tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60594011595148241352024-03-13T03:03:11.155-07:00An Author In ProgressAnyone Can Write, But an Author CreatesRebecca Lamoreauxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10817076564848633798noreply@blogger.comBlogger710125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059401159514824135.post-88517268656100633542021-11-08T15:50:00.002-07:002021-11-08T15:50:37.942-07:00Kiss the Girl - Review<div class="separator"><p style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span face="futura-lt-w01-book, futura-lt-w05-book, sans-serif" style="color: #292929;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span face="futura-lt-w01-book, futura-lt-w05-book, sans-serif" style="color: #292929; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;">I was so pleased to get my hands on this book!</div></span></div><div class="separator" style="text-align: center;"><span face="futura-lt-w01-book, futura-lt-w05-book, sans-serif" style="color: #292929;">My review for KISS THE GIRL is below, but first, let's get to know the author for a minute. she's written several wonderful books and I'm excited to introduce her to anyone who hasn't had the privilege of meeting her yet:</span></div><div class="separator"><span face="futura-lt-w01-book, futura-lt-w05-book, sans-serif" style="color: #292929;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipAHS4fHWQLSp_Q7GDN_TwVzt9PNCIF3ktaqUwaZMSsHEffiAewbq3RnF6VHYIAKcAXwb2n6bqXFezSqGyGy4-DiSc_aFKAWRG5gwggCKSOLBnu7WUj6wbRqBkES6ZPpIMr54DLHtr2JJ-/s254/Malanie.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="254" data-original-width="254" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipAHS4fHWQLSp_Q7GDN_TwVzt9PNCIF3ktaqUwaZMSsHEffiAewbq3RnF6VHYIAKcAXwb2n6bqXFezSqGyGy4-DiSc_aFKAWRG5gwggCKSOLBnu7WUj6wbRqBkES6ZPpIMr54DLHtr2JJ-/s0/Malanie.webp" width="254" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator"><span face="futura-lt-w01-book, futura-lt-w05-book, sans-serif" style="color: #674ea7; font-size: medium;">Melanie Bennett Jacobson is an avid reader, amateur cook, and champion shopper. She lives in Southern California with her husband and children, a series of doomed houseplants, and a naughty miniature schnauzer. She substitutes high school English classes for fun and holds a Masters in Writing for Children and Young Adults from the Vermont College of Fine Arts. She is a <i>USA Today</i> bestseller and a two-time Whitney Award winner for contemporary romance.</span></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUcjAfHl8B4L_uR9gM4_lMLyVYDhD1_OE1gudEJCOWsbkxmDIU_ckSi03I5GoE_cNU6DL3WNG7tzTLLzWvG8Pxjwrs40EoSdDoY1hdaVXwpAkKLYj_W11u3_a80EcfVT_JSQAh7kuQ622u/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="313" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUcjAfHl8B4L_uR9gM4_lMLyVYDhD1_OE1gudEJCOWsbkxmDIU_ckSi03I5GoE_cNU6DL3WNG7tzTLLzWvG8Pxjwrs40EoSdDoY1hdaVXwpAkKLYj_W11u3_a80EcfVT_JSQAh7kuQ622u/w400-h640/image.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">The last thing I want is to put my awesome career on pause while I run my dad’s hardware store, but duty calls so what am I supposed to do? I can’t wait to get out of Creekville again, and I’m doing great keeping everyone at arm’s length until my best friend tries to set me up with the hot new high school coach. He’s got me literally tripping over my own feet, but I’m </span><i style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">not</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> giving in to those dimples.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><i style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">I'm burnt out on love, but Grace Winters is the funniest—and most attractive—woman I’ve ever met</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Too bad Creekville is just a detour for her. I get it. But when I recruit her to help me build a Christmas booth for the town’s biggest event of the year, I learn just how irresistible she is. And if that’s not bad enough, when I talk her into fake dating to convince my boss I’m ready for a promotion, we share an unplanned kiss that blurs every line we’ve drawn.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700;"><i style="box-sizing: border-box;">Is Grace and Noah's undeniable chemistry worth risking their friendship when their future is anything but certain? Get ready for small town charm and toe-curling mistletoe kisses!</i></span></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09JVQY21B"><span style="font-size: x-large;">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09JVQY21B</span></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;">-----//-----</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;">MY REVIEW</span></div><div>This book grabbed me from the start and didn't let go. I fell in love with the characters and their plight. The way they meet is hilarious and still makes me giggle when I think about it. And the way they avoid each other and refuse to let people push them together is fun. I like that the characters aren't like most who just pretend nothing is happening. They openly discuss everyone trying to set them up and make a pact not to let it happen. And they even confront the people who are trying - so there are no secrets. I found that refreshing. I feel like most conflict comes from secrets that you are dying for them to share. But with this book, I was very pleased with Author Melanie Jacobson's ability to bring in tension, uncertainty, and conflict in some new ways that made things so captivating and kept me glued to the story from the first awkward moment to the very last scene. I would definitely recommend this book as a quick, fun, sweet read. And I have no doubt I will be revisiting it in the future when I need a fabulous pick-me-up read to make me smile and lighten my mood.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjds3CHvvw1Zg7Tkt1qDhXrkuOv60rI5dU_TXr2AdyADKWLu36lHIstkF3eWFW3udbxYiJgnQTKIf3o013Bee3A2Otb9yEuBT1NC2B1eWCqP2-o-S5OG6yQDbfNuGjDAPZldHwhWBa4I8Ew/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="318" data-original-width="450" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjds3CHvvw1Zg7Tkt1qDhXrkuOv60rI5dU_TXr2AdyADKWLu36lHIstkF3eWFW3udbxYiJgnQTKIf3o013Bee3A2Otb9yEuBT1NC2B1eWCqP2-o-S5OG6yQDbfNuGjDAPZldHwhWBa4I8Ew/" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /></div>Loving The bookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15219240959557257105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059401159514824135.post-57532458631773198482021-11-02T17:25:00.001-07:002021-11-02T17:25:06.569-07:00Review - Meet me under the Mistletoe<p>First of all, I must apologize for this delayed post. I finished this books weeks ago and in my head had written the reviews. I had all the ideas, thoughts, favorite parts, etc. laid out in my head ... and somehow they did not get typed onto this blog. For that, I apologize! I was/am so excited to share this book with you</p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghuZiLDKDPrPRX5Z4L8HeITXYovR0aQxKEYwinRqDSC1j7SKhU1794fwaW0T6pFEkbtSFQFLiK7LHKcnV7QobCBGXjFgirLIGpZiGdiEgnTMW_UXUuDUOBPrAmf57WwZ1Yrg5ELqiFOQi9/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1447" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghuZiLDKDPrPRX5Z4L8HeITXYovR0aQxKEYwinRqDSC1j7SKhU1794fwaW0T6pFEkbtSFQFLiK7LHKcnV7QobCBGXjFgirLIGpZiGdiEgnTMW_UXUuDUOBPrAmf57WwZ1Yrg5ELqiFOQi9/w424-h640/image.png" width="424" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Meet-Me-Under-Kissing-Bough-ebook/dp/B09DK3M2T2/</p><p>Seagull: https://www.seagullbook.com/meet-me-under-the-kissing-bough.html</p><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-large;"><b>MY REVIEW</b></span></p><p><br /></p><p>I love Christmas books, and I love romances. So this was a great combination for me and I was so eager to get my hands on it. It did not disappoint. These three stories kept me reading right to the end.</p><p>The First novella, a second chance story called Meet me under the Kissing Bough, was sweet and fun to follow. I felt for Deborah and wanted her happiness. I enjoyed watching the Christmas festivities through her eyes and loved seeing her discover her own feelings. It was an enjoyable read with a wonderful ending that I hoped for but also wasn't sure how it was going to come together. As always, Author Josi S. Kilpack brought things around exactly how they should be and delivered a wonderful read.</p><p>The Second novella, Healing Hearts for the Holidays, was full of emotion and miracles. I felt for the family that had been torn apart by greed and misunderstandings - not to mention a large amount of pride. Every time Julia secretly visited Ivy I wanted to make it better for them, and also for Julia to not get caught. And the impossibility of the potential love was sweet and frustrating. Author Anneka R. Walker wove a tale that touched my heart and also made me want to ready Ivy's story (is that out there somewhere? The little glimpse we got of how that courtship started definitely fascinated me.). Esmond was charming and sigh-worthy for sure. And I was rooting for him despite prejudices and seemingly endless obstacles. I loved this story, it made my heart happy.</p><p>The Third and final novella, A Christmas Correspondence, was possibly my favorite of the three stories. To be fair, it could be because it is based loosely on A Christmas Carol and I adore that story. But Author Sarah L. McConkie made it her own and added in some sweet romance that we know Scrooge never got. The characters were charming, even Caroline. I loved finding out her back story and why she is the way she is, and also I ached for her and wanted her to learn and change. I was also rooting for the man who had to lead her down that path of redemption and learning. Honestly, I didn't realize I was reading a retelling of A Christmas Carol until half way through because I was so engrossed in the story of Caroline. LOL. I know that sounds silly, but its the truth. I was already loving it and then I discovered it was A Christmas Carol and my love of it made it even that much sweeter. I loved reading this story so much.</p><p>Overall I loved all three of these stories and will no doubt be reading this collection again and again. It was a wonderful book full of sweet, loving, miracle filled stories that won my heart. And I highly recommend it!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghgdXOuwxmjA9xNKGwmljYSy2oFdqYOq_8BdTXn9IZZYXZ4CNQ0J3ThJ9q6a9VVj2ln8tvodepg97pycFoDYwLvuBiKjbSo2htU7CGMOOqCvZj45oOz-vCD2MmuHGrsN7Uio-VRivU5GcN/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="354" data-original-width="639" height="177" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghgdXOuwxmjA9xNKGwmljYSy2oFdqYOq_8BdTXn9IZZYXZ4CNQ0J3ThJ9q6a9VVj2ln8tvodepg97pycFoDYwLvuBiKjbSo2htU7CGMOOqCvZj45oOz-vCD2MmuHGrsN7Uio-VRivU5GcN/" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p>Rebecca Lamoreauxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10817076564848633798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059401159514824135.post-75989786434408964622021-09-02T08:55:00.000-07:002021-09-02T08:55:27.003-07:00Review - Brides and Brothers<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;">I was so excited to receive an ARC of this book and review it!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil4Ehmbrx-BbnDOShL-h323NsVbgK-zuwrGegeXKnrj4Sn_Iuv3j6mOJj0Fv-IYNMU9CNEg4YyUqxjzt32RJqBRgr7NDQ09jjR0wioZvB6bj71qOjXL1UtExNcAbEnL8VNCjQo1KSl2Y2Y/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil4Ehmbrx-BbnDOShL-h323NsVbgK-zuwrGegeXKnrj4Sn_Iuv3j6mOJj0Fv-IYNMU9CNEg4YyUqxjzt32RJqBRgr7NDQ09jjR0wioZvB6bj71qOjXL1UtExNcAbEnL8VNCjQo1KSl2Y2Y/w300-h400/20210813_172556.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><i>A modern retelling of</i> Seven Brides for Seven Brothers.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;">Camille Kelly is in real danger of becoming an old maid—at least by Cherish, Montana, standards. She has all but given up on finding Mr. Right—until her broken laptop leads her to Aiden Peterson, a tall, dark, and handsome computer genius. Camille would never have believed her magic moment was right around the corner, but after two whirlwind weeks, she has a ring on her finger and has happily ever after in sight. However, she soon discovers Aiden is part of a daunting package deal . . .</p><p></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;">As the eldest of seven brothers, Aiden has never had a problem living under the same roof as his rambunctious siblings. When he falls for Camille, he is confident she’ll fit right into his family’s already bursting home. He thought wrong. Aiden and Camille’s storybook romance comes to a screeching halt when she discovers her new living situation. Not willing to submit to a life mothering a bunch of grown men, Camille has only one option: she embarks on a campaign to improve her new brothers-in-law and marry them off. And what better candidates for wives than her own best friends?</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNK0kpjgBtifEmmUtkhepXWufQSmPMuAWwpFeW1GHjl9hJ-lJvAN1lPdd5cNoko4rY-A9v8HYZRW6gVuiI2g7a91pNP8vijVG-JmVrth0QGZzicU_jUO_E8LoZj5oVsxRVLBWSoH7X5W9Q/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="140" data-original-width="361" height="124" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNK0kpjgBtifEmmUtkhepXWufQSmPMuAWwpFeW1GHjl9hJ-lJvAN1lPdd5cNoko4rY-A9v8HYZRW6gVuiI2g7a91pNP8vijVG-JmVrth0QGZzicU_jUO_E8LoZj5oVsxRVLBWSoH7X5W9Q/" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #800180;"><br /></span></div><p></p><div style="background-color: white; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763;">My Review:<br /></span><span style="color: #073763;"><span style="background-color: transparent;">I was so excited to receive a copy of this book to read and review. I admit I was nervous to pick up and read it, considering that I love the movie so much and was hesitant to read a variation. But also excited to read it because . . . I love the movie so much!<br /></span></span><span style="color: #073763;"><span style="background-color: transparent;">A bit of a strange conundrum to be sure.</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763;"><span style="background-color: transparent;"><br /></span></span><span style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="color: #073763;">However, I am so glad I read this book. It is fun to see a variation that keeps a lot of the same aspects and the emotions of the story. It caught me from the start and I couldn't put it down. I loved every moment of it and was very satisfied. Anneka's writing style was engaging, and it took me right into the story. It was like watching a movie of its own as the scenes played out in my head and I felt for each of the characters, rooting for them and wondering how each would reach a potential happy ending.</span></span><span style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></span><span style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="color: #073763;">I highly recommend this book. It's a fantastic read and a fun escape into a beloved story (retold for modern-day readers).</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></span><span style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="color: #073763;">Congratulations, Anneka R. Walker, on the release of your new book.<br /></span></span><span style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="color: #073763;">I know it will bring joy to so many readers now and in the future.</span></span></div><p style="background-color: white; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXpwDTygJeQypODhUucjkhMFdcGJ4ZDb6wBL93qCnDi1CM1S7nrEkX0o00a42tidjsXcr5cwJYgBKS_VDzZnLlGoqNZtRKuD0PVn0TUXaAhDWSOL0U_ZlF2ojE8fE5iXP_AEHMZ4rV1YCc/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXpwDTygJeQypODhUucjkhMFdcGJ4ZDb6wBL93qCnDi1CM1S7nrEkX0o00a42tidjsXcr5cwJYgBKS_VDzZnLlGoqNZtRKuD0PVn0TUXaAhDWSOL0U_ZlF2ojE8fE5iXP_AEHMZ4rV1YCc/w400-h400/image.png" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Amazon Ember, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Amazon Ember, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Be sure to grab your copy here</b>:</span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Amazon Ember, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Brides-Brothers-Anneka-R-Walker-ebook/dp/B093RDRVK3/">https://www.amazon.com/Brides-Brothers-Anneka-R-Walker-ebook/dp/B093RDRVK3/</a></span></p>Loving The bookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15219240959557257105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059401159514824135.post-45399178817284375012021-04-10T07:59:00.001-07:002021-04-10T07:59:00.239-07:00Book Review - The Counselor<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjkHcNEHJddVXy5BnS1TI6wGRczkLg1SNibm0GeawC54qwKHzWaQ8SnqphLIHQQ9UYYaMga2xeqsAIcfQmDq1imJsgfmlH87OKjpU8eQevuNGmUHJymPqjGN44hAgPpjklaEfMXG3qaam5/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="618" data-original-width="400" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjkHcNEHJddVXy5BnS1TI6wGRczkLg1SNibm0GeawC54qwKHzWaQ8SnqphLIHQQ9UYYaMga2xeqsAIcfQmDq1imJsgfmlH87OKjpU8eQevuNGmUHJymPqjGN44hAgPpjklaEfMXG3qaam5/w413-h640/image.png" width="413" /></a></div><br /><p> <b style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Book Synopsis: </b></p><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><div><br /></div><div><span style="color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">By a #1 <i style="box-sizing: inherit;">New York Times</i> best-selling writer. Travis Call, a financial counselor and a counselor in a bishopric, faces life in prison when his wife’s body is found in a shallow grave. He pleads his innocence, but many don’t believe him. With his best friend, Ross Keller, he begins the search for the real killer, only to find that true evil may be closer than he suspects. <i style="box-sizing: inherit;">The Counselor</i> establishes a new series in Latter-Day Saint fiction. </span><br /></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: red;">Review</span></b><span style="color: #222222;">:</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #222222;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">This review is a little late in coming (Sorry Aspen!) but I'm glad I got the chance to read this book. It was very engaging. When I opened the book - just to read the first part, of course - I couldn't put it down and found myself reading much more than I anticipated in that first sitting. I was finally forced to put it down because the children were demanding my attention. But the book was easy to go back to.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">I will say that there are references that might be lost on those outside the LDS culture, but they weren't so specific that it would be offputting to the general public, or be too confusing to the story. They could be easy enough to mostly understand in context and move forward with the story without too many hang-ups.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">But overall, the story was great. I was completely engrossed in finding the murderer along with the characters. The book was also very gripping but satisfying as the pieces came together, or fell apart. Tension was high, the deception and involvement and tangled webs of this story were captivating, and the conclusion was all it promised to be. Thanks for letting me read this wonderful book! </span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">Pages - 401 </span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Link -<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://aspenbookspublishing.com/product/the-counselor-by-curtis-taylor/&source=gmail&ust=1617979816471000&usg=AFQjCNEt6Z5lkLw7hCKXlqrHyg-pqiXtBQ" href="https://aspenbookspublishing.com/product/the-counselor-by-curtis-taylor/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"> https://<wbr></wbr>aspenbookspublishing.com/<wbr></wbr>product/the-counselor-by-<wbr></wbr>curtis-taylor/</a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></div>Loving The bookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15219240959557257105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059401159514824135.post-73519141547929438842021-03-23T07:52:00.013-07:002021-04-08T07:57:17.886-07:00Missionary Impossible - The Game<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIY-a0-eYoAyXVdkP_G3Mn1yzCMy3UqbAzXGd4KkmObhSNRKR5aasHB8WHLJk87ujq4IPHdrw6dinFZ0dDPle22ZQ-v1CVSV3ARWQOEhTOdNB8JdjJ6Xu5lIh-RhyE_SqoCAoPJpvjfqEb/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="358" data-original-width="500" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIY-a0-eYoAyXVdkP_G3Mn1yzCMy3UqbAzXGd4KkmObhSNRKR5aasHB8WHLJk87ujq4IPHdrw6dinFZ0dDPle22ZQ-v1CVSV3ARWQOEhTOdNB8JdjJ6Xu5lIh-RhyE_SqoCAoPJpvjfqEb/" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Your Mission, Should You Choose To Accept It... Be the first missionary or companionship to complete 100 weeks of missionary service! But standing in your way are Trials ranging from Dog Bite to Dear Johns - while Blessings, Transfers, and Golden Contacts are there to help you along. Missionary: Impossible combines simple strategy and a measure of luck for a fast-paced, easy-to-play card game for 2 to 6 players, ages 8 and up. </span></p><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">Amazon reviewers agree it's a FUN, CLEAN, game for the ENTIRE family! </span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Link - <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.amazon.com/Missionary-Impossible-Game-Aspen-Books/dp/1952669006/ref%3Dsr_1_2?crid%3D3FIKF3NDES0JR%26dchild%3D1%26keywords%3Dmissionary%2Bimpossible%2Bgame%26qid%3D1611671360%26sprefix%3Dmissionary%2Bimpossible%252Caps%252C200%26sr%3D8-2&source=gmail&ust=1617979816471000&usg=AFQjCNGOPFd7rbVNajyoe0vWEkAVGtinxw" href="https://www.amazon.com/Missionary-Impossible-Game-Aspen-Books/dp/1952669006/ref=sr_1_2?crid=3FIKF3NDES0JR&dchild=1&keywords=missionary+impossible+game&qid=1611671360&sprefix=missionary+impossible%2Caps%2C200&sr=8-2" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/<wbr></wbr>Missionary-Impossible-Game-<wbr></wbr>Aspen-Books/dp/1952669006/ref=<wbr></wbr>sr_1_2?crid=3FIKF3NDES0JR&<wbr></wbr>dchild=1&keywords=missionary+<wbr></wbr>impossible+game&qid=<wbr></wbr>1611671360&sprefix=missionary+<wbr></wbr>impossible%2Caps%2C200&sr=8-2</a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><p style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;">This game came out first when I was a teenager. I had siblings who had gone on missions for our church and when my parents brought this home we thought it was hilarious. We played it and had a blast. I remember lots of laughter and fun.</p><p style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;">When I got my hands on it again, I was very excited to see if it was as fun as I remember. IT WAS. We laughed and played, talking and remembering our own missions and missionaries who taught us (I served a mission years ago and my husband is a convert. Plus we have friends who served too who we had over for dinner and games).</p><p style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;">It was a lot of fun and we highly recommend it. We have even been planning a game night with a few couples and thought this would be a fun one to put out on the table and see how they respond.</p><p style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;">We definitely recommend it, and it will be a fun game for us and our family and friends for a long time to come.</p></div>Loving The bookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15219240959557257105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059401159514824135.post-29912884400068922232021-02-17T14:53:00.000-07:002021-02-17T14:53:38.072-07:00Lamb of God Release<span id="docs-internal-guid-415c8c67-7fff-0103-1139-63b4785cbaac"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 5pt; margin-top: 5pt; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaxoHGlA38luRwoHwSZB27i-Du9jx_r4PMIJHRZr3gR4OmSh4RMUu5TtCyzYzcXyiy71Yo5SlENWlmVTsXoEqvZ4oolyqZgOI8uHcs19B3ktE8D36FwhjP7cE81Qe61fY86H9Q_6Cae6A_/s640/key+art+%25281%2529.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="435" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaxoHGlA38luRwoHwSZB27i-Du9jx_r4PMIJHRZr3gR4OmSh4RMUu5TtCyzYzcXyiy71Yo5SlENWlmVTsXoEqvZ4oolyqZgOI8uHcs19B3ktE8D36FwhjP7cE81Qe61fY86H9Q_6Cae6A_/w273-h400/key+art+%25281%2529.jpeg" width="273" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 5pt; margin-top: 5pt; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 5pt; margin-top: 5pt; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">New Concert Film LAMB OF GOD Announces Big Screen Release Date</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 5pt; margin-top: 5pt; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">-</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Film Opens Exclusively in Theaters on Friday, March 12-</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 5pt; margin-top: 5pt; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 5pt; margin-top: 5pt; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal; text-align: left; white-space: normal;">Trailer Link: </b><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://youtu.be/89gQnH7w4Uo&source=gmail&ust=1613684521130000&usg=AFQjCNGgbH3vjFUra6ahStjwDBJYUgfS0g" href="https://youtu.be/89gQnH7w4Uo" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; white-space: normal;" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/<wbr></wbr>89gQnH7w4Uo</a></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 5pt; margin-top: 5pt; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 5pt; margin-top: 5pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Salt Lake City – Writer, Director and Composer Rob Gardner in partnership with Excel Entertainment and Purdie Distribution announced today the release of a new, groundbreaking concert film adaptation of Gardner’s acclaimed oratorio, LAMB OF GOD. The new film opens in theatres nationwide on Friday, March 12, 2021, featuring acclaimed performers, a never-before-heard song and narration. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Told entirely through music, LAMB OF GOD portrays </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">the final week in the life of Jesus Christ. The story is told from the perspective of those who loved and followed Him, including Peter, John, Thomas, Mary and Martha of Bethany, Mary Magdalene, and Christ’s mother, Mary. Filmed in Utah at the Utah Film Studios in Park City, LAMB OF GOD stars acclaimed musical artists Casey Elliott of </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">GENTRI, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Oyoyo Bonner, Tyler Hardwick, Katherine Thomas, Emily Moffat, and many more. </span></p><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-vCBEmscqoGQ7Tc7OAypR0_gYavVVRNkrWFNO64frqRNpviYjtXCczmwHFG1CfyRD_vT90h_2ulAxbaGyitLJAXYyYuUhOnZEUDx77cCl1awqqXEaVRYtj_0Ziq1TZL37y1WDvo90aT69/s1508/IMG_5793+%25282%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="794" data-original-width="1508" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-vCBEmscqoGQ7Tc7OAypR0_gYavVVRNkrWFNO64frqRNpviYjtXCczmwHFG1CfyRD_vT90h_2ulAxbaGyitLJAXYyYuUhOnZEUDx77cCl1awqqXEaVRYtj_0Ziq1TZL37y1WDvo90aT69/s320/IMG_5793+%25282%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><b>About The Show: </b>This Easter, experience the power of the last week of Jesus Christ's mortal ministry as told through the widely celebrated and sacred oratorio, LAMB OF GOD. <span style="color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">This unique concert film brings composer Rob Gardner’s work to the big screen for the first time. Join us for breathtaking performances from new soloists, a new orchestration, and a close-up view of this work that has been compared to Handel’s M</span><em style="color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">essiah</em><span style="color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and Mozart’s R</span><em style="color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">equiem</em><span style="color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><div><span style="color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKwYs4Y-HyACW2gU2WAHhm-dGFs8oOxsIx3FRxvkAP-cRAipjhrmOjPwG3vFHa5DwAcOmPBU_wMa5y_FQRclky4tvv9qnBWFHcsOIaFWtDLjddywaap3-KvFTTF6t_qEfqBqnIFBPAT7e-/s1508/IMG_5792.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="790" data-original-width="1508" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKwYs4Y-HyACW2gU2WAHhm-dGFs8oOxsIx3FRxvkAP-cRAipjhrmOjPwG3vFHa5DwAcOmPBU_wMa5y_FQRclky4tvv9qnBWFHcsOIaFWtDLjddywaap3-KvFTTF6t_qEfqBqnIFBPAT7e-/s320/IMG_5792.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEienaN7FznE983GlSUs1UWHskXMZEA12c1FNqciI-6ItKL7mYHHtXSlh0j3kKTQtF3cTZt63nk6WBjFOH_NzcoelILLmxsHmTAMvh4awIttVNKVqMHvVK5sZ77KiH7oPdHwLjwWkt01qgLs/s1506/IMG_5794+%25281%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="785" data-original-width="1506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEienaN7FznE983GlSUs1UWHskXMZEA12c1FNqciI-6ItKL7mYHHtXSlh0j3kKTQtF3cTZt63nk6WBjFOH_NzcoelILLmxsHmTAMvh4awIttVNKVqMHvVK5sZ77KiH7oPdHwLjwWkt01qgLs/s320/IMG_5794+%25281%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm4shC13uLKJGTY1kayOhF3tzv9etiw1PvDgdRgejKlRrB7Y3WSlTKnsq9cMgUtQ-8ISQ7apYvEzbQBJhpt5GUNNHNqgp0pH44NjsLOaEdH7UuBU1M9lriuqMyDDbrV24-VzlGYEv9Lez1/s1512/IMG_5795.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="798" data-original-width="1512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm4shC13uLKJGTY1kayOhF3tzv9etiw1PvDgdRgejKlRrB7Y3WSlTKnsq9cMgUtQ-8ISQ7apYvEzbQBJhpt5GUNNHNqgp0pH44NjsLOaEdH7UuBU1M9lriuqMyDDbrV24-VzlGYEv9Lez1/s320/IMG_5795.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU1eGKofRveoA7MVL3GHPMFOvOMrf9dVQC8fYCoKbUk53-wotqqQpZ-GZAIJBT3a1jp0CJDSVFRjcupLwLdPB4kB3IP-EyAnfPb9s9l77ZwcIDWa1Bg7cQz-LvyS_AoMXhsTGmyeUHAy6-/s1510/IMG_5796+%25281%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="794" data-original-width="1510" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU1eGKofRveoA7MVL3GHPMFOvOMrf9dVQC8fYCoKbUk53-wotqqQpZ-GZAIJBT3a1jp0CJDSVFRjcupLwLdPB4kB3IP-EyAnfPb9s9l77ZwcIDWa1Bg7cQz-LvyS_AoMXhsTGmyeUHAy6-/s320/IMG_5796+%25281%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>About Rob Gardner: </b> </span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">Rob Gardner began his musical career in high school as a member of and arranger for the a cappella band </span><em style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">Two Five Nine</em><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">. The group recorded 5 albums together and, while in college, toured around the country. From there, Rob began composing original works for film, theater and the concert stage. He is the author of a handful of stage musicals, including Blackbeard, The Price of Freedom, and 12 Princesses. Rob has also composed several sacred music oratorios. Rob is an accomplished producer and conductor and appears regularly on the concert stage conducting his works.</span><br /></span></div></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><p style="margin: 1rem 0px 0px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">Rob has a bachelor's degree in Management and Entrepreneurship from Brigham Young University. He also attended the University of Southern California, doing graduate studies in the prestigious Scoring for Motion Pictures and Television program. He currently resides in Gilbert, AZ.</span></p><p style="margin: 1rem 0px 0px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><br /></span></p></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“I’ve dreamed and planned for years to create a concert film of ‘Lamb of God’ and I am thrilled to bring this new cinematic, can’t miss experience to long-time fans and newcomers alike,” said creator Rob Gardner. “We brought together a world-class, once-in-a-lifetime cast and crew to create this film. And I am absolutely overjoyed that we are able to release it in theatres in time for Easter, and help bring light and hope so desperately needed at this time.” </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Fans have compared “Lamb of God” </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">to Handel’s </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Messiah</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and Mozart’s </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Requiem</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">in the past decade, “Lamb of God” has been performed throughout the world by tens of thousands of performers for millions of fans encompassing nearly every Christian faith. In addition, the original recording of “Lamb of God” featuring the London Symphony Orchestra and Spire Chorus has been streamed millions of times. The new big-screen version features a new, original song as well as updated narration. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This unique film brings Gardner’s incredible music to the big screen for the first time,” said Brandon Purdie, founder of Purdie Distribution and co-producer of the film. “Audiences will be thrilled to experience this sacred music in a whole new way.” </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">For more information, visit </span><a href="http://www.lambofgodmovie.com/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">www.lambofgodmovie.com</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /><br /></span></p><div><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div></span>Rebecca Lamoreauxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10817076564848633798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059401159514824135.post-23287138075870755172020-12-18T10:44:00.001-07:002020-12-18T10:44:41.014-07:00Christmas Countdown Blitz Day 10<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUIhV55htGHU9TyITs2CKj3JN88q6ROGlSOzNr1fMq0w9eWqd6a-k-rRm6475iSe_DgoGIRYrU4tXIB4nvL6GT8fAMiXcyhiQwa1RPsTXjUUMKRm_vVZ7XcF-Pleopxxfg3Oh_tCAmzD8/s475/CCB+banner.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="250" data-original-width="475" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUIhV55htGHU9TyITs2CKj3JN88q6ROGlSOzNr1fMq0w9eWqd6a-k-rRm6475iSe_DgoGIRYrU4tXIB4nvL6GT8fAMiXcyhiQwa1RPsTXjUUMKRm_vVZ7XcF-Pleopxxfg3Oh_tCAmzD8/s16000/CCB+banner.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5afP4cSbpiKbZud9LpqrmxYOucC3EZlvVUkd7f5-MsF_0HbtY2MxEzwo0izt0qOFiE__wV3-PaZSc_r3tUD2UAXS-Z7Li20YwqlJk-YW35dTdOZQdQXazYoX1SWM3ITPInX-E4akxyU8/s640/Banner+Trial.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="173" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5afP4cSbpiKbZud9LpqrmxYOucC3EZlvVUkd7f5-MsF_0HbtY2MxEzwo0izt0qOFiE__wV3-PaZSc_r3tUD2UAXS-Z7Li20YwqlJk-YW35dTdOZQdQXazYoX1SWM3ITPInX-E4akxyU8/s400/Banner+Trial.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFD8okWSXZFeVNZtcXvxSkPSWqU4p9WAKZwBmgxVtUiBeFjoTMUR83Ne3t2spH1VD7szDHq35OOjWJjCBKevzAdYnBTwH4J-X92Nxd6L_bIK-5kgWJL5PCv_ezNXY9eZCkhyFgX5G1BNM/s320/Day+10+CCB+Author.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 17px; font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFD8okWSXZFeVNZtcXvxSkPSWqU4p9WAKZwBmgxVtUiBeFjoTMUR83Ne3t2spH1VD7szDHq35OOjWJjCBKevzAdYnBTwH4J-X92Nxd6L_bIK-5kgWJL5PCv_ezNXY9eZCkhyFgX5G1BNM/s0/Day+10+CCB+Author.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 17px; text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: left;">When she was in Paris, Kimberley Montpetit spent all of her souvenir money at the La Patisserie shops with their gorgeous and delicious pastries. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">She grew up in the fabulous city of San Francisco, hides a stash of anything chocolate and caramel when she can get away with it, and now lives in a small town along the banks of the Rio Grande with her engineer husband and three sons. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></span></div>
