tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39669994695181567132023-11-16T00:56:26.778-06:00Takiela...not the drink.Takiela, the redeemed sinner...not the drink.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16631730146715746269noreply@blogger.comBlogger247125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3966999469518156713.post-39755933574462495702010-11-18T16:12:00.000-06:002010-11-18T16:13:07.781-06:00The Silent Order<div align="center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/1600/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif"><img alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/320/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" border="0" /></a></div><center><span style="font-size:130%;">This week, the</span></center> <center><a href="http://www.christianfictionblogalliance.com/"><span style="font-size:100%;">Christian Fiction Blog Alliance</span></a></center> <center><span style="font-size:100%;">is introducing</span></center> <center><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);font-size:130%;" ><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1609360192">The Silent Order</a></span></center> <center>Summerside Press (November 1, 2010)</center><center>by</center> <center><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-size:130%;" ><a href="http://www.melaniedobson.com/html/main.html">Melanie Dobson</a></span></center> <br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);font-size:100%;" >ABOUT THE AUTHOR:</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1IrccekEe_9rI96ow7O-7xpfev5fW_8gKbnhPiXQMZRavFH1sIWbEq8z3Ola_K4SH_nkpEA5fA1zpCETFaTDGmaY2a2JSsb4C1dwdMW6TAk5ESmdCkajIaCeMVi7OzSAE_mFLPeGR0qCx/s1600/Mel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1IrccekEe_9rI96ow7O-7xpfev5fW_8gKbnhPiXQMZRavFH1sIWbEq8z3Ola_K4SH_nkpEA5fA1zpCETFaTDGmaY2a2JSsb4C1dwdMW6TAk5ESmdCkajIaCeMVi7OzSAE_mFLPeGR0qCx/s200/Mel.jpg" border="0" height="200" width="165" /></a></div>Melanie Dobson is the award-winning author of <i>The Black Cloister</i>; <i>Love Finds You in Liberty, Indiana</i>; and <i>Together for Good</i>.<br /><br /><br /><br />Prior to launching Dobson Media Group in 1999, Melanie was the corporate publicity manager at Focus on the Family where she was responsible for the publicity of events, products, films, and TV specials. Melanie received her undergraduate degree in journalism from Liberty University and her master's degree in communication from Regent University. She has worked in the fields of publicity and journalism for fifteen years including two years as a publicist for The Family Channel.<br /><br /><br /><br />Melanie and her husband, Jon, met in Colorado Springs in 1997 at Vanguard Church. Jon works in the field of computer animation. Since they've been married, the Dobsons have relocated numerous times including stints in Virginia, Tennessee, North Carolina, Colorado, Berlin, and Southern California. These days they are enjoying their new home in the Pacific Northwest.<br /><br /><br /><br />Jon and Melanie have adopted their two daughters —Karly (6) and Kinzel (5). When Melanie isn't writing or entertaining their girls, she enjoys exploring ghost towns and dusty back roads, traveling, hiking, line dancing, and reading inspirational fiction.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><b><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);font-size:100%;" >ABOUT THE BOOK</span></b><br /><br /> <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy6860f8WocASdTHvIMkOQF3zHsT24wEI5EH1Up5nrDCLMT4151FyAM7Pl0rkoApxCOhPDXKuhEAXiG8uE_YMKl8XpgI-9P0qUJ2L9qc-EL4tYAMRlunhugCf9npGyICyVihcFmlNa85Ql/s1600/Silent+Order%252C+The.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy6860f8WocASdTHvIMkOQF3zHsT24wEI5EH1Up5nrDCLMT4151FyAM7Pl0rkoApxCOhPDXKuhEAXiG8uE_YMKl8XpgI-9P0qUJ2L9qc-EL4tYAMRlunhugCf9npGyICyVihcFmlNa85Ql/s200/Silent+Order%252C+The.jpg" border="0" height="200" width="127" /></a></div>Rural America - 1928. After the murder of his partner, Detective Rollin Wells hides away in an Amish home near Sugarcreek, Ohio, to find out who in the police force is<br /><br />collaborating with Cleveland’s notorious mob. While Rollin searches for answers to his partner’s death, he befriends an elusive young Amish woman named Katie and her young son. As Rollin learns about Katie’s past, he’s shocked at the secret Katie is hiding - a secret that has haunted Rollin for eight years.<br /><br /><br /><br />If you would like to read the first chapter of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1609360192">The Silent Order</a>, go <a href="http://thestorybeginnings.blogspot.com/2010/11/silent-order-chapter-1.html">HERE</a>.Takiela, the redeemed sinner...not the drink.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16631730146715746269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3966999469518156713.post-62019014254281596622010-11-16T00:38:00.000-06:002010-11-16T00:39:03.230-06:00Long Time Coming<div align="center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/1600/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif"><img alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/320/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" border="0" /></a></div><center><span style="font-size:130%;">This week, the</span></center> <center><a href="http://www.christianfictionblogalliance.com/"><span style="font-size:100%;">Christian Fiction Blog Alliance</span></a></center> <center><span style="font-size:100%;">is introducing</span></center> <center><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);font-size:130%;" ><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1426707681">Long Time Coming</a></span></center> <center> Abingdon Press (November 1, 2010)</center> <center>by</center> <center><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-size:130%;" ><a href="http://vanessamiller.com/">Vanessa Miller</a></span></center> <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);font-size:100%;" >ABOUT THE AUTHOR:</span> <br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitMtbGms-bEHSrjs1lJxtL67vYbCUoxQZGS8MZxW0RaQlk8GXmtCDjZpVd9WUPUHw-AFEkIkmYfzqfZl8BZeGE8K8FrFwSZ1PIGmzy1mO9q67TmVgIZlJbuQ-OyiNhbEKgSYjHQnyOIyXe/s1600/Vanessa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitMtbGms-bEHSrjs1lJxtL67vYbCUoxQZGS8MZxW0RaQlk8GXmtCDjZpVd9WUPUHw-AFEkIkmYfzqfZl8BZeGE8K8FrFwSZ1PIGmzy1mO9q67TmVgIZlJbuQ-OyiNhbEKgSYjHQnyOIyXe/s200/Vanessa.jpg" border="0" height="177" width="200" /></a></div>Vanessa Miller of Dayton, Ohio, is a best-selling author, playwright, and motivational speaker. Her stage productions include: <i>Get You Some Business, Don’t Turn Your Back on God,</i> and <i>Can’t You Hear Them Crying</i>. Vanessa is currently in the process of turning the novels in the Rain Series into stage productions.<br /><br /><br /><br />Vanessa has been writing since she was a young child. When she wasn’t writing poetry, short stories, stage plays and novels, reading great books consumed her free time. However, it wasn’t until she committed her life to the Lord in 1994 that she realized all gifts and anointing come from God. She then set out to write redemption stories that glorify God.<br /><br /><br /><br />To date, Vanessa has completed the Rain and Storm Series. She is currently working on the Forsaken series, Second Chance at Love series and a single title, Long Time Coming. Vanessa believes that each book will touch readers across the country in a special way. It is, after all, her God-given destiny to write and produce plays and novels that bring deliverance to God’s people. These books have received rave reviews, winning Best Christian Fiction Awards and topping numerous Bestseller’s lists.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><b><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);font-size:100%;" >ABOUT THE BOOK</span></b><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7_fpxGFmD1-byCQhuahSNBEL3BosqlO9i256hrw6VMP4QwflQwMHSdZqi9ucB5UnNuhUJEYvjkBwmxDzUzcarYIyeGWQlx0x48k_0b-ooi0smizFGBI2xFzBKQ2SDWRtJl78TcnSr7J0r/s1600/Long+Time+Coming.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7_fpxGFmD1-byCQhuahSNBEL3BosqlO9i256hrw6VMP4QwflQwMHSdZqi9ucB5UnNuhUJEYvjkBwmxDzUzcarYIyeGWQlx0x48k_0b-ooi0smizFGBI2xFzBKQ2SDWRtJl78TcnSr7J0r/s200/Long+Time+Coming.jpg" border="0" height="200" width="133" /></a></div><b>Two women from different worlds find hope together.</b><br /><br /><br /><br />Faithful Christian Deidre Clark-Morris is a professional career-minded woman with a loving husband, but no children. Kenisha Smalls has lived in poverty all her life. She has three children by three different men and has just been diagnosed with inoperable cervical cancer.<br /><br /><br /><br />While the meeting between these two women appears accidental, it becomes their catalyst of hope. Neither woman expects the blessing that God has in store for her. While Deidre will guide Kenisha on the path to eternal life with Jesus Christ, Kenisha will teach Deidre how to stand strong against the hard-knocks of life.<br /><br /><br /><br />If you would like to read the first chapter of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1426707681">Long Time Coming</a>, go <a href="http://thestorybeginnings.blogspot.com/2010/11/long-time-coming-chapter-1.html">HERE</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Watch the book video:<br /><br /><br /><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Y2EO8vD_Abo?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Y2EO8vD_Abo?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object>Takiela, the redeemed sinner...not the drink.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16631730146715746269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3966999469518156713.post-6304327429923569872010-11-16T00:36:00.000-06:002010-11-16T00:37:38.922-06:00Amy Inspired<div align="center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/1600/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif"><img alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/320/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" border="0" /></a></div><center><span style="font-size:130%;">This week, the</span></center> <center><a href="http://www.christianfictionblogalliance.com/"><span style="font-size:100%;">Christian Fiction Blog Alliance</span></a></center> <center><span style="font-size:100%;">is introducing</span></center> <center><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);font-size:130%;" ><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0764208500">Amy Inspired</a></span></center> <center>Bethany House; Original edition (October 1, 2010)</center> <center>by</center> <center><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-size:130%;" ><a href="http://www.bethanypierce.typepad.com/">Bethany Pierce</a></span></center> <br /><br /><br /><br /><b><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);font-size:100%;" >ABOUT THE AUTHOR:</span></b> <br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUtoLwy2F3rKOqXnVG16uH965g9yEvoMWgdewzNayq5CXRg4pwydOipfAUWhof4FwWhloyobeLb1PLrx-lTIREXpTqn-WkEx8iBu7vzH-3ArZjE3Pz720ywhd2lhmyzLMa7WSD_iWoawNy/s1600/BethanyPierce.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUtoLwy2F3rKOqXnVG16uH965g9yEvoMWgdewzNayq5CXRg4pwydOipfAUWhof4FwWhloyobeLb1PLrx-lTIREXpTqn-WkEx8iBu7vzH-3ArZjE3Pz720ywhd2lhmyzLMa7WSD_iWoawNy/s200/BethanyPierce.jpg" border="0" height="139" width="200" /></a></div>After completing a master's in Creative Writing and working as a visiting instructor at Miami University in Ohio, Bethany Pierce now lives with her husband in Charlottesville, Virginia, where she is a member of the McGuffey Art Center and continues to write. Her first book, <i>Feeling for Bones</i>, was one of <i>Publishers Weekly</i>'s Best Books of 2007.<br /><br /><br /><br /><b><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);font-size:100%;" >ABOUT THE BOOK</span></b> <br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Nb6Zw6U2sLgkC9G8RFBAmmor3g482KIVU2vN5nvzj5urXHR38EhzAsQjLNnSEmveF88yCZqmSjEcXeGTyeeQTpgXoqLZZwVr_WhG-zYc79QBo57LKcUkRIBKzHhgQTftuCGlgENaWiwV/s1600/Amy+Inspired.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Nb6Zw6U2sLgkC9G8RFBAmmor3g482KIVU2vN5nvzj5urXHR38EhzAsQjLNnSEmveF88yCZqmSjEcXeGTyeeQTpgXoqLZZwVr_WhG-zYc79QBo57LKcUkRIBKzHhgQTftuCGlgENaWiwV/s1600/Amy+Inspired.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><b>With rejections piling up, she could use just a little inspiration...</b><br /><br /><br /><br />Amy Gallagher is an aspiring writer who, after countless rejections, has settled for a career as an English professor in small-town Ohio just to pay the bills. All her dreams suddenly start to unravel as rejections pile up--both from publishers and her boyfriend.<br /><br /><br /><br />But just as Amy fears her life is stuck in a holding pattern, she meets the mysterious, attractive, and unavailable Eli. She struggles to walk the fine line between friendship and something more with Eli, even as staying true to her faith becomes unexpectedly complicated.<br /><br /><br /><br />When secrets, tragedy, and poor decisions cause rifts in Amy's relationships, she must come to terms with who she's become, her unrealized aspirations for her life, and the state of her faith. Can she dare to hope that she will find love and fulfillment despite it all?<br /><br /><br /><br />If you would like to read the first chapter of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0764208500">Amy Inspired</a>, go <a href="http://thestorybeginnings.blogspot.com/2010/11/amy-inspired-chapter-1.html">HERE</a>.Takiela, the redeemed sinner...not the drink.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16631730146715746269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3966999469518156713.post-72250895424680524592010-11-11T12:34:00.000-06:002010-11-16T00:36:31.486-06:00Hatteras Girl<div align="center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/1600/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif"><img alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/320/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" border="0" /></a></div><center><span style="font-size:130%;">This week, the</span></center> <center><a href="http://www.christianfictionblogalliance.com/"><span style="font-size:100%;">Christian Fiction Blog Alliance</span></a></center> <center><span style="font-size:100%;">is introducing</span></center> <center><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);font-size:130%;" ><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0764207326">Hatteras Girl</a></span></center> <center>Bethany House; Original edition (October 1, 2010)</center> <center>by</center> <center><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-size:130%;" ><a href="http://www.alicewisler.com/">Alice Wisler</a></span></center> <br /><br /><br /><br /><b><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);font-size:100%;" >ABOUT THE AUTHOR:</span></b><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUrdWMlMPOuhf0D-QeyD83L3g5oFGpeXqPBoOh1Lbmd2NAa20b6SAIKvOLr-asNFFlwVgGR2Xww1PnB4yTc0cAUNB5UOPYCayRcakG3vfiOgvItd-OVEC_QMnWVUfC1d-UPmAInPpoD-dS/s1600/aliceatsigning.