tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88045868839008443322024-03-16T02:19:20.935-07:00Sandi RogWHEN THE WORLD SAYS YOU CAN'T, FAITH SAYS YOU CAN.Sandi Roghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14133590559340429928noreply@blogger.comBlogger215125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804586883900844332.post-51874275621494787892021-12-29T19:42:00.000-08:002021-12-29T19:42:06.980-08:00January 2022 New Releases<span style="text-decoration: underline;">January 2022 New Releases</span>
More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ACFW Fiction Finder website</a><br>
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<b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">General Contemporary:</span></b></center>
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8636" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://www.fictionfinder.com/uploads/book_images/8636/8636_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><i style="font-weight: bold;">
<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8636" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Grace Across the Miles</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1481" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Christine Dillon</a> -- How can you belong when you don't know who you are? Gina Reid is surrounded by people getting married or having babies. She's under pressure to settle down but how can she do that when she doesn't even know where she came from? Since the startling revelation that she was adopted, it's felt like there is something missing. But fear has kept her from searching for her biological parents. What if learning the truth is worse than not knowing? Now an overheard comment has propelled her into action. Can Gina find out who she truly is? Or will she discover that some secrets are best left undisturbed? (General Contemporary, Independently Published)<br>
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8643" style="clear: left; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://www.fictionfinder.com/uploads/book_images/8643/8643_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><i style="font-weight: bold;">
<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8643" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mercy's Legacy</a></i> by <a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/2054" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Sarah Hanks</a> -- After being released from prison, DeAndre struggles to make a new life for himself and his family. But when his past shows up in the doorway of his art studio, begging for a place in his heart and life, he is forced to make decisions that will alter his life forever. Nine-year-old Mercy has questions no one will answer. That is, until her brother reveals that he knows the whereabouts of her birthfather. Is the man whose blood runs in her veins a bad man like her parents told her? Or a good one? Could he fulfill the longing in her heart to truly belong? (General Contemporary, Independently Published)<br>
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<b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"> Contemporary Romance:</span></b></center>
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8594" style="clear: right; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://www.fictionfinder.com/uploads/book_images/8594/8594_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a>
<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8594" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Her Faith Restored</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1667" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cynthia Herron</a> -- Can two polar opposites meet in the middle to achieve a winning outcome? Sunset Meadows’ activity director Melinda Brewer has her work cut out for her. As a five-year veteran with the cutting-edge retirement community, “Mel” wears many hats. But her job is more than a title. The residents at “The Meadows” are like family—some of whom she’s known her entire life. Ruby—this little niche in the Ozark Mountains—may be a mere dot on the Missouri map, but it’s also Mel’s birthplace, the land of her heritage, reminiscent of old ways while cognizant of new seasons.Leave it to new kid on the block Matt Enders to upset the apple cart. When Enders is hired as the facility’s new social worker, his idea of a well-oiled machine is to eliminate a few rusty cogs—chiefly, some of Mel’s most successful programs. Mr. City Slicker doesn’t care about making waves. He delivers a hurricane! (Contemporary Romance from Mountain Brook Ink)<br>
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8623" style="clear: left; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://www.fictionfinder.com/uploads/book_images/8623/8623_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><i style="font-weight: bold;">
<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8623" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">His Road to Redemption</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/441" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lisa Jordan</a> -- Veteran Micah Holland's scars go deeper than anyone knows. An inheritance from his mentor could be a new beginning—if he shares the inherited goat farm with fiercely independent Paige Watson. Now the only way they can keep the farm is to work together. But first Micah must prove he's a changed man to keep his dream and the woman he's falling for. (Contemporary Romance from Love Inspired (Harlequin)).<br>
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8551" style="clear: right; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://www.fictionfinder.com/uploads/book_images/8551/8551_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a>
<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8551" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Love on Ice</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1261" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Carolyn Miller</a> -- She’s focused on winning gold. He wants to lose the player tag. Can a fake relationship become something real? Aussie short track skater Holly Travers has one goal - make the Vancouver Games, no matter what it takes. She has no time for distractions, even if they come in the handsome form of her Canadian best friend’s twin brother. This hockey player may say he’s not a player, but can she trust him? Brent Karlsson has one goal - make his sister’s best friend realize he’s a changed man and she should give him a chance. When a set-up in Hawaii helps these two opposites realize they have more in common than they thought, what happens when he wants to turn their fake relationship into something real? And how can a relationship work when these two elite athletes never see each other and live on opposite sides of the world?
(Contemporary Romance, Independently Published).<br>
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8639" style="clear: left; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://www.fictionfinder.com/uploads/book_images/8639/8639_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><i style="font-weight: bold;">
<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8639" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Searching for Home</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1244" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jill Weatherholt</a> -- When injured professional bull rider Luke Beckett returns to his hometown to recover, he doesn’t expect his B and B host and physical therapist to be his first and only love, Meg Brennan. He’s also unprepared for Meg’s adorable triplets to steal his heart. Luke’s past has him doubting he’s good enough for Meg and the children, but they might be just what the doctor ordered to help him heal. (Contemporary Romance from Love Inspired (Harlequin))<br>
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<b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"> Historical Romance:</span></b></center>
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8497" style="clear: right; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://www.fictionfinder.com/uploads/book_images/8497/8497_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a>
<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8497" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Harmony on the Horizon</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1827" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kathleen Denly</a> -- Her calling to change the world may be his downfall. On the heels of the Great Rebellion, Margaret Foster, an abolitionist northerner, takes a teaching position in 1865 San Diego—a town dominated by Southern sympathizers. At thirty-seven years of age, Margaret has accepted spinsterhood and embraced her role as teacher. So, when Everett Thompson, the handsomest member of the School Board, reveals his interest in her, it’s a dream come true. Until her passionate ideals drive a wedge between them. After two decades of hard work, Everett Thompson is on the verge of having everything he’s dreamed of. Even the beautiful new teacher has agreed to his courtship. Then two investments go south and a blackmailer threatens everything Everett has and dreams of. (Historical Romance from Wild Heart Books)<br>
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8473" style="clear: left; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="http://www.fictionfinder.com/uploads/book_images/8473/8473_250_400.jpeg" width="80" /></a><i style="font-weight: bold;">
<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8473" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Her Darling Mr. Day</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1356" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Grace Hitchcock</a> -- New Orleans' most eligible bachelor insists he's not on the market . . . but he couldn't be more wrong. Jilted in front of all New York, Theodore Day decides to lose himself in his family's luxury riverboat business in New Orleans and compete against his brother to become the next company head. The brother with the most sales by summer's end will win the position. Thanks to Theodore's fame as a suitor in a socialite's outlandish competition to find a husband, he has become very desirable royalty in Southern society and thus has an advantage. It took Flora Wingfield's best work to convince her family to summer in New Orleans, but with Teddy Day a bachelor once again, she's leaving nothing to chance. Desperate to stand out from all the clamoring belles, Flora attempts a bold move that goes completely awry, only to find it's her interior design skills that finally catch his notice. But when Flora's father's matchmaking schemes come in the way of her plans, Teddy will have to decide where his happiness truly lies and what he is willing to sacrifice for it. (Historical Romance from Bethany House (Baker) Publishing)<br>
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8647" style="clear: right; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://www.fictionfinder.com/uploads/book_images/8647/8647_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a>
<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8647" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Love’s Twisting Trail</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/2217" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Betty Woods</a> -- Stampedes, wild animals, and renegade Comanches make a cattle drive dangerous for any man. The risks multiply when Charlotte Grimes goes up the trail disguised as Charlie, a fourteen-year-old boy. She promised her dying father she'd save their ranch after her brother, Tobias, mismanages their money. To keep her vow, she rides the trail with the brother she can't trust. David Shepherd needs one more successful drive to finish buying the ranch he's prayed for. He partners with Tobias to travel safely through Indian Territory. David detests the hateful way. Tobias treats his younger brother, Charlie. But what does he do when he discovers Charlie's secret? What kind of woman would do what she's done? (Historical Romance from Scrivenings Press)<br>
