tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-246242222024-03-07T03:17:55.272-06:00MarthawritesA blog to find authors and books, thoughts about life and writing and a place for book reviews.Martha W. Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02415972499923372153noreply@blogger.comBlogger178125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24624222.post-24725891189117635322019-10-01T01:00:00.000-05:002019-10-01T01:00:06.748-05:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYVuskqRAKzsmG9_YuJ0WHBydRyLWfdH2BEW6pxY3GAAzf7tyO5ydEH1v96jo3JwCqlzvfrhpYC10qGl5RE2OPntEy4QDDDKNKxcMQezpQ_CHOy6LU87aTlOFHPldvUBWRGoBE/s1600/Snowflake+Kisses.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="444" data-original-width="320" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYVuskqRAKzsmG9_YuJ0WHBydRyLWfdH2BEW6pxY3GAAzf7tyO5ydEH1v96jo3JwCqlzvfrhpYC10qGl5RE2OPntEy4QDDDKNKxcMQezpQ_CHOy6LU87aTlOFHPldvUBWRGoBE/s200/Snowflake+Kisses.jpg" width="143" /></a></div>Can Christmas Eve lend a wandering writer a real reason to put down roots? Only if true love can be garden grown and traced to a banquet of the heart. <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Snowflake-Kisses-Cynthia-Hickey-ebook/dp/B07F8XTR9H" target="_blank">AMAZON</a><br /><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPQMaghnOPeiJLQxNOPcSqOG3h6J-N0moP4Xzymxb1_EnuBQ6BEpPuX61qDh9zCZO0CZPPU0oxTNdT7WhXyYaYfvWc-rdHZoTxjIJZ9JgvC2BLNucIi9HYjhgAZPweO63Dc7Sa/s1600/Sweet+Regrets.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="442" data-original-width="318" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPQMaghnOPeiJLQxNOPcSqOG3h6J-N0moP4Xzymxb1_EnuBQ6BEpPuX61qDh9zCZO0CZPPU0oxTNdT7WhXyYaYfvWc-rdHZoTxjIJZ9JgvC2BLNucIi9HYjhgAZPweO63Dc7Sa/s200/Sweet+Regrets.jpg" width="143" /></a>Can Christmas Eve lend a wandering writer a real reason to put down roots? Only if true love can be garden grown and traced to a banquet of the heart. <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sweet-Regrets-Sourwood-Table-Romance-ebook/dp/B07WY3WNSV" target="_blank">AMAZON</a><br /><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCwTy8etkMV9yxwwNLQZJr5f3ejnFFUwmx48dV7EFgN4nZJ_NTlXnS8rrcAnW1MdiTPU1bHih_IEdEe7jLDSHvMsCkHwSMHiryUEcrHC6P7TBq9GGbfFdpRv7g723O5Gkn-Ott/s1600/The+Heirloom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="520" data-original-width="374" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCwTy8etkMV9yxwwNLQZJr5f3ejnFFUwmx48dV7EFgN4nZJ_NTlXnS8rrcAnW1MdiTPU1bHih_IEdEe7jLDSHvMsCkHwSMHiryUEcrHC6P7TBq9GGbfFdpRv7g723O5Gkn-Ott/s200/The+Heirloom.jpg" width="143" /></a></div>When Thanksgiving arrives, Pastor David Allen looks over his faithful congregation in despair. How can families with holes in their shoes and no food to put on the table be thankful during the holiday season? But David has no idea how God will use him to give hope to those in the Hollow and beyond. <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Heirloom-Colleen-L-Reece-ebook/dp/B07QLMPR45" target="_blank">AMAZON </a><br /><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqgaJ_mRZ1_yGHw8NW55UPkl2H6Oh8hiLSm9ZIBdlYxXEGVatEHZOVwKF8XsglLDFQiaaZTNkroYYWShOc1ODEdY3OybyMm4abAtg4sVI1kuDQ_77JHGO-J9T1Zpl0n86HGE9U/s1600/Christmas+at+Racoon+Creek.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="458" data-original-width="330" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqgaJ_mRZ1_yGHw8NW55UPkl2H6Oh8hiLSm9ZIBdlYxXEGVatEHZOVwKF8XsglLDFQiaaZTNkroYYWShOc1ODEdY3OybyMm4abAtg4sVI1kuDQ_77JHGO-J9T1Zpl0n86HGE9U/s200/Christmas+at+Racoon+Creek.jpg" width="143" /></a></div>After gazing into the little snow-globe she purchased from Hardwicke's Drugs and Gifts, she finds herself transported to another time—her grandmother's era. Perhaps go to Birmingham to see the Christmas lights in his brand-new orange and white '53 Pontiac Pathfinder. Can love span the fifty-year gap standing between them? <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Christmas-Raccoon-Creek-pharmacist-present-ebook/dp/B01MF5A1TD" target="_blank">AMAZON </a><br /><br />
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<span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">Margaret Brownley<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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How do four authors living in
different states, with complicated writing schedules and individual writing
styles come up with an idea for a new collection? They brainstorm and that's what Robin Lee
Hatcher, Mary Connealy, Debra Clopton and I did via a conference call one
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After batting a few ideas around,
Robin suggested we do something with unlikely brides. It seemed like a good idea and after some
discussion we knew we wanted the collection to be about women who found true
love despite failing to meet certain social standards. That's a theme that many can relate to and we
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As any writer will tell you an
idea is nothing more than a tiny seed. Once you have this seed in hand you must
then go after your story, sometimes with a sledgehammer. That’s what Rod
Serling called the bleeding part. After
the phone call, we pretty much had to sling the proverbial mallet by ourselves. Here's how the four of us came up with our
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<b>Margaret Brownley</b>
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When I put down the phone
following our conference call a woman in jail flashed through my head—don't ask
me why. What I didn't know is what she
was doing there. It's questions like this that keep me awake at night. Being in jail didn't necessarily make her an
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She killed her husband—or at
least was accused of killing him. Would
that make her an unlikely bride? What if two husbands had died under mysterious
circumstances? Three? Ah, the mind
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I needed an unlikely heroine for our premise and I thought
of Crazy Cora from the movie <i>Quigley Down Under</i> and I had always adored
that character and her damaged heart and knew that I wanted to create a
character similar in some way--my heroine Crazy Katie Pearl immediately
appeared in my head, talking to herself and hoping she didn't have to shoot a
cowboy. I loved writing this character and the whole A COWBOY FOR KATIE story.<o:p></o:p></div>
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There was no light bulb moment
that inspired <i>Love Letter to the Editor</i>. I began with our premise of
unlikely couples, and intelligent, well-educated, outspoken, unmarried Molly
walked into my imagination. The man who took the job she wanted, Jack, followed
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I've had the idea for Spitfire
Sweetheart starring wild child Maizy MacGregor for a long time. I picture her,
reckless as can be, harming a man and having to care for him by way of
atonement. (In other words, she owes Rylan Carstens big time for the harm she's
done). Maizy's got a good heart and she's been raised like a boy, so it's not
really her fault. And when she meets a man who reminds her she's truly female
and he's shocked and upset by the way she conducts herself, in true Maizy
fashion, she causes a lot of trouble. So much trouble in fact that only True
Love can overcome it.</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZhZu12HCCSpQRQS7yZxuyz9RQPazYmkAK0dqKN3DoWrKeRJRFtLHT8KiUV_PCrHd81zQumn9GIT19jzbW5v8ZQuBzu8Vhyphenhyphen1OEwZD0xRTjSU4WEnaqjrtvAYaHR1UIbv8gpfnXAw/s1600/Margaret+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZhZu12HCCSpQRQS7yZxuyz9RQPazYmkAK0dqKN3DoWrKeRJRFtLHT8KiUV_PCrHd81zQumn9GIT19jzbW5v8ZQuBzu8Vhyphenhyphen1OEwZD0xRTjSU4WEnaqjrtvAYaHR1UIbv8gpfnXAw/s1600/Margaret+2.jpg" height="200" width="132" /></a>NEW YORK TIMES BEST-SELLING
AUTHOR MARGARET BROWNLEY has penned nearly forty historical and contemporary
novels. Her books have won numerous awards, including Readers' Choice and Award
of Excellence. She's a former<i> Romance
Writers of American</i> RITA<sup>®</sup> finalist and has written for a TV
soap. She is currently working on a new
series. Not bad for someone who flunked
eighth grade. Just don't ask her to
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Find Margaret:</div>
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Website: margaret-brownley.com</div>
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Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MargaretBrownleyAuthor">https://www.facebook.com/MargaretBrownleyAuthor</a></div>
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Thanks for visiting with me today, Margaret. I'm looking forward to reading this book written by some of my favorite authors. What fun it must have been to work together.</div>
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If you'd like to know more about this book and others by Margaret, visit her website. You'll be glad you did.</div>
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QUESTIONS: What is your favorite book by Margaret? </div>
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Martha W. Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02415972499923372153noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24624222.post-82345015134603068992014-06-16T22:17:00.002-05:002014-06-16T22:17:55.776-05:00New Release<div class="MsoBodyText">
<strong><span style="color: #663300; font-size: 24.0pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-language: #00FF;">Rebecca
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<strong><span style="color: #663300; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-language: #00FF;">Rebecca, it’s good to have you as
my guest this week. I’m sure readers are eager to hear more about you. <o:p></o:p></span></strong></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZT0-kWw-wBXGN1pNWap8vhf3cG1_wthijsHmayp9LJxBwFpmd0p7374bTcvTaHs_ngagt5Jwqv8UvFGFG4JlhYYWFyxJOlurLfVQ_AIMfwSpnJpBOcHpuPDSVnsp4jBsaG0uxSQ/s1600/Rebecca-DeMarino-682x1024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZT0-kWw-wBXGN1pNWap8vhf3cG1_wthijsHmayp9LJxBwFpmd0p7374bTcvTaHs_ngagt5Jwqv8UvFGFG4JlhYYWFyxJOlurLfVQ_AIMfwSpnJpBOcHpuPDSVnsp4jBsaG0uxSQ/s1600/Rebecca-DeMarino-682x1024.jpg" height="200" width="133" /></a><strong><span style="color: #663300; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-language: #00FF;">Tell us about your epiphany
moment when you decided you were going to seriously pursue writing and
eventually publication. <o:p></o:p></span></strong></div>
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<b><span style="color: #663300; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">When I took the
SAT as a junior in high school, I scored very high on the verbal section, which
I’m sure was a result of all those novels I loved to read! The counselor put me
in a creative writing class for my senior year. I think that was the first time
I thought I could be a writer, but it wasn’t until my ten-year reunion from
high school that I ever told anyone I wanted to write and be published. And
many, many years before I started writing.</span></b><b><span style="color: #663300; mso-bidi-language: #00FF;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #663300; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-language: #00FF;">Which of your books (published or upcoming) has been the
most fun for you to write and which character is your favorite? Why? <o:p></o:p></span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #663300; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-language: #00FF;">This is my first novel, and it was much fun to
write because it was about my ancestors. I loved all of my characters – the
really did have a place in my heart!!</span></strong><b><span style="color: #663300; mso-bidi-language: #00FF;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #663300; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-language: #00FF;">I can understand that. The series
I’m working on now is based on my great-grandparents and their family. The
research really turns up some interesting things. Which character in your new
release most interested you while you wrote? Why?</span></strong><strong><span style="color: #663300; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-language: #00FF;"> <o:p></o:p></span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #663300; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-language: #00FF;">I</span></strong><strong><span style="color: #663300; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-language: #00FF;"> found Barnabas very
intriguing because he took off on a life of his own – which is good! But Mary was truly the one I was interested
in. She is my ninth great-grandmother
and there was so little information about her. But I got to know her and
experience her a number of ways. I visited</span></strong><strong><span style="color: #663300; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-language: #00FF;"> <a href="http://www.plimoth.org/"><b><span style="color: #663300;">Plimoth Plantation</span></b></a></span></strong><strong><span style="color: #663300; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-language: #00FF;"> and
went on board the </span></strong><strong><span style="color: #663300; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-language: #00FF;"><a href="http://www.plimoth.org/what-see-do/mayflower-ii"><b><span style="color: #663300;">Mayflower II</span></b></a></span></strong><strong><span style="color: #663300; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-language: #00FF;">. I
took a one day 17<sup>th</sup> century cooking course at the </span></strong><strong><span style="color: #663300; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-language: #00FF;"><a href="http://www.aliceross.com/"><b><span style="color: #663300;">Alice Ross Studio</span></b></a></span></strong><strong><span style="color: #663300; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-language: #00FF;"> on
Long Island, and I walked the same roads and stood on the same beach as Mary
Horton and recreated in my mind her feelings and emotions.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #663300; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-language: #00FF;">I’ve been to some of those same places and they were
fascinating. So, how did you choose the setting for your book? <o:p></o:p></span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #663300; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-language: #00FF;">It chose me!</span></strong><strong><span style="color: #663300; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-language: #00FF;"> </span></strong><b><span style="color: #663300;">I grew up