<br />
<div style="border: 5px ridge; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 5px; width: 620.341px;">
<div style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><a href="http://www.lovingthebook.com/" style="clear: left; float: left; font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="81" data-original-width="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC_SCRTxtFes643c4-VBCEq06sO2e95GFYxMZAPVtRUqc3Hh_BpkRWWbYjp2UNbZazJoCpVOiyKOtMPmOvYBNkaUXn0Jzf8cXeyYRjoA6hbph9-1uDS1T0Cz-vU9tITXMYM-BR-kjDhB8/s200/Connect+with+the+Author.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; text-align: start;"><div style="font-size: 17px; text-align: center;"> <a href="www.KimberleyMontpetit.com" style="font-size: 25px;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">~ Website ~</span></a></div><div style="font-size: 25px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Kimberley-Montpetit/e/B00I3TQCP2/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">~ Amazon ~</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 17px;"> </span></div><span style="font-size: 25px;"><b style="text-align: center;"></b></span></span></div></b></div></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.lovingthebook.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="173" data-original-width="640" height="108" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirYWx2mQdfufynWmLVwVrINd9FD91L3KGWBqOq3QSkXX90K9W4eKA84Ts2ubW5HRGiR3gC6Grgr-HgTvJn6tX-upfYu2nTKoK6mRvcZuusgTXjJgd27j2boYc1ebRFPYa0jFWzdyygYNY/w400-h108/About+The+Book.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17px;"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="text-align: start;">Can two clashing agents survive gunshots, murderous millionaires, and dangerous covert snooping? Most importantly, will their own hearts betray them in the end?</i></div><div><i style="text-align: start;"><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-vIwKuvWsLpiZvAPmKcPksb4DTLDinpaGZwEdXDRhVt1cwLI6RVDMauNYUMLfdawxZoyaKzRxvwhhXu5j-r2NXSD-Y3cgx-73b8147wuXKhMvB9G_6V2e1wZthQ3tdMee-5lTN-latgE/s2048/Day+10+CCB+Cover.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-vIwKuvWsLpiZvAPmKcPksb4DTLDinpaGZwEdXDRhVt1cwLI6RVDMauNYUMLfdawxZoyaKzRxvwhhXu5j-r2NXSD-Y3cgx-73b8147wuXKhMvB9G_6V2e1wZthQ3tdMee-5lTN-latgE/w266-h400/Day+10+CCB+Cover.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Our Heroine:</b> Erin Steele, FBI Agent. Alias: Cassandra Fairfax, oil heiress.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Her Partner: </b>Braden Moretti, CIA Special Ops. Alias: Marcus Romero, Erin’s drop-dead gorgeous date with a talent for driving her crazy.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Where:</b> A fancy Christmas party at the mansion of the wealthiest man in San Francisco.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Undercover Assignment:</b> Fake Fabergé jewels selling for ten million bucks. A sting operation to take down the bad guys, of course . . . it’s all in a night’s work. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Biggest Blunder: </b>An encounter under the mistletoe that goes horribly wrong . . . or perfectly right?</div></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17px;">◆ Fall in love with Romantic Suspense that includes intrigue and danger - all wrapped up in a red Christmas bow!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17px;">◆ Included in this romance: Agent Erin Steele's special Christmas morning recipe and pictures of a stunning Faberge jewel!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: 17px; text-align: center;">◆ Visit the author at www.KimberleyMontpetit.com for a free gift. </span><span style="font-size: 17px;"> </span></span></div>
<br />
<div style="border: 5px ridge; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 5px; width: 620.341px;">
<div style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><a href="http://www.lovingthebook.com/" style="clear: left; float: left; font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="81" data-original-width="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh341SdarQTTar07nsNAtkCNR8-Bos57z6IiEyFCgWkfMctF-6D1r7lZUI7LQ6rlaqOdq_cS1wn8nXNELsxWC7Pn52asRBkZ-A93LHTvvLNaN2BQNdJMTxUxX9M0r8fF6rIiLoaw9XitOM/s200/but+now+trial.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; text-align: start;"><div style="font-size: 17px; text-align: center;"> </div><div style="font-size: 25px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://geni.us/sepw" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">~ Amazon ~ </span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 17px;"> </span></div><span style="font-size: 25px;"><b style="text-align: center;"></b></span></span></div></b></div></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoFO3ml5MGVItB9JgWoUcOd8l5G0IVN6Oi0TGVDJQucGA0eQBoV4wDNNv5pKesDIDxkjI79c0YPI8PSAKu8QIYbskg_GYXuwvEIGWOwja_IsZwzBTcpfdFvSIOh5hx6vHkXNLVaRIqtQY/s1600/Extras.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="173" data-original-width="640" height="107" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoFO3ml5MGVItB9JgWoUcOd8l5G0IVN6Oi0TGVDJQucGA0eQBoV4wDNNv5pKesDIDxkjI79c0YPI8PSAKu8QIYbskg_GYXuwvEIGWOwja_IsZwzBTcpfdFvSIOh5hx6vHkXNLVaRIqtQY/s400/Extras.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Author Interview:</span></b></div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 5.0000pt; margin-left: 83.3000pt; margin-top: 5.0000pt; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-indent: -18.0000pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 5pt; margin-left: 83.3pt; margin-top: 5pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -18pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt;"><b>What is your favorite Wintertime Activity?</b></span></p><p class="p" style="background: transparent; margin-bottom: 14pt; margin-top: 14pt; text-align: left;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #201f1e; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt;">Staying warm and reading! Baking lots of cookies plus lemon tarts from an old-fashioned recipe of my grandmother who emigrated from England. Holiday shopping, singing, and decorating with my kiddos. </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 5pt; margin-left: 83.3pt; margin-top: 5pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -18pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></p><p class="p" style="background: transparent; margin-bottom: 14pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 14pt; text-align: left;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #201f1e; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt;"><b>How many unpublished / half-finished books do you have in progress?</b></span></p><p class="p" style="margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #201f1e; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt;">Hmm. I tend to finish books I begin (which is fortunate!), but I have lots of ideas and some outlines of book ideas and plots. I wrote a LOT of books which I call my “practice novels” that have never been published. </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="p" style="background: transparent; margin-bottom: 14pt; margin-left: 47.25pt; margin-top: 14pt; text-align: left;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><p class="p" style="background: transparent; margin-bottom: 14pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 14pt; text-align: left;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #201f1e; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt;">What was the most surprising thing you learned when creating your book (in research or in yourself?)</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #201f1e; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> </span></b></p><p class="p" style="background: transparent; margin-bottom: 14pt; margin-left: 47.25pt; margin-top: 14pt; text-align: left;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #201f1e; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt;">I’ve learned over the years how much I adore research and learning new things and new cultures and new places around the world, including intriguing people and historical events with mysteries. I like to read books about my subject, online articles and watch documentaries. For this new Christmas book it was all about the world of Faberge! The artistry and unique designs and craftsmanship are truly stunning. The man was a genius and craftsman bar none. Pair that with the end of the Victorian Era through WWI and the Russian Royal family and there are lots of stories to tell! </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="p" style="background: transparent; margin-bottom: 14pt; margin-top: 14pt; text-align: left;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><p class="p" style="background: transparent; margin-bottom: 14pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 14pt; text-align: left;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #201f1e; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt;"><b>Tell us about the greatest Christmas gift you ever received. </b></span></p><p class="p" style="background: transparent; margin-bottom: 14pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 14pt; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #201f1e; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> </span><span style="color: #201f1e; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;">My first two sons were born in the f</span><span style="color: #201f1e; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; text-indent: -18pt;">all and they were infants during their first Christmas and that was always so special thinking about Christ as a newborn baby and holding them and trying to imagine what it was like when Mary only had Joseph to help her during the difficult circumstances she was in for delivering her first child. I admire her so much for her faith and pure love. </span></p><p class="p" style="background: transparent; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 47.25pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #201f1e; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt;">Last year I had another great Christmas gift–my own life. I *died* 5 times (5 Code Blues with the defibrillator and went without oxygen for 10 minutes) and was in a coma for a week, but so many miracles happened to preserve my life that it still feels surreal to me that I’m still here. My gratitude is immense for wonderful doctors and the miracle that happened that terrible night, including God’s daily blessing of </span><i><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #201f1e; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt;">life </span></i><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #201f1e; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt;">and my family! </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="p" style="background: transparent; margin-bottom: 14pt; margin-left: 47.25pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><p class="p" style="background: transparent; margin-bottom: 14pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 14pt; text-align: left;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #201f1e; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt;"><b>What inspired you to write this novel?</b></span></p><p class="p" style="background: transparent; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 14pt; padding: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #201f1e; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt;">I’m part of a writer’s group that helps one another and cheers each other on and last year we decided we’d all do a Fake Fiancé Christmas book in a series. I was excited to do one since I hadn’t ever written a fake fiancé romance before and had always wanted to try. We had our beautiful and snazzy covers designed for the series and then my very sudden health issue happened that landed me in the hospital for weeks and in recovery for months afterward which means my Christmas book never got finished or published. </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="p" style="background: transparent; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #201f1e; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt;">I actually forgot about the book during my rehab and recovery (no writing happened for about 8 months). When I finally began writing again, I finished another book for a series that just needed the final book – </span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08FYZ2N9L/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i11"><u><span class="15" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0563c1; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt;">Mostly Perilous, The Women of Ambrose Estate.</span></u></a><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #201f1e; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt;"> It was finished in August and it’s one of my all-time favorites. </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="p" style="background: transparent; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #201f1e; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt;">A month later, I thought, “Hey, I have a cover for a Christmas romance that I forgot about – I need to write that!” And Her Secret Agent turned out SO much fun to write! I hope everyone has a great time reading it! </span></p>
<div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>
<div style="border: 5px ridge; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 5px; width: 620.341px;">
<div style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/2681226558806547/" style="clear: left; float: left; font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="81" data-original-width="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqwlKZylxtZZMPqgm4Tf9Q4xSFHVdCNRC5J9yPO6VaFRQy72vVSzX87K3B2QF5141fvMCmTngGiPR1Zs7_3Gvmdkqk5I4KQ8gVjPHoO2b2YpaRvlPybCn8SCaCIRH3APriq4Vqu-VCcLk/s1600/Event+Page.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; text-align: start;"><div style="font-size: 17px; text-align: center;"> </div><div style="font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><a target="_blank"><span>To view our blog schedule and follow along with this tour visit our </span></a><br /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/2681226558806547/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: 20px; text-align: center;">Official Event Page </span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: 25px;"><b style="text-align: center;"></b></span></span></div></b></div></div><br />
<a class="rcptr" data-raflid="330006f8497" data-template="" data-theme="classic" href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/330006f8497/" id="rcwidget_g55qgl6p" rel="nofollow">a Rafflecopter giveaway</a>
<script src="https://widget-prime.rafflecopter.com/launch.js"></script>
<br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.lovingthebook.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="250" data-original-width="475" height="105" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFCgGMIt1lcclbDsxXrJM2ePMHC5vpZzn9Yq3MJYNO22XKZj6Fjo42rBINJRByBce81XIbKBZ6cVvGSJpzRvcjZrxOOYYGTEL6aTA86ucIit0d8A1rNR3rLEq51H2nqi3b74FwO20aJrY/s200/Bottom+Banner.jpg" width="200" /></a><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br /></div></div>Loving The bookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15219240959557257105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059401159514824135.post-63758630141995446652020-12-17T10:32:00.002-07:002020-12-17T10:32:47.127-07:00Christmas Countdown Blitz Day 9 <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUIhV55htGHU9TyITs2CKj3JN88q6ROGlSOzNr1fMq0w9eWqd6a-k-rRm6475iSe_DgoGIRYrU4tXIB4nvL6GT8fAMiXcyhiQwa1RPsTXjUUMKRm_vVZ7XcF-Pleopxxfg3Oh_tCAmzD8/s475/CCB+banner.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="250" data-original-width="475" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUIhV55htGHU9TyITs2CKj3JN88q6ROGlSOzNr1fMq0w9eWqd6a-k-rRm6475iSe_DgoGIRYrU4tXIB4nvL6GT8fAMiXcyhiQwa1RPsTXjUUMKRm_vVZ7XcF-Pleopxxfg3Oh_tCAmzD8/s16000/CCB+banner.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #990000;"><b><a href="http://www.lovingthebook.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="173" data-original-width="640" height="107" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgey3BnRrOEBb3s0zfIlct8ll54spoLLI7IrTC6SiChDDMRD_r8tkNhZhbDn0-Iamo44kLJsMujFCx9IJSSA9T0q5qQfI2n_AG7Crh-pc6NZguELEqQJWli3K7_Sjo4EVWccZI6oh7JLeg/s400/Banner+Trial.jpg" width="400" /></a></b></span></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8ZdQl4WIPh4IJdH-9V25QeQeJDFG5JpTWHSWhJpJgSMSxzepCtvxmdSslKn-CGWRXvR9zyufe-kyIAFDzKfVYhQEZTeoBpFAk6hxHNoi-W5eH83ZQcYSUVeGpXy97I1GHX4T0EIiBlvg/s1600/author-pic+%25281%2529.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1259" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8ZdQl4WIPh4IJdH-9V25QeQeJDFG5JpTWHSWhJpJgSMSxzepCtvxmdSslKn-CGWRXvR9zyufe-kyIAFDzKfVYhQEZTeoBpFAk6hxHNoi-W5eH83ZQcYSUVeGpXy97I1GHX4T0EIiBlvg/s320/author-pic+%25281%2529.jpg" width="268" /></a><br />
<span face=""arial" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 18.6667px;">Karlie Lucas is a school crossing guard by day and a writer/artist by night. </span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 18.6667px;"><br /></span></span>
<span face=""arial" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 18.6667px;">A graduate of Southern Utah University, Karlie received a B.A. in Creative Writing, with a minor in art. She is a member of Sigma Tau Delta, The International English Honor Society, SCBWI, as well as ANWA, the American Night Writers Association.</span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 18.6667px;">Karlie is interested in all things magical and mysterious, especially elves and dragons. She is an avid fan of J.R.R. Tolkien and J.K. Rowling.</span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 18.6667px;"><br /></span></span>
<span face=""arial" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 18.6667px;">When not writing, Karlie can often be found drawing, baking, watching her favorite old school shows, or just spending time with her family.</span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 18.6667px;"><br /></span></span>
<span face=""arial" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 18.6667px;">She currently resides in Dallas, Texas with her husband and a cat named Kally. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span face=""arial" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 18.6667px;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div b2020="" color:="" style="border: 5px ridge; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 5px; width: 620.341px;">
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG9EjeHiywlev_6Sn3cMwm7x8EKriyrtFgTnvxODZocrOE-LBLKOKETt8Vo0iDVTPnM5HEuIIS1QAAJg7mHCIEZawcX7jyRBxCewJZe5B6d3p-OVoBiVAwCojP0OFWW28VRIdXmWixb7A/s1600/Connect+with+the+Author.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="81" data-original-width="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG9EjeHiywlev_6Sn3cMwm7x8EKriyrtFgTnvxODZocrOE-LBLKOKETt8Vo0iDVTPnM5HEuIIS1QAAJg7mHCIEZawcX7jyRBxCewJZe5B6d3p-OVoBiVAwCojP0OFWW28VRIdXmWixb7A/s1600/Connect+with+the+Author.jpg" /></a><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;">~ <a href="https://www.facebook.com/karlie.lucas.author/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">Facebook</span></a> ~ <a href="http://www.karlielucas.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">Website</span></a> ~</span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;">~ <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Karlie-Lucas/e/B00N8Z86H8/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">Amazon</span></a> ~ <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8580852.Karlie_Lucas" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">Goodreads</span></a> ~</span></b><b><span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;"> </span></b></div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.lovingthebook.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="173" data-original-width="640" height="108" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirYWx2mQdfufynWmLVwVrINd9FD91L3KGWBqOq3QSkXX90K9W4eKA84Ts2ubW5HRGiR3gC6Grgr-HgTvJn6tX-upfYu2nTKoK6mRvcZuusgTXjJgd27j2boYc1ebRFPYa0jFWzdyygYNY/w400-h108/About+The+Book.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<br /><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 17px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQyNxJCKzU8CVmeFrlgdH46n0OpJ3Bvmi4sen6QNT-l8JVqIPbtQn1oJ87v3D_J5dU4Mu0kM8G74Z6RzG8rc-UB_3pFi1DCCwQSGUEcHqSP1EivOiZoagGaQx4-CRb9JBs30TL430VNBA/s2048/Day+9+CCB+Cover.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQyNxJCKzU8CVmeFrlgdH46n0OpJ3Bvmi4sen6QNT-l8JVqIPbtQn1oJ87v3D_J5dU4Mu0kM8G74Z6RzG8rc-UB_3pFi1DCCwQSGUEcHqSP1EivOiZoagGaQx4-CRb9JBs30TL430VNBA/w266-h400/Day+9+CCB+Cover.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Marie never expected to wake up in North Pole City, let alone being made Santa’s Emergency Replacement. It was a job she never wanted but couldn’t turn down, thanks to Clarence, Santa’s right hand man. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Now, Marie has to work with Clarence, who believes she is some kind of criminal who will cause the destruction of everything he holds dear. Trying to prove that he’s wrong, Marie keeps making mistakes that push them even further apart. It doesn’t help that she has a past she’d rather keep hidden. However, trying to keep her past where it should belong isn’t easy.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Just when Marie starts to feel like things are coming together, a madman with a bone to pick, and Christmas to ruin, threatens the whole of the North Pole Organization. Marie must rely on Clarence and her new friends to help her face her past before Christmas is gone forever. But does she have the courage to truly be herself when it could mean losing everything?</div></span></div></div>
<br />
<div style="border: 5px ridge; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 5px; width: 620.341px;">
<div style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><a href="http://www.lovingthebook.com/" style="clear: left; float: left; font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="81" data-original-width="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh341SdarQTTar07nsNAtkCNR8-Bos57z6IiEyFCgWkfMctF-6D1r7lZUI7LQ6rlaqOdq_cS1wn8nXNELsxWC7Pn52asRBkZ-A93LHTvvLNaN2BQNdJMTxUxX9M0r8fF6rIiLoaw9XitOM/s200/but+now+trial.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; text-align: start;"><div style="font-size: 17px; text-align: center;"> </div><div style="font-size: 25px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://geni.us/T5B4xFm" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">~ Amazon ~ </span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 17px;"> </span></div><span style="font-size: 25px;"><b style="text-align: center;"></b></span></span></div></b></div></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoFO3ml5MGVItB9JgWoUcOd8l5G0IVN6Oi0TGVDJQucGA0eQBoV4wDNNv5pKesDIDxkjI79c0YPI8PSAKu8QIYbskg_GYXuwvEIGWOwja_IsZwzBTcpfdFvSIOh5hx6vHkXNLVaRIqtQY/s1600/Extras.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="173" data-original-width="640" height="107" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoFO3ml5MGVItB9JgWoUcOd8l5G0IVN6Oi0TGVDJQucGA0eQBoV4wDNNv5pKesDIDxkjI79c0YPI8PSAKu8QIYbskg_GYXuwvEIGWOwja_IsZwzBTcpfdFvSIOh5hx6vHkXNLVaRIqtQY/s400/Extras.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-size: large;">Author Interview:</span></b></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 5.0000pt; margin-left: 47.3000pt; margin-top: 5.0000pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-indent: -18.0000pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="background: transparent; color: #500050; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">1. </span><!--[endif]--><span style="background: transparent; color: #500050; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">What is your favorite Wintertime Activity?</span><span style="background: transparent; color: #500050; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><br /></span><span style="background: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Growing up, I would say snowball fights or tubing down tall hills. But, now that I live in the south, it's just walking in the snow, if we ever have any, then drinking hot cocoa with my hubby.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 5.0000pt; margin-left: 47.3000pt; margin-top: 5.0000pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-indent: -18.0000pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="background: transparent; color: #500050; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">2. </span><!--[endif]--><span style="background: transparent; color: #500050; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">How many unpublished / half-finished books do you have in progress?</span><span style="background: transparent; color: #500050; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><br /></span><span style="background: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Oh gosh. Um... more than I can remember off hand. I do have two childrens' books waiting for me to illustrate them, a few short stories, an adult novel, a drawer full of various partial drafts of who knows how many stories, and a few new projects on the back burner.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 5.0000pt; margin-left: 47.3000pt; margin-top: 5.0000pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-indent: -18.0000pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="background: transparent; color: #500050; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">3. </span><!--[endif]--><span style="background: transparent; color: #500050; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">What was the most surprising thing you learned when creating your book (in research or in yourself?)</span><span style="background: transparent; color: #500050; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><br /></span><span style="background: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">I think the most surprising thing was how much I relate to the main character, especially at that time in my life when I wrote it. Like her, I've grown a lot over the years.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 5.0000pt; margin-left: 47.3000pt; margin-top: 5.0000pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-indent: -18.0000pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="background: transparent; color: #500050; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">4. </span><!--[endif]--><span style="background: transparent; color: #500050; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Tell us about the greatest Christmas gift you ever received.</span><span style="background: transparent; color: #500050; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><br /></span><span style="background: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">I honestly couldn't tell you what kind of gifts I've received over the years because it's not the gifts that stand out to me, but I can tell you the most memorable Christmas was when Santa visited my childhood home. We didn't expect him and he just came out of nowhere, though I seem to remember seeing what might have been a limo parked down the street. He came in, looking as legit as can be, gave us pre-filled stockings, visited for a bit, and then left. To this day, I don't think even my parents know who he really was.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 5.0000pt; margin-left: 47.3000pt; margin-top: 5.0000pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-indent: -18.0000pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="background: transparent; color: #500050; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">5. </span><!--[endif]--><span style="background: transparent; color: #500050; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">What did you edit out of your book? (Such as a cut scene or an idea that just wouldn't fit?)</span><span style="background: transparent; color: #500050; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><br /></span><span style="background: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">I actually didn't edit anything out. It's rather the reverse. I actually added a lot to it. When I originally wrote it, it was bare bones, though I did change a few scenes here and there to fit in with the more modern editions as I edited over the years.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 5.0000pt; margin-left: 47.3000pt; margin-top: 5.0000pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-indent: -18.0000pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="background: transparent; color: #500050; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">6. </span><!--[endif]--><span style="background: transparent; color: #500050; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">What inspired you to write this novel?</span><span style="background: transparent; color: #500050; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><br /></span><span style="background: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">I always have had a fascination with Santa Claus and the elves and was saddened who, at the time, a lot of the radio commentators (my mom's programs) seemed to disparage how the elves were "overworked and underpaid" and I didn't think it would be like that at all, so I set out to create a world that proved those claims false. It really started out as a daydream, a movie in my head, I guess, about the opening scene, and then it just went from there.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"> </span></p></div></div>
<br />
<div style="border: 5px ridge; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 5px; width: 620.341px;">
<div style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/2681226558806547/" style="clear: left; float: left; font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="81" data-original-width="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqwlKZylxtZZMPqgm4Tf9Q4xSFHVdCNRC5J9yPO6VaFRQy72vVSzX87K3B2QF5141fvMCmTngGiPR1Zs7_3Gvmdkqk5I4KQ8gVjPHoO2b2YpaRvlPybCn8SCaCIRH3APriq4Vqu-VCcLk/s1600/Event+Page.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; text-align: start;"><div style="font-size: 17px; text-align: center;"> </div><div style="font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><a target="_blank"><span>To view our blog schedule and follow along with this tour visit our </span></a><br /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/2681226558806547/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: 20px; text-align: center;">Official Event Page </span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: 25px;"><b style="text-align: center;"></b></span></span></div></b></div></div><br />
<a class="rcptr" data-raflid="330006f8497" data-template="" data-theme="classic" href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/330006f8497/" id="rcwidget_g55qgl6p" rel="nofollow">a Rafflecopter giveaway</a>
<script src="https://widget-prime.rafflecopter.com/launch.js"></script>
<br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.lovingthebook.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="250" data-original-width="475" height="105" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFCgGMIt1lcclbDsxXrJM2ePMHC5vpZzn9Yq3MJYNO22XKZj6Fjo42rBINJRByBce81XIbKBZ6cVvGSJpzRvcjZrxOOYYGTEL6aTA86ucIit0d8A1rNR3rLEq51H2nqi3b74FwO20aJrY/s200/Bottom+Banner.jpg" width="200" /></a><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br /></div></div>Loving The bookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15219240959557257105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059401159514824135.post-38327410428154170202020-12-16T10:21:00.002-07:002020-12-16T10:21:23.387-07:00Christmas Countdown Blitz Day 8 <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUIhV55htGHU9TyITs2CKj3JN88q6ROGlSOzNr1fMq0w9eWqd6a-k-rRm6475iSe_DgoGIRYrU4tXIB4nvL6GT8fAMiXcyhiQwa1RPsTXjUUMKRm_vVZ7XcF-Pleopxxfg3Oh_tCAmzD8/s475/CCB+banner.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="250" data-original-width="475" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUIhV55htGHU9TyITs2CKj3JN88q6ROGlSOzNr1fMq0w9eWqd6a-k-rRm6475iSe_DgoGIRYrU4tXIB4nvL6GT8fAMiXcyhiQwa1RPsTXjUUMKRm_vVZ7XcF-Pleopxxfg3Oh_tCAmzD8/s16000/CCB+banner.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #990000;"><b><a href="http://www.lovingthebook.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="173" data-original-width="640" height="107" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgey3BnRrOEBb3s0zfIlct8ll54spoLLI7IrTC6SiChDDMRD_r8tkNhZhbDn0-Iamo44kLJsMujFCx9IJSSA9T0q5qQfI2n_AG7Crh-pc6NZguELEqQJWli3K7_Sjo4EVWccZI6oh7JLeg/s400/Banner+Trial.jpg" width="400" /></a></b></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnTYZGwMIIpb9KYIfJbWvSSOpOUG-YNfF0lAOqOFa2NEcHuer4NduikQDxHfC7jTFIc54Eb6Cx-oaSWigxQrCh2nLk5KzarbktAYR3DN12rhWvRYFo2KI5z5UyP_eCNYUfzxSEvSy0wyI/s1600/Day+4+Author+CC+Blitz.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="628" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnTYZGwMIIpb9KYIfJbWvSSOpOUG-YNfF0lAOqOFa2NEcHuer4NduikQDxHfC7jTFIc54Eb6Cx-oaSWigxQrCh2nLk5KzarbktAYR3DN12rhWvRYFo2KI5z5UyP_eCNYUfzxSEvSy0wyI/s320/Day+4+Author+CC+Blitz.jpg" width="297" /></a><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">
Arabella Sheraton grew up on a diet of Jane Austen, the Bronte sisters, and many other writers of that period. From Jane Austen to Georgette Heyer, Arabella has found both enjoyment and inspiration in sparkling, witty Regency novels. She also loves history and generally finds the past more fascinating than the future. Arabella wrote her first Regency romance to entertain her aged mom who loved the genre. Arabella is honoured to share the adventures of her heroes and heroines with readers.