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8646" style="clear: left; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://www.fictionfinder.com/uploads/book_images/8646/8646_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><i style="font-weight: bold;">
<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8646" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Marrying Mr. Wrong</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/741" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Melissa Jagears</a> -- Gwendolyn McGill wants to be loved and accepted for who she is, but that’s hard to do in a small town where everyone judges her by the scandal her father caused. Unfortunately, the man she hoped would sweep her away from all the wagging tongues is no longer interested in marrying her. Unable to leave town, she’s determined to prove she’s more than just a pretty face who knows how to bat her eyelashes. For years, Timothy O’Conner has loved Gwen from a distance, knowing someone like her would never be attracted to a lowly ranch hand with a blemished face like him. When Gwen unexpectedly shows up at the ranch, asking him to help her learn how to attract a man of quality, Tim’s feelings become even harder to suppress. When danger pushes them together, they discover there’s more to each other than either of them imagined. Though God is no respecter of persons, is the desire of their hearts strong enough to defy society’s expectations? (Historical Romance, Independently Published)<br>
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8633" style="clear: right; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://www.fictionfinder.com/uploads/book_images/8633/8633_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a>
<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8633" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Song for the Hunter</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1444" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Naomi Musch</a> -- Wed to a trading company partner to escape life in Montreal under her harsh father's thumb, Camilla Bonnet finds herself tragically widowed and pregnant in the Upper Country frontier. When her brother fails to return for her from Fort William, she is cast on the mercy of the trading post owner's family. She also draws comfort from Bemidii Marchal, a Métis hunter who soothes away her misgivings as he finds his own refuge on Lake Superior's Madeline Island. Bemidii’s thoughts of courting a maiden are cut short when he raises his knife against a company man at Fort William’s Great Rendezvous. No one will believe he killed to protect his sister—least of all the beautiful Frenchwoman on Madeline Island who stirs his affections—not when she learns that her brother is dead and Bemidii stands accused of his murder. As the sharp blade of truth divides them, will Bemidii survive the justice of powerful men who are a law unto themselves? Or will his life—and Camilla—be lost to him forever? (Historical Romance from Iron Stream Media (Smitten Historical Romance, imprint of LPC, division of ISM))<br>
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<b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"> Mystery:</span></b></center>
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8637" style="clear: left; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://www.fictionfinder.com/uploads/book_images/8637/8637_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><i style="font-weight: bold;">
<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8637" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Four Days Famous</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1000" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Luana Ehrlich</a> -- Mylas Grey doesn’t want to be famous. Not even for a day. As a private investigator, he prefers to fly under the radar. However, when a well-known doctor asks Mylas to investigate his father’s murder, that’s exactly what happens. Suddenly, Mylas is dodging reporters while interviewing suspects and searching for the dead man’s elusive girlfriend. (Mystery/Crime, Independently Published)<br>
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<b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"> Speculative:</span></b></center>
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8483" style="clear: right; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://www.fictionfinder.com/uploads/book_images/8483/8483_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a>
<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8483" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Sword and the Song</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/964" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Carla Laureano</a> -- With a storm on the horizon, who will stand against the darkness? Conor and Aine have barely escaped Seare with their lives. Conor knows he must return to find the harp that could end the Red Druid’s reign of terror, but he must first see Aine safely to her family home on the isle of Amanta. When an unnatural storm tears them apart, they find themselves in even more danger than that which they fled. Because magic is not the only thing to fear in Aine's homeland, where the Sofarende invaders harry the coasts and shifting clan alliances make it impossible to know who to trust. Conor and Aine must cling to the whispers of Comdiu’s plans for them and their enduring love for one another, even when the future looks darkest. But with betrayal at every turn, will they give into fear? Or will they learn to depend on Comdiu completely ... before all hope is lost? (Speculative from Enclave Publishing)<br>
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8529" style="clear: left; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://www.fictionfinder.com/uploads/book_images/8529/8529_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><i style="font-weight: bold;">
<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8529" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Shadow of Fear</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/2046" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Urcelia Teixeira</a> -- What seemed like the end was really the beginning. Enemies collide in the second installment of the toe-curling Christian Suspense Thriller that left readers gasping for more at the end of book one! Blinded by revenge of her own, she hunted down her enemies, hoping to put her past behind her. Only to find that breaking free isn’t as easy as she’d thought it would be. Blood got shed, lives lost, and now, more lives are at stake. Caught in a deadlock between enemies who won’t stop until they serve revenge, Jorja has to make a choice. Die, or make a deal with the devil. Her choice sets in motion one of the biggest assignments she has ever undertaken. One where fear threatens to seize her heart and take her soul. Can she finally break free from death’s clutches, risk it all, one last time? (Thriller Suspense, Independently Published)<br>
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<b><u>Plus check out these recent additions to Fiction Finder published within the past month:</u></b>
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<i style="font-weight: bold;"> </i></div><div><i style="font-weight: bold;"> </i></div><div><i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8641" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Growing a Family in Persimmon Hollow</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1191" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gerri Bauer</a>, A temporary exile becomes a forever home. (Historical Romance)<br>
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<i style="font-weight: bold;"> </i></div><div><i style="font-weight: bold;"> </i></div><div><i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8635" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Stephen Michaels and his Upside-down Umbrella</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/2204" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lana Lynne</a>, Stephen and Nikki learn to surrender everything in this Upside-down world to the Lord. (Thriller/Suspense)<br>
Sandi Roghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14133590559340429928noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804586883900844332.post-89183158707194546222021-10-12T16:59:00.000-07:002021-10-12T16:59:11.878-07:00And the WINNER is....<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBdJLJ7-iCfi_Aw163UK0ZUqmejQM-wzbqnh2BdWbETJRz_D9MPp2AalPp96nIGxvj0r1eD4m4m7YxuYvpCNJOBEBGGkOwYRNbsM72LKtF1ORszStzdhNMHpP4aQgEpshb7H7Jp8nNpUC4/s2048/Shoe.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="507" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBdJLJ7-iCfi_Aw163UK0ZUqmejQM-wzbqnh2BdWbETJRz_D9MPp2AalPp96nIGxvj0r1eD4m4m7YxuYvpCNJOBEBGGkOwYRNbsM72LKtF1ORszStzdhNMHpP4aQgEpshb7H7Jp8nNpUC4/w381-h507/Shoe.jpg" width="381" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">CONGRATULATIONS Amanda! </p><p style="text-align: center;">In order to receive your mug and key-chain please contact me at www.sandirog.com. </p><p style="text-align: center;">BLESSINGS! </p><p style="text-align: center;">~Sandi</p>Sandi Roghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14133590559340429928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804586883900844332.post-23477536983435336422021-10-04T00:00:00.054-07:002021-10-04T00:00:00.192-07:00OWB Blog Hop GIVEAWAY<p style="text-align: center;"><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSOCGJsPxulWgS5cU-VN2WBZdabUD674k190bCcn1bgZ3iy-LCMpgif2biVd3MtTN3zcVmayu5jSn4uZvkGRUjWKWZasc6Uxx8sE6e0kKzWfqERyCdOG1kIpxG0U7iPWDPl2IAKWywhmA_/s939/OWB+Logo.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="204" data-original-width="939" height="70" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSOCGJsPxulWgS5cU-VN2WBZdabUD674k190bCcn1bgZ3iy-LCMpgif2biVd3MtTN3zcVmayu5jSn4uZvkGRUjWKWZasc6Uxx8sE6e0kKzWfqERyCdOG1kIpxG0U7iPWDPl2IAKWywhmA_/s320/OWB+Logo.png" width="320" /></span></a></b></div><b><br /></b><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 17.1200008392334px;">Welcome to my stop on the Ordinary Women of the Bible Blog Hop!</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 17.1200008392334px;"> </span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.1200008392334px;">Ordinary Women of the Bible (OWB) is a wonderful series of biblical fiction featuring twenty-four little-known women from the Bible. I was privileged to be invited by the publisher, Guideposts, to write a story about the woman at the well. You can read about her in John 4:1-26.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.1200008392334px;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.shopguideposts.org/fiction-books/biblical-fiction/ordinary-women-bible/alone-at-the-well-book-21.html?fbclid=IwAR2LGjRVWGV4rESTQnmSA1RAr7ij7OSQpLzkb0Oof5wy15Y-cIMmXbLol1w" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="612" data-original-width="792" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8VZeY9L43ZWPkBdeBHMLRq7BwzghgjOt7MIOqAmbok2kq9CyFblG95ekZTya0GjWR96wU1rsRJi913kfM3B0mAyTrqMM_h667PDYCbDYBCMQAba0oxpmaMHeE3PVOIPGQ1G3dG5rS1PLp/s320/Alone+at+the+Well%252C+COVER.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier;">BROKEN. REJECTED. A FAILURE. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier;">On Photine’s daily trek to Jacob’s well, one step forward is another step back into her past as she relives the dismal events of her life. All she knows is brokenness, much like the waterpot she carries on her head. Rejection from those who used to be her friends is now commonplace. Failure should be her name. After all, who else in all of Samaria has gone through five husbands? And now she no longer sacrifices for her sins. Why bother when she’s just going to commit the same act every single day? She no longer cares.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier;">Then one day, a day that started out like all the others, she meets a man at the well who offers something she had all but given up on. Hope. Hope for healing… Hope for forgiveness. Hope for a new life. Can she dare believe that His promises are meant for someone so broken? Someone so lost? Someone like … her?