Valentine Blitz Countdown - Day 4

 

     

Is it possible for a traveling hospice nurse to find romance in a small southern town? After all, she is only passing through and needs to focus on her job--a job that requires compassion and dedication. She can't afford to have any distractions.
Since her grandmother's death, Sarah has been alone. No family. No friends. No distractions. Just the way she likes it. Traveling from town to town is an adventure, meeting new people, exploring new places, but could her solitary life be growing lonely?
Much to her surprise, two vastly differing men compete for her attention in the quaint, historic town of Camden, South Carolina. Nate, the adopted son of one of Sarah's patients, is a true Southerner with a sarcastic wit and genuine warmth. On the other hand, Dr. Joseph Thornton is a caring oncologist who is known as the best catch in the state. Who could say no to his Hollywood smile and emerald eyes?
No distractions. This is her goal as a hospice nurse. But distractions is exactly what she gets. Will she be tempted to put down roots in the small town?
It's a good thing Sarah's eccentric Nana left her a mysterious box. Nana's gift provides the guidance and comfort Sarah desperately needs as she faces heart-wrenching trials. Not only does she have the stress of caring for the dying, she has to visit patients in the ghetto. What dangers await a beautiful young nurse making home visits at night?
Enduring sadness and trauma, Sarah's childhood faith is shattered. She tries desperately to hold onto Nana's godly legacy, but it is slipping away. When a bizarre stranger appears at her door with devastating news about Nana's past, can her cherished box continue to provide answers and deepen her faith or will Sarah realize her life has been based on nothing but lies? 

       

Susan grew up in Charlotte, NC and has a psychology degree from Furman University and masters in social work from the University of South Carolina. She jokes that God didn't lead her to a career in hospice; He took her kicking and screaming the whole way. Now passionate about end-of-life care, she loves providing care and counseling for those who are writing the final chapters of their life story. She presently serves as a hospice director in Columbia, SC where she lives with her adorable hubby and three phenomenal children. Her family of five are all fluent in sarcasm and on any given day, you can find them bantering away.

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As Nate slowed to survey the damage, he was shocked to see someone walking toward him in 

the middle of the drive. As he drove closer, he realized it was a young woman, and she was 

trudging more than walking. What in the world? Nate stopped beside her and rolled down his 

window. “Do you need some help?

Sarah pulled wet locks from her face as she awkwardly adjusted her bag on her hip. “Can you 

please tell me where the Crabfields live?”

Nate, who was seldom at a loss for words, couldn’t find his voice. Sarah raised her pitch as 

she pointed down the drive, “Do the Crabfields live down there?”

Nate slowly nodded, his mouth agape.

“Thank you.” Sarah gave a faint smile, squared her shoulders and began walking again.

It took a minute for Nate to come to his senses. Where did she come from? She’s just out here 

in the middle of the sticks, soaking wet, covered in mud, acting as if she’s out for a stroll in 

the city... and those eyes.

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Valentine Blitz Countdown - Day 3

-->Nicholas Fisher is a college professor and a sports enthusiast. He writes adult horror under another name, but thought of the idea for Becky’s Kiss while coaching his son’s baseball team. Since the story involved high school drama he decided to write his first young adult piece. When not writing or teaching, Nicholas Fisher enjoys pizza, reality television, and playing the banjo. He lives in Pennsylvania with his wife and his son goes to Arizona State University.

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The stronger Becky’s feelings grow for Danny the faster she throws, and the faster she throws the less he shows up! Suddenly she is offered the opportunity to try out for the varsity baseball team, a shot at being popular for once, but does this mean she has to give up the hope of ever finding true love? All answers come to light out behind the high school at midnight, on an old overgrown ball field in the woods behind the real one, fifty feet off the third baseline. It is a magic field. One of dreams. Or possibly nightmares.

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There was only one place left to sit in the crowded cafeteria, at the empty table by the trash cans

next to the concrete support beam that had a poster of Frederick Douglass on it. It was an old

science desk at the edge of the walking aisle separating the two halves of the room, and one of its

legs was broken at the base. The wobble-table.  For losers.

One kid was sitting there, the Asian boy from English class. He had stuck his math book under

the short leg, and was politely sipping soup, robotic and rigid, nothing else on his tray but a

couple of pieces of fruit. Becky walked over, pulled out the chair across from him, and slipped

off her backpack.

“What’s your name?” she said.

He was startled, but clearly glad he had a visitor.

“Joe,” he said.  “Joey Chen.”  He smiled then, and even though he had funny teeth, the

expression had an interesting effect, like craft-show glass, like sidewalk art. His eyes glinted.

“You,” he said, “are Becky Michigan.”

She shrugged.

“Are you new here?”

He looked down at his soup.

“I am from China. I been here one year, three months, eleven days.”

Becky sighed. A whole year and he was eating lunch alone. And counting the days.

