tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148793872024-03-07T03:53:30.139-05:00Age is Just a Number: Adventures in Online DatingA thirty-something, Christian female rejoins the world of dating after a 14 year absence and realizes that she's not in Kansas anymore. Read her hilarious experiences and online dating adviceD.S. Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04044779501609588118noreply@blogger.comBlogger130125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14879387.post-53377593091600190492022-05-24T00:00:00.004-04:002022-05-24T00:00:00.174-04:00Book Tour & Giveaway: Overture by Claire Davon<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.silverdaggertours.com/uploads/8/2/5/5/82557464/overture-cd-tour-banner_orig.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="298" data-original-width="800" height="149" src="https://www.silverdaggertours.com/uploads/8/2/5/5/82557464/overture-cd-tour-banner_orig.png" 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://www.silverdaggertours.com/uploads/8/2/5/5/82557464/overture-w15878-ib-373x600_orig.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="373" height="400" src="https://www.silverdaggertours.com/uploads/8/2/5/5/82557464/overture-w15878-ib-373x600_orig.jpg" width="249" /></a></div><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif"><b>Overture</b>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif">Lyrical
Interludes Book 2 </span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif">by
Claire Davon</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif">Genre:
Contemporary Romance</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.silverdaggertours.com/uploads/8/2/5/5/82557464/overture-cd-about-the-book_orig.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="93" data-original-width="544" height="55" src="https://www.silverdaggertours.com/uploads/8/2/5/5/82557464/overture-cd-about-the-book_orig.png" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span color="#">Ally
Wilson should have been a slam dunk for VP until transplanted
marketing executive Dirk Roberts takes what's rightfully hers. A
dubious reputation dogs Dirk, and her boss wants her to keep an eye
on him. One look from Dirk's searing sensual gaze and her world
shifts.</span><br /><br /><span color="#">Dirk
never intended to be in Los Angeles, but a shattered reputation
forced him to take desperate measures. He wants to repair his name
and get out of the sprawling city. Ally's haunting curves and
undeniable appeal won't change that, much as he yearns for
her.</span><br /><br /><span color="#">Their
coming together is inevitable, as is the waiting disaster if their
relationship becomes known. Can two damaged souls find happiness—or
will their pasts destroy them?</span> </span>
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<span color="#"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif">Claire
can’t remember a time when writing wasn’t part of her
life. Growing up, she used to write stories with her friends. As
a teenager she started out reading fantasy and science fiction, but
her diet quickly changed to romance and happily-ever-after’s. A
native of Massachusetts and cold weather, she left all that behind to
move to the sun and fun of California, but has always lived no more
than twenty miles from the ocean.</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
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college she studied acting with a minor in creative writing. In
hindsight she should have flipped course studies. Before she was
published, she sold books on eBay and discovered some of her favorite
authors by sampling the goods, which was the perfect solution. Claire
has many book-irons in the fire, most notably her urban fantasy
series, The Elementals’ Challenge series, but writes contemporary
and shifter romances as well as.</span></span></p>
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<span color="#"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif">While
she’s not a movie mogul or actor, she does work in the film
industry with her office firmly situated in the 90210 district of
Hollywood. Prone to break out into song, she is quick on feet and
just as quick with snappy dialogue. In addition to writing she does
animal rescue, reads, and goes to movies. She loves to hear from
fans, so feel free to drop her a line.</span></span></p>
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D.S. Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04044779501609588118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14879387.post-26895937031636024532022-05-16T00:00:00.002-04:002022-05-17T15:54:10.241-04:00Tour & Giveaway: Moss Manor by Martha Sweeney<p> </p><div style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-214881" height="191" src="https://indiesage.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Moss-Manor-Tour.png" width="516" /></div><h2 style="text-align: center;">Moss Manor</h2><div style="text-align: center;">by Martha Sweeney
<br /><strong>Publication Date:</strong> May 10, 2022
<br /><strong>Genres:</strong> Historical Romance, Historical Fiction, Romance</div><p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-214845" height="526" src="https://indiesage.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/MossManor-ebook-640x1024.jpg" width="329" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Purchase: </strong><a href="https://bit.ly/3tYznPW">Universal</a> | <a href="https://apple.co/3CF7JLT">Apple Books</a> | <a href="https://bit.ly/3COSgck">Barnes & Noble</a> | <a href="https://bit.ly/3i4oKFE">Google Play</a> | <a href="https://bit.ly/3q3KXbt">Kobo</a> | <a href="https://bit.ly/3KLL3wr">Smashwords</a></p>
BESTSELLING author Martha Sweeney presents her first historical romance set in England during the 1800s when the steam engine was first made available for public use.
At the age of twenty-four, Abigail becomes widowed and the sole survivor of the recently deceased Lord Quincy. Upon inheriting his estate, she becomes the first woman to own property. Having been brought up on a farm with three brothers, Abigail knows what it takes to keep the business profitable. Strong-willed and confident, Abigail is determined to prove herself capable. While trying to balance the Manor, the farm, an orphaned child, and her status in society, Abigail finds herself presented with love in the most unusual of places. Will she allow love into her life when it’s staring her in the face?
A clean yet witty story about Lady Abigail Moss who is an independent woman every man desires and who every woman desires to be.<span><a name='more'></a></span>
<h2 style="text-align: center;"><br /></h2><h2 style="text-align: center;">About the Author</h2><div><br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-214856 aligncenter size-medium lazyloaded" data-sizes="(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px" data-src="https://indiesage.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/msweeney-225x300.jpeg" data-srcset="https://indiesage.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/msweeney-225x300.jpeg 225w, https://indiesage.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/msweeney-259x346.jpeg 259w, https://indiesage.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/msweeney.jpeg 400w" height="300" sizes="(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px" src="https://indiesage.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/msweeney-225x300.jpeg" srcset="https://indiesage.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/msweeney-225x300.jpeg 225w, https://indiesage.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/msweeney-259x346.jpeg 259w, https://indiesage.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/msweeney.jpeg 400w" width="225" /> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Martha Sweeney is a BESTSELLING, multi-genre author who writes: romance, suspense, fantasy, romantic comedy, thriller, coloring books, and science fiction. She strives to push herself as a storyteller with each new tale and hopes to push her readers outside of their comfort zone whether it be the genre or the stories themselves.
With a B.S. in Psychology, Martha utilizes her knowledge of human and animal behavior successfully in the business world and in her writing to present realistic characters and situations. She’s been creative since she was little, always drawing, coloring or making crafts, so her venture into being an author was a natural transition.</div><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.marthasweeney.com/">Website</a> | <a href="http://www.marthasweeney.com/subscribe">Newsletter</a> | <a href="https://www.bookbub.com/authors/martha-sweeney">Bookbub</a> | <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/MarthaSweeney">Goodreads</a> | <a href="https://amazon.com/author/marthasweeney">Amazon</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AuthorMarthaSweeney">Facebook</a> | <a href="https://www.twitter.com/MSweeneyAuthor">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/MarthaSweeneyAuthor">Instagram</a> | <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/MSweeneyAuthor/">Pinterest</a></p>
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of Whistle Rock Ranch Book 1 </span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif">by
Shirleen Davies </span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif">Genre:
Clean Contemporary Western Romance </span>
</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span></span></p><a name='more'></a><span face="Calibri, sans-serif"><br /></span><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.silverdaggertours.com/uploads/8/2/5/5/82557464/thecowboysroadhome-about-the-book_orig.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="95" data-original-width="570" height="53" src="https://www.silverdaggertours.com/uploads/8/2/5/5/82557464/thecowboysroadhome-about-the-book_orig.png" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span color="#"><b>Second
chances aren’t a sure thing.</b></span><br /><span color="#"><b>Not
when sparks fly between the perfect woman</b></span><br /><span color="#"><b>and
a devoted cowboy whose father</b></span><br /><span color="#"><b>is
determined to keep them apart.</b></span><br /><br /><span color="#">It’s
been eight years since Wyatt Bonner left Whistle Rock Ranch.</span><br /><br /><span color="#">After
two college degrees and loads of experience helping to run his
uncle’s dude ranch, he’s back and ready to take his place beside
his father. Sunrise to sunset, he’s all business, hardworking, and
dedicated to the family’s horse breeding operation—until Daisy
Raines bursts back into his life.</span><br /><br /><span color="#">A
successful businesswoman, Daisy’s never forgotten her first love.
Learning Wyatt has returned to Brilliance, Wyoming, and the family
ranch, she faces a hard truth. She still loves the handsome,
sometimes cocky cowboy.</span><br /><br /><span color="#">After
eight years, she expects little, and is surprised when Wyatt makes it
clear he wants another chance. The independent Daisy is all in until
a significant obstacle blocks their growing relationship.</span><br /><br /><span color="#">There’s
no sure path to a second chance. Not when Wyatt’s father is dead
set against a union including Daisy.</span><br /><br /><span color="#"><b>The
Cowboy’s Road Home</b></span><span color="#">,
book one in the Cowboys of Whistle Rock Ranch Contemporary Western
Romance series, is a clean and wholesome standalone, full-length
novel with an HEA and no cliffhanger.</span><br /><br /><span color="#">Watch
for other books in the Cowboys of Whistle Rock Ranch series!</span>
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Davies</b> writes romance—historical and contemporary cowboy
romance with a touch of suspense, and romantic suspense. She is the
best-selling author of numerous series including Macklins of Whiskey
Bend, Eternal Brethren, MacLarens of Fire Mountain historicals and
contemporaries, the MacLarens of Boundary Mountain, Cowboys of
Whistle Rock Ranch, and Redemption Mountain. Shirleen grew up in
Southern California, attended Oregon State University, and has
degrees from San Diego State University and the University of
Maryland. Her passion is writing emotionally charged stories of
flawed people who find redemption through love and acceptance. She
lives with her husband in a beautiful town in northern Arizona.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
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you know you’re in love when you’ll go into the jungle, dodging
bullets and fighting killers just to get your man back.<br /><br />Either
that or Lydia’s just crazy as hell.</b></span><br /><br /><span color="#">When
ruthless Efrain kidnaps Lydia’s boyfriend Cam and demands she
delivers Theodore’s Ring, a legendary artifact worth millions,
Lydia races to the Casanu jungle to save her man. You go, girl!</span><br /><br /><span color="#">She
embarks on the journey with her ex-lover, Sullivan, (say what now?),
who agrees to help her even though he wants her back and vows to make
her his, whatever the cost.</span><br /><br /><span color="#">Cam
is toast if Lydia doesn’t deliver the ring within days, but throw
in harsh terrain, three mysterious strangers, a duel with a King
Cobra, and an ex who can’t keep his hands to himself, and Lydia
quickly realizes saving Cam and being stuck in the jungle with no
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</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjWevtOQNzhzLF1hBa1XVl04GWjJYYr3YANWK3Fr_KmbIv_0ruhNM4FT8oJtncsmYiZ-qTkGnvv8Ea_pvOvtUgFP_1E1oCmKHV5AMC5jjMjFF90j4CxAwmrIgtH93bBhEPtfRBix-OFbLHDCfGhAQmdqjCRoL_gFC5att94bahTd-e3FxAREmA=s250" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="93" data-original-width="250" height="93" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjWevtOQNzhzLF1hBa1XVl04GWjJYYr3YANWK3Fr_KmbIv_0ruhNM4FT8oJtncsmYiZ-qTkGnvv8Ea_pvOvtUgFP_1E1oCmKHV5AMC5jjMjFF90j4CxAwmrIgtH93bBhEPtfRBix-OFbLHDCfGhAQmdqjCRoL_gFC5att94bahTd-e3FxAREmA" width="250" /></a></div><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0in;"><i><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: "Spectral Light",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: ES-MX;">San Jose, Costa Rica<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: "Spectral Light",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: ES-MX;"> “Cam?” </span><span style="font-family: "Spectral Light",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Thirty-three-year-old
Lydia Quarter busted into the two-story flat she shared with her boyfriend Cameron
Griffin, ten minutes after receiving his text. “Cam, are you okay?”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Spectral Light",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">She ran up the carpeted stairs. The aroma of Cam’s
favorite honey and oat granola bars hit her the moment she entered the master
bedroom. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Spectral Light",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Everything was in place except for his cellphone
peeking from underneath the magenta sheet.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Spectral Light",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Lydia grabbed it with shaking hands. “Fuck.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Spectral Light",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">A figure in black shot out from the hallway and pounced
on her.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Spectral Light",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">“Help!” Lydia struggled as muscular, hairy arms secured
her waist. “Help! Someone help!”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Spectral Light",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">A giant, gloved hand covered her mouth as she gurgled a
scream. “Don’t be stupid.” The black ski mask muffled his light Spanish accent.
