tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61434770288589870042024-02-25T14:14:11.640-07:00Min Reads and ReviewsMindy Holthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18119470550555898759noreply@blogger.comBlogger1208125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143477028858987004.post-83435637186076534112023-12-15T02:00:00.001-07:002023-12-15T02:00:00.137-07:00The Gilded Curse by Marilyn Turk - blog tour/giveaway<p center=""> <strong center=""></strong></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong center=""><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBLGg13KOKk88XwYqXVMO1069aPLSrwSX9ZyWF_52r4R_f41pdgJN3vWuehId9VNzgaH58hO8J0FSz-LZQ45pyWFZbgXdifLgI5o5YdHWFZGZ71e5hjSdS6o1zjxCmErkmPJBs5cd0EZpG4oO6cL58I4MVIDQwTjhzGDk7Bi3HWD32Fv5ifeRPid7GNL4/s851/The-Guilded-curse.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="851" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBLGg13KOKk88XwYqXVMO1069aPLSrwSX9ZyWF_52r4R_f41pdgJN3vWuehId9VNzgaH58hO8J0FSz-LZQ45pyWFZbgXdifLgI5o5YdHWFZGZ71e5hjSdS6o1zjxCmErkmPJBs5cd0EZpG4oO6cL58I4MVIDQwTjhzGDk7Bi3HWD32Fv5ifeRPid7GNL4/w640-h236/The-Guilded-curse.jpg" width="640" /></a></strong></div><strong center=""><br /></strong><p></p><h1><span underline="">About the Book</span></h1><p><strong> </strong></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdFKSXCo6RRalLMtUu2GXMmPBsxGQdL7-cHnImpLfJ-7qHacsCbFg7J0YAJnfmGnVV7fz51xnUcxioa7y-RLgPBKQ0vYxXCRjzqVZ_pM8wgbOxjho9lhVvgXxAdx3xoDi67dH0C9J1SpJyiI1QfnU-1llsqa9Mh9gQjLlJSd_MeZAdY6S4eUjjkiMB1_U/s300/The-Gilded-Curse-new-cover-from-Cynthia-2023-216x300.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="216" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdFKSXCo6RRalLMtUu2GXMmPBsxGQdL7-cHnImpLfJ-7qHacsCbFg7J0YAJnfmGnVV7fz51xnUcxioa7y-RLgPBKQ0vYxXCRjzqVZ_pM8wgbOxjho9lhVvgXxAdx3xoDi67dH0C9J1SpJyiI1QfnU-1llsqa9Mh9gQjLlJSd_MeZAdY6S4eUjjkiMB1_U/s1600/The-Gilded-Curse-new-cover-from-Cynthia-2023-216x300.jpg" width="216" /></a></strong></div><strong><br /></strong><p></p><p><strong>Book: </strong>The Gilded Curse </p><p><strong>Author: </strong>Marilyn Turk</p><p><b>Genre: </b>Historical Suspense</p><p><strong>Release Date: </strong>July 31, 2023</p><p>In early 1942, a mysterious telegram draws Lexie Smithfield back to the island her mother thought was cursed. Now the only heir to the dwindling family fortune, Lexie plans to sell the family’s vacation “cottage” in the Millionaire’s Village on Jekyll Island. But someone else is interested in the cottage and is getting more desperate to find what they’re looking for, even to the point of murder.</p><p>Lexie’s childhood friend, Russell Thompson, is now the Jekyll Island Club’s superintendent and the keeper of members’ secrets, especially one that would shatter Lexie. When he learns Lexie is in danger, he stays close to protect her, but soon discovers an attraction to Lexie he didn’t expect.</p><p>Could the danger be from someone they know or is it possible that the threat of Nazi invasion on their coast is a reality? Or is the island really cursed?</p><p>Russell and Lexie must work together to discover the real danger and keep from getting hurt or killed in the process.</p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>Review</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">I really love historical fiction, and when there is a mystery and well written mystery and some romance, I love it even more. I enjoyed the plot and setting was perfect for a suspenseful story. I was pleasantly surprised. I love books themed with curses. They are intriguing. Lexie and Russell were great characters that added depth to the story.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I received an ebook for tour purposes. All views and opinions expressed are my own.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><pre>Click <a href="”https://amzn.to/3QFTD5z”">here</a> to get your copy!</pre><p> </p><h1><span underline="">About the Author</span></h1><p><strong></strong></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCoNZYS3XJusDFjBR8IHvHlvLNLlwNlnxjUEcfMGE5m5LGoN7ZPE4XTkTAw7FtPieFNLP_lYsP2RjG6s7oHc527TeARWNF5cfTB_Ezw2dM3jInWFIyqwZhXEZaNlFzWOc6I43mPy2dqQ1cWgD3uhrJn8kZCb-2fWckH7RisxPDwvDTrKxzB7by6-EUdw4/s300/Marilyns-2022-Profile-picture-214x300.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="214" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCoNZYS3XJusDFjBR8IHvHlvLNLlwNlnxjUEcfMGE5m5LGoN7ZPE4XTkTAw7FtPieFNLP_lYsP2RjG6s7oHc527TeARWNF5cfTB_Ezw2dM3jInWFIyqwZhXEZaNlFzWOc6I43mPy2dqQ1cWgD3uhrJn8kZCb-2fWckH7RisxPDwvDTrKxzB7by6-EUdw4/s1600/Marilyns-2022-Profile-picture-214x300.jpg" width="214" /></a></strong></div><strong><br /></strong><p></p><p>Award-winning author <strong>Marilyn Turk</strong> writes historical and contemporary fiction flavored with suspense and romance. Marilyn also writes devotions for Daily Guideposts, Walking in Grace, and contributes to other Guideposts publications. She and her husband are lighthouse enthusiasts, have visited over 100 lighthouses and also served as volunteer lighthouse caretakers at Little River Light off the coast of Maine.</p><p>When not writing or visiting lighthouses, Marilyn enjoys reading, walking, boating, fishing, gardening, tennis, and playing with her golden retriever. She also sings in the choir at her church and leads a women’s Bible study group. Marilyn and her husband have a combined family of four sons, one daughter, and four grandsons. She’s still hoping for a granddaughter someday.</p><p>She is a member of American Christian Fiction Writers, Faith, Hope and Love Christian Writers, Advanced Writers and Speakers Association, Word Weavers International, and the United States Lighthouse Society.</p><p>Marilyn is also the director of the Blue Lake Christian Writers Conference.</p><h1><span underline="">More from Marilyn</span></h1><p>When my agent told me a certain publisher was looking for Southern Gothic novels,</p><p>I wondered what those were. What I found out was that they were gothic-style novels set in the South, usually an old antebellum mansion, for example, “Hush, Hush, Sweet Charlotte.” Think “Jane Eyre” or “Wuthering Heights” set in the southern United States. I had just visited Jekyll Island, Georgia and toured the Millionaires’ Village there, so those mansions came to mind. These homes, which were actually vacation “cottages” of the rich and famous, were built in the Gilded Age of the late 1800s and early 1900s. It is said that the 100 members of the club represented most of the wealth in America at that time. However, the members aged and passed away, leaving their wealth or debt to their descendants, the Great Depression caused many to lose their fortunes, then two world wars wreaked havoc on the country, so most of those homes were abandoned. Thanks to ongoing renovation efforts by the state of Georgia, many have been rebuilt. My main character in The Gilded Curse, Alexandra Smithfield (Lexie), inherits one of those abandoned mansions right at the start of World War II. The family fortune gone, she intends to renovate and sell the mansion she hasn’t seen since childhood since her mother believed the island cursed, due to some tragedies that happened to their family while there. So Lexie is “cursed” in two ways – by inheriting something she can no longer afford to keep and by the imagined curse her mother believes. When suspicious events happen around her cottage, she wonders if her mother was right.</p><p>Today, you can take tours of the Millionaires’ Village and see the former “cottages” of Pulitzer, Vanderbilt, J.P. Morgan, etc. You can also stay at the Jekyll Island Club Hotel, renovated and now part of the Jekyll Island Club Resort. Some of the characters in my book were real people who lived in 1942, particularly the Maurice sisters, two single sisters who loved the island and never wanted to leave it, even when the President of the United States wanted the island vacated during the war. 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Mindy Holthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18287041949202281688noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143477028858987004.post-70933515464737624512023-12-15T01:00:00.001-07:002023-12-15T01:00:00.133-07:00Knowing You by Tracie Peterson - blog tour/giveaway<p center=""><strong center=""></strong></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong center=""><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0ertIUFS3tUmE2SqJJziU1Fwo2eKB9q5ZdlpgeN59RWoEdMKh30MlDRX4HtNDTIQDPUPpoz5a15ZkyVPOSQln01TjqljT7Umz4ysqu0xcb5fmmWdJtx84AjB3RA9Auh6jMzwWqAYhC3HTgmn85XdjtLAJ2OuHvf94ZMLuOVEC5jcLjnUeru9jRZEQr4Y/s851/knowing-you.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="851" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0ertIUFS3tUmE2SqJJziU1Fwo2eKB9q5ZdlpgeN59RWoEdMKh30MlDRX4HtNDTIQDPUPpoz5a15ZkyVPOSQln01TjqljT7Umz4ysqu0xcb5fmmWdJtx84AjB3RA9Auh6jMzwWqAYhC3HTgmn85XdjtLAJ2OuHvf94ZMLuOVEC5jcLjnUeru9jRZEQr4Y/w640-h237/knowing-you.jpg" width="640" /></a></strong></div><strong center=""><br /></strong><p></p><h1><span underline="">About the Book</span></h1><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4EpGINwseYalroHR_4HZCJ-bFpOvYdimbEp7UD1x2DfkSfs4uveZ5VrHnubvX0HJkT5I9wvbVU80E1gAXzgcm2eWuNTtc8YPfDCvvxxmey2SmJm75HF0DbnCajLJnOCxCJvAO9j5MFV-vcZW9MAqNsMSM663UE59PS19UI5glTmKthn0oUOqXst7ng-s/s300/Knowing-You_Cover_9780764237447-194x300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="194" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4EpGINwseYalroHR_4HZCJ-bFpOvYdimbEp7UD1x2DfkSfs4uveZ5VrHnubvX0HJkT5I9wvbVU80E1gAXzgcm2eWuNTtc8YPfDCvvxxmey2SmJm75HF0DbnCajLJnOCxCJvAO9j5MFV-vcZW9MAqNsMSM663UE59PS19UI5glTmKthn0oUOqXst7ng-s/s1600/Knowing-You_Cover_9780764237447-194x300.jpg" width="194" /></a></div><strong>Book: </strong>Knowing You<p></p><p><strong>Author: </strong>Tracie Peterson</p><p><b>Genre: </b>Historical Fiction</p><p><strong>Release Date: </strong>November 7, 2023</p><p><strong>Could a captivating art exhibit hold the key to truth—and love?<br /></strong><br />Budding artist May Parker is captivated by the Japanese exhibits at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition and longs to know more about her mother’s heritage—which her mother refuses to speak of because of the heartache she left behind in Japan. Wanting to experience more of the exhibits, May works as a Camera Girl–but her curiosity leads her into danger when a suit of samurai armor becomes the target of an elusive art forger.</p><p>After ten years apart, May is reunited with her childhood friend Lee Munro, a police detective assigned to keep a watchful eye on the exposition. Their friendship immediately begins to blossom with hints of something more, but when they become entangled in a dangerous heist involving the samurai armor and their love is threatened, can they overcome the odds against them?</p><p> </p><pre>Click <a href="https://amzn.to/4adYnqW">here</a> to get your copy!</pre><p><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Review</span></b></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">I know I am a broken record, but I love discovering new authors on Booksta. I hadn’t read the previous books, but I was drawn to the story by the description and the cover and I am a big fan of historical fiction.The author tells a great story and hard subject matters are handled well. I loved Lee and how he was there for May. And their reunion all those years later grew into a lovely romance. Even though Lee’s parents didn’t approve. Along with the romance, I enjoyed the touch of suspense that was brought to the story.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">I enjoyed learning about the Japanese culture as I read and appreciate the different themes of friendship, hope and kindness. It is a great story.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">I received a Netgalley copy from the publisher for tour purposes. All views and opinions expressed are my own.</span></span></p><h1><span underline="">About the Author</span></h1><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisPN0-VchoA6N9yoRBZE_7mKPu73TrR5T9-O_eRH_wDhmka2m20f_jpwmYtcpfGhT9duq5ho6tiQ83v0GxP7BaU3KQnIJYl5uj3CYcWf8ECQ6WMeezzlxMLCFLIZIK9HYDpV1d5cmplMQR4WduH1NBu-jYDppGlLKZrIDAFYYgElQhc8GxuVSOapncZjQ/s300/Peterson_Tracie1-225x300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="225" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisPN0-VchoA6N9yoRBZE_7mKPu73TrR5T9-O_eRH_wDhmka2m20f_jpwmYtcpfGhT9duq5ho6tiQ83v0GxP7BaU3KQnIJYl5uj3CYcWf8ECQ6WMeezzlxMLCFLIZIK9HYDpV1d5cmplMQR4WduH1NBu-jYDppGlLKZrIDAFYYgElQhc8GxuVSOapncZjQ/s1600/Peterson_Tracie1-225x300.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><br /><strong><br /></strong><p></p><p><strong>Tracie Peterson</strong> is the bestselling author of more than 100 novels, both historical and contemporary, with more than 6 million copies sold. She has won the ACFW Lifetime Achievement Award and the Romantic Times Career Achievement Award. Her avid research resonates in her many bestselling series. Tracie and her family make their home in Montana.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><h1><span underline="">More from Tracie</span></h1><p><em>Knowing You</em> is book three in the Pictures of the Heart series. This series has proven to be a lot of fun for readers, as well as for me. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed the research and chance to share this tidbit of history.</p><p>In the summer of 1909, Seattle was finally able to debut The Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition – often affectionately called the AYP. The AYP was set up with amusement park rides, vendors, concerts, and all things typical of a fair. It was also designed to showcase various details about life in Alaska, the Yukon, and a variety of Pacific Islands. The latter included Hawaii, the Philippines, and Japan as well as others. When I started looking into the various displays, I came across the building they put together for the Japan Building. They spoke of the various displays that the building held and how photographs and other pieces of memorabilia told of Japan’s history. It was a fascinating set up and I couldn’t help but think it might be fun to have a heroine who was part Japanese.</p><p>I mapped out the story studying various aspects of Japanese history, talking to folks who knew more than I did on the topic and reading (a lot) on things like the Samurai and their armor, the Satsuma Rebellion, and the language and Kanji. I learned so much and tried to weave some of the most interesting bits into the storyline. I kept thinking about the fact that most people in the United States in 1909 probably didn’t even know where Japan was, much less anything about their history. There was, after all, no Internet.</p><p>Another fascinating thing about the AYP was the fact that it was set on the campus of the University of Washington. The AYP groomed the grounds and put in beautiful fountains and over 50,000 flowering plants. They built several permanent buildings for the University of Washington and strictly adhered to their policy of no-liquor on campus. This was unusual because all the other fairs and expositions had allowed alcohol. 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFB2iYFdaNgB7cKZXR1xI1voeMyyUeRrP1INZ4Vw85VTeLlrZahsIbmVezAyMxaewPZ6aWZKqdEInHd1EPGR7SrdMYaZw8jbjHo716ONXrzw0FpTQsoIgMzG1JIIQ0W882EhUkNax07Iu4t4LbIYvmdbL1pfO39WkspfPC0izGP2OxgxkGdoz2IC7H9tg/s940/Knowing%20You%20Giveaway.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="940" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFB2iYFdaNgB7cKZXR1xI1voeMyyUeRrP1INZ4Vw85VTeLlrZahsIbmVezAyMxaewPZ6aWZKqdEInHd1EPGR7SrdMYaZw8jbjHo716ONXrzw0FpTQsoIgMzG1JIIQ0W882EhUkNax07Iu4t4LbIYvmdbL1pfO39WkspfPC0izGP2OxgxkGdoz2IC7H9tg/s320/Knowing%20You%20Giveaway.png" width="320" /></a></div>To celebrate her tour, Tracie is giving away the grand prize package of a $20 Amazon gift card and one paperback set of the Pictures of the Heart series (Remember Me, Finding Us, Knowing You)!!<p></p><p center="">Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.</p><p center=""><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://promosimple.com/ps/29246/knowing-you-celebration-tour-giveaway">GIVEAWAY LINK</a></span></b></p><p><br /></p>Mindy Holthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18287041949202281688noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143477028858987004.post-47554157475215495832023-11-20T02:00:00.001-07:002023-11-20T02:00:00.137-07:00From an Unknown Sender by Traci Hunter Abramson, Sian Ann Bessey <p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="From an Unknown Sender JustRead Blog Tour" class="alignnone wp-image-27144" height="237" src="https://justreadtours.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Banner_FromanUnknownSender_Blog_JR.jpg" width="640" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Welcome to the Blog Tour for <span style="color: #013835;"><i><b>From an Unknown Sender</b></i></span> by Traci Hunter Abramson & Sian Ann Bessey, hosted by <a href="https://justreadtours.com/2023/11/20/welcome-to-the-from-an-unknown-sender-blog-tour-giveaway" rel="noopener" target="_blank">JustRead Publicity Tours</a>!</p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #013835;"><b>About the Book</b></span></h3>
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<p data-pm-slice="1 1 []"><b>Title:</b> From an Unknown Sender
<b><br />Series:</b> Falcon Point Suspense #2
<b><br />Author:</b> Traci Hunter Abramson & Sian Ann Bessey
<b><br />Publisher:</b> Covenant Communications
<b><br />Release Date:</b> November 21, 2023
<b><br />Genre:</b> Clean Suspense</p><p>
After spending a busy holiday season putting drug smugglers behind bars, CIA operative Cole Bridger is looking forward to spending a quiet Christmas in Vienna with his girlfriend and fellow operative, Isabelle Roberts. But when Isabelle is tasked with investigating a string of suspect financial transactions and redirects a suspicious package to a museum in Amsterdam, she inadvertently places Cole’s cousins in the crosshairs of a drug smuggling ring. </p><p>Lars and Marit have no desire to be drawn into the deadly dealings of the criminal underworld, but when Lars’s sister, Tess’s, life is placed in danger, they willingly join Cole and Isabelle in their efforts to uncover the mastermind behind the drug smuggling ring. Unfortunately, the two couples’ involvement does not go unnoticed. And though each step brings them closer to the truth, they also reveal a startling picture of greed and corruption at the center of a dangerous organization that will stop at nothing to retrieve what it has lost.