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUrdWMlMPOuhf0D-QeyD83L3g5oFGpeXqPBoOh1Lbmd2NAa20b6SAIKvOLr-asNFFlwVgGR2Xww1PnB4yTc0cAUNB5UOPYCayRcakG3vfiOgvItd-OVEC_QMnWVUfC1d-UPmAInPpoD-dS/s200/aliceatsigning.jpg" border="0" height="200" width="171" /></a></div><br /><br />Alice J. Wisler is an author, public speaker, advocate, and fundraiser. She has been a guest on several radio and TV programs to promote her self-published cookbooks, <i>Slices of Sunlight</i> and <i>Down the Cereal Aisle</i>. She graduated from Eastern Mennonite University and has traveled the country in jobs that minister to people. Alice was raised in Japan and currently resides in Durham, North Carolina.<br /><br /><br /><br />Facts about Alice<br /><br />* Born in Osaka, Japan and lived in Japan for 18 years<br /><br />* Went to Kyoto International School and Canadian Academy<br /><br />* Majored in Social Work and graduated in 1983 from Eastern Mennonite University<br /><br />* Worked at a group home for disadvantaged kids outside of Philadelphia<br /><br />* Taught English and Culture Orientation at a refugee camp in the Philippines<br /><br />* Taught English as a Second Language in Japan<br /><br />* Speaks and teaches on Writing the Heartache<br /><br />* Has three kids on earth, and one in Heaven<br /><br />* Recently got married to Carl on 2/7/09 <br /><br /><br /><br /><b><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);font-size:100%;" >ABOUT THE BOOK</span></b> <br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpe_ozKahEqmopC_h2EBunihcoGCJoiUfgXIHZ4AMwZn4HD1QIHquik7ucIHeYkbvfqm_KvJ2biuVNlhimyHKp8iyvtvlGoJPAm378dX1USDXxAShscEWPLp0AmZXrKkqI_kYCavfucqc8/s1600/Hatteras+Girl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpe_ozKahEqmopC_h2EBunihcoGCJoiUfgXIHZ4AMwZn4HD1QIHquik7ucIHeYkbvfqm_KvJ2biuVNlhimyHKp8iyvtvlGoJPAm378dX1USDXxAShscEWPLp0AmZXrKkqI_kYCavfucqc8/s200/Hatteras+Girl.jpg" border="0" height="200" width="127" /></a></div>There are two things twenty-nine-year-old Jackie Donovan asks God for: an honest, wonderful man to marry, and to own a bed-and-breakfast in the Outer Banks region. In the meantime, Jackie works for Lighthouse Views magazine, writing articles about other local business owners, and intrepidly goes on the blind dates set up by her well-meaning but oh-so-clueless relatives.<br /><br /><br /><br />There's one specific property Jackie dreams of purchasing: the Bailey Place, a fabulous old home where Jackie spent many happy childhood afternoons, a place that has now fallen into disrepair because of its outrageous price tag.<br /><br /><br /><br />When Jackie meets handsome Davis Erickson, who holds the key to the Bailey Place, Jackie is sure God has answered both her prayers. But as Jackie learns some disturbing details about Davis's past, she begins to question her own motivation. Will she risk her long-held dreams to find out the truth?<br /><br /><br /><br />If you would like to read the first chapter of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0764207326">Hatteras Girl</a>, go <a href="http://thestorybeginnings.blogspot.com/2010/11/hatteras-girl-chapter-1.html">HERE</a>.Takiela, the redeemed sinner...not the drink.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16631730146715746269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3966999469518156713.post-74363952568637820382010-11-09T00:31:00.000-06:002010-11-16T00:34:20.680-06:00Grace<div align="center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/1600/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif"><img alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/320/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" border="0" /></a></div><center><span style="font-size:130%;">This week, the</span></center> <center><a href="http://www.christianfictionblogalliance.com/"><span style="font-size:100%;">Christian Fiction Blog Alliance</span></a></center> <center><span style="font-size:100%;">is introducing</span></center> <center><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);font-size:130%;" ><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0061990965">Grace</a></span></center> <center>Avon Inspire; Original edition (October 26, 2010)</center> <center>by</center> <center><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-size:130%;" ><a href="http://www.shelleyshepardgray.com/">Shelley Shepard Gray</a></span></center> <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><b><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);font-size:100%;" >ABOUT THE AUTHOR:</span></b> <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixTb1ahR5SUaC9WYPYimKxXU7Ki_X8yptG5zSP1yn7xaEqI-zB_V5ww9ykJDfeXPLqLnbsg_gdNlXwi8LeD8li-E1hpDQA6nZlFkVIb6Mjq187hL23pYF3929soRvI3m_BLyvbBs17taUa/s1600/shepard+gray+shelley+ap2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixTb1ahR5SUaC9WYPYimKxXU7Ki_X8yptG5zSP1yn7xaEqI-zB_V5ww9ykJDfeXPLqLnbsg_gdNlXwi8LeD8li-E1hpDQA6nZlFkVIb6Mjq187hL23pYF3929soRvI3m_BLyvbBs17taUa/s200/shepard+gray+shelley+ap2.JPG" border="0" height="200" width="133" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Shelley Shepard Gray is the beloved author of the Sisters of the Heart series, including <i>Hidden, Wanted</i>, and <i>Forgiven</i>. Before writing, she was a teacher in both Texas and Colorado. She now writes full time and lives in southern Ohio with her husband and two children. When not writing, Shelley volunteers at church, reads, and enjoys walking her miniature dachshund on her town's scenic bike trail.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><b><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);font-size:100%;" >ABOUT THE BOOK</span></b> <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBS0o8Mu3DDmZkVwWI9vU1kQyl_p_T0iw0Srp1-WwhvgADpg5fWbY89wxjomROAn-pspgpgpjEDMY2KcwTLtLG3ukQ6IEqHh_Sp7TvfqrRbKsT-h8IIizVdlWYJbKjybGuXkmZybWuYGxB/s1600/Grace.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBS0o8Mu3DDmZkVwWI9vU1kQyl_p_T0iw0Srp1-WwhvgADpg5fWbY89wxjomROAn-pspgpgpjEDMY2KcwTLtLG3ukQ6IEqHh_Sp7TvfqrRbKsT-h8IIizVdlWYJbKjybGuXkmZybWuYGxB/s200/Grace.jpg" border="0" height="200" width="133" /></a></div>It's Christmastime at the Brenneman Bed & Breakfast, and everyone is excited about closing down for the holiday.<br /><br /><br /><br />Anna and Henry will be celebrating their first Christmas as a married couple, and for Katie and Jonathan Lundy, it's their first Christmas with baby Stefan. Winnie and Samuel Miller plan to stop by as well for a wonderful two weeks of family and rest.<br /><br /><br /><br />But when two unexpected visitors show up, hoping to stay for Christmas, the family must test their commitment to hospitality. Levi is a widower who lost his wife four years ago and can't bear the thought of another Christmas alone. And Melody is a young pregnant woman who won't open up about how she ended up on her own at Christmas at almost nine months pregnant.<br /><br /><br /><br />Anna, who knows a thing or two about keeping secrets, doesn't trust her, and strives to find out the truth about these two strangers who have disrupted their holiday. But as the Christmas spirit descends on them all, as well as snow that traps them in the inn, a healing and hopefulness takes over, allowing new relationships to be built, and the boundaries of family to be extended.<br /><br /><br /><br />If you'd like to read the first chapter of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0061990965">Grace</a>, go <a href="http://thestorybeginnings.blogspot.com/2010/11/grace-chapter-1.html">HERE</a>.Takiela, the redeemed sinner...not the drink.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16631730146715746269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3966999469518156713.post-18246094239987377862010-11-03T19:41:00.000-05:002010-11-03T19:42:26.681-05:00Head in the Coulds<div align="center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/1600/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif"><img alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/320/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" border="0" /></a></div><center><span style="font-size:130%;">This week, the</span></center> <center><a href="http://www.christianfictionblogalliance.com/"><span style="font-size:100%;">Christian Fiction Blog Alliance</span></a></center> <center><span style="font-size:100%;">is introducing</span></center> <center><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);font-size:130%;" ><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0764207563">Head in the Clouds</a></span></center> <center>Bethany House; Original edition (October 1, 2010)</center> <center>by</center> <center><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-size:130%;" ><a href="http://www.karenwitemeyer.com/">Karen Witemeyer</a></span></center> <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><b><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);font-size:100%;" >ABOUT THE AUTHOR:</span></b><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiADQuIAbSuqPcVFaSe_hPcRlcV7CsjahkOXmkCtBcYrzd1DW6IMS5NSD9AhMzkhMR1IkO9t2pGZvulrnAUO5DKYQgLd650CwEy76sRfq6PMdDRkBAi8JGM_vJAVbvsU-iAnUDoOsmZgvRy/s1600/Karen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiADQuIAbSuqPcVFaSe_hPcRlcV7CsjahkOXmkCtBcYrzd1DW6IMS5NSD9AhMzkhMR1IkO9t2pGZvulrnAUO5DKYQgLd650CwEy76sRfq6PMdDRkBAi8JGM_vJAVbvsU-iAnUDoOsmZgvRy/s200/Karen.jpg" border="0" height="200" width="133" /></a></div>Karen Witemeyer is a deacon's wife and mother of three who believes the world needs more happily-ever-afters. To that end, she combines her love of bygone eras with her passion for helping women mature in Christ to craft historical romance novels that lift the spirit and nurture the soul.<br /><br /><br /><br />After growing up in California, Karen moved to Texas to attend Abilene Christian University where she earned bachelor and master's degrees in Psychology. It was also there that she met and married her own Texas hero. He roped her in good, for she has lived in Texas ever since. In fact, she fell so in love with this rugged land of sweeping sunsets and enduring pioneer spirit, that she incorporates it into the pages of her novels, setting her stories in the small towns of a state that burgeoned into greatness in the mid-to-late 1800s.<br /><br /><br /><br />Karen is living her dream by writing Christian historical romance novels for Bethany House. When she visited her publisher back in January of 2010, she was interviewed by the staff. If you'd like a behind-the-scenes glimpse into how she develops her story ideas and a description of her bumpy journey to publication, go to her website to listen to a podcast of that interview.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><b><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);font-size:100%;" >ABOUT THE BOOK</span></b> <br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfp9Clv7pu11DK9CuRaoJxxZjQy-N1rUxO2HY4-9zejJLLoXCGfJi0O_H7Hn0IbLXazg9YsshjIVWqePSuaravpFbNAFAhVQyWXKVjC4XOtzruXrAA6dJuWEm-g2ttRPQsyeRhKfBSC98v/s1600/Head+in+the+Clouds.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfp9Clv7pu11DK9CuRaoJxxZjQy-N1rUxO2HY4-9zejJLLoXCGfJi0O_H7Hn0IbLXazg9YsshjIVWqePSuaravpFbNAFAhVQyWXKVjC4XOtzruXrAA6dJuWEm-g2ttRPQsyeRhKfBSC98v/s200/Head+in+the+Clouds.jpg" border="0" height="200" width="128" /></a></div>Adelaide Proctor is a young woman with her head in the clouds, longing for a real-life storybook hero to claim as her own. But when a husband-hunting debacle leaves her humiliated, she interviews for a staid governess position on a central Texas sheep ranch and vows to leave her romantic yearnings behind.<br /><br /><br /><br />When Gideon Westcott left his privileged life in England to make a name for himself in America's wool industry, he never expected to become a father overnight. And five-year-old Isabella hasn't uttered a word since she lost her mother. The unconventionality of the new governess concerns Gideon--and intrigues him at the same time. But he can't afford distractions. He has a ranch to run, a shearing to oversee, and a suspicious fence-cutting to investigate.<br /><br /><br /><br />When Isabella's uncle comes to claim the child--and her inheritance--Gideon and Adelaide must work together to protect Isabella from the man's evil schemes. And soon neither can deny their growing attraction. But after so many heartbreaks, will Adelaide be willing to get her head out of the clouds and put her heart on the line?<br /><br /><br /><br />If you would like to read the first chapter of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0764207563">Head in the Clouds</a>, go <a href="http://thestorybeginnings.blogspot.com/2010/11/head-in-clouds-chapter-1.html">HERE</a>.Takiela, the redeemed sinner...not the drink.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16631730146715746269noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3966999469518156713.post-75894951210046421752010-11-03T19:40:00.000-05:002010-11-03T19:41:24.364-05:00The Preacher's Bride<div align="center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/1600/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif"><img alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/320/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" border="0" /></a></div><center><span style="font-size:130%;">This week, the</span></center> <center><a href="http://www.christianfictionblogalliance.com/"><span style="font-size:100%;">Christian Fiction Blog Alliance</span></a></center> <center><span style="font-size:100%;">is introducing</span></center> <center><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);font-size:130%;" > <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0764208322">The Preacher's Bride</a></span></center> <center>Bethany House; Original edition (October 1, 2010)</center> <center>by</center> <center><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-size:130%;" ><a href="http://jodyhedlund.com/">Jody Hedlund</a></span></center> <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><b><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);font-size:100%;" >ABOUT THE AUTHOR:</span></b> <br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga8evhzk4d5MLWL4q7pnt8BLZQ6rT3rgmT7uvBl_mw03z_KTLVz93IEMiR6cxSIfkEJgaE0pzcqt84H9AWaqFcchENIRwX3ScVPVoJanZYaAYOnbwr9eCbqeeuj9bZ46yXLZ7gK_YOpW70/s1600/jodyhedlundphoto.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga8evhzk4d5MLWL4q7pnt8BLZQ6rT3rgmT7uvBl_mw03z_KTLVz93IEMiR6cxSIfkEJgaE0pzcqt84H9AWaqFcchENIRwX3ScVPVoJanZYaAYOnbwr9eCbqeeuj9bZ46yXLZ7gK_YOpW70/s200/jodyhedlundphoto.gif" border="0" height="200" width="152" /></a></div>Jody has written novels for the last 16 years (with a hiatus when her children were young. In May of 2009 she double-finaled in the Genesis contest, a national fiction-writing contest for unpublished writers, sponsored by American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW.Shortly after the final, Jody acquired an agent, Rachelle Gardner of Word Serve Literary. Her agent spent the summer of 2009 working on selling her books. In September of that year, Jody signed a three-book deal with Bethany House Publishers. Jody’s debut novel, The Preacher’s Bride, releases in Oct. 2010. Her next book will release in 2011 and a third in 2012.