“You going to be a good girl?”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Spectral Light",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">She nodded.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Spectral Light",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">“Do what I say and you won’t get hurt.” He tossed her
on the bed and jumped on top of her.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Spectral Light",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">“No!” Lydia wiggled, his burly body smothering her slim
frame. “Don’t do this.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Spectral Light",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">His obsidian eyes glowed with sin. “Do what?” <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Spectral Light",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">“This.” She panted, her long, copper-brown weave
getting into her mouth. “What do you want?”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Spectral Light",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"> “I thought I
knew…” His hand cruised from her shoulders and onto her heaving breasts. “Now
I’m not so sure.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Spectral Light",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">“Stop!” She kicked and bounced. “Get the fuck off me!”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Spectral Light",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">“Oh, I heard you were a feisty one.” He smoothed his
hand across Lydia’s arm, the <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Spectral Light",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">overhead light forcing out
the yellow undertones in her brown skin. “You don’t disappoint, do you?”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Spectral Light",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">“Do it.” She jerked underneath him. “I dare you.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Spectral Light",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">He gaped.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Spectral Light",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">“I’m not some woman you can just push around.” She
wriggled. “I’ve been through hell and back in the last year, so there’s nothing
you can do to intimidate me.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Spectral Light",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">“Is there something we can do to <i>Cam</i> to intimidate you?”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Spectral Light",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">She lifted her head. “Where is he?” <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Spectral Light",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">He glided his fingertips through her hair. “He’s safe.”
His fat tongue dangled <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Spectral Light",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">from between his lips, his purple mouth suggesting he smoked
heavily. “It depends on you whether he stays that way.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Spectral Light",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">“Please don’t hurt him.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Spectral Light", serif; font-size: 12pt;">“So that’s what it takes to get you to behave?” He
pinched her chin. “Threaten your lover?”</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Spectral Light", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: "Spectral Light",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">She closed her eyes. “Please,
don’t hurt him.”</span></div>
<o:p></o:p></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: 0in;"></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Spectral Light", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 0in;">“We
won’t if we get what we want.”</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Spectral Light", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 0in;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: "Spectral Light",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 0in;">“What are you talking about?”</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 0in;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 0in;">“Cam’s a stubborn bastard so he isn’t cooperating, but you will, won’t you,
Lydia?”</span></div><o:p></o:p></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Spectral Light",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">He took out a knife with a jagged edge. “Because you
love him and would do anything for him, isn’t that right?” <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Spectral Light",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">“Yes.” Her trembling bosom stretched against her blouse
as she took a deep breath. “I’ll do anything to help Cam.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Spectral Light",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">“Hm.” He brought his face closer and sniffed. “You
smell like flowers on a spring morning. I love that smell.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Spectral Light",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">She clenched the sheet with both hands as he groped her.
“Just tell me what this is about.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Spectral Light",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">He squinted. “You <i>know</i>.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Spectral Light",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">She sighed, plopping her head back on the pillow.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: "Spectral Light",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">That
damn ring.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Spectral Light",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">“Theodore’s ring,” she whispered.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Spectral Light",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">“Now that’s a smart girl.” He cackled. “We know Cam
buried the ring in the Casanu jungle.” He dragged the knife between her
breasts. “You’re gonna get it for us.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Spectral Light", serif; font-size: 12pt;">“What?” She jerked upright. “Are you insane? You expect
me to go into the jungle and find the ring? I don’t know where it is.”</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Spectral Light", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: "Spectral Light",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">“Bullshit. You and Cam are so
close if he farts you smell it first.”</span></div>
<o:p></o:p></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Spectral Light",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">She grimaced.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Spectral Light",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">“You’re probably the only person he’s ever told where
it is. Maybe I haven’t made myself clear.” He pushed the knife into her bosom.
“We’re not <i>asking</i>.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Spectral Light",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">“If you’re so big and bad, why can’t you go get it
yourselves?”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Spectral Light",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">“Because we weren’t the ones who stole it.” He settled
the tip of the knife on her full lips. “This isn’t a game, Lydia. Get the ring
or Cam’s dead. If you try to go to the police, your<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Spectral Light",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">boyfriend will be in a
body bag before you can tell them what's going on.” He yanked her hair. “You
hear me?”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Spectral Light",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">“Y… yes.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Spectral Light",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">A calmness came over his eyes. “You're an exquisite
woman.” He groped her thigh through her blue jeans. “You’re getting me
distracted.” <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Spectral Light",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">“Let me talk to Cam.” She pushed his hand away.
“Please. I want to make sure he’s okay.” <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Spectral Light",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">“Cam’s a lucky man.” He slipped his hand between her
thighs. “Must be nice to have someone like you in his life.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Spectral Light",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">“I’ll get the ring.” She turned her face away as he
pressed his forehead against hers. “Just go.” She closed her eyes, praying with
everything in her he’d just walk away.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Spectral Light",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">“I have to leave so soon?” He pushed his slimy mouth to
her cheek, the soft fibers of the mask tickling her. “We can have some fun.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Spectral Light",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">“No.” Lydia tensed up, every muscle in her body
contracting. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Spectral Light",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">“I could hurt you but I haven’t.” He snickered. “Don’t
I deserve a reward for that?”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Spectral Light",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">“Go.” She held in tears. “<i>Please</i>.” <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Spectral Light",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">“What happened to the tough girl from a few minutes
ago?” He puckered his lips, aiming for a kiss, when a faint buzzing sound
erupted from his pants.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
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D.S. Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04044779501609588118noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14879387.post-52948672380268797522022-02-24T00:30:00.005-05:002022-03-04T09:28:09.028-05:00Release Blitz: Kiss or Dare by Charlie Lane<p> </p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://sites.google.com/rabtbooktoursandpr.com/2022-book-blitzes/charlie-lane-kiss-or-dare-release-blitz"><img height="200" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/production-sitebuilder-v1-0-3/663/206663/rL88XEv2/5cc06252dc05443185e07350f55d4828" width="500" /></a></div><p> </p><a 1="" href="https://storage.googleapis.com/production-sitebuilder-v1-0-3/663/206663/rL88XEv2/30a379314cdb4ed292c4c9ba6ba6f264" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/production-sitebuilder-v1-0-3/663/206663/rL88XEv2/30a379314cdb4ed292c4c9ba6ba6f264" width="301" /></a>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">The Debutante Dares Series, Book 3</span>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: large; line-height: 107%;"><b>Historical Romance, Regency Romance, Steamy Romance</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; line-height: 107%;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Date Published: </span></b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">February 24, 2022</span></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>Publisher:</b> WOLF Publishing</span>
</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59952245-kiss-or-dare" target="_blank"><img alt="photo add-to-goodreads-button_zpsc7b3c634.png" border="0" src="https://sites.google.com/a/myaddictionisreading.com/spring-2016/home/iconAddtoGoodreads1_zpsa0dd4209.png" /></a>
<span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span>
</p>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">This enemies-to-lovers Regency romance by Charlie Lane, shows what happens
when sparks fly between a flirty second son of a duke and an
inventor’s daughter.</span>
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span></span></p><a name='more'></a><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt;">She’s risen like a Cinderella.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">He’s more charming than any prince.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">They shouldn’t be together, but fate can’t resist.</span>
</p>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">A new year and a new Season means a new Lillian Clarke. She’s
transformed herself from wallflower to incomparable. But she’s no
Cinderella. She’s washed her hands of love and of Lord Devon, her own
charming prince who barely knew she existed. She’d rather be the fairy
godmother, helping invisible debutantes gain the attention they deserve on
the marriage mart. But even though she’s booted Lord Devon from her
heart, he’s not done with her. His sudden appearance at her home and
inexplicable teasing threaten to distract her from her debutante
dreams.</span>
</p>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">Lord Devon, the second son of duke, has put self-pity and scandal behind
him and found a new purpose. He’ll invent a machine that improves
coffee, buy a coffeehouse, and be a self-made man. He’s determined to
be more than the heir’s spare, privileged but kept in case of
emergency. Unfortunately, he needs the assistance of Miss Clarke’s
brilliant father. And he hates Lillian Clarke for speaking the truth about
him. The delectable woman thinks she’s better than him. He’ll
teach her she’s not. If he can ignore the way her courage makes him
smile.</span>
</p>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">When sparks in the workshop fly, Lillian and Devon invent a passion
that’s more than they bargained for and complicate their paths to
happily ever after.</span>
</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: large; line-height: 107%;"><b><i>Other Books in The Debutante Dares Series</i></b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span>
</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">Daring the Duke</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">The Debutante Dares Series, Book 1</span>
</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">In this Regency Romance by Charlie Lane, a London season of scandalous
dares forces a lady and her duke to see that perfect isn’t as perfect
as it seems.</span>
</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span>
</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">A Dare too Far</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">The Debutante Dares Series, Book 2</span>
</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">In this friends-to-lovers Regency romance by Charlie Lane, an independent
lady and a cautious earl must do the most daring thing of all—fall in
love.</span>
</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;"><span style="font-size: 18.6667px;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09JP2S3J3">Get your copy on Amazon</a></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"><b><i>Coming Soon:</i></b></span>
</p>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">Don't You Dare, My Dear</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">The Debutante Dares Series, Book4</span>
</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">Only Rakes Would Dare</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">The Debutante Dares Series, Book 5</span>
</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">Daring Done Right</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">The Debutante Dares Series, Book 6</span>
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: large;"><b>About the Author</b></span></p><a 1="" href="https://storage.googleapis.com/production-sitebuilder-v1-0-3/663/206663/rL88XEv2/ac8ec6b5a6884be8b218f4a659d908d2" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="259" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/production-sitebuilder-v1-0-3/663/206663/rL88XEv2/ac8ec6b5a6884be8b218f4a659d908d2" width="259" /></a>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt;">Charlie Lane traded in academic databases and scholarly journals for
writing steamy Regency romcoms like the ones she’s always loved to
read. Her favorite authors are Jane Austen (who else?), Toni Morrison,
William Blake, Julia Quinn, and Maya Rodale.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt;">Charlie writes unique stories with unconventional characters who push
against the rigid restrictions of their society. Officially, Charlie has a
Ph.D. in literature with a focus on the nineteenth-century novel and
children’s literature and answers to Professor. Unofficially,
she’s a high-flying circus-obsessed acrobat, with an emphasis on
two-tail silks and answers to Muscles Magee. She lives with her own Colonel
Brandon, two little dudes, and a furry fella in East Tennessee.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: large; line-height: 107%;"><b>Contact Links</b></span>
</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>Author’s Contact Information</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="http://www.charlielaneauthor.com">Website</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="http://www.Facebook.com/CharlieLaneRomance ">Facebook</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="http://www.instagram.com/charlielaneromance">Instagram</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="http://www.bookbub.com/authors/charlie-lane">BookBub</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>Publisher’s Contact Information</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="http://www.wolf-publishing.com">Website</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/WOLFPublishing.WhereStorytellingLives">Facebook</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/wolf.publishing/">Instagram</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://book-buzz.net/kiss-or-dare-by-charlie-lane/">BookBuzz</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: large; line-height: 107%;"><b>Purchase Link</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Kiss-Dare-Debutante-Dares-Book-ebook/dp/B09SG97V64">Amazon</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.rabtbooktoursandpr.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="RABT Book Tours & PR" height="400" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/wzukusers/user-32179697/images/0ef1e26fd5f04c99b11731d6d17c8a41/RABT-Tour-Host.png" width="400" /></a></div>
D.S. Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04044779501609588118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14879387.post-89694636711162106182022-02-08T09:00:00.000-05:002022-02-09T14:12:38.374-05:00Release Blitz: The Damaged by Tijan<p> </p><!--wp:image {"align":"center","id":285,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"}-->
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<p class="has-text-align-center"><span></span></p><a name='more'></a>No longer an outsider, Bailey has a family and love that she never could’ve imagined.<p></p>
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<p class="has-text-align-center">Used to living in the shadows, Kash will now do anything to protect his family and his woman.</p>
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<p class="has-text-align-center">They will take on the world together…</p>
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D.S. Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04044779501609588118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14879387.post-42763850373522983542022-01-11T16:52:00.003-05:002022-04-22T16:57:07.919-04:00Book Tour & Giveaway: Worth the Risk by Anna J. Stewart<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.silverdaggertours.com/uploads/8/2/5/5/82557464/worth-the-risk-banner_orig.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="298" data-original-width="800" height="149" src="https://www.silverdaggertours.com/uploads/8/2/5/5/82557464/worth-the-risk-banner_orig.png" 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://www.silverdaggertours.com/uploads/8/2/5/5/82557464/worth-the-risk-379x600_orig.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="379" height="400" src="https://www.silverdaggertours.com/uploads/8/2/5/5/82557464/worth-the-risk-379x600_orig.jpg" width="253" /></a></div><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Worth
the Risk</b></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif">Butterfly
Harbor Stories Book 11</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif">by
Anna J. Stewart</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif">Genre:
Clean Contemporary Romance <span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a>
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playing it safe…</span></span></strong><span face="Calibri, sans-serif"><br /><br /></span><em><span color="#"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif">He’s
anything but!</span></span></em><span face="Calibri, sans-serif"><br /><br /></span><span color="#"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif">Famous
race car driver Declan Cartwright is only in Butterfly Harbor to
recuperate from a devastating crash. But when food truck operator
Alethea Costas literally falls into his arms, he realizes the sleepy
seaside town has more to offer than he imagined. Alethea is drawn to
the charming daredevil despite her cautious nature. Can he show her
that taking a chance on life—and love—is worth the risk?</span></span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif"><br /><br /></span><em><span color="#"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif">USA
TODAY</span></span></em><span color="#"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif"> </span></span><span color="#"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif">Bestselling
Author</span></span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif">
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Today and national bestselling author Anna J Stewart writes sweet to
sexy romances for Harlequin and ARC Manor’s Caezik Romance. Her
sweet Heartwarming books include the Butterfly Harbor series as well
as the ongoing Blackwell saga. She also writes the Honor Bound series
for Harlequin Romantic Suspense and contributes to the bestselling
Coltons. A former Golden Heart, Daphne, and National Reader’s
Choice finalist, Anna loves writing big community stories where
family found is always the theme. Since her first published novella
with Harlequin in 2014, Anna has released more than forty novels and
novellas and hopes to branch out even more thanks to Caezik Romance.