</p><p><b>REVIEW</b></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Just wow! This book is non-stop and action packed and so good. I burned through this book. I was cursing the fact I had to work and sleep many times while reading. The Falcon Point Suspense series is becoming a favorite of mine. These two authors, Traci Hunter Abramson and Sian Ann Bessey, know these characters and it shows how well Cole, Isabelle, Lars, and Marit are written. The work so well together the couples are wonderful. It may sound cliche but I was literally holding my breath at times, especially with the exciting ending. I really hope there are more books coming in this series. You could read these books as standalones but you’d have a better feel for the characters with their backstories. There’s also a shoutout to my favorite “code breaker”.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I received an ecopy for tour purposes.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>All views and opinions expressed are my own.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p data-pm-slice="1 1 []"><span style="color: #013835;"><b>PURCHASE LINKS</b></span>: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/131103548-from-an-unknown-sender" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Goodreads</a> | <a href="https://amzn.to/411DP0J" target="_blank">Amazon</a> | <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/from-an-unknown-sender-traci-hunter-abramson/1143999642" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Barnes & Noble</a> </p>
<h3 data-pm-slice="1 1 []"><span style="color: #013835;">More Books in This Series</span></h3>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08XN3LGHB" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img alt="" class="alignnone wp-image-28104" height="200" src="https://justreadtours.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/heirs-of-falcon-point-200x300.jpg" width="133" /></a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09QS8GYFC" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img alt="The Danger with Diamonds" class="alignnone wp-image-22089" height="200" src="https://justreadtours.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Danger-with-Diamonds_FRONT-COVER-200x300.jpg" width="133" /></a></p>
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<h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #013835;"><b>About the Authors</b></span></h3>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Traci Hunter Abramson" class="alignnone wp-image-26910 size-medium" height="300" src="https://justreadtours.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/author-traciabramson-289x300.jpg" width="289" /> <img alt="Sian Ann Bessy" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-22088" height="300" src="https://justreadtours.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Sian-Bessey-2013-230x300.jpeg" width="230" /></p>
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<p data-pm-slice="1 1 []"><b>Traci Hunter Abramson</b> was born in Arizona, where she lived until moving to Venezuela for a study abroad program. After graduating from Brigham Young University, she worked for the Central Intelligence Agency, eventually resigning in order to raise her family. She credits the CIA with giving her a wealth of ideas as well as the skills needed to survive her children’s teenage years. She loves to travel and recently retired after twenty-six years coaching her local high school swim team. She has written forty-five best-selling novels and is an eight-time Whitney Award winner, including 2017 and 2019 Best Novel of the Year.</p>
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<p data-pm-slice="1 1 []">Connect with Traci by visiting <a href="https://www.traciabramson.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">traciabramson.com</a> to follow her on social media and sign up for email updates.</p>
<p data-pm-slice="1 1 []"><b>Sian Ann Bessey</b> was born in Cambridge, England, and grew up on the island of Anglesey off the coast of North Wales. She left her homeland to attend university in the US, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in communications, with a minor in English. She began her writing career as a student, publishing several articles in magazines while still in college. Since then, she has published historical romance and romantic suspense novels, along with a variety of children’s books. She is a <i>USA Today</i> best-selling author, a Foreword Reviews Book of the Year finalist, and a Whitney Award finalist.</p><p>
Sian and her husband, Kent, are the parents of five children and the grandparents of three beautiful girls and two handsome boys. They currently live in southeast Idaho, and although Sian doesn’t have the opportunity to speak Welsh very often anymore, Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch still rolls off her tongue. Traveling, reading, cooking, and being with her grandchildren are some of Sian’s favorite activities. She also loves hearing from her readers. </p><p>Connect with Sian by visiting <a href="https://www.sianannbessey.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">sianannbessey.com</a> to follow her on social media and sign up for email updates.
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<h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #013835;"><b>Tour Giveaway</b></span></h3>
<p data-pm-slice="1 1 []" style="text-align: center;">(2) winners will each win a $20 Amazon gift card!</p>
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Mindy Holthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18287041949202281688noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143477028858987004.post-78641529441182773822023-11-08T08:45:00.001-07:002023-11-08T08:50:11.986-07:00RSVP to Murder by Carol Pouliot - tour<div style="text-align: center;">
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<h2>RSVP to Murder</h2>
<h3>by Carol Pouliot</h3>
<h4>November 6 - December 1, 2023 Virtual Book Tour</h4>
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<h2>Synopsis:</h2>
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<h4>A new twist on the 1930s English country house mystery. </h4>
<p>Embarking on their most daring time-travel experiment to date, Depression-era cop Steven Blackwell and his 21st-century partner-in-crime Olivia Watson travel to the Adirondack Mountains for a Christmas party at one of the legendary Great Camps. Their host, a wealthy New York publisher, has planned a weekend filled with holiday activities, but, as the last guest arrives, temperatures plummet and a blizzard hits. Before long, the area is buried in snow, the roads are impassable, and the publisher is poisoned.</p>
<p>Unwilling to wait until the local police can arrive, the victim’s widow convinces Steven to launch an unofficial investigation. Soon, a family member goes missing and Steven and Olivia discover a second victim. Trapped with a killer, Steven and Olivia race against the clock before the murderer strikes again.
</p><p><br /></p><p><b>MY REVIEW</b></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I hadn’t heard of this series when I signed up for the tour, but I love a good cozy mystery. And add time-travel in it, yes please. I appreciated the author’s cast of characters at the beginning of the book. This is book 4 of the series. It took me a bit to understand the time-travel aspect, but I was definitely intrigued and I hope to read the rest of the series as soon as I can. I really liked Steven and Olivia. They worked very well together.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">RSVP to Murder has a fast paced, page turning plot that kept me guessing the whole time. I loved the danger of the snowstorm, it added so much suspense to the story. I appreciated how Olivia (from 2014) adapts well to 1934. Steven is the perfect by-the-book detective and their chemistry is great. I enjoyed Will too. I don’t want to spoil the plot by giving too many details but I will happily read the next book. It was set up well.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-converted-space">I received an ecopy for tour purchases. All views and opinions expressed are my own. </span></span></p>
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<h3>Praise for <i>RSVP to Murder</i>:</h3>
<p>"A classic holiday movie and Agatha Christie novel mashup" <br /><span style="color: #c3ba2a; margin-left: 40px;">~ Shawn Reilly Simmons, author of the Red Carpet Catering Mystery Series</span></p>
<p>"<i>RSVP to Murder</i> is Agatha Christie with a time-travel twist. Pouliot supplies us with just what we crave in a great locked-room mystery: a blizzard, closed roads, dead phone lines, roaring fires, and lots of suspects and motives—all set in a luxurious Adirondack Great Camp in 1934. Snap on your seatbelt and travel with Steven and Olivia, you’ll be happy you did!" <br /><span style="color: #c3ba2a; margin-left: 40px;">~ Tina deBellegarde, Author of The Batavia-on-Hudson Mystery Series.</span></p>
<p>"A Great Camp in the Adirondacks serves up a sumptuous setting of plump armchairs, roaring fireplaces, and the heady scent of Christmas pines—all begging to be settled into with this thumping good vintage whodunit set in the 1930s. Cleverly plotted with plot-twists aplenty and some time-travel to boot, this immersive mystery is a gem." <br /><span style="color: #c3ba2a; margin-left: 40px;">~ Laurie Loewenstein, Author of the Dust Bowl Mystery Series</span></p>
<p>"Readers are invited to the glamour of the Thirties, where the rich are putting on the Ritz, until there’s a murder to solve. Join time-travelers Blackwell and Watson in a race to the Racines’ Adirondack Great Camp to catch a killer. A clever...and a thoroughly unique must for fans of the paranormal and historical. RSVP today!" <br /><span style="color: #c3ba2a; margin-left: 40px;">~ Gabriel Valjan, Author of the Shane Cleary Mysteries series</span></p>
<p>"The Blackwell and Watson Time-Travel Mysteries’ latest installment, <i>RSVP to Murder</i>, combines the thrilling and “timeless” aspects of Jack Finney’s classic <i>TIME AND AGAIN</i> mixed with the wit and charm of a modern, puzzling mystery. Highly recommended for all lovers of time travel, history, romance and wily sleuths." <br /><span style="color: #c3ba2a; margin-left: 40px;">~ L.A. Chandlar, Best-selling author of the Art Deco Mystery Series</span></p>
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<h3>Book Details:</h3>
<p><b>Genre:</b> Traditional mystery<br />
<b>Published by:</b> Level Best Books<br />
<b>Publication Date:</b> September 2023<br />
<b>Number of Pages:</b> 305<br />
<b>ISBN:</b> 9781685123857<br />
<b>Series:</b> The Blackwell and Watson Time-Travel Mysteries, #4<br />
<b>Book Links:</b> <a href="https://amzn.to/47539F3">Amazon</a> | <a href="https://bit.ly/3r8pmSP" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Barnes & Noble</a> | <a href="https://bit.ly/3R9I0o0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">BookShop.org</a> | <a href="https://bit.ly/45xaa0F" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Goodreads</a></p>
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<h3>Read an excerpt:</h3>
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<h4>Chapter 1</h4>
<h6>December 31, 1902<br />
New York City, New York </h6>
<p>She was marrying the wrong man.</p>
<p>With a silk-gloved hand, Margery Belleville lifted the bottom of her wedding gown and peeked around the heavy, carved doors into the nave of St. Patrick’s Cathedral. Several hundred guests—ladies in expensive finery, wool coats trimmed with ermine and fancy hats with brims reaching out over their shoulders, and tuxedoed men in black silk top hats—awaited the wedding of the decade. St. Patrick’s reminded Margery of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris with its Gothic-style pointed arches and rich stained-glass windows set in lacey webs. The soaring, vaulted ceiling, lit by crystal chandeliers suspended on long rope-like cables, rose hundreds of feet in the air. Light from the chandeliers reached into the far corners of the church and mingled with the glow of candles twinkling in wrought-iron stands. Inhaling the scent of balsam fir from the many holiday decorations, Margery gazed down the long center aisle, where she would soon walk with her father.</p>
<p>Margery stepped back into the vestibule, her pure-white gown rustling softly as she moved. She was, at least, happy her parents had allowed her the choice of her wedding dress, if not the groom. Margery and her mother had searched in several shops, nearly deciding to have the dress custom made when they came upon this elegant, sleek gown. The moment Margery laid eyes on it, she knew it was the one. The high neckline draped in soft folds beneath her chin, flattering her face. The form-fitting bodice hugged her curves, yet avoided the dreaded hourglass silhouette, with its yards of smooth satin skirt billowing around her. Margery’s unadorned veil revealed topaz eyes and soft lips, but covered her rich auburn hair and cascaded down her back. This was the gown of a modern, independent woman. If only her life matched the dress.</p>
<p>His conversation with the bishop finished, Anthony Belleville joined his daughter. “Are you ready, my dear?”</p>
<p>The organ began Mendelssohn’s “Wedding March,” and a rumble echoed throughout the nave as the guests stood and turned toward the back of the cathedral. Trembling, Margery took her father’s arm.</p>
<p>He must have felt her shaking because her father leaned over and, to Margery’s astonishment, whispered, “I know he’s not your first choice. But you will be well cared for and you know Gil adores you. I don’t know which man has captured your heart, but you won’t lack for anything with Gilbert Racine. The publishing empire he’s going to inherit will provide a comfortable, even pampered, life. He’s the best choice to keep you in the style your mother and I have provided. I can’t bear the thought that you would ever lack for anything, my dearest daughter.”</p>
<p>Margery was further shocked when her father wiped a tear from his eye. </p>
<p>It was at that moment when Margery Belleville, soon to be Margery Racine, accepted her fate. She would be a good wife for her successful businessman husband. She would provide him with children and a well-run home. She’d bury her feelings deep inside, lock them away in a cupboard, and throw away the key. She could not marry the man she loved. But she might grow to love the man she married.</p>
<p>Margery forced a smile and reached up to give her father a kiss on the cheek. “I’ll be alright, Papa. Gil will be a good husband.” She patted his hand. Straightening her spine, Margery gave a sharp nod of her head. “I’m ready.”</p>
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<p>Excerpt from <i>RSVP to Murder</i> by Carol Pouliot. Copyright 2023 by Carol Pouliot. Reproduced with permission from Carol Pouliot. All rights reserved.</p>
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<p>A former language teacher and business owner, Carol Pouliot writes the acclaimed Blackwell and Watson Time-Travel Mysteries, traditional police procedurals with a seemingly impossible relationship between Depression-era cop Steven Blackwell and 21st-century journalist Olivia Watson. With their fast pace and unexpected twists and turns, the books have earned praise from readers and mystery authors alike. </p>
<p>Carol is a founding member of Sleuths and Sidekicks, Co-chair of the Murderous March Mystery Conference, and President of her Sisters in Crime chapter. When not writing, Carol can be found packing her suitcase and reaching for her passport for her next travel adventure.</p>
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Mindy Holthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18287041949202281688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143477028858987004.post-70475964968196335132023-11-03T10:37:00.002-06:002023-11-03T10:37:15.626-06:00Shadows at Dusk by Elizabeth Goddard<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqBXZ2Db0bwhi2gjWHqU4T1uzWVseqOg_AoN7qqVCqFVO5G-ElQ49aEhjFi5mS-6uoK7uzdbpRo2ZgR_swJZIR6Qwox2ih-tl6ik2eGaKmp3QT1oLh9RvZsv06qji_2fPUga3ayrOY24JRY9lIxZonud-rdUgS3z5pSvrMqkjbBRVCGYDg29l2hauqH_Q/s400/shadows.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="259" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqBXZ2Db0bwhi2gjWHqU4T1uzWVseqOg_AoN7qqVCqFVO5G-ElQ49aEhjFi5mS-6uoK7uzdbpRo2ZgR_swJZIR6Qwox2ih-tl6ik2eGaKmp3QT1oLh9RvZsv06qji_2fPUga3ayrOY24JRY9lIxZonud-rdUgS3z5pSvrMqkjbBRVCGYDg29l2hauqH_Q/s320/shadows.jpeg" width="207" /></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Shadows at Dusk</i></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Author: Elizabeth Goddard</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Publisher: Revell</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Published: October 1st, 2023</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">FTC FYI: I received a paperback copy and Netgalley link from the publisher. All views and opinions expressed are my own. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Summary</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">Montana Detective Trevor West is desperate to learn what happened to his sister, who went missing in Alaska over a year ago, leaving nothing but a few photographs as clues to her whereabouts. At the advice of Police Chief Autumn Long, Trevor enlists the help of an experienced bush pilot. If Carrie James can't help him find the places in the photographs, no one can.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">But Carrie has her own agenda. Grieving the death of her closest friend and the only person she could trust, Carrie will help Trevor find his sister on one condition--that he help her track down her friend's killer.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">As the two close in on the answers they crave, they'll face dangers and connections they could not have imagined. They'll have to learn to trust one another--and face the dark secrets of the past--if they are ever to discover the truth and bring a killer to justice.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><b>Review</b></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">“She just wanted to close her eyes and sleep for a year and then wake up from this awful, horrid dream.”</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In the dedication, the authors tells the reader to hold on tight and believe me I did. I really enjoyed the first book in this series so I knew this one would be just as excellent as the first. I read the beginning of this book when I finished Cold Light of Day and reading it again was just as exciting. This is hands down, another stunning book from Elizabeth Goddard. How she writes the amazing action packed, suspenseful scenes, all while giving you fantastic characters (Trevor and Carrie were great!) amazes me. I couldn’t have asked for more from this book.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-converted-space">5 stars!</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"><b>Purchase links</b></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"><b><br /></b></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"><b><a href="https://amzn.to/3tX037n">Amazon paperback</a> / <a href="https://amzn.to/45XyEjc">Amazon Kindle</a> / <a href="https://www.christianbook.com/shadows-at-dusk-2/9780800742058/pd/742052?event=">Christian Books</a></b></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"><b>Author links</b></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"><b><a href="https://amzn.to/49lcpq8"><br /></a></b></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><a href="https://amzn.to/49lcpq8">Amazon author page</a></b></p>Mindy Holthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18287041949202281688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143477028858987004.post-27121741153408080032023-10-20T01:00:00.004-06:002023-10-20T01:00:00.144-06:00The Lost Boys of Barlowe Theater by Jaime Jo Wright<div style="text-align: center;">