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Below are a few things I learned </span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">while doing research for this story.</span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">THE WOMAN AT THE WELL HAS A NAME! WHO KNEW?!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">The Woman at the Well isn’t named in Scriptures, but according to the Orthodox Church her name is Photine (Photina or Photini) and she’s revered as a Saint. They say that Peter gave her the name “Photine” after her baptism, which means <i>Enlightened One</i>. They also say that Photine had five sisters (Anatole, Photo, Photis, Paraskeve, and Kyriake) and two sons (Victor and Joses). Victor, Photine’s oldest son, was also considered a saint.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">PHOTINE WAS A MARTYR<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">The Orthodox Church reveres Photine as a martyr. After converting her family, they left their homeland and traveled all the way to Carthage to share the gospel. In 66 AD they were persecuted by Nero, and it says they “all” were tortured and executed. Sabastianos (a Greek name) was also among them, known to be a good friend of Victor (Photine’s oldest son). They say Nero ordered her (and them) to be thrown down an empty well, which also reveals she likely told him of first meeting Jesus at the well and how he told her “everything she ever did.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: start;"><b style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Blog Hop Details:</span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: start;"><b style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Participating is easy! Just hop over to each of the ten blogs listed </span><a href="https://virginiasmith.org/ordinary-women-of-the-bible-blog-hop/" style="color: #954f72; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">here</span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> <b>by October 11</b>, read what they've written about their books, and write down the keyword in their blog post. You don't need to follow any particular order. When you have all ten keywords, just fill out the </span><a href="https://virginiasmith.org/ordinary-women-of-the-bible-blog-hop/" style="color: #954f72; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">entry form</span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt;">. You'll be entered into a drawing for <b>all twenty-four books </b>in the Ordinary Women of the Bible series, many of them with autographed bookplates. 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More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ACFW Fiction Finder website</a>
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<b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Contemporary:</span></b></center><br>
<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8523" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/8523_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><i style="font-weight: bold;">
<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8523" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Perfectly Arranged</a></i> by <a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/2186" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Liana George</a> -- Can Nicki risk letting go of her well-ordered life plans and embrace what God has perfectly arranged? (General Contemporary from Scrivenings Press LLC) <br>
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<b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Contemporary Romance:</span></b></center><br>
<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8511" style="clear: left; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/8511_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><i style="font-weight: bold;">
<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8511" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tacos for Two</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/55" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bestsy St. Amant</a> -- Rory Perez, a food truck owner who can't cook, is struggling to keep the business she inherited from her aunt out of the red--and an upcoming contest during Modest's annual food truck festival seems the best way to do it. Then maybe Rory will have enough time to meet the man she's been talking to via an anonymous online dating site. Complications arise when Rory's chef gets mono and she realizes she has to cook after all. Then Jude discovers that his stiffest competition is the same woman he's been falling for online the past month. Will these unlikely chefs sacrifice it all for the sake of love? Or will there only ever be tacos for one? (Contemporary Romance from Revell - A Division of Baker Publishing Group) <br>
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8515" style="clear: right; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/8515_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a>
<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8515" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Riverbend Gap</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/37" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Denise Hunter</a> -- She came in search of the family she’d always wanted—and found the kind of love she’d never dared to imagine. (Contemporary Romance from HarperCollins Christian Publishing (Thomas Nelson and Zondervan))<br>
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8519" style="clear: left; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/8519_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><i style="font-weight: bold;">
<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8519" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Worthy of Redemption</a></i> by <a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/2159" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Krystina Renae Rankina </a> -- Ten years ago, tragedy sent her running… can friendship and maybe even love prove him worthy of redemption? (Contemporary Romance, Independently Published)<br>
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8514" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/8514_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><i style="font-weight: bold;">
<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8514" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Home for Christmas</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1276" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cathe Swanson, et. al.</a> -- The 6th annual Christmas Lights Collection features active duty and veteran military members. (Contemporary Romance from Havilah Press Publications)<br>
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8522" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/8522_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a>
<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8522" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A Harvest Heart</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1205" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Denise Weimer</a> -- Hope Richardson is good at just that—hoping. Problem is, she’s often disappointed—by fathers who die, boyfriends who ghost her, and lack of promotion at her event planning firm. It’s her twin sister, Faith, for whom things work out. When Faith’s fiancé lands an out-of-town job, Hope is called home to plan a wedding in the Georgia foothills … and jumpstart the tea room Faith was supposed to run with their mother. (Contemporary Romance, Independently Published)<br>
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8502" style="clear: right; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/8502_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a>
<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8502" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Billionaire’s Secret</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/2005" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Meghann Whistler</a> -- He’s a billionaire hiding a devastating diagnosis. She’ll do whatever it takes to help her sick, matchmaking mom. A freak accident throws them together, but will his big secret tear them apart? Inspired by 2 Corinthians 12:9, The Billionaire’s Secret is a sweet inspirational romance with a swoony hero, LOTS of entertaining banter, and a strong Christian message. (Contemporary Romance, Independently Published)<br>
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<b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Historical Mystery:</span></b></center><br>
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8231" style="clear: left; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/8231_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><i style="font-weight: bold;">
<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8231" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Murder at the Empire</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1276" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cathe Swanson</a> -- They call him the Emperor. John Starek fills his theater with fine artwork and treasures. He’s particularly pleased to have one of the country’s first female organists – and he thinks Gayle Wells is the bee’s knees. Despite pressure from her social crusader mother, Gayle isn’t interested in changing the world. She just wants a car of her own – and a career playing the organ at the Empire movie palace would be especially ducky. Then the Empire’s treasures start disappearing and employees start dying. Are a few pieces of art really enough motive for the string of murders? Will Gayle be next? (Historical Mystery from Celebrate Lit Publishing)
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8461" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/8461_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><i style="font-weight: bold;">
<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8461" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">To Stand in the Breach</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/2170" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Danielle Grandinetti</a> -- 1933, Wisconsin – Large animal veterinarian Katy Wells takes her patients’ welfare personally, so it’s no surprise when she stands up to angry farmers planning a milk strike or takes in an injured draft horse to save its life. But after a visitor from the past discovers her location and reveals a threat, she must choose between her work and her freedom, and whether to trust a man to keep her safe. (Historical Romance, Independently Published)<br>
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8527" style="clear: left; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/8527_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><i style="font-weight: bold;">
<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8527" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Petticoat Spy</a></i> by <a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1400" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Elva Cobb Martin</a> -- A feisty Southern belle and a blockade runner ignite romance, faith, and fireworks to save Charleston during the American Revolution. (Historical Romance from Wild Heart Books)<br>
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8520" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/8520_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><i style="font-weight: bold;">
<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8520" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A Family for Hazel</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1199" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Linda Shenton Matchett</a> -- After the Civil War takes Hazel Markham’s father, and her mother dies of a broken heart, a friend of her parents hires Hazel as a companion. All is well until the woman’s lecherous son takes an interest in his mother’s assistant. When Hazel spurns his advances one too many times, the man frames her for theft, and she is fired. As a last resort she applies to be a mail-order bride, and to her dismay, her groom-to-be is a preacher. Will he believe her claims of innocence or reject her as unacceptable? (Historical Romance from Shortwave Press)<br>