</span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #990000;"><b></b></span></div>
<br />
<div b2020="" color:="" style="border: 5px ridge; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 5px; width: 620.341px;">
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG9EjeHiywlev_6Sn3cMwm7x8EKriyrtFgTnvxODZocrOE-LBLKOKETt8Vo0iDVTPnM5HEuIIS1QAAJg7mHCIEZawcX7jyRBxCewJZe5B6d3p-OVoBiVAwCojP0OFWW28VRIdXmWixb7A/s1600/Connect+with+the+Author.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="81" data-original-width="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG9EjeHiywlev_6Sn3cMwm7x8EKriyrtFgTnvxODZocrOE-LBLKOKETt8Vo0iDVTPnM5HEuIIS1QAAJg7mHCIEZawcX7jyRBxCewJZe5B6d3p-OVoBiVAwCojP0OFWW28VRIdXmWixb7A/s1600/Connect+with+the+Author.jpg" /></a><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;">~ <a href="https://www.facebook.com/regencyromances/"><span style="color: #990000;">Facebook</span></a> ~ <a href="http://regencyromances.webs.com/"><span style="color: #990000;">Website</span></a> ~</span></b><br />
<span style="color: #b2020;"><b><span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;">~ <a href="https://twitter.com/ArabellSheraton"><span style="color: #990000;">Twitter</span></a> ~</span></b></span></div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;"><br />
<!--[endif]--></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.lovingthebook.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="173" data-original-width="640" height="107" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTAyR0t6CxUj2YALDQA8b0lyNrBstdv1O-MK9D2oZ8f6vQDNZgEotC1-YPcolDWEvpQTlm678u2uwpdT_X8blN0NqO-XOuWhgNdDlMFbA2gMCTJQcIieuOIGISyIZufHWw1bH3c6sRDzA/s400/About+The+Book.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxg3RHirNo0F4xVWIbj8ApVJWRYTJcGr5KqfoqhfHUAY1scKcJHM1TtWZX_1CVAOgLHA41iliyv9P5jzb9SZ9a-FeTvMbFdif2hzKqxUyALUbHeSX8_4C1TD2UDjMXs1p5SzDku1g9D4Q/s1600/Day+4+Cover+CC+Blitz.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1067" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxg3RHirNo0F4xVWIbj8ApVJWRYTJcGr5KqfoqhfHUAY1scKcJHM1TtWZX_1CVAOgLHA41iliyv9P5jzb9SZ9a-FeTvMbFdif2hzKqxUyALUbHeSX8_4C1TD2UDjMXs1p5SzDku1g9D4Q/s400/Day+4+Cover+CC+Blitz.jpg" width="266" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">In this delightful traditional Regency romance, Miss Diana Dashwood accepts an invitation to Lady Prescott's Christmas party at Camden House, in the countryside. But things do not go quite as she imagined. </span><div><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Through an unexpected event, she is forced to spend the night in a woodsman's hut with one of the guests. What a scandal! </span></div><div><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Of course, Sir Gareth Blakely must propose, and he does. Unfortunately, Miss Diana Dashwood has already been engaged to and broken off her engagement from Sir Gareth Blakely after a bitter quarrel. Is it likely she will bow to social pressure and accept his proposal, one made only to save her reputation, and if they marry, does their union stand a chance of survival?</span><span style="font-family: calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">And what about the pretty heiress, Miss Jemima Plymstock, whom everyone thinks is the lady Sir Gareth had his eye upon? Headstrong and proud, Miss Diana Dashwood is caught in a dreadful dilemma. A must-read for Regency fans!</span></div><div>
<br />
<br />
<div b2020="" color:="" style="border: 5px ridge; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 5px; width: 620.341px;">
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhULYbQnF2Rroxw54tqlMbOHr-Av-lrSn7CbtBv7T8bKk4tQWHiAp3DGGUVRkSkQyN8QNv734NG5ydWm_SQBRah1uLvashaahb3rCJjKu0xb9iJnIUldpkzmi4MFZfmktGajsfnKg9B6Hk/s1600/but+now+trial.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="81" data-original-width="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhULYbQnF2Rroxw54tqlMbOHr-Av-lrSn7CbtBv7T8bKk4tQWHiAp3DGGUVRkSkQyN8QNv734NG5ydWm_SQBRah1uLvashaahb3rCJjKu0xb9iJnIUldpkzmi4MFZfmktGajsfnKg9B6Hk/s1600/but+now+trial.jpg" /></a><span style="color: #b2020;"><span style="color: #b2020;"><b><span style="color: #b2020;"><b><span style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;"><b>~ <a href="https://geni.us/oK5bow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">Amazon </span></a> ~ </b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></span><br />
<br />
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoFO3ml5MGVItB9JgWoUcOd8l5G0IVN6Oi0TGVDJQucGA0eQBoV4wDNNv5pKesDIDxkjI79c0YPI8PSAKu8QIYbskg_GYXuwvEIGWOwja_IsZwzBTcpfdFvSIOh5hx6vHkXNLVaRIqtQY/s1600/Extras.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="173" data-original-width="640" height="107" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoFO3ml5MGVItB9JgWoUcOd8l5G0IVN6Oi0TGVDJQucGA0eQBoV4wDNNv5pKesDIDxkjI79c0YPI8PSAKu8QIYbskg_GYXuwvEIGWOwja_IsZwzBTcpfdFvSIOh5hx6vHkXNLVaRIqtQY/s400/Extras.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-size: large;">Author Interview:</span></b></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0000pt; margin-left: 21.2500pt; margin-right: 0.0000pt; margin-top: 0.0000pt; mso-char-indent-count: 0.0000; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; mso-para-margin-left: 0.0000gd; text-indent: -21.2500pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="background: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">1. </span><!--[endif]--><span style="background: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">What is your favorite Wintertime Activity?</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0000pt; margin-left: 42.0000pt; margin-right: 0.0000pt; margin-top: 0.0000pt; mso-char-indent-count: 0.0000; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; mso-para-margin-left: 0.0000gd; text-indent: -21.0000pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="background: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">a) </span><!--[endif]--><span style="background: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">I love taking long walks with my dog, all wrapped up against the cold. Then coming home to hot chocolate and a good book. I love winter and Christmas!</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0000pt; margin-left: 21.2500pt; margin-right: 0.0000pt; margin-top: 0.0000pt; mso-char-indent-count: 0.0000; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; mso-para-margin-left: 0.0000gd; text-indent: -21.2500pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="background: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">2. </span><!--[endif]--><span style="background: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">How many unpublishes / half-finished books do you have in progress?</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0000pt; margin-left: 42.0000pt; margin-right: 0.0000pt; margin-top: 0.0000pt; mso-char-indent-count: 0.0000; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; mso-para-margin-left: 0.0000gd; text-indent: -21.0000pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="background: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">a) </span><!--[endif]--><span style="background: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">I have an unfinished work in progress. A time travel/murder mystery Regency romance, if such a mash-up is possible! Finding the time to write is hard at the moment but the whole story is already written in my head.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0000pt; margin-left: 21.2500pt; margin-right: 0.0000pt; margin-top: 0.0000pt; mso-char-indent-count: 0.0000; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; mso-para-margin-left: 0.0000gd; text-indent: -21.2500pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="background: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">3. </span><!--[endif]--><span style="background: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">What was the most surprising thing you learned when creating your book (in research or in yourself?)</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0000pt; margin-left: 42.0000pt; margin-right: 0.0000pt; margin-top: 0.0000pt; mso-char-indent-count: 0.0000; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; mso-para-margin-left: 0.0000gd; text-indent: -21.0000pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="background: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">a) </span><!--[endif]--><span style="background: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Generally my Regency romances are true to the period, but my work in progress is something so different I needed to do extra research. I never considered the possibility of time travel but when doing research on this unfinished book, I was astonished to read about events that have been recorded of time travel. It is possible that in a slip of time, people have been transported back to another era for a while.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0000pt; margin-left: 21.2500pt; margin-right: 0.0000pt; margin-top: 0.0000pt; mso-char-indent-count: 0.0000; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; mso-para-margin-left: 0.0000gd; text-indent: -21.2500pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="background: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">4. </span><!--[endif]--><span style="background: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"> Tell us about the greatest Christmas gift you ever received.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0000pt; margin-left: 42.0000pt; margin-right: 0.0000pt; margin-top: 0.0000pt; mso-char-indent-count: 0.0000; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; mso-para-margin-left: 0.0000gd; text-indent: -21.0000pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="background: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">a) </span><!--[endif]--><span style="background: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">A round the world ticket from my parents to see all the places I had always dreamed of visiting. I love travel.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0000pt; margin-left: 21.2500pt; margin-right: 0.0000pt; margin-top: 0.0000pt; mso-char-indent-count: 0.0000; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; mso-para-margin-left: 0.0000gd; text-indent: -21.2500pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="background: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">5. </span><!--[endif]--><span style="background: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">What did you edit out of your book? (Such as a cut scene or an idea that just wouldn't fit?)</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0000pt; margin-left: 42.0000pt; margin-right: 0.0000pt; margin-top: 0.0000pt; mso-char-indent-count: 0.0000; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; mso-para-margin-left: 0.0000gd; text-indent: -21.0000pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="background: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">a) </span><!--[endif]--><span style="background: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">I never have to edit anything out of my books. They just seem to be right from the start.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0000pt; margin-left: 21.2500pt; margin-right: 0.0000pt; margin-top: 0.0000pt; mso-char-indent-count: 0.0000; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; mso-para-margin-left: 0.0000gd; text-indent: -21.2500pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="background: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">6. </span><!--[endif]--><span style="background: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">What inspired you to write this novel?</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0000pt; margin-left: 42.0000pt; margin-right: 0.0000pt; margin-top: 0.0000pt; mso-char-indent-count: 0.0000; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; mso-para-margin-left: 0.0000gd; text-indent: -21.0000pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="background: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">a) </span><!--[endif]--><span style="background: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">I wrote all my novels for my mother who was disabled. This was a Christmas one for her to enjoy.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0000pt; margin-left: 36.0000pt; margin-right: 0.0000pt; margin-top: 0.0000pt; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-indent: -18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0pt;"><span style="background: transparent; color: #500050; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: transparent; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><br /></span></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<div style="border: 5px ridge; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 5px; width: 620.341px;">
<div style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/2681226558806547/" style="clear: left; float: left; font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="81" data-original-width="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqwlKZylxtZZMPqgm4Tf9Q4xSFHVdCNRC5J9yPO6VaFRQy72vVSzX87K3B2QF5141fvMCmTngGiPR1Zs7_3Gvmdkqk5I4KQ8gVjPHoO2b2YpaRvlPybCn8SCaCIRH3APriq4Vqu-VCcLk/s1600/Event+Page.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; text-align: start;"><div style="font-size: 17px; text-align: center;"> </div><div style="font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><a target="_blank"><span>To view our blog schedule and follow along with this tour visit our </span></a><br /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/2681226558806547/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: 20px; text-align: center;">Official Event Page </span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: 25px;"><b style="text-align: center;"></b></span></span></div></b></div></div><br />
<a class="rcptr" data-raflid="330006f8497" data-template="" data-theme="classic" href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/330006f8497/" id="rcwidget_g55qgl6p" rel="nofollow">a Rafflecopter giveaway</a>
<script src="https://widget-prime.rafflecopter.com/launch.js"></script>
<br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.lovingthebook.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="250" data-original-width="475" height="105" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFCgGMIt1lcclbDsxXrJM2ePMHC5vpZzn9Yq3MJYNO22XKZj6Fjo42rBINJRByBce81XIbKBZ6cVvGSJpzRvcjZrxOOYYGTEL6aTA86ucIit0d8A1rNR3rLEq51H2nqi3b74FwO20aJrY/s200/Bottom+Banner.jpg" width="200" /></a><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br /></div></div></div>Loving The bookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15219240959557257105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059401159514824135.post-47191446884121521982020-12-15T03:41:00.002-07:002020-12-15T03:41:41.532-07:00Christmas Countdown Blitz Day 7<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUIhV55htGHU9TyITs2CKj3JN88q6ROGlSOzNr1fMq0w9eWqd6a-k-rRm6475iSe_DgoGIRYrU4tXIB4nvL6GT8fAMiXcyhiQwa1RPsTXjUUMKRm_vVZ7XcF-Pleopxxfg3Oh_tCAmzD8/s475/CCB+banner.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="250" data-original-width="475" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUIhV55htGHU9TyITs2CKj3JN88q6ROGlSOzNr1fMq0w9eWqd6a-k-rRm6475iSe_DgoGIRYrU4tXIB4nvL6GT8fAMiXcyhiQwa1RPsTXjUUMKRm_vVZ7XcF-Pleopxxfg3Oh_tCAmzD8/s16000/CCB+banner.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #990000;"><b><a href="http://www.lovingthebook.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="173" data-original-width="640" height="107" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgey3BnRrOEBb3s0zfIlct8ll54spoLLI7IrTC6SiChDDMRD_r8tkNhZhbDn0-Iamo44kLJsMujFCx9IJSSA9T0q5qQfI2n_AG7Crh-pc6NZguELEqQJWli3K7_Sjo4EVWccZI6oh7JLeg/s400/Banner+Trial.jpg" width="400" /></a></b></span></div>
<span style="color: #990000;"><b></b></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd3-UulIraQmh2dYVNWu761qpps3Ms6Uo3p7LxNoR6dS7L68UptDg0V5GK64hTgyL_RT-RRfZoQABFaWjTMZq7437UpBUs8IUlzc1umIGy9UgAZ4rU86Gc-FET5qiOVX2unOYrOrV8c-U/s1600/Day+14+GSR+Author.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd3-UulIraQmh2dYVNWu761qpps3Ms6Uo3p7LxNoR6dS7L68UptDg0V5GK64hTgyL_RT-RRfZoQABFaWjTMZq7437UpBUs8IUlzc1umIGy9UgAZ4rU86Gc-FET5qiOVX2unOYrOrV8c-U/s1600/Day+14+GSR+Author.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14pt;">My name is Robyn Echols. Zina Abbott is the pen name I use for my American historical romance novels. I’m a member of Women Writing the West and Western Writers of America, and American Night Writers Association. I currently live with my husband in California’s central valley near the “Gateway to Yosemite.” </span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14pt;">I love to read, quilt, work with digital images on my photo editing program, and work on my own family history. </span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14pt;">I am a blogger. In addition to my own blog, I blog for several group blogs including the Sweet Americana Sweethearts blog, which I started and administer.</span></div>
<br />
<div b2020="" color:="" style="border: 5px ridge; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 5px; width: 620.341px;">
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG9EjeHiywlev_6Sn3cMwm7x8EKriyrtFgTnvxODZocrOE-LBLKOKETt8Vo0iDVTPnM5HEuIIS1QAAJg7mHCIEZawcX7jyRBxCewJZe5B6d3p-OVoBiVAwCojP0OFWW28VRIdXmWixb7A/s1600/Connect+with+the+Author.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="81" data-original-width="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG9EjeHiywlev_6Sn3cMwm7x8EKriyrtFgTnvxODZocrOE-LBLKOKETt8Vo0iDVTPnM5HEuIIS1QAAJg7mHCIEZawcX7jyRBxCewJZe5B6d3p-OVoBiVAwCojP0OFWW28VRIdXmWixb7A/s1600/Connect+with+the+Author.jpg" /></a><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;">~ <a href="https://www.facebook.com/zinaabbott.author"><span style="color: #990000;">Facebook</span></a> ~ <a href="http://zinaabbott.homestead.com/"><span style="color: #990000;">Website</span></a> ~</span></b><br />
<span style="color: #b2020;"><b><span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;">~ <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Zina-Abbott/e/B00OWRJ3R8/"><span style="color: #990000;">Amazon</span></a> ~ <a href="http://www.zinaabbottbooks.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #990000;">Blog</span></a> ~ </span></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #b2020;"><b><span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;">~ <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/ZinaAbbott/"><span style="color: #990000;">Pinterest</span></a> ~</span></b></span><b><span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;"> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/9805197.Zina_Abbott"><span style="color: #990000;">Goodreads</span></a> ~ </span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;"> ~ </span></b><b><span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;"> <a href="http://eepurl.com/bWHxpD"><span style="color: #990000;">Newsletter</span></a> ~ <a href="http://author.to/ZAamazon"><span style="color: #990000;">Booklinker</span></a> ~</span></b></div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.lovingthebook.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="173" data-original-width="640" height="108" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirYWx2mQdfufynWmLVwVrINd9FD91L3KGWBqOq3QSkXX90K9W4eKA84Ts2ubW5HRGiR3gC6Grgr-HgTvJn6tX-upfYu2nTKoK6mRvcZuusgTXjJgd27j2boYc1ebRFPYa0jFWzdyygYNY/w400-h108/About+The+Book.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 17px; text-align: start;"><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 17px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><i>The gift of peace of spirit that comes from restitution.</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 17px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 17px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFsGjGy7okAIQEmKxNnFlerFCbiID1UeHQip0ZJbh3Eo_cjA3jQSGl04rWHdu5CVBzQ9Uj9d6LCU9Ji3laYk6lSi7p7_iiDRo6GRMenOqw52CsF1Udo4mOfBZph6e0ObFEESZ4Z3npV8I/s2048/Day+7+CCB+Cover.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1280" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFsGjGy7okAIQEmKxNnFlerFCbiID1UeHQip0ZJbh3Eo_cjA3jQSGl04rWHdu5CVBzQ9Uj9d6LCU9Ji3laYk6lSi7p7_iiDRo6GRMenOqw52CsF1Udo4mOfBZph6e0ObFEESZ4Z3npV8I/w250-h400/Day+7+CCB+Cover.jpg" width="250" /></a></div>A year after Luke McDaniels broke away from the control of two eastern Sierra Nevada Mountain outlaws and freed Ling Loi from the Chinese brothel in Lundy, one aspect of their escape still plagues his conscience. Even though he made a point to take only what was owed him, and he left sufficient funds to cover the cost of anything he took from others without the owners’ knowledge or consent, there had been one exception. The second horse he planned to “buy” to assure a successful early winter journey was snatched away before his gaze. Another was left in its place. The ten gold half-eagles he allowed was less than the value of the one available to him. He hated short-changing the owner, but Loi, who took on the name of Joy when they married, had been his first priority.</span></div><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 17px; text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;">Joy, grateful she has been restored to the way of decency, senses that Luke needs his own restoration. Can she convince him to do what he must to enjoy peace at Christmas?</span> </div></span></div>
<br />
<div style="border: 5px ridge; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 5px; width: 620.341px;">
<div style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><a href="http://www.lovingthebook.com/" style="clear: left; float: left; font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="81" data-original-width="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh341SdarQTTar07nsNAtkCNR8-Bos57z6IiEyFCgWkfMctF-6D1r7lZUI7LQ6rlaqOdq_cS1wn8nXNELsxWC7Pn52asRBkZ-A93LHTvvLNaN2BQNdJMTxUxX9M0r8fF6rIiLoaw9XitOM/s200/but+now+trial.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; text-align: start;"><div style="font-size: 17px; text-align: center;"> </div><div style="font-size: 25px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://geni.us/V9kPJq" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">~ Amazon ~ </span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 17px;"> </span></div><span style="font-size: 25px;"><b style="text-align: center;"></b></span></span></div></b></div></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoFO3ml5MGVItB9JgWoUcOd8l5G0IVN6Oi0TGVDJQucGA0eQBoV4wDNNv5pKesDIDxkjI79c0YPI8PSAKu8QIYbskg_GYXuwvEIGWOwja_IsZwzBTcpfdFvSIOh5hx6vHkXNLVaRIqtQY/s1600/Extras.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="173" data-original-width="640" height="107" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoFO3ml5MGVItB9JgWoUcOd8l5G0IVN6Oi0TGVDJQucGA0eQBoV4wDNNv5pKesDIDxkjI79c0YPI8PSAKu8QIYbskg_GYXuwvEIGWOwja_IsZwzBTcpfdFvSIOh5hx6vHkXNLVaRIqtQY/s400/Extras.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-size: large;">Author Interview:</span></b></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">1.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">What is your favorite Wintertime Activity? </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"> </span><b><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt;">Sitting in front of a fire and reading a book. Oh, you said ACTIVITY. I like to drive in the mountains and take pictures of snowy scenes for my blogs, memes, and book cover backgrounds. (See my book cover, bottom photo taken in the eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains.)</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">2.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">How many unpublished / half-finished books do you have in progress? </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"> </span><b><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt;">I have several chapters I originally wrote for my first book I self-published under my real name (Robyn Echols). They go with my time-travel Aurora Rescue series. After I developed the scene and characters, I decided they better fit the modern character I planned for a later book, one which I have not yet written. Will I ever get the later book written and use those chapters? I hope so.</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">3.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">What was the most surprising thing you learned when creating your book (in research or in yourself?) </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"> </span><b><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt;">This story has been rumbling around in my head for over a year. I knew just what I wanted to write. I intended it to be a short book—almost a post-epilogue. I thought I could sit down and get it written within a week or so. That did not happen.</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">4.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">Tell us about the greatest Christmas gift you ever received. </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"> </span><b><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt;">My current husband and I were married six days before Christmas because I wanted him living in my home on Christmas that year. It’s been a great thirty-one years.</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">5.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">What did you edit out of your book? (Such as a cut scene or an idea that just wouldn't fit?) </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"> </span><b><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt;">This book is a spin-off of one of my earlier books, </span></b><b><i><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt;">Escape from Gold Mountain.</span></i></b><b><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt;"> It takes place about 11-12 months after the earlier book ends. I did not want the book to pick up where the other left off; I want it to focus on the incident involving the horse. However, it was a challenge to keep the back story to a minimum.</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">6.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">What inspired you to write this novel? </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"> </span><b><i><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt;">In Escape from Gold Mountain,</span></i></b><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><b><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt;">I tried to portray my hero as a basically decent person desperate for a paying job. He took a chance and accepted a job only find himself trapped by a pair of outlaws. As he extricated himself from the illegal acts he was forced to perform in order to prevent them from killing him, he tried to balance between not turning himself over to the mercy of the law (from whom he doubted he would receive mercy) and maintaining as much integrity as possible. He does pretty well except for one instance. He knew, in order to save the woman he loved, he cheated a man. This story is about him making things right.</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0000pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"> </span></p>
<div style="border: 5px ridge; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 5px; width: 620.341px;">
<div style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/2681226558806547/" style="clear: left; float: left; font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="81" data-original-width="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqwlKZylxtZZMPqgm4Tf9Q4xSFHVdCNRC5J9yPO6VaFRQy72vVSzX87K3B2QF5141fvMCmTngGiPR1Zs7_3Gvmdkqk5I4KQ8gVjPHoO2b2YpaRvlPybCn8SCaCIRH3APriq4Vqu-VCcLk/s1600/Event+Page.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; text-align: start;"><div style="font-size: 17px; text-align: center;"> </div><div style="font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><a target="_blank"><span>To view our blog schedule and follow along with this tour visit our </span></a><br /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/2681226558806547/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: 20px; text-align: center;">Official Event Page </span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: 25px;"><b style="text-align: center;"></b></span></span></div></b></div></div><br />
<a class="rcptr" data-raflid="330006f8497" data-template="" data-theme="classic" href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/330006f8497/" id="rcwidget_g55qgl6p" rel="nofollow">a Rafflecopter giveaway</a>
<script src="https://widget-prime.rafflecopter.com/launch.js"></script>
<br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.lovingthebook.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="250" data-original-width="475" height="105" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFCgGMIt1lcclbDsxXrJM2ePMHC5vpZzn9Yq3MJYNO22XKZj6Fjo42rBINJRByBce81XIbKBZ6cVvGSJpzRvcjZrxOOYYGTEL6aTA86ucIit0d8A1rNR3rLEq51H2nqi3b74FwO20aJrY/s200/Bottom+Banner.jpg" width="200" /></a><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br /></div></div>Loving The bookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15219240959557257105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059401159514824135.post-4776214398465323212020-12-14T03:17:00.000-07:002020-12-14T03:17:02.356-07:00Christmas Countdown Blitz Day 6<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUIhV55htGHU9TyITs2CKj3JN88q6ROGlSOzNr1fMq0w9eWqd6a-k-rRm6475iSe_DgoGIRYrU4tXIB4nvL6GT8fAMiXcyhiQwa1RPsTXjUUMKRm_vVZ7XcF-Pleopxxfg3Oh_tCAmzD8/s475/CCB+banner.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="250" data-original-width="475" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUIhV55htGHU9TyITs2CKj3JN88q6ROGlSOzNr1fMq0w9eWqd6a-k-rRm6475iSe_DgoGIRYrU4tXIB4nvL6GT8fAMiXcyhiQwa1RPsTXjUUMKRm_vVZ7XcF-Pleopxxfg3Oh_tCAmzD8/s16000/CCB+banner.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5afP4cSbpiKbZud9LpqrmxYOucC3EZlvVUkd7f5-MsF_0HbtY2MxEzwo0izt0qOFiE__wV3-PaZSc_r3tUD2UAXS-Z7Li20YwqlJk-YW35dTdOZQdQXazYoX1SWM3ITPInX-E4akxyU8/s640/Banner+Trial.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="173" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5afP4cSbpiKbZud9LpqrmxYOucC3EZlvVUkd7f5-MsF_0HbtY2MxEzwo0izt0qOFiE__wV3-PaZSc_r3tUD2UAXS-Z7Li20YwqlJk-YW35dTdOZQdQXazYoX1SWM3ITPInX-E4akxyU8/s400/Banner+Trial.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; text-align: start;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 17px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 17px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf7K9rHdPm1XoavlzlAt3gRw1lm5A4POD0zCE6Xk7Kh6omSjYmfv83aJ_Zzg3eR23oBDk6zwQn6AHRWZJfHRnzrcAZ-e54gGOw4GdoFV700_WkCEOF_6MgoubaWnE-H0QHt4M882jLkqE/s4032/Day+6+CCB+Author.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf7K9rHdPm1XoavlzlAt3gRw1lm5A4POD0zCE6Xk7Kh6omSjYmfv83aJ_Zzg3eR23oBDk6zwQn6AHRWZJfHRnzrcAZ-e54gGOw4GdoFV700_WkCEOF_6MgoubaWnE-H0QHt4M882jLkqE/s320/Day+6+CCB+Author.jpeg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 17px;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: 17px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Sara Harris makes her home with her family of seven, which includes her romance novelesque husband and her five children. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">She holds her BA in history and is currently back in school seeking her BSN. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></span></span></div>
<div style="border: 5px ridge; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 5px; width: 620.341px;">
<div style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><a href="http://www.lovingthebook.com/" style="clear: left; float: left; font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="81" data-original-width="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC_SCRTxtFes643c4-VBCEq06sO2e95GFYxMZAPVtRUqc3Hh_BpkRWWbYjp2UNbZazJoCpVOiyKOtMPmOvYBNkaUXn0Jzf8cXeyYRjoA6hbph9-1uDS1T0Cz-vU9tITXMYM-BR-kjDhB8/s200/Connect+with+the+Author.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; text-align: start;"><div style="font-size: 17px; text-align: center;"> </div><div style="font-size: 25px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.saraharrisbooks.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">~ Website ~</span></a><a href="http://www.facebook.com/saraharrisbooks" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;"> Facebook ~ </span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 17px;"> </span></div><span style="font-size: 25px;"><b style="text-align: center;"></b></span></span></div></b></div></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.lovingthebook.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="173" data-original-width="640" height="108" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirYWx2mQdfufynWmLVwVrINd9FD91L3KGWBqOq3QSkXX90K9W4eKA84Ts2ubW5HRGiR3gC6Grgr-HgTvJn6tX-upfYu2nTKoK6mRvcZuusgTXjJgd27j2boYc1ebRFPYa0jFWzdyygYNY/w400-h108/About+The+Book.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: start;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTCHYNw3Mircla1rjykgq-gbnlmqp3ZknFHUpnNC0-ejEgBdrd_IGtoXLZf5FAuDDJGa0cq_mXL1-x3TveMmiGTfRq4Glo5AXLKOtJCi0NRCZSa3RmwofaOTEiXmSbNo0F1iQUFGRHfg0/s750/Day+6+CCB+Cover.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 17px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTCHYNw3Mircla1rjykgq-gbnlmqp3ZknFHUpnNC0-ejEgBdrd_IGtoXLZf5FAuDDJGa0cq_mXL1-x3TveMmiGTfRq4Glo5AXLKOtJCi0NRCZSa3RmwofaOTEiXmSbNo0F1iQUFGRHfg0/w266-h400/Day+6+CCB+Cover.jpg" width="266" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 17px;">An Amish settlement. An English stranger. The Blizzard of 1888. Who can Rebekah trust when the line between the Amish and the English becomes blurred?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 17px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 17px;">A sweet and gentle love blossoms between Rebekah Stoll and her childhood friend Joseph Graber, despite attempts by her saucy nemesis, Katie Knepp, to sway the young man's affections her way. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 17px; text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 17px; text-align: center;">When Joseph hints at the promise of forever, Rebekah is positive she should say yes to his proposal - until a mysterious English stranger shows up at her homestead and sets everything she thought she knew about her world on end. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 17px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 17px;"> </span></div></span></div>
<br />
<div style="border: 5px ridge; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 5px; width: 620.341px;">
<div style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><a href="http://www.lovingthebook.com/" style="clear: left; float: left; font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="81" data-original-width="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh341SdarQTTar07nsNAtkCNR8-Bos57z6IiEyFCgWkfMctF-6D1r7lZUI7LQ6rlaqOdq_cS1wn8nXNELsxWC7Pn52asRBkZ-A93LHTvvLNaN2BQNdJMTxUxX9M0r8fF6rIiLoaw9XitOM/s200/but+now+trial.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; text-align: start;"><div style="font-size: 17px; text-align: center;"> </div><div style="font-size: 25px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://geni.us/BFVgx" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">~ Amazon ~ </span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 17px;"> </span></div><span style="font-size: 25px;"><b style="text-align: center;"></b></span></span></div></b></div></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoFO3ml5MGVItB9JgWoUcOd8l5G0IVN6Oi0TGVDJQucGA0eQBoV4wDNNv5pKesDIDxkjI79c0YPI8PSAKu8QIYbskg_GYXuwvEIGWOwja_IsZwzBTcpfdFvSIOh5hx6vHkXNLVaRIqtQY/s1600/Extras.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="173" data-original-width="640" height="107" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoFO3ml5MGVItB9JgWoUcOd8l5G0IVN6Oi0TGVDJQucGA0eQBoV4wDNNv5pKesDIDxkjI79c0YPI8PSAKu8QIYbskg_GYXuwvEIGWOwja_IsZwzBTcpfdFvSIOh5hx6vHkXNLVaRIqtQY/s400/Extras.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-size: large;">Author Interview:</span></b></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: start;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 5.0000pt; margin-top: 5.0000pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; mso-para-margin-left: 0.0000gd;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #500050; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">What is your favorite Wintertime Activity?</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">I love listening to Christmas music and buying presents for my loved ones! Especially my babies. All five of them. </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 5.0000pt; margin-top: 5.0000pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; mso-para-margin-left: 0.0000gd;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #500050; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">How many unpublished / half-finished books do you have in progress?</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">I have about thirty books sitting on my desktop either finished, roughly finished, or begging to be finished. They are in about thirty different genres, too! </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 5.0000pt; margin-top: 5.0000pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; mso-para-margin-left: 0.0000gd;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #500050; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">What was the most surprising thing you learned when creating your book (in research or in yourself?)</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">When I wrote Rebekah's Quilt, I actually learned that a branch of my family tree sprouted from Lancaster County, PA. In learning this, I completed my book, then learned the true origins of my family in Amish Country . . . </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 5.0000pt; margin-top: 5.0000pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; mso-para-margin-left: 0.0000gd;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #500050; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Tell us about the greatest Christmas gift you ever received.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Each year being blessed to celebrate another Christmas is gift enough! Material things fade, lose their luster, etc. However being able to celebrate Jesus's birth each year with my loved ones . . . that is a gift to top all gifts. Last year, I was able to afford a Sonic ice maker for my husband -- that was my favorite gift to have ever given. He was so surprised! </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 5.0000pt; margin-top: 5.0000pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; mso-para-margin-left: 0.0000gd;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #500050; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">What did you edit out of your book? (Such as a cut scene or an idea that just wouldn't fit?)</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">I did not edit out any major scenes. </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 5.0000pt; margin-top: 5.0000pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; mso-para-margin-left: 0.0000gd;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #500050; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">What inspired you to write this novel?</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">This novel was inspired by my ancestry. I love digging around in Ancestry.com!</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div>
