysteries </a><img alt="" border="0" class="jetpack-lazy-image jetpack-lazy-image--handled" data-lazy-loaded="1" id="amznPsBmPixel_6732682" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=dollycsthoug-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=e6618dd12dd2737f2df3474ff940d6a3&_cb=1471729812160" width="0" />–
set in the historic district of Charleston and featuring Theodosia
Browning, owner of the Indigo Tea Shop. Theodosia is a savvy
entrepreneur, and pet mom to service dog Earl Grey. She’s also an
intelligent, focused amateur sleuth who doesn’t rely on coincidences or
inept police work to solve crimes. This charming series is highly
atmospheric and rife with the history and mystery that is Charleston.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><a class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-asin="B01AHKY37I" data-amzn-link-id="f347cf81858fd7096ba25d09384c64f0" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="The Scrapbooking Mysteries" href="http://www.amazon.com/Crepe-Factor-Scrapbooking-Mystery-Childs-ebook/dp/B01AHKY37I/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=dollycsthoug-20&linkId=f347cf81858fd7096ba25d09384c64f0&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_918486" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Scrapbooking Mysteries</a><img alt="" border="0" class="jetpack-lazy-image jetpack-lazy-image--handled" data-lazy-loaded="1" id="amznPsBmPixel_918486" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=dollycsthoug-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=f347cf81858fd7096ba25d09384c64f0&_cb=1471729828226" width="0" />
– a slightly edgier series that takes place in New Orleans. The main
character, Carmela, owns Memory Mine scrapbooking shop in the French
Quarter and is forever getting into trouble with her friend, Ava, who
owns the Juju Voodoo shop. New Orleans’ spooky above-ground cemeteries,
jazz clubs, bayous, and Mardi Gras madness make their presence known
here!</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><a class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-asin="0425281701" data-amzn-link-id="cb6797f651d64970a563fca0dbbded81" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="The Cackleberry Club Mysteries" href="http://www.amazon.com/Drop-Dead-Cackleberry-Club-Mystery/dp/0425281701/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=dollycsthoug-20&linkId=cb6797f651d64970a563fca0dbbded81&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_4911397" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Cackleberry Club Mysteries</a><img alt="" border="0" class="jetpack-lazy-image jetpack-lazy-image--handled" data-lazy-loaded="1" id="amznPsBmPixel_4911397" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=dollycsthoug-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=cb6797f651d64970a563fca0dbbded81&_cb=1471729856464" width="0" /> –
set in Kindred, a fictional town in the Midwest. In a rehabbed Spur
station, Suzanne, Toni, and Petra, three semi-desperate, forty-plus
women have launched the Cackleberry Club. Eggs are the morning specialty
here and this cozy cafe even offers a book nook and yarn shop. Business
is good but murder could lead to the cafe’s undoing! This series offers
recipes, knitting, cake decorating, and a dash of spirituality.</p>
<p><b>Laura’s Links: </b><b><a href="http://www.laurachilds.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Website</a> – </b><b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/laura.childs.31" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Facebook</a> </b></p>
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<p><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-27157" height="118" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/who-brought-the-dog-to-church.jpg" width="320" /></p>
<h1><span style="text-decoration: underline;">About the Book</span></h1>
<p><strong>Book:</strong> Who Brought the Dog to Church?</p>
<p><strong>Author: </strong>Tracy L. Smoak</p>
<p><b>Genre:</b> Christian Contemporary Fiction</p>
<p><strong>Release Date: </strong>June, 2023</p>
<p><img alt="" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-27158" height="300" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/who_brought_the_dog_to_church_v3-194x300.jpg" width="194" />Betty
is sure that Ida Lou does not belong in their church when the woman
shows up to the Good Friday service with her small dog in tow. But
before she knows what’s happening, Betty is pushed into helping the
woman as she deals with the sudden hospitalization of her husband.
Having lost her own husband just one year ago, Betty is chosen as the
perfect person to help walk through this valley with the newcomer—along
with the other women of the WUFHs (Women United For Him).</p>
<p>Sarah McAdams knows her husband loves her. He just loses his temper
sometimes. It comes with the stress of being a highly recognized police
officer. But when Sarah makes the decision that this is not the life she
wants for her young son, will she be able to get out alive? Where can
she go? And who will help her?</p>
<p>God works in mysterious ways—and through ordinary people. The town of
Prosper is about to experience some drama—and it all starts with a dog
who comes to church.</p>
<p> </p>
<pre>Click <a href="https://amzn.to/48UfKLR">here</a> to get your copy!</pre>
<p> </p>
<h1><span style="text-decoration: underline;">About the Author</span></h1>
<p><a href="https://www.celebratelit.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/headshot.Tracy-Smoak.lake_-768x1024-1.jpg"><img alt="" class="size-medium wp-image-14821 alignright" height="300" src="https://www.celebratelit.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/headshot.Tracy-Smoak.lake_-768x1024-1-225x300.jpg" width="225" /></a>A native Floridian, <strong>Tracy L. Smoak</strong> grew up riding horses and climbing citrus trees. Her passion is to encourage others in their faith journey. Smoak writes for <em>Guideposts</em>. Ambassador International released her debut novel, <em>Who Brought the Dog to Church?. </em>Bold Vision published her Bible study about encouragement titled <em>Refuge of Grace: Finding Your Safe Place.</em></p>
<p>She loves photography and authored two hardcover devotionals with her original nature art (<em>Living Water to Refresh Your Soul – </em>tranquil lake scenes; and <em>Arranged with Love</em>– floral landscapes).</p>
<p>Smoak holds a master’s in Education and a bachelor’s in
Communication. At her church home, she leads small-group Bible studies.
She is an active member of Word Weavers International.</p>
<p> </p>
<h1><span style="text-decoration: underline;">More from Tracy</span></h1>
<p>What secrets are hidden behind your neighbor’s door? What do <em>you</em> try to hide?</p>
<p>The idea for this contemporary fiction began in a small country
church during an Easter prayer vigil a decade ago. As I sat in the pew
late at night, I heard a strange scratching noise. When I turned to
locate the sound’s source, I saw a woman across the aisle with a little
Yorkie.</p>
<p>The vigil was silent, so I didn’t approach the lady, but I did wonder
why that pooch accompanied her in the sanctuary. That scenario,
connected with others in my weekly involvement in several volunteer
roles, sparked imagination. We judge appearances and may completely miss
needs of the heart. Do we know our neighbors?</p>
<p>Experiences as an advocate for survivors of domestic violence started
me wondering how do people get free from damaging situations? What are
the obstacles holding them back?</p>
<p>Serving as a Stephens Ministry leader in my home church exposed me to
people suffering loss. How are we to stand with those crushed with
grief?</p>
<p>Another volunteer role helping immigrants settle in the U.S. reminded
me of the difficulties they face. How can one fill out an online job
application when a person relocates from a refugee camp with no
electricity and never has had a computer?</p>
<p>The story’s heart is learning to really see, and know, our neighbors.