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8465" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/8465_250_400.png" width="80" /></a>
<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8465" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">In Pieces</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/2172" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rhonda Ortiz</a> -- Boston, 1793—Beautiful and artistic, the only daughter of a prominent merchant, Molly Chase cannot help but attract the notice of Federalist Boston—especially its men. But she carries a painful secret: her father committed suicide and she found his body. Now nightmares plague her day and night, addling her mind and rendering her senseless. Molly needs a home, a nurse, and time to grieve and to find new purpose in life. But when she moves in with her friends the Robbs, spiteful society gossips assume the worst. And when an imprudent decision leads to public scandal, Molly is tempted to take the easy way out: a marriage of convenience. In the wake of tragedy, these longtime friends discover a new intimacy. But slander, confusion, absence, and a wealthy, conniving bully stand between them. And with French spies on the loose, they not only have to rescue their reputations—they have to protect their lives. (Historical Romance from WhiteFire Publishing)<br>
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8471" style="clear: right; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/8471_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a>
<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8471" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Wrangler’s Woman</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/779" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Davalynn Spencer</a> -- Corra Jameson doesn’t think of herself as a spinster and is content to spend quiet evenings with her books. Paper beaus, her sister calls them, teasing her about the stories Corra reads. But when a rugged widower asks her to come to his ranch for the summer to help him with his tomboy daughter, she sees opportunity to earn a side of beef for her sister’s family. Besides, she has nothing to lose in the arrangement. Except perhaps her heart. Re-released from the 2016 ECPA bestselling Barbour collection, The Cowboy’s Bride. (Historical Romance from Wilson Creek Publishing)<br>
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8494" style="clear: left; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/8494_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><i style="font-weight: bold;">
<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8494" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Christmas Tree Wars</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/2073" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Delores Topliff</a> -- Kris Lundquist, am ambitious New York City financial planner, comes home to Wisconsin for two weeks to help his Swedish-American Christmas tree grower dad meet a financial crisis. While there, he gets re-acquainted with Marcie Halvorsen, the idealistic forestry-major niece of their cranky Norwegian neighbor who is also home to solve a financial shortfall. Both enter contests to provide national Christmas tree to build their businesses and sales. Despite their relationship seeming as star-crossed as Romeo and Juliet’s, they fall in love and help their families and town rediscover the reason for the season. (Historical Romance from Scrivenings Press LLC) <br>
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8512" style="clear: right; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/8512_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a>
<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8512" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A Heart for the Sailor</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1134" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Terri Wangard</a> -- Working as a Winnie the Welder during World War II, Evelyn builds submarines. She’s good at her job, but men begrudge women taking jobs in heavy industry. She dreams of the day her sailor comes home and the life they’ll have, but does Jerry dream about her? When a typhoon threatens the US Fleet in the Pacific, Jerry and his shipmates aboard the Tabberer rush to the aid of their fellow sailors. The typhoon prompts a greater awareness of what he wants in life. First, though, they have to survive. (Historical Romance, Independently Published)<br>
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8431" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/8431_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a>
<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8431" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A Deep Divide</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1579" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kimberley Woodhouse</a> -- After being kidnapped as a child, heiress Emma Grace McMurray has seen firsthand the devastation that greed causes in the world, and she wants nothing to do with it. When she discovers her father has offered her up as a bargaining chip to expand his empire, she disappears into the night. Determined to stay hidden, even if it means always looking over her shoulder, she finds herself working as a Harvey Girl at the El Tovar Hotel. When the son’s owner, Ray Watkins arrives at the hotel on business, he immediately admires Emma Grace, and though an attraction begins to form, she can't let go of the deep-rooted fear that he's just like every other wealthy man she's known. When suspicious activity follows Emma Grace and Ray to the El Tovar, they are pulled into a mystery that stirs up their worst fears. And as shocking revelations come to light, they are left to question all they thought to be true. (Historical Romance from Bethany House (Baker) Publishing)<br>
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<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8320" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Deadly Connection</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/576" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kathy Harris</a> -- After fending off a would-be abductor, 27-year-old singer-songwriter Hannah Cassidy hides behind a car in the half-empty parking lot behind Pancake Pantry in Nashville. From there, she watches in horror as her attacker grabs another woman and pushes her into a nearby car. Within seconds, the vehicle speeds away. TBI Special Agent Jake Matheson may have planned a quiet day off and a date with Shannon―the only name her online profile revealed―for an introductory lunch, but after pulling into a parking space on 21st Avenue South, he hears a scream. He races to the back of the building and finds a frightened young woman bent forward and gasping for breath. Thrown together by uncanny circumstances and driven by the whys and what-ifs of secrets yet to be revealed, Hannah and Jake set out to find the connection between them before it becomes deadly. (Romantic Suspense/Thriller from Iron Stream Fiction (an imprint of Iron Stream Media))<br>
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8446" style="clear: left; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/8446_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><i style="font-weight: bold;">
<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8446" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Yuletide Cold Case Cover-Up</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1124" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jessica R. Patch</a> -- The mystery of her sister's death is about to reveal some deadly answers…When her sister’s remains are found just before Christmas, cold case agent Poppy Holliday is determined to solve the years-old murder—even if it turns the killer’s sights on her. But her investigation with her straitlaced partner, Rhett Wallace, is stirring up the town's old memories—and bitter grudges. And this killer will do anything to keep secrets buried. (Romantic Suspense/Thriller from Love Inspired (Harlequin))<br>
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8403" style="clear: right; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/8403_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a>
<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8403" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Traces of Virtue</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1014" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Robin Patchen</a> -- From her deathbed, Carly Garcia's mother asked Carly to look after left her stepfather and her sisters. Carly is doing everything in her power to keep that promise, but now she has a new life to protect, this one innocent and vulnerable. She visits her ex to tell him a truth he doesn't deserve to know... and witnesses his murder. Now, Carly's on the run from killers whose faces she never saw. Braden Reilly is building a career in Coventry, New Hampshire, happy to put the drama of his crime-ridden Boston neighborhood behind him. When a woman he's spent years trying to forget shows up on his doorstep, his first instinct is to turn her away. But the bruises on her arms and the fear in her eyes have him offering her sanctuary. The story she tells him makes his blood curdle. Together, they must discover who's behind a murder nobody believes occurred before the killers catch up to Carly and her unborn child. (Romantic Suspense/Thriller, Independently Published)<br>
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8367" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/8367_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a>
<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8367" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A Flicker of Light</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/2037" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Katie Powner</a> -- For generations, the Jensens have raised their families in the small Montana town of Moose Creek, where gossip spreads faster than the wind. Yet some secrets need to be told. When twenty-one-year-old Bea discovers she's pregnant on the heels of her husband losing his job, she's forced to admit she needs help and asks her dad for a place to stay. But past resentments keep her from telling him all that's going on. Grandma June is good at spinning stories, but there's one she's never told. Now that her mind is starting to fade, her time to tell it is running out. But if she reveals the truth before her memories are gone forever, the Jensen family will never be the same. (Literary from Bethany House (Baker) Publishing)<br>
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8166" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/8166_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><i style="font-weight: bold;">
<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8166" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Memories, Murder and Small Town Money</a></i> by <a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/2099" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">KC Hart</a> -- When Katy Cross finds one of Skeeterville's supposedly upstanding citizens dead in the dumpster behind the grocery store, she has to work hard to find the killer before any more of the town's colorful citizens are harmed. (Cozy Mystery, Independently Published)<br>
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8369" style="clear: left; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/8369_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><i style="font-weight: bold;">