Anna lives in Northern California where (at the best times) she loves
going to the movies, attending fan conventions, and heading to
Disneyland, her favorite place on earth. When she’s not writing,
she is usually binge-watching her newest TV addiction, re-watching
her all-time favorite show, </span></span><span color="#"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Supernatural</i></span></span></span><span color="#"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif">,
and wrangling two monstrous cats named Rosie and Sherlock. You
can read more about Anna at her website, </span></span><a href="http://www.authorannastewart.com/" target="_blank"><span color="#"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif">www.AuthorAnnaStewart.com</span></span></a><span color="#"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif">.</span></span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif">
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D.S. Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04044779501609588118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14879387.post-82127837800501377002021-12-23T11:37:00.001-05:002021-12-23T11:38:20.812-05:00Sale Blitz: Hometown - Book 1 in the Hearts of the Ridge Series<p> </p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://sites.google.com/rabtbooktoursandpr.com/fall-2021-blitzes/wendy-rich-stetson-hometown-book-blitz">
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<p align="CENTER" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; margin-bottom: 0in;"><font face="Garamond, serif"><font size="4"></font></font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font face="Garamond, serif"><font size="4"><a href="https://storage.googleapis.com/production-sitebuilder-v1-0-3/663/206663/rL88XEv2/e25f77666c00470191fa64998ea7728c" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/production-sitebuilder-v1-0-3/663/206663/rL88XEv2/e25f77666c00470191fa64998ea7728c" width="267" /></a></font></font></div><p style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><font face="Garamond, serif"><font size="4">Book 1 in The Hearts of the Ridge Series</font></font></p> <p align="CENTER" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; margin-bottom: 0in;"><font face="Garamond, serif" size="5"><font><b>Sweet Romance</b></font></font></p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><p align="CENTER" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; margin-bottom: 0in;"><font face="Garamond, serif"><font size="4"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Date Published: </b> </span>August 11, 2021</font></font></p> <p align="CENTER" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; margin-bottom: 0in;"><font face="Garamond, serif"><font size="4"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Publisher:</b> </span>The Wild Rose Press</font></font></p> <p align="CENTER" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /> </p> <p align="CENTER" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; margin-bottom: 0in;"> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58504083-hometown"><img align="BOTTOM" border="0" height="41" name="graphics1" src="https://sites.google.com/a/myaddictionisreading.com/spring-2016/home/iconAddtoGoodreads1_zpsa0dd4209.png" width="130" /></a> </p> <p align="CENTER" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /> </p> <p align="CENTER" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><font face="Garamond, serif"><font><i>On Sale for $0.99 for a limited time</i></font></font></b></span></span></p><p align="CENTER" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><font face="Garamond, serif"><font><i><br /></i></font></font></b></span></span></p> <p align="CENTER" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; margin-bottom: 0in;"><font face="Garamond, serif"><font size="4">When Tessa's big-city plans take the A Train to disaster, she lands in her sleepy hometown, smack in the middle of the most unlikely love triangle ever to hit Pennsylvania's Amish Country.</font></font></p> <p align="CENTER" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; margin-bottom: 0in;"><font face="Garamond, serif"><font size="4">Hot-shot Dr. Richard Bruce is bound to Green Ridge by loyalty that runs deep. Deeper still is Jonas Rishel's tie to the land and his family's Amish community. Behind the wheel of a 1979 camper van, Tessa idles at a fork in the road. Will she cruise the superhighway to the future? Or take a slow trot to the past and a mysterious society she never dreamed she'd glimpse from the inside?<span></span></font></font></p><a name='more'></a><p></p> <p style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /> </p> <p style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><font face="Garamond, serif" size="5"><font><b>Excerpt</b></font></font></p> <p align="JUSTIFY" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; margin-bottom: 0in;"><font face="Garamond, serif"><font size="4">The girl entwined her fingers in her skirt and tugged the fabric tight. “Your hair is the same color as my cat, and she’s the best cat in the world.” In [w1] a heartbeat, she fled and buried her face in the man’s lap.</font></font></p> <p align="JUSTIFY" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; margin-bottom: 0in;">“<font face="Garamond, serif"><font size="4">My goodness. What a compliment. Thank you.” She fumbled with the clasp of her wallet, discovering only then she smooshed her thumb deep into the whoopie pie.</font></font></p> <p align="JUSTIFY" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; margin-bottom: 0in;"><font face="Garamond, serif"><font size="4">The elfin child giggled and bounced on bare toes.</font></font></p> <p align="JUSTIFY" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; margin-bottom: 0in;"><font face="Garamond, serif"><font size="4">Standing, the man swept her into his arms and smiled down at Tessa. “Rebecca has not seen many women with ginger hair.”</font></font></p> <p align="JUSTIFY" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; margin-bottom: 0in;"><font face="Garamond, serif"><font size="4">Ginger hair. For years, she was tormented by boneheaded boys shouting, “Carrot Top” and “Flame.” No one ever called her mane ginger. Beneath his candid gaze, her curls heated like embers, warming her from top to toe. Who was this man?</font></font></p> <p align="JUSTIFY" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; margin-bottom: 0in;"><font face="Garamond, serif"><font size="4">The girl wriggled, knocking askew his straw hat.</font></font></p> <p align="JUSTIFY" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; margin-bottom: 0in;"><font face="Garamond, serif"><font size="4">He tossed her under one arm like a sack of flour and righted it, loosening a tawny curl that escaped the wide brim and fell over one brow. His gaze passed over Tessa’s face.</font></font></p> <p align="JUSTIFY" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; margin-bottom: 0in;"><font face="Garamond, serif"><font size="4">Her unruly hair and short shorts tweaked at her consciousness. What did the Amish call outsiders? English? She was definitely dressed like an English woman. And not one from a Jane Austen novel.</font></font></p> <p align="JUSTIFY" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; margin-bottom: 0in;"><font face="Garamond, serif"><font size="4">He deposited the giggling girl right-side up on the floor and approached the table. “I’ve rarely seen hair that color myself. Like a copper penny.”</font></font></p> <p align="JUSTIFY" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; margin-bottom: 0in;"><font face="Garamond, serif"><font size="4">She stared at the mangled whoopie pie and blushed even deeper. For a brief moment, she felt his gaze trail down her body like a caress. Or did she?</font></font></p> <p align="JUSTIFY" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span> </p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><p align="JUSTIFY" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; margin-bottom: 0in;"><font face="Garamond, serif" size="5"><font><b>About the Author</b></font></font></p> <p align="JUSTIFY" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; margin-bottom: 0in;"><font face="Garamond, serif"><font size="4"></font></font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font face="Garamond, serif"><font size="4"><a href="https://storage.googleapis.com/production-sitebuilder-v1-0-3/663/206663/rL88XEv2/c6bc2bec149849299654c16aea3a79b1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="227" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/production-sitebuilder-v1-0-3/663/206663/rL88XEv2/c6bc2bec149849299654c16aea3a79b1" width="227" /></a></font></font></div><font face="Garamond, serif"><font size="4">Wendy Rich Stetson is a New York City girl who still considers the Central Pennsylvania countryside to be her home. She grew up road tripping in a 1979 VW camper van, and she keeps a running list of favorite roadside attractions from coast to coast. Now an author of sweet, small-town romance, Wendy is no stranger to storytelling. She’s a Broadway and television actress, an audiobook narrator, and a mom who likes nothing more than collaborating on children’s books with her teenage artist daughter. Wendy lives in Upper Manhattan with her family of three and rambunctious Maine Coon kitty. 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D.S. Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04044779501609588118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14879387.post-23712620298470830952021-10-14T17:50:00.002-04:002021-10-15T17:56:21.308-04:00New Release - The Desert Flowers: Lily By Judith Keim<div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://sites.google.com/rabtbooktoursandpr.com/fall-2021-blitzes/judith-keim-the-desert-flowers-lily-release-blitz">
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<p align="CENTER" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"> <font face="Garamond, serif"><font size="4"></font></font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font face="Garamond, serif"><font size="4"><a href="https://storage.googleapis.com/production-sitebuilder-v1-0-3/663/206663/rL88XEv2/56219fcd7239401caef402ee41c59172" 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://storage.googleapis.com/production-sitebuilder-v1-0-3/663/206663/rL88XEv2/56219fcd7239401caef402ee41c59172" width="266" /></a></font></font></div><font face="Garamond, serif"><font size="4"><br /></font></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Garamond, serif"><font size="4">The Desert Sage Inn Series, Book 2</font></font></div><p></p> <p align="CENTER" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; margin-bottom: 0in;"><font face="Garamond, serif" size="5"><font><b>Contemporary Romantic Women's Fiction</b></font></font></p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><p align="CENTER" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><font face="Garamond, serif"><font size="4"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Date Published:</span> </b>October 14, 2021</font></font></p> <p align="CENTER" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"> <font face="Garamond, serif"><font size="4"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Publisher:</b> </span>Wild Quail Publishing</font></font></p> <p align="CENTER" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"> <br /> </p> <p align="CENTER" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57377659-the-desert-flowers---lily"><img align="BOTTOM" border="0" height="41" name="graphics1" src="https://sites.google.com/a/myaddictionisreading.com/spring-2016/home/iconAddtoGoodreads1_zpsa0dd4209.png" width="130" /></a> </p> <p align="CENTER" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"> <br /> </p> <p style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"> <font face="Garamond, serif"><font size="4">Three talented women brought together by a man’s love…</font></font></p> <p style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"> <font face="Garamond, serif"><font size="4">When Lily Weaver is asked to help Alec Thurston, the one man she’s ever truly loved, and to come to Palm Desert, California, she doesn’t hesitate. He’s dying of cancer and needs her help in overseeing the sale of his hotel, The Desert Sage Inn, to another hotel group. For five wonderful years, she was his assistant at the hotel until he kindly told her their relationship was getting too serious, and he helped her find other work. With her organizational skills and attention to detail, she’s his perfect choice to oversee the details of the sale to help make a smooth transition while maintaining the reputation of the upscale property.<span></span></font></font></p><a name='more'></a><p></p> <p style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"> <font face="Garamond, serif"><font size="4">Unappreciated in her job with a law firm in New York State, she’s eager to leave it and the cold weather to head for the desert. Her only regret is leaving her sister and three-year-old niece behind. Lily arrives at Alec’s house to find two other women summoned to help him. Rose Macklin was once the social director at Alec’s hotel, and Willow Sanchez is like a daughter to him. They join forces to help him, lovingly accepting his nickname for them—the Desert Flowers, similar to the well-known Charlie’s Angels.</font></font></p> <p style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"> <font face="Garamond, serif"><font size="4">As Lily forms her friendship with the other women, she becomes intrigued with the man the hotel company has put in control of the transition. Brian Walden is a war veteran who has never married and is someone who Lily finds, to her delight, she can talk to about most anything when they meet up for early morning walks. Disaster strikes them both as they’re falling in love. Lily ends up having to raise her niece, and Brian is left with a son he never knew he had. It seems only natural that they turn to one another for help, and Lily wonders if this is as Alec might have planned all along.</font></font></p> <p style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"> <font face="Garamond, serif"><font size="4"><i>A series for those who love stories about strong women facing challenges and finding love and happiness along the way.