listening to my mom’s stories about Barnabas Horton, my ninth great-grandfather
and how he came across the pond from England on a ship called <i>The Swallow</i>. When my brother became
interested in genealogy, we discovered there was a lighthouse named after
Barnabas, located on Long Island. I asked my mom if she’d like to go there, and
off we went. There was a lot of interesting information about Barnabas. He was
a baker and a widower with two young sons when he met my ninth
great-grandmother. But I could find very little about her, and I began to
wonder about what dreams and motivation she had, and courage she must have
possessed, when she married and then left her family behind for the wilds of
Long Island. A few years later, I began writing my first novel with a desire to
give Mary a voice.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #663300;">That’s wonderful. A letter
from my great-grandfather to my great-grandmother during the Civil War sparked
my interest in their story, so I used their hometown.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #663300; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-language: #00FF;">What is your strangest habit? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #663300; mso-bidi-language: #00FF;"> <b>I
cannot throw a book away or give it away
(unless it’s a duplicate) and lending is hard for me because I fear I won’t get
it back. I still own many of the books I owned in high school, and now have
well over a thousand books. Many are nonfiction, but I would guess most are
fiction. <o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #663300; mso-bidi-language: #00FF;">Oh,
my, a girl after my own heart. I still have college textbooks because I can’t
throw a way a book. A thousand must take up a lot of room. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #663300; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-language: #00FF;"> Tell us the range of
the kinds of books you enjoy reading. </span></strong><strong><span style="color: #663300; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-language: #00FF;">I
love reading all kinds of genres, though I’m partial to historic romance. I
love all of Jane Kirkpatrick’s and Nicholas Spark’s novels and own most, but
not all, and they are signed copies! <o:p></o:p></span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #663300; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-language: #00FF;">Wow! You are lucky to have signed copies of their books. Are
there certain foods or snacks keeps the words flowing for you? <o:p></o:p></span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #663300; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-language: #00FF;">Homemade gorp – it’s not messy so I can pop one or
two pieces in my mouth. My recipe:
Peanuts or almonds (unsalted), M&M’s, raisins or dried cranberries – or for
a really decadent treat, dried cherries! <o:p></o:p></span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #663300; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-language: #00FF;">Sounds good to me. I’ll have to try that. What do you most
enjoy doing in your free time? </span></strong><strong><span style="color: #663300; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-language: #00FF;">I
love to read, I love to visit with grandbabies – though the live kind of far – gardening,
baking, genealogy and traveling are my hobbies.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #663300; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-language: #00FF;">What is something most people would not know about you? </span></strong><strong><span style="color: #663300; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-language: #00FF;">I’m
an introvert – which is really not surprising for a writer I guess.</span></strong><b><span style="color: #663300;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #663300; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-language: #00FF;">Are there spiritual themes you like to write about? </span></strong><strong><span style="color: #663300; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-language: #00FF;"> That God is with us no matter how much we mess
up – all we have to do is ask. He’s there waiting.</span></strong><b><span style="color: #663300; mso-bidi-language: #00FF;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #663300; font-size: 12.0pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-language: #00FF; mso-fareast-font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode"; mso-fareast-language: #00FF; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;">What lesson is the Lord teaching you right now or
recently taught you? </span></strong><strong><span style="color: #663300; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-language: #00FF; mso-fareast-font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode"; mso-fareast-language: #00FF; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;">To meet God in the morning and seek him
throughout the day.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #663300; font-size: 12.0pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-language: #00FF; mso-fareast-font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode"; mso-fareast-language: #00FF; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;">Now that’s a good lesson to learn. Thank you Rebecca
for you great responses, but tell us, when will your next book be out?<o:p></o:p></span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #663300; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-language: #00FF;">Book #2 of The Southold
Chronicles is due out June, 2015! The
young Horton boys are all grown up! <o:p></o:p></span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #663300; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-language: #00FF;">Where can we find you on
the internet? I can be found on the
following social media sites:<o:p></o:p></span></strong></div>
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HEART</i> is inspirational historical romance author Rebecca DeMarino’s debut
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longs to marry for love. Left at the altar and disgraced in her small hamlet,
she is being pressured to marry the eligible son of the London milliner.
Puritan Barnabas Horton, the town baker, still grieves the loss of his beloved
wife, but he knows his two young sons need a mother. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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and Barnabas take a leap of faith and wed. But when Barnabas’s secret plans to
move his family to the New World to escape persecution come to light, Mary’s
world is upended. How could she possibly leave her Papa and her dear
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="color: #660000;">Rebecca DeMarino lives in the Pacific
N.W. and enjoys travel, hiking, baking, genealogy and gardening. Her debut
novel, <i>A Place in His Heart</i>, is a
historical romance inspired by her ninth great-grandparents, Barnabas and Mary
Horton, and is book one of <i>The Southold
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<span style="color: #663300; font-size: 12.0pt;">As the Maker’s servant,. He has called me to defend His
people, no matter the personal sacrifice. While I’ve been reluctant to accept a
leadership role in the crusade against the Rendow Clan, who aim to slaughter
the Faithful of the Woodlands Region, I now recognize my relevance. I’m
destined to lead the Faithful out of persecution. And as I reflect on my early
years when I was orphaned as a young one, I also now recognize the many ways in
which the Maker prepared me to lead His people.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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service of the Maker?</span></b><span style="color: #663300; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #663300; font-size: 12.0pt;">I am a warrior in the Mighty Army, leading the Faithful
to defeat Vatten Rendow. I am also the founder of Tuveil, a magical village in the
Woodlands Region.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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heroine meet? <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #663300; font-size: 12.0pt;">I met Laila Pennedy in Drysdon, a village in the
Woodlands Region, as we faced death by hanging.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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an interesting meeting. What was your first impression of her? <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #663300; font-size: 12.0pt;">Though forthcoming death loomed, her green eyes remained
resolute and her demeanor defiant. Yet her vulnerability wrenched my heart. In
all of my nineteen years, I had never gazed upon such beauty. While I had
planned escape all along, the task suddenly became about preserving her life
and not my own.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #663300; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Did you think right
away this was a woman you could love? <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #663300; font-size: 12.0pt;">Without a doubt. It’s difficult for me to explain, but
her combined demonstration of confidence and vulnerability both strengthened
and weakened me. Though we had not yet spoken to one another, I felt stronger
with her by my side. Until then, I’d longed to cross paths with a woman whom
the Maker graced with humility, for such a lady is destined to glorify Him.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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expectations for a loving relationship?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #663300; font-size: 12.0pt;">I have only one expectation—that she devotes her life to
the Maker. For then, she’ll value His blessings as much as me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #663300; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">What causes you the
most fear about this relationship? <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #663300; font-size: 12.0pt;">Because the Faithful endeavor to defeat the Rendow Clan,
to assure freedom to openly worship the Maker…I fear the chances of both of us
surviving are slim.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #663300; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">I can see how devoted
you are to your work. What makes it so important to you?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #663300; font-size: 12.0pt;">My devotion to the Maker and my unwavering faith in His
promise of victory make my endeavors very important. My one true match, Laila
and my family, whether by blood or commitment are also important in my life.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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heroine to see in you that she may not see now?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #663300; font-size: 12.0pt;">That, though I didn’t realize it until I locked gazes
with her at the gallows in Drysdon, I’d waited for her. She is the fulfillment
of a promise I never knew the Maker had made.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the future?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #663300; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">I have only one hope—freedom to worship the Maker with
those I love most. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #663300; font-size: 12.0pt;">Laila Pennedy awaits death by hanging. For the Rendow Clan rules
the Woodlands Region, aiming to slaughter the Faithful. And she deserves to
die. But Lars Landre, the man destined to lead the Faithful out of persecution,
has other plans hidden behind his rare and mysterious blue eyes. Rescue.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #663300; font-size: 12.0pt;">Following the daring escape, Laila seeks the path of a warrior
and vows revenge against the Rendow Clan. She embarks on a dangerous journey
with Lars, one in which they endeavor to reach the promised safety of a magical
village, to train for battle, and to ultimately assure freedom for those with
faith in the Maker.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Angie Brashear isn’t working or taking care of her family, she writes. Usually
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<span style="color: #783f04;">kids fall asleep. She’s a fan of speculative fiction and an
avid runner, both of which perplex her nonfiction-reading, football-loving
husband. Saved in her early twenties, Angie is grateful for the Lord’s presence
in all aspects of her life. She is originally from Rockland, Maine and
currently resides in Cameron, Texas with her husband and three children.</span><br />
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<strong><span style="color: #663300;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Author of
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Warrior’s Vow<span style="font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #663300; mso-bidi-language: #00FF;">Tell
us about your epiphany moment when you decided you were going to seriously
pursue writing and eventually publication</span></strong><strong><span style="color: #663300; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-language: #00FF;">. Oh, wow. I had dreamed of writing for a long time but never thought it was
possible. I started having babies right out of high school and never pursued
college. In my mind, a college education was a necessity to write. It wasn’t
until 2006 when I participated in Avon’s Fanlit writing contest. We were given
a prompt to write from the first week, and then over the next several weeks we
wrote based off the previous winning chapter. Avon eventually published the
story with the winning chapters, but it was then during that contest, where I
competed against hundreds of serious writers that I ‘knew’ I could do this.</span></strong><span style="color: #663300; mso-bidi-language: #00FF;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #663300; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-language: #00FF;">Which of your books (published or upcoming) has
been the most fun for you to write and which character is your favorite?</span></strong><strong><span style="color: #663300; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-language: #00FF;"> I have fun
writing, period. However, I’d have to say my yet-to-be-published historical
western romance <i>Love at Twenty Paces</i>.