“You like this great food?” she said.

“No.”

“Me neither.”

“And I don’t like bullies,” he said. “This place is full of them.”

Becky sighed again, and then something hit her in the ear. The projectile rolled and wobbled

across the table, settling at the far edge. It was a grape. A purple grape.

Another one struck her right on the end of the nose, leaving a hint of moisture, making her blink

stupidly, and yet another plinked off her forehead. So immature! Bullies, oh yes, Joey had a point

now didn’t he? She pushed back her chair and looked over in the general direction of the assault.

There, across the aisle and about eighteen rows down, was Cody Hatcher, the big kid who had

been teasing her in English class, sitting at the edge of the table with what seemed to be four of

his idiot friends, all of them laughing like hyenas, one stamping his foot he was so overcome

with the hilarity of it all. Hatcher stopped and looked right at Becky. He reached in front of him

and took a purple grape off the stem. He put it in his mouth and chewed real slow. Swallowed.

Licked his top lip and winked. Then his friends were laughing again, slapping him on the back.

Becky didn’t think, she just acted. Joe didn’t have time to move. In a flash, she reached across

the table, knocked over his milk, grabbed his orange, and pivoted back, side-stepping into the

aisle. She had a split second to look at her target, and Hatcher had his mouth open, all teeth, eyes

up at the ceiling he was laughing so hard.

She kicked up a knee and spread her hands, throwing-arm dangling way low behind her. There

was a moment of perfect balance there, and then her body became a machine: all hot fluid and

angry levers. She stepped into it deep, cocked up her arm, snapped her hips, and fired.

The orange flew out of her hand as if on a clothesline. Even through the noise, she could hear it

hiss through the air, and heads turned with it as if in slow motion. Hatcher had just enough time

to adjust his eyes from the ceiling and focus on what was coming. It hit him square in the

forehead with a hard splat and his hands flew

up. It knocked him straight back out of his chair, and the fruit ruptured in a blast of spray and

peel.

People roared. Gossip exploded, and Becky could hear a lot of “Did you see that?” and “Who is

that girl?” and “What happened?” and “Did you see how freakin’ hard she chucked that?”

Everything was echoing, sounding unreal, and the teachers on lunch duty were darting their eyes

all around to pinpoint exactly where the disturbance was. Becky got back in her chair, and Joe

had his mouth open.

Becky was trying not to shake.

“He had it coming,” she managed.

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Valentine Blitz Countdown - Day 2

 

Determined to help her father with his political career, Jocelyn sets aside dreams of love until she meets a mysterious gentleman with dangerous secrets. Working undercover, Grant’s only suspect for a murder conspiracy is the father of a lady who is getting increasingly hard to ignore. They must work together to find the assassins. England’s future hangs in the balance…and so does their love.                                                                                                                                                                                       

 
        

Donna Hatch is the author of the best-selling “Rogue Hearts Series,” and a winner of writing awards such as The Golden Quill and the International Digital Award. A hopeless romantic and adventurer at heart, she discovered her writing passion at the tender age of 8 and has been listening to those voices ever since. She has become a sought-after workshop presenter, and also juggles freelance editing, multiple volunteer positions, and most of all, her six children (seven, counting her husband). A native of Arizona who recently transplanted to the Pacific Northwest, she and her husband of over twenty years are living proof that there really is a happily ever after.Determined to help her father with his political career, Jocelyn sets aside dreams of love until she meets a mysterious gentleman with dangerous secrets. Working undercover, Grant’s only suspect for a murder conspiracy is the father of a lady who is getting increasingly hard to ignore. They must work together to find the assassins. England’s future hangs in the balance…and so does their love.

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Inexplicably, her thoughts returned to Grant Amesbury. She’d seen her share of handsome

men—including his stunning brothers—but no one had created such sizzling awareness in

her. His kindness in returning Jonathan home safely piqued her interest; not many gentlemen

would trouble themselves over a misbehaving boy, but that didn’t explain her reaction to him.

Perhaps it was the mystery around him, a virtually unknown man with no apparent use for

society. But there was something else about him, an air of sophistication mingled with a

supremely masculine intensity that proclaimed him a fearless man of action. If an enemy

army invaded, Mr. Amesbury would probably fend them off single-handedly. She could

almost swoon at the thought, but she wasn’t that kind of girl.

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-->Denise is a Southern girl who has lived in Louisiana all her life, and yes, she has a drawl. She has a wonderful husband and two incredible children, who not only endure her writing moods, but also encourage her to indulge her writing passion. Besides writing romantic suspense, she enjoys traveling, reading, and scrapbooking.

Accounting is a skill she has learned to earn a little money to support her writing habit. She wrote her first story when she was a teen, seventeen handwritten pages on school-ruled paper and an obvious rip-off of the last romance novel she had read. She's been writing off and on ever since, and with more than a few full-length manuscripts already completed, she has no desire to slow down.