<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8369" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Book Title</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/851" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Amanda G. Stevens</a> -- Unable for the last century to grow old or succumb to injury, Cady Schuster has lost a lot of people, some more recently than others. She's trying to find new belonging in Harbor Vale, Michigan, among a welcoming little group of fellow ageless folk. Then she meets Paige, a mortal woman who needs a friend-and might need help.Paige's husband rules their church with an authority unquestioned by his congregation. When Paige suddenly severs all communication, Cady determines to find her. Churchgoers warn her off, and the behavior of Paige's husband proves a still bigger warning. Is this friend lost too, or can Cady help her? And how far should an ageless woman involve herself in the conflicts of mortals? (Speculative Fiction, Independently Published)<br>
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8524" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/8524_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><i style="font-weight: bold;">
<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8524" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ice Cold Blue</a></i> by <a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/15" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Susan Page Davis</a> -- Campbell McBride is now working for her father Bill as a private investigator in Murray, Kentucky. Xina Harrison wants them to find out what is going on with her aunt, Katherine Taylor. Katherine is a rich, reclusive author, and she has resisted letting Xina visit her for several years. Xina arrived unannounced, and Katherine was upset and didn’t want to let her in. When Xina did gain entry, she learned Katherine fired her longtime housekeeper. She noticed that a few family heirlooms previously on display have disappeared. (Thriller/Suspense from Scrivenings Press LLC)<br>
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8434" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/8434_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a>
<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8434" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Love on the Range</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mary Connealy</a> -- While his brothers and their new wives search for who shot him, Wyatt Hunt is temporarily bedridden and completely miserable. Somehow Molly Garner's limited skills have made her the most qualified in their circle to care for Wyatt. But by the time he's healed, she's fed up with him and the whole ungrateful family. For even worse than his grumpiness were the few unguarded moments when he pulled at her heartstrings, and she has been long determined to never repeat her mother's mistakes. But when another Pinkerton agent gets shot, they realize Hawkins isn't the only danger. The Hunt brothers will have to band together to face all the troubles of life and love that suddenly surround them. (Western from Bethany House (Baker) Publishing)<br>
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<b><u>Plus check out these recent additions to Fiction Finder published within the past month:</u></b>
<i style="font-weight: bold;"> </i></div><div><i style="font-weight: bold;"> </i></div><div><i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8508" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ocracoke By Christmas</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1248" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cindy M. Amos</a>, The lighthouse shelters a few choice secrets but never falters in shining a light on true love. (Historical Romance)<br>
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<i style="font-weight: bold;"> </i></div><div><i style="font-weight: bold;"> </i></div><div><i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8496" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Mistletoe Countess</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1065" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pepper Basham</a>, He was never supposed to become an earl. She was never supposed to marry him. (Historical Romance)<br>
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<i style="font-weight: bold;"> </i></div><div><i style="font-weight: bold;"> </i></div><div><i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8492" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jingle Bell Square</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1778" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Joi Copeland</a>, He wants healing after losing his father. She wants to find a love that will last. (Contemporary Romance)<br>
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<i style="font-weight: bold;"> </i></div><div><i style="font-weight: bold;"> </i></div><div><i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8501" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Candy Cane Wishes and Saltwater Dreams</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/2179" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Linda Fulkerson, et. al.</a>, A collection of Christmas beach romance novellas by five multi-published authors. (Contemporary Romance)<br>
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<i style="font-weight: bold;"> </i></div><div><i style="font-weight: bold;"> </i></div><div><i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8498" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sweet Cranberries</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/423" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sherry Kyle</a>, When a handsome electrician and other residents of the island step up to help with the festival, she must discern whether they really have her best interests at heart. (Contemporary Romance)<br>
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<i style="font-weight: bold;"> </i></div><div><i style="font-weight: bold;"> </i></div><div><i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8521" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">When Love Trusts</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/958" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Judythe Morgan</a>, A second chance at first love. (Romance)<br>
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<i style="font-weight: bold;"> </i></div><div><i style="font-weight: bold;"> </i></div><div><i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8470" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A Midnight Dance</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1388" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Joanna Davidson Politano</a>, Is she dancing ever closer to the edge of her own tragic end? Or will the secrets that are about to come to light offer release from the past? (Historical Romance)<br>
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<i style="font-weight: bold;"> </i></div><div><i style="font-weight: bold;"> </i></div><div><i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8509" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lucinda’s Defender</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/2008" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Blossom Turner</a>, Life hasn’t turned out at all like Lucinda expected, but neither is the depth of love one man has for her. (Historical Romance)<br>
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Sandi Roghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14133590559340429928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804586883900844332.post-28075458265275198872021-09-11T17:02:00.000-07:002021-09-11T17:02:08.378-07:00July 2021 Releases!<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><br /></p>
<span style="text-decoration: underline;">July 2021 New Releases</span><br>
More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ACFW Fiction Finder website</a>
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8386" style="clear: right; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/8386_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a>
<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8386" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rocky Mountain Restoration</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1121" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lisa J. Flickinger</a> -- Josephine Thorebourne doesn’t deserve happiness. Not after the mess she’s made. Mid-voyage, on the steamship Jameson, she learns of the tragic loss of her family’s money. Money she stole with the hopes of turning a profit. What should be a delightful voyage up the Canadian coast turns into a journey of regret. Josephine seeks the solace of the man she loves, only to find out he’s an imposter. Left with no other choice, she must return to her home town of Stony Creek and face the anger of those she’s betrayed. Owen Kelly was given the opportunity of a lifetime to steward on the SS Jameson. The work meant he could escape his difficult upbringing along the wharves of Chicago. When his heart falls for the woman in cabin eight, Owen must decide if he will continue his work on the ship or follow the love of his life to her Rocky Mountain home. (Historical Romance from Wild Heart Books)<br>
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<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8352" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rescuing Her Heart</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1670" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cindy Ervin Huff</a> -- On visitation rounds as a lay preacher, the last thing rancher Jed Holt expects is to be shot at from the barn next to a burned-down homestead. But the soot-covered woman hiding inside needs protecting, and Jed is the man to do it whether she likes it or not. Delilah James's nightmares began when she came to Kansas as a mail-order bride. Her husband was nothing like his letters. Now that he is dead, she can't shake his abuse from her heart. Trusting men tops her never-again list, and taking a job on the Holt ranch as a housekeeper is a means to save money and bring her parents west. But her attraction to the compassionate former chaplain both angers and confuses her. Jed has his own nightmares from a POW camp and understands Delilah better than she knows. Can two broken people form a forever bond? (Historical Romance from Iron Stream Media)<br>
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8378" style="clear: right; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/8378_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a>
<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8378" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gold Rush Bride Caroline</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1199" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Linda Shenton Matchett</a> -- Scarred in a childhood accident, Caroline Vogel has yet to find a man willing to marry her, so she heads to the Pike’s Peak goldfields to pan enough ore to become a woman of means. When she and the handsome assistant trail boss hit it off, she begins to hope her future may not be spent alone. Then she catches wind of dark secrets from the man’s past, and she’s not sure what or who to believe. Orphaned as a teenager, Oliver Llewellyn stole to survive, then used his skills for the army during the war. Nowadays, he applies his knowledge to catch dangerous thieves for the Pinkerton Agency, so guarding a young woman during a wagon train journey should be easy. But he didn’t count on the fact she’d angered a man bent on revenge. He also didn’t count on losing his heart. (Historical Romance from Shortwave Press)<br>
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8319" style="clear: left; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/8319_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><i style="font-weight: bold;">
<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8319" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hollywood is Not Home</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/2134" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Annmarie M. Roberts</a> -- Would you trade fame for privacy? Movie star Maggie Malone has a glamorous lifestyle with everything money can buy―except privacy. Hounded by the paparazzi and ridiculed for her faith, Maggie secretly struggles with severe anxiety and loneliness. All she desires is to be herself--southern girl by birth, ranch lover by heart. When an anonymous benefactor invites Maggie to participate in a secret project, will her hopelessness find a new direction? Or will she become another celebrity travesty? What if she discovers Hollywood is not Home? Her faith, family, love, and future hang in the balance . (General Romance from Ambassador International)<br>