Why? My heroine, Darby, is a hoot. She tries so hard to do what is right for
all the right reasons, but she always ends up in a pickle. In the beginning of
the story she stops a train in order to rescue orphan girls bound for the saloon,
but she ends up shooting an innocent man in the shoulder. Of course, she
doesn’t know he’s innocent and she didn’t ‘mean’ to shoot him, but she does
anyway.</span></strong><span style="color: #663300; mso-bidi-language: #00FF;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #663300; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-language: #00FF;">What is your most difficult writing obstacle, and
how do you overcome it?</span></strong><strong><span style="color: #663300; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-language: #00FF;"> I think my most difficult obstacle
is myself, or other people needing my time and my inability to say no. ;)</span></strong><span style="color: #663300; mso-bidi-language: #00FF;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #663300; mso-bidi-language: #00FF;">Which
character in your new release most interested you while you wrote?</span></strong><strong><span style="color: #663300; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-language: #00FF;"> Abigail Why?</span></strong><strong><span style="color: #663300; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-language: #00FF;"> She was completely unknown to me
when I began writing Jesse’s (the hero) story. I had an idea of who I wanted
his heroine to be but once I started writing Abigail peered between the folds
of the tent and captured my attention. Abigail has always been sheltered, not
out of love, but out of neglect. The first time she witnessed the sun set was
breathtaking, not only for Jesse to witness but for me to write.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></div>
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<b><span style="color: #663300; mso-bidi-language: #00FF;">What would a perfect day for you look like?</span></b><span style="color: #663300; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-language: #00FF;"> I just
came back from the beach, so I’d have to say walking the beach with my family
enjoying God’s creation. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #663300; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-language: #00FF;">Tell us the range of the kinds of books you enjoy
reading</span></strong><strong><span style="color: #663300; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-language: #00FF;">. Romance! ;) I also love a good suspense and
biographical sketches. <o:p></o:p></span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #663300; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-language: #00FF;">What do you most enjoy doing in your free time?</span></strong><strong><span style="color: #663300; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-language: #00FF;"> I’m really
learning to enjoy spending time with my Daddy (Father God). Instead of opening
the word because I feel I must, or praying because of a requested need, I’m
discovering the joys of seeking constant communion. <o:p></o:p></span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #663300; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-language: #00FF;">What is something most people would not know about
you?</span></strong><strong><span style="color: #663300; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-language: #00FF;"> I’m CDO (OCD). It’s not something that I’m proud of but it
is something that I can’t seem to help. As much as I love books it’s difficult
for me to decide how to place them on the shelf. Naturally, alphabetically
would be the answer, but then you have some books that are taller than others,
so I have to go with tallest to shortest. The odd balls, the ones that are
shorter and longer, really get me and about throw me into fits of
hyperventilation. </span></strong><span style="color: #663300;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #663300; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-language: #00FF;">Are there spiritual themes you like to write
about?</span></strong><strong><span style="color: #663300; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-language: #00FF;"> I think my favorite theme is forgiveness. I know,
kind of cliché, but forgiving others even when they don’t deserve it is so
important. Matthew 6:14-15 tells us that if we forgive those who sin against
us, we will be forgiven but if we withhold that forgiveness it will be withheld
from us as well. <br />
I also like to write about restoration.</span></strong><span style="color: #663300; mso-bidi-language: #00FF;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #663300; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-language: #00FF; mso-fareast-font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode"; mso-fareast-language: #00FF; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;">What lesson is the Lord teaching you right
now or recently taught you?</span></strong><strong><span style="color: #663300; font-size: 12.0pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-language: #00FF; mso-fareast-font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode"; mso-fareast-language: #00FF; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;"> Joy. No matter the circumstances, and trust
me we’ve been through a lot in the last few years (cancer, juvenile delinquent,
etc), the joy of the Lord is my strength. <o:p></o:p></span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #663300; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-language: #00FF;">When is your next book due out and can you tell us
about it? My next book won’t be out until the summer of 2015. I don’t have a
title yet, but I can tell you it is set in mid-600 BC on the Mediterranean. It’s
about a Greek merchant who rescues the daughter of a Philistine and a Hebrew
slave from the auction block.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #663300; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-language: #00FF;">Where can we find you on the internet? <a href="http://www.threefoldstrand.com/"><span style="color: #663300; font-weight: normal;">www.threefoldstrand.com</span></a>, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/AuthorChristinaRich"><span style="color: #663300; font-weight: normal;">www.facebook.com/AuthorChristinaRich</span></a> and
twitter.com/christinainspy<o:p></o:p></span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #663300; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-language: #00FF;">More about Christina: </span></strong><em><b><span style="color: #663300;">Born
and raised in Kansas, where she currently lives with her husband and children,
Christina loves to read stories with happily ever afters, research, take
photos, knit scarves, dig into her ancestry, fish, visit the ocean, write
stories with happily ever afters and talk about her family and Jesus.</span></b></em></div>
<em><b><span style="color: #663300;">Her
debut novel, The Guardian’s Promise, released from Love Inspired March 2014.
The Warrior’s Promise releases July 2014. The Warrior's Vow is being featured here.<o:p></o:p></span></b></em><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="color: #660000;">Swept away
from her home and into the desert, Abigail is as much a prisoner as she is a
princess. A ruthlessly ambitious captain of the palace guard intends to force
her into marriage and rule Judah through her. Yet the badly beaten soldier
Abigail rescues offers another choice—if she dares trust him.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="color: #660000;">She is
royalty, yet Jesse is surprised by the gentle compassion Abigail shows him as
he heals. In return, he will help her escape to Jerusalem, protecting her life
with his own. But Abigail’s rank and Jesse’s deadly past makes any future
impossible, unless forgiveness forged by love can triumph over all.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Martha W. Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02415972499923372153noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24624222.post-38865144092954879682014-05-22T04:00:00.000-05:002014-05-22T11:55:34.877-05:00<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-indent: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "Circus Thin"; font-size: 24.0pt;">Murder by the Book</span><span style="font-size: 24.0pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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fellow. I suppose I look tolerably well
in evening wear and can be presented in public without embarrassment. I have
money enough to do as I like, but not so much that it gets me in trouble. I
suppose I’m a trifle old-fashioned for 1932, but I do believe in the concept of
right and wrong. For all that, though, I tend to be a rather affable chap, more
likely to defend myself with a witty remark than my fists. I am in good
training nevertheless, so I can use my fists if necessary.</div>
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Mostly I do as I please. I am the titular head of Farlingford
Processing, an oil and gas exploration and refining company, but I know shockingly
little about the business itself. I generally take my late father’s advice and
make sure to hire the very best people to run the company for me. So far,
despite some peripheral incidents, that has worked like a charm. I’m far too
young to work for sport.</div>
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interesting thing about you?</b></div>
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I like solving puzzles. I’d rather they
were between the pages of a well-written book, but I’ve</div>
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unraveled a few real-life mysteries, too. I
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do. And I have a new Rolls Royce. </div>
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<b>What do you put off
because you dread doing it or don’t want to do it?<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Going over the estate accounts. Fortunately my best friend, Nick Dennison, is
in training to manage Farthering Place when old Mr. Padgett retires, so the
prospect isn’t really that grim.</div>
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<b>What is your most
important goal in life or what do you hope to accomplish?<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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I hope to use my wealth and position and my
sleuthing abilities to help people in difficult situations and to in general do
whatever I can to be what God intended me to be. And, it goes without saying, I
hope to be a fine husband to that adorable angel, Madeline Parker.</div>
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<b>What causes you the
most fear? <o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Failing someone I love.</div>
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<b>What things are most
important to you?<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Figuring out what God wants me to do, helping
people in trouble, being a man of honor and a credit to the Farthering name.</div>
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<b>What do you want others
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Honor, intelligence and dependability but not without a sense
of fun and stylish wit.</div>
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<b>What do you enjoy doing
in your spare time?<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Oh, I love a cracking good mystery
novel. Mrs. Christie and that Sayers
woman have written some real corkers, and I absolutely adore Allingham. And, of
course, I love to spend time with Madeline. If only she played golf . . . </div>
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<b>What gives you the most
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Doing what I’m meant to be doing. I mean, if I can help people in trouble with
my little sleuthing efforts, I suppose that makes me feel I’m good for more
than just filling out a dinner jacket. Some would consider sleuthing a rather
odd calling, but we can’t all be behind the pulpit, can we?</div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>W</b>ith his family’s company and good name
safe again, Drew Farthering wants nothing more than to end the summer of 1932
with the announcement of his engagement to Madeline Parker. Instead, he finds
himself involved in another mysterious case. The family solicitor lies dead in
a Winchester hotel room, skewered through the heart by an antique hat pin with
a cryptic message attached: <i>Advice to Jack</i>.<br />
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Evidence of secret meetings and a young girl's tearful confession point to the
man's double life, but what does the solicitor’s murder have to do with the
murder of a physician on the local golf course? Nothing, it would seem. Nothing
except for another puzzling note and another antique hat pin affixing it to the
doctor's chest.<br />
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Soon the police make an arrest in connection with the murders, but Drew isn't
at all sure they have the right man. And why does his investigation seem to be
drawing him closer and closer to home<b>?</b></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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DEERING has always been an avid reader and a lover of storytelling, whether on
the page, the screen or the stage. This, along with her keen interest in
history and her Christian faith, shows in her tales of love, forgiveness and
triumph over adversity. A fifth-generation Texan, she makes her home north of
Dallas with three spoiled cats and, when not writing, spends her free time
quilting, cross stitching and watching NHL hockey. Her new series of Drew
Farthering mysteries set in 1930s England debuted with<i> Rules of Murder </i>(Bethany
House, 2013) and is followed by<i> Death by the Book </i>and<i> Murder at the
Mikado </i>(Bethany House, 2014). Also, as DeAnna Julie Dodson, she has written
a trilogy of medieval romances (<i>In Honor Bound, By Love Redeemed </i>and<i>
To Grace Surrendered</i>) and four contemporary mysteries for the Annie's Attic
series. She is represented by Wendy Lawton of the Books & Such Literary
Agency (www.booksandsuch.biz). </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Find out more about Julianna at: </span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 18.399999618530273px;"><b><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="_GoBack"></a><o:p></o:p>www.deannajuliedodson.com https://twitter.com/deannajuldodson https://www.facebook.com/AuthorJuliannaDeering</b></span></span></div>
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per post plus one extra for being a follower of the blog. Winner will be
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Martha W. Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02415972499923372153noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24624222.post-87984954096815244152014-05-19T02:00:00.000-05:002014-05-19T08:37:17.207-05:00Hog Insane<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt; mso-hyphenate: none; text-indent: 0in;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9455mhtvVip6hxiswYPTvatbfbZnhhFxlSXN2r6lVKkJhi7qhWh6_NK8B6cQc7PbUOhWTBzaIQHfDucn8E8bhK_Qv2WMLaVSWtiPznpKCln5hwxzS_EPnKoRFoAjC6zJY4NzctA/s1600/carole180.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9455mhtvVip6hxiswYPTvatbfbZnhhFxlSXN2r6lVKkJhi7qhWh6_NK8B6cQc7PbUOhWTBzaIQHfDucn8E8bhK_Qv2WMLaVSWtiPznpKCln5hwxzS_EPnKoRFoAjC6zJY4NzctA/s1600/carole180.jpg" /></a><span style="color: #663300; font-family: Civilian; font-size: 22.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;">Interview with Carole Brown</span><span style="color: #663300; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;">.</span><span style="color: #663300; font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #663300; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;">Tell us about your epiphany moment when you decided you
were going to seriously pursue writing and eventually publication. <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #663300; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;">Re-entering college to learn about computers, after my
sons were grown, was a wake-up call for me. I knew then, that if I was going to
pursue publication seriously, I needed to buckle down and re-learn. I worked
hard for several years: writing, gaining critique partners, an agent, learning
all the new “rules”, attending conferences and workshops, re-writing, editing,