</i></font></font></p> <p style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"> <br /> </p> <p align="CENTER" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; margin-bottom: 0in;"><font face="Garamond, serif" size="5"><font><b><i>Other Books in the The Desert Flowers Series:</i></b></font></font></p> <p align="CENTER" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"> <font face="Garamond, serif"><font size="4"></font></font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font face="Garamond, serif"><font size="4"><a href="https://storage.googleapis.com/production-sitebuilder-v1-0-3/663/206663/rL88XEv2/59a7d00f20334ba19ad79410ac195d4f" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="333" height="320" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/production-sitebuilder-v1-0-3/663/206663/rL88XEv2/59a7d00f20334ba19ad79410ac195d4f" width="213" /></a></font></font></div><font face="Garamond, serif"><font size="4"><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The Desert Flowers – Rose</div></font></font><p></p> <p align="CENTER" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"> <font face="Garamond, serif"><font size="4">The Desert Sage Inn Series, Book 1</font></font></p> <p align="CENTER" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"> <font face="Garamond, serif"><font size="4">Publisher: Wild Quail Publishing</font></font></p> <p align="CENTER" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"> <font face="Garamond, serif"><font size="4">Release Date: January 28, 2021</font></font></p> <p align="CENTER" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"> <font face="Garamond, serif"><font size="4">Three talented women brought together by a man’s love…</font></font></p> <p align="CENTER" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"> <font face="Garamond, serif"><font size="4">When Rose Macklin is asked to help Alec Thurston, the one man she’s ever truly loved, by coming to Palm Desert, California, she doesn’t hesitate. He’s dying of cancer and needs her help in overseeing the sale of his hotel, The Desert Sage Inn, to another hotel group. With her marketing skill and as the owner of a very successful blog, she’s his perfect choice to make the sale a smooth transition while maintaining the reputation of the upscale property. She arrives to find two other women summoned to help Alec. Lily Weaver was once Alec’s assistant, and Willow Sanchez was like a daughter to him. They join forces to help him, lovingly accepting his nickname for them—the Desert Flowers, similar to the well-known Charlie’s Angels.</font></font></p> <p align="CENTER" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"> <font face="Garamond, serif"><font size="4">When Rose is assigned to work alongside Hank Bowers, an independent consultant to the hotel company’s team, she shudders at his reputation as an outgoing guy who always uses sports analogies and is certain they won’t get along. But Alec counsels her to give Hank a chance and, later, as they work together as a team, Rose is left to wonder if falling for one another is part of Alec’s secret plan even if one of Hank’s grown daughters fights the idea.</font></font></p> <p align="CENTER" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"> <font face="Garamond, serif"><font size="4">A series for those who love stories about strong women facing challenges and finding love and happiness along the way.</font></font></p> <p align="CENTER" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08Q1NW6LF"><font face="Garamond, serif"><font size="4"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Amazon</span></font></font></a></p> <p align="CENTER" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-desert-flowers-rose-judith-keim/1138449294?ean=2940162939764"><font face="Garamond, serif"><font size="4"><span style="font-weight: normal;">B&N </span></font></font></a> </p> <p align="CENTER" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/the-desert-flowers-rose"><font face="Garamond, serif"><font size="4"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Kobo</span></font></font></a></p> <p align="CENTER" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://books.apple.com/us/book/the-desert-flowers-rose/id1544012876"><font face="Garamond, serif"><font size="4"><span style="font-weight: normal;">iBooks</span></font></font></a></p> <p align="CENTER" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Judith_Keim_The_Desert_Flowers_Rose?id=EGoNEAAAQBAJ"><font face="Garamond, serif"><font size="4"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Google Play</span></font></font></a></p> <p align="CENTER" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"> <br /> </p> <p align="CENTER" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"> <font face="Garamond, serif"><font size="4"></font></font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font face="Garamond, serif"><font size="4"><a href="https://storage.googleapis.com/production-sitebuilder-v1-0-3/663/206663/rL88XEv2/a23e08b02e824f6ca5c6fa0d662babe4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="333" height="320" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/production-sitebuilder-v1-0-3/663/206663/rL88XEv2/a23e08b02e824f6ca5c6fa0d662babe4" width="213" /></a></font></font></div><font face="Garamond, serif"><font size="4"><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The Desert Flowers - Willow</div></font></font><p></p> <p align="CENTER" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"> <font face="Garamond, serif"><font size="4">The Desert Sage Inn Series, Book 3</font></font></p> <p align="CENTER" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"> <font face="Garamond, serif"><font size="4">Coming February 10, 2022</font></font></p> <p align="CENTER" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"> <font face="Garamond, serif"><font size="4">Three talented women are brought together by a man they all love, becoming his Desert Flowers, who work together to save his hotel from being ruined by the company buying it…</font></font></p> <p align="CENTER" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"> <font face="Garamond, serif"><font size="4">When Willow Sanchez is asked to help Alec Thurston, the man for whom her parents work and who’s always treated her as the daughter he once lost, she doesn’t hesitate to leave Boston and come back home to Palm Desert, California. Alec is dying of cancer and needs her help in overseeing the sale of his hotel, The Desert Sage Inn, to another hotel group. With her hotel accounting background and financial ability, she’s his perfect choice to help make the sale a smooth transition while maintaining the reputation of the upscale property. She arrives to find two other women summoned to help Alec. Lily Weaver was once Alec’s assistant, and Rose Macklin was heavily involved in the hotel in earlier years. They join forces to help him, lovingly accepting his nickname for them—the Desert Flowers, similar to the well-known Charlie’s Angels.</font></font></p> <p align="CENTER" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"> <font face="Garamond, serif"><font size="4">Willow is assigned to work with two young men, sons of the majority owners of the hotel company purchasing the Desert Sage Inn. One of the men, Brent Armstrong, attended the School of Hotel Administration at Cornell University with her and used to bully her with unkind names. His cousin, Trace Armstrong, seems to be very different. Struggling to compete against them for the eventual job of executive assistant manager at the Desert Sage Inn, Willow wonders if she’ll ever find the right man to settle down with as she decides to stay in Palm Desert. A talented golfer, she is forced to take Alec’s place in a foursome with Craig Kincaid, the man both Rose and Lily think is perfect for her. But neither Willow nor Craig is interested in anything serious until Willow wonders if Craig might be the good guy Alec had always thought he was.</font></font></p> <p align="CENTER" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"> <font face="Garamond, serif"><font size="4"><i>A series for those who love stories about strong women facing challenges and finding love and happiness along the way.</i></font></font></p> <p align="CENTER" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"> <font face="Garamond, serif"><font size="4"><i>Be sure to read the other books in the series: Rose, Lily, and Mistletoe and Holly</i></font></font></p> <p align="CENTER" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"> <font face="Garamond, serif"><font size="4"><i>Other series written by Judith Keim are receiving a lot of love: The Hartwell Women Series, The Beach House Hotel Series, The Fat Fridays Series, the Salty Key Inn Series, the Chandler Hill Inn series, and the books in the Seashell Cottage Collection.</i></font></font></p> <p align="CENTER" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B092RLYBBM"><font face="Garamond, serif"><font size="4"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Amazon</span></font></font></a></p> <p align="CENTER" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-desert-flowers-willow-judith-keim/1139296814?ean=2940162483496"><font face="Garamond, serif"><font size="4"><span style="font-weight: normal;">B&N</span></font></font></a></p> <p align="CENTER" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/the-desert-flowers-willow"><font face="Garamond, serif"><font size="4"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Kobo</span></font></font></a></p> <p align="CENTER" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://books.apple.com/us/book/the-desert-flowers-willow/id1563591889"><font face="Garamond, serif"><font size="4"><span style="font-weight: normal;">iBooks</span></font></font></a></p> <p align="CENTER" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Judith_Keim_The_Desert_Flowers_Willow?id=JM0pEAAAQBAJ"><font face="Garamond, serif"><font size="4"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Google Play</span></font></font></a></p> <p align="CENTER" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"> <br /> </p> <p align="JUSTIFY" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; margin-bottom: 0in;"><font face="Garamond, serif" size="5"><font><b></b></font></font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font face="Garamond, serif" size="5"><font><b><a href="https://storage.googleapis.com/production-sitebuilder-v1-0-3/663/206663/rL88XEv2/cbb66be822e54bc998fb645af81ca790" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="267" data-original-width="800" height="170" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/production-sitebuilder-v1-0-3/663/206663/rL88XEv2/cbb66be822e54bc998fb645af81ca790" width="508" /></a></b></font></font></div><font face="Garamond, serif" size="5"><font><b><br />About the Author</b></font></font><p></p> <p align="JUSTIFY" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"> <font face="Garamond, serif"><font size="4"></font></font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font face="Garamond, serif"><font size="4"><a href="https://storage.googleapis.com/production-sitebuilder-v1-0-3/663/206663/rL88XEv2/41c69c1ff2014c8795150d639eb2d225" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="238" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/production-sitebuilder-v1-0-3/663/206663/rL88XEv2/41c69c1ff2014c8795150d639eb2d225" width="238" /></a></font></font></div><font face="Garamond, serif"><font size="4">Judith Keim enjoyed her childhood and young-adult years in Elmira, New York, and now makes her home in Boise, Idaho, with her husband and their two dachshunds, Winston and Wally, and other members of her family.</font></font><p></p> <p align="JUSTIFY" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"> <font face="Garamond, serif"><font size="4">While growing up, she was drawn to the idea of writing stories from a young age. Books were always present, being read, ready to go back to the library, or about to be discovered. All in her family shared information from the books in general conversation, giving them a wealth of knowledge and vivid imaginations.</font></font></p> <p align="JUSTIFY" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"> <font face="Garamond, serif"><font size="4">A hybrid author who both has a publisher and self-publishes, Ms. Keim writes heart-warming novels about women who face unexpected challenges, meet them with strength, and find love and happiness along the way. Her best-selling books are based, in part, on many of the places she's lived or visited and on the interesting people she's met, creating believable characters and realistic settings her many loyal readers love. 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D.S. Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04044779501609588118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14879387.post-42393080440372289682021-10-12T21:13:00.003-04:002022-03-01T13:37:57.119-05:00Blog Tour & Giveaway: Christmas Town Homecoming by Melinda Curtis, Anna J. Stewart, Anna Adams, Cari Lynn Webb, Cheryl Harper, Liz Flaherty, Leigh Riker, Beth Carpenter, LeAnne Bristow, Claire McEwen<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8nezDb7td_duXV7_ENfh5lGcaGLM__OZEEsUaFyy7YZzNejYegMoZ_r1tvCeexSg_-qmfQcf7jrj9KprckRMElnuNmNg688BkVtV6u03fNkiUk0tttudXZWEg03-H0EeBXYQQPw/s851/christmas+town+homecoming+antho+banner.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="317" data-original-width="851" height="149" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8nezDb7td_duXV7_ENfh5lGcaGLM__OZEEsUaFyy7YZzNejYegMoZ_r1tvCeexSg_-qmfQcf7jrj9KprckRMElnuNmNg688BkVtV6u03fNkiUk0tttudXZWEg03-H0EeBXYQQPw/w400-h149/christmas+town+homecoming+antho+banner.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><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="https://www.silverdaggertours.com/uploads/8/2/5/5/82557464/christmas-town-homecoming-3d_orig.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="684" data-original-width="800" height="342" src="https://www.silverdaggertours.com/uploads/8/2/5/5/82557464/christmas-town-homecoming-3d_orig.png" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Christmas
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif">A
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Curtis, Anna J. Stewart, Anna Adams, Cari Lynn Webb, Cheryl Harper,</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif">Liz