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><b><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);font-size:100%;" >ABOUT THE BOOK</span></b> <br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2O_WaaYOWBQjusZuRQQoXO6AyqdMVuTRTCtXrIUia0LqirOUfWVIYTzZK3eZCWB46TwCZ0v80a6ZMGAxP-UTXl6p1YJ5KKZDiCP40A5nVdh5ITvwFvXR1cJoKWvmPI15a8KMwfsQH9aaY/s1600/Preacher's+Bride.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2O_WaaYOWBQjusZuRQQoXO6AyqdMVuTRTCtXrIUia0LqirOUfWVIYTzZK3eZCWB46TwCZ0v80a6ZMGAxP-UTXl6p1YJ5KKZDiCP40A5nVdh5ITvwFvXR1cJoKWvmPI15a8KMwfsQH9aaY/s200/Preacher's+Bride.jpg" border="0" height="200" width="133" /></a></div>In 1650s England, a young Puritan maiden is on a mission to save the baby of her newly widowed preacher--whether her assistance is wanted or not. Always ready to help those in need, Elizabeth ignores John's protests of her aid. She's even willing to risk her lone marriage prospect to help the little family. Yet Elizabeth's new role as nanny takes a dangerous turn when John's boldness from the pulpit makes him a target of political and religious leaders. As the preacher's enemies become desperate to silence him, they draw Elizabeth into a deadly web of deception. Finding herself in more danger than she ever bargained for, she's more determined than ever to save the child--and man--she's come to love.<br /><br /><br /><br />If you would like to read the first chapter of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0764208322">The Preacher's Bride</a>, go <a href="http://thestorybeginnings.blogspot.com/2010/10/preachers-bride-chapter-1.html">HERE</a>.Takiela, the redeemed sinner...not the drink.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16631730146715746269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3966999469518156713.post-63770540172635269942010-10-28T00:14:00.000-05:002010-10-28T00:16:29.366-05:00A Season Of Miracles<div align="center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/1600/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif"><img alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/320/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" border="0" /></a></div><center><span style="font-size:130%;">This week, the</span></center> <center><a href="http://www.christianfictionblogalliance.com/"><span style="font-size:100%;">Christian Fiction Blog Alliance</span></a></center> <center><span style="font-size:100%;">is introducing</span></center> <center><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);font-size:130%;" ><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/%200825441919">A Season of Miracles</a></span></center> <center>Kregel Publications; Reprint edition (August 3, 2010)</center> <center>by</center> <center><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-size:130%;" ><a href="http://www.rustywhitener.com/">Rusty Whitener</a></span></center> <br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);font-size:100%;" >ABOUT THE AUTHOR:</span> <br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcwzGQQPUxyNuDPSOvrfGV8MOn-cnlzVahoIr7XsffkK8h1WvklZMHTBC86e0k_7BRbUAstdkGATvwfCW0GJdOeMhs0ur3FPJAyZSLKbUH1rbpmXW3oFujLx4uzvV0WdVvFIUmAyV6T2AC/s1600/Whitener,+Rusty.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcwzGQQPUxyNuDPSOvrfGV8MOn-cnlzVahoIr7XsffkK8h1WvklZMHTBC86e0k_7BRbUAstdkGATvwfCW0GJdOeMhs0ur3FPJAyZSLKbUH1rbpmXW3oFujLx4uzvV0WdVvFIUmAyV6T2AC/s200/Whitener,+Rusty.jpg" border="0" height="200" width="133" /></a></div> Rusty Whitener is a novelist, screenwriter, and actor. His first screenplay, Touched, won second place at the 2009 Kairos Prize at the Los Angeles Movieguide Awards and first place at the Gideon film festival. That screenplay soon became A Season of Miracles. The movie version of this book is now in production with Elevating Entertainment. Find out more at <a href="http://www.rustywhitener.com/">www.rustywhitener.com</a> and <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.aseasonofmiraclesmovie.com">www.aseasonofmiraclesmovie.com</a>. Videos and book club discussion questions are also available at <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.aseasonofmiraclesbook.com">www.aseasonofmiraclesbook.com</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Endorsements:</b><br /><br /><blockquote>“A Season of Miracles is a must read for anyone who has ever played youth baseball. I read the book, and was reacquainted with my childhood. In the midst of an enjoyable read that took me down memory lane was a touching, challenging and beautiful story about how God can use the unlikeliest among us to draw us to Him.”—<b>Matt Diaz</b>, outfielder, Atlanta Braves</blockquote><blockquote>“Baseball, inspiration and childhood memories—a great combination. I couldn’t put it down!”—<b>Richard Sterban</b>, bass singer for The Oak Ridge Boys</blockquote><blockquote>“Rusty Whitener weaves a deft tale of young friendship and the curve balls of faith, the whole story seasoned with sunshine and the leathery scent of baseball gloves!”—<b>Ray Blackston</b>, author of <i>Flabbergasted</i></blockquote><blockquote>“<i>A Season of Miracles</i> is a heartwarming all American story of small town boys and Little League baseball. You’ll be cheering this captivating bunch of characters all the way home both in their game of baseball and the bigger game of life.”—<b>Ann Gabhart, </b>award-winning author of <i>The Outsider</i></blockquote><br /><br /><br /><br /><b><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);font-size:100%;" >ABOUT THE BOOK</span></b><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1iJ2U2IxTCXPpuT1Wzzugjdoar6KUT4sDDAoppk_KCQsr-60c6NN_g71m2Xg2kQGQKPdzFJpD_C_490K8dDPx5qCrsQmNCGeOHE1yayOU0Xlfctc3GUUOXtBYUpgjj4-MBbCkFABZpA6W/s1600/A+Season+of+Miracles.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1iJ2U2IxTCXPpuT1Wzzugjdoar6KUT4sDDAoppk_KCQsr-60c6NN_g71m2Xg2kQGQKPdzFJpD_C_490K8dDPx5qCrsQmNCGeOHE1yayOU0Xlfctc3GUUOXtBYUpgjj4-MBbCkFABZpA6W/s200/A+Season+of+Miracles.jpg" border="0" height="200" width="128" /></a></div>Looking back on the 1971 Little League season, Zack Ross relives the summer that changed his life…<br /><br /><br /><br />Gunning for the championship is all that matters until twelve-year-old Zack meets Rafer, a boy whose differences make him an outcast but whose abilities on the baseball field make him the key to victory.<br /><br /><br /><br />Admired for his contribution to the team, Rafer turns everyone’s expectations upside down, bestowing a gift to Zack and his teammates that forces them to think—is there more to life than winning or losing? And what is this thing called grace? <br /><br /><br /><br />If you would like to read the first chapter of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/%200825441919">A Season of Miracles</a>, go <a href="http://thestorybeginnings.blogspot.com/2010/10/season-of-miracles.html">HERE</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><object height="385" width="640"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/SD-PqyCbOe4?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/SD-PqyCbOe4?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="385" width="640"></embed></object>Takiela, the redeemed sinner...not the drink.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16631730146715746269noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3966999469518156713.post-74511532122245982802010-10-28T00:13:00.000-05:002010-10-28T00:14:27.793-05:00Lydia's Charm<div align="center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/1600/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif"><img alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/320/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" border="0" /></a></div><br /><br /><center><span style="font-size:130%;">This week, the</span></center> <center><a href="http://www.christianfictionblogalliance.com/"><span style="font-size:100%;">Christian Fiction Blog Alliance</span></a></center> <center><span style="font-size:100%;">is introducing</span></center> <center><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);font-size:130%;" > <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1602600635">Lydia's Charm</a></span></center> <center>Barbour Books (September 1, 2010)</center> <center>by</center> <center><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-size:130%;" ><a href="http://www.wandabrunstetter.com/">Wanda E. Brunstetter</a></span></center> <br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);font-size:100%;" >ABOUT THE AUTHOR:</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi9m9LGYaEW_vCNTyz1_nhBKn0PVQ40p9UTNhYCY1GTv6osUHBnGMHV4x3pODT9sHubCTSnBFyEwRLes9tC-jM4kvLCMPxXTkz0MJhtnIHQ9OxfyMx6WmtA8pu9MOrzCDoHagThwij4oVm/s1600-h/wanda_sitting.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img mt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi9m9LGYaEW_vCNTyz1_nhBKn0PVQ40p9UTNhYCY1GTv6osUHBnGMHV4x3pODT9sHubCTSnBFyEwRLes9tC-jM4kvLCMPxXTkz0MJhtnIHQ9OxfyMx6WmtA8pu9MOrzCDoHagThwij4oVm/s320/wanda_sitting.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">A Note From Wanda:</span><br /><br /><br /><br />Ever since I was a child, I wanted to be a writer. When I was in the second grade, I wrote my first poem about a moth. Luckily, I received encouragement from my teacher. During my teen years, I wrote skits that my church teen group performed during special holidays.<br /><br /><br /><br />It wasn’t until 1980, that I took a course on writing for children and teenagers. I became serious about a career as an author. Soon after that, I began to write stories, articles, poems, and devotionals, which appeared in a variety of Christian publications. Later, I had 5 books of puppet/ventriloquist scripts published. *These books are currently available by contacting me. (wanda@wandabrunstetter.com)<br /><br /><br /><br />My first novel was released by Barbour Publishing’s book club, Heartsong Presents, in Dec. 1997. I have now written nearly fifty books, with over 4 million books in print. Many of the novels I've written are Amish-themed.<br /><br /><br /><br /><b><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);font-size:100%;" >ABOUT THE BOOK</span><br /><br /></b> <br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBCNkOPSphIfqDuw2A059H3Nig44xD1RULpNNIwr6e-Bb32KLyo1Lhnq6MIVLdx6bsAPRB0-mFlCMWW6YTUYctDFxcNATgnvso3NYAToum05f9V3YkIjdpAjIaq4Ym4LErf2eDrW_it31K/s1600/Lydia's+Charm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBCNkOPSphIfqDuw2A059H3Nig44xD1RULpNNIwr6e-Bb32KLyo1Lhnq6MIVLdx6bsAPRB0-mFlCMWW6YTUYctDFxcNATgnvso3NYAToum05f9V3YkIjdpAjIaq4Ym4LErf2eDrW_it31K/s200/Lydia's+Charm.jpg" border="0" height="200" width="131" /></a></div>Widowed and jobless, Lydia King moves her son and herself to Charm, Ohio, to be close to her mother and help with her grandfather. Menno Troyer, a furniture store owner, is also recently widowed and the father of four energetic boys.<br /><br /><br /><br />Levi Stutzman, another newcomer to the area, is the only one in his family not handicapped by dwarfism and has dedicated his life to caring for them. As fall colors the countryside, will anonymous gifts left for Lydia bring her hope for a new life and romance, or will another tragedy flood her with infinite despair?<br /><br /><br /><br />If you would like to read the first chapter of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1602600635">Lydia's Charm</a>, go <a href="http://thestorybeginnings.blogspot.com/2010/10/lydias-charm-barbour-books-september-1.html">HERE</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br />Watch the book trailer:<br /><br /><br /><br /><object height="385" width="640"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/nXWhgsiX59A?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/nXWhgsiX59A?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="385" width="640"></embed></object>Takiela, the redeemed sinner...not the drink.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16631730146715746269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3966999469518156713.post-77527900794694146552010-10-21T16:10:00.001-05:002010-10-21T16:13:43.351-05:00A Very Private Grave<div align="center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/1600/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif"><img alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/320/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" border="0" /></a></div><center><span style="font-size:130%;">This week, the</span></center> <center><a href="http://www.christianfictionblogalliance.com/"><span style="font-size:100%;">Christian Fiction Blog Alliance</span></a></center> <center><span style="font-size:100%;">is introducing</span></center> <center><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);font-size:130%;" > <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1854249681">A Very Private Grave</a></span></center> <center>Monarch Books (August 1, 2010)</center> <center>by</center> <center><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-size:130%;" ><a href="http://www.donnafletchercrow.com/">Donna Fletcher Crow</a></span><br /><br /></center> <br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);font-size:100%;" >ABOUT THE AUTHOR:</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio0Q7Vz5tHi_-NswaGwNWhrbOFhbmtacIqiRxVK9ZTOkCZqJox1JJOYfg6NEkCSL_P8wREIiE834w4Hc8ZBt5LqJNHCziLAkQPGrbC33TJRphp4Dq5yzv_rK5e9HMEJlQEh3x3CLNx3hgz/s1600/Crow,+Donna+Fletcher.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio0Q7Vz5tHi_-NswaGwNWhrbOFhbmtacIqiRxVK9ZTOkCZqJox1JJOYfg6NEkCSL_P8wREIiE834w4Hc8ZBt5LqJNHCziLAkQPGrbC33TJRphp4Dq5yzv_rK5e9HMEJlQEh3x3CLNx3hgz/s200/Crow,+Donna+Fletcher.jpg" width="141" border="0" height="200" /></a></div>Donna Fletcher Crow is author of more than thirty-five novels. She has twice won first place in the Historical Fiction category from the National Association of Press Women, and has also been a finalist for "Best Inspirational Novel" from the Romance Writers of America. She is a member of The Arts Centre Group and Sisters in Crime. Find out more at <a href="http://www.donnafletchercrow.com/">www.donnafletchercrow.com</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Endorsements:</b><br /><br /><blockquote>"History and mystery and murders most foul keep the pages turning ... A fascinating read." –Liz Curtis Higgs, bestelling author of <i>Thorn in My Heart</i></blockquote><blockquote>“A Knickerbocker Glory of a thriller, a sweeping, page-turning quest served up with dollops of Church history and lashings of romance. Donna Fletcher Crow has created her own niche within the genre of clerical mysteries.” – Kate Charles, author of <i>Deep Waters</i></blockquote><blockquote>“As in Glastonbury, Donna Fletcher Crow’s descriptions of the English and Scottish settings in her new mystery are drawn with real artistry. Lovers of British history and church history will be impressed by her grasp of both.”