and finally, signing a contract for my first book. Within a short time I had
another book releasing, and I realized I’m a real author. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #663300; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;">Which character in your new release most interested you
while you wrote? Why? <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #663300; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;">Hog Insane: </span></b><span style="color: #663300; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;">I would have to go with Denton Davies. He’s
grouchy, opinionated, protective of his wife and adores her. Since this story
deals with marital relations, and I love showing how much trouble people can
land in, letting Denton learn that a wife’s love and respect is precious when
not taken seriously, is a hard lesson to go through. Only when he thinks he may
have lost it, does he wake up and determine to re-gain both. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #663300; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;">How do you choose the settings for your stories?</span></b><span style="color: #663300; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;">I know my basic
plots and go from there. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: #663300; font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #663300; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;">In <b>The
Redemption of Caralynne Hayman</b>, it was a little harder. I needed a place
that could be secluded, mountainous, with streams, lots of woods, where a cult
could thrive and perhaps go undetected for awhile. I thought about a couple
different states/areas, but nothing seemed to “jell” until I went with West
Virginia, and it clicked. Turned out, WV was the perfect state to set the story
into.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: #663300; font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #663300; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;">With my upcoming
release of the WWII spy series (<b>With Music in Their Hearts</b>), my plot
includes a civilian spy. Since I spent some early years in Cincinnati, Ohio, I
thought it would be interesting to bring a spy into that area. Plant a
fictitious munitions plant across the river from the city, and it worked well. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: #663300; font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #663300; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;">With my “Insanity”
series, it’s easy. I can place Denton and Alex anywhere to fit the plot. In the
first book, <b>Hog Insane</b>, my family loves Tennessee, so using the Smoky
Mountain area was perfect. In <b>Bat Crazy</b>, a fictitious cave will figure
heavily into the scene, and there are a lot of states boasting of their own
caves. </span><span style="color: #663300; font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span><span style="color: #663300; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #663300; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;">What would a perfect day for you look like?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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high 60s/low 70s, sunny weather. Balmy breezes would waft the flowers scents
toward my window. Hummingbirds would flutter around the feeders. (setting)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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(later a smoothie or yogurt) toast.</span></div>
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session with no blocks or interruptions.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: #663300; font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #663300; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;">Very light lunch <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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with no blocks/interruptions. Progress!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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special dinner out w/hubby (and/or family). <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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or so quiet time w/hubby<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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to God for such a marvelous day. Lol<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #663300; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;">Are there certain foods or snacks keeps the words
flowing for you? </span></b><span style="color: #663300; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;">Popcorn and ice cream are my favorites (failings!). I
forego other snacks just so I can enjoy these two.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #663300; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;">What do you most enjoy doing in your free time?</span></b><span style="color: #663300; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;">Family time is
super important to me. I love being with them and making memories with them.
Whether traveling, boating, hiking, or family meals, I appreciate the
opportunity to do it with family.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #663300; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;">Are there spiritual themes you like to write about?</span></b><span style="color: #663300; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;">I really enjoy
bringing into my stories real life issues. In The Redemption of Caralynne
Hayman, abuse, revenge and redemption and forgiveness played a heavy part, but
in Hog Insane, marital relations was a minor thread that wove its way
throughout the book. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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lesson is the Lord teaching you right now or recently taught you? </span></b><span style="color: #663300; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;">To trust him. I’m a person who likes
things done yesterday sometimes so learning to leave my writing life in his
hands has been a big learning problem with me. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #663300; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;">“Lord,
you know I’d love to have a book published before I die.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #663300; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;">“Lord,
now you know what this would mean for my book to . . .” (fill in the blank!)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #663300; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;">“Lord,
are you sure?” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #663300; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;">Lol.
Of course, he’s sure. I’m the one who needs to learn to trust, and I’m working
on it. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="color: #660000;">A dead body, a missing
motorcycle, a strange key, and dope are at the bottom of the trouble Denton and
Alex Davies, and Taffy, their Jack Russell Terrier, run into when they head for
their first stop in the Smoky Mountains immediately after early retirement. </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Find this book at:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Amazon print: <u><span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://bit.ly/1fd3cCQ"><span style="color: blue;">http://bit.ly/1fd3cCQ</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Amazon kindle: <u><span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://amzn.to/1eDC39t"><span style="color: blue;">http://amzn.to/1eDC39t</span></a></span></u><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.booksamillion.com/p/Hog-Insane/Carole-Brown/9780989754910?id=5840004352662" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Books </span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt;">a
Million: </span><a href="http://bit.ly/1fd3cCQ" style="font-size: 12pt;"><u><span style="color: blue;">http://bit.ly/1fd3cCQ</span></u></a></div>
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Barnes & Noble </span><u><span style="color: blue; font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="http://bit.ly/1dvNA6z"><span style="color: blue;">http://bit.ly/1dvNA6z</span></a></span></u><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div>
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<b style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: #663300;">When is your next book due out and can
you tell us about it?</span></b><span style="color: #663300; text-indent: 0in;">I have two books
due out later this year. One is the second book after Hog Insane, entitled: <b>Bat
Crazy</b>. Vampire bats biting humans? What’s the secret in the cave worth
killing for?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #663300;">The other is the first book in a trilogy, a
WWII romantic suspense spy book entitled: <b>With Music in Their Hearts</b>.
This series deals with: Three spies and three sisters. And their stories.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="SV" style="color: #663300; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: SV;">Personal blog: </span><u><span style="color: #663300; font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="http://sunnebnkwrtr.blogspot.com/"><span lang="SV" style="color: #663300; mso-ansi-language: SV;">http://sunnebnkwrtr.blogspot.com/</span></a></span></u><span lang="SV" style="color: #663300; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: SV;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Laura Jackson has written a story all girls should read. Life isn't perfect and when we try to make it perfect, life can begin to come apart and create questions as to whether or not God truly cares about His children.<br />
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picture-perfect life with a close-knit family and the perfect boyfriend. But
her world is suddenly knocked off center when her drool-worthy boyfriend
cheats, and her always-has-it-together mother is diagnosed with cancer. Ellie
doesn't get it. She always does the right thing - doesn't God owe her a happy
life? Through her heartache, Ellie learns that sometimes what seems like the end
is really just the beginning and that what God has for us is always worth the
wait.</span><br />
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Ellie, tell us how you might
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<i>I’m friendly and eager to please others</i>. <i>I want to be the perfect daughter and girl-friend, and I want to please
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<i>Josh has always been around. He’s my best friend’s twin and good
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<i>He was the annoying brother always around when my best friend and I
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<i>I didn’t really worry about how he saw me until my world fell apart and
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<i>Not hardly. I started planning my wedding to Dylan when I was in
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<i>I freak out—suffer from panic attacks. With the help of my youth
pastor’s wife, I’m learning to turn to Jesus instead of myself. <o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>Josh sees more in me than I see in myself. It’s crazy how he believed in me when I
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<i>After my life changed at the orphanage in Mexico, I want to raise money
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That’s a very
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<i>I wish I could relax a little—let things happen instead of always planning
out every detail and being disappointed when things don’t go the way I want.
But, I’m getting better. <o:p></o:p></i></div>
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Thank you, Ellie, for
sharing your thoughts and feelings with us. I hope many young girls read your
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Jackson loves books---reading and writing them. A life-long reader, Laura
studied English in college and taught 7th grade language arts before earning
her Master's degree and becoming a school librarian. Now, she spends
her days sharing great books with kids and her evenings
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Little Beth shows the readers how to identify the backyard birds by their
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Beth’s Birds</span></i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> is the first of
a series of nonfiction nature books for preschool through second grade. It’s my
first picture book. It’s funny to say that because I have six published books
and this book is the first one I ever wrote. You heard me correctly. I wrote
this Little Beth Series when my youngest daughter, Beth, was four years old. It
went to contract the week of her thirty-fourth birthday. <o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="color: #783f04;"><b>Beth
is the youngest of seven children who were all still at home when she was four.
It’s an understatement to say I was busy. I loved writing, and Beth and I
shared a love of our backyard. When everyone else was in school, she and I
spent our time in the garden. The books came about from that experience. A
friend in Australia originally illustrated it using photographs of Beth doing
these things with the birds. But that was as far as I went. I had no idea how
to go about publishing a book, and no time to research it. The internet was in
infancy thirty years ago, and I was involved in life. The manuscript and the
illustrations went into a file and lived there for thirty years. I never forgot
them.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="color: #783f04;"><b>When
all the children left home, we retired and moved to the mountains. With a
wonderful loft writing studio, more knowledge of the internet, and more time I
began to discover the world of writing and publishing. Conferences, networking, writing groups, writing
classes all now had my full attention. After having five books published, I decided
it was time to return to the picture book world I love. I found Peak City Publishing
Company at a book festival, and when I saw her line, I knew <i>Beth’s Birds</i> and the other Little Beth
Books would be a good fit for her line of picture books. She agreed. So, here
is my new-born-thirty-year-old manuscript come to life! We used a different
illustrator because the series needs to have a commonality with its
illustrations. The illustrator did use a few of my original favorites as his
model, however. </b></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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excited about sharing my love of wildlife with very young children once again.
I hope to visit preschools and kindergartens as well as nature centers, and
meet the youngest readers.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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in the mountains of western North Carolina with her husband and golden
retriever. She enjoys the outdoors, quilting, sewing, reading and writing. She
travels extensively with her books to schools, museums, Civil War reenactments,
book festivals and conferences. She enjoys giving presentations.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="color: #783f04;"><b>If you would like a copy of this book for a young child in your family, Deanna is offering one in a drawing to one who leaves a comment and answers the question on this blog. Sorry, but it's only for North America mailings.</b></span></span></div>
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where prohibited by law; open only to U.S. residents; the odds of winning
depend upon the number of participants. No purchase is necessary and one entry
per post plus one extra for being a follower of the blog. Winner will be
selected next week-end and posted here on Monday, May 5. You must be 18 or
older to enter. Remember to leave your email address for contacting you in case
of win.</b></span><b style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Martha W. Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02415972499923372153noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24624222.post-10449401260731378892014-04-22T01:00:00.000-05:002014-04-22T01:00:03.533-05:00Interview with Karen<div class="MsoNormal">
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would you describe yourself to others?</span></b><span style="color: #663300; font-size: 12.0pt;"> Determined. A go getter.