Flaherty, Leigh Riker, Beth Carpenter, LeAnne Bristow, Claire McEwen</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif"><br /></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.silverdaggertours.com/uploads/8/2/5/5/82557464/christmastownhomecoming-about-the-set_orig.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="108" data-original-width="530" height="82" src="https://www.silverdaggertours.com/uploads/8/2/5/5/82557464/christmastownhomecoming-about-the-set_orig.png" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span color="#"><i><b>Welcome
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its home. No one’s expecting to discover love, but this is
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traditions, glowing twinkle lights, and tinsel.</span><br /><br /><span color="#">Consider
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pet, the bad boy, the math nerd, the girl most likely to succeed, and
some of your favorite administrators. From start to finish, this
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brother, teen crush, enemies to lovers, second chance, reunion,
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<p class="Standard" style="text-indent: 0.5in;">Why hadn’t she stayed home? Instead, Dakota Moore was
standing by a huge Christmas tree in the high school gymnasium. Annie, her best
friend since fifth grade, peered around the branches.“Dakota. Stop hiding.”<o:p></o:p></p>
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I’d won the 400-meter freestyle in London.” The words stuck in her throat. As a
swimmer, her Olympic dream was long over.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="Standard"> As they crossed the room, Dakota’s
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coming toward them, and ten years passed again in the blink of an eye. The very
sight of Kieran Gardner would always be a shock, his good looks, that dark hair, and those teal blue eyes…<i>And isn’t this awkward</i>?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="Standard" style="text-indent: 0.5in;">Dakota took one more step in her gold strappy sandals—and
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D.S. Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04044779501609588118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14879387.post-67257576572911868952021-09-29T04:19:00.031-04:002022-05-17T15:58:28.684-04:00Book Blitz: Mistle Text by Whitney Dineen and Melanie Summers<p> </p><div style="margin: 0px auto 15px; text-align: center;">
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<p><strong>Mistle Text: ‘Twas the Text Before Christmas …</strong><br /><strong>Whitney Dineen & Melanie Summers</strong><br />(An Accidentally in Love Story, #5)<br />Publication date: September 25th 2021<br />Genres: Adult, Comedy, Contemporary, Holiday, Romance</p><blockquote><div>
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<p><b><i>Twas the text before Christmas…</i></b></p>
<p>Twenty-eight-year-old Holly Snow is the only mother her four-year-old niece remembers. Three years earlier, when her sister and brother-in-law were killed, Holly’s dream of becoming an international flight attendant was put on hold so she could be home for baby Faith. Holly is doing everything she can to keep the rent paid, including working as an online travel agent, filing medical claims, and cleaning apartments in her building. When her friend Maggie tells her that her boss needs someone to buy his Christmas gifts, she leaps at the opportunity.</p>
<p>Tall, dark and Scroogy, investment banker, Archibald Harrington is too busy to do his own Christmas shopping. When his assistant tells him she knows of a professional shopper, he happily checks another dreaded task off his holiday list. The last thing Archie is expecting is for his hired elf to text him insistently to find out more about the people on list. The last thing Holly expects is to develop feelings for grumpy man who’s stealing her Christmas spirit.</p>
<p>Will there be a Holiday miracle, or will Holly and Archie miss their chance at love? Find out in the fifth installment of the Accidentally in Love Series.</p>
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<p>“Your boss. As in Archibald Snooty Pants the Forty-Second?” I ask, pursing my lips.</p>
<p>She opens her mouth, but I cut her off with one finger in the air. “You complain about the man all the time.”</p>
<p>“It’s not like he’s a horrible person, he’s just a one trick pony—all work and no play. Plus, it’s not like you’ll have to work side-by-side with him or anything. You probably won’t even have to see him.”</p>
<p>“I’m not a personal shopper,” I tell her. “Unless his family and friends want ramen noodles or discount t-shirts from the guy who sells them out of his trunk in front of my apartment building, I would have no idea what to buy.”</p>
<p>“Yeah, well, Archie doesn’t know that.” She pumps her eyebrows up and down like a comedian.</p>
<p>“Toni, you told me the guy was a rich stuck-up preppy from the Hamptons. While I would love nothing more than to make some extra money, I don’t have the foggiest notion how to shop for rich people.”</p>
<p>“So watch some holiday episodes of <em>Real Housewives</em> and see what they buy each other. He’ll tell you how much to spend on each person. Come on, Holl, it’s not brain surgery. It’s shopping. You know how to shop. And you need the money.”</p>
<p>“What if he hates me?” I despise feeling so pathetic, but I’m totally out of my league here.</p>
<p>“Then he hates you. So what? Believe me when I tell you, Archibald Harrington only thinks about work. You can’t take anything he says personally.”</p>
<p>Dread slams into me like a wrecking ball. “How much do you think I can make?”</p>
<p>“Enough to pay for Christmas and at least the next three months of Faith’s preschool tuition. How can you pass that up?”</p>
<p>The answer is, I can’t. And if it means working for a cranky billionaire, then Toni is right. I’ll do whatever I have to do in order to take care of Faith. I just can’t guarantee I’ll like it.</p>
<p>“Fine,” I tell her. “How many gifts am I supposed to buy?”</p>
<p>“He’ll need all of his family gifts, which include his godfather’s family. He’s spending Christmas with them in Newport. He wants you to cover his business gifts, as well. The VIPs are starred, meaning those particular gifts need to be extra-amazing. I’ve also made you a list of everything that I want, so I don’t wind up with another Monte Blanc pen. I’ve already sold three of those suckers on eBay and I only get a fraction of what they’re worth.”</p>
<p>“I don’t even know what a Monte Blanc pen is.” My chest tightens like I’m not getting enough oxygen.</p>
<p>She hands me a piece of paper. “This is a list of websites to check out. You can order everything and have it delivered here.”</p>
<p>“Why can’t I just have everything sent to his office? What am I going to do with it?”</p>
<p>After taking a healthy swig of white zinfandel, Toni says, “You’re going to wrap everything up and make it look like Santa himself cracked the whip on the gift-wrapping elves. Once you have everything purchased and ready, I’ll send a car to pick the gifts up.”</p>
<p>“You’ll send a car, will you?” I tease.</p>
<p>“Yeah, well, I can do those fancy things in the name of my boss.”</p>
<p>“How am I going to pay for everything?” I ask. “I have about two hundred dollars of credit left on my card. I don’t think that’s going to cut it.”</p>
<p>Toni opens her purse and hands me a shiny black credit card. “There’s no limit, so if you don’t mind doing a little jail time, you could have a lot of fun.”</p>
<p>“No limit? I can’t imagine such a thing.” I fantasize about what damage I could do with plastic like this. Not only could I pay for Faith’s school for the rest of the year, but I could also get my mom into one of those nursing homes that has a hair salon and restaurant. I could upgrade to a two-bedroom apartment so Faith doesn’t have to sleep in the closet anymore, and I could even splurge and buy myself some real leather gloves.</p>
<p>“You’re imagining, aren’t you?” Toni jolts me out of my daydream.</p>
<p>“I most certainly am. The first thing I’d do is buy Faith whatever winter coat she wanted and then I’d take her out to a nice restaurant.”</p>
<p>Toni rolls her eyes. “If you’re going down for a crime, you’ve got to think bigger.”</p>
<p>I stare at the card for a second, then look back up at Toni. “How can you stand working for someone who has so much? Don’t you just want to steal cash out of his wallet once in a while?” I don’t really have the heart of a felon, I’m just tired of always being broke.</p>
<p>“The nice thing about Archie is that even though he has the personality of a killer shark, he’s generous. He has a Friday lunch catered for his staff every week, and he makes sure to float us enough extras that none of us are tempted to steal from him. He’s a good businessman.”</p>
<p>“Even though he’s a stuck-up preppy?” I ask for clarification.</p>
<p>“Exactly.”</p>
<p>I look at the list of stores she thinks I should shop at—Tiffany’s, Saks Fifth Avenue, Harrods, The House of Bijan … “What’s my budget?”</p>
<p>She hands me another piece of paper. The handwriting isn’t hers, so I’m guessing it’s Archie’s. “He wants me to spend four thousand dollars on his mother?!”</p>
<p>“Yup. He wants her to have two gifts. One of them needs to be the main. The other can be fancy ass chocolates or something.”</p>
<p>“Right, but probably not gas station chocolates.”</p>
<p>“Quit stressing, Holls, you’ve got this.”</p>
<p>I don’t know why, but for the life of me I can’t see this ending well…<br />
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<p>Whitney loves to laugh, play with her kids, bake, and eat french fries -- not always in that order.</p>
<p>Whitney is a multi-award-winning author of romcoms, non-fiction humor, and middle reader fiction. Basically, she writes whatever the voices in her head tell her to.</p>
<p>She lives in the beautiful Pacific Northwest with her husband, Jimmy, where they raise children, chickens, and organic vegetables.</p>
<p>Gold Medal winner at the International Readers' Favorite Awards, 2017.</p>
<p>Silver medal winner at the International Readers' Favorite Awards, 2015, 2016.</p>
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<p>Melanie Summers also writes steamy romance as MJ Summers.</p>
<p>Melanie made a name for herself with her debut novel, Break in Two, a contemporary romance that cracked the Top 10 Paid on Amazon in both the UK and Canada, and the top 50 Paid in the USA. Her highly acclaimed Full Hearts Series was picked up by both Piatkus Entice (a division of Hachette UK) and HarperCollins Canada. Her first three books have been translated into Czech and Slovak by EuroMedia. Since 2013, she has written and published three novellas, and eight novels (of which seven have been published). She has sold over a quarter of a million books around the globe.</p>
<p>In her previous life (i.e. before having children), Melanie got her Bachelor of Science from the University of Alberta, then went on to work in the soul-sucking customer service industry for a large cellular network provider that shall remain nameless (unless you write her personally - then she'll dish). On her days off, she took courses and studied to become a Chartered Mediator. That designation landed her a job at the R.C.M.P. as the Alternative Dispute Resolution Coordinator for 'K' Division. Having had enough of mediating arguments between gun-toting police officers, she decided it was much safer to have children so she could continue her study of conflict in a weapon-free environment (and one which doesn't require makeup and/or nylons).</p>
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<p>She is represented by Suzanne Brandreth of The Cooke Agency International.</p>
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For the second time in Olanma Obinze-Rice’s life love hasn’t been good to her. Five years ago, a repossessed car and the looming threat of eviction, left Olanma Obinze-Rice in dire need of cash. Then out of the blue, she landed an interview of a lifetime that would solve all her problems. But she had to go through former bad boy and heir of Rice Holdings, Abayomi Rice. One ultimatum, a whirlwind romance and a life scare later, Olanma and Abayomi were married.</div>
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Now all Olanma wants is to be free. Free from her rocky marriage, manipulative husband and overbearing father. If everything goes according to plan, she’ll be divorced and free from her father’s clutches by her thirtieth birthday. All she has to do is wrap up one last business deal. Once he gets divorce papers, Abayomi Rice knows his wife has called his bluff. He didn’t mean to manipulate her but her broken promises and inability to stand up to her father tore them apart.</div>
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Despite their present state, the finality of a divorce is not an option. He wants his wife back. With his sister’s wedding coming up, he sets his plan in motion and issues one final ultimatum- pretend to be a happy couple one last time. Their farce leads to unexpected healing of their hearts, but then life throws another wrench in the plan. An ultimatum brought them together will this final one tear them apart?</div>
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Born in Akron, Ohio to Nigerian parents, Unoma Nwankwor is a multi-published author and 2015 winner of the Nigerian Writers’ Award for Best Faith Based Fiction. Her readers are in love with her unique story telling that fuses faith, romance and African spice, capturing the essence of her present home base; Atlanta and her Nigerian culture. She is also the COO of KevStel Group LLC and resides in Atlanta with her husband and two kids.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "californian fb" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Olanma giggled and then abruptly stopped. Abayomi knew
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<span style="font-family: "californian fb" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">“I hear you’re looking for me and I take care of my
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<span style="font-family: "californian fb" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The look of shock on both their faces was satisfying.