Three women and their friendships reveal how doing good unites a
community. Through comic misunderstandings and risky undertakings, the
characters show us how to be Christ’s hands and feet.</p>
<p>Short videos to introduce the main characters can be viewed at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kuEoU7pFvU&list=PLf6ZzeQjavMcocMuZDOZUvLxZG48BiWm5&index=1">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kuEoU7pFvU&list=PLf6ZzeQjavMcocMuZDOZUvLxZG48BiWm5&index=1</a>.</p>
<p>Audio book excerpts can be found at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwxqS2mNisI&list=PLf6ZzeQjavMcocMuZDOZUvLxZG48BiWm5&index=9">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwxqS2mNisI&list=PLf6ZzeQjavMcocMuZDOZUvLxZG48BiWm5&index=9</a>.</p>
<p>Video resources for survivors of domestic violence are at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3Aq2myofjo&list=PLf6ZzeQjavMd0mkdKujmZeq7iKDzi8IoQ&index=2">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3Aq2myofjo&list=PLf6ZzeQjavMd0mkdKujmZeq7iKDzi8IoQ&index=2</a>.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://lotsofhelpers.com"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Lots of Helpers"}">Lots of Helpers</span></a>, March 6</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://coverloverbookreview.blogspot.com"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Cover Lover Book Review"}">Cover Lover Book Review</span></a>, March 7</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.fictionbooklover.com/"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4224,"10":2,"15":"Arial"}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Fiction Book Lover"}">Fiction Book Lover</span></a>, March 8 (Author Interview)</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://familymgrkendra.blogspot.com/"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Happily Managing a Household of Boys"}">Happily Managing a Household of Boys</span></a>, March 9</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.forhimandmyfamily.com"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"For Him and My Family"}">For Him and My Family</span></a>, March 10</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://mybooksiread.blogspot.com/"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Books I've Read"}">Books I’ve Read</span></a>, March 11</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://girlsinwhitedresses.wordpress.com/"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Girls in White Dresses"}">Girls in White Dresses</span></a>, March 12</p>
<h1 style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Giveaway</span></h1>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="" height="209" src="https://promosimple.com/uploads/images/a74b691a-bbb6-4ba3-9ee2-4815f455fe9d" width="249" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">To celebrate her tour, Tracy is giving
away the grand prize package of a paperback copy each of Who Brought the
Dog to Church? and Refuge of Grace: Finding Your Safe Place!!</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://promosimple.com/ps/2a3cd/who-brought-the-dog-to-church">https://promosimple.com/ps/2a3cd/who-brought-the-dog-to-church</a></p></div><p> </p>MaureenThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17252229486136331435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430146573151747211.post-41491553981740197112024-03-08T00:00:00.005-05:002024-03-08T00:00:00.146-05:00Celebrate Lit Presents: Mortal Queens Author: Victoria McCombs<p> </p><h1 class="entry-title"></h1>
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<p><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-27542" height="148" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/mortal-queens.jpg" width="400" /></p>
<h1><span style="text-decoration: underline;">About the Book</span></h1>
<p><strong>Book: </strong>Mortal Queens</p>
<p><strong>Author: </strong>Victoria McCombs</p>
<p><b>Genre: </b>YA Fae Fantasy</p>
<p><strong>Release Date: </strong>February 6, 2023</p>
<p><strong><img alt="" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-27543" height="300" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/McCombs-Mortal-Queens-LOW-RES-197x300.jpg" width="197" />They vanish without a trace, disappear into the night… </strong></p>
<p>Each year on the center island, one girl is chosen to be the next
Mortal Queen of the idolized fae. The mortals praise these lucky girls,
but their daughters are never seen again.</p>
<p>The fae realm is eternal night, where disputes are settled by chess
matches, power is acquired through the most devious kinds of trickery,
and seven illusive kings roam. The fae hide their faces behind masks and
guard their glass hearts to keep them from shattering. But beyond the
veil of this luxurious paradise, a dark secret simmers, for their Queens
have disappeared.</p>
<p>When aspiring artist Althea is selected, she is desperate to avoid
the same mysterious fate. With no one to trust, she conceals messages in
paintings and receives anonymous replies from a stranger who slowly
reveals the tale of a girl who outwitted the fae. Only if she is clever
enough will Althea survive the fate of the Mortal Queens. As long as the
king who cannot love does not claim her first.</p>
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<pre>Click <a href="https://amzn.to/3Shrtig">here</a> to get your copy!</pre>
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<h1><span style="text-decoration: underline;">About the Author</span></h1>
<p><strong><img alt="" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-27544" height="300" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/McCombs-Victoria-225x300.jpg" width="225" />Victoria McCombs </strong>is the author of YA fantasy books such as <em>The Storyteller’s Daughter </em>and
The Royal Rose Chronicles. She lives in Omaha, Nebraska with her
husband and three children. Her days are filled with coffee, reading,
golfing, board games, and homeschooling the littles.</p>
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<h1><span style="text-decoration: underline;">More from Victoria</span></h1>
<p>There are several parties thrown in the fae realm, so today I’ll be
sharing a party favorite recipe! I’ve had strangers reach out years
after a party to ask for this recipe, and it’s so simple to make!</p>
<p><strong>Cucumber Party Sandwiches</strong></p>
<p><strong>Ingredients:</strong> One French loaf (the thinner, the better. It will be topped with a cucumber.)</p>
<p>1-2 cucumbers</p>
<p>8 oz cream cheese</p>
<p>½ cup mayo</p>
<p>1 package dry Italian dressing</p>
<p>We’d always buy the French loaf in a roll that you bake like crescent
rolls, however I’ve struggled to find them recently, so I just buy the
premade bread. However you acquire your bread, you’ll want it cooked and
sliced into inch thick pieces.</p>
<p>Cut medium-thick slices of cucumber</p>
<p>Combine the cream cheese, mayo, and dry Italian dressing.</p>
<p>Spread the mixture over the bread, then top with cucumber. May garnish with pepper if desired. Done!</p>
<h1 style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Blog Stops</span></h1>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.theloftypages.wordpress.com"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"The Lofty Pages"}">The Lofty Pages</span></a>, February 24</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://deana0326.blogspot.com"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4224,"10":2,"15":"Arial"}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Texas Book-aholic"}">Texas Book-aholic</span></a>, February 25</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.wishfulendings.com/"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Wishful Endings"}">Wishful Endings</span></a>, February 26</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://kid-lit.library-lady.blog/"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Library Lady's Kid Lit"}">Library Lady’s Kid Lit</span></a>, February 27</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://booklooksbylisa.blogspot.com/"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Book Looks by lisa"}">Book Looks by lisa</span></a>, February 28</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amybooksy.blogspot.com"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4224,"10":2,"15":"Arial"}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Locks, Hooks and Books"}">Locks, Hooks and Books</span></a>, February 29</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.beccahope.com/"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Becca Hope: Book Obsessed"}">Becca Hope: Book Obsessed</span></a>, March 