If I see something I want or needs to be done I do it. It may take me a bit to
come around to a new way of thinking, but once I do I’m all in. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></b><b style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="color: #663300; font-size: 12.0pt;">How do you want others to see you?</span></b><span style="color: #663300; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"> Strong and capable. Invulnerable. At
least that’s the image I work to maintain. It’s the safe way to play it with
most people. But there is more to me than that. My best friend Megan knows that
part of me. She’s seen all my pitfalls and still loves me. That’s what
friendship is all about. And of course, now that we’ve worked through so much,
(smile) my husband, Barry, seems to love me in spite of my faults as well.</span></div>
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is the most interesting thing about you? </span></b><span style="color: #663300; font-size: 12.0pt;">I managed a 5 star restaurant in New York City. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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you? </span></b><span style="color: #663300; font-size: 12.0pt;">Faith and family.<b> <o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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type of man did you want to marry when you were younger? Did you find what you
were looking for? </span></b><span style="color: #663300; font-size: 12.0pt;">I
wanted to marry someone who would always listen to me and accept me. Unlike my
dad did growing up. And yes, I found him. When I first met him, he was my
knight in shining armor. And now that we’ve been through the rough patch you can
read about in Where Hope Starts, our relationship is even better. It’s deeper
and more solid. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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do you face disappointments in your life? </span></b><span style="color: #663300; font-size: 12.0pt;">My first response is anger. Then I retreat from whatever
is causing that hurt. After a while, I do tend to come around. Ultimately, I
want to handle things the way God would have me to. I don’t always nail it,
though.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b><span style="color: #663300; font-size: 12.0pt;">What type of things do you like to do
for fun or entertainment? </span></b><span style="color: #663300; font-size: 12.0pt;">Horseback
riding, for sure. I grew up with that. I also like to sit out in a field at
night<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="_GoBack"></a> and watch the stars. It’s restful and after a busy
day at the B & B, I need some quiet. When I’m hanging out with my friends I
really enjoy going to the movies. <b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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you have any hobbies or special skills</span></b><span style="color: #663300; font-size: 12.0pt;">? I like to take pictures, but I’m not professional or anything.
I am a great hostess, though. Stop by the Applewood Hill Bed and Breakfast and
you’ll see. I try and make people feel at home when they’re away from home.
I’ve made some great friends that way. </span></div>
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is your main goal in life? What do you hope to accomplish? </span></b><span style="color: #663300; font-size: 12.0pt;">I want to run the best B&B around,
have kids and enjoy my marriage. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be? </span></b><span style="color: #663300; font-size: 12.0pt;">(laugh) That’s easy. Be more even
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where prohibited by law; open only to U.S. residents; the odds of winning
depend upon the number of participants. No purchase is necessary and one entry
per post plus one extra for being a follower of the blog. Winner will be
selected next week-end and posted here on Monday, April 28. You must be 18 or
older to enter. Remember to leave your email address for contacting you in case
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<span style="color: #783f04;">Karen Marino has a dream job in the Big Apple and a husband,
but in one fell swoop she loses her job and her marriage crumbles.
Disappointed, and in a need to get away, she returns to her hometown where she
finds more questions and problems then answers and solutions. Barry, her
husband left behind in New York, is devastated to lose Karen, but has no clue
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<span style="color: #783f04;">With heartfelt emotion, Angela Meyer gives us a couple
desperately seeking answers but finding more questions and doubts until a
friend and a brother show them the way home. That journey is one of learning to
forgive and admitting ones faults. The story will tug at your heart and keep
you turning the pages to journey with Karen and Barry to renewed love.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Karen Marino's life is a nightmare. The New York City restaurant manager is a professional success, but her marriage is in shambles. When her husband, Barry shows up drunk at her restaurant, she loses both. She flees The Big Apple and returns to her Midwestern home to sort through her options. But instead of answers, she finds an old boyfriend ready to rekindle romance, a family full of secrets and an angry brother bent on revenge. Still in New York, Barry fights his own demons. He knows he has made a mess of his life, but is powerless to stop his rage and addictions. A fist-fight lands him in jail and forces him to face the possibility of a future behind bars. Karen knows holding onto her bitterness won't repair her marriage. But how do you forgive someone when you don't feel like it? As she searches for the answer, she uncovers the family secret that threatens to tear them all apart. Can she find her way back to the place Where Hope Starts?</span></span></div>
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debut novel, Where Hope Starts, is a finalist in the Grace Awards. She loves
God, her family, the ocean, good stories, connecting with friends, taking
pictures, quiet evenings and a good laugh. Someday she wants to ride in a hot
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<b><span style="color: #663300;">AN INTERVIEW WITH ALICE HAWTHORNE<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #663300;">We're speaking to Alice Hawthorne today, on
the eve of her wedding to Elijah Thornton, pastor of the soon-to-be built
church of Brave Rock, Oklahoma, one of dozens of new communities that were
birthed on April 22, 1889, the day that a large section of the Oklahoma
Territory was opened for settlement.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #663300;">--Miss Hawthorne, how would you describe the experience
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Oklahoma Territory?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #663300;"> Alice Hawthorne:
Exciting! And terrifying too, of course. How could it not be, with all of us
waiting for days—some for weeks—in settlements along the border of the land to
be settled, just waiting for noon on April 22, and the rifle shot that would
signal a free-for-all scramble for choice plots of land. It was unprecedented—
a hundred and sixty-four acres of land for free, and all one had to do to claim
it was be the first to plant a stake in the land—and then, hold it against all
comers. You cannot imagine the pandemonium that ensued when the rifle shot came
at noon, with people taking off in wagons, on horseback, on bicycles, and even
on foot to be the first to claim the land. <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #663300;">--Was it dangerous?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #663300;"> Alice: Of
course! There were many incidents of wagons collapsing or overturning, of
horses falling, and of course, always the possibility that the unscrupulous
among us would use any means, fair or foul, to steal the land plots they
wanted.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #663300;">--There were unscrupulous people among the would-be
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<b><span style="color: #663300;">Alice: Oh yes, of course. Any time you have that many
varied kinds of people together, you will have some bad people, I suppose, but
one doesn't expect those who are assigned to protect us to be among them. But I
must say no more about this, because the matter is still being settled. <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #663300;">--Did you have a particular location of land to settle on
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<b><span style="color: #663300;"> Alice: Yes.
Before the day of the Land Rush, several of us had become close in Boomer Town,
which was the name for our temporary section along the border while we waited.
Led by my soon-to-be husband, Elijah Thornton, we had started a temporary tent
church which will, Lord willing, soon become a permanent church in Brave Rock.
We were advised of a particularly choice piece of land along the Cimarron River
by one of our members, a Danish man named Lars Brinkerhoff, who had lived among
the Cheyenne Indians, and so we made for that point. I am happy to say we were
able to reach Brave Rock, as we are calling the settlement because of the
boulder that juts out above the river, first and stake our claim<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #663300;">--And tomorrow you are to become the bride of Reverend
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<b><span style="color: #663300;"> Alice
(blushing): Yes, tomorrow. Of course, it will only be simple ceremony in the
middle of the meadow, since we have not had time to build the church
yet—housing for the settlers must come first, naturally, but I trust it will be
a lovely ceremony all the same.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #663300;">--You look very happy and in love, Miss Hawthorne. Can
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<b><span style="color: #663300;"> Alice:I came to
Elijah's tent church in Boomer Town, before the Land Rush.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #663300;">--And it was love at first sight?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #663300;"> Alice Hawthorne
(blushing again): I don't know what Elijah would say, but it certainly was for
me, although meeting the man I would one day marry was the last thing on my
mind that day. I just wanted to come and worship the Lord, and lay out all my
troubles in front of Him. But Elijah was determined to meet me, and so we met.
He is a determined man, and once he decides upon something, he goes after it…<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #663300;">--Why was looking for a husband the last thing on your
mind, Miss Hawthorne, if you don't mind my asking? With a handsome bachelor
preacher present, surely that would be the first thing on many young women's
minds.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #663300;"> Alice
Hawthorne: Yes, but my independence has always been important to me, and I had
decided never to marry. At the time I was fleeing from a…shall we say
"unhappy relationship?" <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #663300;">--Would you care to elaborate, Miss Hawthorne? <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #663300;"> Alice:
(sighing) I suppose it is safe at this point, though I will not give the
gentleman's name. Back East I had been courted by a rich and powerful, and
unfortunately, unscrupulous and possessive man. In coming to the Oklahoma
Territory I had hoped to leave this man and his influence behind forever, and
have my own land which I would farm and provide a home for my aged mother. I
will not go into details, but let me just say that the man I refer to is no
longer a threat to my happiness.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #663300;">--Excellent. Back to happier subject, how did your
romance with the Reverend Elijah Thornton develop? <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #663300;"> Alice (smiling
again): I had been a nurse back East, and I assumed my nursing days were over,
now that I was about to become a homesteader. But Elijah felt there were many
unmet medical needs in Boomer Town, and persuaded me to accompany him on rounds
around the tent city to visit those who were ill and injured. While he prayed
for them and strove to meet their spiritual needs, I ministered to their
medical needs. One of the first people we were able to help is our present
deacon, Keith Gilbert. He was gravely injured due to an ax wound to the leg,
and would have bled to death from it without our medical intervention and of
course, the help of the Lord to heal him.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #663300;">--And will you put your medical training to use in the
new community of Brave Rock, Miss Hawthorne?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #663300;"> Alice; Yes,
we plan to build a clinic next to our house, near the Brave Rock church, where
the settlers can come for treatment of illnesses and injuries—with the Lord's
help, of course. I'm not sure why I ever wanted to leave my profession behind.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #663300;">--You speak of God often, Miss Hawthorne.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #663300;"> Alice
(smiling): Of course. How could I not? He has blessed me so much, bringing me
safely to Oklahoma, with providing me with a new home and tomorrow, a husband. <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #663300;">--I promised we would keep the interview brief because of
your wedding tomorrow—a bride must get her beauty sleep, after all. Andd so we
will thank you for speaking to us and giving us a glimpse into the exciting
life of a new settler in the Oklahoma Territory. Is there anything further you
would like to tell our readers?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #663300;">Alice: Yes, I would like to say that Elijah's and my
story, chronicled in THE PREACHER'S BRIDE CHOICE, is but the beginning of the
story. In May, author Karen Kirst will continue the saga in THE HORSEMAN'S
FRONTIER FAMILY, and in June, author Allie Pleiter will conclude the trilogy
with THE LAWMAN'S OKLAHOMA SWEETHEART. All the books are published by Love
Inspired Historicals. I hope you will read and enjoy all three of these
exciting books about the settling of Oklahoma.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #663300;">Note from Martha: I just finished reading this novel and loved it. I'm really looking forward to reading the next two in the series. You'll really enjoy how the town rallies around Alice and keeps her from making a horrible mistake stemming from her past the night before the land rush begins. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #663300;">Would you have been as brave as Alice and set out to participate in the land rush alone?</span></b></div>
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Monday, April 21. You must be 18 or older to enter. Remember to leave your
email address for contacting you in case of win.</span></b><b><span style="color: #663300;"> </span></b></div>
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<br /> Alice Hawthorne sat down quietly on an empty bench in the back of the tent
church. She'd waited until the little congregation was absorbed in singing
"Shall We Gather at the River?" so she could steal in unnoticed.