Nma? He couldn’t believe she allowed another man to call her that. Not even her
father called her “beauty.” Only two people had that privilege – he and her
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<span style="font-family: "californian fb" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">After a few moments, he heard his wife say, “Yomi, this
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her. Abayomi wasn’t fooled. He wrote the book on old friends. It was time to
cut this little reunion short. “It was nice meeting you. I’ll take my wife
now.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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doing this with you. Not here.” She began to walk away.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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were what had brought them to this point. If there was going to be a chance for
them, they would have to lay down the masks. And since he was the one that was
served with divorce papers, he had to take the first step. His prayer was that
his vulnerability would lead them back to the intimacy they once shared. Where
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D.S. Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04044779501609588118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14879387.post-46594250846706151472016-09-15T00:00:00.000-04:002016-10-20T02:20:54.528-04:00#TBT Repost: On Finding Mr. Right<a href="https://www.bloglovin.com/blog/5275033/?claim=mrj46yjppzk">Follow my blog with Bloglovin</a><br />
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In the Spirit of #TBT this was originally post 9/15/2006 and it is still a gem. Enjoy!<br />
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Adrienne Brodeur<br />
Author of <em>Man Camp</em><br />
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You think you know exactly what you want in a man, right? You can probably even list the attributes, qualities and qualifications that your future husband needs in order to apply for the job of your mate. I had a three-tiered system myself. First, there were the requirements: an interesting profession (preferably in the arts), a great sense of humor, a sterling character, financial security. Next, there was the frosting (as in, wouldn’t-it-be-nice-if-he-were…): over six feet tall, devastatingly handsome, a cat lover. And finally, there were the deal breakers: children, difficult ex-wives, bad toupees. Of course, like you, I fancied myself to be magnanimous and flexible in as much as I was willing to overlook certain undesirable traits – say, thinning hair and a few extra pounds – for the perfect guy. Now, even if your list is different from mine, I think you know what I’m talking about.<br />
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Here’s some advice: Lose your lists now, Ladies! Mine almost kept me from getting to know my husband.</div>
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Tim and I were set up on a blind date by a mutual friend. We were both divorced and practiced daters, and knew the rules of the game. We met at a conveniently located wine bar and immediately set into the first date volley of get-to-know-you-questions: Where are you from? What do you do? How many siblings? My first impression of Tim was that he was utterly unobjectionable: nice, attractive, smartly dressed, well mannered. But something was missing . . . .</div>
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Let’s revisit my list. First off, Tim’s "interesting profession" was in finance, which to a writer like me seemed like a big snoozer of a job. Next, he was a listener, so at first glance, it didn’t appear that he had a "great sense of humor." As for the other two requirements – a "sterling character" and "financial security" – both are tough to determine on a first date. What he did have in spades were deal breakers – two sons (teenagers, no less) and a horrific ex-wife. My thought bubble at the time? Check, please. What to do next was a no-brainer: I finished my glass of Shiraz, graciously declined his dinner invitation, gave him a peck on the cheek and thought, Nice knowing you, Buddy. I went home, curled up with a book and didn’t give Tim or our date a second thought.</div>
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Luckily for me, my husband didn’t subscribe to the list mentality himself. He called. He pursued. He courted. I joked about him to my friends – Who was this suit and why wouldn’t he just leave me alone? But Tim was sincere in his feelings and steadfast in his determination. He wouldn’t take no for an answer. Since I refused to make time for proper dates for weeks, he tagged along to some readings and other literary events. Reluctantly, over the course of several months, I got to know him. Turns out, Tim is unquestionably the man of my dreams, though he bears little resemblance to the fantasy man I thought I’d end up with. Tim is funny and smart and warm beyond words and, though finance still isn’t fascinating to me, it is to him, which is all that matters in the end. He has given me a daughter and made my life happy in ways I would never have imagined. And to think, if left to my own devices – and my own list – I probably wouldn’t even remember his name right now.</div>
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Here are a few things to remember. Lists only rule people out, which isn’t a good way of allowing someone new and wonderful into your life (presumably your goal). If the guy you’re with is not as tall or as rich or as skilled in witty bantering as you thought Mr. Right should be, take the time to notice what his strengths are. It’s always easier to see what’s wrong than what’s right, and far more rewarding to do the opposite. Remember, it’s hard to find love if you’re busy thinning the herd. Besides, are you really willing to gamble potential happiness away because he doesn’t earn seven figures? Get to know the person across the table from you and above all, be open!</div>
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<strong>About the Author</strong></div>
<a href="http://www.adriennebrodeur.com/" target="_blank">Adrienne Brodeur</a> is the founding editor of Zoetrope: All-Story. She is an award-winning editor, writer and consultant who lives in New York City.D.S. Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04044779501609588118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14879387.post-42655616540281953592014-04-10T10:03:00.000-04:002016-06-08T20:18:18.963-04:00Book Blast & Giveaway: When Ice Melts<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<strong>Age is Just a Number</strong> welcomes you to its latest Book Blast. Author, <strong>AlTonya Washington</strong> is giving away a <strong>$10.00 Amazon Gift Card</strong>, one autographed copy and one ebook copy of her latest release, <strong><em>When Ice Melts</em></strong>.<br />
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Paperback: 294 pages<br />
Publisher: Al Tonya Washington (January 3, 2014)<br />
ISBN-10: 0989145557<br />
ISBN-13: 978-0989145558<br />
Genre: Romantic Suspense/ Women Fiction<br />
Age group: Adult 18+<br />
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Icia Graham’s love affair with Rakim Transou had the makings of a fairy tale romance with the happily ever after ending, until the night of Rakim’s college graduation party. For Icia, it was the night her life was forever changed. So desperate to escape the horrific memories she’d suddenly been saddled with, Icia left school and the man she loved. The years passed and; in that time, both Rakim and Icia reached goals that carried them to the heights of success. For Rakim it was a powerful advertising agency that brought him a respected and revered name in the business. Icia’s accomplishment was a bit darker, but no less revered and she had no desire to revisit the past and be tortured by thoughts of love lost with the only man she’d ever wanted. A series of events however, would bring Icia right back to where she swore she’d never return. Once more Rakim Transou was back in her life and she was simultaneously overjoyed and distraught. How could she start anew with the man who still meant everything to her, when there were so many secrets between them? When the need for vengeance on those; who were still very much a part of Rakim’s life, still raged so viciously inside her?</div>
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<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20140628070142/http://www.lovealtonya.com/" style="color: black; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank"><b></b></a>AlTonya Washington has been a published romance novelist for 10 years. In 2013, her Harlequin Kimani novel<em>His Texas Touch</em> won the Romantic Times Magazine Reviewer’s Choice Award for Best Series Romance of 2012. In addition to being an author, AlTonya also works as a college Reference Librarian. Writing as T. Onyx, AlTonya released her latest erotica <em>Ravenous: Ruler of Perfection II</em> in 2013.</div>
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Her newest title with Harlequin Kimani is <em>Provocative Passion</em> nominated for an AMB Ovation Award for Outstanding Interracial Romance and the sequel to the January 2013 release <em>Provocative Territory</em>. In November she will release <em>A Lover’s Debt</em>, the 17th title in the Ramsey Tesano saga.</div>
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“Here you go, Val,” Rakim Transou was saying to his assistant as he signed the last of the three contracts on his desk. “I don’t have time, man,” he grumbled to his Vice President.</div>
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Charles ‘Cory” Henderson shook his head at his boss and best friend, before perching his lean body on the edge of the desk. “You need to think about this, Kimm.”</div>
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“Is that it, Valerie?” Rakim sighed, pleased to see his mound of work slowly dissolving.</div>
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Val scanned the documents and smiled. “That’s it,” she sang and headed out of the office.</div>
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“Kimm, what’s the point of owning this place if you’re not gonna have fun runnin’ it?” Cory asked, once Val was gone.</div>
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Rakim ran both hands over his soft, close-cut hair. “The last thing I need to do is waste my day looking at pictures.”</div>
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“Of models,” Cory pointed out, smiling devilishly. “Do you know how stress-relieving that can be?”</div>
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Rakim groaned. “Here we go,” he said, leaning back in his leather swivel chair. “You know I get tired of you telling me how sad my life is. If I hadn’t been focused on business all these years, you wouldn’t be working for one of the most successful ad agencies in the country.”</div>
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Cory nodded, familiar with the speech. He cleared his throat and braced his hands on top of the polished cherry wood desk. “And given that you own one of the most successful agencies in the country, why can’t you have some fun?”</div>
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Rakim leaned forward to pin Cory with his deep, obsidian stare. “I don’t want one of the most successful agencies. I want the most successful agency, period.”</div>
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Cory slapped a hand against his bald head. “Man, thinking like that’ll never get you a steady woman.”</div>
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“I can live with that,” Rakim easily replied, focusing his attention on the appointment book lying open on the desk.</div>
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“I give up,” Cory mumbled and walked out of the plush, twentieth floor office.</div>
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Alone, Rakim allowed the facade to fade. He massaged the bridge of his nose, then opened the bottom desk drawer and pulled a tattered envelope from the back. The expression was fixed, intense on his handsome, dark-chocolate face. His midnight gaze was riveted on the contents of the note he knew by heart.</div>
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I’m so sorry I couldn’t be there today. Something’s happened and I have to leave. I’ll be changing schools. Don’t try to find me. My parents won’t tell you anything. I hate doing this to you, but I can’t see you again. I just can’t. I do love you--so much. It’s really better like this. I love you, but if you hate me now, I understand.</div>
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As usual, once Rakim finished reading the letter, he pressed the page to his nose. He swore he could still smell her perfume clinging to it.</div>
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The relationship they shared had been so right. She was everything to him and he trusted her with his life. When he walked into his bedroom the afternoon of the graduation, his entire world changed. He found the note lying in the center of the bed. Icia Graham had taken anything else that would have reminded him of her-including all the pictures. The brief letter provided no answers. It was most effective; however, in helping him lose his temper. Rakim grunted as he remembered the way he demolished the house. Cory and Fred had been so spooked by his mood that they left him alone for a week.</div>
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Just then, Cory’s earlier comments filtered his mind. He had completely buried himself in work after Icia left. He took the job he’d been offered in Richmond and worked there while obtaining his Masters degree. Afterwards, he went back home to Houston and put everything he had into building his company. Now, The Transou Agency was respected by its competitors and clients alike.</div>
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Of course, Rakim acknowledged that his private life may have suffered. Not that there weren’t women. There had been several. Unfortunately, he only had to be in the relationship for a matter of months, before he began to compare his companion to Icia. Not even that flaw could keep the women away, though. Rakim Transou’s good looks seem to intensify with age. He stood well over six feet and had been blessed with a flawless deep chocolate complexion and the type of lean, muscular frame that flattered everything he wore. The thick, curly afro he used to sport had been trimmed to a close-cut fade. The style only enhanced his pitch, deep-set eyes and sleek brows. His wide mouth was made more enticing by the set of double dimples which appeared whenever he spoke or smiled.
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One of the best ways to truly personalize your home is by adding a home library containing all of your favorite book titles. All of your varied interests and pursuits can be put on display in one place, and allow you to have any immediately necessary information right at your fingertips. Stylistically, libraries can be an impressive and arresting addition to your home. Whether it is a simple shelving unit, or an entire room devoted to literature, one of the easiest ways to populate your library is by buying <a href="http://www.book-pal.com/" style="color: black; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank" title="books in bulk">books in bulk</a> from wholesale book distributors. These distributors are able to sell multiple copies of the same title, or sell groupings of books that fall under the same genre or are written by the same author. It is for this reason that individuals can create a home library without spending excessively by purchasing individual titles only. There are several considerations when building a library:<br />
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One common practice among literature enthusiasts is trading books. Many individuals have found it to be a good practice to buy multiple copies of a recently popular book and use it as trade fodder. They buy, for example, 30 copies of a recent bestseller that is in high demand, and then trade it to others for a wide variety of titles. This is a great way to acquire a number of diverse titles while also socializing with other book lovers.<b><br /></b></div>
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There are many benefits to creating a home library. The consistent presence of literature helps to ensure that everyone residing in the home will be much more likely to spend time reading, and will greatly expand their literary horizons. Additionally, diversifying your literary collection allows you to experience authors and genres that you may have never thought to pursue.
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Title: <em><a href="http://www.bookdepository.com/book/9780751545432/?a_aid=deeswhite" style="color: black; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank" title="Summer Daydreams">Summer Daydreams</a></em><br />
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Publisher: Sphere<br />
Release Date: May 1, 2012<br />
Genre: Fiction / Chick Lit<br />
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What if you had always dreamed of something more…? Nell McNamara has a happy life: her boyfriend Olly adores her, their four-year-old daughter Petal is the center of their world and Nell has a steady job in the local chip shop. When the chippy needs a makeover, Nell jumps at the chance to unleash the creativity fizzing inside her. Inspired by what she can achieve – and encouraged by the very best friends a girl can have – Nell is determined to try something new. Waving goodbye to the chip shop, she starts up a new business making her own line of must-have handbags, which are soon flying off the shelves. It seems Nell’s dreams are finally coming true, but her success doesn’t come without a price. Before too long, Nell has to ask herself if it’s really possible to have it all…Full of fun, love and laughter, soak up the sunshine with <em>Summer Daydreams</em>.</div>
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This is a great story about having a hidden dream and stumbling into fulfilling it. Nell is sweet and naïve about what it takes to succeed but pulls through with hard work, the help of Phillip, Olly and the rest of the folks at Live and Let Fry.</div>
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Olly for me is the winner in this story; it is all about Nell, but what a great secondary character. He stole the girlish/romantic side of me, stand by your woman through thick or thin, a little jealousy, a little pouting but lots of bravery in the end, a knight in shining armor.</div>
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A feel good read, may be a little off putting to readers who are not British because of the spelling of some words, a little long in the middle, but would recommend this book as a great way to spend a quiet afternoon. All in all I loved it.</div>
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As well as appearing on the Sunday Times and USA Today bestseller lists, Carole is published in 30 different countries. Her novels Welcome To The Real World and Wrapped Up In You were shortlisted for the RNA romantic novel of the year award.</div>
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In the USA, the hilarious For Better, For Worse was selected by one of America’s top TV book clubs – Reading with Ripa on LIVE with Regis and Kelly – as their book of the month. As a result it went straight into the USA Today and New York Times Extended bestseller lists.</div>
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Born in St Helens, Merseyside, Carole has always been an avid reader and dreamed of being a teacher, an air traffic controller, a travel guide or a hairdresser – writer never featured once. Leaving Liverpool for London after a torrid holiday romance in Torquay, she worked as a secretary, an ice-cream lady, a shop assistant and a beauty therapist. It was when she was working in a completely mad holistic clinic that she first thought ‘one day I should write a book about this.’ She still hasn’t got round to it.</div>
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D.S. Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04044779501609588118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14879387.post-711497532394714552012-01-31T09:10:00.000-05:002016-06-08T09:14:49.486-04:00Introducing: A Cowboy in Manhattan<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Release Date: February 7, 2012<br />
ISBN-10: 0373731531<br />
ISBN-13: 978-0373731534<br />
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In book one, <strong><em>A Cowboy Comes Home</em></strong>, Caleb Terrell returned to Colorado, was reunited with his estranged twin brother Reed and also met up with sexy neighbor Mandy Jacobs. In <strong><em>A Cowboy In Manhattan</em></strong>, Reed Terrell finds a long-lost Jacobs sister for his own, New York ballerina Katrina.</div>
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He is Colorado to the core. And after an unexpected family reunion, Reed Terrell is also an overnight millionaire. But the cattle rancher’s biggest surprise is his attraction to Katrina Jacobs. For as much as Reed is quintessential cowboy, she is pure city-slicker.</div>
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Even with passions riding high, Reed knows an affair with Katrina can’t continue. She’d once lived the ranch life and long ago decided it wasn’t for her. Though every fiber of his being yearns for the country, can Reed risk losing the only woman who makes him crave something more?</div>
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USA Today bestselling author Barbara Dunlop has written more than twenty-five novels for Silhouette Desire, Harlequin Temptation and Duets. Her books regularly hit the Bookscan and Boarders’ bestsellers lists. Barbara is a two-time Romance Writers of America Golden Heart winner, and she has twice been short-listed for Romance Writers of America’s RITA award.