1</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.carolkeen.blogspot.com"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Blogging With Carol"}">Blogging With Carol</span></a>, March 2</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://forhimandmyfamily.com/"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"For Him and My Family"}">For Him and My Family</span></a>, March 3</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://montanamade.weebly.com/tell-tale-book-reviews"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Tell Tale Book Reviews"}">Tell Tale Book Reviews</span></a>, March 4</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://instagram.com/hannahbandanarama"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Hannahbandanarama - Instagram"}">Hannahbandanarama</span></a>, March 5</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.fictionbooklover.com/"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4224,"10":2,"15":"Arial"}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Fiction Book Lover"}">Fiction Book Lover</span></a>, March 6 (Spotlight)</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://exploringthewrittenword.com/"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Exploring the Written Word"}">Exploring the Written Word</span></a>, March 6</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.simpleharvestreads.com/"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Simple Harvest Reads"}">Simple Harvest Reads</span></a>, March 7 (Guest Review from Mindy)</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.guildmaster97.com/"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4224,"10":2,"15":"arial"}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Guild Master"}">Guild Master</span></a>, March 8 (Spotlight)</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://inspiredbyfiction.blogspot.com"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Inspired by Fiction"}">Inspired by Fiction</span></a>, March 8</p>
<h1 style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Giveaway</span></h1>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="" height="207" src="https://promosimple.com/uploads/images/8a377035-dc24-4c45-bdd5-d25d6b255fad" width="247" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">To celebrate her tour, Victoria is giving away the grand prize package of a $25 Amazon gift card and a copy of the book!!</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://promosimple.com/ps/2a259/mortal-queens-celebration-tour-giveaway">https://promosimple.com/ps/2a259/mortal-queens-celebration-tour-giveaway</a></p></div>MaureenThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17252229486136331435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430146573151747211.post-11897678514738064452024-03-07T00:00:00.013-05:002024-03-07T00:00:00.350-05:00 The War Orphan (Women of War #3) by Anna Stuart<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWc9iHJjyLJimZH17ZBIZrJv8k4E5TrdqxIN3r_ihnRQTJJtdsofCwZtrXK1ETmXgNOf0VZyqWZPBjuLB93FW0FWf1GfCEvKUJDsqRv16JCWA8hw-8-O0EyfNQPTCnCUYX-9LnPRoiuu2N4MEPA0KJFq-7vgDM4q2xXKUabj0sy3w4o-SPAX-hIt6Cbho/s425/199650122.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="425" data-original-width="277" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWc9iHJjyLJimZH17ZBIZrJv8k4E5TrdqxIN3r_ihnRQTJJtdsofCwZtrXK1ETmXgNOf0VZyqWZPBjuLB93FW0FWf1GfCEvKUJDsqRv16JCWA8hw-8-O0EyfNQPTCnCUYX-9LnPRoiuu2N4MEPA0KJFq-7vgDM4q2xXKUabj0sy3w4o-SPAX-hIt6Cbho/s320/199650122.jpg" width="209" /></a></div><p></p><p><span class="a-text-bold">1945, Auschwitz: </span><span class="a-text-bold">I
stumble out of the gates, tightly grasping the hands of two smaller
children. Hunger swirls in my stomach and the barren landscape swims
before my eyes. I can barely believe it. We’re free. We survived. But
what happens now…</span><span><br /><br /></span><span class="a-text-bold">Sixteen-year-old Tasha Ancel</span><span>
turns to take one last look at the imposing place that stole her
freedom and her childhood. She has no idea how she continued to live
when so many others did not. For the first time in months, her heart
beats with hope for her future and that of the smaller children who
cling to her now.<br /><br />Tasha was torn from her mother’s arms by an SS
guard days before the gates of Auschwitz opened. Now she only has a lock
of her mother’s fiery hair. Desperate to be reunited, Tasha asks
everyone she meets if they’ve seen a woman with flame-red hair. But with
so many people trying to locate their loved ones in the chaotic
aftermath of war finding her feels like an impossible task.<br /><br />Officially
an orphan, Tasha is given the chance to start a new life in the Lake
District in England. She knows her mother would want her to take the
opportunity but she can’t bear the thought of leaving Poland without
her.<br /><br />Tasha must make a heartbreaking decision: will she stay in
war-ravaged Europe and cling on to the hope that the person she loves
most in the world is alive, or take a long journey across the sea
towards an uncertain future?</span></p><p><span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/War-Orphan-unputdownable-heart-wrenching-historical-ebook/dp/B0CKZHL322/ref=sr_1_1?crid=I92C430ARF52&keywords=the+war+orphan+anna+stuart&qid=1706805659&sprefix=the+war+orphan%2Caps%2C117&sr=8-1">Amazon </a></span></p><p><span> </span></p><p><span>About The Author </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu7kY-54H2L9iTfnOhJxIpx7qACOwKbDjbeh5t5lxBmIDDpG7uSvWiVfxRWf6-ixHfoKOgFiPU1ZMY4_kihTJikeUu63N5Py6nZj5HrRpkG4XYUbiGuSXlsVDYtXGw-9PA8PfouWM8EwCkH9Eh5czQ0unftSO4bV0U8_rdbPeUvmGc3gQKmyMuK6Ir_f0/s300/fvrul0shvdol4qhpufnjcnar5f._SX300_CR0,0,300,300_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="300" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu7kY-54H2L9iTfnOhJxIpx7qACOwKbDjbeh5t5lxBmIDDpG7uSvWiVfxRWf6-ixHfoKOgFiPU1ZMY4_kihTJikeUu63N5Py6nZj5HrRpkG4XYUbiGuSXlsVDYtXGw-9PA8PfouWM8EwCkH9Eh5czQ0unftSO4bV0U8_rdbPeUvmGc3gQKmyMuK6Ir_f0/s1600/fvrul0shvdol4qhpufnjcnar5f._SX300_CR0,0,300,300_.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="AuthorBio__author-bio__author-biography__WeqwH"><p>I wanted to be an author from the moment I could pick up a pen and was writing boarding-school novels by the age of nine. I made the early mistake of thinking I ought to get a ‘proper job’ and went into Factory Planning – a career that gave me some wonderful experiences, amazing friends and even a fantastic husband, but didn’t offer much creative scope. So when I stopped to have children I took the chance to start the ‘improper job’ of writing. It's not been easy but I love it and can't see myself ever stopping.</p><p>I write WW2 fiction, focusing in on some of the lesser known nooks and crannies of this astonishing period and writing from a female perspective. The Midwife of Auschwitz has been my bestselling novel to date but I am always looks to explore emotional tales of courage, strength and overcoming terrible odds. </p><p>I also write medieval fiction as Joanna Courtney.</p><p>I'd love to hear from you via my website - @annastuartbooks.com, on twitter - @annastuartbooks,or on facebook - @annastuartauthor</p><p> </p><p>My Review</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3o6UGzOoTAcrf4QPgu0xenMwgBAtvgKB0FTDbXZIYS06O5J_Uuz31KdwFad0QSHIho1xaNtswGFf0vgzTvp-LxUKfJh5NEcnzL9gvU_6KV-krp65i8y-_LY7JEB0eM6yPNf7KFNueOIZ8Zi1S4D6WiSlTdlhfz81z3JbkIfaaWZpmMn8bIfK89kzPZa0/s1280/Screen%20Shot%202020-07-17%20at%207.44.02%20AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="318" data-original-width="1280" height="50" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3o6UGzOoTAcrf4QPgu0xenMwgBAtvgKB0FTDbXZIYS06O5J_Uuz31KdwFad0QSHIho1xaNtswGFf0vgzTvp-LxUKfJh5NEcnzL9gvU_6KV-krp65i8y-_LY7JEB0eM6yPNf7KFNueOIZ8Zi1S4D6WiSlTdlhfz81z3JbkIfaaWZpmMn8bIfK89kzPZa0/w200-h50/Screen%20Shot%202020-07-17%20at%207.44.02%20AM.png" width="200" /></a></div><br /> This is a book that gives us a look at the surviving children of the
most evil that went through Europe during WWII! They experienced the
unimaginable, and more, and yet, they were survivors. We travel with
them after they leave the camp, and then when they are transported to
England. <br />We are there when mistakes are made, innocent, but they bring back the terror these poor children have already experienced.<br />This is a story that need not be forgotten, the suffering that went on long after the war ended.<br />I did love that we were updated right to when life decisions were made and new life begins.<br />Made
me think, want to go home, you really can't and then the iron curtain
fell! This also shows how hard it was to find information and survivors.<br />I received this book through Net Galley and the Publisher Bookouture, and was not required to give a positive review.