—Sally Wright, Edgar Award finalist and author of the <i>Ben Reese Mysteries</i></blockquote><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><b><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);font-size:100%;" >ABOUT THE BOOK</span></b><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVTSXTJH5iMYbdizB15rmsRzqT15KUMDAoZ6YwnZUs35oqQ3rAlyYhi_IM6EYBjq4Lzx8Vf-iOkYHCg3FJW1NzseNNAVGX79oHkTTnzTZpu92jfkmvvvJO3O1yHOCiBxoyMTvl_BIf-dno/s1600/A+Very+Private+Grave.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVTSXTJH5iMYbdizB15rmsRzqT15KUMDAoZ6YwnZUs35oqQ3rAlyYhi_IM6EYBjq4Lzx8Vf-iOkYHCg3FJW1NzseNNAVGX79oHkTTnzTZpu92jfkmvvvJO3O1yHOCiBxoyMTvl_BIf-dno/s200/A+Very+Private+Grave.jpg" width="127" border="0" height="200" /></a></div>Felicity Howard, a young American studying for the Anglican priesthood at the College of the Transfiguration in Yorkshire, is devastated when she finds her beloved Fr. Dominic bludgeoned to death and Fr. Antony, her church history lecturer, soaked in his blood.<br /><br /><br /><br />Following the cryptic clues contained in a poem the dead man had pressed upon her minutes before his death, she and Fr. Antony—who is wanted for questioning by the police—flee the monastery to seek more information about Fr. Dominic and end up in the holy island of Lindisfarne, former home of Saint Cuthbert.<br /><br /><br /><br />Their quest leads them into a dark puzzle...and considerable danger.<br /><br /><br /><br />If you would like to read the Prologue and first Chapter of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1854249681">A Very Private Grave</a>, go <a href="http://thestorybeginnings.blogspot.com/2010/10/very-private-grave-prologue-and-chapter.html">HERE</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br />Watch the book video:<br /><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/UFrqhXnVP5Q?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/UFrqhXnVP5Q?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>Takiela, the redeemed sinner...not the drink.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16631730146715746269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3966999469518156713.post-68199515908949911542010-09-02T05:42:00.001-05:002010-09-02T05:42:47.579-05:00Pearl In The Sand<div align="center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/1600/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif"><img alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/320/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" border="0" /></a></div><center><span style="font-size:130%;">This week, the</span></center><br /><br /><center><a href="http://www.christianfictionblogalliance.com/"><span style="font-size:100%;">Christian Fiction Blog Alliance</span></a></center><br /><br /><center><span style="font-size:100%;">is introducing</span></center><br /><br /><center><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);font-size:130%;" > <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0802458815">Pearl In The Sand</a></span></center> <center>Moody Publishers (September 1, 2010)</center><br /><br /><center>by</center> <center><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-size:130%;" ><a href="http://www.tessaafshar.com/">Tessa Afshar</a></span></center><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);font-size:100%;" >ABOUT THE AUTHOR:</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA6JQz4L3I9LNTPrSN7zwnL40WhCKYt2ZYTizNG-FCkrWko4U2mVtN_LIKgAaBQ14FIUpnGHCFT_wqxKjH47mwijHxdwLlfr16Pw9LjJADTNXZMLzc8JrDILjrYYB5J0fcfwuBfTOmkkDe/s1600/tessa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA6JQz4L3I9LNTPrSN7zwnL40WhCKYt2ZYTizNG-FCkrWko4U2mVtN_LIKgAaBQ14FIUpnGHCFT_wqxKjH47mwijHxdwLlfr16Pw9LjJADTNXZMLzc8JrDILjrYYB5J0fcfwuBfTOmkkDe/s200/tessa.jpg" border="0" height="200" width="133" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br />Tessa Afshar was born in a nominally Muslim family in Iran and lived there for the first fourteen years of her life. She survived English boarding school for girls before moving to the United States permanently. Her conversion to Christianity in her mid-twenties changed the course of her life forever. Tessa holds an MDIV from Yale University where she served as co-Chair of the Evangelical Fellowship at the<br /><br />Divinity School. She has spent the last twelve years in full and part-time Christian work and currently serves as the leader of Women’s and Prayer ministries at a church in Connecticut.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><b><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);font-size:100%;" >ABOUT THE BOOK</span></b><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL3MNBV5tO_vCReW-1oyDUXoIT-rJ6Mz2hzDezOWFTfEyYG_keSOvUkXHFbNo5YnZ4rDaQzDleKQW4VUQueIWTGA_bseCX_mqexM3llKe9NY5VCxM779vzP5mXCiw0X5lXQQV8K268vFrV/s1600/Pearl+in+the+Sand.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL3MNBV5tO_vCReW-1oyDUXoIT-rJ6Mz2hzDezOWFTfEyYG_keSOvUkXHFbNo5YnZ4rDaQzDleKQW4VUQueIWTGA_bseCX_mqexM3llKe9NY5VCxM779vzP5mXCiw0X5lXQQV8K268vFrV/s200/Pearl+in+the+Sand.jpg" border="0" height="200" width="134" /></a></div>Can a Canaanite harlot who has made her livelihood by looking desirable to men make a fitting wife for one of the leaders of Israel? Shockingly, the Bible’s answer is yes. At the age of fifteen Rahab is forced into prostitution by her beloved father. In her years as a courtesan, she learns to mistrust men and hate herself. Into the emotional turmoil of her world walks Salmone, a respected leader of Judah. Through the tribulations of a stormy relationship, Rahab and Salmone learn the true<br /><br />source of one another’s worth in God and find healing from fear and rejection.<br /><br /><br /><br />If you would like to read the first chapter of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0802458815">Pearl In The Sand</a>, go <a href="http://thestorybeginnings.blogspot.com/2010/08/pearl-in-sand-chapter-1.html">HERE</a><br /><br /><br /><br />Watch the book video:<br /><br /><br /><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/YL3acPFqpSw?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/YL3acPFqpSw?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object>Takiela, the redeemed sinner...not the drink.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16631730146715746269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3966999469518156713.post-30494463497520647972010-08-30T00:29:00.001-05:002010-08-30T00:29:43.126-05:00The Vigilante's Bride<div align="center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/1600/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif"><img alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/320/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" border="0" /></a></div><center><span style="font-size:130%;">This week, the</span></center><br /><br /><center><a href="http://www.christianfictionblogalliance.com/"><span style="font-size:100%;">Christian Fiction Blog Alliance</span></a></center><br /><br /><center><span style="font-size:100%;">is introducing</span></center><br /><br /><center><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);font-size:130%;" > <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0764208047">The Vigilante's Bride</a></span></center> <center>Bethany House (August 1, 2010)</center><br /><br /><center>by</center> <center><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-size:130%;" ><a href="http://www.ylharris.com/">Yvonne Harris</a></span></center><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);font-size:100%;" >ABOUT THE AUTHOR:</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu9FNAX2rZIqoreuwPEWN8-txFk9RrHSJqLr27G4xQbtWJuna13NeFRm78vn2rnJtUgKKGMcJ-UIujh_ynMWuSR5TtLcTwtkBCnxfC5rnflf3hcIwHAbwCvh9yjxVvpH5xX5JyzFMCJhsc/s1600/yvonne.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu9FNAX2rZIqoreuwPEWN8-txFk9RrHSJqLr27G4xQbtWJuna13NeFRm78vn2rnJtUgKKGMcJ-UIujh_ynMWuSR5TtLcTwtkBCnxfC5rnflf3hcIwHAbwCvh9yjxVvpH5xX5JyzFMCJhsc/s200/yvonne.jpg" border="0" height="200" width="133" /></a></div>Yvonne Harris earned a BS in Education from the University of Hartford and has taught throughout New England and the mid-Atlantic. Unofficially retired from teaching, she teaches writing at Burlington County College in southern New Jersey, where she resides. She is a winner and three-time finalist for the Golden Heart, once for The Vigilante's Bride, which is her debut novel.<br /><br /><br /><br /><b><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);font-size:100%;" >ABOUT THE BOOK</span></b><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ4Jjpigwq4oZtuLtXUK-U7snmcYVj5xbCjrLiXm1J70mp_oTFTLZ1lz-iG7hbxF27f-B8Syg9r6y0SAdPGzA8pXEYSrCHX2YX72RX-RZuj11EWduBW6zRKEMfXwePFfdyJbubXILua8sc/s1600/The+Vigilante%27sBride.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ4Jjpigwq4oZtuLtXUK-U7snmcYVj5xbCjrLiXm1J70mp_oTFTLZ1lz-iG7hbxF27f-B8Syg9r6y0SAdPGzA8pXEYSrCHX2YX72RX-RZuj11EWduBW6zRKEMfXwePFfdyJbubXILua8sc/s320/The+Vigilante%27sBride.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div style="color: rgb(120, 63, 4);"><span style="font-size:large;"><b>Montana Territory, 1884...Is Her Kidnapper the Only Man Who Can Keep Her Safe? </b></span></div><br /><br />Robbing a stagecoach on Christmas Eve and abducting a woman passenger is the last thing Luke Sullivan expected to do. He just wanted to reclaim the money stolen from his pa, but instead ended up rescuing a feisty copper-haired woman who was on her way to marry Sullivan's dangerous enemy. Emily McCarthy doesn't take kindly to her so-called rescue. Still, she's hoping Providence will turn her situation for good, especially when it seems Luke Sullivan may just be the man of her dreams. But Luke has crossed a vicious man, a powerful rancher not used to losing, and Emily is the prize he's unwilling to sacrifice.<br /><br /><br /><br />If you would like to read the first chapter of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0764208047">The Vigilante's Bride</a>, go <a href="http://thestorybeginnings.blogspot.com/2010/08/vigilantes-bride-chapter-1.html">HERE</a>Takiela, the redeemed sinner...not the drink.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16631730146715746269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3966999469518156713.post-65476070764072810732010-08-25T02:29:00.000-05:002010-08-25T02:30:48.935-05:00Surrender the Heart<div align="center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/1600/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif"><img alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/320/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" border="0" /></a></div><center><span style="font-size:130%;">This week, the</span></center><br /><br /><center><a href="http://www.christianfictionblogalliance.com/"><span style="font-size:100%;">Christian Fiction Blog Alliance</span></a></center><br /><br /><center><span style="font-size:100%;">is introducing</span></center><br /><br /><center><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);font-size:130%;" ><br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1602601658">Surrender the Heart</a></span></center> <center>Barbour Publishing (August 1, 2010)</center><br /><br /><center>by</center> <center><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-size:130%;" ><a href="http://www.mltyndall.com/">M. L. Tyndall</a></span></center><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);font-size:100%;" >ABOUT THE AUTHOR:</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjusC8s51OJ9iieLuwiSl-hjLHw1qjH3eN5sVo8bflhBXTrf6XxwTKyE1izDzD7jktOQu6puXc8JrZuZdJmmqIKsvgmVKgzgBiNYHlHrVAN2PzfnRPJ9j0Ydc54Z15GF-TGvDDE0d1lEfG_/s1600/Mltyndall3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjusC8s51OJ9iieLuwiSl-hjLHw1qjH3eN5sVo8bflhBXTrf6XxwTKyE1izDzD7jktOQu6puXc8JrZuZdJmmqIKsvgmVKgzgBiNYHlHrVAN2PzfnRPJ9j0Ydc54Z15GF-TGvDDE0d1lEfG_/s200/Mltyndall3.JPG" border="0" height="200" width="150" /></a></div>M. L. (MaryLu) Tyndall grew up on the beaches of South Florida loving the sea and the warm tropics. But despite the beauty around her, she always felt an ache in her soul--a longing for something more.<br /><br /><br /><br />After college, she married and moved to California where she had two children and settled into a job at a local computer company. Although she had done everything the world expected, she was still miserable. She hated her job and her marriage was falling apart.<br /><br /><br /><br />Still searching for purpose, adventure and true love, she spent her late twenties and early thirties doing all the things the world told her would make her happy, and after years, her children suffered, her second marriage suffered, and she was still miserable.<br /><br /><br /><br />One day, she picked up her old Bible, dusted it off, and began to read. Somewhere in the middle, God opened her hardened heart to see that He was real, that He still loved her, and that He had a purpose for her life, if she'd only give her heart to Him completely.<br /><br /><br /><br />She had written stories her whole life, but never had the confidence to try and get any of them published. But as God began to change her heart, He also showed her that writing had been His wonderful plan for her all along!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><b><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);font-size:100%;" >ABOUT THE BOOK</span></b><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpAADDhD5Eht3YmGwLzI8frPyJYERfOhzs7xSBcO2vGus5gIPLn6lVwIROV12keWBlUvt5tIaMzHStgVuKkWJV08cMZ6BFsNc8yTMPNtX8vcPdrDzAg9_eHxs88urnSp6CE6Br98jx30Q8/s1600/SurrenderThe+Heart.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpAADDhD5Eht3YmGwLzI8frPyJYERfOhzs7xSBcO2vGus5gIPLn6lVwIROV12keWBlUvt5tIaMzHStgVuKkWJV08cMZ6BFsNc8yTMPNtX8vcPdrDzAg9_eHxs88urnSp6CE6Br98jx30Q8/s320/SurrenderThe+Heart.jpg" border="0" /></a></div>For the sake of her ailing mother, Marianne Denton becomes engaged to Noah Brennin---a merchantman she despises. But as the War of 1812 escalates, Jonah's ship is captured by the British, and the ill-matched couple learns vital information that could aid America's cause.<br /><br /><br /><br />Relive the rich history of the War of 1812 through the eyes of Marianne Denton and Noah Brenin, who both long to please their families but neither one wishes to marry the other. Noah is determined to get his cargo to England before war breaks out, and Marianne is equally determined to have a wedding so that her inheritance can be unlocked and her destitute family saved. When their stubborn games get them captured by a British warship, can they escape and bring liberty to their country—and growing love?<br /><br /><br /><br />If you would like to read the first chapter of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1602601658">Surrender the Heart</a>, go <a href="http://thestorybeginnings.blogspot.com/2010/08/surrender-heart-chapter-1.html">HERE</a>.Takiela, the redeemed sinner...not the drink.