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<br />D.S. Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04044779501609588118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14879387.post-16903487307516934512011-09-11T21:40:00.000-04:002011-11-27T01:33:16.048-05:00What You've MissedEven though I've moved to <a href="http://ageisjustanumber.deeswhite.com/">http://ageisjustanumber.deeswhite.com</a>, I noticed that this blog still receives a lot of visits. <br />
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The ladies over at <a href="http://www.goodchoicereading.com/" target="_blank" title="Good Choice Reading">Good Choice Reading</a> and <a href="http://www.onceuponatwilight.com/">Once Upon a Twilight</a> came up with the idea to celebrate Valentine's day with a Blog Hop that would allow book bloggers to share some really GREAT <i>Books with LOVE</i>! At the last count, 78 other blogs (including myself) thought it was a fabulous idea and joined up.</div>
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<sup id="en-NLT-28626">1</sup> If I could speak all the languages of earth and of angels, but didn’t love others, I would only be a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. <sup id="en-NLT-28627">2</sup> If I had the gift of prophecy, and if I understood all of God’s secret plans and possessed all knowledge, and if I had such faith that I could move mountains, but didn’t love others, I would be nothing. <sup id="en-NLT-28628">3</sup> If I gave everything I have to the poor and even sacrificed my body, I could boast about it; but if I didn’t love others, I would have gained nothing.<br />
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<i>MEET DIVINE: female, thirty-seven, slaphappy, young at heart, self-employed; an online newbie, living in New York. She is fresh out of a long-term relationship and has completed the two-year mandatory wound-licking I-hate-men mourning period. Unfortunately for Divine, someone neglected to inform her that dating has been upgraded to new millennium level. But maybe she shouldn't worry … hemlines aren't the only things that have gone up. Thirty-somethings are premium dating material now … at least for the twenty-year-olds … Divine s experiences are the basis for the serial memoir I call </i>Age Is Just a Number, a<i> lens through which to view the world of online dating. </i>(Read an <a href="http://ageisjustanumber.deeswhite.com/2006/08/18/age-is-just-a-number-adventures-in-online-dating/" target="_blank" title="Excerpt">Excerpt</a>)<i></i></div>
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Hope Park and Patricia Johnson were best friends for years until deep, dark secrets surfaced. As a senior in college, sweet, virginal Hope was planning her life years in advance, a medical degree in her sights. However, one fateful choice later, and her future begins to unravel. Three days before graduation, Hope discovers a new person in her life, and everything changes. Now, family becomes the priority. Five years pass trapped in a relationship that is stretched across continents, raising a child alone, and now, confronted by a best friend’s irreparable choice, Hope must find the strength to search for love–even if that means leaving all she knows behind. Convinced that moving to Africa to be with the father of her child is right, Hope steps into the questionable refuge of Adam’s arms, but after suffering another disappointment, she decides to follow a different love: traveling. Francois, Henry, and Hope became friends over a cup of coffee and pastries in the streets of Paris. The father of her child claims her weekdays and Francois, her nights and weekends. When trouble threatens to completely destroy the life Hope’s built, who will save her? Adam, the father of her child and profligate ladies man? Or Francois, the yet untested lover? Savor the romance and heartache of <i>Bittersweet</i>, a silky saga sure to leave a good taste in your mouth.</div>
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D.S. Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04044779501609588118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14879387.post-55562027143058445582010-11-29T00:30:00.003-05:002010-11-29T00:34:01.653-05:00The House Blog Tour – Win a FREE Kindle!<div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Read at the bottom of this post for details about how to win a FREE Wi-Fi Kindle ($139 value).</strong></div><h3>About the Author:</h3><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.anjuellefloyd.com/" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-209" height="243" src="http://ageisjustanumber.deeswhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/AnjuelleFloyd-200x300.jpg" title="AnjuelleFloyd" width="162" /></a>Anjuelle Floyd is a wife of twenty-eight years, mother of three, licensed Marriage and Family Therapist specializing in mother-daughter relations and dream work.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">A graduate of Duke University, she received her MA in Counseling Psychology from The California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco. She has attended the Dominican Institute of Philosophy and Theology, Berkeley, California, and received her MFA in Creative Writing from Goddard College, Port Townsend, Washington. She has received certificates of participation from The Hurston-Wright Writers’ Week and The Voices of Our Nations Writing Workshops.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">A student of Process Painting for the last decade, Anjuelle has participated in The Art of Living Black Exhibitions 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010 held at the Richmond Art Center, Richmond, California.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Anjuelle facilitates writing groups and provides individual consultation of fiction projects. She also gives talks on The Need for Family, the Writing Process as a Path Toward Self-discovery and Healing.</div><br />
<h3>About the Book:</h3><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.anjuellefloyd.com/books/the-house/" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-132" height="210" src="http://ageisjustanumber.deeswhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/TheHouse-199x300.jpg" title="TheHouse" width="137" /></a>On receiving the very thing she wants—a divorce and the power to sell their house—over which they have fought the past year—Anna Manning learns that Edward, her soon-to-be ex-husband is dying from cancer.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">A faithful wife for three decades, and stay-at-home mother of four children, Anna endured Edward’s constant absence due to travel for his international real estate firm and numerous extra-marital affairs. With their children now adults, Edward has less than six months, possibly three, to live.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Anna takes him home to die in the house she has fought so vigorously to sell. But letting go of someone who has caused so much pain in your life doesn’t come easily. Edward has changed. There are Anna and Edward’s four children, three of whom who are married and struggling to endow their families with meaning and purpose.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">News of Edward’s terminal illness provokes her to understand the present, rooted in a wellspring of the past and pouring into a future without him.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong><em>The House</em></strong> shows what happens when one adopts the belief that: All hold regret and are seeking forgiveness. Our salvation rests in the hands of others—most particularly the ones we love, and who have treated us wrongly.<br />
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<h3>Purchase the Book Online at:</h3><ul><li><a href="http://www.anjuellefloyd.com/books/the-house/" target="_blank" title="http://www.anjuellefloyd.com/books/the-house/">http://www.anjuellefloyd.com/books/the-house/</a></li>
</ul><h3>Book Trailer:</h3><div style="text-align: center;"><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0" height="340" width="450"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="src" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/TZj7UMHY1bc?fs=1&hl=en_US" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="450" height="340" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/TZj7UMHY1bc?fs=1&hl=en_US" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"> </embed></object></div><h3>PODCAST 1 - About the Book</h3><a href="http://www.audioacrobat.com/play/WF0WNnTx" target="_blank">Click here to listen...</a><br />
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<h3>PODCAST 2 - For Readers</h3><div class="aaplayer"><a href="http://www.audioacrobat.com/play/Wn2p1ZLx" target="_blank">Click here to listen...</a></div><br />
<h3>PODCAST 3 - Excerpt</h3><div class="aaplayer"><a href="http://www.audioacrobat.com/play/Wx7MhPrx" target="_blank">Click here to listen...</a></div><br />
<h3>WIN A FREE KINDLE!</h3><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://ageisjustanumber.deeswhite.com/2010/11/29/the-house-blog-tour-%e2%80%93-win-a-free-kindle/kindle/" rel="attachment wp-att-221"><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-221" height="240" src="http://ageisjustanumber.deeswhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Kindle-214x300.jpg" title="Kindle" width="171" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">To celebrate the release of her novel, The House, author Anjuelle Floyd is offering a (1) Kindle Wi-Fi (retail value: $139.00) as a part of her promotional blog tour. A WINNER WILL BE ANNOUNCED DECEMBER 1, 2010.</div><br />
<h3>TO REGISTER ONLINE - <a href="http://bit.ly/TheHouseKindleGiveaway" target="_blank" title="http://bit.ly/TheHouseKindleGiveaway">http://bit.ly/TheHouseKindleGiveaway</a></h3><h3>For More Information</h3><ul><li>Visit the author online at <a href="http://www.anjuellefloyd.com/" target="_blank" title="http://www.anjuellefloyd.com">http://www.anjuellefloyd.com/</a></li>
<li>View the blog tour schedule at <a href="http://bit.ly/TheHouseBlogTour" target="_blank" title="http://bit.ly/TheHouseBlogTour">http://bit.ly/TheHouseBlogTour</a></li>
</ul>D.S. Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04044779501609588118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14879387.post-40195733135717459742010-11-14T20:02:00.001-05:002010-11-14T20:06:24.048-05:00Well We're Moving on Out..<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijekezAhp_5A2Xnn8dJPnrs4G6tHu5ymuhp-dPzb_ceHxsnZTNDoW8b2FGPVfBr5Se8j6ZOiA7jzquBZe-Ku_tdxr6BsZqe1CY3XDpOfd4dR7m_SSMntP-e19LIq_LuaGbtiVdDA/s1600/Dee-crop.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijekezAhp_5A2Xnn8dJPnrs4G6tHu5ymuhp-dPzb_ceHxsnZTNDoW8b2FGPVfBr5Se8j6ZOiA7jzquBZe-Ku_tdxr6BsZqe1CY3XDpOfd4dR7m_SSMntP-e19LIq_LuaGbtiVdDA/s1600/Dee-crop.jpg" /></a></div>Moving on out<br />
to a deluxe location on my domain<br />
We're movin on out<br />
Moving on out<br />
We finally got the webdesigner's timee!<br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">(For those of you too young to know or remember...that's my plagiarized version of the theme of the Jeffersons, a sitcom from the 70's.)</div><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">Anyway, I sang the above to say--this blog has finally been imported onto my author domain site as <a href="http://ageisjustanumber.deeswhite.com/">http://ageisjustanumber.deeswhite.com/</a>. This new address will supersede <a href="http://aijan2.blogspot.com/">http://aijan2.blogspot.com/</a> as well as the old FTP address <a href="http://aijan.atwc1.com/">http://aijan.atwc1.com/</a>. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Since it is mid-stream...the upcoming blog tour for <em><a href="http://ageisjustanumber.deeswhite.com/2010/11/06/introducing-the-house-by-anjuelle-floyd/">The House</a></em> by Anjuelle Floyd on the 29th will be posted on both sites. (PLEASE NOTE: This location will no longer be updated after 11/29/2010.)</div><br />
Hope to see you here or there on the 29th!<br />
<br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">Also, if you're a current follower, you will need to rejoin my site at its new location since I don't think I can automatically transfer members. (We shall see.)</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">And last but not least... check out my upcoming activities around the web:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><ul><li><div style="text-align: justify;">November 17th - <a href="http://atwc1.com/2010/10/15/upcoming-blogtours/">Blog Tour Host</a> for Dr. Tiffany C. Brown, Author of <em>The Reflections of Light for Daily Living</em></div></li>
<li><div style="text-align: justify;">November 17th - <a href="http://deeswhite.com/home/the-gratitude-giveaway/">Gratitude Giveaways</a> - 11 days of appreciation for the followers of two of my blogs. You <strong><em>must</em></strong> be a follower <strong><em>before</em></strong> November 17th to be eligible to participate. Blogs being used are:</div></li>
<ul><li><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://dvyneperspectiv.blogspot.com/">Divine Perspective</a> - Life, relationships, love, books, writing and more–from a Christian Perspective</div></li>
<li><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://deeswhite.com/blog">Naked and Unashamed</a> - Transparent ramblings of a singing, talking and writing abuse survivor</div></li>
</ul></ul><br />
Peace,<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg29dD8XVsTH4pa75ANYSwyYr3o6BBGjdquiGWyA6PceECQ2sQFk56MCa7hnYxid1EaOwACR57OQml0dthslnLnYb0s-fbcOELLVdPZ24vcuy3oOROhz04xmQqexWpyUU9XTJoroQ/s1600/Dee+Signature.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg29dD8XVsTH4pa75ANYSwyYr3o6BBGjdquiGWyA6PceECQ2sQFk56MCa7hnYxid1EaOwACR57OQml0dthslnLnYb0s-fbcOELLVdPZ24vcuy3oOROhz04xmQqexWpyUU9XTJoroQ/s1600/Dee+Signature.jpg" /></a></div>D.S. Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04044779501609588118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14879387.post-75629103651487017712010-11-06T13:59:00.000-04:002010-11-06T13:59:11.774-04:00Introducing: The House by Anjuelle Floyd<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFFC9Ioa2s9zWV6sXtY9MstDFGBC7Cd4Y4QFBDfeoj4wJYq5Mr67HvEHBGjKScCy-LiMZW2nVwCqKT4tRtcc2O_0ipK2boDxkCdwQeA43HkpV43PsoSm8RTDPc8c3oSAcyVayiaA/s1600/TheHouse.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFFC9Ioa2s9zWV6sXtY9MstDFGBC7Cd4Y4QFBDfeoj4wJYq5Mr67HvEHBGjKScCy-LiMZW2nVwCqKT4tRtcc2O_0ipK2boDxkCdwQeA43HkpV43PsoSm8RTDPc8c3oSAcyVayiaA/s200/TheHouse.jpg" width="132" /></a></div>Title: <i>The House</i><br />
Author: <a href="http://anjuellefloyd.com/">Anjuelle Floyd</a><br />
Publisher: Neptune Publications<br />
Release Date: 2010<br />
ISBN-10: 0-9787967-2-1<br />
ISBN-13: 978-0-9787967-2-3<br />
Paperback: 300 pages<br />
List Price: $16.00<br />
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<b>Description:</b><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">On receiving the very thing she wants—a divorce and the power to sell their house—over which they have fought the past year—Anna Manning learns that Edward, her soon-to-be ex-husband is dying from cancer.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">A faithful wife for three decades, and stay-at-home mother of four children, Anna endured Edward’s constant absence due to travel for his international real estate firm and numerous extra-marital affairs. With their children now adults, Edward has less than six months, possibly three, to live.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">Anna takes him home to die in the house she has fought so vigorously to sell. But letting go of someone who has caused so much pain in your life doesn’t come easily. Edward has changed. There are Anna and Edward’s four children, three of whom who are married and struggling to endow their families with meaning and purpose.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">There is also Inman who loves Anna, and gives the one thing Edward denied her—passion and intimacy. And lastly there is Anna. An art history major turned wife and mother out of college, she had planned on divorcing Edward and with her proceeds from the sale of the house move to France. Anna would visit and study the works in Europe’s famous museums—perhaps work as a docent in one.</div><a name='more'></a><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">News of Edward’s terminal illness provokes her to understand the present, rooted in a wellspring of the past and pouring into a future without him.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong><em>The House</em></strong> shows what happens when one adopts the belief that: All hold regret and are seeking forgiveness. Our salvation rests in the hands of others—most particularly the ones we love, and who have treated us wrongly.</div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZj7UMHY1bc&feature=player_embedded">View the Book Trailer </a></div><br />