<p></p></div>MaureenThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17252229486136331435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430146573151747211.post-32461961384595401232024-03-07T00:00:00.003-05:002024-03-07T00:00:00.350-05:00Celebrate Lit Presents: What I Promise You Author: Liz Tolsma<p> </p><h1 class="entry-title"></h1>
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<h1><span style="text-decoration: underline;">About the Book</span></h1>
<p><strong>Book: </strong>What I Promise You</p>
<p><strong>Author: </strong>Liz Tolsma</p>
<p><b>Genre:</b> Christian Fiction / Romance / Historical Fiction</p>
<p><strong>Release Date: </strong>February 1, 2024</p>
<p><strong><img alt="" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-27349" height="300" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/9781636097770-197x300.jpg" width="197" />A Family’s History Is Lost to the Ravages of WWII in Southwest France</strong></p>
<p>1942<br />
Noémie Treves, a young, pregnant Jewish woman, had her entire world
shattered when she is arrested and taken to the Camp de Rivesaltes
transit camp in Southwest France. No sooner does she arrive, though,
than she assists in helping two young girls scheduled for transport
escape to a nearby maternity hospital. The matron there befriends her
and changes her name to help hide her. But nothing goes according to
plan, and Hannah finds herself doing the unimaginable to save one
precious life.</p>
<p>2022<br />
Caitlyn Laurant is haunted by recent events in her life and hopes
becoming a nurse on the mission field will help her forget. While in
training, she and her friends travel to France where her grandfather was
born. What should have been an easy search for his birthplace turns
into anything but and reveals secrets that no one alive has ever heard.</p>
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<pre>Click <a href="https://amzn.to/47zI9WB">here</a> to get your copy!</pre>
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<h1><span style="text-decoration: underline;">About the Author</span></h1>
<p><strong><img alt="" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-23329" height="300" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/LizTolsma-1-200x300.jpg" width="200" />Liz Tolsma</strong>
is the author of several WWII novels, romantic suspense novels, prairie
romance novellas, and an Amish romance. She is a popular speaker and an
editor and resides next to a Wisconsin farm field with her husband and
their youngest daughter. Her son is a US Marine, and her oldest daughter
is a college student. Liz enjoys reading, walking, working in her large
perennial garden, kayaking, and camping.</p>
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<h1><span style="text-decoration: underline;">More from Liz</span></h1>
<p><strong>The Story behind the Cover of <em>What I Promise You</em></strong></p>
<p>In the late summer, I got the preliminary cover for <em>What I Promise You. </em>While
Barbour Publishing always does a great job with their covers, and the
one they sent was very nice, I wasn’t crazy about it because it didn’t
tell the story at all. The mansion that plays such a big part in the
novel was nowhere to be seen. Barbour is fantastic when it comes to
working with me to get great covers, so I asked if we could include the
real mansion that the story is based on. Turns out that they were having
trouble getting copyright permission to use any image they could find
of the maternity home.</p>
<p>That was disappointing. But I got brave and let them know that I took
a picture of it when I was in France last year, and they could use it,
but I’m not a very good photographer and I only used my iPhone. I
attached the photo to the email and didn’t hear anything for a while.</p>
<p>Then in October, I wanted to include a preorder link to the book on
social media or something and went to Amazon to grab it. And there was
the cover. I went back and forth between the cover and my picture, and
sure enough, it was the picture of the maternity home I had sent them!
So I not only wrote <em>What I Promise You, </em>but some of my photography is on the front. I never thought that would happen. Am I in the wrong profession?? Just kidding!</p>
<h1 style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Blog Stops</span></h1>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.bookwomanjoan.blogspot.com"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Book Reviews From an Avid Reader"}">Book Reviews From an Avid Reader</span></a>, February 27</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.lifeonchickadeelane.com/"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Life on Chickadee Lane"}">Life on Chickadee Lane</span></a>, February 27</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://lotsofhelpers.com"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Lots of Helpers"}">Lots of Helpers</span></a>, February 28</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://lighthouse-academy.blogspot.com/">Lighthouse Academy Blog</a>, February 28 (Guest Review from Marilyn Ridgway)</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://debbieloseanything.blogspot.com"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4224,"10":2,"15":"Arial"}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Debbie's Dusty Deliberations"}">Debbie’s Dusty Deliberations</span></a>, February 29</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://forhimandmyfamily.com/"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"For Him and My Family"}">For Him and My Family</span></a>, February 29</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/macebetti/"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Betti Mace"}">Betti Mace</span></a>, March 1</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://luannabubbles.wixsite.com/devotedhope"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Devoted To Hope"}">Devoted To Hope</span></a>, March 1</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://shelivestoread.com/category/book-reviews/"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"She Lives To Read"}">She Lives To Read</span></a>, March 2</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amybooksy.blogspot.com"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4224,"10":2,"15":"Arial"}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Locks, Hooks and Books"}">Locks, Hooks and Books</span></a>, March 2</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://abbasprayerwarriorprincess.wordpress.com/"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Abba’s Prayer Warrior Princess"}">Abba’s Prayer Warrior Princess</span></a>, March 3</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://deana0326.blogspot.com"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4224,"10":2,"15":"Arial"}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Texas Book-aholic"}">Texas Book-aholic</span></a>, March 3</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://familymgrkendra.blogspot.com/"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Happily Managing a Household of Boys"}">Happily Managing a Household of Boys</span></a>, March 4</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.carolkeen.blogspot.com"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Blogging With Carol"}">Blogging With Carol</span></a>, March 4</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://babblingbeckyl.com/"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Babbling Becky L’s Book Impressions "}">Babbling Becky L’s Book Impressions</span></a>, March 5</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://tblbkreviews.wordpress.com/"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Lily's Corner"}">Lily’s Corner</span></a>, March 5</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://bizwingsblog.blogspot.com"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Bizwings Book Blog"}">Bizwings Book Blog</span></a>, March 5</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://lakesidelivingsite.wordpress.com/"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"lakesidelivingsite"}">lakesidelivingsite</span></a>, March 6</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://truthandgracehomeschoolacademy.wordpress.com/"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Truth and Grace Homeschool Academy"}">Truth and Grace Homeschool Academy</span></a>, March 6</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://storiesbygina.wordpress.com"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":2561,"3":{"1":0},"12":0,"14":{"1":2,"2":2575891}}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Gina Holder, Author and Blogger"}">Gina Holder, Author and Blogger</span></a>, March 7 (Author Interview)</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://southerngallovestoread.blogspot.com"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Southern Gal Loves to Read"}">Southern Gal Loves to