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16631730146715746269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3966999469518156713.post-28556203782714293252010-08-25T02:28:00.000-05:002010-08-25T02:29:44.604-05:00Masquerade<div align="center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/1600/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif"><img alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/320/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" border="0" /></a></div><center><span style="font-size:130%;">This week, the</span></center><br /><br /><center><a href="http://www.christianfictionblogalliance.com/"><span style="font-size:100%;">Christian Fiction Blog Alliance</span></a></center><br /><br /><center><span style="font-size:100%;">is introducing</span></center><br /><br /><center><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);font-size:130%;" > <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0764207512">Masquerade</a></span></center> <center>Bethany House (August 1, 2010)</center> <center>by</center><br /><br /><center><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-size:130%;" ><a href="http://www.nancymoser.com/">Nancy Moser</a></span></center><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);font-size:100%;" >ABOUT THE AUTHOR:</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyf3gqgdjkoj7IJmsjJ6lx6O_Ucb2C-NWFu9H1IQoXZh_pFtd_RddOqN6Afxun02WLyzWaqP8Qz2eWCPCGbJZ00gTwTMqx7aiwadOMAZ-xtKv2F_LNDIi0AaNYdCjvtrLLyHnZ4LZdoR6T/s1600/photo_nancy2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyf3gqgdjkoj7IJmsjJ6lx6O_Ucb2C-NWFu9H1IQoXZh_pFtd_RddOqN6Afxun02WLyzWaqP8Qz2eWCPCGbJZ00gTwTMqx7aiwadOMAZ-xtKv2F_LNDIi0AaNYdCjvtrLLyHnZ4LZdoR6T/s320/photo_nancy2.jpg" border="0" /></a></div>Nancy Moser is the award-winning author of over twenty inspirational novels. Her genres include contemporary stories including <i>John 3:16</i> and <i>Time Lottery</i>, and historical novels of real women-of-history including <i>Just Jane</i>(Jane Austen) and <i>Washington's Lady</i> (Martha Washington). Her newest historical novel is <i>Masquerade</i>. Nancy and her husband Mark live in the Midwest. She’s earned a degree in architecture, traveled extensively in Europe, and has performed in numerous theaters, symphonies, and choirs. She gives Sister Circle Seminars around the country, helping women identify their gifts as they celebrate their sisterhood. She is a fan of anything antique—humans included. Find out more at<br /><br /><a href="http://www.nancymoser.com/" target="_blank">www.nancymoser.com</a> and <a href="http://www.sistercircles.com/" target="_blank">www.sistercircles.com</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><b><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);font-size:100%;" >ABOUT THE BOOK</span></b><br /><br /><div style="color: rgb(120, 63, 4);"><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghsWKLhGMuMiiNnalRkP8YT_VMoU-YIXE8mB-jBPJ7lvW0t-z5G0ZLE6x5w00txg8zzeiuKx1MTztQk-Z81-LHCpBU1cnWY0spc7smdBAUwuolphcJl4P5Ax883SCXBy1K5DZO4pSLcZ6U/s1600/Masquerade.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghsWKLhGMuMiiNnalRkP8YT_VMoU-YIXE8mB-jBPJ7lvW0t-z5G0ZLE6x5w00txg8zzeiuKx1MTztQk-Z81-LHCpBU1cnWY0spc7smdBAUwuolphcJl4P5Ax883SCXBy1K5DZO4pSLcZ6U/s320/Masquerade.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div style="color: rgb(120, 63, 4);"><span style="font-size:large;">They risk it all for adventure and romance, but find that love only flourishes in truth...</span></div><br /><br />1886, New York City: Charlotte Gleason, a rich heiress from England, escapes a family crisis by traveling to America in order to marry the even wealthier Conrad Tremaine.<br /><br /><br /><br />She soon decides that an arranged marriage is not for her and persuades her maid, Dora, to take her place. She wants a chance at "real life," even if it means giving up financial security. For Charlotte, it's a risk she's willing to take. What begins as the whim of a spoiled rich girl wanting adventure becomes a test of survival amid poverty beyond Charlotte's blackest nightmares.<br /><br /><br /><br />As for Dora, it's the chance of a lifetime. She lives a fairy tale complete with gowns, jewels, and lavish mansions--yet is tormented by guilt from the possibility of discovery and the presence of another love that will not die. Is this what her heart truly longs for?<br /><br /><br /><br />Will their masquerade be discovered? Will one of them have second thoughts? There is no guarantee the switch will work. It's a risk. It's the chance of a lifetime.<br /><br /><br /><br />If you would like to read the first chapter of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0764207512">Masquerade</a>, go <a href="http://thestorybeginnings.blogspot.com/2010/08/masquerade-chapter-1.html">HERE</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br />View the book trailer:<br /><br /><br /><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/dS4vP-lZrIc?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/dS4vP-lZrIc?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object>Takiela, the redeemed sinner...not the drink.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16631730146715746269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3966999469518156713.post-51416761974856815242010-08-18T13:18:00.000-05:002010-08-18T13:19:28.190-05:00The Crimson Cipher<div align="center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/1600/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif"><img alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/320/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" border="0" /></a></div><center><span style="font-size:130%;">This week, the</span></center><br /><br /><center><a href="http://www.christianfictionblogalliance.com/"><span style="font-size:100%;">Christian Fiction Blog Alliance</span></a></center><br /><br /><center><span style="font-size:100%;">is introducing</span></center><br /><br /><center><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);font-size:130%;" > <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1609360125">The Crimson Cipher</a></span></center><center>Summerside Press (July 1, 2010)</center><br /><br /><center>by</center><center><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-size:130%;" ><a href="http://www.susanpagedavis.com/">Susan Page Davis</a></span></center><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);font-size:100%;" >ABOUT THE AUTHOR:</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHDGPuWzoj398nhd2LPJNabgCirKWx9xTDREa3cAny_ExlND6x_0g1ER5a5fd9wbMRN_5xl1Be2xPYLB6SiuRExJ3IKOYw3uqCjbTnwSXEB8YtjMQIQeyd6d1j_5AD_ECLexXgUU2pfTgO/s1600-h/SusanPDavis2.jpg"><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414919121950739842" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHDGPuWzoj398nhd2LPJNabgCirKWx9xTDREa3cAny_ExlND6x_0g1ER5a5fd9wbMRN_5xl1Be2xPYLB6SiuRExJ3IKOYw3uqCjbTnwSXEB8YtjMQIQeyd6d1j_5AD_ECLexXgUU2pfTgO/s320/SusanPDavis2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 175px; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; width: 136px;" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><b>From Susan:</b> I've always loved reading, history, and horses. These things come together in several of my historical books. My young adult novel, <i>Sarah's Long Ride</i>, also spotlights horses and the rugged sport of endurance riding, as does the contemporary romance Trail to Justice. I took a vocational course in horseshoeing after earning a bachelor's degree in history. I don't shoe horses anymore, but the experience has come in handy in writing my books.<br /><br /><br /><br />Another longtime hobby of mine is genealogy, which has led me down many fascinating paths. I'm proud to be a DAR member! Some of Jim's and my quirkier ancestors have inspired fictional characters.<br /><br /><br /><br />For many years I worked for the Central Maine Morning Sentinel as a freelancer, covering local government, school board meetings, business news, fires, auto accidents, and other local events, including a murder trial. I've also written many profiles and features for the newspaper and its special sections. This experience was a great help in developing fictional characters and writing realistic scenes. I also published nonfiction articles in several magazines and had several short stories appear in <i>Woman's World, Grit</i>, and Alfred Hitchcock's <i>Mystery Magazine</i>.<br /><br /><br /><br />My husband, Jim, and I moved to his birth state, Oregon, for a while after we were married, but decided to move back to Maine and be near my family. We're so glad we did. It allowed our six children to grow up feeling close to their cousins and grandparents, and some of Jim's family have even moved to Maine!<br /><br /><br /><br />Our children are all home-schooled. The two youngest are still learning at home. Jim recently retired from his vocation as an editor at a daily newspaper, and we’ve moved from Maine to Kentucky.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><b><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);font-size:100%;" >ABOUT THE BOOK</span></b><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgydAFNpgJM6alN6GXwyVPG90r2ovAutpeKILzt_WEzS09j-P_on9c4S6oqK0Koxr50VM2rGCPq3OAW9wdBwR2EHcs3qtDFIl8NiCKMcHAgHKnT1cE0OVp5MMlulIhc6Mu8QybOGK9234VV/s1600/The+Crimson+Cipher.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgydAFNpgJM6alN6GXwyVPG90r2ovAutpeKILzt_WEzS09j-P_on9c4S6oqK0Koxr50VM2rGCPq3OAW9wdBwR2EHcs3qtDFIl8NiCKMcHAgHKnT1cE0OVp5MMlulIhc6Mu8QybOGK9234VV/s1600/The+Crimson+Cipher.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div style="color: rgb(120, 63, 4);"><b>IT'S 1915, AND EMMA SHUSTER HAS FAR TOO MUCH ON HER MIND TO ENTERTAIN NOTIONS OF ROMANCE... </b></div><br /><br />A female Navy cryptographer seeks to save lives...and uncover her father’s killers.<br /><br /><br /><br />In 1915, German sympathizers escalated acts of sabotage in the United States to keep the nation from joining in the war. With enemies lurking at every turn, whom can Emma trust? Is romance the true motive behind her tow suitors advances? Or could one-or both of them-have traitorous intentions in mind?<br /><br /><br /><br />Following the mysterious murder of Emma Shuster’s father, Lt. John Patterson invites Emma to become a Navy cryptographer because of the expertise she gained in helping her father develop a cipher system.<br /><br /><br /><br />Emma races to discover the nefarious plans of her country's foes and unmask their leader before others are killed. She finds new strength in her faith as she strives to outwit her adversary, known only as Kobold - German for goblin.<br /><br /><br /><br />And yet, her greatest challenge may be deciphering the cryptic messages her heart sends whenever she encounters a certain navy lieutenant... Can Emma and John find love in the midst of turmoil as America plunges toward war?<br /><br /><br /><br />If you would like to read the first chapter of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1609360125">The Crimson Cipher</a>, go <a href="http://thestorybeginnings.blogspot.com/2010/08/crimson-cipher-chapter-1.html">HERE</a>.Takiela, the redeemed sinner...not the drink.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16631730146715746269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3966999469518156713.post-58024356708386342762010-08-09T09:02:00.001-05:002010-08-09T09:04:08.244-05:00The Gathering Storm<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">This week, the</span><br /></div><br /><center><a href="http://www.christianfictionblogalliance.com/"><span style="font-size:100%;">Christian Fiction Blog Alliance</span></a></center><br /><br /><center><span style="font-size:100%;">is introducing</span></center><br /><br /><center><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);font-size:130%;" > <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1609360338">The Gathering Storm</a></span></center> <center>Summerside Press (August 1, 2010)</center><br /><br /><center>by</center> <center><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-size:130%;" ><a href="http://www.thoenebooks.com/">Bodie and Brock Thoene</a></span></center><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);font-size:100%;" >ABOUT THE AUTHORS:</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOo1Bj3rs0YXVV173kNUKAh5ciX7HiTwmDdJ_ssIhGa5UmTpdu5X_BB7ZKKzTtb6KhcKZkDe4AXfex5TLxe3ZOtsBAcqrMhZ3MGvmFHaeoZU3BEv_Tt10sgFOXO5u1ZlMY7IRsqyvdWttc/s1600/thoenesSmall.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOo1Bj3rs0YXVV173kNUKAh5ciX7HiTwmDdJ_ssIhGa5UmTpdu5X_BB7ZKKzTtb6KhcKZkDe4AXfex5TLxe3ZOtsBAcqrMhZ3MGvmFHaeoZU3BEv_Tt10sgFOXO5u1ZlMY7IRsqyvdWttc/s200/thoenesSmall.gif" border="0" height="166" width="200" /></a></div>Bodie and Brock Thoene (pronounced Tay-nee) have written over 50 works of historical fiction. Over twenty million of these best-selling novels are in print. Eight ECPA Gold Medallion Awards affirms what millions of readers have already discovered—the Thoenes are not only master stylists but experts at capturing readers’ minds and hearts.<br /><br /><br /><br />Bodie began her writing career as a teen journalist for her local newspaper. Eventually her byline appeared in prestigious periodicals such as U.S. News and World Report, The American West, and The Saturday Evening Post. She also worked for John Wayne’s Batjac Productions (she’s best known as author of The Fall Guy) and ABC Circle Films as a writer and researcher. John Wayne described her as “a writer with talent that captures the people and the times!” She has degrees in journalism and communications.<br /><br /><br /><br />Brock has often been described by Bodie as “an essential half of this writing team.” With degrees in both history and education, Brock has, in his role as researcher and story-line consultant, added the vital dimension of historical accuracy. Due to such careful research, The Zion Covenant and The Zion Chronicles series are recognized by the American Library Association, as well as Zionist libraries around the world, as classic historical novels and are used to teach history in college classrooms.<br /><br /><br /><br />Bodie and Brock have four grown children—Rachel, Jake, Luke, and Ellie—and seven grandchildren. Their sons, Jake and Luke, are carrying on the Thoene family talent as the next generation of writers, and Luke produces the Thoene audiobooks.<br /><br /><br /><br />Bodie and Brock divide their time between London and Nevada.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><b><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);font-size:100%;" >ABOUT THE BOOK</span></b><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVu3DtmOywDJazTsfbb6wTF4-5bL79WbWZiHi7eV4KXOj8j1o-htOOtaAgKB0b_s0hlxoS26xc3-804fu-bFAAbRTngnamnUjPC5lIbwlPICt3-i_G_9Q5z0KIrIGAnDlAZIWJT6jFGwBk/s1600/Gathering+Storm,+The.