<br />
<div style="border: 5px ridge; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 5px; width: 620.341px;">
<div style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/2681226558806547/" style="clear: left; float: left; font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="81" data-original-width="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqwlKZylxtZZMPqgm4Tf9Q4xSFHVdCNRC5J9yPO6VaFRQy72vVSzX87K3B2QF5141fvMCmTngGiPR1Zs7_3Gvmdkqk5I4KQ8gVjPHoO2b2YpaRvlPybCn8SCaCIRH3APriq4Vqu-VCcLk/s1600/Event+Page.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; text-align: start;"><div style="font-size: 17px; text-align: center;"> </div><div style="font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><a target="_blank"><span>To view our blog schedule and follow along with this tour visit our </span></a><br /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/2681226558806547/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: 20px; text-align: center;">Official Event Page </span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: 25px;"><b style="text-align: center;"></b></span></span></div></b></div></div><br />
<a class="rcptr" data-raflid="330006f8497" data-template="" data-theme="classic" href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/330006f8497/" id="rcwidget_g55qgl6p" rel="nofollow">a Rafflecopter giveaway</a>
<script src="https://widget-prime.rafflecopter.com/launch.js"></script>
<br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.lovingthebook.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="250" data-original-width="475" height="105" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFCgGMIt1lcclbDsxXrJM2ePMHC5vpZzn9Yq3MJYNO22XKZj6Fjo42rBINJRByBce81XIbKBZ6cVvGSJpzRvcjZrxOOYYGTEL6aTA86ucIit0d8A1rNR3rLEq51H2nqi3b74FwO20aJrY/s200/Bottom+Banner.jpg" width="200" /></a><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br /></div></div>Loving The bookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15219240959557257105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059401159514824135.post-34843686852984673002020-12-13T04:37:00.001-07:002020-12-14T02:42:32.661-07:00Living Sacrifice<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWa7gd4hXV3Ak5r2ZLhdTjlZpxUyMF_WI6CNAYzCEUhQeWzAQFSfKhHTnFYGKKZ7-6zOCpOadMd5J-eew4bIAUYD5f3s7I3ug_-rEb1vfv6tlq0kl_ggzqGzg3Jd4VzrMeCFqplHa-hTs/s475/Tour+Banner.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="250" data-original-width="475" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWa7gd4hXV3Ak5r2ZLhdTjlZpxUyMF_WI6CNAYzCEUhQeWzAQFSfKhHTnFYGKKZ7-6zOCpOadMd5J-eew4bIAUYD5f3s7I3ug_-rEb1vfv6tlq0kl_ggzqGzg3Jd4VzrMeCFqplHa-hTs/s16000/Tour+Banner.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5afP4cSbpiKbZud9LpqrmxYOucC3EZlvVUkd7f5-MsF_0HbtY2MxEzwo0izt0qOFiE__wV3-PaZSc_r3tUD2UAXS-Z7Li20YwqlJk-YW35dTdOZQdQXazYoX1SWM3ITPInX-E4akxyU8/s640/Banner+Trial.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="173" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5afP4cSbpiKbZud9LpqrmxYOucC3EZlvVUkd7f5-MsF_0HbtY2MxEzwo0izt0qOFiE__wV3-PaZSc_r3tUD2UAXS-Z7Li20YwqlJk-YW35dTdOZQdQXazYoX1SWM3ITPInX-E4akxyU8/s400/Banner+Trial.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYi-FQbUXrVed8m5yEwo_KDNTbsCLas9rC5dkdKQFuso-1lgfZANlZifTrT9WkZSIY3_Zc6OU9U7IzTmrEdlsKkaFRVdxzRfvt4CPvwGLsPm03KbXB04xDOfGPAinI77czj9_bLK0c720/s320/Author.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYi-FQbUXrVed8m5yEwo_KDNTbsCLas9rC5dkdKQFuso-1lgfZANlZifTrT9WkZSIY3_Zc6OU9U7IzTmrEdlsKkaFRVdxzRfvt4CPvwGLsPm03KbXB04xDOfGPAinI77czj9_bLK0c720/s0/Author.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 17px; text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: left;"> Rachel Rossano is a happily married mother of three children. She spends her days teaching, mothering, and keeping the chaos at bay. After the little ones are in bed, she immerses herself in the fantasy worlds of her books. Tales of romance, adventure, and virtue set in a medieval fantasy world are her preference, but she also writes speculative fantasy and a bit of science fiction.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></span></div>
<div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div>
<div style="border: 5px ridge; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 5px; width: 620.341px;">
<div style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><a href="http://www.lovingthebook.com/" style="clear: left; float: left; font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="81" data-original-width="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC_SCRTxtFes643c4-VBCEq06sO2e95GFYxMZAPVtRUqc3Hh_BpkRWWbYjp2UNbZazJoCpVOiyKOtMPmOvYBNkaUXn0Jzf8cXeyYRjoA6hbph9-1uDS1T0Cz-vU9tITXMYM-BR-kjDhB8/s200/Connect+with+the+Author.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; text-align: start;"><div style="font-size: 17px; text-align: center;"> </div><div style="font-size: 25px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogspot.us7.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=d0f727c124cac03e2dcc4e420&id=b7588e9f7e" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">~ Newsletter </span></a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/RachelRossanoRambles/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">~ Facebook ~</span></a><br /><a href="https://www.rachelrossano.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">~ Website </span></a><a href="https://twitter.com/RachelRossano" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">~ Twitter ~ </span></a><br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1430209.Rachel_Rossano" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">~ Goodreads </span></a><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/rachelrossano/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">~ Pinterest ~</span></a></div><span style="font-size: 25px;"><b style="text-align: center;"></b></span></span></div></b></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="http://www.lovingthebook.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="173" data-original-width="640" height="108" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirYWx2mQdfufynWmLVwVrINd9FD91L3KGWBqOq3QSkXX90K9W4eKA84Ts2ubW5HRGiR3gC6Grgr-HgTvJn6tX-upfYu2nTKoK6mRvcZuusgTXjJgd27j2boYc1ebRFPYa0jFWzdyygYNY/w400-h108/About+The+Book.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17px;">Separated, but still joined, they strive for freedom.</span></span></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTUkgOoG_KgiS-quzbO4BIoIfcVmOsMAge8rICumRDF8FqOw21ePnXfwwrzo9-UdW51T298RGntfxVqTnw866gWdIJIWUeWsJGX1hYA60cpNvRTAo8YjEGd0fM4AeSrEMidp5OR8lVGHY/s500/Amazon+cover.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="333" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTUkgOoG_KgiS-quzbO4BIoIfcVmOsMAge8rICumRDF8FqOw21ePnXfwwrzo9-UdW51T298RGntfxVqTnw866gWdIJIWUeWsJGX1hYA60cpNvRTAo8YjEGd0fM4AeSrEMidp5OR8lVGHY/w266-h400/Amazon+cover.jpg" width="266" /></a><div>Left behind at the sept son’s compound, Zezilia Ilar struggles with the after effects of her prolonged commisceo-link with Hadrian. She devotes herself to caring for the wounded arriving almost daily from the battlefields. Pressed to perform procedures and make decisions far beyond her training, Zez grows in confidence and skill. All the while, she wonders if she'll see Hadrian again, fearing the worst possible news will arrive any day.</div><div><br /></div><div>Sept Son Hadrian Aleron fights to bring peace to his home nation. Allied with the new high king, he and a small army of Talented struggle to retake the capital city. Elitists, though scattered, continue to pick off the strongest of his men. As he battles the remnants of the commisceo-link and tries to organize the campaign, he begins losing himself to exhaustion. Only a miracle will keep him alive.</div><div><br /></div></span></span></div><div style="border: 5px ridge; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 5px; text-align: left; width: 620.341px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><a href="http://www.lovingthebook.com/" style="clear: left; float: left; font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="81" data-original-width="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh341SdarQTTar07nsNAtkCNR8-Bos57z6IiEyFCgWkfMctF-6D1r7lZUI7LQ6rlaqOdq_cS1wn8nXNELsxWC7Pn52asRBkZ-A93LHTvvLNaN2BQNdJMTxUxX9M0r8fF6rIiLoaw9XitOM/s200/but+now+trial.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; text-align: start;"><div style="font-size: 17px; text-align: center;"> </div><div style="font-size: 25px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://geni.us/0aDkg" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">~ Amazon ~ </span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 17px;"> </span></div><span style="font-size: 25px;"><b style="text-align: center;"></b></span></span></div></b></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.lovingthebook.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="173" data-original-width="640" height="107" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoFO3ml5MGVItB9JgWoUcOd8l5G0IVN6Oi0TGVDJQucGA0eQBoV4wDNNv5pKesDIDxkjI79c0YPI8PSAKu8QIYbskg_GYXuwvEIGWOwja_IsZwzBTcpfdFvSIOh5hx6vHkXNLVaRIqtQY/s400/Extras.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-size: large;">Snippet</span></b></div>
<br />
<h2><i><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt;">Hadrian</span></i> </h2><p class="15" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 21.6pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">Dawn broke in a torrent of rain. Hammering the tents, drowning my cot, and swamping the mess tent, it overwhelmed our already soggy resources.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 21.6pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">“We have to win the battle now,” Korneli declared as he surveyed our sagging tent. “Either we will sleep in the mud or in the city tonight.”</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 21.6pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">“Or eternally with Him who holds our all of our futures in the balance.”</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 21.6pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">“There you go weaving death into the conversation.” Korneli adjusted his ferrum belt beneath his oilskin cloak. “Must you always be so grim?”</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 21.6pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">“Surely on the morning of a battle is the perfect time to add a reminder to my speech. Each of us needs to make sure our accounts are short with the Almighty.”</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 21.6pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">“Done and done.” Korneli offered his hand to me. “May the Lord give grace that we will meet again this side of glory, my brother.”</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 21.6pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">I grabbed his forearm and pulled him into an awkward embrace around our weapons and armor. Then he was gone, pulling his hood down over his eyes as he strode off into the driving rain.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 21.6pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">My chest ached and the day had barely begun. “Please spare us or make it swift so that we might step instantly into your waiting arms, Almighty. Guide us that we may glorify you, Creator of all.”</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 21.6pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">“Pardon for my tardiness.” Renato squelched to a stop next to me. He shook out his cloak and cursed. “If only this wretched rain would stop.”</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 21.6pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">“It might turn to snow by evening,” I observed as one of Cayphis’ aides approached.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 21.6pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">“Esteemed Sept Son, I bring a change in plans.” The aide bowed deeply to me. “The high king wishes you to meet your men behind the southwestern hill. You are to be the surprise reserve.”</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 21.6pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">“What about the western assault?” </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">Renato demanded.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 21.6pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">“Clovis is commanding a group of new arrivals.”</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 21.6pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">“</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">Manvel</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">’</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">s men?</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">” Hope lightened Renato’s voice.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 21.6pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">The man nodded enthusiastically. “Yes, they rode in last night. Your men have been notified of the change.” He bowed again and left.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 21.6pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">“At least we know where he is.” </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 21.6pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">Renato</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">’s relief swept over me.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 21.6pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">I smiled warmly in an attempt to encourage him. Something nagged me as being wrong. I peered in the direction the man had left.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 21.6pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">“Where are those horses?” Renato muttered and rubbed his hands together to warm them against the dropping temperatures.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 21.6pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">As though summoned by his words, the jangle of the approaching horses reached our ears. Three defenders approached leading five horses. After exchanging greetings and rechecking our gear, harnesses, and saddles, we mounted. Renato mentioned the change of plans to our escort. They had already been informed. </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 21.6pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">Satisfied that all was in order, I mentally withdrew and began the process of preparing for battle. Erecting temporary barriers took concentration. After months of conflict, Renato knew my routine. The defenders’ energy shields hummed on the outer borders of my energy sight, protecting all of us.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 21.6pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">“Something isn’t right.” Renato straightened in his saddle and craned around to look behind us. “We should be hearing the drums by now.”</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<div style="border: 5px ridge; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 5px; width: 620.341px;">
<div style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/266917761361227/" style="clear: left; float: left; font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="81" data-original-width="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqwlKZylxtZZMPqgm4Tf9Q4xSFHVdCNRC5J9yPO6VaFRQy72vVSzX87K3B2QF5141fvMCmTngGiPR1Zs7_3Gvmdkqk5I4KQ8gVjPHoO2b2YpaRvlPybCn8SCaCIRH3APriq4Vqu-VCcLk/s1600/Event+Page.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; text-align: start;"><div style="font-size: 17px; text-align: center;"> </div><div style="font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><a target="_blank"><span>To view our blog schedule and follow along with this tour visit our </span></a><br /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/266917761361227/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: 20px; text-align: center;">Official Event Page </span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 17px;"> </span></div><span style="font-size: 25px;"><b style="text-align: center;"></b></span></span></div></b></div></div><br />
<br />
<a class="rcptr" data-raflid="330006f8499" data-template="" data-theme="classic" href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/330006f8499/" id="rcwidget_1c00kpol" rel="nofollow">a Rafflecopter giveaway</a>
<script src="https://widget-prime.rafflecopter.com/launch.js"></script>
<br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.lovingthebook.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="250" data-original-width="475" height="105" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFCgGMIt1lcclbDsxXrJM2ePMHC5vpZzn9Yq3MJYNO22XKZj6Fjo42rBINJRByBce81XIbKBZ6cVvGSJpzRvcjZrxOOYYGTEL6aTA86ucIit0d8A1rNR3rLEq51H2nqi3b74FwO20aJrY/s200/Bottom+Banner.jpg" width="200" /></a><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br /></div></div></div></div></div>Loving The bookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15219240959557257105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059401159514824135.post-44632403686893020812020-12-11T03:11:00.001-07:002020-12-11T03:11:54.900-07:00Christmas Countdown Blitz Day 5<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUIhV55htGHU9TyITs2CKj3JN88q6ROGlSOzNr1fMq0w9eWqd6a-k-rRm6475iSe_DgoGIRYrU4tXIB4nvL6GT8fAMiXcyhiQwa1RPsTXjUUMKRm_vVZ7XcF-Pleopxxfg3Oh_tCAmzD8/s475/CCB+banner.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="250" data-original-width="475" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUIhV55htGHU9TyITs2CKj3JN88q6ROGlSOzNr1fMq0w9eWqd6a-k-rRm6475iSe_DgoGIRYrU4tXIB4nvL6GT8fAMiXcyhiQwa1RPsTXjUUMKRm_vVZ7XcF-Pleopxxfg3Oh_tCAmzD8/s16000/CCB+banner.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #990000;"><b><a href="http://www.lovingthebook.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="173" data-original-width="640" height="107" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgey3BnRrOEBb3s0zfIlct8ll54spoLLI7IrTC6SiChDDMRD_r8tkNhZhbDn0-Iamo44kLJsMujFCx9IJSSA9T0q5qQfI2n_AG7Crh-pc6NZguELEqQJWli3K7_Sjo4EVWccZI6oh7JLeg/s400/Banner+Trial.jpg" width="400" /></a></b></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbH2QiGZ6McSCKL2-evUNlx-53uQ58-lHhrH-W-xVqlGzRT2X1UjeR_IiszFaA5q747jS5iil5RElTx1W4Rj89CL1qJnMfbrvAG2Q96C5h7_7n5tuMJaEg-O3VINV9-VQr_H-z8NSDQFY/s1600/Day+14+CCB+Author.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="230" data-original-width="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbH2QiGZ6McSCKL2-evUNlx-53uQ58-lHhrH-W-xVqlGzRT2X1UjeR_IiszFaA5q747jS5iil5RElTx1W4Rj89CL1qJnMfbrvAG2Q96C5h7_7n5tuMJaEg-O3VINV9-VQr_H-z8NSDQFY/s1600/Day+14+CCB+Author.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">
</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Award-winning author, wife, mother, grandmother, Harry Potter geek, Army veteran, karate black belt, and online gamer girl.</span>
<br />
<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><br /></span>
<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>
<div style="border: 5px ridge; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 5px; width: 620.341px;">
<div style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><a href="http://www.lovingthebook.com/" style="clear: left; float: left; font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="81" data-original-width="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC_SCRTxtFes643c4-VBCEq06sO2e95GFYxMZAPVtRUqc3Hh_BpkRWWbYjp2UNbZazJoCpVOiyKOtMPmOvYBNkaUXn0Jzf8cXeyYRjoA6hbph9-1uDS1T0Cz-vU9tITXMYM-BR-kjDhB8/s200/Connect+with+the+Author.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; text-align: start;"><div style="font-size: 17px; text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;">~ <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Donna-K-Weaver-417995298257527/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">Facebook</span></a> ~ <a href="http://donnakweaver.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">Website</span></a> ~</span></b></div><div style="font-size: 25px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b2020; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;"><b><span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;">~ <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Donna-K.-Weaver/e/B00DXF7480" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">Amazon</span></a> ~</span></b></span><span style="font-size: 17px;"> </span></div><span style="font-size: 25px;"><b style="text-align: center;"></b></span></span></div></b></div></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.lovingthebook.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="173" data-original-width="640" height="108" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirYWx2mQdfufynWmLVwVrINd9FD91L3KGWBqOq3QSkXX90K9W4eKA84Ts2ubW5HRGiR3gC6Grgr-HgTvJn6tX-upfYu2nTKoK6mRvcZuusgTXjJgd27j2boYc1ebRFPYa0jFWzdyygYNY/w400-h108/About+The+Book.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17px;"><i>"How do you choose between your heart and your responsibilities?</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIJQbc8BNlJrkRAFbkC9MHYlpQtHRwYYzwgAg4zm47uTJnyphk8ducj3A3ihhjQcSf13MdlMIy7tcDNVou1ZC2iuQ4xue7u_Xy0bojo0YMygMllp8g8ub20NXp3NyDU4mR27se-UEvdRM/s2048/Day+5+CCB+Cover.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIJQbc8BNlJrkRAFbkC9MHYlpQtHRwYYzwgAg4zm47uTJnyphk8ducj3A3ihhjQcSf13MdlMIy7tcDNVou1ZC2iuQ4xue7u_Xy0bojo0YMygMllp8g8ub20NXp3NyDU4mR27se-UEvdRM/w266-h400/Day+5+CCB+Cover.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Merry Hurst, a fierce widow and single mom, is determined to give her young son the life he deserves—including a male role model who will stick around for the long haul. She can't afford to fall for a man who isn't planning to stay in Huckleberry Falls, so she might as well stop dreaming about Carlisle Wyndham. If only it were that easy!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Carlisle Wyndham is determined to develop the avalanche-proof transceiver that could have saved his wife's life. He's glad his daughter has made a new friend, but they’re only staying in Huckleberry Falls long enough to complete the project. When he meets the young boy’s mother, Carlisle’s not prepared for how alive she makes him feel.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">But he has pressing responsibilities pulling him back to England while Merry’s require her to stay. Do they dare risk getting involved only to say goodbye?"</div></span></span></div></div>
<br />
<div style="border: 5px ridge; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 5px; width: 620.341px;">
<div style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><a href="http://www.lovingthebook.com/" style="clear: left; float: left; font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="81" data-original-width="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh341SdarQTTar07nsNAtkCNR8-Bos57z6IiEyFCgWkfMctF-6D1r7lZUI7LQ6rlaqOdq_cS1wn8nXNELsxWC7Pn52asRBkZ-A93LHTvvLNaN2BQNdJMTxUxX9M0r8fF6rIiLoaw9XitOM/s200/but+now+trial.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; text-align: start;"><div style="font-size: 17px; text-align: center;"> </div><div style="font-size: 25px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://geni.us/zTR5RT0" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">~ Amazon ~ </span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 17px;"> </span></div><span style="font-size: 25px;"><b style="text-align: center;"></b></span></span></div></b></div></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoFO3ml5MGVItB9JgWoUcOd8l5G0IVN6Oi0TGVDJQucGA0eQBoV4wDNNv5pKesDIDxkjI79c0YPI8PSAKu8QIYbskg_GYXuwvEIGWOwja_IsZwzBTcpfdFvSIOh5hx6vHkXNLVaRIqtQY/s1600/Extras.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="173" data-original-width="640" height="107" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoFO3ml5MGVItB9JgWoUcOd8l5G0IVN6Oi0TGVDJQucGA0eQBoV4wDNNv5pKesDIDxkjI79c0YPI8PSAKu8QIYbskg_GYXuwvEIGWOwja_IsZwzBTcpfdFvSIOh5hx6vHkXNLVaRIqtQY/s400/Extras.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-size: large;">Author Interview:</span></b></div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: transparent; margin-left: 0.0000pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: left; text-indent: 0.0000pt;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">1. What is your favorite Wintertime Activity?</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: transparent; margin-left: 0.0000pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: left; text-indent: 0.0000pt;"><i><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Drinking a hot chocolate while reading a good book. Though, to be honest, those two don't usually go together anymore. I do most of my reading anymore by audiobook. I'm a huge fan. That's why all my books are available as </span></i><a href="#search/donnakweaver%40gmail.com/_blank"><i><u><span class="15" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #1155cc; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">audiobooks</span></u></i></a><i><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">. </span></i><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: transparent; margin-left: 0.0000pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: left; text-indent: 0.0000pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: transparent; margin-left: 0.0000pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: left; text-indent: 0.0000pt;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">2. How many unpublishes / half-finished books do you have in progress?</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: transparent; margin-left: 0.0000pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: left; text-indent: 0.0000pt;"><i><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">I tend to be a finisher. In the Keirsey Personality Sorter (that one with classifications like ESFJ), I'm an "SJ." We tend to start a project and finish it before starting another. I'm getting better though and can frequently work on more than one project at a time. But leaving one hanging is like having a pebble in my shoe. The only undone project that's hung around for any length of time has been my fantasy duology, now in the hands of my editor. That took so long because it's the hardest thing I've ever done.</span></i><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: transparent; margin-left: 0.0000pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: left; text-indent: 0.0000pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: transparent; margin-left: 0.0000pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: left; text-indent: 0.0000pt;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">3. What was the most surprising thing you learned when creating your book (in research or in yourself?)</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: transparent; margin-left: 0.0000pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: left; text-indent: 0.0000pt;"><i><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">The male love interest is a widower who lost his wife in an avalanche. As part of his grieving, he's been working on a design for a wider-ranging transceiver. While I don't go into a great deal of detail about it, I still needed to understand how avalanche transceivers and beacons work. I watched a lot of videos. It can be scary stuff.</span></i><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: transparent; margin-left: 0.0000pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: left; text-indent: 0.0000pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: transparent; margin-left: 0.0000pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: left; text-indent: 0.0000pt;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">4. Tell us about the greatest Christmas gift you ever received.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: transparent; margin-left: 0.0000pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: left; text-indent: 0.0000pt;"><i><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">I actually have two, though one of them wasn't a gift to me but to my grandmother. Like Merry in the book, my mother's birthday was on Christmas Day. The other gift was my second son who was born enough before Christmas that I was feeling good enough to enjoy the holiday holding a sweet new baby.</span></i><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: transparent; margin-left: 0.0000pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: left; text-indent: 0.0000pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: transparent; margin-left: 0.0000pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: left; text-indent: 0.0000pt;"><i><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">5. </span></i><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">What did you edit out of your book? (Such as a cut scene or an idea that just wouldn't fit?)</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: transparent; margin-left: 0.0000pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: left; text-indent: 0.0000pt;"><i><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">The only real change was to the epilogue. For spoiler reasons, I can go into details. :)</span></i><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: transparent; margin-left: 0.0000pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: left; text-indent: 0.0000pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: transparent; margin-left: 0.0000pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: left; text-indent: 0.0000pt;"><i><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">6. </span></i><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">What inspired you to write this novel?</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: transparent; margin-left: 0.0000pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: left; text-indent: 0.0000pt;"><i><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Last year I noticed some Christmas books that were written as part of a multi-author project. I thought it'd be fun to have a group of us write in the same fictional town. I mentioned it to some friends--and Huckleberry Falls, Wyoming was born. This year our stories are inspired by Christmas songs. Next year might be different. </span></i><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">We've already fallen in love with the town and the people. S</span><i><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">ince they're "Huckleberry Falls Holiday Romances," they won't all be set during Christmas.</span></i><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<br />
<div style="border: 5px ridge; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 5px; width: 620.341px;">
<div style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/2681226558806547/" style="clear: left; float: left; font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="81" data-original-width="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqwlKZylxtZZMPqgm4Tf9Q4xSFHVdCNRC5J9yPO6VaFRQy72vVSzX87K3B2QF5141fvMCmTngGiPR1Zs7_3Gvmdkqk5I4KQ8gVjPHoO2b2YpaRvlPybCn8SCaCIRH3APriq4Vqu-VCcLk/s1600/Event+Page.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; text-align: start;"><div style="font-size: 17px; text-align: center;"> </div><div style="font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><a target="_blank"><span>To view our blog schedule and follow along with this tour visit our </span></a><br /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/2681226558806547/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: 20px; text-align: center;">Official Event Page </span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: 25px;"><b style="text-align: center;"></b></span></span></div></b></div></div><br />
<a class="rcptr" data-raflid="330006f8497" data-template="" data-theme="classic" href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/330006f8497/" id="rcwidget_g55qgl6p" rel="nofollow">a Rafflecopter giveaway</a>
<script src="https://widget-prime.rafflecopter.com/launch.js"></script>
<br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.lovingthebook.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="250" data-original-width="475" height="105" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFCgGMIt1lcclbDsxXrJM2ePMHC5vpZzn9Yq3MJYNO22XKZj6Fjo42rBINJRByBce81XIbKBZ6cVvGSJpzRvcjZrxOOYYGTEL6aTA86ucIit0d8A1rNR3rLEq51H2nqi3b74FwO20aJrY/s200/Bottom+Banner.jpg" width="200" /></a><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br /></div></div>Loving The bookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15219240959557257105noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059401159514824135.post-16884268311130550402020-12-10T08:57:00.002-07:002020-12-10T08:58:37.583-07:00Christmas Countdown Blitz Day 4<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUIhV55htGHU9TyITs2CKj3JN88q6ROGlSOzNr1fMq0w9eWqd6a-k-rRm6475iSe_DgoGIRYrU4tXIB4nvL6GT8fAMiXcyhiQwa1RPsTXjUUMKRm_vVZ7XcF-Pleopxxfg3Oh_tCAmzD8/s475/CCB+banner.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="250" data-original-width="475" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUIhV55htGHU9TyITs2CKj3JN88q6ROGlSOzNr1fMq0w9eWqd6a-k-rRm6475iSe_DgoGIRYrU4tXIB4nvL6GT8fAMiXcyhiQwa1RPsTXjUUMKRm_vVZ7XcF-Pleopxxfg3Oh_tCAmzD8/s16000/CCB+banner.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5afP4cSbpiKbZud9LpqrmxYOucC3EZlvVUkd7f5-MsF_0HbtY2MxEzwo0izt0qOFiE__wV3-PaZSc_r3tUD2UAXS-Z7Li20YwqlJk-YW35dTdOZQdQXazYoX1SWM3ITPInX-E4akxyU8/s640/Banner+Trial.jpg" style="display: inline; padding: 1em 0px;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="173" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5afP4cSbpiKbZud9LpqrmxYOucC3EZlvVUkd7f5-MsF_0HbtY2MxEzwo0izt0qOFiE__wV3-PaZSc_r3tUD2UAXS-Z7Li20YwqlJk-YW35dTdOZQdQXazYoX1SWM3ITPInX-E4akxyU8/s400/Banner+Trial.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: transparent; margin: 0pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpDmG_Lx8HtEA66FCLvQ8eimh8qT9rdXDCqiLUo3YywrEeuNQ1V-1Aa_Iyss9hd_wVwvsegJiYxaaNF4o1UVaT_aIX6nsKeCKUZ4CTzeBUBWSWjNrDhrfouVYyhpwv3F5Y0ijpmTxizsI/s1800/Day+6+ACB+Author.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpDmG_Lx8HtEA66FCLvQ8eimh8qT9rdXDCqiLUo3YywrEeuNQ1V-1Aa_Iyss9hd_wVwvsegJiYxaaNF4o1UVaT_aIX6nsKeCKUZ4CTzeBUBWSWjNrDhrfouVYyhpwv3F5Y0ijpmTxizsI/s320/Day+6+ACB+Author.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #201f1e; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">USA Today bestselling author Shanna Hatfield is a farm girl who loves to write. Her sweet historical and contemporary romances are filled with sarcasm, humor, hope, and hunky heroes.</span></div></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: transparent; margin: 0pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 0pt;"></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: transparent; margin: 0pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 0pt;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #201f1e; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="background: transparent; color: #201f1e; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">When Shanna isn't dreaming up unforgettable characters, twisting plots, or covertly seeking dark, decadent chocolate, she hangs out with her beloved husband, Captain Cavedweller.</span></p></div>
<div style="border: 5px ridge; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 5px; width: 620.341px;">