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8224" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/8224_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><i style="font-weight: bold;">
<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8224" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Scarlet Pen</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1351" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jennifer Uhlarik</a> -- Enjoy a tale of true but forgotten history of an 19th Century serial killer whose silver-tongued ways almost trap a young woman into a nightmarish marriage. In 1876, Emma Draycott is charmed into a quick engagement with childhood friend Stephen Dee Richards after reconnecting with him at a church event in Mount Pleasant, Ohio. But within the week, Stephen leaves to “make his fame and fortune.” The heartbroken Emma gives him a special pen to write to her, and he does with tales of grand adventures. Secret Service agent Clay Timmons arrives in Mount Pleasant to track purchases made with fake currency. Every trail leads back to Stephen—and therefore, Emma. Can he convince the naïve woman she is engaged to a charlatan who is being linked a string of deaths in Nebraska? (Historical Romance from Barbour Publishing)<br>
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<b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">General Historical:</span></b></center>
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8081" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/8081_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a>
<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8081" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">If it Rains</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/2075" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jennifer L. Wright</a> -- It’s 1935 in Oklahoma, and lives are determined by the dust. Fourteen-year-old Kathryn Baile, a spitfire born with a severe clubfoot, is coming of age in desperate times. Once her beloved older sister marries, Kathryn’s only comfort comes in the well-worn pages of her favorite book, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Then Kathryn’s father decides to relocate to Indianapolis, and only the promise of a surgery to finally make her “normal” convinces Kathryn to leave Oklahoma behind. But disaster strikes along the way, and Kathryn must rely on her grit and the ragged companions she meets on the road if she is to complete her journey. Back in Boise City, Melissa Baile Mayfield is the newest member of the wealthiest family in all of Cimarron County. In spite of her poor, rural upbringing, Melissa has just married the town’s most eligible bachelor and is determined to be everything her husband―and her new social class―expects her to be. But as the drought tightens its grip, Henry’s true colors are revealed. Melissa covers her bruises with expensive new makeup and struggles to reconcile her affluent life with that of her starving neighbors. Haunted by the injustice and broken by Henry’s refusal to help, Melissa secretly defies her husband, risking her life to follow God’s leading. (General Historical from Tyndale House)<br>
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<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8385" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Make You Feel My Love</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/150" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Robin Lee Hatcher</a> -- In 1895, Cora Anderson jumps on a cross-country train to escape New York society and her domineering father. She leaves with only some spare clothing, jewelry that once belonged to her grandmother, her cherished violin, and hopes for an uncertain future. The tiny town of Chickadee Creek is idyllic and welcoming, but it’s only a matter of time before Cora’s new friends discover the secrets of her past. More than a hundred years later, Chelsea Spencer is fleeing a dangerous situation of her own when her great aunt’s antique shop in Chickadee Creek becomes the perfect haven. At the same time, up-and-coming Hollywood star Liam Chandler has returned to the town of his ancestors to grieve some painful family losses and ponder the direction of his career. (Contemporary Romance from HarperCollins Christian Publishing (Thomas Nelson and Zondervan))<br>
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8283" style="clear: left; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/8283_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><i style="font-weight: bold;">
<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8283" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A Future to Fight For</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/720" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mindy Obenhaus</a> -- Widow Paisley Wainwright’s so close to taking her Texas event-planning business to the next level by turning Renwick Castle into a wedding venue. Only one thing stands in the way: her longtime rival, Crockett Devereaux, who wants the building to become a museum. When the building’s owners insist they collaborate to implement both plans, can Paisley and Crockett put their differences aside…and fight for their dreams together? (Contemporary Romance from Love Inspired (Harlequin))<br>
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8303" style="clear: right; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/8303_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a>
<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8303" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Cowgirl’s Sacrifice</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/371" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tina Radcliffe</a> -- Needing time to heal after a rodeo injury, Kate Rainbolt heads to her family ranch to accept the foreman job her brothers offered her months ago. But the position’s already been filled by her ex-boyfriend, Jess McNally, and the only open job reports to him. With Jess as her temporary boss—and turning into something more—might he finally convince Kate to put down roots? (Contemporary Romance from Love Inspired (Harlequin))<br>
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8375" style="clear: left; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/8375_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><i style="font-weight: bold;">
<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8375" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Yes Dare</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/198" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kathleen Y’Barbo</a> -- After spending most of her adult life as a football wife and mother to twin sons, fashionista Coco Sutton is learning how to be single and fabulous. Emphasis on Fabulous. The sports trophies, memorabilia, and heavy masculine wood furniture in the home she used to share with Ryan have been banished to the attic, and her home is now a cozy haven of plush candle-scented comfort. She’s got big plans that include owning a boutique or maybe an art gallery, but she never planned to take on the biggest challenge of her life: staying single. Then her best friend gives her a copy of a book called The Yes Dare, and all her plans are turned upside down. (Contemporary Romance from White Glove Publishing)<br>
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8337" style="clear: right; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/8337_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a>
<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8337" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Her Sanctuary, His Heart</a></i> by <a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/2138" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Michelle Dykman</a> -- Five years ago, Braelyn Kane's daughter died. Her marriage imploded, and Forest Hill became Braelyn's sanctuary. She's praying for her new life to start, but she doesn't know where to find it. (Romantic Suspense/Thriller from Ambassador International)<br>
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8349" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/8349_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a>
<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8349" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lethal Cover-Up</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1944" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Darlene L. Turner</a> -- Some secrets are dangerous…But uncovering the truth could be deadly. Border patrol officer Madison Steele knows her sister Leah’s fatal car crash was no accident. Someone’s willing to kill to cover up a pharmaceutical company’s deadly crime of distributing tainted drugs. Now they are after Madison to tie off loose ends. But with her high school sweetheart, Canadian police constable Tucker Reed, at her side, can Madison expose the company’s deadly plan before she becomes the next victim? (Romantic Suspense/Thriller from Love Inspired (Harlequin))<br>
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<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8355" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Journey to ChiYah</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/2146" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kimberly Russell</a> -- JADE PEPPERDINE HAS A PROBLEM: Her life is crumbling beneath the weight of the past, events of the present, and fears for her future. Things need to change, but she doesn’t know where to start. Answers come in the form of an unexpected opportunity when Jade finds herself stuck in a mythical land. She meets Mayor Dudley, who insinuates she is emotionally broken and in need of repair ... a fact she’d just as soon ignore. He offers to help her get home if she is willing to face her issues through a process of restoration. Frightened and skeptical yet out of options, Jade grudgingly agrees. And soon figures out that change is a journey, not a destination. (Speculative Fiction/Fantasy, Independently Published)<br>
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8158" style="clear: left; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/8158_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><i style="font-weight: bold;">
<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8158" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A Man with a Past</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mary Connealy</a> -- Falcon Hunt awakens without a past, or at least not one he can recall. He's got brothers he can't remember, and he's interested in the prettiest woman in the area, Cheyenne. Only trouble is, a few flashes of memory make Falcon wonder if he's already married. He can't imagine abandoning a wife. But his pa did just that--twice. When Falcon claims his inheritance in the West, Cheyenne is cut out of the ranch she was raised on, leaving her bitter and angry. And then Falcon kisses her, adding confusion and attraction to the mix. Soon it's clear someone is gunning for the Hunt brothers. When one of his brothers is shot, Falcon and Cheyenne set out to find who attacked him. They encounter rustled cattle, traitorous cowhands, a missing woman, and outlaws that take all their savvy to overcome. Ajs love grows between these two independent people, Falcon must piece together his past if they're to have any chance at a future. (Western from Bethany House (Baker) Publishing)<br>
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8387" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/8387_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><i style="font-weight: bold;">
<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8387" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">You, Me and the Stars</a></i> by <a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/2138" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Michelle Dykman</a> -- He thinks she's shallow, she thinks he's a nerd. What happens when they are forced to work together?