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVu3DtmOywDJazTsfbb6wTF4-5bL79WbWZiHi7eV4KXOj8j1o-htOOtaAgKB0b_s0hlxoS26xc3-804fu-bFAAbRTngnamnUjPC5lIbwlPICt3-i_G_9Q5z0KIrIGAnDlAZIWJT6jFGwBk/s200/Gathering+Storm,+The.jpg" border="0" height="200" width="135" /></a></div>As Nazi forces tighten the noose, Loralei Kepler, daughter of a German resistance leader, must flee her beloved Germany. But is any place safe from Adolf Hitler's evil grasp? Loralei's harrowing flight leads her into the arms of needy child refugees, who have sacrificed everything in exchange for their lives, and toward a mysterious figure, who closely guards an age-old secret.<br /><br /><br /><br />Explore the romance, the passion, and the danger of the most anticipated series of the last twenty years.<br /><br /><br /><br />Born from the highly acclaimed and best-loved novels of three generations of readers -- The Zion Covenant series and The Zion Chronicles series -- Zion Diaries ventures into the lives of the inspiring and intriguing characters who loved intensely, stood up for what was right, and fought boldly during Hitler's rise to power and the dark days of World War II.<br /><br /><br /><br />If you would like to read the first chapter of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1609360338">The Gathering Storm</a>, go <a href="http://thestorybeginnings.blogspot.com/2010/08/gathering-storm-chapter-1.html">HERE</a>Takiela, the redeemed sinner...not the drink.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16631730146715746269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3966999469518156713.post-32499500017046649012010-08-06T09:16:00.001-05:002010-08-06T09:16:37.238-05:00Fatal Loyalty<div align="center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/1600/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif"><img alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/320/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" border="0" /></a></div><center><span style="font-size:130%;">This week, the</span></center><br /><br /><center><a href="http://www.christianfictionblogalliance.com/"><span style="font-size:100%;">Christian Fiction Blog Alliance</span></a></center><br /><br /><center><span style="font-size:100%;">is introducing</span></center><br /><br /><center><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);font-size:130%;" > <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0825425948">Fatal Loyalty</a></span></center> <center>Kregel Publications (April 23, 2010)</center><br /><br /><center>by</center><br /><br /><center><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-size:130%;" ><a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.sueduffybooks.com">Sue Duffy</a></span></center><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);font-size:100%;" >ABOUT THE AUTHOR:</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4D0bonOqcKFQCzCRLj-_21QFYBsJLhd94azARiyEgEjdcFap7moxVp46KDK1bDolRZF5eZ4iCDDxtGgpn1sNWdxnXOiMKavTXGyvVi4p5ZhjOapEKm01fla0RrviL_SsWL2tbT8QlQ7R4/s1600/Duffy-Sue-lo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4D0bonOqcKFQCzCRLj-_21QFYBsJLhd94azARiyEgEjdcFap7moxVp46KDK1bDolRZF5eZ4iCDDxtGgpn1sNWdxnXOiMKavTXGyvVi4p5ZhjOapEKm01fla0RrviL_SsWL2tbT8QlQ7R4/s200/Duffy-Sue-lo.jpg" border="0" height="200" width="133" /></a></div><br /><br />Sue Duffy is an award-winning writer whose work has appeared in Moody magazine, The Presbyterian Journal, Sunday Digest, and The Christian Reader. Her first novel Mortal Wounds was published in 2001 and she has also contributed to Stories for a Woman’s Heart (Multnomah). She and her husband, Mike, have three grown children. Find out more at <a href="http://www.sueduffybooks.com/">www.sueduffybooks.com</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><b><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);font-size:100%;" >ABOUT THE BOOK</span></b><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEpykkgZSqzWEMqC74aJEyU_8nTUKv4Rlk8MzcMlsqgUu3y5OtwC5CiWV71bhyphenhyphenrY4qnCXj6nG5oZoVgY8AeakiLoCeiHxkssC4bOihLN9INT1irGtLsHOtF835W7akbhcT45DINafYpFV6/s1600/FatalLoyalty.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEpykkgZSqzWEMqC74aJEyU_8nTUKv4Rlk8MzcMlsqgUu3y5OtwC5CiWV71bhyphenhyphenrY4qnCXj6nG5oZoVgY8AeakiLoCeiHxkssC4bOihLN9INT1irGtLsHOtF835W7akbhcT45DINafYpFV6/s320/FatalLoyalty.jpg" border="0" height="320" width="208" /></a></div><b>Where do you run when you know you cannot hide?</b><br /><br /><br /><br />Andie Ryborg has nowhere else to go. Her father's campaign for governor and his aggressive war on drugs has chased her from their family home. Drawn to Miami's exotic Coconut Grove, Andie hopes to find a quiet refuge where she can discover herself apart from the public eye. But even in that seclusion, even with an officer assigned to protect her, Andie's privacy has been violated. Someone is watching<br /><br /><br /><br />Evan Markham's entire life has been a tug-of-war between what is and what could be. He is drawn to a life that is beyond his reach and emotions have clouded his judgment. Evan knows that earning someone's trust isn't easy, especially when he plans to break it. But in the secret corridors of the criminal underworld, he knows what must be done, and he is determined to see it through. Whatever the cost<br /><br /><br /><br />When enemies close in, a sudden turn of events leaves them both questioning. Where is God in all of this? Who is this enigmatic stranger who offers to help? They both know their lives are in danger. But what about their hearts?<br /><br /><br /><br />If you would like to read the Prologue of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0825425948">Fatal Loyalty</a>, go <a href="http://thestorybeginnings.blogspot.com/2010/08/fatal-loyalty-prologue.html">HERE</a>.Takiela, the redeemed sinner...not the drink.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16631730146715746269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3966999469518156713.post-61694646200448163782010-08-03T16:10:00.001-05:002010-08-03T16:13:02.717-05:00Twilight's Serenade<div align="center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/1600/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif"><img alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/320/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" border="0" /></a></div><center><span style="font-size:130%;">This week, the</span></center><br /><br /><center><a href="http://www.christianfictionblogalliance.com/"><span style="font-size:100%;">Christian Fiction Blog Alliance</span></a></center><br /><br /><center><span style="font-size:100%;">is introducing</span></center><br /><br /><center><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);font-size:130%;" > <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0764201530">Twilight's Serenade</a></span></center> <center>Bethany House (August 1, 2010)</center><br /><br /><center>by</center> <center><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-size:130%;" ><a href="http://www.traciepeterson.com/">Tracie Peterson</a></span></center><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);font-size:100%;" >ABOUT THE AUTHOR:</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQDuIkD72045_SudF0344LcH-x9Hhoum-nTHdBa1WiRNEcjkx7CSCsVB35uf2Vfz82ZafTlbXA8y7a6L73Ge0IJmGwctxzlMJPJ1npN8ufG_4YPnQ3WeNokd5zCXr54RYMbVivNF60UuVF/s1600/TPetersonPressKitPhoto.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQDuIkD72045_SudF0344LcH-x9Hhoum-nTHdBa1WiRNEcjkx7CSCsVB35uf2Vfz82ZafTlbXA8y7a6L73Ge0IJmGwctxzlMJPJ1npN8ufG_4YPnQ3WeNokd5zCXr54RYMbVivNF60UuVF/s200/TPetersonPressKitPhoto.jpg" border="0" height="200" width="160" /></a></div>Tracie Peterson is the bestselling, award-winning author of more than 85 novels.<br /><br />She received her first book contract in November, 1992 and saw <i>A Place To Belong</i> published in February 1993 with Barbour Publishings' Heartsong Presents. She wrote exclusively with Heartsong for the next two years, receiving their readership's vote for Favorite Author of the Year for three years in a row.<br /><br /><br /><br />In December, 1995 she signed a contract with Bethany House Publishers to co-write a series with author Judith Pella. Tracie now writes exclusively for Bethany House Publishers.<br /><br /><br /><br />She teaches writing workshops at a variety of conferences on subjects such as inspirational romance and historical research.<br /><br /><br /><br />Tracie was awarded the Romantic Times Career Achievement Award for 2007 Inspirational Fiction and her books have won numerous awards for favorite books in a variety of contests.<br /><br /><br /><br />Making her home in Montana, this Kansas native enjoys spending time with family--especially her three grandchildren--Rainy, Fox and Max. She's active in her church as the Director of Women's Ministries, coordinates a yearly writer's retreat for published authors, and travels, as time permits, to research her books<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><b><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);font-size:100%;" >ABOUT THE BOOK</span></b><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi80SQUAzOWMqDv4qqKVNEYUg0nZEntr4y_jOXD06zBNQIt3aXi5Buq_Cr0WFvKYhv0oRVG64VohysNxp3x4YMhAKfGlFFFi4Wp8JnueSPSCVnakw_xGoLzmLXm-mHONs18Y4-iJOmNY_Tc/s1600/TwilightSerenade.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi80SQUAzOWMqDv4qqKVNEYUg0nZEntr4y_jOXD06zBNQIt3aXi5Buq_Cr0WFvKYhv0oRVG64VohysNxp3x4YMhAKfGlFFFi4Wp8JnueSPSCVnakw_xGoLzmLXm-mHONs18Y4-iJOmNY_Tc/s320/TwilightSerenade.jpg" border="0" /></a></div>Britta Lindquist left Sitka six years ago in an attempt to distance herself from the love of her life, Yuri Belikov. Upon her return, she finds Yuri absent and his wife about to deliver a child. When tragic circumstances ensue, Britta suddenly finds herself caring for Yuri's children--and her life intertwining with the man she's tried so hard to forget.<br /><br /><br /><br />But Britta's other great love is for the violin, and her talent is recognized by Brenton Maltese, a conductor from England. He proposes she accept the coveted first chair position in his orchestra...and also his hand in marriage. At a crossroads, Britta must determine what her heart truly longs for--and if she's willing to fight for it.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="color: rgb(120, 63, 4);" trebuchet="" ms="">At a Crossroads, Britta must determine what her heart truly longs for─and if she's willing to fight for it.</div><br /><br />If you would like to read the first chapter of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0764201530">Twilight's Serenade</a>, go <a href="http://thestorybeginnings.blogspot.com/2010/08/twilights-serenade-chapter-1.html">HERE</a>.Takiela, the redeemed sinner...not the drink.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16631730146715746269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3966999469518156713.post-12448868891367856782010-08-03T16:09:00.000-05:002010-08-03T16:10:39.042-05:00Dark In The City Of Light<div align="center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/1600/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif"><img alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/320/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" border="0" /></a></div><center><span style="font-size:130%;">This week, the</span></center><br /><br /><center><a href="http://www.christianfictionblogalliance.com/"><span style="font-size:100%;">Christian Fiction Blog Alliance</span></a></center><br /><br /><center><span style="font-size:100%;">is introducing</span></center><br /><br /><center><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);font-size:130%;" > <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0764205692">Dark In The City Of Light</a></span></center> <center>Bethany House (July 1, 2010)</center><br /><br /><center>by</center> <center><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-size:130%;" >Paul Robertson</span></center><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);font-size:100%;" >ABOUT THE AUTHOR:</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghvVOL7wOABw-XD2rnXgCCsdcoRjx70vDvMjf7W6jv4Q_xO7hM51qsEWogNxvvuvCkJOY6ee9sWR8fmPCfRh_ATz6PVahiHlMFdqtn2qswVCdrfOqio0XkT-Tr4NA9AdrG4J_tLiC8DS4J/s1600/PRobertson.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghvVOL7wOABw-XD2rnXgCCsdcoRjx70vDvMjf7W6jv4Q_xO7hM51qsEWogNxvvuvCkJOY6ee9sWR8fmPCfRh_ATz6PVahiHlMFdqtn2qswVCdrfOqio0XkT-Tr4NA9AdrG4J_tLiC8DS4J/s200/PRobertson.jpg" border="0" height="200" width="156" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Paul Robertson is a computer programming consultant, part-time high-school math and science teacher, and the author of The Heir. He is also a former Christian bookstore owner (for 15 years), who lives with his family in Blacksburg, Virginia.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><b><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);font-size:100%;" >ABOUT THE BOOK</span></b><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKi5_-NbofKPSdXmh7gbao6nKIC7EeK91_PNCgxTcIswglVa7vUBw9psLQRcNJ9CVVFKtV51JpPdu0_BQiinqjB8XVseUU6KU_BDmoBd5gE5dsp_gyL5iWX9TKFaLKNxxf-8xKbePTO9ZH/s1600/Dark+In+The+City+Of+Light.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKi5_-NbofKPSdXmh7gbao6nKIC7EeK91_PNCgxTcIswglVa7vUBw9psLQRcNJ9CVVFKtV51JpPdu0_BQiinqjB8XVseUU6KU_BDmoBd5gE5dsp_gyL5iWX9TKFaLKNxxf-8xKbePTO9ZH/s200/Dark+In+The+City+Of+Light.jpg" border="0" height="200" width="131" /></a></div><b>What Evil Haunts the Shadows of 1870s Paris?</b><br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Baron Ferdinand Harsanyi</b> — After his wife's mysterious death, this Austrian attaché holds control over mines whose coveted ore could turn the tide of war.<br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Therese Harsanyi</b> — Swept up in new romance and the spectacle of Paris, the Baron's daughter is blind to the dangers stalking her family and the city she loves.<br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Rudolph Harsanyi</b> — Unsure whom to trust, the Baron's son's grief over his mother's death twists into growing anger and a desire to break free.<br /><br /><br /><br />As France and Prussia plunge toward war, one family is caught in a web of deceit, political intrigue, and murder that threatens to tear them apart.<br /><br /><br /><br />If you would like to read the first chapter of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0764205692">Dark In The City Of Light</a>, go <a href="http://thestorybeginnings.blogspot.com/2010/07/dark-in-city-of-light-chapter-1.html">HERE</a>.Takiela, the redeemed sinner...not the drink.