There was a family of six on the long bench ahead of her, but none of them paid
any attention to her arrival-except for the shortest of the four stair-step
boys. He looked over his shoulder at her, his face full of freckles, a cowlick
at the back of his shaggy thatch of hair. When he noticed Alice was watching,
he gave her a cheerful, gap-toothed grin. Despite the anxiety constricting her
heart like a coiled snake, it was such a comical sight that she couldn't help
but smile back.<br /> "You turn around this instant, Otis Beauregard LeMaster," his mother
hissed at him, without looking to see what or who had distracted her youngest.
The boy obediently did so, and Alice was once again alone.<br /> That suited Alice just fine. She hoped to continue to be overlooked among the
inhabitants of the tent city as much as possible until the day of the Land
Rush, after she had claimed her own 160-acre homestead. Her own and her
mother's, she reminded herself.<br /> It was the first of April. Just twenty-one days until the Unassigned Lands-the
lands not claimed by one of the many Indian tribes that now called the Oklahoma
Territory home-were opened for settlement by the Indian Appropriations Act
signed by President Cleveland. His successor, Benjamin Harrison, had designated
noon on April 22 as the moment the settlers could rush in, plant their stakes
at the claims of their choice and become real homesteaders.<br /> She'd be safe then, wouldn't she?<br /><i> He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust…</i> She
remembered the verse from childhood, and it comforted her now when she felt
like a terrified little bird fleeing from a hunter. Her fear was the reason she
had come to the chapel service, to be reminded of God's love and protection.<br /> As the hymn ended, so did her comfortable solitude. With a rustle of skirts, two
women plopped themselves down to her left. Alice kept her gaze aimed at the
front and hoped they would leave her alone. She had not been an unsociable
person before she'd fled New York, but now, she feared each introduction.<br /> The woman next to her didn't take the hint. "Hey, you're new here, ain't
ya?" she asked, smiling in a friendly fashion, which revealed incisors
that would have done a jackrabbit proud. "Don't believe we've met before.
I'm Carrie Ferguson, and this here's my sister, Cordelia."<br />If she hadn't said they were sisters, Alice would have guessed it, for the two
women at her left were so similar-looking with their sun-weathered long faces,
noses so sharp they could slice cheese, the same teeth.<br /> "N-nice to meet you," Alice managed to say. "I'm-" She
thought about using an assumed name, but how could she lie-especially in a
church, even one of canvas? "I'm Alice Hawthorne." Hopefully the two
women would forget the name-easy to do in a temporary city populated by
hundreds of people, with more coming every day.<br /> "Been in Boomer Town long?" Cordelia asked.<br /> If only the service would start, Alice fretted. She didn't want to answer a
bunch of questions. But now that the hymn had concluded, the tall man who may
be the preacher was talking to a middle-aged couple up front, and he seemed to
be in no hurry.<br /> Alice managed a small smile. "Just since yesterday."<br /> "Where ya from? We hail from St. Louis."<br /> "B-back East," Alice said and prayed they would let it go at that.
She wasn't looking to make friends. Each person she gave her name to was one
more person who could help Maxwell Peterson find her. And if he did, it would
mean the end of her dreams.</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">Laurie Kingery is a central Ohio author and veteran E.R. RN who
has written twenty-six historical
romances, first as Laurie Grant and now writing Christian historicals under her
own name for Love Inspired Historicals. She won the National Reader's Choice for
short historicals in 1994 and was a finalist in the 2010 Carol Awards in short
historicals by the American Christian Fiction Writers for <b>THE OUTLAW'S LADY</b>. Her website is <a href="http://www.lauriekingery.com/">http://www.lauriekingery.com</a>. Her latest
release is the first book in the "Bridegroom Brothers" continuity
series for Love Inspired Historicals, <b>THE
PREACHER'S BRIDE CHOICE. </b>The next
installment in the "Brides of Simpson Creek" series from Love
Inspired Historicals is <b>A HERO IN THE
MAKING, </b>out in July 2014.</span></div>
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Martha W. Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02415972499923372153noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24624222.post-11936288884445581932014-04-08T00:11:00.003-05:002014-04-11T09:01:16.842-05:00Meet Annie Rollins<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none; text-indent: 0in;">
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</span><!--[endif]-->How would you describe yourself to others? Despite my mother’s attempts to the
contrary, I’m a modern woman. After all, with the turn of the century, so many
opportunities are open to women.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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</span><!--[endif]-->How did you and the hero meet? He took the job I created for myself. Because I’m a woman, Mother felt
I couldn’t do the job properly and hired Dakota as a trail guide.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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</span><!--[endif]-->What was your first impression of him? I was pretty angry at first, but I soon
realized the handsome guide had no idea he was stepping on my toes. I fully
expected him to back down once he found out, but then he sided with Mother.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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</span><!--[endif]-->How do you want him to see you? As a fully capable, modern woman. Instead, he saw me as one of the
Harvey waitresses. It’s very frustrating.</b></span></div>
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</span><!--[endif]-->Were you planning on romance entering your life? I had planned on romance at some point in
my life, but Dakota had a way of worming his way into my life and my heart.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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</span><!--[endif]-->What things are of most importance to you in a
relationship with someone you love? Honesty,
full trust and respectability. I wanted a man who treated me as an equal rather
than a helpless female.</b></span></div>
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</span><!--[endif]-->What are your hopes for your relationship with the
hero? That he would see me as capable as
he at many tasks.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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</span><!--[endif]-->How do face disappointments in your life? I tend to stomp my feet and argue until I
see reasoning.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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</span><!--[endif]-->What do you want the hero to see in you that he may not
see now? That I strive to let God hold
the reins in my life. After all, God sees the big picture where I often can’t.</b></span></div>
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</span><!--[endif]-->What is your main goal in life? What do you hope to
accomplish? I want to be a modern
business woman. Times are changing. I can see my future rising on the horizon
of a new age.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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</span><!--[endif]-->If you could change one thing about yourself, what
would it be? My stubbornness. But God
and I are working on it. Sometimes, I feel God throws his arms up at my antics.
Thankfully, He loves me anyway.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #783f04;">ANNIE ROLLINS LONGS FOR ADVENTURE </span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>But her strict mother keeps her close to home, working as a Harvey Girl waitress. Until Dallas Baker shows up in town and takes the job Annie really wants—leading tours through the Grand Canyon. Annie's frustrated, but finds it impossible to ignore the handsome outdoorsman. </b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>With her split skirts and modern hairdo, Annie challenges Dallas's old-fashioned notions of what makes a lady. To his surprise, he finds her delightful, until he learns she has no interest in settling down. Dallas is ready to win her heart, but is Annie willing to fall in love? </b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><b><u>Question</u>: The 1940's and WWII brought about great changes for women in the military and in jobs. With her independent nature and modern outlook for women, where would a woman like Annie Rollins fit in the jobs available for women after 194?</b></span><br />
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Martha W. Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02415972499923372153noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24624222.post-61128703611322764632014-04-07T01:30:00.000-05:002014-04-07T17:18:32.039-05:00Book Review<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;">
<b><span style="background: white; color: #663300; font-family: Duchess; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">An Unconventional Lady<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<i>Unconventional Lady</i> is a story that will have you shaking your head and
wondering about how two people could be so different. Annie Rollins' independent
nature sets her heart on being a tour guide at the beautiful Grand Canyon, but
her mother has other ideas and signs Annie up to be a Harvey Girl. To add insult to injury, Mrs. Rollins hires
Dallas Baker to be the guide for the tours. With Annie’s ideas that go against
all tradition, and Dallas’s ideas of what a woman’s role should be, sparks do
fly with dialogue and situations that will raise a chuckle as they race
headlong into romance. The question is whose ideas will change first. Have fun
reading as you find out.</span></b><b><span style="color: #663300; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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Hickey had three cozy mysteries published through Barbour Publishing, with a
novella releasing in March 2013. Her first mystery, Fudge-Laced Felonies, won
first place in the inspirational category of the Great Expectations contest in
2007. Her third cozy, Chocolate-Covered Crime, received a four-star review from
Romantic Times. All three cozies have been re-released as ebooks through the
MacGregor Literary Agency, along with a new cozy series. She has several
historical romances releasing in 2013 and 2014 through Harlequin’s Heartsong
Presents. She lives in Arizona with her husband, one of their seven children,
two dogs and two cats. She has five grandchildren who keep her busy and tell
everyone they know that “Nana is a writer”. Visit her website at
www.cynthiahickey.com<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #663300; font-family: Duchess; font-size: 18.0pt;">Interview with Darla Connor<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: #663300; font-size: 12.0pt;">1.<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span style="color: #663300; font-size: 12.0pt;">How
would you describe yourself to others? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #663300; font-size: 12.0pt;">Emotionally, I’d describe
myself as troubled, but I do a fair job of concealing it from those I love.
Physically, I imagine others see me as the stereotypical “beautiful blonde,”
who must have it all together. Ha! <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #663300; font-size: 12.0pt;">My husband and I met
seventeen years ago, in a department store. I worked as a sales clerk, so I
volunteered an opinion on a dress shirt he was eyeing. I suggested he choose a
color that complimented his dark hair and eyes, and I’ve been helping him ever
since. <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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was your first impression of him? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #663300; font-size: 12.0pt;">He seemed lost, like a
little boy without his mommy. That might sound odd, but we were both in our
early twenties when we met, and my parents had been killed when I was a
teenager, so that perception tugged on my heart</span></b><span style="color: #663300; font-size: 12.0pt;">.