(Young Adult from Ambassador International)<br>
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<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/5762" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">An Unexpected Legacy</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1496" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Amy R. Anguish</a>, Smoothies brought them together but would the past tear them apart? (Romantic Suspense)<br>
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<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8370" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Discovering Emily</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/728" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Carlene Havel</a>, How can Emily rebuild her life after her husband deserts her? (Contemporary Romance)<br>
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8391" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Father He Deserves</a></i> by <a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/441" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lisa Jordan</a>, A determined dad. A wary mother. Making amends is never easy… Injured in a kayaking accident, champion Evan Holland returns home to train rescue dogs. But his unexpected partner is the woman he left behind, Natalie Bishop. And she has a secret: a son Evan never knew he had. Now Evan must prove he can be a real father. But earning Natalie’s trust back will take hope, forgiveness—and risking everything on forever… (Contemporary Romance)<br>
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<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8380" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Amish Country Threats</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/993" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dana R. Lynn</a>, Her brother was murdered. Will she be next? (Romantic Suspense/Thriller)<br>
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<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8366" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Secrets in September</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/2147" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Doreen McAvoy</a>, Will was looking forward to eighth grade. Will he even make it past September? (Middle Grade)<br>
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<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8374" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">It’s Mystery…Birds</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1192" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Janetta Fudge Messmer</a>, Follow the Early Birds, plus one, on an RV journey where snooping around leads them to more than clues. It may even include a little matchmaking amid criminal activity. (Mystery)<br>
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by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/211">Robin
Bayne</a> -- Colt's memory is returning after the accident that ended his
career. Now he wants to take over his family's inn, but he'll have to partner
with his former fiancée to be able to afford it. He'll need forgiveness to make
that happen. Tia's goal is clear: to return the inn to its former grandeur. And
she'll even work with Colt to do so. But like the inn, their relationship needs
a lot of work. He broke her heart...can she ever trust him again?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Contemporary Romance from White Rose
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by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/591">Fay
Lamb</a> -- She's a starving artist facing a serious illness; he's the
doctor who's her only hope of survival. If only she hadn't caused his sister to
die. (Contemporary Romance from Write Integrity Press)<o:p></o:p><div class="MsoNormal">
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Moonbeams</a></span></div>
by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/719">Elizabeth
Maddrey</a> -- Malachi Baxter is happy to hide in the background and
manage the business-end of the family bakery. He'd much rather live in the
online world of computer games where he can explore the galaxy and no one has
to know he's deaf. Ursula Franks designs websites during the day and spends her
evenings battling alien races online where relationships are easy and
uncomplicated. When she agrees to design a website for the local Community
Supported Bakery, she has no idea that Malachi is the real man behind her
online persona's best friend and her own secret crush.As the two work together
on the website, they uncover an attraction, but will they be able to put aside
past hurt and insecurity to find love? (Contemporary Romance, Independently Published)<o:p></o:p><div class="MsoNormal">
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You: A Bradford Sisters Novella</a></span></div>
by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/519">Becky
Wade</a> -- Garner Bradford, heir to the troubled Bradford Shipping
empire, doesn't know much about babies. But he's going to have to learn fast
because he's just become a single father to his newborn daughter. Career girl
Kathleen Burke is wholly uninterested in settling down. She has big dreams, and
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can't seem to get her handsome boss out of her head or her heart.... (Romance
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the Bough Breaks</a></span></div>
by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/830">Ane
Mulligan</a> -- Her dream job has a Catch 22—and time's running outRookie
lobbyist Sienna O'Shea is determined to make a name for herself in New York's
capitol city and use that influence to gain easier access to her birth records.
For years she's searched for her birth mother, but when she's handed her first
assignment—to lobby support for the permanent sealing of all adoption
records—her worlds collide. Swept up into the intrigue of backroom politics,
falling in love was not on Sienna's agenda, but the candidate for Lt. Governor
runs a formidable campaign to make her his first lady. When an investigative
reporter discovers foreign money infiltrating political campaigns, the trail
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by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/409">Catherine
West</a> -- Thirteen years ago, Natalie lost a part of herself when her
twin sister died. Will traveling back to the family winery finally put the memory
to rest, or will it completely destroy her? (General from HarperCollins
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by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/367">A. H.
Gabhart</a> -- When murder comes to call at a stately Victorian house,
the town of Hidden Springs looks to Deputy Sheriff Michael Keane to solve the
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Mountain Romance</a></span></div>
by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/875">Misty
M. Beller</a> -- When Zeche takes shelter from a blizzard in a remote
cabin, he doesn't expect to find a beautiful woman and her father, a disturbed
Civil War veteran. Zeche's instincts tell him Greta is endangered and he should
stay and protect her, but his own presence aggravates her father's condition.
With a dangerous snowstorm outside and growing hostilities inside, can he find
a way to keep them all safe from harm? Or will it be to the detriment of his
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Heart</a></span></div>
by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/157">Amanda
Cabot</a> -- From afar, Cimarron Creek seems like an idyllic town tucked
in the Texas Hill Country. But when former schoolteacher Lydia Crawford steps
onto its dusty streets in 1880, she finds a town with a deep-seated resentment
of Northerners--like her. Lydia won't let that get her down, though. All will
be well when she's reunited with her fiancé. But when she discovers he has
disappeared--and that he left behind a pregnant wife--Lydia is at a loss about
what to do next. The handsome sheriff urges her to trust him, but can she trust
anyone in this town where secrets are as prevalent as bluebonnets in spring?
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Belongs in the Superstition Mountains: Carmela's Quandary</a></i>
by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/15">Susan
Page Davis</a> -- Experience the Wild West as Carmela seeks freedom of
body and soul. Forced for years by her uncle to pose as a survivor of an Indian
kidnapping so he can profit on the speaker circuit, she longs to end the lies.