<div style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; text-align: start;"><div style="font-size: 17px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.lovingthebook.com/" style="clear: left; float: left; font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="81" data-original-width="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC_SCRTxtFes643c4-VBCEq06sO2e95GFYxMZAPVtRUqc3Hh_BpkRWWbYjp2UNbZazJoCpVOiyKOtMPmOvYBNkaUXn0Jzf8cXeyYRjoA6hbph9-1uDS1T0Cz-vU9tITXMYM-BR-kjDhB8/s200/Connect+with+the+Author.jpg" /></a><a href="http://shannahatfield.com" style="font-size: 25px;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">~ Website </span></a><span style="color: #990000; font-size: 25px;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/AuthorShannaHatfield" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">~ Facebook ~</span></a></span></div><div style="font-size: 25px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000;"><a href="http://tinyurl.com/shannasnewsletter" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">~ Newsletter ~ </span></a><br /><a href="https://www.instagram.com/shannahatfield/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">~ Instagram </span></a><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/shannahatfield/boards/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">~ Pinterest ~ </span></a><br /><a href="https://twitter.com/ShannaHatfield" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">~ Twitter ~ </span></a></span><span style="color: #990000;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4981400.Shanna_Hatfield" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">Goodreads ~</span></a></span></div><div style="font-size: 25px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000;"><a href="https://www.bookbub.com/authors/shanna-hatfield" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">~ Bookbub </span></a></span><span style="color: #990000;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Shanna-Hatfield/e/B0056HPPM0" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">~ Amazon ~ </span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-size: 25px;"><b style="text-align: center;"></b></span></span></div></b></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.lovingthebook.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="173" data-original-width="640" height="108" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirYWx2mQdfufynWmLVwVrINd9FD91L3KGWBqOq3QSkXX90K9W4eKA84Ts2ubW5HRGiR3gC6Grgr-HgTvJn6tX-upfYu2nTKoK6mRvcZuusgTXjJgd27j2boYc1ebRFPYa0jFWzdyygYNY/w400-h108/About+The+Book.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17px;"><i>A focused cowboy, a distracted executive, and a hilarious quest make for an unforgettable holiday . . .</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17px;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5wH4xx4VlztIAFWtINpBxXaiDDKdd_T22XT6-S9RCeE4KuGTutY7h_0UW_hMV373kO5QU7FdxGJqdU6vdOWVlz30MuHuHejsboPiQNbWI3u3z-_RPnZzrD5jpWk8hq7a1txlLivV1fY4/s500/Day+4+CCB+Cover.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="333" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5wH4xx4VlztIAFWtINpBxXaiDDKdd_T22XT6-S9RCeE4KuGTutY7h_0UW_hMV373kO5QU7FdxGJqdU6vdOWVlz30MuHuHejsboPiQNbWI3u3z-_RPnZzrD5jpWk8hq7a1txlLivV1fY4/w266-h400/Day+4+CCB+Cover.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Wyatt Nash is a professional tie-down roper, a good ranch hand, and not too shabby when it comes to attracting women. But according to his five-year-old niece, he needs to work on both his roping skills and his dating game. His sister thinks he needs to settle down. And don’t get him started on the advice he gets from well-meaning friends. When his rodeo sponsor, billionaire Jon Sinclair, asks for his assistance in tutoring a clueless city girl about Sinclair Industries, Wyatt doesn’t feel like he can say no. Then he discovers he’ll be teaching none other than the one woman on the planet who wants nothing to do with him.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Ashley Jarrett would do almost anything to turn her small publicity firm into a huge success. When Jon Sinclair expresses interest in working with her, she readily agrees to his crazy idea to have her learn about his company through hands-on projects. Not only is she forced far outside her comfort zone, but the man documenting every bumbling misstep she takes is an infuriating cowboy she’s determined to ignore.</div></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17px;">Packed with small-town charm and the wonder of falling in love, Roping Christmas is a sweet holiday romance sure to bring laughter and infuse hearts Christmas cheer. </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 17px;"> </span></div>
<br />
<div style="border: 5px ridge; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 5px; width: 620.341px;">
<div style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><a href="http://www.lovingthebook.com/" style="clear: left; float: left; font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="81" data-original-width="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh341SdarQTTar07nsNAtkCNR8-Bos57z6IiEyFCgWkfMctF-6D1r7lZUI7LQ6rlaqOdq_cS1wn8nXNELsxWC7Pn52asRBkZ-A93LHTvvLNaN2BQNdJMTxUxX9M0r8fF6rIiLoaw9XitOM/s200/but+now+trial.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; text-align: start;"><div style="font-size: 17px; text-align: center;"> </div><div style="font-size: 25px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://geni.us/QcoH" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">~ Amazon ~ </span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 17px;"> </span></div><span style="font-size: 25px;"><b style="text-align: center;"></b></span></span></div></b></div></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoFO3ml5MGVItB9JgWoUcOd8l5G0IVN6Oi0TGVDJQucGA0eQBoV4wDNNv5pKesDIDxkjI79c0YPI8PSAKu8QIYbskg_GYXuwvEIGWOwja_IsZwzBTcpfdFvSIOh5hx6vHkXNLVaRIqtQY/s1600/Extras.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="173" data-original-width="640" height="107" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoFO3ml5MGVItB9JgWoUcOd8l5G0IVN6Oi0TGVDJQucGA0eQBoV4wDNNv5pKesDIDxkjI79c0YPI8PSAKu8QIYbskg_GYXuwvEIGWOwja_IsZwzBTcpfdFvSIOh5hx6vHkXNLVaRIqtQY/s400/Extras.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-size: large;">Author Interview:</span></b></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: start;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0000pt; margin-left: 47.3000pt; margin-right: 0.0000pt; margin-top: 0.0000pt; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 47.3pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-indent: -18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="background: transparent; color: #201f1e; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">1. </span><!--[endif]--></b><span style="background: transparent; color: #201f1e; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><b>What is your favorite Wintertime Activity?</b> When I was younger, sledding was my absolute favorite thing. We lived on a hill and I could grab my sled and go for a ride within a few steps of our back door. A close second would have been ice skating because we had a pond at the bottom of the hill and my brother kept the snow swept off it because he enjoyed skating, too. Now, my favorite thing is to cozy up by the fire with a good book and a cup of tea. </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0000pt; margin-left: 47.3000pt; margin-right: 0.0000pt; margin-top: 0.0000pt; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 47.3pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-indent: -18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="background: transparent; color: #201f1e; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">2. </span><!--[endif]--></b><span style="background: transparent; color: #201f1e; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><b>How many unpublishes / half-finished books do you have in progress?</b> I have one I'm working on right now. Once I start I book, I have to finish it! </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0000pt; margin-left: 47.3000pt; margin-right: 0.0000pt; margin-top: 0.0000pt; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 47.3pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-indent: -18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="background: transparent; color: #201f1e; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">3. </span><!--[endif]--></b><span style="background: transparent; color: #201f1e; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><b>What was the most surprising thing you learned when creating your book (in research or in yourself?)</b> For </span><i><span style="background: transparent; color: #201f1e; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Roping Christmas</span></i><span style="background: transparent; color: #201f1e; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">, the heroine has to complete a bunch of challenges to earn the business of a billionaire tycoon. The hero helps her with the tasks. One of the challenges was to make her own pair of boots. It was fascinating to research what goes into making a pair of boots and the time involved to create them.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0000pt; margin-left: 47.3000pt; margin-right: 0.0000pt; margin-top: 0.0000pt; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 47.3pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-indent: -18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="background: transparent; color: #201f1e; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">4. </span><!--[endif]--></b><span style="background: transparent; color: #201f1e; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><b>Tell us about the greatest Christmas gift you ever received.</b> That one is easy - my husband! We met on a blind date the day after Christmas and we married a year later, a week before Christmas. He is by far the best gift I've ever received. </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0000pt; margin-left: 47.3000pt; margin-right: 0.0000pt; margin-top: 0.0000pt; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 47.3pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-indent: -18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="background: transparent; color: #201f1e; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">5. </span><!--[endif]--><span style="background: transparent; color: #201f1e; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">What did you edit out of your book? (Such as a cut scene or an idea that just wouldn't fit?) </span><i><span style="background: transparent; color: #201f1e; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Roping Christmas </span></i><span style="background: transparent; color: #201f1e; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">features many laugh-out-loud scenes. I could have added a dozen more because I was just having so much fun with the story. </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0000pt; margin-left: 47.3000pt; margin-right: 0.0000pt; margin-top: 0.0000pt; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 47.3pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-indent: -18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="background: transparent; color: #201f1e; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">6. </span><!--[endif]--></b><span style="background: transparent; color: #201f1e; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><b>What inspired you to write this novel? </b>Every holiday season I run a campaign called Read a Book, Help A Cowboy. To help kick off the campaign, I like to release a book in my Rodeo Romance series, which </span><i><span style="background: transparent; color: #201f1e; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Roping Christmas</span></i><span style="background: transparent; color: #201f1e; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"> is part of. Beyond that, I just thought it would be a lot of fun to write a story about a city girl faced with several challenges only a country boy could help her get through. </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17px;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div style="border: 5px ridge; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 5px; width: 620.341px;">
<div style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/2681226558806547/" style="clear: left; float: left; font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="81" data-original-width="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqwlKZylxtZZMPqgm4Tf9Q4xSFHVdCNRC5J9yPO6VaFRQy72vVSzX87K3B2QF5141fvMCmTngGiPR1Zs7_3Gvmdkqk5I4KQ8gVjPHoO2b2YpaRvlPybCn8SCaCIRH3APriq4Vqu-VCcLk/s1600/Event+Page.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; text-align: start;"><div style="font-size: 17px; text-align: center;"> </div><div style="font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><a target="_blank"><span>To view our blog schedule and follow along with this tour visit our </span></a><br /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/2681226558806547/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: 20px; text-align: center;">Official Event Page </span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: 25px;"><b style="text-align: center;"></b></span></span></div></b></div></div><br />
<a class="rcptr" data-raflid="330006f8497" data-template="" data-theme="classic" href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/330006f8497/" id="rcwidget_g55qgl6p" rel="nofollow">a Rafflecopter giveaway</a>
<script src="https://widget-prime.rafflecopter.com/launch.js"></script>
<br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.lovingthebook.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="250" data-original-width="475" height="105" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFCgGMIt1lcclbDsxXrJM2ePMHC5vpZzn9Yq3MJYNO22XKZj6Fjo42rBINJRByBce81XIbKBZ6cVvGSJpzRvcjZrxOOYYGTEL6aTA86ucIit0d8A1rNR3rLEq51H2nqi3b74FwO20aJrY/s200/Bottom+Banner.jpg" width="200" /></a><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br /></div></div>Loving The bookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15219240959557257105noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059401159514824135.post-7263902554962084922020-12-09T03:36:00.001-07:002020-12-09T03:36:11.216-07:00Christmas countdown Blitz Day 3<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUIhV55htGHU9TyITs2CKj3JN88q6ROGlSOzNr1fMq0w9eWqd6a-k-rRm6475iSe_DgoGIRYrU4tXIB4nvL6GT8fAMiXcyhiQwa1RPsTXjUUMKRm_vVZ7XcF-Pleopxxfg3Oh_tCAmzD8/s475/CCB+banner.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="250" data-original-width="475" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUIhV55htGHU9TyITs2CKj3JN88q6ROGlSOzNr1fMq0w9eWqd6a-k-rRm6475iSe_DgoGIRYrU4tXIB4nvL6GT8fAMiXcyhiQwa1RPsTXjUUMKRm_vVZ7XcF-Pleopxxfg3Oh_tCAmzD8/s16000/CCB+banner.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5afP4cSbpiKbZud9LpqrmxYOucC3EZlvVUkd7f5-MsF_0HbtY2MxEzwo0izt0qOFiE__wV3-PaZSc_r3tUD2UAXS-Z7Li20YwqlJk-YW35dTdOZQdQXazYoX1SWM3ITPInX-E4akxyU8/s640/Banner+Trial.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="173" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5afP4cSbpiKbZud9LpqrmxYOucC3EZlvVUkd7f5-MsF_0HbtY2MxEzwo0izt0qOFiE__wV3-PaZSc_r3tUD2UAXS-Z7Li20YwqlJk-YW35dTdOZQdQXazYoX1SWM3ITPInX-E4akxyU8/s400/Banner+Trial.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 17px; text-align: start;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBVzfMHPTr-JbmSTYWEdB9ak_C_3JmQJs4_hXw5y8oVOiMxSiiX-GW6J2azUmEh60_HeooCIt7_RTONPxDTErZ8lnMJX2yU2vyWiAQCcXE6MbNcoFqUyASpFUoCay7IjhslIk5C0kUtHQ/s1800/Day+3+CCB+Author.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBVzfMHPTr-JbmSTYWEdB9ak_C_3JmQJs4_hXw5y8oVOiMxSiiX-GW6J2azUmEh60_HeooCIt7_RTONPxDTErZ8lnMJX2yU2vyWiAQCcXE6MbNcoFqUyASpFUoCay7IjhslIk5C0kUtHQ/s320/Day+3+CCB+Author.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">USA Today Bestselling author Melissa McClone has written over forty-five novels. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">With a degree in mechanical engineering from Stanford University, she worked for a major airline where she traveled the globe and met her husband. But analyzing jet engine performance couldn't compete with her love of writing happily ever afters. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Melissa lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband, three children, a spoiled Norwegian Elkhound, and cats who think they rule the house. They do! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></span></div>
<br />
<div style="border: 5px ridge; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 5px; width: 620.341px;">
<div style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; text-align: start;"><div style="font-size: 17px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.lovingthebook.com/" style="clear: left; float: left; font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="81" data-original-width="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC_SCRTxtFes643c4-VBCEq06sO2e95GFYxMZAPVtRUqc3Hh_BpkRWWbYjp2UNbZazJoCpVOiyKOtMPmOvYBNkaUXn0Jzf8cXeyYRjoA6hbph9-1uDS1T0Cz-vU9tITXMYM-BR-kjDhB8/s200/Connect+with+the+Author.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.melissamcclone.com" style="font-size: 25px;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">~ Website </span></a><span style="color: #990000; font-size: 25px;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/melissamcclonebooks" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">~ Facebook ~</span></a></span></div><div style="font-size: 25px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000;"><a href="https://melissamcclone.com/subscribe/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">~ Newsletter ~ </span></a><br /><a href="https://www.instagram.com/melmcclone/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">~ Instagram </span></a><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/melissamcclone" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">~ Pinterest ~ </span></a><br /><a href="https://twitter.com/melissamcclone" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">~ Twitter ~ </span></a></span><span style="color: #990000;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/292027.Melissa_McClone" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">Goodreads ~</span></a></span></div><div style="font-size: 25px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000;"><a href="https://www.bookbub.com/authors/melissa-mcclone" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">~ Bookbub </span></a></span><span style="color: #990000;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Melissa-McClone/e/B001HOIG4K/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">~ Amazon ~ </span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-size: 25px;"><b style="text-align: center;"></b></span></span></div></b></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.lovingthebook.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="173" data-original-width="640" height="108" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirYWx2mQdfufynWmLVwVrINd9FD91L3KGWBqOq3QSkXX90K9W4eKA84Ts2ubW5HRGiR3gC6Grgr-HgTvJn6tX-upfYu2nTKoK6mRvcZuusgTXjJgd27j2boYc1ebRFPYa0jFWzdyygYNY/w400-h108/About+The+Book.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17px;">One beach cottage, two strangers, and a kiss under the mistletoe that changes everything…</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE6z15Mj1T6tstJaGBWQgQbO0XaTlviD_jSRzaexQTFA4QBdUVaTa9Q9j-I0P7UP_R2L322NDI_N5nTVFwUdGlGb7TEDNfzL0MBdpAVdwXhsatFW7HU38ya4it-jOb7MbSasc3UZG-ack/s2048/Day+3+CCB+Cover.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 17px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE6z15Mj1T6tstJaGBWQgQbO0XaTlviD_jSRzaexQTFA4QBdUVaTa9Q9j-I0P7UP_R2L322NDI_N5nTVFwUdGlGb7TEDNfzL0MBdpAVdwXhsatFW7HU38ya4it-jOb7MbSasc3UZG-ack/w266-h400/Day+3+CCB+Cover.jpg" width="266" /></a><div style="text-align: left;">Sheridan DeMarco wants to be anywhere but home for the holidays. She’s happy to spend Christmas house-sitting in South Carolina, far away from her parents’ new blended families. Too bad when she arrives at the charming beach cottage, she isn’t as blissfully alone as she planned.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Michael ""Mikey"" Patterson needs to stay out of sight until his attorney gives him the all clear. He finds the perfect place in a small coastal town, but there’s a problem. Mikey isn’t the only one staying at the beach house, and his surprise roommate pushes all his buttons.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;">A sprig of mistletoe and one memorable kiss make Sheridan and Mikey forget their plans to stay away from each other. But when family gets in the way, will their happily ever after get tossed out along with the discarded wrapping paper and tinsel?</span><span style="text-align: start;"> </span></div></span></span></div>
<br />
<div style="border: 5px ridge; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 5px; width: 620.341px;">
<div style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><a href="http://www.lovingthebook.com/" style="clear: left; float: left; font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="81" data-original-width="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh341SdarQTTar07nsNAtkCNR8-Bos57z6IiEyFCgWkfMctF-6D1r7lZUI7LQ6rlaqOdq_cS1wn8nXNELsxWC7Pn52asRBkZ-A93LHTvvLNaN2BQNdJMTxUxX9M0r8fF6rIiLoaw9XitOM/s200/but+now+trial.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; text-align: start;"><div style="font-size: 17px; text-align: center;"> </div><div style="font-size: 25px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://geni.us/qBDOS" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">~ Amazon ~ </span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 17px;"> </span></div><span style="font-size: 25px;"><b style="text-align: center;"></b></span></span></div></b></div></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoFO3ml5MGVItB9JgWoUcOd8l5G0IVN6Oi0TGVDJQucGA0eQBoV4wDNNv5pKesDIDxkjI79c0YPI8PSAKu8QIYbskg_GYXuwvEIGWOwja_IsZwzBTcpfdFvSIOh5hx6vHkXNLVaRIqtQY/s1600/Extras.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="173" data-original-width="640" height="107" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoFO3ml5MGVItB9JgWoUcOd8l5G0IVN6Oi0TGVDJQucGA0eQBoV4wDNNv5pKesDIDxkjI79c0YPI8PSAKu8QIYbskg_GYXuwvEIGWOwja_IsZwzBTcpfdFvSIOh5hx6vHkXNLVaRIqtQY/s400/Extras.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Author Interview:</span></b></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 5pt; margin-left: 47.3pt; margin-top: 5pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><i><span style="background: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">1. </span><!--[endif]--></i><span style="background: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><i>What is your favorite Wintertime Activity? </i> I love to ski. There's nothing like spending a day on the slopes and then warming up in the lodge with a mug of hot cocoa and lots of whipped cream.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 5pt; margin-left: 47.3pt; margin-top: 5pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><i><span style="background: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">2. </span><!--[endif]--></i><span style="background: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><i>How many unpublishes / half-finished books do you have in progress?</i> I have two. They will be out in 2021.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 5pt; margin-left: 47.3pt; margin-top: 5pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><i><span style="background: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">3. </span><!--[endif]--></i><span style="background: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><i>What was the most surprising thing you learned when creating your book (in research or in yourself?)</i> I learned that there's an entire industry of professionals who work with lottery winners, and that you need to be smart if you ever win a large sum of money.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 5pt; margin-left: 47.3pt; margin-top: 5pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><i><span style="background: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">4. </span><!--[endif]--></i><span style="background: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><i>Tell us about the greatest Christmas gift you ever received. </i>My best friend and her husband gave us an engraved frame as a gift on our first Christmas together. We have a photo from that day in it, and I have it displayed in my office.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 5pt; margin-left: 47.3pt; margin-top: 5pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><i><span style="background: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">5. </span><!--[endif]--></i><span style="background: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><i>What did you edit out of your book? (Such as a cut scene or an idea that just wouldn't fit?)</i> I had planned to make the hero's lottery win the big black moment, but it didn't work out the way I thought it would. </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 5pt; margin-left: 47.3pt; margin-top: 5pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><i><span style="background: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">6. </span><!--[endif]--></i><span style="background: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><i>What inspired you to write this novel?</i> It's part of a multi-author world series that I've written three other books for. I had the unmarried brother of the last book's heroine that I wanted to write about, so I brought in a character from a new series to link them together. </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"> </span></p></div>
<br />
<div style="border: 5px ridge; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 5px; width: 620.341px;">
<div style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/2681226558806547/" style="clear: left; float: left; font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="81" data-original-width="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqwlKZylxtZZMPqgm4Tf9Q4xSFHVdCNRC5J9yPO6VaFRQy72vVSzX87K3B2QF5141fvMCmTngGiPR1Zs7_3Gvmdkqk5I4KQ8gVjPHoO2b2YpaRvlPybCn8SCaCIRH3APriq4Vqu-VCcLk/s1600/Event+Page.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; text-align: start;"><div style="font-size: 17px; text-align: center;"> </div><div style="font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><a target="_blank"><span>To view our blog schedule and follow along with this tour visit our </span></a><br /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/2681226558806547/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: 20px; text-align: center;">Official Event Page </span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: 25px;"><b style="text-align: center;"></b></span></span></div></b></div></div><br />
<a class="rcptr" data-raflid="330006f8497" data-template="" data-theme="classic" href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/330006f8497/" id="rcwidget_g55qgl6p" rel="nofollow">a Rafflecopter giveaway</a>
<script src="https://widget-prime.rafflecopter.com/launch.js"></script>
<br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.lovingthebook.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="250" data-original-width="475" height="105" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFCgGMIt1lcclbDsxXrJM2ePMHC5vpZzn9Yq3MJYNO22XKZj6Fjo42rBINJRByBce81XIbKBZ6cVvGSJpzRvcjZrxOOYYGTEL6aTA86ucIit0d8A1rNR3rLEq51H2nqi3b74FwO20aJrY/s200/Bottom+Banner.jpg" width="200" /></a><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br /></div></div>Loving The bookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15219240959557257105noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059401159514824135.post-89373149093212520532020-12-08T09:47:00.003-07:002020-12-08T09:47:30.378-07:00Christmas countdown Blitz Day 2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUIhV55htGHU9TyITs2CKj3JN88q6ROGlSOzNr1fMq0w9eWqd6a-k-rRm6475iSe_DgoGIRYrU4tXIB4nvL6GT8fAMiXcyhiQwa1RPsTXjUUMKRm_vVZ7XcF-Pleopxxfg3Oh_tCAmzD8/s475/CCB+banner.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="250" data-original-width="475" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUIhV55htGHU9TyITs2CKj3JN88q6ROGlSOzNr1fMq0w9eWqd6a-k-rRm6475iSe_DgoGIRYrU4tXIB4nvL6GT8fAMiXcyhiQwa1RPsTXjUUMKRm_vVZ7XcF-Pleopxxfg3Oh_tCAmzD8/s16000/CCB+banner.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5afP4cSbpiKbZud9LpqrmxYOucC3EZlvVUkd7f5-MsF_0HbtY2MxEzwo0izt0qOFiE__wV3-PaZSc_r3tUD2UAXS-Z7Li20YwqlJk-YW35dTdOZQdQXazYoX1SWM3ITPInX-E4akxyU8/s640/Banner+Trial.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="173" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5afP4cSbpiKbZud9LpqrmxYOucC3EZlvVUkd7f5-MsF_0HbtY2MxEzwo0izt0qOFiE__wV3-PaZSc_r3tUD2UAXS-Z7Li20YwqlJk-YW35dTdOZQdQXazYoX1SWM3ITPInX-E4akxyU8/s400/Banner+Trial.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjReBz9L5tB1bVMbYGk_DBVoFsWKqkOM47jnIzW64Y0crkJZSwVs8U7xSrkkB9V_PqQ6F8PBb1GM9OdehElIOLyGjY9opdv-tXCgzPkEc4K5LfXTmQz6PDH8YfNLgyoXH_PeVk_aFQfOTQ/s640/Day+11+ACB+Author.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="541" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjReBz9L5tB1bVMbYGk_DBVoFsWKqkOM47jnIzW64Y0crkJZSwVs8U7xSrkkB9V_PqQ6F8PBb1GM9OdehElIOLyGjY9opdv-tXCgzPkEc4K5LfXTmQz6PDH8YfNLgyoXH_PeVk_aFQfOTQ/s320/Day+11+ACB+Author.jpg" /></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; text-align: left; text-indent: 0pt;"><div style="font-size: 18.6667px; text-align: left;"><div>Although Marina Myles lives under the sunny skies of Arizona, she would reside in a historic manor house in foggy England if she had her way. Her love of books began as soon as she read her first fairy tale, and grew by leaps and bounds when she discovered Nancy Drew/Agatha Christie mysteries and rich, historical romances.</div><div><br /></div><div>Dreaming of becoming a published author, she wrote her first 'gothic' story at age eleven. She went on to study creative writing at Southern Methodist University- where she received degrees in Communications and English Literature. During her time in Dallas, she had the unique experience of being a Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader.</div><div><br /></div><div>Now with her loyal Maltese close by, she relishes the hours she gets to escape into worlds filled with tortured heroes, strong heroines, and their fiery-but not easily attained-love affairs. She's busy being a wife (to her Italian-born husband) and a mother (to her two beautiful daughters), but she is never too busy to hear from her amazing readers.</div><div><br /></div></div></span></div>
<div style="border: 5px ridge; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 5px; width: 620.341px;">
<div style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><a href="http://www.lovingthebook.com/" style="clear: left; float: left; font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="81" data-original-width="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC_SCRTxtFes643c4-VBCEq06sO2e95GFYxMZAPVtRUqc3Hh_BpkRWWbYjp2UNbZazJoCpVOiyKOtMPmOvYBNkaUXn0Jzf8cXeyYRjoA6hbph9-1uDS1T0Cz-vU9tITXMYM-BR-kjDhB8/s200/Connect+with+the+Author.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; text-align: start;"><div style="font-size: 17px; text-align: center;"> <a href="www.marinamyles.com" style="font-size: 25px;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">~ Website </span></a><a href="www.facebook.com/marinamylesauthor" style="font-size: 25px;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">~ Facebook ~</span></a></div><div style="font-size: 17px; text-align: center;"><a href="www.facebook.com/marinamylesauthor" style="font-size: 25px;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;"> </span></a><a href="www.twitter.com/#!/marinaauthor" style="font-size: 25px;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">~ Twitter ~ </span></a><a href="www.amazon.com/author/marinamyles" style="font-size: 25px;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">~ Amazon ~ </span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 17px;"> </span></div><span style="font-size: 25px;"><b style="text-align: center;"></b></span></span></div></b></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.lovingthebook.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="173" data-original-width="640" height="108" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirYWx2mQdfufynWmLVwVrINd9FD91L3KGWBqOq3QSkXX90K9W4eKA84Ts2ubW5HRGiR3gC6Grgr-HgTvJn6tX-upfYu2nTKoK6mRvcZuusgTXjJgd27j2boYc1ebRFPYa0jFWzdyygYNY/w400-h108/About+The+Book.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17px;">THE WEREWOLF'S SERVANT</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5c64aORHBRpLC-1jQFFdtEQOb_TfhqXkpW5S1Yz9V0ft5ejkVzN8-DI4FlnGmltmsO4hVxj8KbwYxi-q05w6g2-2dQYR5UaSjzQpBZgngG7sXqceOffS3sL3klfvfKVEaQQYold7XOg0/s2048/Day+2+CCB+Cover.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5c64aORHBRpLC-1jQFFdtEQOb_TfhqXkpW5S1Yz9V0ft5ejkVzN8-DI4FlnGmltmsO4hVxj8KbwYxi-q05w6g2-2dQYR5UaSjzQpBZgngG7sXqceOffS3sL3klfvfKVEaQQYold7XOg0/w266-h400/Day+2+CCB+Cover.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Thorncliff Towers is done up for Christmas, secure against wind and wolves. But Karina Petri is shut out, too, and the gypsy witch wants what's inside. She envies the gifts, the feast, the pretty clothes, of course. But her true desire is for the love of Constantin Stoica. Her smolderingly handsome childhood friend agreed to serve Lord Draven after his brother was caught stealing last year. He suspects Karina was involved—and it would take more magic than she possesses to make him forgive…</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span>Constantin has always been drawn to Karina's dark curls, flashing eyes, and reckless ways. But trusting her has proven dangerous before, and this night holds more to fear than most. The wrong decisions could cost him his job, his safety—even his life. But letting Karina go could cost him his heart…</span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> </span></div></span></span></div>
<br />
<div style="border: 5px ridge; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 5px; width: 620.341px;">
<div style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><a href="http://www.lovingthebook.com/" style="clear: left; float: left; font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="81" data-original-width="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh341SdarQTTar07nsNAtkCNR8-Bos57z6IiEyFCgWkfMctF-6D1r7lZUI7LQ6rlaqOdq_cS1wn8nXNELsxWC7Pn52asRBkZ-A93LHTvvLNaN2BQNdJMTxUxX9M0r8fF6rIiLoaw9XitOM/s200/but+now+trial.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; text-align: start;"><div style="font-size: 17px; text-align: center;"> </div><div style="font-size: 25px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://geni.us/C98Zr" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">~ Amazon ~ </span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 17px;"> </span></div><span style="font-size: 25px;"><b style="text-align: center;"></b></span></span></div></b></div></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoFO3ml5MGVItB9JgWoUcOd8l5G0IVN6Oi0TGVDJQucGA0eQBoV4wDNNv5pKesDIDxkjI79c0YPI8PSAKu8QIYbskg_GYXuwvEIGWOwja_IsZwzBTcpfdFvSIOh5hx6vHkXNLVaRIqtQY/s1600/Extras.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="173" data-original-width="640" height="107" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoFO3ml5MGVItB9JgWoUcOd8l5G0IVN6Oi0TGVDJQucGA0eQBoV4wDNNv5pKesDIDxkjI79c0YPI8PSAKu8QIYbskg_GYXuwvEIGWOwja_IsZwzBTcpfdFvSIOh5hx6vHkXNLVaRIqtQY/s400/Extras.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Q&A With the Author:</span></b></div>