Read</span></a>, March 7</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://montanamade.weebly.com/tell-tale-book-reviews"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Tell Tale Book Reviews"}">Tell Tale Book Reviews</span></a>, March 8</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://agoodbookandcupoftea.wixsite.com/agoodbookandcupoftea"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"A Good Book and Cup of Tea"}">A Good Book and Cup of Tea</span></a>, March 8</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://coverloverbookreview.blogspot.com"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Cover Lover Book Review"}">Cover Lover Book Review</span></a>, March 8</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Connie's History Classroom "}"><a href="https://connieshistoryclassroom.blogspot.com/">Connie’s History Classroom</a></span>, March 9</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://hollysbookcorner.home.blog/"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Holly's Book Corner"}">Holly’s Book Corner</span></a>, March 9</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://pausefortales.blogspot.com/"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Pause for Tales"}">Pause for Tales</span></a>, March 10</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://labornotinvain.blogspot.com"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Labor Not in Vain"}">Labor Not in Vain</span></a>, March 10</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://reneek-littlehomeschoolontheprairie.blogspot.com/"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Little Homeschool on the Prairie"}">Little Homeschool on the Prairie</span></a>, March 11</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.beccahope.com/"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Becca Hope: Book Obsessed"}">Becca Hope: Book Obsessed</span></a>, March 11</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.lightsinadarkworld.wordpress.com"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Lights in a Dark World"}">Lights in a Dark World</span></a>, March 11</p>
<h1 style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Giveaway</span></h1>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="" height="207" src="https://promosimple.com/uploads/images/84dde685-4df6-465b-984d-b80367d862b9" width="247" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">To celebrate her tour, Liz is giving away the grand prize package of a $25 Amazon e-Gift card and print copy of the book!!</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://promosimple.com/ps/2a3ce/what-i-promise-you-celebration-tour-giveaway">https://promosimple.com/ps/2a3ce/what-i-pro</a></p></div>MaureenThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17252229486136331435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430146573151747211.post-36227076750315882022024-03-06T14:44:00.004-05:002024-03-06T14:44:00.139-05:00Celebrate Lit Presents: Ephesians (Real World Bible Study) Author: Joy Suzanne Hunt<h1 class="entry-title"></h1>
<div class="entry-content">
<p><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-27345" height="148" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/ephesians.jpg" width="400" /></p>
<h1><span style="text-decoration: underline;">About the Book</span></h1>
<p><strong>Book: </strong>Ephesians (Real World Bible Study)</p>
<p><strong>Author: </strong>Joy Suzanne Hunt</p>
<p><b>Genre:</b> Bible Study Guide</p>
<p><strong>Release Date: </strong>December 15, 2023</p>
<p><img alt="" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-27379" height="300" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Ephesians-Cover-Front-200x300.jpg" width="200" />God’s Word + YOUR Real Life</p>
<p>If you’ve ever had trouble building a Bible study habit or
understanding God’s Word for yourself, you’re not alone. But God’s Word
was actually written about real life, for real life! It’s meant for the
real world!</p>
<p>Connect with God’s Word in 15 min a Day</p>
<p>Whether you’re a Bible Study veteran, or you’re brand new and don’t
know where to start, this study guide is for you. In this study, you’ll
learn the steps to understand Scripture for yourself and connect it to
your life and community. Each week, you’ll complete 5 days of study on
your own (in manageable chunks that allow you go to deeper if desired),
followed by a group session to explore the text with friends or family,
because we interpret Scripture with the help of the Holy Spirit and
community.</p>
<p> </p>
<pre>Click <a href="https://amzn.to/3RRDtWg">here</a> to get your copy!</pre>
<p> </p>
<h1><span style="text-decoration: underline;">About the Author</span></h1>
<p><strong><img alt="" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-27380" height="300" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Joy-Profile-2023-300x300.jpg" width="300" />Joy Suzanne</strong> <strong>Hunt</strong>
is the Pastor of Adult Education for CityWide Mosaic Church in
Temecula, CA and a professor with SoCal School of Ministry. Her mission
is to equip men and women to take ownership of their lives, faith, and
finances. When she’s not teaching, writing, or coaching, you can find
her walking her Temecula neighborhood, trying out crockpot recipes, or
playing board games with friends.</p>
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<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<h1><span style="text-decoration: underline;">More from Joy</span></h1>
<p>As a Bible college professor, I’m always looking for books written
“by the seminary guys but for normal people,” meaning that I want the
best scholarship and teaching out there, written in a way that everyone
can understand. (Let’s face it: even if you’ve been to grad school,
chances are reading someone’s PhD dissertation isn’t actually fun for
you.)</p>
<p>And as a pastor, I choose study guides for our small groups that help teach members <em>how</em>
to study the Bible and give them a framework to build Bible study into
daily life. My favorite study guides pull in great background
information and teach hands-on study skills, and are structured in a way
that helps readers to spend time in God’s Word every day (whether they
spend 5 minutes or 30). This study was born from our church calendar:
all of my favorite study guide series’ are 13-week studies, and I needed
to plan for a small group series that would last 7-8 weeks. What do you
do when you can’t find the book you want? You write it, of course!</p>
<p>This study guide is built around the “3 Steps to Interpret a Bible
Passage” that I’ve been teaching to my School of Ministry students for
years. If you’ve never looked into the historical context of a passage
on your own and made the connection to our lives today, you’re in for a
treat. Getting into the context really makes God’s Word come alive for
us and it helps guide how we handle difficult topics. I hope this study
leaves you hungry for more – and armed with the tools to encounter and
interpret God’s Word for yourself every day.</p>
<h1 style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Blog Stops</span></h1>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.bookwomanjoan.blogspot.com"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Book Reviews From an Avid Reader"}">Book Reviews From an Avid Reader</span></a>, February 23</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://lighthouse-academy.blogspot.com/"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4225,"3":{"1":0},"10":2,"15":"Arial"}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Lighthouse Academy Blog (Guest Review from Marilyn Ridgway)"}">Lighthouse Academy Blog</span></a>, February 24<span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4225,"3":{"1":0},"10":2,"15":"Arial"}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Lighthouse Academy Blog (Guest Review from Marilyn Ridgway)"}"> (Guest Review from Marilyn Ridgway)</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://debbieloseanything.blogspot.com"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4224,"10":2,"15":"Arial"}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Debbie's Dusty Deliberations"}">Debbie’s Dusty Deliberations</span></a>, February 25</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://deana0326.blogspot.com"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4224,"10":2,"15":"Arial"}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Texas Book-aholic"}">Texas Book-aholic</span></a>, February 26</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amybooksy.blogspot.com"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4224,"10":2,"15":"Arial"}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Locks, Hooks and Books"}">Locks, Hooks and Books</span></a>, February 27</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://truthandgracehomeschoolacademy.wordpress.com/"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Truth and Grace Homeschool