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do you want him to see you?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #663300; font-size: 12.0pt;"> <b>I’d like my husband to see me in love with
him just like the day I said “I do.” Lately, everything I have done seems like
a contradiction. <o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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you planning on romance entering your life? <b>That’s a difficult question to answer because I met my future husband
on the heels of a breakup. So, I’d have to say no, I didn’t see romance in my
immediate future. <o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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things are of most importance to you in a relationship with someone you love? <b>The top-ten list of what’s important to me
in a relationship…I would say the number one thing is good communication. I’ve
learned that the hard way.</b></span></div>
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are your hopes for your relationship with the hero? <b>My hope for my marriage is not only that it can survive the years of
neglect (we allowed through passivity), but that it will thrive and be a
marriage my son can proudly use as an example. However, if it’s not to be, I
hope my husband and I choose to put our teenage son first. <o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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do you face disappointments in your life? <b>When
disappointments come my way, and trust me, I’ve had more than my share…I remind
myself that it could be worse. A dear friend pointed out recently; there are a
lot of people facing challenges greater than mine.</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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do you want the hero to see in you that he may not see now? <b>I want him to see that the things I do are
not intended to hurt him, but to help him.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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is your main goal in life? What do you hope to accomplish? <b>My main goal in life is to love myself (as cliché as that may sound). I
believe genuinely loving myself, would impact all my relationships in a healthy
way, which is what I want… especially for my son. <o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be? <b>I would be a better listener overall, but
particularly in heated conversations. In those instances, I’m often just
waiting for an opportunity to “speak my peace” versus trying to understand
where the other person is coming from then responding appropriately. <o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #663300; font-size: 12.0pt;"><b>G.E. (Ginny) Hamlin is giving away a copy of her book to some lucky reader. Please answer the question below in your comment and be sure to include your email address. Being a follower of this blog will give you an extra entry. Let me know if you are a follower.</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #663300;"><b>Darla and Randall learn how marriage really does take three to make a marriage what God intended it be. Besides the spiritual aspect, what are some other traits or characteristics of a good, solid, happy marriage?</b></span></div>
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<b style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Annoying legal disclaimer: drawings void
where prohibited by law; open only to U.S. residents; the odds of winning
depend upon the number of participants. No purchase is necessary and only one
entry per post. Winner will be selected next week-end and posted here on
Monday, April 7. You must be 18 or older to enter. Remember to leave your
email address for contacting you in case of win.</span></b></div>
Martha W. Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02415972499923372153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24624222.post-88856680781395663052014-04-03T00:22:00.002-05:002014-04-03T00:27:02.215-05:00G.E. Hamlin<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;">
<span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><b><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Before we begin today's review, the winner of Susan J. Reinhardt's book is: Jackie McNutt</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-family: Gaze; font-size: 16pt;"><span style="color: #660000;"><b>Marriage Takes
Three by G.E. Hamlin</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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alcoholism and his wife Darla fighting attraction to a high school sweetheart,
they are desperately holding on to their marriage by a thread. Jack Collins,
Darla’s first love, is now a famous performer, J.J. Collins and he wants Darla
back in his life. Randall believes it takes a cord of three to make a marriage
and that third cord must be God, but all, but all attempts to get his wife and
son, Paul, to embrace faith are met with rejections. Jack Collins isn’t about
to give up on winning back Darla, and Randall’s demands may drive her into Jack’s
waiting arms. With characters who face real temptations and soul-searching
events, Hamlin gives you a story that will keep you turning the pages. Marriage
does take three and without God as the third cord, it will unravel into loose
strands with strength alone. The title is a perfect fit for the theme.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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this book has 26 five star ratings. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #660000;"><b>Getting to know Ginny:</b></span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia3vUcKBJ4gFpEKNSxKTpRhC84hWdPFgM5lnfbAS0dpUnIU5Q285BvYlY-K5WwvW2ayXsIZfeb0QDkunAlrkToWr7Zd8gdcwv0QY4CxDS9vd_skAz_pRJ1Hmfg0mQ8GDc4VXncQg/s1600/Ginny+Hamliln.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia3vUcKBJ4gFpEKNSxKTpRhC84hWdPFgM5lnfbAS0dpUnIU5Q285BvYlY-K5WwvW2ayXsIZfeb0QDkunAlrkToWr7Zd8gdcwv0QY4CxDS9vd_skAz_pRJ1Hmfg0mQ8GDc4VXncQg/s1600/Ginny+Hamliln.jpg" /></a><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #4c1130;">G.E. Hamlin (Ginny) passionately
writes about broken marriages and the restorative power of Jesus Christ. Her
stories stem from personal experiences and working in lay ministry as a member
of her church. Her characters encounter the natural consequences of addiction
to: alcohol, drugs, and sexual immorality. It is Ginny's hope each story will
create a bridge for discussion in real life. Ginny has been a member of ACFW
(American Christian Fiction Writers) for over six years. Her style of writing
reflects the qualities of Nicholas Sparks' soft side and the fast pace of James
Patterson. She and her husband Ed have a blended family with five adult
children and eight grandchildren. Ginny and her husband live in southern
California where they enjoy the beach, desert, and mountains. As a full time
author she is blessed with frequent opportunities to spend time with the
grandchildren.</span></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">Goodreads: </span><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18374416-marriage-takes-three">http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18374416-marriage-takes-three</a></span><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"> </span></div>
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<span lang="SV" style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 200%; mso-ansi-language: SV;">Amazon:</span><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 200%; text-indent: 0in;"> </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Marriage-Takes-Three-G-E-Hamlin/dp/1938708288" style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 200%; text-indent: 0in;">http://www.amazon.com/Marriage-Takes-Three-G-E-Hamlin/dp/1938708288</a></div>
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<span style="color: #660000;">Ginny will be giving away a copy of her book. Leave your comment today to enter your name in the drawing. Come back tomorrow and learn more about Darla Connor and earn another chance at the drawing.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Annoying legal disclaimer: drawings void
where prohibited by law; open only to U.S. residents; the odds of winning
depend upon the number of participants. No purchase is necessary and only one
entry per post. Winner will be selected next week-end and posted here on
Monday, April 7. You must be 18 or older to enter. Remember to leave your
email address for contacting you in case of win.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
Martha W. Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02415972499923372153noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24624222.post-9865350863150976212014-04-01T01:00:00.000-05:002014-04-01T01:00:10.372-05:00The Moses Conspiracy<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><u><span style="color: #663300; font-family: Civilian; font-size: 20.0pt;">The Genesis of a
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<b><span style="color: #663300;">Every book begins with inspiration, and The Moses
Conspiracy was no exception. I still marvel at how I went from writing
non-fiction to fiction. It all started on a trip to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania...<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #663300;">The town square with its old buildings, the Christmas
tree lit with thousands of colorful bulbs, and traffic buzzing around the
circle captivated me. In the midst of the frenetic activity, an echo reached my
ears. I strained to hear the fading words, but could not distinguish them from
the noise. The voices of the forefathers were disappearing from our land and
from our national psyche.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #663300;">I wanted to weep as I shared what I'd heard with my
husband. The experience stayed with me but defied all efforts to put it in written
form. We prayed, and asked God to show me what He desired me to do with this knowledge
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<b><span style="color: #663300;">After 4 months, I had a 55,000-word manuscript. The name
changed a couple of times, but the heart of the message never wavered. The
journey to publication took 8 years with a 2-year hiatus during my husband's
losing battle with leukemia. <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #663300;">Whenever I look at the book, memories flood my soul. It's
dedicated to my beloved husband. Without his prayers and insight, The Moses
Conspiracy would be a mere flicker of an idea.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #663300;">Don't allow discouragement, problems, or the opinions of
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Martha W. Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02415972499923372153noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24624222.post-3283209202732462232014-03-31T01:00:00.000-05:002014-03-31T01:00:10.801-05:00The Moses Conspiracy<span style="color: #660000; font-size: large;"><b>Review:</b></span><br />
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attack on a field trip in Washington D.C., they have no idea that they will be pulled
into the middle of a terrifying, life-threatening investigation into an enemy
who is a shadow at best. Upon her return home, her husband John sees the attack
as the continuation of a diabolical plan to rid the earth of as many Christians
as possible.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000;">How can this group of people in a small Christian town keep
the plan from continuing on a larger scale? Susan Reinhardt takes us a journey
of faith and terror for Christians in the future that is far too real and close
to home. With characters who will grip your heart with compassion and fear for
their situation, <i>The Moses Conspiracy</i>
will have you turning the pages to see how a community can come together to
fight an enemy much greater than they are, but far less powerful than the God
who is with them in the battle.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000;">This is a riveting book taking us forward to the year 2025 with real events that could be headlines for our country someday.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000;">Susan J. Reinhardt's publishing credits include her novels,
The Moses Conspiracy and The Scent of Fear, as well as devotionals, short
articles, and contributions to anthologies. She is a member of </span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000;">A widow, daughter, step-mom, and active church member, Susan
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When not writing, she enjoys spending time with family and friends, reading, collecting coupons, gardening, and finding small treasures in antique shops.</span></div>
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Cassie Haddon is the beautiful heroine of <i>Love's Sweet Beginnings</i>. Let's find out more about her and her story.<div>
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<b><span style="color: #663300; font-size: 12.0pt;">Probably
“dutiful daughter,” although I’m not sure what you mean by your question.
Describe my appearance? Auburn hair, green eyes, not very tall. My background?