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16631730146715746269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3966999469518156713.post-75314278343918790652010-07-28T23:47:00.000-05:002010-07-28T23:48:19.579-05:00Nightshade<div align="center"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/1600/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif"><img alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/320/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" border="0" /></a></div><center><span style="font-size:130%;">This week, the</span></center><br /><br /><center><a href="http://www.christianfictionblogalliance.com/"><span style="font-size:100%;">Christian Fiction Blog Alliance</span></a></center><br /><br /><center><span style="font-size:100%;">is introducing</span></center><br /><br /><center><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);font-size:130%;" > <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/160260777X">Nightshade</a></span></center><center> Barbour Books (July 1, 2010)</center><center>by</center><br /><br /><center><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-size:130%;" ><a href="http://www.roniekendig.com/">Ronie Kendig</a></span></center><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);font-size:100%;" >ABOUT THE AUTHOR:</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho4awzHodMyQTnVNW_cRcu7fEdn5KcpSMzFoNkTqYALc7kSkkcoJY9DufTQRjIniUStsg4B0Vl3Gfxz4c8fHqHsO9WeP24PslrEu6QrJY5lKhFWQCJ9XXvvJPMvOvJbpwL-066Kl76vzRz/s1600/Kendig+9+web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho4awzHodMyQTnVNW_cRcu7fEdn5KcpSMzFoNkTqYALc7kSkkcoJY9DufTQRjIniUStsg4B0Vl3Gfxz4c8fHqHsO9WeP24PslrEu6QrJY5lKhFWQCJ9XXvvJPMvOvJbpwL-066Kl76vzRz/s200/Kendig+9+web.jpg" border="0" height="200" width="133" /></a></div>Ronie has been married since 1990 to a man who can easily be defined in classic terms as a hero. She has four beautiful children. Her eldest daughter is 16 this year, her second daughter will be 13, and her twin boys are 10. After having four children, she finally finished her degree in December 2006. She now has a B.S. in Psychology through Liberty University in Lynchburg, VA. Getting her degree is a huge triumph for both her and her family--they survived!!<br /><br /><br /><br />This degree has also given her a fabulous perspective on her characters and how to not only make them deeper, stronger, but to make them realistic and know how they'll respond to each situation. Her debut novel, Dead Reckoning released March 2010 from Abingdon Press. And her Discarded Heroes series begins in July from Barbour with the first book entitled Nightshade.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><b><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);font-size:100%;" >ABOUT THE BOOK</span></b><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-xgXKv-GRj_zOC2Fx8DUrQM89ue_QmRLF4lqLqWyJ-9dtUoiP282ziyy1KPWB6BM8MSE4BGp3DawXGiFx5Ce8xWEztsqs6Ca6sYVjdVjCWoRFjig9ajdEWv_M20qLapZynJ2cHYDVrGRk/s1600/Nightshade.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-xgXKv-GRj_zOC2Fx8DUrQM89ue_QmRLF4lqLqWyJ-9dtUoiP282ziyy1KPWB6BM8MSE4BGp3DawXGiFx5Ce8xWEztsqs6Ca6sYVjdVjCWoRFjig9ajdEWv_M20qLapZynJ2cHYDVrGRk/s200/Nightshade.jpg" border="0" height="200" width="132" /></a></div>After a tour of duty in a war-torn country, embattled former Navy SEAL Max Jacobs finds himself discarded and alienated from those he loves as he<br /><br />struggles with war-related PTSD. His wife, Sydney, files a restraining order against him and a petition for divorce. Max is devastated.<br /><br /><br /><br />Then a mysterious a man appears. He says he's organizing a group that recycles veterans like Max. It's a deep-six group known as Nightshade. With<br /><br />the chance to find purpose in life once again, Max is unable to resist the call of duty and signs on.<br /><br /><br /><br />The team handles everything with precision and lethal skill...until they're called upon to rescue a missionary family from a rebel-infested jungle and<br /><br />avoid a reporter hunting their identities.<br /><br /><br /><br />Will Max yield his anger and pride to a force greater than him...love?<br /><br /><br /><br />If you would like to read the first chapter of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/160260777X">Nightshade</a>, go <a href="http://thestorybeginnings.blogspot.com/2010/07/nightshade-chapter-1.html">HERE</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br />Watch the trailer:<br /><br /><br /><br /><object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/qwfqI_x_e8I&hl=en_US&fs=1?rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/qwfqI_x_e8I&hl=en_US&fs=1?rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="385" width="480"></embed></object>Takiela, the redeemed sinner...not the drink.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16631730146715746269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3966999469518156713.post-80973716524578855872010-07-21T09:17:00.000-05:002010-07-21T09:18:16.669-05:00Stars In The Night<div align="center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/1600/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif"><img alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/320/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" border="0" /></a></div><center><span style="font-size:130%;">This week, the</span></center><br /><br /><center><a href="http://www.christianfictionblogalliance.com/"><span style="font-size:100%;">Christian Fiction Blog Alliance</span></a></center><br /><br /><center><span style="font-size:100%;">is introducing</span></center><br /><br /><center><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);font-size:130%;" > <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1609360117">Stars In The Night</a></span></center> <center>Summerside Press (July 1, 2010)</center><br /><br /><center>by</center> <center><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-size:130%;" ><a href="http://www.caraputman.com/">Cara Putman</a></span></center><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);font-size:100%;" >ABOUT THE AUTHOR:</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdVPEvVfoV3dnSKw06OgoLBZkhMGE0-jFE4jPqgRIBJoZudf8uQx5JyV_a7LOp_36R-hQ6woh7P_tus7gWa0G9AeGSNR43N9y8VwU_yD9pz4fWYACA3AGvUBRVAi7LfUnh-P1hUL7XigIG/s1600/aboutcara.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdVPEvVfoV3dnSKw06OgoLBZkhMGE0-jFE4jPqgRIBJoZudf8uQx5JyV_a7LOp_36R-hQ6woh7P_tus7gWa0G9AeGSNR43N9y8VwU_yD9pz4fWYACA3AGvUBRVAi7LfUnh-P1hUL7XigIG/s320/aboutcara.png" border="0" /></a></div><b>A Word From Cara:</b><br /><br /><br /><br />I graduated from high school at sixteen, college at 20, and completed my law degree when I was 27.<br /><br /><br /><br />My writing journey started in 2005 when I decided to write my first novel. Now I have eleven books published with more on the way.<br /><br /><br /><br />People say I've accomplished a lot and that I must have life by the proverbial tail. Hardly! I grew up as a home schooled kid when home schoolers were misunderstood and oddities.<br /><br /><br /><br />I struggle with balancing my writing and law career, plus being a good mom and wife.<br /><br /><br /><br />I often fear people won't like my books.<br /><br /><br /><br />I've walked through the deep pain of miscarriage.<br /><br /><br /><br />Really, I'm just like you – I don't have it all together and have gone through tough times. But in His strength, I've discovered a strength I never knew I had. A strength I want you to discover, too.<br /><br /><br /><br />In the end I'm just an ordinary mom who has seen God do some wonderful things as I've been obedient to step into the calling He's led me into.<br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Stars in the Night Background<br /><br /></b><br /><br />Stars in the Night was an idea that had begun to percolate in my mind. I’d written two World War II series and was actively looking for my next setting. My husband, a huge World War II history buff, and I were kicking ideas around, and I’d decided Hollywood was probably the next place for me. I’d gone to the library and gotten a stack of research books when I got the call. An editor I knew but had never worked with wanted to know if I might be interested in a new line they were starting. As we talked, I got so excited. And then she emailed me their guidelines, which listed that Hollywood was a location they were interested in setting books.<br /><br /><br /><br />Only God could have known ahead of time. But because I followed His prompting I was ready to run with an idea. Stars in the Night is the result.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><b><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);font-size:100%;" >ABOUT THE BOOK</span></b><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDeMLeUbjg85sHTGMvUIGSVjV3WOKgCwOxSXk7t9h2AI4GbGR9KE_ZG0E655TZgRsyPbemThIMkKXOOBPqs9Dx6gMM5jvFxTguElsJNihBTmAdl93tZvmYkBpqITRW8y0U68NaIuMAdL26/s1600/Stars+InThe+Night.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDeMLeUbjg85sHTGMvUIGSVjV3WOKgCwOxSXk7t9h2AI4GbGR9KE_ZG0E655TZgRsyPbemThIMkKXOOBPqs9Dx6gMM5jvFxTguElsJNihBTmAdl93tZvmYkBpqITRW8y0U68NaIuMAdL26/s320/Stars+InThe+Night.jpg" width="204" border="0" height="320" /></a></div>Hollywood 1942. When attorney Audra Schaeffer's sister disappears, Audra flies to Hollywood to find her.<br /><br /><br /><br />Any day Audra might have been flattered by the friendly overtures of Robert Garfield, a real-life movie star. But on the flight from Indianapolis to Hollywood, Audra can think of little else than finding her missing sister. When Audra arrives in the city of glitz and glamour, and stars, and learns her rising starlet sister has been murdered, all thoughts of romance fly away.<br /><br /><br /><br />Determined to bring the killer to justice, Audra takes a job with the second Hollywood Victory Caravan.<br /><br /><br /><br />Together with Robert Garfield and other stars, she crisscrosses the southern United States in a campaign to sell war bonds. When two other women are found dead on the train, Audra knows the deaths are tied to that of her sister.<br /><br /><br /><br />Could the killer be the man with whom she's falling in love?<br /><br /><br /><br />If you'd like to read an excerpt of Chapter 1 of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1609360117">Stars In The Night</a>, go <a href="http://thestorybeginnings.blogspot.com/2010/07/stars-in-night-excerpt-of-chapter-1.html">HERE</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Contest: </b>Lots of opportunities to win and great prizes, and the grand prize contains some of Cara's favorite classic movies as well as all of her WWII novels: <a href="http://carasmusings.blogspot.com/2010/06/stars-in-night-launch-contest.html">Launch Contest!</a>Takiela, the redeemed sinner...not the drink.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16631730146715746269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3966999469518156713.post-4629838640246992412010-07-21T09:16:00.000-05:002010-07-21T09:17:24.435-05:00Heartless<div align="center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/1600/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif"><img alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/320/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" border="0" /></a></div><center><span style="font-size:130%;">This week, the</span></center><br /><br /><center><a href="http://www.christianfictionblogalliance.com/"><span style="font-size:100%;">Christian Fiction Blog Alliance</span></a></center><br /><br /><center><span style="font-size:100%;">is introducing</span></center><br /><br /><center><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);font-size:130%;" > <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0764207806">Heartless</a></span></center> <center>Bethany House (July 1, 2010)</center><br /><br /><center>by</center><br /><br /><center><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-size:130%;" ><a href="http://anneelisabethstengl.blogspot.com/">Anne Elisabeth Stengl</a></span></center><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);font-size:100%;" >ABOUT THE AUTHOR:</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRTLjcer7jRQBnSFg42DSUb0WBtpVONHQ5vQN8koiyriM5rVCiGOlGAQRZMR42wqXqzWNtdCFlTqewrX3Hyzbb8BxxsgttoUMvy7N_D_fpPAfGJpLqSPo1XNTSDhurPCx-sgBnFq8sC9mw/s1600/Anne.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRTLjcer7jRQBnSFg42DSUb0WBtpVONHQ5vQN8koiyriM5rVCiGOlGAQRZMR42wqXqzWNtdCFlTqewrX3Hyzbb8BxxsgttoUMvy7N_D_fpPAfGJpLqSPo1XNTSDhurPCx-sgBnFq8sC9mw/s200/Anne.jpg" width="150" border="0" height="200" /></a></div><br /><br />Anne Elisabeth Stengl makes her home in Raleigh, North Carolina, where she enjoys her profession as an art teacher, giving private lessons from her personal studio, and teaching group classes at the Apex Learning Center. She studied illustration at Grace College and English literature at Campbell University. Heartless is her debut novel.<br /><br /><br /><br /><b><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);font-size:100%;" >ABOUT THE BOOK</span></b><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlCiSGK0mLIrtaqemKPGu_MRYsdo4LYKsLa-tQTPOzwL0WmZDg_TzffUHnEGU3wfmpo8X12uMrDM3pV8EK3WsCf3LX7AilFLml5iXQqawvCJ16DCgneSRv36mcLU1J4-e1gFsg0MIMH7p6/s1600/heartless.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlCiSGK0mLIrtaqemKPGu_MRYsdo4LYKsLa-tQTPOzwL0WmZDg_TzffUHnEGU3wfmpo8X12uMrDM3pV8EK3WsCf3LX7AilFLml5iXQqawvCJ16DCgneSRv36mcLU1J4-e1gFsg0MIMH7p6/s320/heartless.jpg" border="0" /></a></div>Princess Una of Parumvir has come of age and will soon be married. She dreams of a handsome and charming prince, but when the first suitor arrives, she finds him stodgy and boring. Prince Aethelbald from the mysterious land of Farthestshore has traveled far to prove his love--and also to bring hushed warnings of danger. A dragon is rumored to be approaching Parumvir.<br /><br /><br /><br />Una, smitten instead with a more dashing prince, refuses Aethelbald's offer--and ignores his warnings. Soon the Dragon King himself is in Parumvir, and Una, in giving her heart away unwisely, finds herself in grave danger. When Una makes the wrong choice, catastrophe ensues for the princess and her family, and love, courage, and trust are needed when darkness engulfs the kingdom.<br /><br /><br /><br />Only those courageous enough to risk everything have a hope of fighting off this advancing evil.<br /><br /><br /><br />There are some delightful things and scenes: the Twelve-Year Market that appears in its own good time and sells fairy goods; a clever blind cat who is invariably underfoot and has, of course, a secret!<br /><br /><br /><br />If you would like to read the first chapter of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0764207806">Heartless</a>, go <a href="http://thestorybeginnings.blogspot.com/2010/07/heartless-chapter-1.html">HERE</a>.Takiela, the redeemed sinner...not the drink.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16631730146715746269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3966999469518156713.post-79298368536340987122010-07-18T06:05:00.000-05:002010-07-18T06:07:13.071-05:00The Sister Wife<div align="center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/1600/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" border="0" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/320/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif" /></a></div><center><span style="font-size:130%;">This week, the</span></center><br /><br /><center><a href="http://www.christianfictionblogalliance.com/"><span style="font-size:100%;">Christian Fiction Blog Alliance</span></a></center><br /><br /><center><span style="font-size:100%;">is introducing</span></center><br /><br /><center><span style="font-size:130%;color:#993300;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0061962228">The Sister Wife</a></span></center><center>Avon Inspire (June 22, 2010)</center><br /><br /><center>by</center><center><span style="font-size:130%;color:#006600;"><a href="http://www.dianenoble.com/">Diane Noble</a></span></center><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;color:#ff6600;">ABOUT THE AUTHOR:</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"><a style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 1em; FLOAT: left; CLEAR: left; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUwZR_oOTPaxh8ns47f1_6PFtW_qPFfASNoAeK3uIjZWmvBqWYsXWf2o4YxlADpl3CVHcl7SgEorItlF2V2wvdsv6VHj2n-QjM5T36uNliArqL2dbh_8fhJFIZKQZWL0hpcaaT0zePQrz2/s1600/Diane.