<h2>The Lost Boys of Barlowe Theater</h2>
<h3>by Jaime Jo Wright</h3>
<h4>October 9 - 20, 2023 Virtual Book Tour</h4>
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<h2>Synopsis:</h2>
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<h4>It promises beauty but steals life instead. Will the ghosts of Barlowe Theater entomb them all?</h4>
<p>Barlowe Theater stole the life of Greta Mercy's eldest brother during its construction. Now in 1915, the completed theater appears every bit as deadly. When Greta's younger brother goes missing after breaking into the building, Greta engages the assistance of a local police officer to help her unveil the already ghostly secrets of the theater. But when help comes from an unlikely source, Greta decides that to save her family she must uncover the evil that haunts the theater and put its threat to rest.</p>
<p>Decades later, Kit Boyd's best friend vanishes during a ghost walk at the Barlowe Theater, and old stories of mysterious disappearances and ghoulish happenings are revived. Then television ghost-hunting host and skeptic Evan Fisher joins Kit in the quest to identify the truth behind the theater's history. Kit reluctantly agrees to work with him in hopes of finding her missing friend. As the theater's curse unravels Kit's life, she is determined to put an end to the evil that has marked the theater and their hometown for the last century.</p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Review</span></b></p><p><span id="docs-internal-guid-675ea8ef-7fff-5809-6cf3-352ab856b0b0"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Lost Boys of Barlowe Theater is the perfect October read. This is my second book by Jaime Jo Wright and I will be reading more. Wright is a master at weaving a perfectly spooky and page turning story. She pulls you right into the story and you immediately care about the characters. I love how Wright ends her chapters. Once you get to the end of one, you have to find out what will happen next. The pacing is perfect. I know I have said this before, but I love dual timelines and Wright writes them magically. Greta and Kit are both entangled with the mysterious Barlowe Theater. Greta in its early days, as her brother goes missing trying to help her. Kit, visits during a ghost hunt and then events that follow mark her too. The theater was a character itself. Imposing and mysterious in both timelines. Greta’s story has so many tragedies and unfairness for her part of the story. Kit’s too was full of accidents and mishaps. And I loved every page. The twists and turns with the mystery! What was not to enjoy?</span></span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I received a Netgalley copy from the publisher for tour purposes. All views and opinions expressed are my own. </span></span></span></p>
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<h3>Praise for <i>The Lost Boys of Barlowe Theater</i>:</h3>
<p>"Jaime Jo Wright takes readers on a journey that leaves them with a renewed sense of hope... Read this story. You won't be sorry." <br /><span style="color: #c3ba2a; margin-left: 40px;">~ Lynette Eason, bestselling, award-winning author of the Extreme Measures series</span></p>
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<p><b>Genre:</b> Romantic Suspense, Christian, Historical<br />
<b>Published by:</b> Bethany House Publishers<br />
<b>Publication Date:</b> October 2023<br />
<b>Number of Pages:</b> 384<br />
<b>ISBN:</b> 9780764241444<br />
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<h4>Chapter 1</h4>
<h2>Greta Mercy</h2>
<h6>OCTOBER 1915<br />
KIPPER’S GROVE, WISCONSIN</h6>
<p>Sometimes death came quietly. A phantom swooping in and siphoning the last remnant of a soul from one’s body, leaving behind a shell of a person who once was and would never be again. Other times, death decided that dramatics coupled with terror were its preferred method of delivery. Tonight, that was the chosen form death took.</p>
<p>Screams echoed throughout the theater’s golden, embellished auditorium and drifted upward to the domed, hand-painted ceiling, where Putti flew as angelic, childlike spirits over the mass of onlookers.</p>
<p>A shoulder rammed into Greta’s arm as a husky man, far too large for the narrow seats, pushed his way past her toward the center aisle.</p>
<p>“Let me pass!” he barked. Urgency spurred him forward. “I’m a doctor, let me pass!”</p>
<p>The vaudeville lights on either side of the stage boasted letters <i>a</i> through <i>g</i>, with the <i>g</i> lit and distinct over the other letters.</p>
<p>“I’m letter <i>g</i>!” The doctor shouted while those in front of him jostled to the side or hurried ahead to move out of his way. Doctors were assigned specific letters from the vaudeville lights, and if they were lit, a doctor was needed—either at home, on call, or in the vicinity.</p>
<p>The vicinity was here. It was now.</p>
<p>Onlookers continued to gasp and protest. Women in beautiful silks and satins hurried to the back to find respite in the upstairs ladies’ room. Men in evening wear catapulted over seats and to the floor on the far left of the auditorium.</p>
<p>Greta was frozen in place, her seat having flipped up against its back so she could move. But her eyes were fixed with horror on the scene unfolding. They lifted to one of the box seats above the floor, where men, including the doctor, were congregating en masse. The gilded box was a flurry of activity. A man embraced a woman, who fought and clawed at his hold. Her screams had many onlookers staring at her, including the performer in her violet gown and befeathered hair. Moments before, her vocals had swirled around them all in a cadence of beauty and refined music. Now, her mouth was open, her face pale, her entire pose aghast. She had captured an enthralled audience, all whose gazes toward the stage had kept them from seeing what Greta had seen. Greta, who shouldn’t have been here to begin with. She didn’t belong with the pomp and circumstance, the heady scent of perfume and cologne, which made her mind thick and her eyes wander. They’d wandered to the box seat, and she’d witnessed what no one else had. The white hands stretching, reaching over the side,<br />
dangling . . .</p>
<p>“It was a <i>child</i>!” The horrified cry slipped for the third time from Greta’s lips. She could hear herself screaming and was unable to stop. Her screams had ripped through the performance as the child in a white nightdress plummeted into the shadows of the floor’s obscure corner.</p>
<p>The woman in the box seat had been pulled from view, its red velvet curtain shut swiftly.</p>
<p>“It was a baby!” Greta rasped out as horror strangled her.</p>
<p>“Greta. It’s all right.” The reassuring voice of her friend, Eleanor Boyd, as well as the comforting grip on Greta’s arm finally stilled her.</p>
<p>Greta focused again on her friend—her wealthy friend who should not be her friend at all.</p>
<p>Eleanor’s blue eyes were round with fear that must mirror Greta’s own. Her blond curls swept upward and were twisted with pearls. Her dress was a baby-blue silk. Any other moment, Greta would have soaked in the awe that tonight she, Greta Boyd, who could barely keep her family fed and clothed, was sitting among the elite, pretending to be one of them. But now? It hardly mattered. The borrowed corset that tucked in her waistline, the aged but wearable pink dress she had borrowed from Eleanor, and even the gloves she wore on her dry, cracked hands—none of them mattered now.</p>
<p>“What happened? What did you see?” Eleanor clutched at Greta’s arm.</p>
<p>Greta couldn’t reply. The sheer magnitude of the moment, the honor of being in the audience of the Barlowe Theater had been overwhelming . . . until she’d seen it. The <i>baby</i> launched over the side of the box seat. Like a cherub from the mural above, it had taken flight before it disappeared.</p>
<p>Greta’s knees gave out, and she fell to where her seat should have been had it not folded in on itself. Her hip struck the polished wood arm.</p>
<p>“Greta!” Eleanor reached for her.</p>
<p>Greta felt Eleanor’s brother on her other side, grabbing for her waist to give her support. But it was too late. She had collapsed to the narrow walkway between the seats. Her knees hit the carpeted floor.</p>
<p>Was she the only person who had seen death’s swift visitation tonight? The only one who had witnessed its evil intent as it ripped the babe forcefully from its mother’s arms?</p>
<p>It wouldn’t survive. It could not. The fall was too far, too great.</p>
<p>Death had decided to match the theater’s reputation for drama and awe. Greta couldn’t tear her gaze from where she’d seen the small form disappear on its way to its resting place on the floor of the Barlowe Theater.</p>
<p>The babe had slipped. No, it had been <i>tossed</i>. Its mother’s screams still echoed from the hallway beyond the curtain. Those in the crowd cried “Accident,” “Traumatic mishap,” and other such things. But Greta knew differently. She had known before she came tonight, and she should have stayed away.</p>
<p>Barlowe Theater was not a place that brought joy and entertainment, as was its supposed purpose. No, it had already taken lives in the construction of it, tortured the ones who dared stand in its way, and now it was hunting those innocents who had happened into the shadows of its deadly interior. The theater was cursed.</p>
<h2>Kit Boyd</h2>
<h6>OCTOBER, PRESENT DAY<br />
KIPPER’S GROVE, WISCONSIN</h6>
<p>Death stuck with a place. Once the blood had seeped into the carpet, the flooring, the walls, it stayed there, long after the stains were removed. They were the testament to lives robbed of their rightful journey through time. Cut short. Obliterated. B</p><p>Barlowe Theater was not a place that brought joy and entertainment, as was its supposed purpose. No, it had already taken lives in the construction of it, tortured the ones who dared stand in its way, and now it was hunting those innocents who had happened into the shadows of its deadly interior. The theater was cursed.</p>
<h2>Kit Boyd</h2>
<h6>OCTOBER, PRESENT DAY<br />
KIPPER’S GROVE, WISCONSIN</h6>ludgeoned into nonexistence. Smothered by the grave, burrowed into by the worms—<p></p>
<p>“Hey!”</p>
<p>Fingers snapped in front of Kit Boyd’s face, and she startled out of her staring into the dark, narrow stairwell that led beneath the stage of the Barlowe Theater.</p>
<p>“Get with it, bruh.” The fingers snapped again. Kit looked up at the taller man beside her. He was overweight and smelled like pizza, but he had a nice face. His name was Tom, they’d told her, the crew from the TV show <i>Psychic and the Skeptic</i>.</p>
<p>“Sorry.” Kit offered him a wince. She’d paused on the first concrete step while her best friend, Madison, the psychic medium, Heather Grant, and the skeptic investigator, Evan Fischer, disappeared into the bowels of the theater. Tom the cameraman was held back by her hesitation. She gave him a warning look, though the theater’s darkness in the midnight atmosphere probably hid most of her expression. “You <i>do</i> know people died here . . . have disappeared here.”</p>
<p>“That’s the point.” Tom waved her forward, the camera on his shoulder blinking a red light. “But I need to catch them on film if I can, and you’re in my way.”</p>
<p>Fabulous. She was on camera. That would probably make the show too. Kit Boyd, the quirky sidekick to Madison Farrington, the historical activist, the beauty, the granddaughter of the town’s ambitious CEO of all things expansion, modern, and money-making.</p>
<p>“Hello?” There was definite irritation in Tom’s voice.</p>
<p>“I’m <i>going</i>! I’m going.” Kit hurried down the steps. She’d taken them many times before. Anyone who was native to Kipper’s Grove, Wisconsin, had grown up in the Barlowe Theater at one point or another. Dancers had tapped and glided across its stage in recitals, high school glee clubs with dreams of Broadway had warbled off-key through its hall, and the local theater guild had put on such plays as <i>Arsenic and Old Lace</i> and <i>The Music Man</i>. Kit hadn’t been in any of those. Instead, she was the one backstage handing bottles of water to the performers, smiling and cracking jokes to encourage the stage-frozen little six-year-old dressed in a yellow tutu with glitter on her cheeks.</p>
<p>“Oh, <i>c’mon</i>!” Tom hissed, his irritation past the point of being hidden. How he’d gotten behind her anyway was a faux pas for filming. He was supposed to stick close to the stars of the show, Heather and Evan. And boy, did those two get along famously—<i>not</i>.</p>
<p>“Whew!” Kit wheezed under her breath, not caring if Tom heard. “I’d try to avoid those two if you could.”</p>
<p>“Yeah, well, I have a job to do.” Tom squeezed past Kit as she hugged the cement-block wall at the bottom of the stairs to let him through. He elbowed her arm and didn’t bother to apologize. He probably felt as if she owed him that luxury. The luxury of being annoyed.</p>
<p>Okay, fine. She did.</p>
<p>If she was being honest, Kit wasn’t a fan of the Barlowe Theater past dark. Which was the cliché of all theaters built just after the turn of the century. It was dark. Haunted. The place was like a tomb. Crank up some vaudeville music and the place became a literal haunted house of horrors for Halloween. And Kit hated Halloween. The darkness, the Gothic look and feel, Halloween was for morbid people who thought Edgar Allan Poe was romantic in his mystery and lore instead of macabre and bleak. Hadn’t he died questionably? She’d heard a podcast once that claimed the poet might have been murdered, contrary to the popular belief that his death had been the result of some fatal malady undiagnosed.</p>
<p>Kit shook her head to clear her thoughts. Mom said cobwebs couldn’t possibly gather in her head because she had too many ideas. Mom was right. Kit would never be accused of having an underactive imagination.</p>
<p>A finger jabbed into the back of her shoulder.</p>
<p>“Stop it!” Kit spun to glare at the offender.</p>
<p>No one was there.</p>
<p>Her skin began crawling. “Gahhhhhh!” She waved her hands wildly at the unseen ghost finger. Probably her imagination, but whatever. She had let Madison sucker her into a ghost hunt for the popular ghost-hunting television show. This was her penance? Getting poked by an elusive spirit?</p>
<p>“Sorry, God.” Kit mumbled an apology to the Almighty, who was probably rolling His eyes at their attempts to mess with the spirit world. But this was Madison. She believed <i>anything</i> was possible. Kit had been raised to believe that this type of <i>anything</i> was probably demonic. There had to be a middle ground. Hadn’t there?</p>
<p>Kit hurried around the corner, stubbing her toe on a bolt that rose half an inch up from the floor. Dampness and time had warped the theater’s floor, making it uneven. She leaned against the wall, rubbing her bare toe. Flip-flops on a ghost hunt. Bad idea.</p>
<p>She looked around—well, as best as she could. The basement was dark, as were the dressing rooms to her right, sized like prison cells. The short hall to her left leading directly below the stage was also dark.</p>
<p>“Hello, darkness,” Kit crooned quietly, craning her neck to peer ahead. “Hello?” she tried again, this time louder.</p>
<p>No answer.</p>
<p>“Seriously, someone?” Kit was beginning to share Tom the cameraman’s annoyance now. Two argumentative television stars, her best friend, and a cameraman didn’t just vanish within minutes. The basement wasn’t <i>that</i> huge.</p>
<p>But it was Barlowe Theater.</p>
<p>“<i>Tom?</i>” Kit hissed, daring a few steps into the dank blackness. “Madison?”</p>
<p>Again, no one answered. The only light was a flickering bulb that had to be a wattage short of worth having at all. It buzzed too. Of course it did. If this stunt was for show<br />
dramatics . . .</p>
<p>“Madison!” Kit shouted. In the ten years since they’d graduated high school, she had followed this woman around. She was owed some loyalty in return. “If this is for ratings, it’s unkind of you!” Kit yelled. Her words echoed back at her.</p>
<p>“Madis—”</p>
<p>Light slammed into her face, blinding Kit. She raised her hands as the flashlight’s beam collided with her eyes.</p>
<p>“They’re gone!” It was Tom.</p>