<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: transparent; margin-bottom: 5pt; margin-left: 21.25pt; margin-top: 5pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -21.25pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">1. </span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">What is your favorite Wintertime Activity?</span><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: transparent; margin-bottom: 5pt; margin-left: 42pt; margin-top: 5pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -21pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: times;">a) </span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: times; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">My favorite Wintertime activity is playing in the snow. We don't have much snowfall in Scottsdale, Arizona, but I can drive just two hours north and see plenty!!</span><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: transparent; margin-bottom: 5pt; margin-left: 21.25pt; margin-top: 5pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -21.25pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">2. </span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">How many unpublished / half-finished books do you have in progress?</span><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: transparent; margin-bottom: 5pt; margin-left: 42pt; margin-top: 5pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -21pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: times;">a) </span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: times; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">There are 7 unpublished/half-written novels stored on my computer. Someday, maybe, they'll see the light of day!</span><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: transparent; margin-bottom: 5pt; margin-left: 21.25pt; margin-top: 5pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -21.25pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">3. </span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">What was the most surprising thing you learned when creating your book (in research or in yourself?)</span><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: transparent; margin-bottom: 5pt; margin-left: 42pt; margin-top: 5pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -21pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: times;">a) </span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: times; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">Christmas at Thorncliff Towers is mainly about the Roma people...Gypsies. During my research of their culture, I learned a great deal about their fascinating superstitions and strong family bonds.</span><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: transparent; margin-bottom: 5pt; margin-left: 21.25pt; margin-top: 5pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -21.25pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">4. </span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">Tell us about the greatest Christmas gift you ever received.</span><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: transparent; margin-bottom: 5pt; margin-left: 42pt; margin-top: 5pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -21pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: times;">a) </span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: times; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">The greatest Christmas gifts I ever received were actually 2 gifts: my daughters. My eldest was born 4 days after Christmas and my youngest 1 day after.</span><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: transparent; margin-bottom: 5pt; margin-left: 21.25pt; margin-top: 5pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -21.25pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">5. </span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">What did you edit out of your book? (Such as a cut scene or an idea that just wouldn't fit?) </span><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: transparent; margin-bottom: 5pt; margin-left: 42pt; margin-top: 5pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -21pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: times;">a) </span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: times; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">Originally, I wrote a scene involving a playful snow-fight between my characters, but then I decided that it echoed Beauty and the Beast too much. </span><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: transparent; margin-bottom: 5pt; margin-left: 21.25pt; margin-top: 5pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -21.25pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">6. </span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">What inspired you to write this novel?</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-fareast-font-family: times; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: transparent; margin-bottom: 5pt; margin-left: 42pt; margin-top: 5pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -21pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: times;">a) </span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: times; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">What inspired me to write this novella was the grandeur, joy, and festive trimmings of a nineteenth-century, English Christmas.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-fareast-font-family: times; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<div style="border: 5px ridge; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 5px; width: 620.341px;">
<div style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/2681226558806547/" style="clear: left; float: left; font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="81" data-original-width="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqwlKZylxtZZMPqgm4Tf9Q4xSFHVdCNRC5J9yPO6VaFRQy72vVSzX87K3B2QF5141fvMCmTngGiPR1Zs7_3Gvmdkqk5I4KQ8gVjPHoO2b2YpaRvlPybCn8SCaCIRH3APriq4Vqu-VCcLk/s1600/Event+Page.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; text-align: start;"><div style="font-size: 17px; text-align: center;"> </div><div style="font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><a target="_blank"><span>To view our blog schedule and follow along with this tour visit our </span></a><br /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/2681226558806547/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: 20px; text-align: center;">Official Event Page </span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: 25px;"><b style="text-align: center;"></b></span></span></div></b></div></div><br />
<a class="rcptr" data-raflid="330006f8497" data-template="" data-theme="classic" href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/330006f8497/" id="rcwidget_g55qgl6p" rel="nofollow">a Rafflecopter giveaway</a>
<script src="https://widget-prime.rafflecopter.com/launch.js"></script>
<br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.lovingthebook.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="250" data-original-width="475" height="105" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFCgGMIt1lcclbDsxXrJM2ePMHC5vpZzn9Yq3MJYNO22XKZj6Fjo42rBINJRByBce81XIbKBZ6cVvGSJpzRvcjZrxOOYYGTEL6aTA86ucIit0d8A1rNR3rLEq51H2nqi3b74FwO20aJrY/s200/Bottom+Banner.jpg" width="200" /></a><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br /></div></div>Loving The bookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15219240959557257105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059401159514824135.post-62852217025438980292020-12-07T09:41:00.003-07:002020-12-07T09:41:31.233-07:00Christmas Countdown Blitz day 1<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUIhV55htGHU9TyITs2CKj3JN88q6ROGlSOzNr1fMq0w9eWqd6a-k-rRm6475iSe_DgoGIRYrU4tXIB4nvL6GT8fAMiXcyhiQwa1RPsTXjUUMKRm_vVZ7XcF-Pleopxxfg3Oh_tCAmzD8/s475/CCB+banner.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="250" data-original-width="475" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUIhV55htGHU9TyITs2CKj3JN88q6ROGlSOzNr1fMq0w9eWqd6a-k-rRm6475iSe_DgoGIRYrU4tXIB4nvL6GT8fAMiXcyhiQwa1RPsTXjUUMKRm_vVZ7XcF-Pleopxxfg3Oh_tCAmzD8/s16000/CCB+banner.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5afP4cSbpiKbZud9LpqrmxYOucC3EZlvVUkd7f5-MsF_0HbtY2MxEzwo0izt0qOFiE__wV3-PaZSc_r3tUD2UAXS-Z7Li20YwqlJk-YW35dTdOZQdQXazYoX1SWM3ITPInX-E4akxyU8/s640/Banner+Trial.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="173" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5afP4cSbpiKbZud9LpqrmxYOucC3EZlvVUkd7f5-MsF_0HbtY2MxEzwo0izt0qOFiE__wV3-PaZSc_r3tUD2UAXS-Z7Li20YwqlJk-YW35dTdOZQdQXazYoX1SWM3ITPInX-E4akxyU8/s400/Banner+Trial.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 17px; text-align: start;"><p class="15" style="text-indent: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_6dURmSY5uCKypVzn6kNQOe4ux4z3IHFxllgXbsXi_BiXfsBcPs0TM7p27hBithXL3hqPZQiQAXmZ8eTtWCVIbHnRxhIAkr34D_oddwbJi6iiEBcLDJUw_WcYKTSwumTcrJPZskntm_8/s2048/ME.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_6dURmSY5uCKypVzn6kNQOe4ux4z3IHFxllgXbsXi_BiXfsBcPs0TM7p27hBithXL3hqPZQiQAXmZ8eTtWCVIbHnRxhIAkr34D_oddwbJi6iiEBcLDJUw_WcYKTSwumTcrJPZskntm_8/w300-h400/ME.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Some say Tina Peterson Scott likes to live life backwards: she got married and had her family first and just recently earned her Bachelor's Degree in University Studies with a minor in English. She does admit to being a life-long learner, but otherwise thinks she got life just right.</span><span style="font-size: 14pt; text-indent: 0pt;"> </span></div></span><p></p><p class="15" style="text-indent: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">Tina has written numerous articles for a local newspaper and worked as a newspaper editor for a time. She was also a contributor of non-fiction articles for The Beehive, and the Desert Saints Magazine. She is currently doing her best to fill the world with quality fiction that involves sweet romance and happily-ever-afters.</span><span style="color: #2c2c2c; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; text-indent: 0pt;"> </span></p><p></p><p class="15" style="text-indent: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">Tina doesn’t usually enter contests but has won first place in the American Mothers Association for her article titled, </span><i><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt;">Just Call Me Mom</span></i><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">, and second place for her poem, </span><i><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt;">A Part of Me</span></i><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">. In the LDStorymakers’ First Chapter Contest, she won second place for her novel, </span><i><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt;">Menopausal Fairy Mischief</span></i><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">. She is also pleased that one of her children’s picture book reviews was published in the Arizona English Bulletin.</span></p></span></div>
<div style="border: 5px ridge; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 5px; width: 620.341px;">
<div style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><a href="http://www.lovingthebook.com/" style="clear: left; float: left; font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="81" data-original-width="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC_SCRTxtFes643c4-VBCEq06sO2e95GFYxMZAPVtRUqc3Hh_BpkRWWbYjp2UNbZazJoCpVOiyKOtMPmOvYBNkaUXn0Jzf8cXeyYRjoA6hbph9-1uDS1T0Cz-vU9tITXMYM-BR-kjDhB8/s200/Connect+with+the+Author.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; text-align: start;"><div style="font-size: 17px; text-align: center;"> </div><div style="font-size: 25px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/TinasWritingAdventure/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">~ Facebook ~ </span></a><br /></div><div style="font-size: 25px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tinapetersonscott/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">~ Instagram ~ </span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 17px;"> </span></div><span style="font-size: 25px;"><b style="text-align: center;"></b></span></span></div></b></div></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.lovingthebook.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="173" data-original-width="640" height="108" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirYWx2mQdfufynWmLVwVrINd9FD91L3KGWBqOq3QSkXX90K9W4eKA84Ts2ubW5HRGiR3gC6Grgr-HgTvJn6tX-upfYu2nTKoK6mRvcZuusgTXjJgd27j2boYc1ebRFPYa0jFWzdyygYNY/w400-h108/About+The+Book.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_mCHUAy4Yc_h8wnECt0upgjYRS-Eg_82ZnFVhQG0A1-NR18X2ky3wiwxOd2Vhgf9KsiDpOeXYsgEKWs5rgij2R203oSqvH_GoSKn3MO-LBxv02YdUQzx_SuYA5RvOB0ow8osombDrQ0k/s662/Millie%2527s+EBOOK9.16.20.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="662" data-original-width="444" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_mCHUAy4Yc_h8wnECt0upgjYRS-Eg_82ZnFVhQG0A1-NR18X2ky3wiwxOd2Vhgf9KsiDpOeXYsgEKWs5rgij2R203oSqvH_GoSKn3MO-LBxv02YdUQzx_SuYA5RvOB0ow8osombDrQ0k/w269-h400/Millie%2527s+EBOOK9.16.20.jpg" width="269" /></a><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">Can former high school sweethearts have a second chance at love? Phoenix property manager Millie Crump returns to her dusty hometown, the week before Christmas to prepare the local haunted hotel for sale. Her boss doesn’t know it, but her secret agenda is to keep her childhood promise to the ghost. Unfortunately, the guy who broke her heart fourteen years ago is the only one who can help with her plans.When his old crush roars into town behind the wheel of a fancy red Miata, Lonny Medina is blindsided by the city girl she’s become. Sure, he’ll help her with hotel cleanup and even dabble in some ghost-hunting, but he can’t risk his heart again. Together, they unravel clues, ward off danger, and fight to uncover the mystery of the old hotel while attempting to help the elusive ghost pass on. In doing so, Lonny and Millie discover the misconceptions that have kept them apart all these years, but both are unsure whether it will be enough to rewrite their futures into a happily ever after.</span></p></div>
<div style="border: 5px ridge; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 5px; width: 620.341px;">
<div style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><a href="http://www.lovingthebook.com/" style="clear: left; float: left; font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="81" data-original-width="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh341SdarQTTar07nsNAtkCNR8-Bos57z6IiEyFCgWkfMctF-6D1r7lZUI7LQ6rlaqOdq_cS1wn8nXNELsxWC7Pn52asRBkZ-A93LHTvvLNaN2BQNdJMTxUxX9M0r8fF6rIiLoaw9XitOM/s200/but+now+trial.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; text-align: start;"><div style="font-size: 17px; text-align: center;"> </div><div style="font-size: 25px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://geni.us/DYPWB" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">~ Amazon ~ </span></a><br /><a href="https://books2read.com/u/mlWDlW" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;"> ~ BooksToRead ~ </span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 17px;"> </span></div><span style="font-size: 25px;"><b style="text-align: center;"></b></span></span></div></b></div></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoFO3ml5MGVItB9JgWoUcOd8l5G0IVN6Oi0TGVDJQucGA0eQBoV4wDNNv5pKesDIDxkjI79c0YPI8PSAKu8QIYbskg_GYXuwvEIGWOwja_IsZwzBTcpfdFvSIOh5hx6vHkXNLVaRIqtQY/s1600/Extras.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="173" data-original-width="640" height="107" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoFO3ml5MGVItB9JgWoUcOd8l5G0IVN6Oi0TGVDJQucGA0eQBoV4wDNNv5pKesDIDxkjI79c0YPI8PSAKu8QIYbskg_GYXuwvEIGWOwja_IsZwzBTcpfdFvSIOh5hx6vHkXNLVaRIqtQY/s400/Extras.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Author Interview:</span></b></div>
<br /><p class="p" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 28.8pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: 21.3333px;"><i>1.What is your favorite Wintertime Activity?</i></span></span></p><p class="p" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 28.8pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: 21.3333px;">Driving around to see Christmas lights because, as a child, my dad drove my brother and I to see the lights. It brings back good memories. I also love opening the windows at night and wearing my warm pajamas. Other than that, I enjoy family get-togethers and peppermint ice cream</span></span></p><p class="p" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 28.8pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: 21.3333px;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 28.8pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: 21.3333px;"><i>2.How many unpublished / half-finished books do you have in progress?</i></span></span></p><p class="p" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 28.8pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: 21.3333px;">I have at least 6 partly written books. One of those 6 is actually planned as a trilogy. I have one fully written one that’s time has passed and I have no plans to publish. Some of the others and even some that are merely an idea, I hope to publish.</span></span></p><p class="p" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 28.8pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: 21.3333px;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 28.8pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: 21.3333px;"><i>3.What was the most surprising thing you learned when creating your book (in research or in yourself?)</i></span></span></p><p class="p" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 28.8pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: 21.3333px;">I learned about Las Posadas from a friend, and after researching it, I loved the idea and celebration. I feel that it is a perfect Christmas touch to Millie’s Christmas Spirit.</span></span></p><p class="p" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 28.8pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: 21.3333px;">Also, the first thing I did in the planning stage was to research Arizona outlaws. It was a perfect coincidence to discover Bronco Bill and his connection to Solomon.</span></span></p><p class="p" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 28.8pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: 21.3333px;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 28.8pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: 21.3333px;"><i>4.Tell us about the greatest Christmas gift you ever received.</i></span></span></p><p class="p" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 28.8pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: 21.3333px;">To me, the greatest gifts at Christmastime are the feelings of love and family. Gifts purchased with money are incidental. I hope that one thing readers get from reading Millie’s Christmas Spirit is that their greatest gift and the miracle they desired, was the gift of each other. Love and family are the greatest gifts we can receive.</span></span></p><p class="p" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 28.8pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: 21.3333px;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 28.8pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: 21.3333px;"><i>5.What did you edit out of your book? (Such as a cut scene or an idea that just wouldn't fit?) </i></span></span></p><p class="p" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 28.8pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: 21.3333px;">I had Len Begay take Millie to his home to feed his “hens.” Being from the small town of Solomon, she knew they were roosters. It was another clue to the reader that Len was up to something. In the end, the more important scene was letting Len meet the ghost.</span></span></p><p class="p" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 28.8pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: 21.3333px;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 28.8pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: 21.3333px;"><i>6.What inspired you to write this novel?</i></span></span></p><p class="p" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 28.8pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: 21.3333px;">I watched the made for TV movie, The Spirit of Christmas, and knew I just had to write my own Christmas ghost story. I adore that movie, and if you get a chance, you should watch it.</span></span></p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
<br />
<div style="border: 5px ridge; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 5px; width: 620.341px;">
<div style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/2681226558806547/" style="clear: left; float: left; font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="81" data-original-width="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqwlKZylxtZZMPqgm4Tf9Q4xSFHVdCNRC5J9yPO6VaFRQy72vVSzX87K3B2QF5141fvMCmTngGiPR1Zs7_3Gvmdkqk5I4KQ8gVjPHoO2b2YpaRvlPybCn8SCaCIRH3APriq4Vqu-VCcLk/s1600/Event+Page.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; text-align: start;"><div style="font-size: 17px; text-align: center;"> </div><div style="font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><a target="_blank"><span>To view our blog schedule and follow along with this tour visit our </span></a><br /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/2681226558806547/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: 20px; text-align: center;">Official Event Page </span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: 25px;"><b style="text-align: center;"></b></span></span></div></b></div></div><br />
<a class="rcptr" data-raflid="330006f8497" data-template="" data-theme="classic" href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/330006f8497/" id="rcwidget_g55qgl6p" rel="nofollow">a Rafflecopter giveaway</a>
<script src="https://widget-prime.rafflecopter.com/launch.js"></script>
<br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.lovingthebook.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="250" data-original-width="475" height="105" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFCgGMIt1lcclbDsxXrJM2ePMHC5vpZzn9Yq3MJYNO22XKZj6Fjo42rBINJRByBce81XIbKBZ6cVvGSJpzRvcjZrxOOYYGTEL6aTA86ucIit0d8A1rNR3rLEq51H2nqi3b74FwO20aJrY/s200/Bottom+Banner.jpg" width="200" /></a><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br /></div></div></div>Loving The bookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15219240959557257105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059401159514824135.post-59355849795161966352020-12-02T06:30:00.001-07:002020-12-02T06:30:03.487-07:00Lucy Chimmer & The Prince of Peace Movie Release<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnJX-Cg8Tm6uOo7fQsM2vpmgQsusX_mxf18sa8Q55_-W2aVOkldWEauGOA84vS_KsKuGIgAcmAcWaYZhFGYf6YC5kKf9hW7rBVtWivpai0jJOOzrdcSQ5zG8zjRE62wKrM2ik28PxBPYoZ/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="851" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnJX-Cg8Tm6uOo7fQsM2vpmgQsusX_mxf18sa8Q55_-W2aVOkldWEauGOA84vS_KsKuGIgAcmAcWaYZhFGYf6YC5kKf9hW7rBVtWivpai0jJOOzrdcSQ5zG8zjRE62wKrM2ik28PxBPYoZ/w640-h236/Blog+Tour+Cover.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><b>Movie Synopsis:</b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: center;">Second chances start when a hardened criminal crosses paths with a precocious little girl who is helped by an angel to change hearts during the holiday season. </div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">Enjoy the movie trailer here:</span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bu2yPlLTfZ8</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlGtdIUguG1NcfzSYD26qleXw7d2SXI3seuC6wqfk2sjXPxsPdumDUvtNCbuFARfyQr2Jt-soh2ufGvsqGiaRNv4lS2NgGthvcBi_BEvEM-uoUN8NCzJBuEJaoIJGjSqB3S9-5OaDRYIeU/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2024" data-original-width="1374" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlGtdIUguG1NcfzSYD26qleXw7d2SXI3seuC6wqfk2sjXPxsPdumDUvtNCbuFARfyQr2Jt-soh2ufGvsqGiaRNv4lS2NgGthvcBi_BEvEM-uoUN8NCzJBuEJaoIJGjSqB3S9-5OaDRYIeU/w435-h640/image.png" width="435" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><p><b>Buy your copy here:</b> https://www.amazon.com/Lucy-Shimmers-Prince-Peace-Diamond/dp/B08KQSTNVR</p><p><br /></p><p>ROB DIAMOND’S NEW FEATURE FILM LUCY SHIMMERS &amp; THE PRINCE OF PEACE ANNOUNCES RELEASE</p><p>Salt Lake City – Writer, Director, and Producer Rob Diamond announced today that his new film, LUCY</p><p>SHIMMERS &amp; THE PRINCE OF PEACE will be released on Amazon Prime on Black Friday, November 27</p><p>and then on Living Scriptures on Friday, December 4.</p><p>LUCY SHIMMERS & THE PRINCE OF PEACE is Diamond’s 15 th feature film and was produced</p><p>completely in Utah early in 2020. “I can truly say that this is my favorite film I’ve ever made,” said</p><p>Diamond. “The inspiration for the film came from a dream I had and then the story and the entire</p><p>production came together absolutely seamlessly.”</p><p>LUCY SHIMMERS tells the story of five-year-old Lucy and the incredible influence she has on</p><p>those around her, especially hardened criminal Edgar. Lucy, with the help of her guardian angel, create</p><p>miracles that change his heart and inspire a second chance in his life.</p><p>The film features mostly local talent, including Shawn Stevens as Grandpa Jackson, Adam</p><p>Hightower as James Shimmers, and Florencia Stevens as Isabelle Shimmers. In addition, the film stars</p><p>well-known actor Vincent Vargas (THE MAYANS) and newcomer Scarlett Diamond in the title-role of</p><p>Lucy.</p><p>Scarlett Diamond just so happens to be the granddaughter of filmmaker Rob Diamond.</p><p>“Granted I’m biased, but Scarlett was absolutely incredible. She is only five-years-old and this was her</p><p>first major speaking role and she proved she’s a natural!” proclaimed Diamond.</p><p>In addition to writing, directing and producing, Diamond also operates an acting studio and</p><p>many of the actors in the film are current and former Diamond students. The film was shot entirely on</p><p>location in Salt Lake City and Heber, Utah early in 2020. “Our last day of filming was literally the day</p><p>before Utah shut down in March because of the pandemic,” said Diamond.</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Enter the giveaway here</b>:</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/c3e6ea7724/?&source=gmail&ust=1606960921049000&usg=AFQjCNH1MsGVT8O29C9GTqD_9kVKZf_4cQ" href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/c3e6ea7724/?" style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">http://www.rafflecopter.com/<wbr></wbr>rafl/display/c3e6ea7724/?</span></a></p>Loving The bookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15219240959557257105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059401159514824135.post-80095844932302798372020-11-27T13:57:00.003-07:002020-11-27T13:57:35.207-07:00Time Management for Creative People<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHH-4ds4mdfSK0h1hc7I8Sx586Nh23Q59OMMrj0Gw76NfjCmMD0USLYk8GR39z_u2LQEq-0z0sLrSqvB2-7ciZdToDRMNAFxyBfslh72N094otHjCVYx5SkNogn8GhRYLGT-MBed6i-wA/s475/Tour+Banner.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="250" data-original-width="475" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHH-4ds4mdfSK0h1hc7I8Sx586Nh23Q59OMMrj0Gw76NfjCmMD0USLYk8GR39z_u2LQEq-0z0sLrSqvB2-7ciZdToDRMNAFxyBfslh72N094otHjCVYx5SkNogn8GhRYLGT-MBed6i-wA/s16000/Tour+Banner.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.lovingthebook.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="173" data-original-width="640" height="108" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirYWx2mQdfufynWmLVwVrINd9FD91L3KGWBqOq3QSkXX90K9W4eKA84Ts2ubW5HRGiR3gC6Grgr-HgTvJn6tX-upfYu2nTKoK6mRvcZuusgTXjJgd27j2boYc1ebRFPYa0jFWzdyygYNY/w400-h108/About+The+Book.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 17px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5X-2rtC0CnYWTKv5eEQxknRMCESTYkf9NbOSyKYfVXQGRA7VFjW9xFwNiW_LCmvYg5UTNtifPN8Qh8MGLJ0Wj0giGw3b8_tz2UMmPRuBQggeKjhMqspOfX6fgPq4pubMaxuNZRCI7_jQ/s2048/Time+Management+front+cover+copy.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1456" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5X-2rtC0CnYWTKv5eEQxknRMCESTYkf9NbOSyKYfVXQGRA7VFjW9xFwNiW_LCmvYg5UTNtifPN8Qh8MGLJ0Wj0giGw3b8_tz2UMmPRuBQggeKjhMqspOfX6fgPq4pubMaxuNZRCI7_jQ/w285-h400/Time+Management+front+cover+copy.jpg" width="285" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 19.8px; line-height: 22.77px; margin: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span face="arial, sans-serif">Chances are you’ve tried and failed with spreadsheets, agendas, day planners, and other mathematical and finite ways of measuring time. Applying the strict regimes of industrial systems to a creative mind can kill creativity, damper the enjoyment of your work, and knock you off balance.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 19.8px; line-height: 22.77px; margin: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0.5in;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 19.8px; line-height: 22.77px; margin: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span face="arial, sans-serif">In this workbook you will learn to balance, organize, and prioritize all you need to get done by living your life in creative cycles and seasons while maximizing your high and low energy times the way you were meant to.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 19.8px; line-height: 22.77px; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #414141; font-size: 19.8px;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 19.8px; line-height: 22.77px; margin: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span face="arial, sans-serif">Your creativity is a powerful force that can be harnessed, focused, controlled, commanded, and become a powerful ability as you masterfully channel your desire to create into the powerful motivating force it is meant to be.</span></div></div></span></div>
<br />
<div style="border: 5px ridge; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 5px; width: 620.341px;">
<div style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><a href="http://www.lovingthebook.com/" style="clear: left; float: left; font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="81" data-original-width="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh341SdarQTTar07nsNAtkCNR8-Bos57z6IiEyFCgWkfMctF-6D1r7lZUI7LQ6rlaqOdq_cS1wn8nXNELsxWC7Pn52asRBkZ-A93LHTvvLNaN2BQNdJMTxUxX9M0r8fF6rIiLoaw9XitOM/s200/but+now+trial.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; text-align: start;"><div style="font-size: 17px; text-align: center;"> </div><div style="font-size: 25px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://geni.us/rhSC" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">~ Amazon ~ </span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 17px;"> </span></div><span style="font-size: 25px;"><b style="text-align: center;"></b></span></span></div></b></div></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5afP4cSbpiKbZud9LpqrmxYOucC3EZlvVUkd7f5-MsF_0HbtY2MxEzwo0izt0qOFiE__wV3-PaZSc_r3tUD2UAXS-Z7Li20YwqlJk-YW35dTdOZQdQXazYoX1SWM3ITPInX-E4akxyU8/s640/Banner+Trial.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="173" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5afP4cSbpiKbZud9LpqrmxYOucC3EZlvVUkd7f5-MsF_0HbtY2MxEzwo0izt0qOFiE__wV3-PaZSc_r3tUD2UAXS-Z7Li20YwqlJk-YW35dTdOZQdQXazYoX1SWM3ITPInX-E4akxyU8/s400/Banner+Trial.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; text-align: start;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 17px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht2dvj9pSfIhTa2RQkt93gJWbqtjxx59M2u7qAWTFZc-WacJr_q3ImfhST4G_x1-85L0cRJAWUkQ5iwrw_-LFgw7bhWf1HeHA2aGk5CcjRSGgD2mYmlFYvnIwfwISr4SPdr2yqDJKSZJw/s1168/about+the+author+color.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1168" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht2dvj9pSfIhTa2RQkt93gJWbqtjxx59M2u7qAWTFZc-WacJr_q3ImfhST4G_x1-85L0cRJAWUkQ5iwrw_-LFgw7bhWf1HeHA2aGk5CcjRSGgD2mYmlFYvnIwfwISr4SPdr2yqDJKSZJw/s320/about+the+author+color.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Deirdra has spent the last decade captivating audiences of all ages with her novels and fairy tales. Her specialty is paranormal theology that delves into documented historical phenomenon and natural disasters of biblical proportions. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div style="border: 5px ridge; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 5px; text-align: left; width: 620.341px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><a href="http://www.lovingthebook.com/" style="clear: left; float: left; font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="81" data-original-width="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC_SCRTxtFes643c4-VBCEq06sO2e95GFYxMZAPVtRUqc3Hh_BpkRWWbYjp2UNbZazJoCpVOiyKOtMPmOvYBNkaUXn0Jzf8cXeyYRjoA6hbph9-1uDS1T0Cz-vU9tITXMYM-BR-kjDhB8/s200/Connect+with+the+Author.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; text-align: start;"><div style="font-size: 17px; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Deirdra-Eden/e/B00M5EW2AA/ " style="font-size: 25px;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">~ Amazon </span></a><a href="http://www.knightess.com/" style="font-size: 25px;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">~ Website ~</span></a></div><div style="font-size: 25px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.knightess.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;"> </span></a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/DeirdraEdenWatchers/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">~ Facebook ~ </span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 17px;"> </span></div><span style="font-size: 25px;"><b style="text-align: center;"></b></span></span></div></b></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.lovingthebook.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="173" data-original-width="640" height="107" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoFO3ml5MGVItB9JgWoUcOd8l5G0IVN6Oi0TGVDJQucGA0eQBoV4wDNNv5pKesDIDxkjI79c0YPI8PSAKu8QIYbskg_GYXuwvEIGWOwja_IsZwzBTcpfdFvSIOh5hx6vHkXNLVaRIqtQY/s400/Extras.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyzJ7sKXWes5Kxn8XZ51wY4TqAgZY47W9b8IVM-gqhlUDPQM2eAKWSUGaBG3smxYV3jrW8lZ1Qw6d4i4jif23plbsDRk554jsKJ_8HTgREmeZSac6aZQAOGDW0fmT1w-R1Kr87kzSjtnC9/s2048/Snippet+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1029" data-original-width="2048" height="322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyzJ7sKXWes5Kxn8XZ51wY4TqAgZY47W9b8IVM-gqhlUDPQM2eAKWSUGaBG3smxYV3jrW8lZ1Qw6d4i4jif23plbsDRk554jsKJ_8HTgREmeZSac6aZQAOGDW0fmT1w-R1Kr87kzSjtnC9/w640-h322/Snippet+2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>
<div style="border: 5px ridge; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 5px; width: 620.341px;">
<div style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/334759481130072/ " style="clear: left; float: left; font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="81" data-original-width="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqwlKZylxtZZMPqgm4Tf9Q4xSFHVdCNRC5J9yPO6VaFRQy72vVSzX87K3B2QF5141fvMCmTngGiPR1Zs7_3Gvmdkqk5I4KQ8gVjPHoO2b2YpaRvlPybCn8SCaCIRH3APriq4Vqu-VCcLk/s1600/Event+Page.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; text-align: start;"><div style="font-size: 17px; text-align: center;"> </div><div style="font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><a target="_blank"><span>To view our blog schedule and follow along with this tour visit our </span></a><br /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/334759481130072/ " target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: 20px; text-align: center;">Official Event Page </span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 17px;"> </span></div><span style="font-size: 25px;"><b style="text-align: center;"></b></span></span></div></b></div></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a class="rcptr" data-raflid="330006f8494" data-template="" data-theme="classic" href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/330006f8494/" id="rcwidget_62m2pvrm" rel="nofollow">a Rafflecopter giveaway</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <script src="https://widget-prime.rafflecopter.com/launch.js"></script>
<a href="http://www.lovingthebook.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="250" data-original-width="475" height="105" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFCgGMIt1lcclbDsxXrJM2ePMHC5vpZzn9Yq3MJYNO22XKZj6Fjo42rBINJRByBce81XIbKBZ6cVvGSJpzRvcjZrxOOYYGTEL6aTA86ucIit0d8A1rNR3rLEq51H2nqi3b74FwO20aJrY/s200/Bottom+Banner.jpg" width="200" /></a><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div></div>Loving The bookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15219240959557257105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059401159514824135.post-20445481864830625652020-11-24T10:33:00.000-07:002020-11-24T10:33:21.863-07:00Second Survivor <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgirLkEmk5fFgAqqcnsxtR6BVk85SV3T4eDigzmu1a_yr6ZNpWw4FlY1CWlbnwSavfhvYl-6SBkudCv3DrFVLYhPe1qeW2-TNXpcn4_B08sw6-zNUAqZQgj6j-OYCopgLw3IoYbBZJG0Co/s475/banner.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="250" data-original-width="475" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgirLkEmk5fFgAqqcnsxtR6BVk85SV3T4eDigzmu1a_yr6ZNpWw4FlY1CWlbnwSavfhvYl-6SBkudCv3DrFVLYhPe1qeW2-TNXpcn4_B08sw6-zNUAqZQgj6j-OYCopgLw3IoYbBZJG0Co/s16000/banner.jpg" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5afP4cSbpiKbZud9LpqrmxYOucC3EZlvVUkd7f5-MsF_0HbtY2MxEzwo0izt0qOFiE__wV3-PaZSc_r3tUD2UAXS-Z7Li20YwqlJk-YW35dTdOZQdQXazYoX1SWM3ITPInX-E4akxyU8/s640/Banner+Trial.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="173" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5afP4cSbpiKbZud9LpqrmxYOucC3EZlvVUkd7f5-MsF_0HbtY2MxEzwo0izt0qOFiE__wV3-PaZSc_r3tUD2UAXS-Z7Li20YwqlJk-YW35dTdOZQdQXazYoX1SWM3ITPInX-E4akxyU8/s400/Banner+Trial.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0pt;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbk1FW_yoYxGAgY_boZPt3_Fo9469Papze8uh6XAh3k8OL6hEe0FKin5OjQ7jK31tVVMXhLn0c2bHRX8ITlRDPP4aN95iSP_zSxWC0R5x01mZIYXs98TqSY300YTk29WDG9KuMi3fnlzk/s537/Author.PNG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="537" data-original-width="304" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbk1FW_yoYxGAgY_boZPt3_Fo9469Papze8uh6XAh3k8OL6hEe0FKin5OjQ7jK31tVVMXhLn0c2bHRX8ITlRDPP4aN95iSP_zSxWC0R5x01mZIYXs98TqSY300YTk29WDG9KuMi3fnlzk/s320/Author.PNG" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17px;">Leah Moyes is from Arizona but experienced many parts of the world in thanks to a career in the airlines. Now most of her time, aside from writing, is spent with her family, reading Historical Fiction novels or studying ancient cultures as a student of Archaeology.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0pt;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17px;">She always believed she was born in the wrong time period, but since she doesn’t have access to a time machine she must write and read intriguing stories of the past.</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 17px;"> </span></p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<div style="border: 5px ridge; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 5px; width: 620.341px;">