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUwZR_oOTPaxh8ns47f1_6PFtW_qPFfASNoAeK3uIjZWmvBqWYsXWf2o4YxlADpl3CVHcl7SgEorItlF2V2wvdsv6VHj2n-QjM5T36uNliArqL2dbh_8fhJFIZKQZWL0hpcaaT0zePQrz2/s320/Diane.jpg" /></a></div>Diane Noble is a former double finalist for the prestigious RITA Award for Best Inspirational Fiction, a finalist for the Romantic Times Career Achievement Award and the Reviewers' Choice Award, and a three-time recipient of the Silver Angel Award for Media Excellence.<br /><br /><br /><br />With more than a quarter million books in print, Diane feels incredibly blessed to be doing what she loves best—writing the stories of her heart.<br /><br /><br /><br />For the last three years Diane has been honored to be lead author for the popular Guideposts series, Mystery and the Minister’s Wife (<i>Through the Fire, Angels Undercover</i>), and has recently returned to writing historical fiction. She is currently writing book two of her new historical series, The Brides of Gabriel. Book one is <i>The Sister Wife</i>.<br /><br /><br /><br />Diane’s hometown is Big Creek, California, a tiny village nestled in the rugged Sierra Nevada back country. As a child, Diane’s older brother Dennis fueled her creative streak by entertaining her with his own gift of storytelling. Growing up without TV and iffy radio reception, Diane became an avid reader, inhaling more than one hundred novels—both YA and adult—in a single<br /><br />year by the time she reached seventh grade. Her passion for reading continues to this day.<br /><br /><br /><br />Now empty nesters, Diane and her husband live in the Southern California low desert, near a place known for the lush and beautiful gated communities of the rich and famous.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><b><span style="font-size:100%;color:#ffcc00;">ABOUT THE BOOK</span></b><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"><a style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 1em; FLOAT: left; CLEAR: left; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimy6VGHMEeooohxlWGtz5EYxpqSmYCoeIuEl-IOzkLM76nV8aZ_GO5jRRyXA2FylzgUS9e8s-PwRB2r84iy8Yj1iFkXs4JMj1LVii6JWPjveMX35yt05AWlZLyGd9MdSlkqa-e-TLDf6Rm/s1600/Sister+Wife,+The.jpg" imageanchor="1"></a><a style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 1em; FLOAT: left; CLEAR: left; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimy6VGHMEeooohxlWGtz5EYxpqSmYCoeIuEl-IOzkLM76nV8aZ_GO5jRRyXA2FylzgUS9e8s-PwRB2r84iy8Yj1iFkXs4JMj1LVii6JWPjveMX35yt05AWlZLyGd9MdSlkqa-e-TLDf6Rm/s1600/Sister+Wife,+The.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimy6VGHMEeooohxlWGtz5EYxpqSmYCoeIuEl-IOzkLM76nV8aZ_GO5jRRyXA2FylzgUS9e8s-PwRB2r84iy8Yj1iFkXs4JMj1LVii6JWPjveMX35yt05AWlZLyGd9MdSlkqa-e-TLDf6Rm/s320/Sister+Wife,+The.jpg" /></a></div>What if the man you loved told you God wanted him to take another wife? What if that woman was your best friend?<br /><br /><br /><br />Set in the heart of the earliest days of a new nineteenth-century sect known as the Saints, The Sister Wife is a riveting account of two women forced into a practice they don't understand, bound by their devotion to Prophet Joseph Smith.<br /><br /><br /><br />When Mary Rose marries Gabriel, neither of them could foresee how quickly the community would turn to the practice of plural marriage. Devastated when Gabe is faced with an order from the Prophet to marry her best friend, Bronwyn, Mary Rose tries to have the faith to carry through with the marriage.<br /><br /><br /><br />But can she really be married to the same man as her very best friend? Can Mary Rose and Bronwyn face betraying both their husband and their God to do what they feel is right?<br /><br /><br /><br />If you would like to read the Prologue and first chapter of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0061962228">The Sister Wife</a>, go <a href="http://thestorybeginnings.blogspot.com/2010/07/sister-wife-prologue-and-chapters.html">HERE</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Watch the book video!<br /><br /><br /><br /><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/PcgBB_t6ch4&hl=en_US&fs=1?rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/PcgBB_t6ch4&hl=en_US&fs=1?rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object>Takiela, the redeemed sinner...not the drink.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16631730146715746269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3966999469518156713.post-10209256611737820262010-07-18T06:03:00.000-05:002010-07-18T06:04:40.682-05:00Back On Murder<div align="center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/1600/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" border="0" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/320/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif" /></a></div><center><span style="font-size:130%;">This week, the</span></center><br /><br /><center><a href="http://www.christianfictionblogalliance.com/"><span style="font-size:100%;">Christian Fiction Blog Alliance</span></a></center><br /><br /><center><span style="font-size:100%;">is introducing</span></center><br /><br /><center><span style="font-size:130%;color:#993300;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0764206370">Back On Murder</a></span></center><center>Bethany House (July 1, 2010)</center><br /><br /><center>by</center><center><span style="font-size:130%;color:#006600;"><a href="http://www.jmarkbertrand.com/">J. Mark Betrand</a></span></center><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;color:#ff6600;">ABOUT THE AUTHOR:</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"><a style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 1em; FLOAT: left; CLEAR: left; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPPVpHjBEhNGu18CRo51qrgBTVgrlKua4Z4kYFyAYMCsO6zY2FzKe7wG15pGJGQYLhJynDSd3A0MAe_3v5X9TRSAZLrbIFJcr_BLwSgxH8j12UFWjdki2oOSjKub6x5LfzxbfpQihbziTd/s1600/Mark.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPPVpHjBEhNGu18CRo51qrgBTVgrlKua4Z4kYFyAYMCsO6zY2FzKe7wG15pGJGQYLhJynDSd3A0MAe_3v5X9TRSAZLrbIFJcr_BLwSgxH8j12UFWjdki2oOSjKub6x5LfzxbfpQihbziTd/s320/Mark.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br />J. Mark Bertrand has an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Houston. After one hurricane too many, he left Houston and relocated with his wife Laurie to the plains of South Dakota.<br /><br /><br /><br />Mark has been arrested for a crime he didn't commit, was the foreman of a hung jury in Houston, and after relocating served on the jury that acquitted Vinnie Jones of assault. In 1972, he won an honorable mention in a child modeling contest, but pursued writing instead. Besides his personal website, visit his Crime Genre website at <a href="http://www.crimegenre.com/">http://www.crimegenre.com/</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br />The next book in this series, <i>Pattern Of Wounds</i> will come out in the summer of 2011.<br /><br /><br /><br /><b><span style="font-size:100%;color:#ffcc00;">ABOUT THE BOOK</span></b><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"><a style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 1em; FLOAT: left; CLEAR: left; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvB_bH1lFhiQOr8LpTen7gdw2Yv7888Lat8sipqhJ0UJoATAqM6pTHSUMx_hGIPXSQ7NAc1hA8w83oVEMoF0QHIsYAD6ILuFXBSbiOeATeMcxAW3oTrKxsNtmMOhFc4I8ZpFl5ohQeNoUs/s1600/backonmurder.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvB_bH1lFhiQOr8LpTen7gdw2Yv7888Lat8sipqhJ0UJoATAqM6pTHSUMx_hGIPXSQ7NAc1hA8w83oVEMoF0QHIsYAD6ILuFXBSbiOeATeMcxAW3oTrKxsNtmMOhFc4I8ZpFl5ohQeNoUs/s320/backonmurder.jpg" /></a></div>Det. Roland March is a homicide cop on his way out.<br /><br />A missing girl. A corrupt investigation. They thought they could get away with it, but they forgot one thing:<br /><br /><br /><br />Roland March is <b><span style="font-size:large;">BACK ON MURDER...</span></b><br /><br /><br /><br />Houston homicide detective Roland March was once one of the best. Now he's disillusioned, cynical, and on his way out. His superiors farm him out on a variety of punishment details. But when he's the only one at a crime scene to find evidence of a missing female victim, he's given one last chance to prove himself. Before he can crack the case, he's transferred to a new one that has grabbed the spotlight--the disappearance of a famous Houston evangelist's teen daughter.<br /><br />All he has to do? Find the missing teenage daughter of a Houston evangelist that every cop in town is already looking for. But March has an inside track, a multiple murder nobody else thinks is connected. With the help of a youth pastor with a guilty conscience who navigates the world of church and faith, March is determined to find the missing girls while proving he's still one of Houston's best detectives.<br /><br /><br /><br />Battling a new partner, an old nemesis, and the demons of his past, getting to the truth could cost March everything. Even his life.<br /><br /><br /><br />If you would like to read the first chapter of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0764206370">Back On Murder</a>, go <a href="http://thestorybeginnings.blogspot.com/2010/07/back-on-murder-chapter-1.html">HERE</a>.Takiela, the redeemed sinner...not the drink.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16631730146715746269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3966999469518156713.post-35591724893865425512010-07-07T22:39:00.000-05:002010-07-07T23:29:37.466-05:00Tomorrow We Die<div align="center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/1600/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" border="0" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/320/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif" /></a></div><center><span style="font-size:130%;">This week, the</span></center><br /><br /><center><a href="http://www.christianfictionblogalliance.com/"><span style="font-size:100%;">Christian Fiction Blog Alliance</span></a></center><br /><br /><center><span style="font-size:100%;">is introducing</span></center><br /><br /><center><span style="COLOR: rgb(153,51,0);font-size:130%;" ><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/076420596X">Tomorrow We Die</a></span></center><center>Bethany House (July 1, 2010)</center><br /><br /><center>by</center><center><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,102,0);font-size:130%;" ><a href="http://www.shawngradybooks.com/">Shawn Grady</a></span></center><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="COLOR: rgb(255,102,0);font-size:100%;" >ABOUT THE AUTHOR:</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"><a style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 1em; FLOAT: left; CLEAR: left; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0F2Cq23ENGe4cQNHg_bS7465XSnmHXYqaD-6dm7S0EMR8IMZ_v2XhCXsG6chaxSIwTsugF-6YQzavm9R91WqPnO6u4-JmF14QVaHVncaRfVLfeYR_-2PBg4qRgLDH09l5C9F5fxpQ_tBR/s1600/shawngrady.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0F2Cq23ENGe4cQNHg_bS7465XSnmHXYqaD-6dm7S0EMR8IMZ_v2XhCXsG6chaxSIwTsugF-6YQzavm9R91WqPnO6u4-JmF14QVaHVncaRfVLfeYR_-2PBg4qRgLDH09l5C9F5fxpQ_tBR/s320/shawngrady.jpg" /></a></div>Shawn Grady signed with Bethany House Publishers in 2008. He was named “Most Promising New Writer” at the 39th Annual Mount Hermon Writers Conference. He is the author of the novels <i>Through the Fire & Tomorrow We Die.<br /><br /></i><br /><br />Shawn has served for over a decade as a firefighter and paramedic in northern Nevada. From fire engines and ambulances to tillered ladder trucks and helicopters, Shawn’s work environment has always been dynamic. The line of duty has carried him to a variety of locale, from high-rise fires in the city to the burning heavy timber of the eastern Sierras.<br /><br /><br /><br />Shawn attended Point Loma Nazarene University as a Theology undergrad before shifting direction to acquire an Associate of Science degree in Fire Science Technology as well as Paramedic licensure through Truckee Meadows Community College.<br /><br /><br /><br />Shawn currently lives in Reno, Nevada, just outside of Lake Tahoe. He enjoys spending time in the outdoors with his wife, three children and yellow Labrador.<br /><br /><br /><br /><b><span style="COLOR: rgb(255,204,0);font-size:100%;" >ABOUT THE BOOK</span></b><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"><a style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 1em; FLOAT: left; CLEAR: left; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlkJBb9ezobcXPCPX-VNQFNucb-RRpb-17-ybY13x7z7mRwbDb49IdzAMwRwKmqu-4ol546wRt1V1b8S5-qk-YnDmIoFES29s1LMyXbkxlRNaVzm14-ddSOlUHrxnIe1t7TBNGrS0SQqll/s1600/tomorrow+we+die.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlkJBb9ezobcXPCPX-VNQFNucb-RRpb-17-ybY13x7z7mRwbDb49IdzAMwRwKmqu-4ol546wRt1V1b8S5-qk-YnDmIoFES29s1LMyXbkxlRNaVzm14-ddSOlUHrxnIe1t7TBNGrS0SQqll/s200/tomorrow+we+die.jpg" width="131" height="200" /></a></div><b>Chase the Angel of Death and You Might Catch Him</b><br /><br />Jonathan Trestle is a paramedic who's spent the week a few steps behind the angel of death. When he responds to a call about a man sprawled on a downtown sidewalk, Trestle isn't about to lose another victim. CPR revives the man long enough for him to hand Trestle a crumpled piece of paper and say, "Give this to Martin," before being taken to the hospital.<br /><br /><br /><br />The note is a series of dashes and haphazard scribbles. Trestle tries to follow up with the patient later, but at the ICU he learns the man awoke, pulled out his IVs, and vanished, leaving only a single key behind. With the simple decision to honor a dying man's last wish, Jonathan tracks the key to a nearby motel where he finds the man again--this time not just dead but murdered. Unwilling to just let it drop, Jonathan is plunged into a mystery that soon threatens not only his dreams for the future but maybe even his life. He must race for the truth before the Angel of Death comes calling for him.<br /><br /><br /><br />If you would like to read the first chapter of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/076420596X">Tomorrow We Die</a>, go to <a href="http://thestorybeginnings.blogspot.com/2010/07/tomorrow-we-die-chapter-1.html">HERE</a>.Takiela, the redeemed sinner...not the drink.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16631730146715746269noreply@blogger.com0