Born into leisure in Mississippi, but all that changed because of the War and
my beloved father’s death.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #663300; font-size: 12.0pt;">I
want to be seen as useful! There’s more to me than the useless Southern belle
that everyone assumes I am.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #663300; font-size: 12.0pt;"> <b>I’m smart, determined, and capable. I wish
someone would give me a chance to prove it.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #663300; font-size: 12.0pt;"> <b>Honoring my mother is most important,
although Mother is not a “thing.” My friendship with Faith Saxon and Rosemary
Stewart keeps me grounded. I don’t know how I’d survive without their caring
and counsel.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #663300; font-size: 12.0pt;"> After my fiancé was killed, I stopped thinking
about a man to marry. The War took so many young men that a girl my age is
already an old maid. I would love to be married, of course, but my husband
would have to be willing to care for my mother.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #663300; font-size: 12.0pt;"> Honestly? I try to learn from them, but
sometimes it takes me a while.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #663300; font-size: 12.0pt;"> I do love to read, and enjoy walks in the park
or visits to Pioneer Lake. The most fun I have is spending time with Faith or
Rosemary.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #663300; font-size: 12.0pt;"> I’m accomplished at the piano, I’ve learned to
create beautiful patterns in lace, and have a good background in classic
literature. Special skills? Not really. I wish I knew how to do something that
would help me earn a living.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #663300; font-size: 12.0pt;">What
do you hope to accomplish? I so want to be seen as a useful person, one who
honors God in all she does! <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #663300; font-size: 12.0pt;"> <b>I wish I’d paid more attention to the
management of my father’s estate before we lost everything. I just went along
as though my life would never change, then “poof,” nothing was ever the same
again.</b></span><span style="color: #663300;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #663300; font-size: 12.0pt;"><b>Thank you, Cassie. It's been nice learning more about you, and you did very well for yourself with your pie baking.</b></span></div>
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SHOREY has been a story collector for most of her life, and has been a
full-time writer for over twenty years. Her writing has appeared in <i>Chicken Soup for the Grandma’s Soul</i>, and
in the Adams Media <i>Cup of Comfort</i>
series. She made her fiction debut with <i>The
Edge of Light,</i> Book One in the At Home in Beldon Grove series, which<i> </i>released in January 2009.</span> <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The final book
in the series, <i>The Dawn of a Dream,</i> released
in April, 2011. Her latest, the Sisters at Heart series, debuted in January,
2012, with <i>Where Wildflowers Bloom.</i>
The third book in that series, <i>Love’s
Sweet Beginning, </i>released in February of 2014.<i> </i>She’s tempted to thank Peet’s coffee and Dove chocolates when she
writes the acknowledgments for her books.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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classes on historical research, story arc, and other fiction fundamentals at
regional conferences. She lives with her husband in southern Oregon.<i> </i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Ann loves to hear from her readers, and may
be contacted through her website,</span> <a href="http://www.annshorey.com/"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">www.annshorey.com</span></a>,
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">which also
contains her blog, </span><a href="http://annshorey.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">http://annshorey.blogspot.com/</span></a>
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">or find
her on Facebook at </span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/AnnShorey"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">http://www.facebook.com/AnnShorey</span></a>.</div>
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Martha W. Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02415972499923372153noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24624222.post-91057734164381265562014-03-24T01:00:00.000-05:002014-03-24T09:45:44.529-05:00Shorey Book Review<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;">
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mother to leave his home in St. Louis, they have to place to go except in
search of another uncle, Rand Carter. The last Mrs. Haddon had heard, her
brother worked for the railroad near Noble Springs. When they discover Rand
isn’t there, they have no other choice than to accept the hospitality of
Cassie’s friends in town, Elijah and Rosemary Stewart. At age twenty-five,
Cassie is desperate to find a way to make a living for herself and her mother
and ends up at a restaurant in town owned by grocer, Jacob West.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Watching Cassie grow from a bumbling young woman
waiting on miners and cleaning up after them to a talented pie maker is
both humorous and heartwarming. As the relationship between Cassie and Jacob
grows, the situation with her mother grows in tension. How the relationship
between Cassie and Jacob progresses is a story of how love can bud then come to
full bloom when God is in control. With characters you grow to love, this is a
story that will keep you turning the pages to see how Jacob and Cassie can
resolve their differences.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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SHOREY</b></span> has been a story collector for most of her life, and has been a
full-time writer for over twenty years. Her writing has appeared in <i>Chicken Soup for the Grandma’s Soul</i>, and
in the Adams Media <i>Cup of Comfort</i>
series. She made her fiction debut with <i>The
Edge of Light,</i> Book One in the At Home in Beldon Grove series, which<i> </i>released in January 2009.</span> <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The final book
in the series, <i>The Dawn of a Dream,</i> released
in April, 2011. Her latest, the Sisters at Heart series, debuted in January,
2012, with <i>Where Wildflowers Bloom.</i>
The third book in that series, <i>Love’s
Sweet Beginning, </i>released in February of 2014.<i> </i>She’s tempted to thank Peet’s coffee and Dove chocolates when she
writes the acknowledgments for her books.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Ann loves to hear from her readers, and may be contacted through her website, <a href="http://www.annshorey.com/">www.annshorey.com</a>, which also contains her blog, <a href="http://annshorey.blogspot.com/">http://annshorey.blogspot.com/</a> or find her on Facebook at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/AnnShorey">http://www.facebook.com/AnnShorey</a>.<br />
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For a free copy of Ann's book, leave a comment below then join us again tomorrow for an interview with Cassie, heroine of the novel. Subscribing to my blog will earn you an extra entry as well as an extra entry for those who do subscribe. <b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Remember to leave your email address for contacting you in case of win.</span></b></div>
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depend upon the number of participants. No purchase is necessary and only one
entry per post. Winner will be selected next week-end and posted here on
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Martha W. Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02415972499923372153noreply@blogger.com16North America54.5259614 -105.25511870000003-18.8897046 89.510506299999975 90 59.979256299999975tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24624222.post-31915177073581260432014-03-18T10:38:00.001-05:002014-03-20T20:09:57.588-05:00Miralee Ferrell and Wishing on Buttercups<div class="MsoNormal">
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strong romance as well as a distinct women’s fiction thread, as they each deal
with a variety of issues women today can relate to. For Beth Roberts, it’s the
fact that she carries scars—both physically and emotionally—and believes that
anyone who knows her background wouldn’t love her—especially not a man. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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but when she meets Jeffery Tucker, that begins to change. I loved digging deep
and discovering what it would take to bring these two together. I hope you’ll
discover for yourself why the reviewer with <i>Romantic
Times Magazine</i> said about <i>Wishing on
Buttercups</i>; “</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The
second book in the wonderful <i>Love
Blossoms in Oregon</i> series has charming, caring characters who want to keep
their secrets buried. Ferrell is a talented writer who gives readers what they
have come to expect in a historical novel, plus some surprises for them to
discover.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Wishing on Buttercups</span></i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> is my eighth novel,
and revisits the characters readers met and loved in book one, <i>Blowing on Dandelions</i>, with two more to
follow in my <i>Love Blossoms in Oregon </i>series.
I’ve been fortunate to visit every town where my books have been set except for
Sundance, WY. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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City, Oregon, was no exception. I have a friend who moved to this picturesque
small city nestled between the Wallowa and Elkhorn Mountains. She escorted me
to businesses, pointing out buildings that had been erected in the late 1800s,
and introduced me to locals who had family extending back almost to the town’s
inception. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Often when on
these research trips, I find little known facts that turn into interesting
story plots, or I’m able to create true-to-life scenes using events that
happened during my specific time period. It’s even better when I can discover
and use a famous person who lived in the town at that time, as I did in my book
set in Tombstone, when Doc Holliday showed up at a saloon. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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than one true event in <i>Wishing on
Buttercups</i>. One was a humorous episode with a paint can, based on an incident
that happened in my own family history. The other incorporated the historical
setting of the town, which is only a mile from the Oregon Trail, an important detail
that ties in closely to one of Beth’s secrets. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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road from our motel, was an old Chinese cemetery. Before visiting Baker City, I
didn’t realize the town had contained a sizeable Chinese population who were brought
in to work the mines. It included a one-to-two block section built specifically
for the workers and their families. That aspect of the story isn’t included in
this book, but I’m currently working on a spin-off novella that will release
March 1 in eBook format only, which includes these hard-working people. That
book will follow Pastor Seth, who readers met in <i>Blowing on Dandelions</i>, and will introduce a new character, Julia
McKenzie. I hope you’ll consider trying this series, if you haven’t already!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Miralee Ferrell</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">is a speaker,
accredited counselor, and former ACFW chapter president who has published
multiple contemporary and historical romance novels since starting to write in
2005. She enjoys horseback riding, gardening, and family gatherings around
their eleven-acre property in Washington State’s beautiful Columbia River
Gorge. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Miralee
has had eight books release, both in women’s contemporary fiction and
historical fiction, with another 5 under contract. She’s an award-winning
author of Western fiction, and her newest release, <i>Wishing on Buttercups</i>, is the second in a series set in Baker City,
Oregon, 1880s.</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div>
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Martha W. Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02415972499923372153noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24624222.post-17923998629767870752014-03-17T01:00:00.000-05:002014-03-17T20:05:50.257-05:00Miralee Ferrell<div class="MsoNormal">
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characters to life on a stage filled with wonderful secondary characters who
will make you laugh as well as want to kick their shins. Beth Roberts is
scarred both physically and emotionally as she copes with the mystery of her
past and why she was abandoned as a child. When Jeffrey Tucker shows an
interest in her, she is hesitant to let him into her life until she discovers
they have a bond in their talents. He writes stories, she draws pictures and
one editor sees the potential in both. While she draws the illustrations to go
with his story, her feelings for him grow, but the uncertainties of her past
and a failed love relationship keep her from fully opening her heart to Jeffrey
who is desperately trying to make a name for himself outside of his father’s
realm of influence. When the past merges with the present, the future becomes
brighter as Beth discovers that what she is on the outside with the scars is
nothing when true love wraps itself around her heart. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Monday, March 24. You must be 18 or older to enter. Remember to leave your
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Martha W. Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02415972499923372153noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24624222.post-40576246675336958262014-03-11T07:45:00.000-05:002014-03-11T07:49:07.363-05:00Marriage by Arrangement<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<b><span style="color: #663300; font-family: Duchess; font-size: 16.0pt;">Interview
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<b><span style="color: #663300; font-family: Duchess; font-size: 16.0pt;">Welcome to Anne who is here to tell us more about Marriage by Arrangement. </span></b></div>
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I’d like to tell you a bit about my latest release, a Scottish historical
romance, <b>Marriage By Arrangement</b>.
Here’s a taste.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">A marriage covenant. A great secret. An impossible choice. Why
does a handsome Duke stoop to marry a mere Lady? Are the whispered stories
about him true? With his shadowy past, what secret does he hide? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">Lady Cailin MacMurry marries the Fifth Duke of Avondale, honoring
the arranged marriage her parents ordered to protect their castle and lands
during the strife of war. But Avondale’s shadowy past and strange
disappearances threaten their union. Every change of clothes transforms him
into a different man. Can Cailin discover his secret, or must she arrange Avondale’s
accidental death to rid the castle of danger and to protect her unborn child?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Readers
will care about the Fifth Duke of Avondale because he is a tormented man. The
Duke fights to overcome his demons, and the love of a good woman brings him
healing. Any person who suffered a traumatic event will find help within these
pages. Lady Cailin brings to life that bad things do happen to good people, and
she struggles to understand why. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Here’s
a sampling of what reviewers said: Marriage by Arrangement is an emotional page
turner. The message of faith is woven seamlessly throughout and shows faith can
bring people through the toughest trials. I had a hard time putting the book
down. There are surprising twists. I didn’t want the story to end. The ending
was great, but I didn’t want to leave the characters. Delightful to learn how
people in the past lived in different parts of the world. The story was so
well-written, I finished it in one day.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Back
to why I wrote <b>Marriage By Arrangement</b>.
I visited Scotland for three weeks and fell in love with the people, their
land, their music, and their history. After visiting the battlefield at
Culloden I knew I had to write their story. The battlefield lays out
grave-markers where entire clans fell, from the oldest warrior to the youngest
boy. This battle was the turning point in Scottish history and ended the clan
system, outlawed the bagpipe, and Clan tartans. The English murdered the wounded
men lying on the battlefield. The wounded who escaped the battle were hunted
down and hung or sent to The Colonies as slaves. The English destroyed the Highland
way of life. Still, in all this turmoil love bloomed. Marriage By Arrangement
is a love story set in terrible times. It’s not a violent story, it’s a true
love story that I hope the reader will not be able to forget. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Readers
can find me online and view my travel pictures and art work at </span><a href="http://www.annegreeneauthor.com/"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">http://www.AnneGreeneAuthor.com</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">. - Visit me at </span><a href="http://www.anneswritingupdates.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">http://www.anneswritingupdates.blogspot.com</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"> for information
on writing an award-winning novel. Talk with me on twitter at @TheAnneGreene. Visit
my Facebook page at </span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/AnneWGreeneAuthor"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">http://www.facebook.com/AnneWGreeneAuthor</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">. I dearly love
to talk with my readers. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Finally,
I have a question I’d like to ask. How do you like to visit with your favorite
author? Her website? Her blog? Her twitter? Her facebook? Her newsletter? I
would love to know.<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="_GoBack"></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Annoying legal disclaimer: drawings void where prohibited by law; open only to U.S. residents; the odds of winning depend upon the number of participants. No purchase is necessary and only one entry per post. Winner will be selected next week-end and posted here on Monday, February 17. You must be 18 or older to enter. Remember to leave your email address for contacting you in case of win.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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