Academy"}">Truth and Grace Homeschool Academy</span></a>, February 28</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://proverb31titus2godlybookreviews.blogspot.com/"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Godly Book Reviews"}">Godly Book Reviews</span></a>, February 29</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://familymgrkendra.blogspot.com/"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Happily Managing a Household of Boys"}">Happily Managing a Household of Boys</span></a>, March 1</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://becauseisaidsomyadventuresinparenting.blogspot.com/"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Because I said so -- and other adventures in Parenting"}">Because I said so — and other adventures in Parenting</span></a>, March 2</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://batyasbits.home.blog/"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Batya's Bits "}">Batya’s Bits</span></a>, March 3</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://moments-of-beauty.blogspot.com/"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4224,"10":2,"15":"arial"}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Beauty in the Binding"}">Beauty in the Binding</span></a>, March 4 (Author Interview)</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://artistwriterandstudentohmy.com/"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4224,"10":2,"15":"Arial"}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Artistic Nobody"}">Artistic Nobody</span></a>, March 4</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://coverloverbookreview.blogspot.com"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Cover Lover Book Review"}">Cover Lover Book Review</span></a>, March 5</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Aryn The Libraryan "}"><a href="https://arynthelibraryan.com">Aryn The Libraryan</a></span>, March 6</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blossomsandblessings.blogspot.com/"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4224,"10":2,"15":"arial"}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Blossoms and Blessings"}">Blossoms and Blessings</span></a>, March 7 (Author Interview)</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/mary.a.hake"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Mary Hake"}">Mary Hake</span></a>, March 7</p>
<h1 style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Giveaway</span></h1>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="" height="210" src="https://promosimple.com/uploads/images/fcc032ac-ad04-4765-815f-fb54c371c986" width="250" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">To celebrate her tour, Joy is giving away
the grand prize package of a $25 Amazon Gift Card, copy of the book,
and NLT Filament Bible Journal: Ephesians (Softcover)!!</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://promosimple.com/ps/2a258/ephesians-celebration-tour-giveaway">https://promosimple.com/ps/2a258/ephesians-celebration-tour-giveaway</a></p></div><p> </p>MaureenThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17252229486136331435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430146573151747211.post-38917021835702440972024-03-06T00:00:00.003-05:002024-03-06T00:00:00.143-05:00Celebrate Lit Presents: The Last Disciple: Exile in Ephesus Author: Kurt Brouwer<p> </p><h1 class="entry-title"></h1>
<div class="entry-content">
<p><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-27602" height="118" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/exile-in-ephesis.jpg" width="320" /></p>
<h1><span style="text-decoration: underline;">About the Book</span></h1>
<p><strong>Book: </strong>The Last Disciple: Exile in Ephesus</p>
<p><strong>Author: </strong>Kurt Brouwer</p>
<p><b>Genre: </b>Christian Historical Fiction</p>
<p><strong>Release Date: </strong>March 15, 2024</p>
<p><strong><img alt="" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-27603" height="300" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Ebook-Cover-The-Last-Disciple-Exile-in-Ephesus-03-188x300.jpeg" width="188" />He awoke jailed in squalor…</strong></p>
<p><strong>Would he complete his final mission?</strong></p>
<p><strong>Or would he fail to record the story only he could tell?</strong></p>
<p>The epic saga of the Last Disciple continues in this captivating Christian historical novel from Kurt Brouwer.</p>
<p>After surviving imprisonment, John faces his greatest challenge–exile
in the distant city of Ephesus. Struggling with grief and despair over
the destruction of Jerusalem, John doubts his ability to complete the
mission entrusted to him by Mary—to write the true gospel account of
Christ’s life.</p>
<p>But in Ephesus, John finds unexpected allies—Timothy, Priscilla, and
Tychicus, who share his passion for spreading the message of God’s love.</p>
<p>As John shares the good news of Jesus, he makes dangerous enemies,
including the influential high priest, Alexander Cosmo, who will stop at
nothing to suppress the growing Christian faith.</p>
<p>Amid opposition from without and internal divisions from within the
early church, John must contend with those pressuring believers to adopt
Jewish law and compromise the radical teachings of Christ.</p>
<p>When tragedy strikes those close to him, can John’s fragile hope be
rekindled? Will he finally show the world all the signs, miracles, and
events he witnessed on his journey with Jesus?</p>
<p><strong>Don’t miss this page-turning story of faith, courage, and love.</strong></p>
<p> </p>
<pre>Click here to get your copy!</pre>
<p> </p>
<h1><span style="text-decoration: underline;">About the Author</span></h1>
<p class="StandardCxSpFirst"><strong><img alt="" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-27604" height="300" src="https://www.celebratelitteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/h0lta90ja88m2hvjqhuf7gsbeh._UX300_-300x300.jpeg" width="300" />Kurt</strong>
is a Christian and a member of a vibrant Christian church on the Big
Island of Hawaii. He also loves to write. In addition to all the usual
temptations writers face, Kurt has to fight off the lure of beautiful
beaches, pounding surf, great weather, and lush golf courses. Can you
imagine?</p>
<p class="StandardCxSpMiddle">Despite those temptations, he writes The Last Disciple series of Christian historical novels and he regularly writes blog posts.</p>
<p class="StandardCxSpMiddle">A few years ago Kurt did a study for his
church on the Apostle John. That little project got him hooked on the
man who started out life as a fisherman and then became the last
disciple of Christ. The more Kurt learned about John, the more he wanted
to know.</p>
<p class="StandardCxSpMiddle">If you’ve ever been obsessed by anything,
you’ll understand that he couldn’t stop researching the life of John and
all those around him. And the result of all that research is:</p>
<p class="StandardCxSpMiddle"><b><i>The Last Disciple Series</i></b></p>
<p class="StandardCxSpMiddle">The Last Disciple is a series of Christian novels based on the Bible and Christian history. The first in the series: <b><i>The Last Disciple: Crisis in Jerusalem</i></b>,
begins in the year 62 AD. In it, you walk with John through the streets
of Jerusalem. See how he faces multiple crises and comes to understand
what it is to stand alone and lean only on the Lord.</p>
<p class="StandardCxSpLast">This book, <b><i>The Last Disciple: Exile in Ephesus </i></b>is the third in the series, with two more books planned. Kurt is now writing the fourth book, <b><i>The Last Disciple: Gospel of John.</i></b></p>
<h1><span style="text-decoration: underline;">More from Kurt</span></h1>
<p>It all started one day when I learned that the Gospel of John was
published fifty years after Jesus died. Fifty years! What did John do
all that time? Where did he live? Why did he wait?</p>
<p>But wait, there’s more. On the Cross, Jesus placed his own mother
under John’s protection. How long did John take care of her? Where did
they live?</p>
<p>I think you can tell I got a little obsessive about this man, who outlived all the others to become the last disciple.</p>
<p>In fact, that very phrase, the last disciple, came to me early one
morning when I was reading about John and Peter going to Samaria in Acts
8. John lived so long that he outlived all the others and became the
last disciple.</p>
<p><strong>The Youngest Disciple</strong></p>
<p>What do we know about John? He walked with Jesus when he was very
young, probably a teenager or very early 20s. He and Andrew were the
first disciples of Christ. Before that, they both followed John the
Baptist.</p>
<p>Anyone who reads the New Testament would know John as:</p>
<ul><li>The son of Zebedee, his father, and Salome, his mother</li><li>Brother to the disciple James</li><li>A fisherman on the Sea of Galilee</li><li>He and his brother James were friends and even fishing buddies with Peter and his brother Andrew</li><li>Youngest of the 12 disciples.</li><li>Author of five books of the Bible:
<ul><li>The Gospel of John 80-90 AD</li><li>The Letters or Epistles of John 90-95 AD</li><li>The Book of Revelation 95-98 AD</li></ul>
</li></ul>
<p>But after the mention in Acts 8, that’s it for John. Radio silence
for nearly 50 years. Why did it take him so long to write the Gospel of
John? And that is the very question I seek to answer in The Last
Disciple Series.</p>
<p><strong><em>The Last Disciple Series</em></strong></p>
<p>The Last Disciple is a series of Christian novels based on the Bible and Christian history. The first in the series: <strong>The Last Disciple: Crisis in Jerusalem</strong>,
begins in the year 62 AD. In it, you walk with John through the streets
of Jerusalem. See how he faces multiple crises and comes to understand
what it is to stand alone and lean only on the Lord.</p>
<p>This book, <strong>The Last Disciple: Exile in Ephesus </strong>is the third in the series, following <strong>The Last Disciple: Escape to Antioch</strong> and <strong>The Last Disciple: Crisis in Jerusalem. </strong></p>
<p>I’m now writing the fourth book, <strong>The Last Disciple: Gospel of John</strong>.</p>
<h1 style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Blog Stops</span></h1>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://shelivestoread.com/category/book-reviews/"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"She Lives To Read"}">She Lives To Read</span></a>, March 8</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amybooksy.blogspot.com"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4224,"10":2,"15":"Arial"}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Locks, Hooks and Books"}">Locks, Hooks and Books</span></a>, March 11</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://rbclibrary.wordpress.com/"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4224,"10":2,"15":"arial"}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"By The Book"}">By The Book</span></a>, March 12 (Author Interview)</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://coverloverbookreview.blogspot.com"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Cover Lover Book Review"}">Cover Lover Book Review</span></a>, March 13</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.lightsinadarkworld.wordpress.com"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Lights in a Dark World"}">Lights in a Dark World</span></a>, March 14</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://kid-lit.library-lady.blog/"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4224,"10":2,"15":"arial"}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Library Lady's Kid Lit"}">Library Lady’s Kid Lit</span></a>, March 15 (Author Interview)</p>
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<h1 style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Giveaway</span></h1>
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<p style="text-align: center;">To celebrate his tour, Kurt is giving away the grand prize of a $50 Amazon gift card and a copy of the book!!</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://promosimple.com/ps/2a3f6/the-last-disciple-exile-in-ephesus-celebration-tour-giveaway">https://promosimple.com/ps/2a3f6/the-last-disciple-exile-in-ephesus-celebration-tour-giveaway</a></p></div>MaureenThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17252229486136331435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430146573151747211.post-52586605733653249772024-03-05T06:01:00.002-05:002024-03-12T15:43:30.408-04:00Celebrate Lit Presents: The Crooked Daughter Author Name: D.M. Griffin Excerpts<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd-Pw8noieYzkAsxjA0tAwnpxnitBKKpTqo4Ds1xLBQ-P_uCXirtOXFU3w1S8TLHAXe0D15yTTXgG5xckF8HfDjNItcso0Ul-eflrRit-p9If3TM0NXAOw0C1MxbZu_tP-oAgPLp3OvhE1PX_xJJU1PDI1aGnh_Azxtbqoqs6GSHJeCVF2dccBTekpRkY/s1024/Crooked-Ebook-1-642x1024.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="642" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd-Pw8noieYzkAsxjA0tAwnpxnitBKKpTqo4Ds1xLBQ-P_uCXirtOXFU3w1S8TLHAXe0D15yTTXgG5xckF8HfDjNItcso0Ul-eflrRit-p9If3TM0NXAOw0C1MxbZu_tP-oAgPLp3OvhE1PX_xJJU1PDI1aGnh_Azxtbqoqs6GSHJeCVF2dccBTekpRkY/s320/Crooked-Ebook-1-642x1024.png" width="201" /></a></div><br />
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>About the Book</u></b><b><u><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 105%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Book Title: </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 105%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Crooked Daughter</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 105%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Author Name: </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 105%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">D.M. Griffin</span></b><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 105%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 105%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Genre: </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 105%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Biblical Fiction</span></b><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 105%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 105%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Release Date: </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 105%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">March 28, 2024</span></b><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 105%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></b></p>
<p>Choices her father made before she was even born reached a bony finger into
her life, clouding her future with hopelessness. Her father’s cold heart had no
room for her. He easily cast her aside when the Law permitted it. Defined as an
outcast because of a physical infirmity, Priscilla was told death was her
destiny. Despite the limited perspective brought about by years of adversity,
Priscilla fought to keep hope alive and wait for the Lord’s timing.</p>
<p>Aquila lost his father at the most critical time in his life. Battling
against grief and bitterness, Aquila uncovers a secret about his father’s death
that undermines his faith in a religious system that once defined him. Driven
from his homeland, Aquila becomes someone he no longer recognizes.</p>
<p>Two people whose perspectives are skewed by adversity become divinely
intertwined in mysterious ways. As they wait upon the Lord for His timing,
would Priscilla and Aquila ever find the truth that would lift their eyes to
the hills so they could see the purpose of life, not only between a man and a
woman but between God and His creation? A poignant story about how God uses
adversity for good in the lives of those who truly love and trust Him.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>Book Excerpt</u></b><b><u><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"></span></u></b></p>
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</h1><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.3in;"><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">More than a
few times she went without because there wasn’t enough. Regardless, she was
grateful whenever she did get to eat. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.3in;"><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Almost as
regular as the delivery of bread, nuts, and fruit was the attendance of
religious leaders. Foolish girl that she was, at first she hoped that her
father had a change of heart. Perhaps he sent them to find her. Maybe he wanted
her back. But no matter how much she wanted it to be true, it wasn’t. She had
to come to terms with the rejection that now marked her identity. No. The
religious men were not there for her rescue. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Careful to keep their distance, the men with
flowing robes hovered at the top of the stairs, watching like hawks circling
the land for the slightest movement of vermin that would prove to make a tasty
meal. Prisca wondered why they were there, their whispers not loud enough for
her to make out their intent. There was only so much their tapping, perfectly
clean feet could tell her. The fact that the men were impatiently waiting for
something was clear. What they were waiting for or looking for, she had no