<p>Kit could see the whites of his eyes just beyond the flashlight he swung around wildly.</p>
<p>“What do you mean?” Kit tried to take captive Tom’s arm as he flooded the hallway with the light, then a dressing room, then the ceiling. His camera wasn’t on his shoulder.</p>
<p>He wasn’t filming.</p>
<p>Kit’s throat tightened. Okay, that wasn’t a good sign. “Where’s Madison?”</p>
<p>Tom swung the light back in Kit’s face. “Where’s Evan? Where’s Heather? Where’s my <i>team</i>?” His voice shook with undisguised concern, turning fast into panic. “How big is this place?”</p>
<p>“Not <i>that</i> big.” Kit pushed past him. Concerned now. This had gone too far. Madison and her harebrained schemes to keep her own grandfather from ruining the historic downtown. Make it famous, she said. Put it on TV, she said. Make viewers defend Kipper’s Grove, she said. “Madison!” Kit shouted, anxiousness seeping into her voice. “Stop this! It’s not funny!”</p>
<p>Tom’s light bounced on the floor in front of them as Kit spun around and marched back toward him. She shoved past his husky chest and down the short passage to the door leading under the stage. Her fingers curled around the doorknob, its old mechanics making it wobbly beneath her grip.</p>
<p>Kit jerked it open.</p>
<p>She fell back with a shriek, colliding with Tom, who had come way too close behind her.</p>
<p>Heather, the medium from the show, stood stock-still facing them. Her eyes were wide and unfocused, her skin white in the flashlight’s glow.</p>
<p>“She’s gone.” Heather’s monotone voice filtered through the passage.</p>
<p>Kit words were stolen from her as her stomach dropped.</p>
<p>“Who’s gone?” Tom demanded.</p>
<p>“Madison.” Evan Fischer, the cohost, the skeptic, and the all-around grumpy hero of the show strode past his partner. Heather’s expression didn’t waver as her eyes remained fixated on . . . whatever she was staring at in the spirit world beyond. “Madison’s gone.”</p>
<p>Evan left less than a few inches between his face and Kit’s as he bent his six-foot frame down to meet her five-foot-four one. “Where is she?”</p>
<p>“I don’t kn—”</p>
<p>“Where. Is. She?” He cut off Kit’s answer as unsatisfactory.</p>
<p>Her breaths came shorter, faster. She could feel Tom behind her. She was sandwiched between him and Evan, with Heather staring into the great abyss.</p>
<p>“I told you. I don’t know.” Kit heard the quaver in her voice. She shoved her trembling hands into her pockets.</p>
<p>“She’s gone.” Evan slapped the wall, glaring at Tom, who was speechless. “Is this a scam? A stunt?”</p>
<p>Kit couldn’t answer. Of course, the show would think it was a ploy by Madison. A publicity ploy. But it went deeper than that. Far deeper. Kit sagged against the wall, the air not reaching her lungs as it should.</p>
<p>She prayed then. Prayed that Madison really was messing with them. That she had simply gone too far ahead beneath the stage and left them behind.</p>
<p>But the theater was hungry, and everyone in Kipper’s Grove knew it was only a matter of time before this hunger added to the stories of death and spirits. That’s how the theater was, after all. Drama. Suspense. And the unearthly way that such things drifted through its rafters.</p>
<p>***</p>
<p>Excerpt from <i>The Lost Boys of Barlowe Theater</i> by Jaime Jo Wright. Copyright 2023 by Jaime Sundsmo. Reproduced with permission from Baker Publishing Group. All rights reserved.</p>
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<div style="float: right; margin-left: 15px; width: 230px;"><img align="left" alt="Jaime Jo Wright" border="0" height="300" src="https://partnersincrimetours.com/wp-content/uploads/forminator/13997_115b15d08b2c7bb7da2712949e71a2f7/uploads/eZLoPif3PDHl-Wright_Jaime-Jo-scaled.jpg" style="float: right; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 15px; margin-top: 5px; margin: 5px 15px 5px 0px;" width="200" /></div>
<p>Jaime Jo Wright is the author of nine novels, including Christy Award and Daphne du Maurier Award winner <em>The House on Foster Hill</em> and Carol Award winner <em>The Reckoning at Gossamer Pond</em>. She's also the Publishers Weekly and ECPA bestselling author of two novellas. Jaime lives in Wisconsin with her cat named Foo; her husband, Cap'n Hook; and their two mini-adults, Peter Pan and CoCo.</p>
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<script src="https://kingsumo.com/js/embed.js"></script>Mindy Holthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18287041949202281688noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143477028858987004.post-77704347528317074432023-10-06T12:17:00.003-06:002023-10-06T12:17:31.167-06:00On Moonberry Lake by Holly Varni<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl3JS9oQWWjXR9rS7T7R5OgTS9wRLGeSsmFHedDVkYyc-5cCXF20cceiQLPdXDNi0EeXUW1dIAegCu7H7cxIX8epEh7HK2pbcVtS3QamEFYfaBQtCY8Kf584LbFv0mvdPeTvy_PO42KFC3vIn-7IzK2KOHnx1Q-5KVzW65BR6L0A7Wb9WD10IaX-Kjow8/s445/moon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="445" data-original-width="288" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl3JS9oQWWjXR9rS7T7R5OgTS9wRLGeSsmFHedDVkYyc-5cCXF20cceiQLPdXDNi0EeXUW1dIAegCu7H7cxIX8epEh7HK2pbcVtS3QamEFYfaBQtCY8Kf584LbFv0mvdPeTvy_PO42KFC3vIn-7IzK2KOHnx1Q-5KVzW65BR6L0A7Wb9WD10IaX-Kjow8/s320/moon.jpg" width="207" /></a></div>On Moonberry Lake<p></p><p>Author: Holly Varni</p><p>Publisher: Revell</p><p>Published: September 26th<br /><br /></p><p>FYC FYI: I received a review copy from the publisher from Netgalley. All views and opinions express are my own.</p><p><b>Summary</b></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111;">Cora Matthews's life is a mess. A broken engagement and the unexpected death of her mother have left her wondering if things will ever return to normal. Whatever "normal" is.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />It certainly isn't what she finds at Moonberry Lake. After she receives her family's dilapidated lakefront lodge as an inheritance--with a surprising condition attached--Cora finds her life overrun by a parade of eccentric neighbors who all have something to say </span><span class="a-text-italic" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-style: italic !important;">and </span><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111;">something to teach her.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />As Cora works to put her life back together, she must decide if she is willing to let go of the past, open her heart to love, and embrace the craziest version of family and home she could ever have imagined.</span></span></p><p><b>Review</b></p><p>On Moonberry Lake is a wonderful debut novel by Holly Varni. Cora is trying to start a new life for herself after her mom passes away. She needed a new start. Sometimes she had hard situations, but I took heart in her journey through the book. I enjoyed the quirky and enduring characters in the town. Characters take the lead in this story. I appreciated how friendship and love is a theme of the book. There were also some very humorous moments where I was smiling a lot. Wonderful moments of understanding and community. Also mixed in was a lovely touch of romance.</p><p><b>Purchase links</b></p><p><b><a href="https://amzn.to/3F4AIeb">Amazon</a> / <a href="https://app.hubspot.com/contacts/21678687/objects/0-48/views/recorded_calls/list">Christian Books</a></b></p><p><b>Author links</b></p><p><b><a href="https://amzn.to/3F6tvu1">Amazon author page </a></b></p>Mindy Holthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18287041949202281688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143477028858987004.post-58820926468672323162023-09-30T01:00:00.010-06:002023-10-02T16:17:30.954-06:00The London Forgery by Heidi Eljarbo - giveaway and review<p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="The London Forgery JustRead Blog Tour" class="alignnone wp-image-26337" height="237" src="https://justreadtours.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Banner_TheLondonForgery_Blog_JR.jpg" width="640" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Welcome to the Blog Tour for <span style="color: #fb6c4f;"><i><b>The London Forgery</b></i></span> by Heidi Eljarbo, hosted by <a href="https://justreadtours.com/2023/09/26/welcome-to-the-london-forgery-blog-tour-giveaway" rel="noopener" target="_blank">JustRead Publicity Tours</a>!</p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #fb6c4f;"><b>About the Book</b></span></h3>
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<p data-pm-slice="1 1 []"><b>Title:</b> The London Forgery
<br /><b>Series:</b> A Fabiola Bennett Mystery #1
<b><br />Author:</b> Heidi Eljarbo
<b><br />Publisher:</b> Independently Published
<br /><b>Release Date:</b> August 29, 2023
<b><br />Genre:</b> Historical Cozy Mystery, Dual Timeline</p><p>
<b>1973.</b> Art historian Fabiola Bennett sees herself as a prudently observant deer who becomes a daring and even mischievous lioness if the situation calls for it. And that’s exactly what’s required when greedy criminals steal, forge, and tamper with treasured artwork. When the crooks add murder to their list of crimes, the chaos is complete. </p><p>A mysterious note is delivered anonymously at the door of the National Gallery in London, and the director immediately calls Fabiola’s office in Oslo and pleads with her to come without delay. The message is confusing, but it seems one of her favorite eighteenth-century portraits is in trouble. </p><p>Fabiola hops on the first plane and meets up with her vibrant side-kick Pippa Yates and the ever-loyal Detective Inspector Cary Green from New Scotland Yard. But she is not naïve enough to think untangling the purpose and meaning of the mysterious note will be as simple as a walk in Hyde Park. These things never are.
<b> </b></p><p><b>1750.</b> Newly married Robert and Frances Andrews, members of the landed gentry of Suffolk, England, hire young and talented Thomas Gainsborough to paint their wedding portrait. Their desire is a lovely conversation piece showing their wealth and class, an artwork to remember them by for generations to come. </p><p>Little do they know the gifted artist portrays their personalities exactly how he perceives them, and the artistic symbolism is not as flattering as they’d hoped for. Even the looming clouds in the distance promise a troublesome future.
<b> </b></p><p><b>This is the first book in a new dual timeline series by Heidi Eljarbo—an intriguing spin-off from the much-loved <i>Soli Hansen Mysteries</i>.</b> </p><p>Fans of Lucinda Riley, Rhys Bowen, Kathleen McGurl, Kate Morton, and Katherine Neville will love this cozy historical art mystery, which takes the readers back to the nostalgia of the groovy seventies and the classical Georgian era of the eighteenth century.
</p><p><b>Review</b></p><p>I love historical cozy mysteries. And this one had a fun twist. I enjoyed the time switches from present 1973 to 1749 when the painting, Mr and Mrs Andrews, was made. The dual timeline was exciting and the author does a great job of pulling into both timelines. This book is a new series, a spin off to Fabiola’s mother’s adventures with art thefts. I was fascinated by Fabiola’s eidetic memory (my favorite psychic detective, Shawn Spencer, has one too). I appreciate smart and observant characters. Fabiola exemplifies this. Pippa was a wonderful addition. She was kindhearted and a breath of fresh air. Inspector Cary Green too was wonderful. The book is fast paced and enjoyable. I’m excited for more books in the series! Reading this book made me want to read the other series based on Fabiola's mother.</p><p>I received a review copy from JustRead Tours. All views and opinions expressed are my own.</p><p data-pm-slice="1 1 []"><span style="color: #fb6c4f;"><b>PURCHASE LINKS:</b></span> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/153193086-the-london-forgery" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Goodreads</a> | <a href="https://amzn.to/3rzttro">Amazon</a> | <a href="https://www.bookbub.com/books/the-london-forgery-a-historical-art-mystery-a-fabiola-bennett-mystery-book-1-by-heidi-eljarbo" rel="noopener" target="_blank">BookBub</a></p>
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<h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #fb6c4f;"><b>About the Author</b></span></h3>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Heidi Eljarbo" class="alignnone wp-image-27310 size-medium" height="300" src="https://justreadtours.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Heidi-Eljarbo-284x300.jpg" width="284" /></p>
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<p data-pm-slice="1 1 []"><b>Heidi Eljarbo</b> is the bestselling author of historical fiction and mysteries filled with courageous and good characters that are easy to love and others you don't want to go near.</p>
Heidi grew up in a home filled with books and artwork and she never truly imagined she would do anything other than write and paint. She studied art, languages, and history, all of which have come in handy when working as an author, magazine journalist, and painter. </div><div class="rg3hrb"> </div><div class="rg3hrb">After living in Canada, six US states, Japan, Switzerland, and Austria, Heidi now calls Norway home. She and her husband have a total of nine children, fifteen grandchildren—so far—in addition to a bouncy Wheaten Terrier. </div><div class="rg3hrb"> </div><div class="rg3hrb">Their favorite retreat is a mountain cabin, where they hike in the summertime and ski the vast, white terrain during winter. </div><div class="rg3hrb"> </div><div class="rg3hrb">Heidi’s favorites are family, God's beautiful nature, and the word whimsical.
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<p data-pm-slice="1 1 []">Connect with Heidi by visiting <a href="https://www.heidieljarbo.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">heidieljarbo.com</a> to follow her on social media and sign up for email updates.</p>
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<h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #fb6c4f;"><b>Tour Giveaway</b></span></h3>
<p data-pm-slice="1 1 []" style="text-align: center;">(2) winners will win a print copy of "The London Forgery", an eBook "Of Darkness and Light" and a $10 Amazon gift card!</p>
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Mindy Holthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18287041949202281688noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143477028858987004.post-81747427679866944872023-09-01T01:00:00.001-06:002023-09-01T01:00:00.144-06:00A Bounty of Secrets and Rebellion by Sharayah Maurice<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitz-aAEzvtdGNUCDgC-a3lr7w7aHdCSiviQ4PMYhkrH1SDDq9NiTwyifdM3kpHx0NliuAY-L-gkg1SEa0IAsQtK_XbOfD6UmnuChkjLA943u70o1gyBkeDVmhHQgTWoIGTK0c64WtHWtG_0zdaIKD-SjH5WHDJ6ASkUHuyuKXsDCT2QASetlnAgu1RXmQ/s2250/Book%20Cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="1410" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitz-aAEzvtdGNUCDgC-a3lr7w7aHdCSiviQ4PMYhkrH1SDDq9NiTwyifdM3kpHx0NliuAY-L-gkg1SEa0IAsQtK_XbOfD6UmnuChkjLA943u70o1gyBkeDVmhHQgTWoIGTK0c64WtHWtG_0zdaIKD-SjH5WHDJ6ASkUHuyuKXsDCT2QASetlnAgu1RXmQ/s320/Book%20Cover.jpg" width="201" /></a></div><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">A Bounty of Secrets and Rebellion</span></i><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Author: Sharayah Maurice</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Published: September 1st, 2023</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">FTC FYI: I received an eARC from the author, all views and opinions expressed are my own. </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">An historical alliance between two gifted races is threatened when Princess Alana Bell Sundry is attacked and a bounty is placed on her head. With powerful enemies on two borders, the kingdom of Latera is relying on her arranged marriage to the Gaellen Prince to strengthen their position in Tanithor. </span></span></p><p><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Enlisting the help of a mysterious bodyguard to keep her alive until her prince arrives to claim her, Alana soon learns there’s more to the undercover guard than meets the eye. As she spends time with her new bodyguard, she soon realizes that the attacks on her life aren’t the only threats to the alliance. Her heart may prove just as effective at dismantling a union that has been years in the making.</span></span></p><p><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Meanwhile, across the Great River, Griff Shoshone is unaware of the political events happening around him. The girl he’s loved for years has recently been promised to his little brother, the future Chief of Hoken, and Griff must find a way to reconcile his heart to the Oracle’s prophetic declaration. </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">However, after a fateful decision with deadly consequences leaves Griff and his brother’s betrothed captured in enemy territory, Griff must now come to terms with his new fated destiny. </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-weight: 700; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">A Bounty of Secrets and Rebellion is the first in the Chronicles of Tanithor YA fantasy romance series told from multiple POVs. If you like clean romance, characters with elemental powers, and action-packed chapters with cliffhanger endings, then you’ll love the captivating world of Tanithor.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-weight: 700; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">My review</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #1a1a1a; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b>A Bounty of Secrets and Rebellion was an exciting YA fantasy romance from a brand new author! The story is full of action and lives up to its title of secrets and rebellions. I really enjoyed the point of view changes. All characters were written well and I enjoyed the gifts of the All Gods. I cared about the characters, as many exciting events took place. The magic is creative and thrilling. I did yearn for more from some characters and I felt some details were missing but I’m excited to read more of this series.