<div style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><a href="http://www.lovingthebook.com/" style="clear: left; float: left; font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="81" data-original-width="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC_SCRTxtFes643c4-VBCEq06sO2e95GFYxMZAPVtRUqc3Hh_BpkRWWbYjp2UNbZazJoCpVOiyKOtMPmOvYBNkaUXn0Jzf8cXeyYRjoA6hbph9-1uDS1T0Cz-vU9tITXMYM-BR-kjDhB8/s200/Connect+with+the+Author.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; text-align: start;"><div style="font-size: 17px; text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;">~ <a href="https://twitter.com/authormoyes"><span style="color: #990000;">Twitter</span></a> ~ <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/17204012.Leah_Moyes"><span style="color: #990000;">Goodreads</span></a> ~</span></b></div><div style="font-size: 25px; text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;">~ <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Leah-Moyes/e/B07DWDGMVT/"><span style="color: #990000;">Amazon</span></a></span></b><b style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;"> ~</span></b><span style="font-size: 17px;"> </span></div><span style="font-size: 25px;"><b style="text-align: center;"></b></span></span></div></b></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.lovingthebook.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="173" data-original-width="640" height="108" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirYWx2mQdfufynWmLVwVrINd9FD91L3KGWBqOq3QSkXX90K9W4eKA84Ts2ubW5HRGiR3gC6Grgr-HgTvJn6tX-upfYu2nTKoK6mRvcZuusgTXjJgd27j2boYc1ebRFPYa0jFWzdyygYNY/w400-h108/About+The+Book.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: 17px; text-align: center;"><i>Her secret sank with the ship.</i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: 17px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: 17px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrbYmDD8Rvra4R2kvMo-faXlw_sr73FdgreSrJMRYqm1wloJaof3v1GActwQ-IAmB5Q5AnWCWEYUMq-deL5zwTkqwFauxEkTXa1rpXE0WiWWZz97uo24EOPi-UfQgx8QMqkWk5yjJCf0o/s2048/ebook+%25281%2529.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1367" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrbYmDD8Rvra4R2kvMo-faXlw_sr73FdgreSrJMRYqm1wloJaof3v1GActwQ-IAmB5Q5AnWCWEYUMq-deL5zwTkqwFauxEkTXa1rpXE0WiWWZz97uo24EOPi-UfQgx8QMqkWk5yjJCf0o/w268-h400/ebook+%25281%2529.jpg" width="268" /></a><div style="text-align: left;">Isabel Fontaine’s lavish lifestyle came to a crashing halt the night the General Chanzy sank. At 18, she had everything—fine luxuries, a prominent family, and an extravagant estate in Marseille. The one thing she didn’t have was her freedom. As the sole heir to the Fontaine fortune, her future was forged with a betrothal to a stranger from a foreign country, but when her family perishes at sea, Isabel sees this as a chance to hide her identity and change her fate.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Taken in by poor, elderly farmers on the Spanish island of Menorca, Isabel is torn between the growing affection for a neighbor and the guilt of living a lie. The simplicity and genuine goodness of this life takes her on a journey she never believed was possible, yet, as time passes and the threat of her untruths face exposure, Isabel must make an agonizing choice.</div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 17px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 17px;">When that choice is taken from her prematurely and danger cultivates from an implausible guise, will Isabel accept the outcome, or fight to save those she loves?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 17px;"><br /></span></div><span style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 17px;">Second Survivor is a heart-wrenching historical fiction novel set in both Algiers, Algeria during French occupation and Menorca, Spain. Told in the perspective of four characters, Second Survivor is a twist on the tragic shipwreck . . . the General Chanzy in the Mediterranean Sea. 156 people aboard the barge lost their lives on the morning of 10 February 1910. There was only one survivor. This story shares the fate of a Second Survivor.</span></div></span></span></div>
<br />
<div style="border: 5px ridge; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 5px; width: 620.341px;">
<div style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><a href="http://www.lovingthebook.com/" style="clear: left; float: left; font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="81" data-original-width="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh341SdarQTTar07nsNAtkCNR8-Bos57z6IiEyFCgWkfMctF-6D1r7lZUI7LQ6rlaqOdq_cS1wn8nXNELsxWC7Pn52asRBkZ-A93LHTvvLNaN2BQNdJMTxUxX9M0r8fF6rIiLoaw9XitOM/s200/but+now+trial.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; text-align: start;"><div style="font-size: 17px; text-align: center;"> </div><div style="font-size: 25px; text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;">~ <a href="https://geni.us/jB8I"><span style="color: #990000;">Amazon</span></a></span></b><b style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;"> ~</span></b><span style="font-size: 17px;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 17px;"> </span></div><span style="font-size: 25px;"><b style="text-align: center;"></b></span></span></div></b></div></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoFO3ml5MGVItB9JgWoUcOd8l5G0IVN6Oi0TGVDJQucGA0eQBoV4wDNNv5pKesDIDxkjI79c0YPI8PSAKu8QIYbskg_GYXuwvEIGWOwja_IsZwzBTcpfdFvSIOh5hx6vHkXNLVaRIqtQY/s1600/Extras.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="173" data-original-width="640" height="107" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoFO3ml5MGVItB9JgWoUcOd8l5G0IVN6Oi0TGVDJQucGA0eQBoV4wDNNv5pKesDIDxkjI79c0YPI8PSAKu8QIYbskg_GYXuwvEIGWOwja_IsZwzBTcpfdFvSIOh5hx6vHkXNLVaRIqtQY/s400/Extras.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-size: large;">Top Ten List:</span></b></div>
<br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">1. Married to one amazing man, who influences many through teaching and coaching</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">2. Mom of four, grandma to two, and Mama Moyes to many.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">3. I am studying to be an archaeologist, currently working with the top Mesoamerican professors at Arizona State University </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">3. I Love to travel! This year I went to France, Germany, Czech Republic, Austria, Switzerland, Spain and Italy. Some for Archaeology and some for writing! </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">4. I have a bucket list with over three hundred items on it. Half were written by friends.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">5. I Love the outdoors, especially the mountains and beach (none of which are really in Arizona) but we have lakes and hills that come close </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">6. I love popcorn!</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">7. I have driven a race car, bungee jumped, ziplined, cliff jumped and parasailed.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">8. Coached the boys High School Varsity Soccer team for 5 years.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">9. Will be climbing to Mt Everest Base Camp with my family next March!</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">10. When I touched the Berlin Wall I cried!</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p align="justify" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 18pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 120%; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"> </span></p>
<div style="border: 5px ridge; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 5px; width: 620.341px;">
<div style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/3046230648816864/" style="clear: left; float: left; font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="81" data-original-width="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqwlKZylxtZZMPqgm4Tf9Q4xSFHVdCNRC5J9yPO6VaFRQy72vVSzX87K3B2QF5141fvMCmTngGiPR1Zs7_3Gvmdkqk5I4KQ8gVjPHoO2b2YpaRvlPybCn8SCaCIRH3APriq4Vqu-VCcLk/s1600/Event+Page.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; text-align: start;"><div style="font-size: 17px; text-align: center;"> </div><div style="font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><a target="_blank"><span>To view our blog schedule and follow along with this tour visit our </span></a><br /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/3046230648816864/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: 20px; text-align: center;">Official Event Page </span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 17px;"> </span></div><span style="font-size: 25px;"><b style="text-align: center;"></b></span></span></div></b></div></div><br />
<br />
<a class="rcptr" data-raflid="330006f8496" data-template="" data-theme="classic" href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/330006f8496/" id="rcwidget_o8cg4j4b" rel="nofollow">a Rafflecopter giveaway</a> <script src="https://widget-prime.rafflecopter.com/launch.js"></script>
<br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.lovingthebook.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="250" data-original-width="475" height="105" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFCgGMIt1lcclbDsxXrJM2ePMHC5vpZzn9Yq3MJYNO22XKZj6Fjo42rBINJRByBce81XIbKBZ6cVvGSJpzRvcjZrxOOYYGTEL6aTA86ucIit0d8A1rNR3rLEq51H2nqi3b74FwO20aJrY/s200/Bottom+Banner.jpg" width="200" /></a><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br /></div></div></div>Loving The bookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15219240959557257105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059401159514824135.post-26922945544629926852020-11-18T10:41:00.002-07:002020-11-18T10:41:42.215-07:00Grace by Contract<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbcbZ2ym66u5c-4klwMVaTNFQL0sGEs9XBe8wusxnbZWyEGrI7phLeRGt4rj6M_dH_xk-lTlrDBP07O5TY8yqNMzTdxIJmUpa6iBgq0DPX_wEQ9Z1S7P4CT5xy1xFUlz47zFXZKtJiz1M/s475/Blitz+Banner.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="250" data-original-width="475" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbcbZ2ym66u5c-4klwMVaTNFQL0sGEs9XBe8wusxnbZWyEGrI7phLeRGt4rj6M_dH_xk-lTlrDBP07O5TY8yqNMzTdxIJmUpa6iBgq0DPX_wEQ9Z1S7P4CT5xy1xFUlz47zFXZKtJiz1M/s16000/Blitz+Banner.jpg" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5afP4cSbpiKbZud9LpqrmxYOucC3EZlvVUkd7f5-MsF_0HbtY2MxEzwo0izt0qOFiE__wV3-PaZSc_r3tUD2UAXS-Z7Li20YwqlJk-YW35dTdOZQdQXazYoX1SWM3ITPInX-E4akxyU8/s640/Banner+Trial.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5afP4cSbpiKbZud9LpqrmxYOucC3EZlvVUkd7f5-MsF_0HbtY2MxEzwo0izt0qOFiE__wV3-PaZSc_r3tUD2UAXS-Z7Li20YwqlJk-YW35dTdOZQdQXazYoX1SWM3ITPInX-E4akxyU8/s640/Banner+Trial.jpg" style="display: inline; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: left;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="173" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5afP4cSbpiKbZud9LpqrmxYOucC3EZlvVUkd7f5-MsF_0HbtY2MxEzwo0izt0qOFiE__wV3-PaZSc_r3tUD2UAXS-Z7Li20YwqlJk-YW35dTdOZQdQXazYoX1SWM3ITPInX-E4akxyU8/s400/Banner+Trial.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYi-FQbUXrVed8m5yEwo_KDNTbsCLas9rC5dkdKQFuso-1lgfZANlZifTrT9WkZSIY3_Zc6OU9U7IzTmrEdlsKkaFRVdxzRfvt4CPvwGLsPm03KbXB04xDOfGPAinI77czj9_bLK0c720/s320/Author.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYi-FQbUXrVed8m5yEwo_KDNTbsCLas9rC5dkdKQFuso-1lgfZANlZifTrT9WkZSIY3_Zc6OU9U7IzTmrEdlsKkaFRVdxzRfvt4CPvwGLsPm03KbXB04xDOfGPAinI77czj9_bLK0c720/s0/Author.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 17px; text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: left;"> Rachel Rossano is a happily married mother of three children. She spends her days teaching, mothering, and keeping the chaos at bay. After the little ones are in bed, she immerses herself in the fantasy worlds of her books. Tales of romance, adventure, and virtue set in a medieval fantasy world are her preference, but she also writes speculative fantasy and a bit of science fiction.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></span></div>
<div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div>
<div style="border: 5px ridge; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 5px; width: 620.341px;">
<div style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><a href="http://www.lovingthebook.com/" style="clear: left; float: left; font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="81" data-original-width="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC_SCRTxtFes643c4-VBCEq06sO2e95GFYxMZAPVtRUqc3Hh_BpkRWWbYjp2UNbZazJoCpVOiyKOtMPmOvYBNkaUXn0Jzf8cXeyYRjoA6hbph9-1uDS1T0Cz-vU9tITXMYM-BR-kjDhB8/s200/Connect+with+the+Author.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; text-align: start;"><div style="font-size: 17px; text-align: center;"> </div><div style="font-size: 25px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogspot.us7.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=d0f727c124cac03e2dcc4e420&id=b7588e9f7e" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">~ Newsletter </span></a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/RachelRossanoRambles/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">~ Facebook ~</span></a><br /><a href="https://www.rachelrossano.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">~ Website </span></a><a href="https://twitter.com/RachelRossano" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">~ Twitter ~ </span></a><br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1430209.Rachel_Rossano" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">~ Goodreads </span></a><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/rachelrossano/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">~ Pinterest ~</span></a></div><span style="font-size: 25px;"><b style="text-align: center;"></b></span></span></div></b></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.lovingthebook.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="173" data-original-width="640" height="108" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirYWx2mQdfufynWmLVwVrINd9FD91L3KGWBqOq3QSkXX90K9W4eKA84Ts2ubW5HRGiR3gC6Grgr-HgTvJn6tX-upfYu2nTKoK6mRvcZuusgTXjJgd27j2boYc1ebRFPYa0jFWzdyygYNY/w400-h108/About+The+Book.jpg" width="400" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZiXWwlM8imUpozBKXiy6bqW_cJOUt1wYEzT9nJPFHdnYRuwnLSagXksfI-Xj5HyBXsWeEw1yYJ4SF4-DlLyEsdd7Eq7RHWBEMgn0s1nKGWcXSnj_hmif-JT2X5uchMAv1UFSbGK6khEo/s2048/Grace+by+Contract_OUAD_1_Final+Ebook+%25281%2529.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZiXWwlM8imUpozBKXiy6bqW_cJOUt1wYEzT9nJPFHdnYRuwnLSagXksfI-Xj5HyBXsWeEw1yYJ4SF4-DlLyEsdd7Eq7RHWBEMgn0s1nKGWcXSnj_hmif-JT2X5uchMAv1UFSbGK6khEo/w266-h400/Grace+by+Contract_OUAD_1_Final+Ebook+%25281%2529.jpg" width="266" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 17px; text-align: center;">After her father uproots the family to the northern duchy of Brackenhurst, Grace Eldon and her four younger sisters struggle with a new life of hardship. Desperate to keep a roof over their heads amid mounting debts, she and her youngest sister seek employment in the Duke of Brackenhurst’s household despite fearsome rumors.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 17px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 17px;">Scarred and maimed from a terrible fire Silas Isling, Duke of Brackenhurst, buries himself in his work to avoid the stares of pity and fear. When one of the new maids shows no fear at his appearance, he is intrigued. That is until his meddling steward gives her the task of cleaning Silas’ bookroom. It is a most unwelcome disruption since he prefers to be alone.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 17px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 17px;">While a thief plagues his castle, an old nemesis reappears, and enemies invade in the guise of guests. Amidst the distractions and chaos, Grace brings some unexpected order. Once convinced his scars had stolen all hope for love, Silas finds his life forever changed by the quiet maid. Could she love a scarred Duke?</span></div></span></div>
<br />
<div style="border: 5px ridge; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 5px; width: 620.341px;">
<div style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><a href="http://www.lovingthebook.com/" style="clear: left; float: left; font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="81" data-original-width="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh341SdarQTTar07nsNAtkCNR8-Bos57z6IiEyFCgWkfMctF-6D1r7lZUI7LQ6rlaqOdq_cS1wn8nXNELsxWC7Pn52asRBkZ-A93LHTvvLNaN2BQNdJMTxUxX9M0r8fF6rIiLoaw9XitOM/s200/but+now+trial.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; text-align: start;"><div style="font-size: 17px; text-align: center;"> </div><div style="font-size: 25px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://geni.us/B4hm" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">~ Amazon ~ </span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 17px;"> </span></div><span style="font-size: 25px;"><b style="text-align: center;"></b></span></span></div></b></div></div><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoFO3ml5MGVItB9JgWoUcOd8l5G0IVN6Oi0TGVDJQucGA0eQBoV4wDNNv5pKesDIDxkjI79c0YPI8PSAKu8QIYbskg_GYXuwvEIGWOwja_IsZwzBTcpfdFvSIOh5hx6vHkXNLVaRIqtQY/s1600/Extras.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="173" data-original-width="640" height="107" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoFO3ml5MGVItB9JgWoUcOd8l5G0IVN6Oi0TGVDJQucGA0eQBoV4wDNNv5pKesDIDxkjI79c0YPI8PSAKu8QIYbskg_GYXuwvEIGWOwja_IsZwzBTcpfdFvSIOh5hx6vHkXNLVaRIqtQY/s400/Extras.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-size: large;">Snippet:</span></b></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><h2><i><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt;">Silas</span></i> </h2><p class="15" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">Five rounds with my best fighter wore me out to the point where I could finally think straight again. With the dull exhaustion of limber muscles and expended exertion filling my senses, the memories of Ivy and her tragic demise lost some of their poignancy. I left my opponents to tend to their bruises and set about doing the same for mine.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">When I emerged into the inner bailey, the bitter wind cut through my sweaty linen shirt and thin woolen tunic. I welcomed the chill, but my lack of full dress drew looks from the matron delivering the milk and butter from the village. I honored her with a bow before ducking through the door into the undercroft between the servants unloading her cart.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">I circumvented the edges of the kitchen. By the scents I guessed chicken, stew, and honeyed yams were on the menu. My stomach growled.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span dir="RTL" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">“</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">Not that way!” A great crashing of metal preceded sobs. </span><span dir="RTL" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">“</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">Don</span><span dir="RTL" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">’</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">t cry, child. Scrub. You will never finish at this rate.”</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">Bronwick emerged from her office, looking angrier than I had seen in ages.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span dir="RTL" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">“</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">The new hires not working out?” I asked.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">She snorted. </span><span dir="RTL" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">“</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">One is useless at least. It is going to take weeks to teach her to scrub pots at this rate. It takes so little intelligence for such a task that I dare not try her at another.”</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span dir="RTL" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">“</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">Now hold the brush like this,” the disembodied voice instructed. Another clatter marked the dropping of the brush. Both Bronwick and I flinched.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span dir="RTL" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">“</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">Give them time,” I admonished. Only a few hours had passed since their hiring.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">Bronwick snorted in a most dignified manner before stalking off to deal with the situation.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">I took myself out of her range of emoting. As Rambler would say, </span><span dir="RTL" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">“</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">No good deed goes unpunished.” I took the stairs to the first floor. I would have to devise a way to gain my housekeeper</span><span dir="RTL" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">’</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">s good graces again, or the whole household would suffer.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">At the top of the undercroft stair, I emerged into my great hall. The raftered ceiling extended two floors up, and the gleaming glazed windows above the dais were the envy of the seven duchies. Two great fireplaces, long as seven men and deep as two, spanned the west and east walls, heating the whole. I paused before the west fireplace, taking a moment to let my damp shirt dry a bit in the heat of the blaze before I retreated to my chambers to change.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">Around me, the muted bustle and cheer of the pages and servants setting out the midday meal made me smile. I could not claim any credit for the glazed windows, high ceiling, or great fireplaces. They had all been contributions of my ancestors. However, I could claim a hand in keeping the place staffed, maintained, and reasonably peaceful. My father had accomplished none of those things.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div>
<br />
<div style="border: 5px ridge; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 5px; width: 620.341px;">
<div style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/3302019456561599/" style="clear: left; float: left; font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="81" data-original-width="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqwlKZylxtZZMPqgm4Tf9Q4xSFHVdCNRC5J9yPO6VaFRQy72vVSzX87K3B2QF5141fvMCmTngGiPR1Zs7_3Gvmdkqk5I4KQ8gVjPHoO2b2YpaRvlPybCn8SCaCIRH3APriq4Vqu-VCcLk/s1600/Event+Page.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; text-align: start;"><div style="font-size: 17px; text-align: center;"> </div><div style="font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><a target="_blank"><span>To view our blog schedule and follow along with this tour visit our </span></a><br /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/3302019456561599/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: 20px; text-align: center;">Official Event Page </span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 17px;"> </span></div><span style="font-size: 25px;"><b style="text-align: center;"></b></span></span></div></b></div></div><br />
<br />
<a class="rcptr" data-raflid="330006f8500" data-template="" data-theme="classic" href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/330006f8500/" id="rcwidget_3r6v0l8v" rel="nofollow">a Rafflecopter giveaway</a>
<script src="https://widget-prime.rafflecopter.com/launch.js"></script>
<br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.lovingthebook.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="250" data-original-width="475" height="105" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFCgGMIt1lcclbDsxXrJM2ePMHC5vpZzn9Yq3MJYNO22XKZj6Fjo42rBINJRByBce81XIbKBZ6cVvGSJpzRvcjZrxOOYYGTEL6aTA86ucIit0d8A1rNR3rLEq51H2nqi3b74FwO20aJrY/s200/Bottom+Banner.jpg" width="200" /></a><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br /></div></div></div></div>Loving The bookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15219240959557257105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059401159514824135.post-79781703632098905362020-11-15T08:50:00.007-07:002020-11-15T08:50:51.695-07:00Pieces to Mend<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDtoXzbqBLrLEavKqmYG0mE7Wf7rETFQRIvWeWNVv7YVH6YIMEb1iotK_0r9Om8ChmKX3ZN6S5seyXYNQp4FwW6EZhmPzBCP9hdkjP2ZdSlqOUESwCCsI4rJxjGM8unDcGlHnk9QFPeaE/s475/Banner.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="250" data-original-width="475" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDtoXzbqBLrLEavKqmYG0mE7Wf7rETFQRIvWeWNVv7YVH6YIMEb1iotK_0r9Om8ChmKX3ZN6S5seyXYNQp4FwW6EZhmPzBCP9hdkjP2ZdSlqOUESwCCsI4rJxjGM8unDcGlHnk9QFPeaE/s16000/Banner.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.lovingthebook.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="173" data-original-width="640" height="108" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirYWx2mQdfufynWmLVwVrINd9FD91L3KGWBqOq3QSkXX90K9W4eKA84Ts2ubW5HRGiR3gC6Grgr-HgTvJn6tX-upfYu2nTKoK6mRvcZuusgTXjJgd27j2boYc1ebRFPYa0jFWzdyygYNY/w400-h108/About+The+Book.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17px;">Can enduring love heal her shattered soul and his broken body?</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1s0KhLo7uZ8CQYPXM_ZllvF06e8EPhsJIijquwMWPn12wy5cDDI4XFBvWju5DEUy-O1u_UaAXEqkm9LsZxc2ruieKWuJIOTrJy41fuiqLdGVaukdRqmgQvrAZZagk4kXSyXWZgM4iNlw/s500/Amazon+Cover.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="333" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1s0KhLo7uZ8CQYPXM_ZllvF06e8EPhsJIijquwMWPn12wy5cDDI4XFBvWju5DEUy-O1u_UaAXEqkm9LsZxc2ruieKWuJIOTrJy41fuiqLdGVaukdRqmgQvrAZZagk4kXSyXWZgM4iNlw/w266-h400/Amazon+Cover.jpg" width="266" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 17px; text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: left;">In their small agricultural town, Scarlett’s family is the picture-perfect variety. The mother encourages juvenile delinquents at the local detention center and her father coaches the church’s youth group.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">All is right until Scarlett lets a shameful secret slip. Blaming her for the indiscretion, the family silences Scarlett’s accusation but the arrival of a new high school student threatens the delicate balance.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Everett’s giant frame and fractured skull are compliments of his father, but his world shifts after an accidental touch from Scarlett. Starved for affection, they forge an inescapable bond. Their relationship is encouraged by Everett’s grandmother, Marjorie Ashley, a woman with an unnatural gift, the ability to witness painful memories of those around her.</div></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17px;">Fifteen years later, Marjorie is fading, her impending death a blow to Scarlett. Everett enjoys a flourishing legal career while Scarlett writes weekly investigative articles—keeping her own secrets hidden. An old police report is found in Marjorie’s house, revealing a web of deception spun by Scarlett’s family.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17px;">The deeper Scarlett digs, the more unsettling the discoveries. No longer aided by Marjorie’s gift, Scarlett is given an impossible ultimatum, she must choose between the family who raised her and the man who loves her—or risk losing both.</span></span></div>
<br />
<div style="border: 5px ridge; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 5px; width: 620.341px;">
<div style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><a href="http://www.lovingthebook.com/" style="clear: left; float: left; font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="81" data-original-width="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh341SdarQTTar07nsNAtkCNR8-Bos57z6IiEyFCgWkfMctF-6D1r7lZUI7LQ6rlaqOdq_cS1wn8nXNELsxWC7Pn52asRBkZ-A93LHTvvLNaN2BQNdJMTxUxX9M0r8fF6rIiLoaw9XitOM/s200/but+now+trial.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; text-align: start;"><div style="font-size: 17px; text-align: center;"> </div><div style="font-size: 25px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://geni.us/rJze " target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">~ Amazon ~ </span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 17px;"> </span></div></span></div></b></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black;"><span style="color: #990000;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.lovingthebook.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="173" data-original-width="640" height="107" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgey3BnRrOEBb3s0zfIlct8ll54spoLLI7IrTC6SiChDDMRD_r8tkNhZhbDn0-Iamo44kLJsMujFCx9IJSSA9T0q5qQfI2n_AG7Crh-pc6NZguELEqQJWli3K7_Sjo4EVWccZI6oh7JLeg/s400/Banner+Trial.jpg" width="400" /></a></b></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: black; margin: 0pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 0pt;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixNW8tLLh6HBhY3Khkt9S3Utub1LYD4Y_7hCM1f8_USl3LiSF-RDN1OMKVDT2TAHQICT9Wl8SF7BeGf3DC3y66mIo8pBYfs-WpBs_0vz3aWFlupe2nFYWdhRa19_ejfbmwAnnQHHBg0xE/s1600/Author.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="660" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixNW8tLLh6HBhY3Khkt9S3Utub1LYD4Y_7hCM1f8_USl3LiSF-RDN1OMKVDT2TAHQICT9Wl8SF7BeGf3DC3y66mIo8pBYfs-WpBs_0vz3aWFlupe2nFYWdhRa19_ejfbmwAnnQHHBg0xE/s320/Author.jpg" width="220" /></a><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Clarissa Kae is a preeminent voice whose professional career began as a freelance editor in 2007. She's the former president of her local California Writers Club after spending several years as the Critique Director.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: black; margin: 0pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 0pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: black; margin: 0pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 0pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Since her first novel, she's explored different writing genres and created a loyal group of fans who eagerly await her upcoming release. With numerous awards to her name, Clarissa continues to honor the role of storyteller.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: black; margin: 0pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 0pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: black; margin: 0pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 0pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Aside from the writing community, she and her daughters founded Kind Girls Make Strong Women to help undervalued nonprofit organizations—from reuniting children with families to giving Junior Olympic athletes their shot at success.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: black; margin: 0pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 0pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: black; margin: 0pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 0pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">She lives in the agricultural belly of California with her family and farm of horses, chickens, dogs and kittens aplenty.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br style="color: black; text-align: left;" /><div b2020="" color:="" style="border: 5px ridge; color: black; float: center; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 5px; text-align: left; width: 633.641px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG9EjeHiywlev_6Sn3cMwm7x8EKriyrtFgTnvxODZocrOE-LBLKOKETt8Vo0iDVTPnM5HEuIIS1QAAJg7mHCIEZawcX7jyRBxCewJZe5B6d3p-OVoBiVAwCojP0OFWW28VRIdXmWixb7A/s1600/Connect+with+the+Author.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="81" data-original-width="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG9EjeHiywlev_6Sn3cMwm7x8EKriyrtFgTnvxODZocrOE-LBLKOKETt8Vo0iDVTPnM5HEuIIS1QAAJg7mHCIEZawcX7jyRBxCewJZe5B6d3p-OVoBiVAwCojP0OFWW28VRIdXmWixb7A/s1600/Connect+with+the+Author.jpg" /></a><br /><div><b><span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;">~ <a href="http://facebook.com/authorclarissakae" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">Facebook</span></a> ~ <a href="http://www.clarissakae.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">Website</span></a> ~</span></b><br /><b><span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;">~ <a href="http://www.clarissakae.com/blog" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">Blog</span></a></span></b><b><span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;"> ~</span></b><b><span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/clarissa__kae/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">Instagram</span></a></span></b><b><span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;"> ~</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div></div></div></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.lovingthebook.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="173" data-original-width="640" height="107" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoFO3ml5MGVItB9JgWoUcOd8l5G0IVN6Oi0TGVDJQucGA0eQBoV4wDNNv5pKesDIDxkjI79c0YPI8PSAKu8QIYbskg_GYXuwvEIGWOwja_IsZwzBTcpfdFvSIOh5hx6vHkXNLVaRIqtQY/s400/Extras.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-size: large;">Character Casting:</span></b></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table border="1" cellspacing="0" class="MsoTableGrid" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: 0.5000pt solid windowtext; mso-border-insideh: 0.5000pt solid windowtext; mso-border-insidev: 0.5000pt solid windowtext; mso-border-left-alt: 0.5000pt solid windowtext; mso-border-right-alt: 0.5000pt solid windowtext; mso-border-top-alt: 0.5000pt solid windowtext; mso-padding-alt: 0.0000pt 5.4000pt 0.0000pt 5.4000pt;"><tbody><tr><td style="border-bottom: 1.0000pt solid windowtext; border-left: 1.0000pt solid windowtext; border-right: 1.0000pt solid windowtext; border-top: 1.0000pt solid windowtext; mso-border-bottom-alt: 0.5000pt solid windowtext; mso-border-left-alt: 0.5000pt solid windowtext; mso-border-right-alt: 0.5000pt solid windowtext; mso-border-top-alt: 0.5000pt solid windowtext; padding: 0.0000pt 5.4000pt 0.0000pt 5.4000pt; width: 154.0000pt;" valign="top" width="205"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipG00CAJG3lOF999KLGAwSsdTm4q47RhM3VbcuKoVibTFu6bTtHwbeypQ_ihn51WdcDtohZECx11Za5heFtWKfeL0TACVoT15ZVoT7Ig8C_2ckJ59ym_I3ZweYhnOXGyou8lAfY_Iurj0_/s1296/Dave+Franco.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="729" data-original-width="1296" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipG00CAJG3lOF999KLGAwSsdTm4q47RhM3VbcuKoVibTFu6bTtHwbeypQ_ihn51WdcDtohZECx11Za5heFtWKfeL0TACVoT15ZVoT7Ig8C_2ckJ59ym_I3ZweYhnOXGyou8lAfY_Iurj0_/w200-h113/Dave+Franco.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Dave Franco for Everett Ashley</span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span><p></p></td><td style="border-bottom: 1.0000pt solid windowtext; border-left: none; border-right: 1.0000pt solid windowtext; border-top: 1.0000pt solid windowtext; mso-border-bottom-alt: 0.5000pt solid windowtext; mso-border-left-alt: none; mso-border-right-alt: 0.5000pt solid windowtext; mso-border-top-alt: 0.5000pt solid windowtext; padding: 0.0000pt 5.4000pt 0.0000pt 5.4000pt; width: 154.0500pt;" valign="top" width="205"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuiP_l9pzmMobTW1zolI_g5CPjNpb0DY5gVLofVqdapneBmaRaq9arBwxDCgq7-AIJQtTGxdiLhxqmiUqweERgOzu40lSwNPiKxKpzECwoH8-UP9MsbSlOXSxpw_DxFiUpmASrb62cS_ZN/s500/Mila+Kunis.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 18.6667px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuiP_l9pzmMobTW1zolI_g5CPjNpb0DY5gVLofVqdapneBmaRaq9arBwxDCgq7-AIJQtTGxdiLhxqmiUqweERgOzu40lSwNPiKxKpzECwoH8-UP9MsbSlOXSxpw_DxFiUpmASrb62cS_ZN/w200-h200/Mila+Kunis.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 0pt;">Mila Kunis for Scarlett Deflin/Ashley</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: 1.0000pt solid windowtext; border-left: none; border-right: 1.0000pt solid windowtext; border-top: 1.0000pt solid windowtext; mso-border-bottom-alt: 0.5000pt solid windowtext; mso-border-left-alt: none; mso-border-right-alt: 0.5000pt solid windowtext; mso-border-top-alt: 0.5000pt solid windowtext; padding: 0.0000pt 5.4000pt 0.0000pt 5.4000pt; width: 154.0500pt;" valign="top" width="205"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxVoLKVCJJ9ODeY0s534pK3iYqTrCFEMMyCtZ8Qw_tQXpURUh7KSB4VIfmsXxvawHhvQxZJ3_V1FsP5DkvExdxXo3zeDx6Pz2cPIXpuAqGhjwsqFEN0TBFbXRkzxo0mgNPGt5xIXZgsbYB/s325/Chris+Evans.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 18.6667px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="325" data-original-width="236" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxVoLKVCJJ9ODeY0s534pK3iYqTrCFEMMyCtZ8Qw_tQXpURUh7KSB4VIfmsXxvawHhvQxZJ3_V1FsP5DkvExdxXo3zeDx6Pz2cPIXpuAqGhjwsqFEN0TBFbXRkzxo0mgNPGt5xIXZgsbYB/w145-h200/Chris+Evans.jpg" width="145" /></a><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 0pt;">Chris Evans for David Nash (antagonist)</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<br />
<div style="border: 5px ridge; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 5px; width: 620.341px;">
<div style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1360140314187923/" style="clear: left; float: left; font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="81" data-original-width="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqwlKZylxtZZMPqgm4Tf9Q4xSFHVdCNRC5J9yPO6VaFRQy72vVSzX87K3B2QF5141fvMCmTngGiPR1Zs7_3Gvmdkqk5I4KQ8gVjPHoO2b2YpaRvlPybCn8SCaCIRH3APriq4Vqu-VCcLk/s1600/Event+Page.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; text-align: start;"><div style="font-size: 17px; text-align: center;"> </div><div style="font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><a target="_blank"><span>To view our blog schedule and follow along with this tour visit our </span></a><br /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1360140314187923/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: 20px; text-align: center;">Official Event Page </span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 17px;"> </span></div><span style="font-size: 25px;"><b style="text-align: center;"></b></span></span></div></b></div></div><br />