idea.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p>Excerpt One: <a href="https://lakesidelivingsite.wordpress.com/2024/03/06/the-crooked-daughter-epic-book-launch/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lakesidelivingsite.wordpress.com/2024/03/06/the-crooked-daughter-epic-book-launch/</a></p><p>Excerpt Two: <a href="https://coverloverbookreview.blogspot.com/2024/03/the-crooked-daughter.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://coverloverbookreview.blogspot.com/2024/03/the-crooked-daughter.html</a></p><p>Excerpt Four: <a href="http://www.simpleharvestreads.com/posts/the-crooked-daughter-book-excerpt/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.simpleharvestreads.com/posts/the-crooked-daughter-book-excerpt/</a></p><p>Excerpt Five: <a href="https://www.amoderndayfairytale.net/2024/03/the-crooked-daughter-epic-book-launch.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.amoderndayfairytale.net/2024/03/the-crooked-daughter-epic-book-launch.html</a></p><p>Excerpt Six: <a href="https://www.artistwriterandstudentohmy.com/posts/the-crooked-daughter-book-excerpt/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.artistwriterandstudentohmy.com/posts/the-crooked-daughter-book-excerpt/</a></p><p>Excerpt Seven: <a href="https://blossomsandblessings.blogspot.com/2024/03/crooked-daughter-by-dm-griffin-epic.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://blossomsandblessings.blogspot.com/2024/03/crooked-daughter-by-dm-griffin-epic.html</a></p><br clear="all" /><br /><p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>About the Author</u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><u></u></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><u><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAEdYQLdmD1kkp_xxJAIvmpvwV2i4shw4y7MK-ErTlLOBOlRUdFX4SaIx64PMRaNQRdxo-QfZ23Z2qe_QoDfZHPlMapl82VcD4q6vS5G3YiAIhH1ZsUJ3yzgrhalntWR4DYnnrxVsCVpth9KWr7uazi79jdQbQ2ah3UDokLsTU5i6HSGg3pcaNn7K0PO8/s617/IMG_3235.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="617" data-original-width="617" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAEdYQLdmD1kkp_xxJAIvmpvwV2i4shw4y7MK-ErTlLOBOlRUdFX4SaIx64PMRaNQRdxo-QfZ23Z2qe_QoDfZHPlMapl82VcD4q6vS5G3YiAIhH1ZsUJ3yzgrhalntWR4DYnnrxVsCVpth9KWr7uazi79jdQbQ2ah3UDokLsTU5i6HSGg3pcaNn7K0PO8/s320/IMG_3235.jpg" width="320" /></a></u></b></div><b><u><br /> </u></b><p></p>
<p><b>D.M. Griffin</b> is the author of several Biblical Fiction
novels as well as devotionals, prayer journals, and Bible studies. She will be
releasing a Christian Fantasy series in 2025. She currently resides in Northern
California with her husband. They met in middle school a few days after she was
transplanted to the West Coast at the tender age of twelve. She has three adult
children who have been an endless source of delight and inspiration. She also
has a precious new grandchild who brings her joy.</p>
<p>As a native New England girl, she fondly remembers spending her summers
there as a child. Thick accents, small towns, and fascinating weather stirred
the imagination of a young heart. She has always had a fondness for stories
thanks to her imaginative mother who would make up wild, adventurous tales to
tell when tucking her into bed as a child.</p>
<p>She truly believes that a book that sits on a shelf unread is like a planted
seed that never blossoms. Nothing delights her more than sharing a story.</p>
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{page:WordSection1;}</style></p>MaureenThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17252229486136331435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430146573151747211.post-68013428731955971112024-03-05T00:00:00.047-05:002024-03-05T00:00:00.141-05:00 Hidden Yellow Stars by Rebecca Connolly <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDkIxv-CtONXsTwqPW2-a0jzxdFSFnOEdm-CRv4fB7WaWag2vFBmF05NYM6F3MPSHi-4y_czFidurCDQbF48npeHwO4A550fRDx7abLR9JsFxePuqxtVhqn6LNQunsnsWq0pJ_-y4btut8Mg67zU6afNf8d1VwlCB1z75D93M6mZJHTHPId9ndCIXmEpg/s475/185723993._SY475_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="315" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDkIxv-CtONXsTwqPW2-a0jzxdFSFnOEdm-CRv4fB7WaWag2vFBmF05NYM6F3MPSHi-4y_czFidurCDQbF48npeHwO4A550fRDx7abLR9JsFxePuqxtVhqn6LNQunsnsWq0pJ_-y4btut8Mg67zU6afNf8d1VwlCB1z75D93M6mZJHTHPId9ndCIXmEpg/s320/185723993._SY475_.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><p></p><p><span>Based on the true story of two World War II heroines who risked
everything to save Jewish children from the Gestapo by hiding them
throughout Belgium.<br /><br /></span></p><p><span class="a-text-italic">Belgium, 1942</span><span><br /><br /></span></p><p><span>Young
school teacher Andrée Geulen secretly defies the Nazis in Belgium, who
are forcing Jews to wear a yellow Star of David. Andrée is not Jewish,
but she feels a maternal connection to her students, who are living in
constant fear, and decides to take action. No child should have to
suffer under such persecution. But what can one woman do against an
entire army?<br /><br /></span></p><p><span>Ida Sterno is a Jewish woman who
works with the Committee for the Defense of Jews in Belgium, a
clandestine resistance group tasked with hiding children from the
Gestapo. She wants to recruit Andrée because her Aryan appearance can
provide crucial security measures for their efforts. Andrée agrees to
join and begins work immediately by adopting a code name: Claude
Fournier.<br /><br /></span></p><p><span>Together, Andrée and Ida, and their
undercover operatives, work around the clock to move Jewish children
from their families and smuggle them to safety through the secret
channels established by the resistance. As each child is hidden, Andrée
commits to memory their true name and history. Someday, she vows, she
will help reunite as many of these families as she can.<br /><br /></span></p><p><span>But
with the Gestapo closing in and the traitorous Fat Jacques who has
turned from ally to enemy and is threatening to identify and expose any
Jew he meets, Andrée and Ida must work even harder against increasingly
impossible odds to save as many children as possible and keep them
safely hidden—even if it might cost them their own lives.</span></p><p><span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Hidden-Yellow-Stars-Rebecca-Connolly-ebook/dp/B0CTB9FZKX/ref=sr_1_1?crid=31FBGAWI84M0F&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.R2vGKN-nQDyMJJniuyiCbw.uBklV5ruRcddOzEEUU0WPe1eQOSBCJq3P7J9wC7FFbw&dib_tag=se&keywords=hidden+yellow+stars+rebecca+connolly&qid=1709297396&sprefix=hidden+yell%2Caps%2C145&sr=8-1">Amazon </a></span></p><p><span> </span></p><p><span>About The Author</span></p><p><span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC98mCtFuDa0iYGbLSDd1l7KV0DOc0M6Suy1CBGXD4mKDohW19aSFNDhekpi8VrwrOwpJZZdVGxYF13tJh86mGrn_SGcPDLRD6rUsbqf99xtn75aMagWTcBPHt0NDS-w43EE_zdwp16GLWJzruIut4T4-WRRE_FjnvLMXxkcLQE4s3sb4vCrVaB55Jaxk/s300/43e5iiepbdgsi27m2vhfqs4i8s._SX300_CR0,0,300,300_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="300" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC98mCtFuDa0iYGbLSDd1l7KV0DOc0M6Suy1CBGXD4mKDohW19aSFNDhekpi8VrwrOwpJZZdVGxYF13tJh86mGrn_SGcPDLRD6rUsbqf99xtn75aMagWTcBPHt0NDS-w43EE_zdwp16GLWJzruIut4T4-WRRE_FjnvLMXxkcLQE4s3sb4vCrVaB55Jaxk/s1600/43e5iiepbdgsi27m2vhfqs4i8s._SX300_CR0,0,300,300_.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /> Rebecca Connolly is the author of more than three dozen novels. She
calls herself a Midwest girl, having lived in Ohio and Indiana. She's
always been a bookworm, and her grandma would send her books almost
every month so she would never run out. Book Fairs were her carnival,
and libraries are her happy place. She has been creating stories since
childhood, and there are home videos to prove it! She received a
master's degree from West Virginia University, and is a hot cocoa
addict.<p></p><p> </p><p>My Review</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3nrNn42SZPiNCLCgmES0O4QH4-hD6K9o_7h7wQb8r6ohypf7rSmy9Jq7HFAtMqiq2PrG2rwxse0OSbWrkk7UrcxEZY7IRbp6_qjGQQwp1dL6dhXn-UMgSz09rymKSAGWmuHvsFinu6ec7pK-QIQWhlDsoAdhjQhyphenhyphenBz_FTe-tDa3i9j6UKBivJiKn7G4A/s1280/Screen%20Shot%202020-07-17%20at%207.44.02%20AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="318" data-original-width="1280" height="50" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3nrNn42SZPiNCLCgmES0O4QH4-hD6K9o_7h7wQb8r6ohypf7rSmy9Jq7HFAtMqiq2PrG2rwxse0OSbWrkk7UrcxEZY7IRbp6_qjGQQwp1dL6dhXn-UMgSz09rymKSAGWmuHvsFinu6ec7pK-QIQWhlDsoAdhjQhyphenhyphenBz_FTe-tDa3i9j6UKBivJiKn7G4A/w200-h50/Screen%20Shot%202020-07-17%20at%207.44.02%20AM.png" width="200" /></a></div><br /> This was a really great read, based on so much truth, but fictional. A
book that at time had my heart in my throat, were they going to make it
to safety.<br />This is based on two woman who gave everything to help the
Jewish children of Belgium escape. Ingenious change of names, and four
books to record when the evil was finally over. I loved that there were
updates at the end of this read that told us what happened to those we
quickly cared about! Then the authors notes of the extensive research
she made and those who gave her the idea, and on the personal note her
own family.<br />At the beginning of each chapter is a quote from the Evil
propaganda that was being promoted and who did it. Sadly, by looking at
the bibliography the books that were for children. Sick!<br />We need to remember and not forget!<br />I received this book through Shadow Mountain Publishing, and was not required to give a positive review.
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