</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #1a1a1a; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b>4 stars</b></span></p><p><b>Author links</b></p><p><a href="http://www.sharayahmaurice.com">Website</a> / <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/40418491.Sharayah_Maurice ">Goodreads</a> / <a href="https://amzn.to/3YTM3GZ">Amazon author page</a></p><p><a href="https://amzn.to/45Neb0L">Amazon purchase link</a></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH6mMSTRZWUVUQfXJfAoK2fbtVZ2YLgpIa_nsJwclO2VSlbF8ZkbZQ7MXtgvaX_c1m9S0ru41nUzBMwEmDmmjHTKud39ur5ukG78fpbFHhluszkM5KskJBsH1t_wVhQ22gwsikNOCJRfWAgdeeD3YPoYktitz5G4vhxGThn-f15hY9WOOEMKbkfMzbDyg/s6912/Book%20Tour%20Blog%20Banner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="6912" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH6mMSTRZWUVUQfXJfAoK2fbtVZ2YLgpIa_nsJwclO2VSlbF8ZkbZQ7MXtgvaX_c1m9S0ru41nUzBMwEmDmmjHTKud39ur5ukG78fpbFHhluszkM5KskJBsH1t_wVhQ22gwsikNOCJRfWAgdeeD3YPoYktitz5G4vhxGThn-f15hY9WOOEMKbkfMzbDyg/w400-h200/Book%20Tour%20Blog%20Banner.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Mindy Holthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18287041949202281688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143477028858987004.post-54426017137744924812023-08-25T01:00:00.013-06:002023-08-25T01:00:00.142-06:00Crown & Serpent by Heather Frost - review/excerpt<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcLpN1zttlqX9KxFHR6_1yjG2KmGyYiMbWR3YBnGSMcwAeRv6c6cwzbB5VXBwbtcgfFm5Uc937bRHu2SK4pDA2WWe47DEE8T1EQXvQj9P2Kb0ziU8ZHa_UniuDpiZamaYUiNpjY9vsJB5UgfiRVijIYVd96XcSQAPTa2REuIm4FAHPjaBl9ibNow2iKmE/s2625/Crown%20&%20Serpent%20-%20Kindle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2625" data-original-width="1725" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcLpN1zttlqX9KxFHR6_1yjG2KmGyYiMbWR3YBnGSMcwAeRv6c6cwzbB5VXBwbtcgfFm5Uc937bRHu2SK4pDA2WWe47DEE8T1EQXvQj9P2Kb0ziU8ZHa_UniuDpiZamaYUiNpjY9vsJB5UgfiRVijIYVd96XcSQAPTa2REuIm4FAHPjaBl9ibNow2iKmE/s320/Crown%20&%20Serpent%20-%20Kindle.jpg" width="210" /></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Crown & Serpent</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Author: Heather Frost</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Published: August 25th, 2023</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">ebook: 244 pages</span></p><p><span id="docs-internal-guid-59bec5a6-7fff-30e2-257f-83c8de30f0d9"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">***</span><span style="font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Crown & Serpent</span><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> is a Fate of Eyrinthia prequel novella that’s actually the length of a novel. This villain origin story was released after </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Royal Rebel</span><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">, but it can be read at any point in the series.***</span></span></span></p><p><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Summary</span></b></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: 0px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span class="a-text-bold a-text-italic" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic !important; font-weight: 700 !important;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">All she wanted . . .</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Seventeen-year-old Iris Winn loves her quiet life with her father, studying the poisons that fascinate them both. But after his sudden death, Iris is now the ward of her estranged aunt and uncle. In order to claim her inheritance, she must live in the capital city of Lenzen for one year. While there, she must attend parties, balls, and participate in every other vapid thing the elite of Ryden value. Iris doesn’t care about learning their rules or joining their ranks–her only goal is to endure the next year. Then she meets Prince Henri Kaelin.</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span class="a-text-bold a-text-italic" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic !important; font-weight: 700 !important;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Everything they demanded . . .</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Every young woman in Lenzen wants Henri–except for Iris. Unfortunately, the prince only has eyes for her. The king has decreed that Henri must choose a bride before his birthday, and Iris is determined it won’t be her. Dodging a prince’s focused attention while placating her relatives and the rest of Ryden’s high society is exhausting–and more dangerous than Iris could have ever imagined. She is about to learn that not all games are innocent, and some smiles are more lethal than poison. Luckily, Iris is a quick study, and this is a game she is determined to win.</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="a-text-bold a-text-italic" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic !important; font-weight: 700 !important;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">She would take it all.</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="a-text-bold a-text-italic" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic !important; font-weight: 700 !important;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><b>Review</b></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><b><br /></b></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #0f1111;">I am always eager to read of book of Heather Frost’s but I was a bit nervous this time. Iris and Henri scare me to death but fascinate me at the same time. Crown & Serpent was enthralling and captured me right from the start. The story mostly focuses on Iris and her backstory but you also get glimpses of the parents her and Henri will become to the Kaelin siblings. Henri was captivated by Iris right from their first meeting. This book is a novella released after ROYAL REBEL that can be read if you aren’t caught up in the story. There were some details in Crown & Serpent that I appreciated from reading the Eyrinthia series. I read this in one day because I had to know how it turned out. Get ready! You are in for a wild, entertainingly spooky ride. </span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #0f1111;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #0f1111;">I received an ebook from the author. 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She was sick of warnings, threats, and all the false smiles constantly aimed at her. Her irritation only spiked when a trumpet sounded, announcing the arrival of royalty.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">So much for the fates listening to her prayers.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">The dancers stopped at once, turning to the ballroom’s main double doors and bowing low.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Iris followed suit, though her eyes were fastened on King Ezra, who entered the room first and greeted Lord and Lady Thatcher. Prince Henri was right behind him.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">The prince looked even more handsome tonight. He wore the colors of Ryden—emerald and black—and his hair was perfectly combed. There was no smudge of dirt on him, and he stood with military grace beside his father. He wasn’t looking at the Thatchers, however. His intense brown eyes scanned the room, methodical and sweeping. His gaze stopped on Iris, making it clear who he’d been searching for.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">A slow, confident smile stretched Henri’s lips.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Iris’s heart skipped, and she frowned at the unsettling sensation. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">The king turned to view the crowded floor, his gold crown gleaming in the candlelight. “Good evening!” he called out. “Please, continue.”</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">People rose from their bows, and the music began once more. Dancing resumed. Conversation bubbled up.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Iris was still staring at Henri. The moment she realized it, she forced herself to look away.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Anna’s fingers twisted in her skirt, betraying nervousness. “It seems Prince Henri is headed this way . . .”</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">“He certainly is,” Dalia concurred.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Iris stiffened, but she refused to look. Fates, how had this happened? Mere weeks ago, she’d been happily ensconced at home. Now, she was trapped in a ballroom and being hunted by a prince she wished would look elsewhere for his entertainment. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">“Lady Iris.” His voice was deep, smooth, and familiar—and directly behind her.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Iris twisted slowly to face Henri.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">His smile was perfectly in place, his eyes bright as he extended a hand. “You saved your first dance for me, I hope.”</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Iris did not want to take his hand, nor did she care to dance; everyone would be watching them. To be fair though, people were already staring. At least if they were dancing, people would be less likely to overhear them.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">She set her hand in Henri’s, and he grinned as he led her onto the floor. Once they were in the middle, he turned to face her. His fingers tightened around hers, and his other hand settled at her waist. Though Iris had spent hours practicing with Lady Griffin and her assortment of tutors, no touch had ever felt like this.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Nor had anyone drawn Iris quite so close.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Henri’s hold was firm, his posture impeccable. When the new song began, he effortlessly began to move, pulling her with him.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Iris attempted to mirror his steps, though it took considerable more effort on her part.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">“You look beautiful tonight,” Henri said.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">“As opposed to how I looked at the Summer Festival?” she challenged.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">His smile widened. “Most young ladies would have simply taken the compliment.”</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">“I’m not most young ladies.”</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">“No, you are not.” He looked utterly fascinated by that prospect. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">She was aware of the other dancing couples easing away, giving Henri and Iris more of the floor. When her shoe bumped against his boot, she had to force herself not to look down. Keeping her jaw level with the floor as she’d been taught, she stared directly into Henri’s eyes.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Amusement sparked therein. “Have you had any interesting conversations with any stable boys tonight?” he asked.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Her eyes narrowed. “You shouldn’t have let me carry on as you did. It was very rude of you.”</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">“Will you ever forgive me?”</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">“I don’t think I can. You made me into a fool.”</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">“Never,” he said at once. “You are many things, Iris Winn, but I don’t think you could ever be considered a fool.”</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Her brow furrowed. “You barely know me.”</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">“True. But I’d like to remedy that.” </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Her body moved rigidly through the practiced steps of the dance. She tried to ignore her own gracelessness, but her movements were too jerky to disregard. Her foot knocked against his again, and she gritted her teeth.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">“Relax,” Henri whispered. “Trust my guidance and move with me.”</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">She shot him a quick glare. “You’re the one who wanted my first dance. It’s not my fault if I tread on your toes.”</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">He threw back his head and laughed.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">She knew people stared at them, but she had a hard time looking away from Henri. Even when his laughter faded, mirth continued to shine in his eyes.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">She shook her head slowly. “What are you doing?”</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">He grinned. “Dancing.”</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">“No, I mean—what are you doing with me?”</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">He lifted one eyebrow. “Dancing,” he repeated.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">She exhaled sharply. “</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Why</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> are you dancing with me? This room is filled with young ladies who would love to have your attention.”</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">“You don’t want my attention?”</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">She knew she needed to make an effort to not insult the crown prince of Ryden, so she spoke more carefully. “I prefer to stay in the background.”</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">“That’s a shame. Someone like you doesn’t deserve to be relegated to the shadows.”</span></p><div><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div></span></div><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #0f1111;"><br /></span></p>Mindy Holthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18287041949202281688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143477028858987004.post-2271352503031220312023-06-30T01:00:00.001-06:002023-06-30T10:29:51.498-06:00Timeless Western Collection: A Wyoming Summer<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizeP2h8nRiZaAw4RT135uvRPYB4KgSmMrR4OdYFIV3EEWQ5wF6f1op0o-Fo1O-l2XjJNEq3ZLv0Nku6PkV50IHpSo7mcAMPLAN-8r49ihPP2ij21OOMPlSOTrnKpKDRZyvhTcI0LPdJ9MUUArFWNI1wkTMLCDAfw7Mnr5dYcnKVI1bCDideurgFnqLlVU/s2550/summer%20cover.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2550" data-original-width="1650" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizeP2h8nRiZaAw4RT135uvRPYB4KgSmMrR4OdYFIV3EEWQ5wF6f1op0o-Fo1O-l2XjJNEq3ZLv0Nku6PkV50IHpSo7mcAMPLAN-8r49ihPP2ij21OOMPlSOTrnKpKDRZyvhTcI0LPdJ9MUUArFWNI1wkTMLCDAfw7Mnr5dYcnKVI1bCDideurgFnqLlVU/s320/summer%20cover.jpeg" width="207" /></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Timeless Western Collection: A Wyoming Summer</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Authors: Carla Kelly, Christine Sterling, Heather B. Moore</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Publisher: Mirror Press</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">300 pages</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Published: June 20, 2023</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">FTC FYI: I received an eARC from the publisher. All views and opinions are my own.</span></p><p><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Goodreads Summaries</span></b></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">ELLEN FOUND by Carla Kelly</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">Set in location of Old Faithful Inn, 1903-4. Working in a discouraging cafe, Ellen escapes an awful situation in rough and tumble Butte, Montana, and goes to work as second in command to a wary cook in the shell that will become Old Faithful Inn in Yellowstone Park. She meets Charles Penrose, head carpenter on the massive project of Old Faithful Inn, which is being finished in a harsh Wyoming winter. Will it really open June 1, 1904? Can Ellen start to trust the other workers? What will she learn about the other employees? And Charles. He's a widower with a young daughter there, too. Like Ellen, he wants more.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">THE WIDOW OF DAYBREAK by Christine Sterling</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">Doris Whistler is learning how to survive in a town taken over by outlaws. When the leader of an infamous gang murders her husband, her choices are to tuck tail and run, or stand her ground and make Daybreak as promising as its name. It proves to be a difficult task with the good citizens in fear of the corrupt mayor and godlessness that abounds. What she doesn't expect is the support of a traveling lawman who believes in her and the tiny town she loves so much.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">MAY I KISS THE BRIDE? by Heather B. Moore</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;">Viola Delany is not happy about being sent to the middle-of-nowhere, small town Wyoming. Yes, it will be good to let the gossips find something else to talk about other than her failed engagement. And yes, it will be nice to spend the summer with her Aunt Beth. But as Viola sits on the train heading for Wyoming, wondering how she'll ever occupy her time in such a small town, none other than a real life cowboy sits across the way. She can't help but take peeks at him, noting that the condition of his unpolished black boots and scuffed rawhide jacket seem to be authentic . . . All right, so he might be tall, dark-haired, and handsome if a woman doesn't mind green eyes and a dangerous-looking scar, but this man certainly has nothing to do with her. Besides she'll never see him again. What are the chances he's traveling to the same middle-of-nowhere small town?</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915;"><b>My review</b></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #1e1915;">I love the Timeless Anthologies. Not only did I get three well written stories, I got to enjoy stories from two authors whose books I love (Heather and Carla) and I got to read a story from an author (Christine) whose books I hadn’t found yet and I will gladly be reading more of. Each story was well written and the pacing was perfect for a novella. That is what I enjoy most in reading novellas. I especially loved Heather’s story, but all three were wonderful reads and the leading ladies were well done. A Wyoming Summer is an entertaining summer read.</span></p><p><span style="color: #1e1915;"><b><span style="background-color: white;"></span></b></span></p><p>5 stars!</p><p>Purchase links (affiliate)</p><p><a href="https://amzn.to/3XuPGT3">Amazon Kindle</a> / <a href="https://amzn.to/3NyouOD">Amazon Paperback</a> / <a href="https://amzn.to/46rhUC9">Audible</a></p><p><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/122780645-a-wyoming-summer">Goodreads</a></p>Mindy Holthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18287041949202281688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143477028858987004.post-11033439926856013432023-05-10T02:00:00.001-06:002023-05-10T02:00:00.131-06:00No Matter What by KM Frost - spotlight excerpt<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBHoGkye1GWZHO5tlcyRNSKCMA6qu6_39f1zwPQYBq2ohZNOqutSiVbL0AOWh2Hdqu6g7k_lO6g54lBvVxlSBBTxApdT89zkEO17ZGx8YSYIwgLs3INb9bEFr0RGmcAixc8EhKUNpvuqetcRNOP6gTxi-oy_BTR2aqWryBWIzgJayg48YxHS8W5PPD/s500/no%20matter.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="329" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBHoGkye1GWZHO5tlcyRNSKCMA6qu6_39f1zwPQYBq2ohZNOqutSiVbL0AOWh2Hdqu6g7k_lO6g54lBvVxlSBBTxApdT89zkEO17ZGx8YSYIwgLs3INb9bEFr0RGmcAixc8EhKUNpvuqetcRNOP6gTxi-oy_BTR2aqWryBWIzgJayg48YxHS8W5PPD/s320/no%20matter.jpeg" width="211" /></a></div><i>No Matter What</i><div><br /></div><div>Author: KM Frost</div><div><br /></div><div>Amazon Kindle: 442 pages</div><div><br /></div><div>Release date: May 12<br /><br />YA Contemporary Romance</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWM7lscx0hu57tbbwtTgRqcp6Oz59GnTEDHeqUXieOGzM2-xQ6O8PeldyPWh3o5bwj22tZXIBK3uxkuQVskKJWyEQNXxHaZdN0G9O8jkgKV_bplibYdgE0Zd7XobrhbbZHUSa316DtBmVzIQVpSOFCpZde46vsqDasTmzyP6Npa0mBxW2j9KIkYUjH/s1920/Blog%20Tour%20Banner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="1920" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWM7lscx0hu57tbbwtTgRqcp6Oz59GnTEDHeqUXieOGzM2-xQ6O8PeldyPWh3o5bwj22tZXIBK3uxkuQVskKJWyEQNXxHaZdN0G9O8jkgKV_bplibYdgE0Zd7XobrhbbZHUSa316DtBmVzIQVpSOFCpZde46vsqDasTmzyP6Npa0mBxW2j9KIkYUjH/w640-h160/Blog%20Tour%20Banner.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">MASON (POV)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My head knocked against the window as the bus trundled into a nearly empty parking lot, sending a painful pulse across my skull. I turned up my music to block out the pain. There was no blocking out the stale vanilla-scented air, or the depressing landscape of this tiny town that was so small there wasn’t even a bus station. I’m not making that up. The bus just stopped at the back of a McDonald’s parking lot and opened the doors to let the poor souls off.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Unfortunately, I was one of those poor souls.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I was seriously tempted to stay in my seat and ride this bus to the end of the line. But when Margie had marched me to the station that morning, she’d made it infuriatingly clear if I tried to run, if I missed a single check-in with her, or if I got into trouble of any kind, then she would bring the cops down on my head so fast I wouldn’t even have a chance to cuss her out.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">She wasn’t the only social worker I’d dealt with, but she was definitely the most tenacious.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I stepped down onto the pavement with my backpack slung over my shoulder and my duffel bag dangling from my fist. My fellow exiles peeled off, greeting friends or family who had come to pick them up. Though I had never met the grandparents I was going to be stuck with for the next three months—until I turned eighteen and was free—I looked for them anyway. No one came toward me and, two minutes later, everyone had driven away. I was left standing alone in the parking lot.