<b>About the Author: </b><br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/asin/0312429770/dee411-20" target="_blank" title="Sale Price"></a><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL_cxu-Jbv_s2pCRysMxLk-Xhi2jTS4Smy0rK4yY65ReWrr61HqwKMdXxzJ662gMNjxh55Okac5ekaiVsf-bX96vD_LWoa9a-RqoTpxwxVGUPZysBrS3CM1Ak8ywN1H26g-2y8sw/s1600/Anjuelle_Floyd.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL_cxu-Jbv_s2pCRysMxLk-Xhi2jTS4Smy0rK4yY65ReWrr61HqwKMdXxzJ662gMNjxh55Okac5ekaiVsf-bX96vD_LWoa9a-RqoTpxwxVGUPZysBrS3CM1Ak8ywN1H26g-2y8sw/s200/Anjuelle_Floyd.jpg" width="132" /></a>ANJUELLE FLOYD is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist specializing in mother-daughter relations and dream work. A graduate of Duke University, she received her MA in Counseling Psychology from The California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco. She has attended the Dominican Institute of Philosophy and Theology, Berkeley, California, and received her MFA in Creative Writing from Goddard College, Port Townsend, Washington. She has received certificates of participation from The Hurston-Wright Writers’ Week and The Voices of Our Nations Writing Workshops.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">A student of Process Painting for the last decade, ANJUELLE has participated in The Art of Living Black Exhibitions 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010 held at the Richmond Art Center, Richmond, California. ANJUELLE facilitates writing groups and provides individual consultation of fiction projects. She also gives talks on The Need for Family, the Writing Process as a Path Toward Self-discovery and Healing.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">A wife of twenty-eight years, mother of three, ANJUELLE lives in Oakland, California.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.anjuellefloyd.com/books/the-house/">Purchase</a> a copy of <i>The House</i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Make sure you come on back on November 29th when Age is Just a Number will be a stop on the tour for The House coordinated by Tywebbin Virtual Book Tours visiting several blogs every Monday for the month of November. There is an opportunity to win a kindle along every stop of the tour. If you're just joining me, here's the list of stops you've missed and the upcoming stops for Monday, November 8th.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</span><span class="yshortcuts"><span style="color: #0066cc; text-decoration: none;">http://www.allthebuzzreviews.com</span></span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style"; font-size: 11pt;">Literary Gumbo<a href="http://www.literarygumbo.com/" target="_blank" title="http://www.literarygumbo.com"><span style="color: #0066cc;"><br />
</span><span class="yshortcuts"><span style="color: #0066cc; text-decoration: none;">http://www.literarygumbo.com</span></span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style"; font-size: 11pt;">Writer @ Work<a href="http://hamdhoon.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" title="http://hamdhoon.wordpress.com"><span style="color: #0066cc;"><br />
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</span><span class="yshortcuts"><span style="color: #0066cc; text-decoration: none;">http://bridget3420.blogspot.com</span></span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</span><span class="yshortcuts"><span style="color: #0066cc; text-decoration: none;">http://www.akaziaj.blogspot.com</span></span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</span><span class="yshortcuts"><span style="color: #0066cc; text-decoration: none;">http://sheiladeeth.blogspot.com</span></span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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It's day number four of the Virtual Book Tour of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/asin/1596692790/"><em>Red <span style="color: red;">Ink</span></em>, Book #3</a> in the extreme devotion fiction series by award winning author, <a href="http://kathimacias.com/">Kathi Macias</a>.<br />
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By Kathi Macias<br />
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<strong>Prologue</strong><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Yang Zhen-Li was nearing thirty but at times felt twice that old. Her back was becoming permanently bent forward from the heavy pails she carried daily, one attached on each end of the thick bamboo rod that stretched across her shoulders, mirroring the heaviness of her heart. There had been a time when she’d been acclaimed as a beauty, but she could scarcely remember why…or imagine that it would matter.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">She tried to fight the encroaching darkness, tried to hold fast to what she knew was true, but the constant lies and propaganda were taking a greater toll even than the physical labor and abuse or the burning, gnawing hunger. If her situation didn’t change soon, she knew she would never live long enough to see her husband or son again. And with nearly eight years of her ten-year sentence left to serve, the possibilities of her emerging from prison alive grew dimmer by the day.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain. She forced herself to focus on one of the many scripture verses she’d had opportunity to memorize between the time she accepted Zhu Yesu as her Savior and her arrest by members of the Public Security Bureau (PSB) on charges of teaching religion to children, including giving them papers containing religious writings. Even before her arrest, her parents had written to her—warned her, begged her, threatened her—and finally had her kidnapped in an attempt to convince her to go along with the government rules, especially the one limiting each family to one child. After all, she already had a healthy son. Why would she want another baby when they could scarcely afford to feed the first one? But though her abductors had forcibly aborted her second child, they had not succeeded in convincing Yang Zhen-Li to abandon the faith she had adopted before marrying her Christian husband. If anything, the ordeal had only strengthened her resolve to take a stand for the meaning of her name—Zhen-Li, “Truth,”—and spurred her to begin actively sharing the Good News of Yesu every chance she got. As a trained teacher, that quite naturally included talking with children about the gospel, a practice expressly forbidden by the government.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">And now she was paying the price. Separated from her family and sentenced to ten years of hard labor and “re-education,” Zhen-Li struggled to survive against pain, exhaustion, and bitter loneliness. Worst of all were the times she felt God had abandoned her. It wasn’t enough to know in her mind that He promised never to leave or forsake her. She needed a visible reminder—soon—if she was to continue to remain faithful behind these prison walls.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Chapter 1</strong></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Zhou Chi, affectionately known by fellow members of their modest house church as Brother Zhou, struggled within himself each time he left his four-year-old son, Zhou Chan, with his older sister, Zhou Ming. Yet he was grateful for her loving care of the boy. Chi had no choice but to go to work in the fields and try to earn enough money each day to feed himself, his sister, and his only child, but it had been so much easier when Yang Zhen-Li was still there to run the tiny household.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Yang Zhen-Li. Chi’s heart squeezed with pain as he mounted his beat-up bicycle with the bent frame and nearly tireless rims to make his way to the nearby farm where he had found temporary employment. Though the morning light was just beginning to pierce the darkness, Chi had been up for more than an hour, praying for his family, particularly his beloved wife who was enduring the unimaginable for her faith. How he continued to beg Yesu to allow him to take her place in the prison camp, but God had not granted his petition. And why should He? Chi knew he had not been a faithful follower of Yesu, though he’d had the privilege of being raised in a Christian home. His halfhearted, lukewarm acceptance of his parents’ faith had broken their heart, though they had been encouraged when their soon-to-be daughter-in-law, Yang Zhen-Li, joined their Christian faith so she and Zhou Chi could establish a godly home of their own. But Chi had continued in his mediocre commitment, careful to maintain a low profile and not arouse the suspicions of the government. He would even have been willing to register as a member of the state-approved TSPM—Three-Self Patriotic Movement—the only Christian churches approved by the government. But Zhen-Li had resisted, convincing him to remain in their little house church, though it was technically illegal to do so. Now, his faithful wife behind bars, the brokenhearted husband and father, who wished only to trade places with his beloved Zhen-Li, instead continued to labor in the fields and to care for his son as best he could, even as he pleaded with God to protect Zhen-Li long enough for her to return to them.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">His sister’s arrival on the scene, just days after Zhen-Li’s arrest, had compounded Chi’s pain but had also eased his concern over what to do with little Chan during the workday, particularly now that Chi’s parents were no longer alive. Chi had despaired over how to care for Chan, and then Zhou Ming’s husband had been caught in the melee of a raid on a nearby house church and accidentally killed. The terrified widow had fled to her brother’s home, not knowing that he too had just suffered a tragedy of his own. And so the two siblings had banded together to help raise Zhou Chan as best they could, even as they prayed fervently for Zhen-Li’s release.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Bumping down the muddy, rutted road, Zhou Chi continued to pray as he tried to ignore the rumbling in his stomach. As a peasant farm worker, Chi was among the poorest of the poor, and as such, there was often not enough food to go around. That had been the case this morning, and so Chi had left what little there was for his sister and little Chan. God would just have to give him the strength to do his work so at the end of the day he could bring home sufficient food for an evening meal for all three of them.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Julia hoisted herself to her feet, thankful for the added support of her familiar walker. She felt rested and refreshed after her afternoon nap, brief though it had been, since she’d spent most of the time in prayer. The routine at the senior home had become second nature to her during the five years she’d lived there, and she looked forward to the quiet time in her room each day following the noon meal. Though a couple of the home’s ten residents refused to go to their rooms to take naps, Julia had heard from the caretakers that those who stubbornly stayed in the family room after lunch nearly always fell asleep in their chairs.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Julia smiled. Not only did she not mind the solitude of her room in the early afternoons, she rather looked forward to it. It gave her a chance to recharge her physical batteries for the rest of day, and it also gave her the peace and quiet she needed to spend time alone with God. Though she had once considered herself a morning person who always had her prayer and Bible study before breakfast, her routine had changed drastically when she broke her hip nearly six years earlier. Until then she’d had no problem living alone, though she had often wondered if the old two-story clapboard home she and Joe had bought soon after they were married was a lot more house than one old lady needed. Still, the extra room had been nice when the children and grandchildren came to visit.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The thought of Joe and her former life turned her mood melancholy, as it always did. Her beloved husband had been dead for nearly twenty years now, killed in a car accident just when he and Julia thought they were finally going to be able to enjoy their retirement years together and possibly make that long dreamed-of missions trip to China. Now even the dreams of traveling together had long since faded away, while the memory of Joe’s face or the sound of his name flitting through her mind continued to bring back the pain of his death as if it had been yesterday.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Sighing, she pulled herself back from the edge of depression that always seemed to beckon at the reminder of Joe and the life they’d once shared. Instead of allowing herself to peek over the side and risk falling off into an abyss of sadness, she consciously switched her focus to the many undeserved blessings God had given her over the years. Though her marriage to Joe had been cut short by the accident, they’d shared more than forty years of being lovers and best friends, raising four children in their small, pleasant California beach town of Carpinteria and having the joy of seeing all of them make the choice to serve God in their individual lives as well as in their own families. It was more than many people ever experienced or could hope for, so how could she dare feel cheated because she had to live her final years on earth alone?</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Her smile was back, as she glanced in the mirror above her dressing table. “You silly old woman,” she said aloud. “Have you ever really been alone? Of course not! God is your Husband now, and He’s never left you, not even for a moment. Your kids and grandkids visit when they can, and you’ve got this new family here at River View Manor —wonderful cooks and caretakers, a dear prayer partner, and a whole crowd of lost souls who need Jesus.” She laughed and shook her head. “What a mission field! You’ve got your work cut out for you, Julia Crockett! And from the looks of some of those old folks out there, you haven’t much time to get it done. So what are you doing standing here, talking to yourself? Let’s get busy!”</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">With another chuckle, Julia pushed her walker toward her private bathroom a few steps across the room. There was just enough time to wash her face and pat a few short gray curls into place before heading out to greet her fellow residents and see what God had in store for her this afternoon.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">The guard named Tai Tong was only in his late twenties, but his dedication to the party and efficiency at carrying out his orders had quickly gained the approval of his superiors, practically assuring him of a successful career with multiple promotions. His rock-hard muscles and persuasive tactics hadn’t hurt either. Most of the prisoners, and even many of the other guards, feared him. Even his wife and son cowered when he entered the room, though they obeyed him without question.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Tong smiled at the thought. Respect was important to him, even more than to most Chinese. He would rather die a slow and agonizing death than to be publicly shamed. And so he followed every rule, excelled at every undertaking, and tolerated nothing less than complete compliance from those beneath him—whether prisoner or family member. It was a lifestyle that had served him well so far, and he saw no reason to change it. Compromise was simply not an option. If anyone under his authority failed to grasp that fact, he would do whatever was necessary to re-educate them.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The prisoner named Yang Zhen-Li seemed poised to become his next student. He had heard that despite their efforts to punish her crimes and correct her thinking, she continued to pray and to speak of Yesu to any who would listen, including the prisoner who had told Tong of Zhen-Li’s indiscretion. As a result, Tong would watch Yang Zhen-Li more closely than the others. If the report was true, she would pay dearly.</div><br />
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