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Lt. Martin Beck of the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Department has been investigating the death of Brandy Fuller for years. Sidetracked for a while by his wife’s murder, Beck finally reopens the cold Fuller case and discovers a thin lead. The new evidence takes him to Louisiana to meet the estranged wife of his primary suspect. Together, Beck and Tamara conclude that Scott not only murdered Brandy Fuller, but seven other women on the Florida Gulf coast.

As Beck dives deeper into the investigation, he draws closer to Tamara. Passions ignite as the one woman who wants Scott dead the most allies with the one man who wants Scott dead the most. Can Beck protect Tamara and Gabby from Scott and stop a serial killer from killing again?

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She rushed down the remaining steps and ran for the kitchen door, no longer mindful of the

racket she made. As she passed the counter, she grabbed her purse. Her compact, lipstick, brush,

two pencils, and a pen, plus a few wadded up receipts, spilled across the countertop from the

open flap. She hadn’t left it unsnapped. Had he searched the contents? She stuffed the scattered

items back into the handbag with one hand. One glance around the kitchen and she was moving

again. She slung the purse strap over her shoulder, rushed toward the back door, and wrapped her

“Tamara,” he yelled down the stairs. “Where are you? Quit hiding from me.”

She cringed at the anger in his command for her obedience.

She never doubted the man in her house was Scott. She could almost smell his menace. His voice

crawled all over her—a voice she had hoped never to hear again. She yanked the door open and

rushed into the dark hours of the morning, her child clutched to her chest, the weight of her purse

and the paperwork in the tote pulling on her arm. She didn’t bother to slam the door behind her.

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Kingdom by the Sea Tour and Review

A secret passage holds more than spider webs

When a ship's captain is forced to enslave island natives to please his fiancée, Princess Serena, he takes refuge in the company of a beautiful slave girl. The princess is devastated by his betrayal, and the lives of all the slaves in her realm are now at risk. The heart-broken princess has acquired great power at her father’s death, could she use it to force the captain’s fulfillment of his promise to her? Or will the affectionate stable-hand, despite his own secrets, have his chance at her heart after all? 

In the romantic style of master writers like Anita Stanfield, Anna del C. Dye has skillfully entwined these relationships into a captivating, edge-of-your-seat medieval romance that will have readers guessing until the final page. Young adults everywhere-A Kingdom by the Sea is the book you MUST read!

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Anna was born in the extreme South along some famous beaches. She grew up with four other siblings, being placed in the middle.

Anna moved to the USA to marry her husband, Rodney, and has resided in Utah since then. Her husband, a native of Idaho, met her in her hometown. They fell in love and she came to Utah on Christmas Eve to be married two weeks later. They are the parents of three princes and a princess.

Early on in her life she showed an affinity for sewing and took classes that rewarded her with the opportunities of doing costuming for the cast of four musicals, and for Utah’s own Fantasy Con, which she enjoyed immensely. She is fluent in both English and Spanish. Anna lives in Taylorsville Utah.

Some of Anna’s writing recognitions:

She received the Editor’s Choice Award from the International Library of Poetry and had her article entitled A New American Mother published by Desert Saints Magazine. Her short story entitled Amerine—Fairy Princess won an award in the Oquirrh chapter contest and was published by Kalkion Magazine. (Now it is published as an e-book.) Other articles about family and relationship have been published frequently in the MOMS CLUB® of Salt Lake Valley-West. She has published 7 books on her Elf series. One won a bronze seal, another first page second place and yet another Honorable mention. Her love story was published by Deseret book in the anthology entitled Angels Round About compiled by July C. Olsen. Another of her articles was included in the book Mother’s Message in a Bottle, edited by Tyler Hayden and published by Ninbus Publishing. Her new series A Royal Romance was published in Feb 2015 with the first book being “Once Upon Two Kingdoms, which won a first page award. “A Kingdom by the Sea.” Second book in A Royal Romance, was published Feb. 2016.

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I actually was able to enjoy Anna's first book Once Upon Two Kingdoms, and left a review for that one as well - which you can find HERE

I was, therefore, excited to read this one as well!

So here is my Review for Kingdom by the Sea:

This was a cute story. I really loved seeing the change in charactors as they learned and grew. I really loved the reality of it, without people just forgiving one another just because it's the right thing to do, but rather forgiving but having to learn to trust again and having to earn back friendship - That really made me love this book. I admit at first I was a bit sketchy about it thinking it was not my style and maybe even a bit young for me, but as the story gets going and you realize what the Princess is up to, it captivated me and I had to know what was going to happen. A little slow in the beginning but definitely picked up and all the information was absolutely necissary to appreciate how it turns out and the plot twists. I will be reading this again and I will, of course, be recommending it to others.

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