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I should have known the dad who hadn’t bothered to stick around would have parents who couldn’t be bothered to show up.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Music blared against my eardrums as I stood there like an idiot.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Screw this, I thought, and made a beeline for the restaurant. There was no way I was going to stand around waiting for grandparents who may or may not show up. I had enough cash for a ticket back to Chicago. I would probably have to wait hours for the next bus, but anything was better than this. I could crash at Leo’s and BS the check-ins with Margie. I’d have to keep my head down, but I could pull it off. Except there was a chance my grandparents would report me missing, and Margie knew enough about me to find me. Then there would be—</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Something hard hit my leg and almost knocked me over. I lost my grip on my duffel bag as I threw out my hands to catch myself. My palms slapped against a white trunk so hard I felt it all the way to my shoulders.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A car. A freaking car had almost run me over!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Was this the universe’s way of flipping me off?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The driver’s door flew open and a girl around my age sprung out. “Oh my gosh! I’m so sorry! I can’t believe—! Are you okay?”</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I swore and shoved back from the car, palms stinging. “You almost ran me over!”</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">She clapped her hands over her mouth. “I am so, so sorry. I didn’t see you. I didn’t think anyone was out here.” Her hazel eyes were so wide it would’ve been funny if I wasn’t so mad. Music throbbed in my ears in time with the ache in my leg but didn’t come close to blocking out her voice or my irritation.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">“Is that what they teach you out here in the boonies? Just assume no one’s there and hope you don’t kill someone?”</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">“Are you okay?” She reached a hand toward me but quickly drew it back. “Oh my gosh, did I hurt you?”</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">“You freaking hit me with a car!” I slapped my palm off the trunk.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">“Hey!” She tried to push my hand away, but I’d already moved it. “What was that for?”</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">“I don’t know, maybe you trying to kill me.”</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">“I wasn’t trying to kill you.” She crossed her arms, shock and concern giving way to frustration. “I didn’t see you. If I had—”</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">“You would’ve gunned it?”</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Her eyes narrowed to dangerous slits. “Do you want me to run you over?”</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">That was unexpected. And oddly . . . entertaining. It’s the kind of thing Leo would have said when he wasn’t in the mood for any of my crap. Anger and annoyance still crowded in my chest, but a swirl of amusement wiggled between them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My eyes cut across her face, taking in her round features and fly-away ponytail. Golden-brown hairs had come loose, framing her sun-tanned face, and freckles lightly dotted her nose and cheeks. She was a good head shorter than me, but what she lacked in height, she made up for in attitude. Her glare skimmed over me, giving me the once-over. She didn’t seem impressed by my ratty jeans or faded Silent Theory t-shirt.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The song in my ears changed as I matched her stance, crossing my arms over my chest. “You know, making death threats is a crime.”</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">“So is vandalism.”</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> I raised an eyebrow at that. “Vandalism?”</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">“You hit my car.”</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">“And you hit me with your car. Pretty sure the judge would be on my side.”</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">She dragged a breath through her nose, color flushing her cheeks. “Who do you think you are?”</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">“I think I’m a guy who’s lucky to be alive, with you loose on the streets. I mean, I figured this place would be the death of me—I just didn’t realize how literal that fact was.”</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Goodreads Summary</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111;">Mason’s life is far from perfect, but it turns out it can get worse. When his mom ends up in prison, he’s shipped off to the middle of nowhere. Apparently he’s got grandparents—parents of the father he knows nothing about. Mason’s not interested in bonding with these newfound grandparents. He just wants to survive until his eighteenth birthday so he can escape this backwater town and finally be free.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111;">Emily is struggling to keep what’s left of her family from falling apart after a horrible accident stole her mom. She has enough on her plate with mothering her younger siblings and protecting a secret that could destroy everything, when she runs into Mason—literally. Her life doesn’t need more complications, and this distractingly attractive, clearly damaged boy promises nothing but trouble. Still, she can’t help but be drawn to him.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111;">Mason and Emily are opposites in nearly every way, but neither can deny the attraction between them. Mason knows he isn’t good enough for her, and Emily knows she should stay away, but that doesn’t stop the pull they feel toward each other. Their tentative relationship is threatened when Mason is put in the crosshairs of the local gang and the town sheriff. Mason and Emily will have to decide what they really want—and if they’re willing to fight for it.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111;">Purchase links (affiliate link)<br /><br /><a href="https://amzn.to/3ASxKY6">Kindle</a></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div>Social Media Links:</div><div><br /></div><div><span id="docs-internal-guid-f11cd240-7fff-0328-bbae-d72dff5c2a66"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Website: </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.kmfrost.com/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.kmfrost.com/</span></a></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Facebook:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">K.M. 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All views and opinions are my own. </span></p><p><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Summary</span></b></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: 0px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="a-text-bold" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700 !important;">A PRINCE fighting to save a princess</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span><span class="a-text-bold" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700 !important;">A SERJAH torn between duty and desire</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span><span class="a-text-bold" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700 !important;">A PRINCESS willing to sacrifice everything</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span><span class="a-text-bold" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700 !important;">A DECOY with nothing to lose</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span><span class="a-text-bold" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700 !important;">A WORLD about to be torn apart</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">After his father’s latest punishment, Grayson isn’t at his full strength. Trapped in Ryden and surrounded by enemies, he knows escaping with Mia will be more complicated than anticipated. Tyrell is determined to claim Mia for himself, and Henri’s plans for the rest of Eyrinthia are more horrific than Grayson ever imagined. Despite the increased danger, he and Mia must return to Mortise and warn Desfan of what’s coming—even though it may already be too late.</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In Mortise, the palace is still reeling from the brutal attack that left many dead and even more wounded. Regardless of the chaos, Desfan is determined to continue with his coronation. As serjan, he hopes to bring stability to his country and solidify the peace with Devendra. But things in Eyrinthia are always complicated. When Prince Liam reveals they may be facing dangers from old enemies, Desfan will have to decide what kind of ruler he will be.</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Devastating news from home has left Clare broken. Despite her heartache, she must once again be Serene’s decoy when a terrifying report sends the princess on an unexpected mission to Zennor. Left at the palace, Clare helps Desfan build trust with the elite in Mortise while guarding a treasonous secret. Because as her grief transforms into a burning desire for vengeance, she is finally ready to embrace a new role—rebel.</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Eyrinthia is consumed by uncertainty. Duty. Desire. Sacrifice. Every rebellion has its cost.</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="a-text-bold" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700 !important;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Royal Rebel is book 4 in the Fate of Eyrinthia YA fantasy romance series, and should be read in order. If you like swoon-worthy romance, complex characters, and non-stop action with epic twists, then you’ll love the captivating world of Eyrinthia!</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="a-text-bold" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700 !important;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Review</span></b></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><b><br /></b></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;">Heather Frost is an exceptional author. Her books take you to another world. You care for and love each character, whether they are good or bad. I am not quite done with this book, but so far is an adventure I won't soon forget. </p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><b>Excerpt</b></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;">Peter ambushed Grayson on his way back to Mia.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;">The oldest Kaelin prince didn’t actually manage to surprise him, he just appeared suddenly before him. And with Carter at his side, he issued a sharp order. “Follow me.”</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;">Grayson wanted to refuse, but a fight wasn’t worth the effort, and he didn’t want to risk rousing suspicion.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;">He trailed after his brothers, moving to a rarely-used sitting room on the first floor of the castle. Once inside, Carter remained by the closed door, and Grayson followed Peter to the center of the room. When Peter abruptly twisted to face him, Grayson’s dulled senses couldn’t react in time. Peter’s fist slammed against his freshly cleaned burn.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;">The blinding pain sent Grayson to his knees. A ragged gasp echoed in the room. His entire face throbbed, despite the potent drug that swam through his veins. He felt a trickle of blood from where Peter’s ring had dug into the raw, freshly cleaned cut. The agony was indescribable; he couldn’t breathe.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;">“Stay on your knees,” Peter said evenly.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;">Grayson’s ears rang. His vision wavered, then came into sharp focus. His fingers dug into the simple braided rug. Nausea swam in his gut, but he forced himself to breathe through it. And as he did, he felt the heat of his rage. A fury that he’d forced down far too many times. He knew he couldn’t risk retaliating; Mia wasn’t safe, yet. But something in his very soul refused to stay down.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;">Not this time.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;">He rose slowly, uncurling from the floor until he stood before Peter, stretched to his full height. His brother was the oldest Kaelin prince, but he was the shortest; he had to look up slightly to meet Grayson’s gaze.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;">Surprise flickered through Peter’s eyes, followed by a flash of fear.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;">Menace and threat both emanated from Grayson, but he said nothing. Did nothing. Just glared at Peter, his fists clenched at his sides.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;">Tense silence stretched. Then—slowly—Peter’s lips curved into a satisfied smirk. His thoughts were as clear as if he’d spoken them: he didn’t think he needed to fear Grayson, because he thought he could control him. Use him.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;">He was wrong. He just didn’t realize it yet.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;">Peter folded his arms over his chest, clearly showing silent acceptance of Grayson’s refusal to kneel.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;">His voice was unconcerned. “You failed me in Mortise. It was a simple task, Grayson. What happened? Why didn’t you bring Princess Imara to me?”</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;">“I had no opportunity to abduct her,” Grayson said, his voice dark.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;">“Failure is failure. And it’s something you’ve done a lot of lately. You’re not quite living up to your fearsome reputation, are you?”</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;">Grayson didn’t bother to respond. “What are your plans for Imara?”</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;">“Oh, the princess will still be mine. But because of your incompetence, I’ll have to deal with some mild inconveniences first. Never fear, I’ll make you clean up your mess in due time.”</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><b>Author links</b></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><b><br /></b></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><b>Website: </b></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><b>www.HeatherFrost.com</b></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><b><br /></b></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><b>Facebook:</b></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><b>@AuthorHeatherFrost</b></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><b>https://www.facebook.com/AuthorHeatherFrost </b></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><b><br /></b></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><b>Instagram:</b></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><b>Heather.Frost.Author</b></p><div><br /></div><div><b>Purchase links</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><a href="https://amzn.to/3Lcwtkp">Kindle</a> / <a href="https://amzn.to/43JWor2">Hardcover</a></b></div>Mindy Holthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18287041949202281688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143477028858987004.post-65498364542639547382023-03-01T00:00:00.005-07:002023-03-01T00:00:00.203-07:00The Marquess and the Runaway Lady by Samantha Hastings -- blog tour/giveaway<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5UtvLvaNRvFwaA8_6sHKb-8je6NGNEb9N8xsN0W3Sjq1nas6XWn2B91PYnrQ5NPBUzDe_C-pk7U8g-oQiM3JDhsCjWlCJOzeft1m30zsC6L75g7GQdWRIPXUEmIKq8DG_RiQxIJ3EnbMsT4R1-IKz7NJH5d4erRa0Y0o933c5uicTJqd_Nh-4uSqi/s500/lady.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="318" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5UtvLvaNRvFwaA8_6sHKb-8je6NGNEb9N8xsN0W3Sjq1nas6XWn2B91PYnrQ5NPBUzDe_C-pk7U8g-oQiM3JDhsCjWlCJOzeft1m30zsC6L75g7GQdWRIPXUEmIKq8DG_RiQxIJ3EnbMsT4R1-IKz7NJH5d4erRa0Y0o933c5uicTJqd_Nh-4uSqi/w255-h400/lady.jpeg" width="255" /></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Marquess and the Runaway Lady</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Author: Samantha Hastings</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Publisher: Harlequin Historical</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Published: 2/21/23</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">282 pages</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">FYI FYI: I received a complimentary copy all views and opinions expressed are my own.</span></p><p><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Book summary</span></b></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="a-text-bold" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-weight: 700;">Will this disheveled runaway…</span><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span><span class="a-text-italic" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-style: italic;">Become the diamond of the Season?</span><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />When the Marquess of Cheswick—Wick—takes in a mysterious woman, he’s shocked to discover she is Lady Louisa, an heiress who’s escaped her cruel aunt! Grieving the loss of two siblings, Wick avoids opening his heart to anyone else and stays away from the marriage mart. But when Louisa needs a husband in order to claim her inheritance, Wick’s determined to help—even if it means stepping back into his worst nightmare: the Season!</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #0f1111;"><b>Review - 5 stars!</b><br /></span><span style="color: #0f1111;">The Marquess and the Runaway Lady is another wonderful book from Samantha Hastings. I really love how she writes her characters. I knew I would love Louisa. I too have red hair and freckles. Lots of freckles. Louisa is sweet and kind and I love how she took control of her miserable situation and got herself away from her wicked family. I loved the Cinderella theme and as the book progresses, Louisa became a strong and needle welding force. </span></p><p><span style="color: #0f1111;">Wick is a dashing hero who loves his sisters and takes Louisa in. Those hilarious and clever Stringham sisters. What riots they are! As I read I would try to pick a favorite but I never could. They are delights. And Mrs May too was a joy. Just a wonderfully kind person. Mantheria and Sunny were also great. </span></p><p><span style="color: #0f1111;">The whole book is a pleasure to read. The author truly has a clever personality to write the way she does. It’s very enjoyable. </span></p><p><span style="color: #0f1111;">I received a review copy from Netgalley. All views and opinions expressed are my own.</span></p><p><b>Purchase links</b></p><p><a href="https://amzn.to/3kyyddh">Amazon Kindle</a> / <a href="https://amzn.to/3IBZtQ8">Amazon paperback</a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEC-D7okakbNyulg-kwFH5TJetprUg3-SH4IQyUGqzpgSLxyfhl8Id9rnva3COZ650sE-aM1vOzRmH9a3kfsBnn7c-tzr6HIM7aNFh51cXYTMYi_xHVRuThfb1MvOofrR_RUYK3-f8W10-j1qxPCMTgDztk7EHyV8WhMJxeyveOKJmcpJN-nRR1X9s/s1640/BLOG%20TOUR.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="924" data-original-width="1640" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEC-D7okakbNyulg-kwFH5TJetprUg3-SH4IQyUGqzpgSLxyfhl8Id9rnva3COZ650sE-aM1vOzRmH9a3kfsBnn7c-tzr6HIM7aNFh51cXYTMYi_xHVRuThfb1MvOofrR_RUYK3-f8W10-j1qxPCMTgDztk7EHyV8WhMJxeyveOKJmcpJN-nRR1X9s/w400-h225/BLOG%20TOUR.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p>Use the link to enter for the paperback giveaway! 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<script src="https://widget-prime.rafflecopter.com/launch.js"></script>Mindy Holthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18287041949202281688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143477028858987004.post-5546527010996508312022-12-17T09:00:00.001-07:002022-12-17T09:00:00.206-07:00Revenge Never Rests by Laurie Lewis - blog tour / giveaway<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMXRvwXY-ZfxCKSOKEonFqxKuy4ddp9PmJkw21Dc7gI69EYugpW8SUe5F4B87z7C-oQ9xJj5qV5Vnd8wjnwTIUuKVFeWW-MLz2qThnoA-3MqjQbQg09UG5kJsP4UC52nz6u-2Qiel88kvDdSlcWLxbBQfo5rEtl-H_4UECwmTYzEBNJ2Dxgb6HfFtJ/s1200/Revenge%20Never%20Rests%20Blog%20Banner.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="628" data-original-width="1200" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMXRvwXY-ZfxCKSOKEonFqxKuy4ddp9PmJkw21Dc7gI69EYugpW8SUe5F4B87z7C-oQ9xJj5qV5Vnd8wjnwTIUuKVFeWW-MLz2qThnoA-3MqjQbQg09UG5kJsP4UC52nz6u-2Qiel88kvDdSlcWLxbBQfo5rEtl-H_4UECwmTYzEBNJ2Dxgb6HfFtJ/w400-h209/Revenge%20Never%20Rests%20Blog%20Banner.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Revenge Never Rests</i><br /><br />Author: Laurie Lewis<br /><br />Publisher: Covenant<br /><br />Published: December 1st, 2022<br /><br /><b>Summary<br /><br /></b><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">Tallie Brown has spent a lifetime hiding from the ghosts of someone else’s past. Raised by a paranoid woman on the run, Tallie learned from an early age how to disappear. Now she must employ her unique set of skills to track down hundreds who have simply vanished, so when an Amber Alert wakes her in the night, she is the first to respond to the call. But tracking the missing girl comes with unexpected consequences, leading her down a deadly path paved with lies and personal loss that ends in a single devastating truth: General Cai Kaswell, the father she just discovered and the world’s best hope for peace, is among the vanished.<br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">As she struggles to find General Kaswell, Tallie is drawn into a conspiracy that links her past to the string of unsolved disappearances. Her search for answers sends her around the globe, but when it nearly takes the lives of her trusted friends and leaves her alone, she is assigned to a charming operative she doesn’t fully trust. Forced to watch her own back as she searches for General Kaswell and the others, not only does she discover she is the unwitting catalyst for the disappearance of the missing people but she and her father are also drawn into a plot that threatens the Constitution and the balance of world power.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;"><b>My review</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #181818;"><span style="background-color: white;">Revenge Never Rests is one nail-biting ride. I thought the first book was intense (which I would recommend reading before this one to get the full effect of characters, plot, etc.) but this book picks up right where Secrets Never Die ends and does not let go! The author does a great job of catching the reader up on events, but I recently read the first book, so everything was fresh. You really need to know in detail what happened with Julia to appreciate what Tallie is going through now. Tallie is a fabulous character, who is still adjusting to her new life. Characters I enjoyed are still here; Marlene, Major Norris, and of course Jackson. Pay attention to every detail, because it will be important later. The author does an amazing job of planting those tiny seeds that spring into a giant, plentiful tree of suspense. There are thrilling twists and turns on every page. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #181818;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #181818;"><span style="background-color: white;">5 out of 5 stars. I couldn't read fast enough! It is a very engaging, gripping read. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;"><b>Purchase links</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #181818;"><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3jbUInv">Kindle</a> / <a href="https://amzn.to/3W7xFIY">Paperback</a> / <a href=" https://www.seagullbook.com/revenge-never-rests.html">Seagull Book</a> / <a href="https://deseretbook.com/p/revenge-never-rests?queryID=94e0de599bc8bbf9d56719d1f1e1c3ba&variant_id=201488-paperback">Deseret Book</a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #181818;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #181818;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Author links</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #181818;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #181818;"><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3Yy03Wu">Amazon author page</a> / <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1743696.Laurie_L_C_Lewis">Goodreads</a> </span></span></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-size: 14px;" /></span></p><a class="rcptr" data-raflid="0ae98b8a322" data-template="5cf8617cb5df9c301e802fff" data-theme="classic" href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/0ae98b8a322/" id="rcwidget_lpou4hdp" rel="nofollow">a Rafflecopter giveaway</a>