<br />
<a class="rcptr" data-raflid="330006f8491" data-template="" data-theme="classic" href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/330006f8491/" id="rcwidget_4k5hanht" rel="nofollow">a Rafflecopter giveaway</a>
<script src="https://widget-prime.rafflecopter.com/launch.js"></script>
<br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.lovingthebook.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="250" data-original-width="475" height="105" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFCgGMIt1lcclbDsxXrJM2ePMHC5vpZzn9Yq3MJYNO22XKZj6Fjo42rBINJRByBce81XIbKBZ6cVvGSJpzRvcjZrxOOYYGTEL6aTA86ucIit0d8A1rNR3rLEq51H2nqi3b74FwO20aJrY/s200/Bottom+Banner.jpg" width="200" /></a><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
</div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Loving The bookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15219240959557257105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059401159514824135.post-64508401562885106872020-11-14T09:27:00.003-07:002020-11-14T09:27:55.940-07:00The Funeral Murder<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxSnBGwtehxVmZqJBfuleNDQW8_m1oeH9XwnKROpm_lXgsFDQcmOaCIO3GhctH7RzHxHTY5UD32KbWsc-Nq8mFxDh5lyQPAIgppHZRrCroDZa3K_Yp8Ktdn0HV__3XaECkNsyiA7BVToA/s475/Banner.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="250" data-original-width="475" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxSnBGwtehxVmZqJBfuleNDQW8_m1oeH9XwnKROpm_lXgsFDQcmOaCIO3GhctH7RzHxHTY5UD32KbWsc-Nq8mFxDh5lyQPAIgppHZRrCroDZa3K_Yp8Ktdn0HV__3XaECkNsyiA7BVToA/s16000/Banner.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.lovingthebook.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="173" data-original-width="640" height="108" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirYWx2mQdfufynWmLVwVrINd9FD91L3KGWBqOq3QSkXX90K9W4eKA84Ts2ubW5HRGiR3gC6Grgr-HgTvJn6tX-upfYu2nTKoK6mRvcZuusgTXjJgd27j2boYc1ebRFPYa0jFWzdyygYNY/w400-h108/About+The+Book.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvCVi1OoLuL6F_tC5oXM80ii81dmcn1PvROXY6Q1Zxkphyphenhyphen4CmHObd390EsaoRTxnT19tWFbRw1z11PDeseb2EUipOZ98TzYTWW72YK974SB7XW66l8t-iaioRyD0cD72UW4HHhgwTq43M/s2048/Funeral+murder+ebook+cover.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1280" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvCVi1OoLuL6F_tC5oXM80ii81dmcn1PvROXY6Q1Zxkphyphenhyphen4CmHObd390EsaoRTxnT19tWFbRw1z11PDeseb2EUipOZ98TzYTWW72YK974SB7XW66l8t-iaioRyD0cD72UW4HHhgwTq43M/w250-h400/Funeral+murder+ebook+cover.jpg" width="250" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 17px; text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;">In The Glass House, the first book in the PIP Inc. Mysteries series Pat Pirard, recently downsized Santa Cruz Law Librarian, needed to find a new job in a hurry. She printed business cards announcing she was Private Investigator Pat and crossed her fingers, hoping she could earn enough money working for attorneys as a PI to survive.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Pat’s first investigation went well, so she’s excited when she gets a call from an estate attorney who offers her a second job. The attorney tells Pat his client died at a funeral and he needs help sorting out who is entitled to inherit her estate. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;">Pat quickly discovers the dead woman’s past is as complicated as her estate. And when an autopsy indicates she had two deadly toxins in her body when she died, Pat’s new case becomes not only complicated, but dangerous.</span> </div></span></div>
<br />
<div style="border: 5px ridge; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 5px; width: 620.341px;">
<div style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><a href="http://www.lovingthebook.com/" style="clear: left; float: left; font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="81" data-original-width="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh341SdarQTTar07nsNAtkCNR8-Bos57z6IiEyFCgWkfMctF-6D1r7lZUI7LQ6rlaqOdq_cS1wn8nXNELsxWC7Pn52asRBkZ-A93LHTvvLNaN2BQNdJMTxUxX9M0r8fF6rIiLoaw9XitOM/s200/but+now+trial.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; text-align: start;"><div style="font-size: 17px; text-align: center;"> </div><div style="font-size: 25px; text-align: center;"><a href=" https://geni.us/8WX5" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">~ Amazon ~ </span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 17px;"> </span></div><span style="font-size: 25px;"><b style="text-align: center;"></b></span></span></div></b></div></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5afP4cSbpiKbZud9LpqrmxYOucC3EZlvVUkd7f5-MsF_0HbtY2MxEzwo0izt0qOFiE__wV3-PaZSc_r3tUD2UAXS-Z7Li20YwqlJk-YW35dTdOZQdQXazYoX1SWM3ITPInX-E4akxyU8/s640/Banner+Trial.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="173" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5afP4cSbpiKbZud9LpqrmxYOucC3EZlvVUkd7f5-MsF_0HbtY2MxEzwo0izt0qOFiE__wV3-PaZSc_r3tUD2UAXS-Z7Li20YwqlJk-YW35dTdOZQdQXazYoX1SWM3ITPInX-E4akxyU8/s400/Banner+Trial.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br /><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYqZGXyznFhXeaU1_mg83nGyZVdZUHAyCeZLng88WtnqfpDbZb3ZXPdFSItDyMl71-iDWy8wj7BdZXG1l_EVDVHd4hD4Zfa2grVLPnUwp6C6O-FmMBbm1bpzHR57F0ucPoaCMYk9iJBGQ/s300/2013-head-shot-2.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; font-size: 17px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYqZGXyznFhXeaU1_mg83nGyZVdZUHAyCeZLng88WtnqfpDbZb3ZXPdFSItDyMl71-iDWy8wj7BdZXG1l_EVDVHd4hD4Zfa2grVLPnUwp6C6O-FmMBbm1bpzHR57F0ucPoaCMYk9iJBGQ/s0/2013-head-shot-2.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 17px; text-align: center;">Nancy Lynn Jarvis left the real estate profession after she started having so much fun writing the Regan McHenry Real Estate Mysteries series that she let her license lapse. She’s enjoyed writing about Regan and her husband, Tom, but decided it was time to do a new series.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 17px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 17px;">PIP Inc. introduces protagonist downsized law librarian and not-quite-licensed Private Investigator Pat Pirard. “The Funeral Murder” is the second book in the series.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 17px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 17px;">After earning a BA in behavioral science from San Jose State University, Nancy worked in the advertising department of the San Jose Mercury News. A move to Santa Cruz meant a new job as a librarian and later a stint as the business manager for Shakespeare/Santa Cruz at UCSC.</span></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 17px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17px; text-align: center;">Currently she’s enjoying being a member of Mystery Writers of America, Sisters in Crime, and Santa Cruz Women of Mystery.</span><span style="font-size: 17px;"> </span></span></div></span></div>
<br />
<div style="border: 5px ridge; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 5px; width: 620.341px;">
<div style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><a href="http://www.lovingthebook.com/" style="clear: left; float: left; font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="81" data-original-width="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC_SCRTxtFes643c4-VBCEq06sO2e95GFYxMZAPVtRUqc3Hh_BpkRWWbYjp2UNbZazJoCpVOiyKOtMPmOvYBNkaUXn0Jzf8cXeyYRjoA6hbph9-1uDS1T0Cz-vU9tITXMYM-BR-kjDhB8/s200/Connect+with+the+Author.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; text-align: start;"><div style="font-size: 17px; text-align: center;"> </div><div style="font-size: 25px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.nancylynnjarvis.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">~ Website </span></a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/nancylynnjarvis/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">~ Facebook ~ </span></a><br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2918242.Nancy_Lynn_Jarvis?" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">~ Goodreads </span></a><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Nancy-Lynn-Jarvis/e/B002CWX7IQ " target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">~ Amazon ~ </span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 17px;"> </span></div><span style="font-size: 25px;"><b style="text-align: center;"></b></span></span></div></b></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.lovingthebook.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="173" data-original-width="640" height="107" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoFO3ml5MGVItB9JgWoUcOd8l5G0IVN6Oi0TGVDJQucGA0eQBoV4wDNNv5pKesDIDxkjI79c0YPI8PSAKu8QIYbskg_GYXuwvEIGWOwja_IsZwzBTcpfdFvSIOh5hx6vHkXNLVaRIqtQY/s400/Extras.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-size: large;">Top Ten List:</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">Ten random facts about me.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"> </span></p><p class="15" style="margin-left: 36pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">1. </span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">I started writing because I was bored.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="15" style="margin-left: 36pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">2. </span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">I’m six feet tall.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="15" style="margin-left: 36pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">3. </span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">I’ve hung out with Sir Patrick Stewart.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="15" style="margin-left: 36pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">4. </span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">I was reading Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple secretly at my grandmother’s house well before I was a teenager.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="15" style="margin-left: 36pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">5. </span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"> I hated Nancy Drew books. I even took a swipe at her in “Backyard Bones,” one of the books from my first series, Regan McHenry Real Estate Mysteries.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="15" style="margin-left: 36pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">6. </span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">Real estate stories I tell in my Regan McHenry Real estate mysteries are true and have either happened to me or to fellow realtors.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="15" style="margin-left: 36pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">7. </span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">I regularly get very strange ads on Facebook after researching some of the ways I use to kill people for my books.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="15" style="margin-left: 36pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">8. </span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"> I used two long-dead pets to be Dot the Dalmatian and Lord Peter Wimsey, my protagonist’s cat.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="15" style="margin-left: 36pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">9. </span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">I believe you should try something radically different every five years. It’s a philosophy taught to me by Audrey Stanley Professor Emeritus when I worked at Shakespeare/Santa Cruz.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="15" style="margin-left: 36pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">10. </span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">Nancy Lynn Jarvis is a pseudonym. When I’m her, I love public speaking. When I use my real name public speaking terrifies me.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0000pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div>
<br />
<br />
<div style="border: 5px ridge; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 5px; width: 620.341px;">
<div style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1001298153617240/" style="clear: left; float: left; font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="81" data-original-width="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqwlKZylxtZZMPqgm4Tf9Q4xSFHVdCNRC5J9yPO6VaFRQy72vVSzX87K3B2QF5141fvMCmTngGiPR1Zs7_3Gvmdkqk5I4KQ8gVjPHoO2b2YpaRvlPybCn8SCaCIRH3APriq4Vqu-VCcLk/s1600/Event+Page.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; text-align: start;"><div style="font-size: 17px; text-align: center;"> </div><div style="font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><a target="_blank"><span>To view our blog schedule and follow along with this tour visit our </span></a><br /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1001298153617240/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: 20px; text-align: center;">Official Event Page </span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 17px;"> </span></div><span style="font-size: 25px;"><b style="text-align: center;"></b></span></span></div></b></div></div><br />
<br />
<a class="rcptr" data-raflid="330006f8493" data-template="" data-theme="classic" href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/330006f8493/" id="rcwidget_9ydu6imi" rel="nofollow">a Rafflecopter giveaway</a> <script src="https://widget-prime.rafflecopter.com/launch.js"></script>
<br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.lovingthebook.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="250" data-original-width="475" height="105" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFCgGMIt1lcclbDsxXrJM2ePMHC5vpZzn9Yq3MJYNO22XKZj6Fjo42rBINJRByBce81XIbKBZ6cVvGSJpzRvcjZrxOOYYGTEL6aTA86ucIit0d8A1rNR3rLEq51H2nqi3b74FwO20aJrY/s200/Bottom+Banner.jpg" width="200" /></a><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br /></div></div></div>Loving The bookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15219240959557257105noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059401159514824135.post-91437134152623044272020-11-13T06:30:00.001-07:002020-11-13T06:30:03.386-07:00The Santa Box Movie Blog<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRXdTkB0AJco_C5TW7WrG4A7t2ys3ibEJFF2IWDXTgcGTnO-WWc0MTBExji90yTpXICTMkcmpZPPPbmxsWYUN83o7EopIOEAJNbgXPYDNY75gDIqLykkjYPPu99dvX0zrjqma6MLVED4AD/s2050/White+Bordered+Red+Profile+Cover+Photo+%25281%2529.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="780" data-original-width="2050" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRXdTkB0AJco_C5TW7WrG4A7t2ys3ibEJFF2IWDXTgcGTnO-WWc0MTBExji90yTpXICTMkcmpZPPPbmxsWYUN83o7EopIOEAJNbgXPYDNY75gDIqLykkjYPPu99dvX0zrjqma6MLVED4AD/w640-h244/White+Bordered+Red+Profile+Cover+Photo+%25281%2529.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I was so excited to be chosen to take part in this tour.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I love Christmas and especially Christmas Movies!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Let me tell you a bit about this one and then I'll tell you what I thought when I got a chance to watch it.</span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGiQyh3zPZYwHyMfPMQDrT-_32Xegfwo_o1ThVmXv3O3WcZs4HEMfLwpo_nyRntuYTKHSByM2B1h-2wzqf5HPyhfIzSvdL2fLCup9-5il1mNWnwZxjKR_Z05ZaKCcqdrsJeQPxQW6Vzp9H/s2048/The+Santa+Box+One+Sheet+%25281%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1391" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGiQyh3zPZYwHyMfPMQDrT-_32Xegfwo_o1ThVmXv3O3WcZs4HEMfLwpo_nyRntuYTKHSByM2B1h-2wzqf5HPyhfIzSvdL2fLCup9-5il1mNWnwZxjKR_Z05ZaKCcqdrsJeQPxQW6Vzp9H/w434-h640/The+Santa+Box+One+Sheet+%25281%2529.jpg" width="434" /></a></div><br /><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4e4f51; font-family: Montserrat, Arial, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 0.5rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">For 12-year-old Kallie Watts, Christmas is anything but merry. For the last five years, the tinsel-strewn holiday has spelled disaster for her family, so when an apartment fire leaves Kallie and her widowed mother homeless just in time for the holidays, it comes as no surprise. There’s only one logical conclusion: Kallie is cursed by Christmas.</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4e4f51; font-family: Montserrat, Arial, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">When her mother finds a new job in a small California town, Kallie steps out of the moving van and into her worst nightmare: a real-life version of “Whoville,” overflowing with holiday decorations and brimming with Christmas cheer. Forced to navigate the complicated ins and outs of her jolly new surroundings, Kallie is shaken out of her gloom one day when she discovers an ornately carved wooden Santa box on the porch, addressed to her. The moment she lifts the lid, Kallie’s life is changed forever as she rediscovers the true magic and meaning of Christmas.</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4e4f51; font-family: Montserrat, Arial, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4e4f51; font-family: Montserrat, Arial, Geneva, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b>HERE IS A PREVIEW FOR YOU TO CHECK OUT: <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://vimeo.com/469139492&source=gmail&ust=1605192995910000&usg=AFQjCNHRlH2HjlBG7XoUQjlLmWTPXlIFeg" href="https://vimeo.com/469139492" style="color: #1155cc; font-family: arial, sans-serif;" target="_blank">https://vimeo.com/469139492</a><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"> </span></b></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4e4f51; font-family: Montserrat, Arial, Geneva, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLm0EgUmG8qR03spLLGd3J3dxNj0ZCx-YJAo1catigTyp5cK97L9U5YUepbTo6PnUc4f3H15XyG9GXejeHozn-wr_AGUSaZwobJnDrdjfhFe6zTVdGp6_nYx9RGfkPwP6RP-Qve9Vq8G1o/s640/review.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="173" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLm0EgUmG8qR03spLLGd3J3dxNj0ZCx-YJAo1catigTyp5cK97L9U5YUepbTo6PnUc4f3H15XyG9GXejeHozn-wr_AGUSaZwobJnDrdjfhFe6zTVdGp6_nYx9RGfkPwP6RP-Qve9Vq8G1o/s320/review.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4e4f51; font-family: Montserrat, Arial, Geneva, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Let's start off by stating that I loved this movie. It caught my attention from the start and honestly I was actually a little confused but completely intrigued by where the movie started. The movie was cute, a definite feel-good Christmas movie, which is my favorite kind, of course. I did cry - but I cry at pretty much every movie, so that's no specific indication. However, I would be very shocked if this movie didn't touch your heart. Yes, it was easy to guess many elements of the story, but there were still some twists that I did not expect. A few things that were sweet, and fun, and touching. I really liked this movie, and I am excited to add it to my collection this year. I definitely recommend it for this Christmas season - add it to your movie line-up, you won't regret it. It's a good family movie and a great movie to teach more about the meaning of Christmas.</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4e4f51; font-family: Montserrat, Arial, Geneva, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></p><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><u><span style="font-size: large;">DVD PURCHASE LINKS:</span></u></b></div></b><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span face="arial, sans-serif">(Amazon): </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><u>https://www.amazon.com/Santa-Box-Shawn-Stevens/dp/B08M2FZ96N/</u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;"><span face="arial, sans-serif"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;"><span face="arial, sans-serif">(Deseret Book):</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;"><span face="arial, sans-serif"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://deseretbook.com/p/dvd-santa-box?variant_id%3D188194-dvd&source=gmail&ust=1605192995910000&usg=AFQjCNGoi8Hts6QRqnmbFvyKrDTVrPIllg" href="https://deseretbook.com/p/dvd-santa-box?variant_id=188194-dvd" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">https://deseretbook.com/p/dvd-<wbr></wbr>santa-box?variant_id=188194-<wbr></wbr>dvd</a><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;"><span face="arial, sans-serif"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;"><span face="arial, sans-serif">(Seagull):</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.seagullbook.com/TheSantaBox&source=gmail&ust=1605192995910000&usg=AFQjCNGiIsXYYEJCh3Byn8vf5NkgQSUBmg" href="https://www.seagullbook.com/TheSantaBox" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><span face="arial, sans-serif">https://www.seagullbook.com/<wbr></wbr>TheSantaBox</span></a></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4e4f51; font-family: Montserrat, Arial, Geneva, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4e4f51; font-family: Montserrat, Arial, Geneva, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4e4f51; font-family: Montserrat, Arial, Geneva, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-kuIBZFw9Q2e2xtc8l7kJc7kioueDunOkBENFLjztCRJj2iWEbBvE12ZaJSvFKqqO1Efuk1IXHA4rXVbFg7qtZwMuHwgobiAWW4t6dIUoScN1P6pGzOYzWaAyJgU-9PGaIX5opxlPeX_z/s400/giov.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="108" data-original-width="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-kuIBZFw9Q2e2xtc8l7kJc7kioueDunOkBENFLjztCRJj2iWEbBvE12ZaJSvFKqqO1Efuk1IXHA4rXVbFg7qtZwMuHwgobiAWW4t6dIUoScN1P6pGzOYzWaAyJgU-9PGaIX5opxlPeX_z/s320/giov.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4e4f51; font-family: Montserrat, Arial, Geneva, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;">One last thing, don't forget to enter to win a prize on this tour!!</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4e4f51; font-family: Montserrat, Arial, Geneva, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;">The Rafflecopter link below will take you to the giveaway!</p></div><br /><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Montserrat, Arial, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: large;">https://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/c3e6ea7723/</span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Montserrat, Arial, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Loving The bookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15219240959557257105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059401159514824135.post-34938269055601864982020-11-10T11:15:00.001-07:002020-11-10T11:15:06.428-07:00Living Sacrifice <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRGF98o7kXNusEgMhMuri4fnSeAB7uM2P8Zh8t5kZOBfWmhtW4KO2rf34OX72c3JfCD_We_SsKY7yDTb5wosLSqORleoaVNUxcJhFb4pSy07iNie1ChL-Ei_R-h6FxAuuogxn5pfsodZs/s475/banner.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="250" data-original-width="475" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRGF98o7kXNusEgMhMuri4fnSeAB7uM2P8Zh8t5kZOBfWmhtW4KO2rf34OX72c3JfCD_We_SsKY7yDTb5wosLSqORleoaVNUxcJhFb4pSy07iNie1ChL-Ei_R-h6FxAuuogxn5pfsodZs/s16000/banner.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.lovingthebook.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="173" data-original-width="640" height="108" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirYWx2mQdfufynWmLVwVrINd9FD91L3KGWBqOq3QSkXX90K9W4eKA84Ts2ubW5HRGiR3gC6Grgr-HgTvJn6tX-upfYu2nTKoK6mRvcZuusgTXjJgd27j2boYc1ebRFPYa0jFWzdyygYNY/w400-h108/About+The+Book.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 17px; text-align: start;"></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17px;">Separated, but still joined, they strive for freedom.</span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 17px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTUkgOoG_KgiS-quzbO4BIoIfcVmOsMAge8rICumRDF8FqOw21ePnXfwwrzo9-UdW51T298RGntfxVqTnw866gWdIJIWUeWsJGX1hYA60cpNvRTAo8YjEGd0fM4AeSrEMidp5OR8lVGHY/s500/Amazon+cover.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="333" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTUkgOoG_KgiS-quzbO4BIoIfcVmOsMAge8rICumRDF8FqOw21ePnXfwwrzo9-UdW51T298RGntfxVqTnw866gWdIJIWUeWsJGX1hYA60cpNvRTAo8YjEGd0fM4AeSrEMidp5OR8lVGHY/w266-h400/Amazon+cover.jpg" width="266" /></a><div style="text-align: left;">Left behind at the sept son’s compound, Zezilia Ilar struggles with the after effects of her prolonged commisceo-link with Hadrian. She devotes herself to caring for the wounded arriving almost daily from the battlefields. Pressed to perform procedures and make decisions far beyond her training, Zez grows in confidence and skill. All the while, she wonders if she'll see Hadrian again, fearing the worst possible news will arrive any day.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Sept Son Hadrian Aleron fights to bring peace to his home nation. Allied with the new high king, he and a small army of Talented struggle to retake the capital city. Elitists, though scattered, continue to pick off the strongest of his men. As he battles the remnants of the commisceo-link and tries to organize the campaign, he begins losing himself to exhaustion. Only a miracle will keep him alive.</div></span></span></div>
<br />
<div style="border: 5px ridge; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 5px; width: 620.341px;">
<div style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><a href="http://www.lovingthebook.com/" style="clear: left; float: left; font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="81" data-original-width="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh341SdarQTTar07nsNAtkCNR8-Bos57z6IiEyFCgWkfMctF-6D1r7lZUI7LQ6rlaqOdq_cS1wn8nXNELsxWC7Pn52asRBkZ-A93LHTvvLNaN2BQNdJMTxUxX9M0r8fF6rIiLoaw9XitOM/s200/but+now+trial.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; text-align: start;"><div style="font-size: 17px; text-align: center;"> </div><div style="font-size: 25px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://geni.us/jlCj3z " target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">~ Amazon ~ </span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 17px;"> </span></div><span style="font-size: 25px;"><b style="text-align: center;"></b></span></span></div></b></div></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5afP4cSbpiKbZud9LpqrmxYOucC3EZlvVUkd7f5-MsF_0HbtY2MxEzwo0izt0qOFiE__wV3-PaZSc_r3tUD2UAXS-Z7Li20YwqlJk-YW35dTdOZQdQXazYoX1SWM3ITPInX-E4akxyU8/s640/Banner+Trial.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="173" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5afP4cSbpiKbZud9LpqrmxYOucC3EZlvVUkd7f5-MsF_0HbtY2MxEzwo0izt0qOFiE__wV3-PaZSc_r3tUD2UAXS-Z7Li20YwqlJk-YW35dTdOZQdQXazYoX1SWM3ITPInX-E4akxyU8/s400/Banner+Trial.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYi-FQbUXrVed8m5yEwo_KDNTbsCLas9rC5dkdKQFuso-1lgfZANlZifTrT9WkZSIY3_Zc6OU9U7IzTmrEdlsKkaFRVdxzRfvt4CPvwGLsPm03KbXB04xDOfGPAinI77czj9_bLK0c720/s320/Author.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYi-FQbUXrVed8m5yEwo_KDNTbsCLas9rC5dkdKQFuso-1lgfZANlZifTrT9WkZSIY3_Zc6OU9U7IzTmrEdlsKkaFRVdxzRfvt4CPvwGLsPm03KbXB04xDOfGPAinI77czj9_bLK0c720/s0/Author.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 17px; text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: left;"> Rachel Rossano is a happily married mother of three children. She spends her days teaching, mothering, and keeping the chaos at bay. After the little ones are in bed, she immerses herself in the fantasy worlds of her books. Tales of romance, adventure, and virtue set in a medieval fantasy world are her preference, but she also writes speculative fantasy and a bit of science fiction.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></span></div>
<div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div>
<div style="border: 5px ridge; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 5px; width: 620.341px;">
<div style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><a href="http://www.lovingthebook.com/" style="clear: left; float: left; font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="81" data-original-width="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC_SCRTxtFes643c4-VBCEq06sO2e95GFYxMZAPVtRUqc3Hh_BpkRWWbYjp2UNbZazJoCpVOiyKOtMPmOvYBNkaUXn0Jzf8cXeyYRjoA6hbph9-1uDS1T0Cz-vU9tITXMYM-BR-kjDhB8/s200/Connect+with+the+Author.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; text-align: start;"><div style="font-size: 17px; text-align: center;"> </div><div style="font-size: 25px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogspot.us7.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=d0f727c124cac03e2dcc4e420&id=b7588e9f7e" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">~ Newsletter </span></a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/RachelRossanoRambles/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">~ Facebook ~</span></a><br /><a href="https://www.rachelrossano.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">~ Website </span></a><a href="https://twitter.com/RachelRossano" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">~ Twitter ~ </span></a><br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1430209.Rachel_Rossano" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">~ Goodreads </span></a><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/rachelrossano/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">~ Pinterest ~</span></a></div><span style="font-size: 25px;"><b style="text-align: center;"></b></span></span></div></b></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.lovingthebook.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="173" data-original-width="640" height="107" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoFO3ml5MGVItB9JgWoUcOd8l5G0IVN6Oi0TGVDJQucGA0eQBoV4wDNNv5pKesDIDxkjI79c0YPI8PSAKu8QIYbskg_GYXuwvEIGWOwja_IsZwzBTcpfdFvSIOh5hx6vHkXNLVaRIqtQY/s400/Extras.jpg" width="400" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-size: large;">Snippet:</span></b></div>
<div style="text-align: left;"><h2><i><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt;">Hadrian</span></i></h2><p class="15" style="text-indent: 21.6pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">Rain beat on our heads, seeped through the seams in our tents, and soaked into our food supplies. I answered my correspondence with an oiled tarp pulled over my head. Even then, I remained damp.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 21.6pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">“The supply wagon is delayed,” Korneli announced as he came through the flaps of our shared tent. “Broken axle in the mud and no nearby wheelwrights to fix it.”</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 21.6pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">I groaned. “</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">Sabotage?</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">”</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 21.6pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">“Weather.” He shook his head like a dog and then scrubbed at his scalp. “This blasted weather is enough to drown a fish.”</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 21.6pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">“It can’t last forever.” I blinked and tried to focus on the letter in my hand.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 21.6pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">“I wouldn’t bet on a break just yet, Hadrian.” Korneli sat on the edge of his cot and reached for his journal. “Letter from home?”</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 21.6pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">“</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">No.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">” I rubbed at my blurry eyes. “More news of the cleanup efforts in the east. The Elitists have scattered. Our men found two more compounds already abandoned.”</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 21.6pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">“You know what that means, don’t you?”</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 21.6pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">I closed my eyes. “The Elitists are still out there. They are still plotting. Next time they won’t be as easy to spot. I am more concerned about the future for all of us, though.”</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 21.6pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">“One Elitist by himself cannot accomplish much,” Korneli observed.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 21.6pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">“But one Elitist raising a family of strong talents indoctrinated with a toxic world view can do a lot of damage.”</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 21.6pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">Korneli mulled on my observation for a while. I returned to reading my letter.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 21.6pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">“When is Zezilia joining us?”</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 21.6pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">The mention of her name snapped me out of formulating a reply to the letter. The constant ache in my gut jumped to the forefront of my awareness. I groaned. “You had to mention her.”</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 21.6pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">“You are better around her. Why ever did you leave her back at the compound? Our defender ranks are dwindling fast. We could use a talent like hers.”</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 21.6pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">“The dwindling numbers are improving. Since we ordered the defenders to dress like regular ranked soldiers, they are harder to identify and target.”</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 21.6pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">“We are still losing, Hadrian. Ilar and Sabine know our weaknesses. Eventually we will run out of trained defenders. What then?”</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 21.6pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">“We will deal with that when we get to it.”</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 21.6pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">Silence, heavy and uncomfortable, hung between us. I used it to begin writing a reply to the letter in my lap. The wording didn’t flow, but I got my point across. I slid the parchment into the pouch to be reviewed by Renato before it went to the tutor.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 21.6pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">“Did you two fight?”</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 21.6pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">I glared at my best friend. He knew me well enough to know that I didn’t want to discuss it. “No. We agreed to separate until we are certain of the Almighty’s leading.”</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 21.6pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">Korneli snorted. “You decided to separate. I saw her a few weeks ago, Hadrian. She is not at peace. For that matter, neither are you.”</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 21.6pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">“I can’t marry her, Korn.” There, I said it. The awful, horrible, terrible truth.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div>
<div style="border: 5px ridge; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 5px; width: 620.341px;">
<div style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/827074401437442/ " style="clear: left; float: left; font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="81" data-original-width="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqwlKZylxtZZMPqgm4Tf9Q4xSFHVdCNRC5J9yPO6VaFRQy72vVSzX87K3B2QF5141fvMCmTngGiPR1Zs7_3Gvmdkqk5I4KQ8gVjPHoO2b2YpaRvlPybCn8SCaCIRH3APriq4Vqu-VCcLk/s1600/Event+Page.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; text-align: start;"><div style="font-size: 17px; text-align: center;"> </div><div style="font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><a target="_blank"><span>To view our blog schedule and follow along with this tour visit our </span></a><br /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/827074401437442/ " target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: 20px; text-align: center;">Official Event Page </span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 17px;"> </span></div><span style="font-size: 25px;"><b style="text-align: center;"></b></span></span></div></b></div></div><br />
<br />
<a class="rcptr" data-raflid="330006f8492" data-template="" data-theme="classic" href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/330006f8492/" id="rcwidget_267gd37h" rel="nofollow">a Rafflecopter giveaway</a> <script src="https://widget-prime.rafflecopter.com/launch.js"></script>
<br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.lovingthebook.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="250" data-original-width="475" height="105" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFCgGMIt1lcclbDsxXrJM2ePMHC5vpZzn9Yq3MJYNO22XKZj6Fjo42rBINJRByBce81XIbKBZ6cVvGSJpzRvcjZrxOOYYGTEL6aTA86ucIit0d8A1rNR3rLEq51H2nqi3b74FwO20aJrY/s200/Bottom+Banner.jpg" width="200" /></a><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br /></div></div></div>Loving The bookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15219240959557257105noreply@blogger.com1