<script src="https://widget-prime.rafflecopter.com/launch.js"></script>Mindy Holthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18287041949202281688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143477028858987004.post-79890791616299230662022-12-15T16:32:00.000-07:002022-12-15T16:32:12.697-07:00Meriden Park by Julie Daines -- blog tour giveaway<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnxlYtW_4bx32lzzn65ykWwkddOSRcccvYY39nB6l6ufcfhMaT0iPTgljayv7Q-vmXK90Za6s1xGvIzXb8iXd2xgZspotSSPg2A4R6hvzfcz-VjqYx0Spl_d48lvFED0Fw5MxZL1t_yIIlvt693L4UKCEfEd4cQyVmuOCWw5c7jwpI8i5JJD2pRyTn/s2500/meriden%20park.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1308" data-original-width="2500" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnxlYtW_4bx32lzzn65ykWwkddOSRcccvYY39nB6l6ufcfhMaT0iPTgljayv7Q-vmXK90Za6s1xGvIzXb8iXd2xgZspotSSPg2A4R6hvzfcz-VjqYx0Spl_d48lvFED0Fw5MxZL1t_yIIlvt693L4UKCEfEd4cQyVmuOCWw5c7jwpI8i5JJD2pRyTn/w435-h227/meriden%20park.png" width="435" /></a></div><p></p><p><i>Meriden Park</i></p><p>Author: Julie Daines</p><p>Publisher: Covenant</p><p>Published: December 5th, 2022</p><p>FTC FYI: I received an ebook ARC from the publisher. All views and opinions are expressed are my own.</p><p><b>Summary</b></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;">Following her childhood rescue from the gutters of Calcutta, Mary Grace has lived an astonishing rags-to-riches tale. The Wellings raised the half-Indian orphan with all the love and care the childless couple possessed, allowing her to grow into a beautiful and refined woman. But upon Mr. Welling's death, it is time for Mrs. Welling to take Mary home to England- home to Meriden Park.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;">Despite her genial nature, Mary is received with suspicion by the villagers. For his part, however, Mr. Robert Markham is intrigued by the curious new beauty in town. Determined to make her acquaintance, he offers Mary a bargain she can't</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;">refuse: a hot cross bun for a kiss. That seemingly innocent exchange is the first of many encounters between Robert and Mary, whose friendship blossoms into love during long walks in the privacy of Sherwood Forest. But the shadows of the forest hide a sinister secret, one Mary fears Robert might be a part of. As the mystery of the recent string of murders creeps closer and closer, Robert and Mary are drawn into a dangerous game, and unless she can unearth the truth, the couple risks losing one another forever.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><b>My review</b></span></p><table border="0" cellspacing="1" class="myActivity" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="readable reviewText" style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; line-height: 21px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span id="freeTextreview4735354430"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" />I have been patiently waiting (and sometimes not so patiently waiting) for this book to release. Julie Daines's books are must-reads for me and I was so excited for this to come out. I was not disappointed. This book has everything. Intrigue, banter, romance, and humor. I was pleasantly surprised with how much I laughed and smiled at Mary. She is so funny, and oh so brave. I loved her journey. Mary had nicknames for those people she lived with or encountered. I thought she was lovely. Robert was also wonderful. Each character was a joy to read. Anne especially. I was also pleased with how some other relationships in Mary's life unfolded. I loved the Shakespeare that came from Robert's theater mother. (She was also very enduring.) My favorite things were the wonderful descriptions of Sherwood Forest. I have always loved Robin Hood stories and it was lovely to have a book that referenced him.</span> <br /><br />5 out of 5 stars<br /><br /><b>Purchase links</b><br /><br /><a href="https://amzn.to/3PxIDoP">Kindle</a> / <a href="https://amzn.to/3j283OZ">Amazon Paperback</a> / <a href="https://deseretbook.com/p/meriden-park?queryID=86e577dd45b5a2d1d0e93b27d7675119&variant_id=200880-paperback">Deseret Book</a> / <a href="https://www.seagullbook.com/meriden-park.html">Seagull Book</a><br /><br /><b>Author links</b><br /><br /><a href="https://amzn.to/3VUDYiZ">Amazon author page</a> / <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/707956926862820">Facebook page</a><br /><br /><br /></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><a class="rcptr" data-raflid="0ae98b8a323" data-template="5cf8617cb5df9c301e802fff" data-theme="classic" href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/0ae98b8a323/" id="rcwidget_uushr734" rel="nofollow">a Rafflecopter giveaway</a>
<script src="https://widget-prime.rafflecopter.com/launch.js"></script>Mindy Holthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18287041949202281688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143477028858987004.post-6205210705674519632022-12-13T02:00:00.001-07:002022-12-13T02:00:00.196-07:00My Testimony Tree - blog tour spotlight/giveaway<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBCMwgGLFo-hAE48DTE8_oYKAJ2DZHkBmYaKJUvTZ8Z6Uru3U2yZ1RZt6QToJz-AcQ11nvSvEJH20tX7x7GXDztw-T-IPdHK-PjWyt_XzB-FmDpTOht38xoSHCoGqr5gdSfQKjJhyYrGsCu1W82JwTrWSrWCr7h_YYfpvHHyHB5miIXJ461Om8C8ho/s1640/Digital%20Book%20Tour.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="924" data-original-width="1640" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBCMwgGLFo-hAE48DTE8_oYKAJ2DZHkBmYaKJUvTZ8Z6Uru3U2yZ1RZt6QToJz-AcQ11nvSvEJH20tX7x7GXDztw-T-IPdHK-PjWyt_XzB-FmDpTOht38xoSHCoGqr5gdSfQKjJhyYrGsCu1W82JwTrWSrWCr7h_YYfpvHHyHB5miIXJ461Om8C8ho/w400-h225/Digital%20Book%20Tour.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>My Testimony Tree</i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Author: Sierra Wilson - <a href="https://amzn.to/3EGDWDO">Amazon author page</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Publisher: Cedar Fort</span></p><p><b>Purchase links</b></p><p><a href="https://amzn.to/3Fe6juw">Amazon Kindle</a> / <a href="https://amzn.to/3VAuVmB">Amazon paperback</a> / <a href="https://deseretbook.com/p/my-testimony-tree?queryID=9e95796f18e330feafeb2e1dbc4d3b98&variant_id=201562-hardcover">Deseret Book</a> </p><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><div><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Book Blurb: </span></b></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black; margin: 0px 0px 14.25px;"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">My testimony is special.</span></i></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black; margin: 0px 0px 14.25px;"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">It's the spiritual things I know.</span></i></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black; margin: 0px 0px 14.25px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">And just like a tree,</span></i></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black; margin: 0px 0px 14.25px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">Every day I'll help it grow.</span></i></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black; margin: 0px 0px 14.25px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">From tiny seed to strong, fruitful tree, a testimony is something that must be nurtured and cared for your whole life through. With beautiful illustrations and poetry, this story of faith helps children understand what a testimony is and how to help it thrive, bringing them closer to Heavenly Father and the Savior.</span></span></p><div><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Author Bio:</span></b></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Sierra Wilson is the author of several faith-filled picture books including I Can Be Like Jesus, The Atonement of Jesus Christ is for Me, and Standout Saints: Church History Heroes from Around the World. She currently lives in Alberta, Canada where she adores hiking, skiing, and adventuring with her husband and five children. </span></div></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Online Presence:</span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.sierrawilsonauthor.com&source=gmail&ust=1669840006814000&usg=AOvVaw0nxBUIkz-zA-896C6S8yF5" href="http://www.sierrawilsonauthor.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">www.sierrawilsonauthor.com</a> </span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">@sierraauthor on Instagram and Twitter<br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.facebook.com/sierrawilsonauthor&source=gmail&ust=1669840006814000&usg=AOvVaw3DE6WAirn_LJW4I8t2UIcH" href="https://www.facebook.com/sierrawilsonauthor" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;">https://www.facebook.com/<wbr></wbr>sierrawilsonauthor</span></a></div><div style="background-color: white; 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<script src="https://widget-prime.rafflecopter.com/launch.js"></script>Mindy Holthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18287041949202281688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143477028858987004.post-33904412942934067902022-11-18T06:00:00.001-07:002022-11-18T06:00:00.180-07:00The Call of the Sea by Sian Ann Bessey - blog tour/giveaway<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEzoK4z5PBrjPzJBYpjYhNoIxJRWN0OIvYo2ksIbwnQm9sA-4AWfcLXIAHRWE05u_z1WzwueSYGYhyr3l11yxfJ0IPdW_1QvUlZ5XfMpakBukXOuXVF62Sp368HZMuaPugNih25E65wjBhXshMK5zq8f_Yp-ynV2S3byxVb0NAjJTN99bTDlzU8ACO/s4667/Call%20of%20the%20Sea%20blog%20banner.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2625" data-original-width="4667" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEzoK4z5PBrjPzJBYpjYhNoIxJRWN0OIvYo2ksIbwnQm9sA-4AWfcLXIAHRWE05u_z1WzwueSYGYhyr3l11yxfJ0IPdW_1QvUlZ5XfMpakBukXOuXVF62Sp368HZMuaPugNih25E65wjBhXshMK5zq8f_Yp-ynV2S3byxVb0NAjJTN99bTDlzU8ACO/w400-h225/Call%20of%20the%20Sea%20blog%20banner.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><i>The Call of the Sea</i></p><p>Author: Sian Ann Bessey<br /><br />Publisher: Covenant</p><p>Published: November 1st, 2022<span> </span></p><p><span>FTC FYI: I received an ebook ARC from the publisher. All views and opinions expressed are my own.<br /><br /><b>Summary</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">On the eve of her betrothal to a nobleman she’s never met, Rhiannon seeks comfort on the shores of the sea she loves so well. But instead of offering peace to her uneasy heart, the ocean heralds doom with the arrival of dreaded Viking ships. A vicious raid leads to the death of her beloved father and leaves Rhiannon’s life in tatters. Heartbroken, she travels to Ynys Môn, where she takes up residence at the royal court of Owain Gwynedd. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Leif loves voyaging on the open water. As the son of a Viking chief, he’s accustomed to his people’s practice of plundering and looting. But when one of his companions ruthlessly kills an old man in front of the man’s beautiful daughter, Leif is haunted by the memory. Desperate to find forgiveness for the atrocity he allowed to occur, he’s offered a chance at redemption through the kindly teachings of an Irish priest and the unexpected arrival of a royal fugitive. Suddenly thrust into the midst of the Cymry’s political turmoil, Leif is reunited with the dead man’s daughter—Rhiannon. Forced to work side by side to uncover the truth behind the turmoil, they come to discover that love can grow from even the most tragic of beginnings. But with such incompatible backgrounds, surely a future together can never be theirs.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><b>Review</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><b><br /></b></span></p><table border="0" cellspacing="1" class="myActivity" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="readable reviewText" style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; line-height: 21px;"><span style="font-size: small;">This is a beautiful book. I loved the history and the Gaelic names. I took the time to watch the YouTube video the author made to help with pronunciation. It really helped me enjoy the story more when I knew how to say the names in my head.<br /><br />“I have always loved the sea,” Leif admitted. “But as of late, I have wondered if there might be something more—something else for me.”<br /><br />I was instantly struck by how courageous and brave Leif was. His strength and growth was enjoyable to read. He was my favorite character and I looked forward to him being on the page. Rhiannon was so brave. Rhiannon has pain of loss and heartbreak but she is strong. She was also a joy to read. The author does a wonderful job of pulling you into the story. There are many exciting and page turning moments. I haven’t read many Viking books. 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<script src="https://widget-prime.rafflecopter.com/launch.js"></script>Mindy Holthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18287041949202281688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143477028858987004.post-86262141492172207632022-11-18T05:00:00.001-07:002022-11-18T05:00:00.197-07:00Esperance by Heather Frost - blog tour<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBfQ01kAJJZBKEFrv2mbLJOZpARCZ_EeRWUtiJaX7JjDbwfb20R5JcTUUYbdKRXomwwtrtJV8ER1IQMtEQVUlmssHJh2g44v3dMVsSWfvot4JOH6kABHIclIRmdXFfvU95-qokkPGkDl0zs-GrCAX9bGDblCG6UBUQssITKS4lcnbkpJZum_ulcJQo/s4794/Esperance%20Official%20Cover_Bold.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4794" data-original-width="3156" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBfQ01kAJJZBKEFrv2mbLJOZpARCZ_EeRWUtiJaX7JjDbwfb20R5JcTUUYbdKRXomwwtrtJV8ER1IQMtEQVUlmssHJh2g44v3dMVsSWfvot4JOH6kABHIclIRmdXFfvU95-qokkPGkDl0zs-GrCAX9bGDblCG6UBUQssITKS4lcnbkpJZum_ulcJQo/s320/Esperance%20Official%20Cover_Bold.jpg" width="211" /></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Esperance</i></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Author: Heather Frost</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Published: November 18th, 2022</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Kindle/Paperback: 513 pages</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">FTC FYI: I received an eARC. No review was required. All views and opinions expressed are my own.</span></p><p><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Book Summary<br /></span></b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-weight: 700; white-space: pre-wrap;">
Twelve strangers. Six marriages. One year in Esperance.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Amryn has many reasons to hate the empire. Her latest is her forced marriage to General Carver Vincetti, better known as the Butcher. If he learns even one of her secrets, he will kill her. And Amryn has many secrets. Not only is she an empath with forbidden magic, she's also a newly recruited rebel intent on destroying the empire—starting at Esperance.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Carver knows the rebels have infiltrated the remote temple of Esperance. His job is to hunt them down before they can wreck the emperor’s new peace. Despite the demons that haunt him, Carver is intent on his mission—but he’s not prepared for Amryn. From her fiery red hair to her surprising wit, his new wife has captured his attention. The attraction that flares between them is undeniable. Now he just has to determine if she’s the enemy.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">When the newly married couples become targets in a violent game, Esperance becomes more dangerous than anyone anticipated. Carver and Amryn are about to discover that no one is exactly who they appear to be—especially each other.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b> </b></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><span><b style="color: black; font-family: inherit; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; text-decoration-line: none; white-space: pre-wrap;">My review
</b><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>Esperance</i> is easily one of the best books I've ever read. I have read book this author has written and her writing just gets better and better. <i>Esperance</i> grips you instantly. It is a very intriguing story with a page-turning plot. I made it to a certain point about midway through and I didn't stop reading until the end. I kept saying out loud, no way that just happened! And thought, what could possibly happen next. Carver and Amryn are stunningly awesome characters. Amryn is so great. She has a lot of secrets and the ending! Her and Carver are just perfect. Just WOW. Everyone at Esperance is important and just when you think you have things figured out... BOOM. This book gives one shocking twist after another and it is absolutely excellent. </span></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">5 out of 5 stars
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<p><strong>The Whisperer’s Wish</strong><br><strong>Janilise Lloyd</strong><br>Publication date: March 21st 2023<br>Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult</p><blockquote><p>For sixteen years, Laurelin Moore has been keeping a secret. She is a whisperer, and she knows that to reveal her gift now is a dangerous risk. Past whisperers have been exploited for their power. But Ausland’s queen is dead and acknowledging her magic is her only chance at becoming a Rook in the Pentax—a competition that will decide the kingdom’s next ruler. Laurelin isn’t in it for the crown, though. She’s after the wish that will be granted to the victor. A wish that would save her dying brother, Pippin.</p>
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<p>For most people, I think writing about oneself is difficult, and that’s no exception for writers. I must have written a dozen different versions of this. But hey, if you’re here, you must be interested in knowing a little about my life. If you’re curious about something that’s not covered here, shoot me a message through email or social media and I’ll be happy to answer!</p>
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Mindy Holthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18287041949202281688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143477028858987004.post-72668760725828656352022-10-28T08:29:00.001-06:002022-10-28T08:29:36.458-06:00The Danger with Diamonds by Traci Hunter Abramson Sian Ann Bessey blog tour/giveaway<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirFYqG4MlCJuo_FNsUn8Z9Wc3uO_7yTGyNLXu2Yw9TXogiZ6JOklzGdTuh54AnZpgP0f5vs79nbvwv8DzGISGmoz_pmTOQE1tkMIPZq1nTBOZjTRo0ihNJC9gJ4MNqwjBScu4IfPLSP_5VWYTMuPBxqkFXpbXA-wPT7pwnBu3GVRHnr_BKCLpWnrA9/s2240/The%20Danger%20with%20Diamonds%20Blog%20Tour%20and%20Giveaway.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1260" data-original-width="2240" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirFYqG4MlCJuo_FNsUn8Z9Wc3uO_7yTGyNLXu2Yw9TXogiZ6JOklzGdTuh54AnZpgP0f5vs79nbvwv8DzGISGmoz_pmTOQE1tkMIPZq1nTBOZjTRo0ihNJC9gJ4MNqwjBScu4IfPLSP_5VWYTMuPBxqkFXpbXA-wPT7pwnBu3GVRHnr_BKCLpWnrA9/w400-h225/The%20Danger%20with%20Diamonds%20Blog%20Tour%20and%20Giveaway.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Danger with Diamonds</span></i></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Authors: Traci Hunter Abramson and Sian Ann Bessey</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Publisher: Covenant </span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">FTC FYI: I received an ebook from the publisher. All views and opinions expressed are my own.</span></p><p><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Summary</span></b></p><p style="background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #1d2228; margin-bottom: 10.5pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;"><span style="color: #0f1111;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">When Lars Hendriks arranges to meet Marit Jansen in Vienna, he is hoping their friendship will blossom into romance. What he doesn’t expect is a surprise visit from his cousin Cole or the loose diamonds he brings with him.</span></span></p><p style="background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #1d2228; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #0f1111;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">As a CIA operative, Cole Bridger is used to uncertainty, but when his work takes him back to Vienna, he looks forward to reconnecting with Isabelle Roberts, the fellow agent he dated briefly before duty took him away from Austria. Unfortunately, his silence over the last few months has created a chasm that he can’t cross without help. He barely takes a step toward repairing the damaged relationship when a brazen jewel heist seemingly links Cole, Lars, Marit, and Isabelle to the crime. The group is drawn into a deadly mystery, and once again, the treasures of Falcon Point are threatened. It doesn’t take long for them to realize they have stumbled upon something far bigger and more dangerous than a simple robbery. And someone on the inside knows it.<br /><br /><b>Review</b></span></span></p><p style="background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #1d2228; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #0f1111;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #0f1111;">The Danger with Diamonds should have been titled Don’t Many Any Plans Until You’re Done Reading. I really enjoyed the action scenes, mixed with some great romance of the two couples, and their developing relationships. I loved how the authors would change of point of views during the highest peaks of action. It made the book impossible to put down. I think my favorite character was Isabelle. She’s tough as nails, and vulnerable at the same time. Marit was also amazing. So smart and aware, all the time. Don’t get me wrong, the cousins were great too. But I can’t really talk about my other favorite characters without spoilers. This was a great read, full of action, exciting twists and turns and excellent, smart characters.</span></p><p style="background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #0f1111;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #0f1111;">5 out of 5 stars!<br /><br /><b>Purchase links</b></span></p><p style="background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #0f1111;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #0f1111;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3TKyR3D">Amazon Kindle</a> / <a href="https://amzn.to/3DggdtK">Amazon paperback</a> / <a href="https://deseretbook.com/p/the-danger-with-diamonds?queryID=d05a67746dd5f3bc926b2e43cc227661&variant_id=200155-paperback">Deseret Book</a> / <a href="https://www.seagullbook.com/the-danger-with-diamonds.html">Seagull Book</a></span></p><p style="background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p style="background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin: 0in;"><b>Author links</b></p><p style="background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p style="background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin: 0in;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60175974-the-danger-with-diamonds">Goodreads</a> / <a href="https://amzn.to/3DfxiUx">Traci's Amazon author page</a> / <a href="https://amzn.to/3DfxL9f">Sian's Amazon author page</a></p><p style="background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p style="background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><a class="rcptr" data-raflid="0ae98b8a319" data-template="5cf8617cb5df9c301e802fff" data-theme="classic" href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/0ae98b8a319/" id="rcwidget_ricgcr5d" rel="nofollow">a Rafflecopter giveaway</a>
<script src="https://widget-prime.rafflecopter.com/launch.js"></script>Mindy Holthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18287041949202281688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143477028858987004.post-47783421014424485782022-10-14T08:00:00.001-06:002022-10-14T08:00:00.202-06:00The Holly and the Ivy -- blog tour/giveaway<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib0MvW3QUAIgrmib32JN3HEIELoRneP1OinNBeBP0k7lBbrK2FbiLv5_XdYnTFq_FXGGne00no9DgShE4crxzIAWOqHkNTrLJhbw3i18xMpva4Z7tVTJGDH43iDYxPAJ_LKB9qVcOk_d13itJAjakIAl61sJQuacqwgcAlH4Ij1KrXBiNvwlUamlm-/s2240/The%20Holly%20and%20the%20Ivy%20Blog%20Tour.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1260" data-original-width="2240" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib0MvW3QUAIgrmib32JN3HEIELoRneP1OinNBeBP0k7lBbrK2FbiLv5_XdYnTFq_FXGGne00no9DgShE4crxzIAWOqHkNTrLJhbw3i18xMpva4Z7tVTJGDH43iDYxPAJ_LKB9qVcOk_d13itJAjakIAl61sJQuacqwgcAlH4Ij1KrXBiNvwlUamlm-/w400-h225/The%20Holly%20and%20the%20Ivy%20Blog%20Tour.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #181818; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Spend the holidays with four of your favorite historical romance authors, whose stories of Yuletide romance will brighten the season with humor, hope, and the promise of true love.</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;"><b><u></u> <u></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><b>“The Holly and the Ivy” by Sarah M. Eden</b></span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">As nursemaid to the eight-year-old Duke of Kielder, Robbie will spend her holidays with her young charge as a guest of Lord and Lady Jonquil. While the couple makes the child’s holiday magical, the handsome gardener works his own magic on nurse Robbie’s heart.</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><b>“A Season to Love” by Anneka Walker</b></span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Alice Hunt is searching for a Christmas miracle: a husband of her choosing. With the threat of an arranged marriage looming, she looks to an unlikely matchmaker for help.</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><b>“A Twist of Christmas” by Dana LeCheminant</b></span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">A Christmas house party offers two members of the <i>ton</i> an irresistible opportunity: a weekend of anonymity. But their charade comes with unexpected romantic consequences.</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><b>“Hiding Christmas” by Esther Hatch</b></span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Celebrating Christmas in Scotland will only invite persecution. But that never stopped Kirstine's English grandmother. When they are almost caught, Kirstine is forced to beg the help of the one man she cannot abide.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><b>My review</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><b>This book is a collection of four wonderful novellas from four talented authors. Each story is beautifully written. I really enjoy novellas, I love how each story moved along with great pacing and never felt rushed. The characters were enduring and memorable. (I especially loved young Adam.)</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><b>5 out of 5 stars</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Purchase links</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><b><a href=" https://amzn.to/3xEcqEC">Amazon Kindle</a> / <a href="https://amzn.to/3Up0Jv8">Amazon paperback</a> / <a href="https://www.seagullbook.com/the-holly-and-the-ivy.html">Seagull Book</a> / <a href="https://deseretbook.com/p/the-holly-and-the-ivy">Deseret Book</a></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></p> <a class="rcptr" data-raflid="0ae98b8a318" data-template="5cf8617cb5df9c301e802fff" data-theme="classic" href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/0ae98b8a318/" id="rcwidget_tv3y1y1y" rel="nofollow">a Rafflecopter giveaway</a>
<script src="https://widget-prime.rafflecopter.com/launch.js"></script>Mindy Holthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18287041949202281688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143477028858987004.post-12909901189879316712022-09-23T13:00:00.001-06:002022-09-23T13:00:00.195-06:00Cover reveal for A WALTZ WITH TRAITORS by AL Sowards<p style="text-align: center;"> I am so excited to share with cover with you!</p><p style="text-align: center;">Here is some info about the book first.</p><p style="text-align: center;">A WALTZ WITH TRAITORS by AL Sowards coming March 2023.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px; text-align: start;"><b>Sometimes the road to freedom is a six-thousand-mile-long railroad track. Sometimes the road to love is even longer.</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px; text-align: start;">The Former Russian Empire, 1918</i><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px; text-align: start;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px; text-align: start;">Czech soldier Filip Sedlák never wanted to fight for the Austro-Hungarian Empire. So at the first opportunity, he defected to the Russians. Now he and others like him have formed the Czechoslovak Legion. Their goal: leave the chaos of Russia, sail to France, and help the Allies defeat the Central Powers, thereby toppling a hated empire and winning an independent Czechoslovakia.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px; text-align: start;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px; text-align: start;">With the fall of the tsar, Nadia Linskaya’s life is in ruins. Her family is dead, her lands are confiscated, and her aristocratic world is gone forever. But Nadia is determined to elude the Bolshevik agent who destroyed her family and find a way to survive in this changed world.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px; text-align: start;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px; text-align: start;">When Nadia takes refuge with the Czechoslovak Legion, the last thing she expects is an ally. But when Filip proposes a sham marriage to ensure her safe passage across Siberia, she takes it. Neither Filip nor Nadia expect real love, not when the legion has to take over the longest railroad in the world—and then hold it against Bolshevik counterattacks, partisan sabotage, allied intrigue, and a set of brutal Siberian winters. At risk is the future of Czechoslovakia, the fate of Russia—and their hearts.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;">And here it is!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM3IAp1HYf7QoFjA-0LwtOnWbEkoP7g58qRkUkLg2HIFmqffTjg0QX-toupYhvjmgNeT-EzxcUCOkpd0oSOn59X0FixfLH1yklTagN0n2bpusK_SjhVbh9nGLcya9PrJPniLIAIdRS5V3PwKWMGGzQxYTcgeAGqydGjxYoqtyzYJ7apWk7BwsbE-HM/s2694/Cover%20Reveal%20A%20Waltz%20With%20Traitors.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2694" data-original-width="1805" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM3IAp1HYf7QoFjA-0LwtOnWbEkoP7g58qRkUkLg2HIFmqffTjg0QX-toupYhvjmgNeT-EzxcUCOkpd0oSOn59X0FixfLH1yklTagN0n2bpusK_SjhVbh9nGLcya9PrJPniLIAIdRS5V3PwKWMGGzQxYTcgeAGqydGjxYoqtyzYJ7apWk7BwsbE-HM/w268-h400/Cover%20Reveal%20A%20Waltz%20With%20Traitors.jpg" width="268" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Mindy Holthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18287041949202281688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143477028858987004.post-76979270539574118932022-07-15T10:37:00.000-06:002022-07-15T10:37:06.134-06:00Shield and Blade by Heather Frost<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDI4hXnQEv5dtQ90EoxEVz1_AP5xMINvUOxi5chkv4UKyP76wOB5_MbxBfC9v11WR-_9LhUszNZgCQctuLeL3CaCXcMugHb-gh4DTAoITImR5LavIlhRuMOMSHROIiz12w7orhCCn20IHEYaopjGoom2zpuwDWnsSmYqJVBv_8QFP5MVPdl1JX-HNe/s500/shield.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="329" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDI4hXnQEv5dtQ90EoxEVz1_AP5xMINvUOxi5chkv4UKyP76wOB5_MbxBfC9v11WR-_9LhUszNZgCQctuLeL3CaCXcMugHb-gh4DTAoITImR5LavIlhRuMOMSHROIiz12w7orhCCn20IHEYaopjGoom2zpuwDWnsSmYqJVBv_8QFP5MVPdl1JX-HNe/s320/shield.jpg" width="211" /></a></div><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">Shield & Blade</span></i><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Author: Heather Frost</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Release Date: July 14th</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Paperback/EBOOK: 241 pages</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">FTC FYI: I received an ARC from the author. All opinions expressed are my own.</span></p><p><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Summary</span></b></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: 0px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span class="a-text-italic" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic !important;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">His to protect</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">When Vera broke Venn’s heart, he was shattered. When she was abducted by mercenaries, he vowed to tear Mortise apart to find her. Now, reunited, he is determined to keep her safe–and win back her heart. Of course, things are never that simple.</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span class="a-text-italic" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic !important;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Hers to defend</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Vera has regretted hurting Venn ever since that fateful night in Wexon, but finding the right time to tell him is proving difficult. Traveling with him to Duvan should give her the perfect opportunity, but things take an unexpected turn when they find young children abandoned near a roadside.</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span class="a-text-italic" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic !important;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Theirs to save</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Helping the children isn’t in question, but the detour leads Venn and Vera into the heart of a sinister mystery. The truth they fight to uncover could change everything in Eyrinthia–and may cost them their lives.</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="a-text-bold" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700 !important;">***</span><span class="a-text-bold a-text-italic" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic !important; font-weight: 700 !important;">Shield & Blade</span><span class="a-text-bold" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700 !important;"> is book 3.5 in the Fate of Eyrinthia YA fantasy romance series. It is best enjoyed after reading </span><span class="a-text-bold a-text-italic" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic !important; font-weight: 700 !important;">Royal Captive</span><span class="a-text-bold" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700 !important;">.***</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="a-text-bold" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700 !important;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="a-text-bold" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700 !important;">My review</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="a-text-bold" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700 !important;"><br /></span></span></p><table border="0" cellspacing="1" class="myActivity" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="readable reviewText" style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; line-height: 21px;">Wow! I need a minute to catch my breath. This book (novella) is quite amazing and hard to put down. As with Frost’s other books in this series, the characters leap off the page and the action is page turning. I loved Venn and Vera's journey back to each other. The children and the story that came from it was a wonderful addition. I didn’t want it to end but I had to know what happened! Trust me, read this series.<br /><br />5 out of 5 stars. This series is amazing. I 100% recommend it. <br /><br /><b>Purchase links<br /><br /><a href="https://amzn.to/3RxSStT">Kindle</a> / <a href="https://amzn.to/3uQu7Pw">Amazon Paperback</a><br /><br />Author Links<br /><br /><a href="https://amzn.to/3z85bpm">Amazon author page</a> / <a href="https://www.heatherfrost.com/">Website</a></b></span></td></tr></tbody></table>Mindy Holthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18287041949202281688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143477028858987004.post-64341752828772342972022-07-01T01:00:00.001-06:002022-07-01T01:00:00.240-06:00Not Dead Yet by Traci Hunter Abramson - blog tour/giveaway<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj80WT_G9-B0K8SK3NU1QmOge2arrQmE-Y4Iy-SKEZz2UIg_bN8R-zYtVfd_TglXX8YwfQ8iT1MfF5k7jcOLjupjqlsDmNPbIyX_reBvApqCFLzU0yGLPuERKStYHGcOV__sfOfPi5tVAZgWl1rxqW873tVQm_n5kH0XhebzecuZmFafHuJnfzFeMHJ/s499/not%20dead%20yet%20cover.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="499" data-original-width="333" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj80WT_G9-B0K8SK3NU1QmOge2arrQmE-Y4Iy-SKEZz2UIg_bN8R-zYtVfd_TglXX8YwfQ8iT1MfF5k7jcOLjupjqlsDmNPbIyX_reBvApqCFLzU0yGLPuERKStYHGcOV__sfOfPi5tVAZgWl1rxqW873tVQm_n5kH0XhebzecuZmFafHuJnfzFeMHJ/s320/not%20dead%20yet%20cover.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Not Dead Yet</i><br /><br />Author: <a href="https://amzn.to/39tRwip">Traci Hunter Abramson</a><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Publisher: Covenant <br /><br />Paperback/ebook: 296 pages<br /><br />FTC FYI: I received an ebook from the publisher, a review was not required, all views an opinions are my own.<br /><br /><b>Summary</b><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: 0px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Cassidy Edgemont has been dead for four years. At least, that is what the world has been led to believe. After becoming unwittingly entangled in a group called the Coalition, known for using fake news to generate political unrest in the United States, Cas was offered a devastating choice: stage her own death and join her rescuers, the guardians, or risk the wrath of the organization she betrayed. She chose death.</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">As an invisible government operative, Cas has been living in Paris with no complications―until her family pays an unexpected visit to the European city, changing everything. They think Cas is dead, and she has to keep it that way. But when a bomb is detonated nearby and fake news incites riots in the city, Cas recognizes the mark of the Coalition.</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Donovan, a fellow guardian, is summoned to join her in Paris to attempt to untangle the intricate web linking Cas’s past with the recent bombings. But as the threat level escalates, Cas must again make an impossible decision: face possible exposure to her family in her race to uncover the truth or risk the loss of innocent lives.</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>My review<br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></b></span><span style="color: #181818;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I can’t get enough of the Guardians books by Traci Hunter Abramson. Each one gets better and better. I loved, loved the European setting. (And a visit from Cole). I wanted to go to the bakeries! Cas is so awesome. I wish I could cook like her. Donovan was also a great character. I really enjoyed their investigation. Just the way they thought and worked so well together was enjoyable to read. Another hit for this amazing author.<br /><br />5 out of 5 stars</span></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><b>Purchase links</b><br /><br /><a href="https://amzn.to/3HwlQW5">Kindle</a> / <a href="https://amzn.to/3HwlS09">Amazon Paperback</a> / <a href="https://www.seagullbook.com/not-dead-yet.html">Seagull Book</a> / <a href="https://deseretbook.com/p/not-dead-yet?queryID=eef9d2b5e0f093e678c6e59f68698074&variant_id=199875-paperback">Deseret Book</a></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><b>Author links</b><br /><br /><a href="https://amzn.to/3xwBWuz">Amazon author page</a> / <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/128624.Traci_Hunter_Abramson">Goodreads</a></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbo6f1AW5a2mDNXrK8U8TyXcGKIK6cZEdlTgjFvW6UWlfjENg8Kd2PMTCH6uE7YM9sG93AVcFh2HVe1udVrUHrCAgaLlqZynuSo6HPSWLyAq8TIGPOiOSNayA8vdbzYPMC3XdUJFFmZ7igIgnP-4cxFngUwrb5YU__mUEQr-XHATYVMrZGtVN4fM74/s5000/Not%20Dead%20Yet_BLOGTOUR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2617" data-original-width="5000" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbo6f1AW5a2mDNXrK8U8TyXcGKIK6cZEdlTgjFvW6UWlfjENg8Kd2PMTCH6uE7YM9sG93AVcFh2HVe1udVrUHrCAgaLlqZynuSo6HPSWLyAq8TIGPOiOSNayA8vdbzYPMC3XdUJFFmZ7igIgnP-4cxFngUwrb5YU__mUEQr-XHATYVMrZGtVN4fM74/w400-h209/Not%20Dead%20Yet_BLOGTOUR.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><br /></p><a class="rcptr" data-raflid="0ae98b8a311" data-template="5cf8617cb5df9c301e802fff" data-theme="classic" href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/0ae98b8a311/" id="rcwidget_9y2dry1p" rel="nofollow">a Rafflecopter giveaway</a>
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