On a stagecoach in Arizona Territory, Carmela and her uncle are fellow
passengers with a deputy US marshal and his handcuffed prisoner. When the stage
is attacked, will Carmela's wish come true, or will she forever be branded by
her past? (Historical Romance from Barbour Publishing) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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& Honor Bound</a></span></div>
by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/15">Susan
Page Davis</a> and <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/568">Colleen L.
Reece</a> -- Enjoy an Old West romance adventure from author Susan Page
Davis. Julia Newman looked forward to moving home to Arizona, then she got word
that her mother has died and Julie's stagecoach is robbed. If that wasn't
enough, the first person she sees in town is Adam Scott—the man she always
loved but could never have—and now he is accusing her brother of criminal
activity. Also includes a bonus historical romance, Honor Bound by Colleen L.
Reece. (Historical Romance from Barbour Publishing) <o:p></o:p><div class="MsoNormal">
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Motherhood Wish</a></span></div>
by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/609">Keli
Gwyn</a> -- En route to the Double T Orphanage to work on its expansion,
carpenter Chip Evans and Caroline Hunt discover two orphaned children—and
become their caregivers. But Chip's determined not to let himself get too
attached to the children who just lost their widowed father…or to the lovely
woman helping him care for them. Especially since Callie and the little ones
just don't fit into his detailed plans for the future. Callie can't help but
fall in love with the orphans, and despite her better judgment, she's falling
for Chip, too. Her dreams of being a wife and mother were not quite like this.
But Callie believes a plan bigger than Chip's brought them all together…and now
she just has to help him see it, too. (Historical Romance from Love Inspired
[Harlequin]) <o:p></o:p><div class="MsoNormal">
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Daughter</a></span></div>
by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1378">Michelle
Shocklee</a> -- When her father's Texas cotton plantation faces
bankruptcy, Adella must choose between the man who can her family's land and
the man who can save her! (Historical Romance from Lighthouse Publishing of the
Carolinas) <o:p></o:p><div class="MsoNormal">
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Tides Turn</a></span></div>
by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/230">Sarah
Sundin</a> -- When Quintessa Beaumont learns the US Navy has established
the WAVES program for women, she enlists, eager to throw off her frivolous ways
and contribute to the war effort. Lt. Dan Avery employs his skills in
antisubmarine warfare to fight U-boats at the peak of the Battle of the
Atlantic, but the last thing he wants to see on his radar is fun-loving Tess. As
Dan and Tess work together in Boston, the changes in Tess challenge his
notions--and his heart.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Historical
Romance from Revell [Baker]) <o:p></o:p><div class="MsoNormal">
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Dilemma</a></span></div>
by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/18">Richard L.
Mabry M.D.</a> -- Young surgeon Tyler Gentry thought the offer to join
the Hall Group of surgeons offered the answer to his problems, but things
changed when he received a 3 AM phone call that told him such a move would be
hazardous to his health.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Medical
Suspense, Independently Published)<o:p></o:p><div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Romantic Suspense:</span></center>
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Baby's Protector</a></span></div>
by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/44">Margaret
Daley</a> and <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/284">Susan
Sleeman</a> -- <i>Saved by the Lawman</i> by Margaret Daley:
As an unknown assailant attempts to kidnap family-court judge Kate Forster's
infant son, police officer Chase Walker thwarts the attack—and vows to keep the
pair safe. But who will protect the ex-marine's heart when the widowed mother
and her little boy make him long for a permanent spot in their family?
<i>Saved by the SEAL</i> by Susan Sleeman: The tragedy that killed
Bree Hatfield's best friends--and left her with custody of their young
daughter--has been ruled an accident. But Bree knows it was murder. Scared and
alone, she turns to her ex-boyfriend, navy SEAL Clint Reed, who'll risk
everything to protect baby Ella and the woman he never stopped loving.
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by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/421">Terri
Reed</a> -- FBI intern Zara Fielding and her K-9 partner, Radar, stumble
across a robbery gone wrong and put themselves in the criminals' crosshairs.
Her childhood friend FBI computer guru Dylan O'Leary works for the secretive
FBI unit she longs to join, and he vows not to let anything happen to her. As
they work to stay one step ahead of the bad guys, new feelings ignite. When she
goes missing, it's only Dylan--and Radar--who can track her down. Will they
arrive in time to save her and the future she and Dylan have started dreaming
about? (Romantic Suspense from Love Inspired [Harlequin])<o:p></o:p><div class="MsoNormal">
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Romance/Fantasy:</span></center>
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by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1236">Kristen
Reed</a> -- When King Viggo marches through the kingdom of Schlagefilde
in a relentless quest for retribution against its wicked king, the Count of
Anselm attempts to make peace with him. As the two strike a deal that will
protect the people of Anselm, the King of Villriket becomes enthralled with a
portrait of the Count's oldest daughter, Ingrid. The vengeful king vows that he
will leave Edmund's county in peace if he will allow him to marry Ingrid. To
prevent her father from incurring the sovereign's wrath, the young lady hastily
agrees and enters into an unforeseen engagement with the grim ruler. Ingrid's
Engagement tells the enchanting tale of a beautiful young woman who softens the
hardened heart of a beastly king with nothing more than her quiet wisdom and
gentle spirit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Speculative
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Natale!</a></em> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/%20273"> Marianne Evans
</a> -- An aspiring American artist and the widowed, Italian owner of a
premier art gallery meet and fall in love in Florence when he champions her
work, but there are her American family's expectations and his five-year-old
son to consider.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Contemporary Romance
from White Rose Publishing [Pelican])<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Kiss</a></em> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/273">Marianne
Evans</a> -- A kiss stolen in a midnight snow.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A jealous colleague at Jonathan's firm is
bent on revenge...revenge that puts Isabella's store into legal peril. Will
love be enough to see them through? (Contemporary Romance from White Rose Publishing
[Pelican])<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Daddy</a></em> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/752">Deb
Kastner</a> -- Bubbly Vivian Grainger bids on gruff Nick McKenna at
Serendipity Texas's annual Bachelors and Baskets for one reason--to help her
build her hair salon; but once Nick finds out she's pregnant, he does his best
to build a path to Vivian's heart. (Contemporary Romance from Love Inspired
[Harlequin])<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Heather</a></em> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1323">Marion
Ueckermann</a> -- When a "homeless" man she's been helping
rescues social worker Heather Blume from a vicious attack, she's so grateful
she violates one of the most important rules in her profession--she takes him home
to tend his wounds. But the mysterious Paxton Rathbone is no homeless man…he's
a gentleman. When feelings grow, and Paxton's past beckons, both he and Heather
discover there's a fine line between gratitude and love. (Contemporary Romance,
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Holly</a></em> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1323">Marion
Ueckermann</a> -- Holly Blume loves decorating people's homes, but that
doesn't mean she's ready to play house. Believing a house is not a home without
a woman's touch, Reverend Christopher Stewart is in the market for a wife. What
woman would consider him marriage material, though, with an aging widowed
father to look after, especially one who suffers from Alzheimer's? Despite
their differences, Holly resolves to finish her job of redesigning the Stewart
home, while Christopher determines to re-form Holly's heart. (Contemporary
Romance, Independently Published)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Cowboy</a></em> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/371">Tina
Radcliffe</a> -- Twelve years after she married another man, Rebecca
Anshaw Simpson is back at Joe Gallagher's ranch as his physical therapist. But
healing his body is nothing compared to guarding his heart from the woman he
never forgot. Becca won't let regret and a surly rancher get in the way of her
job and the chance to start over with her little girl. But Becca never expected
she'd fall all over again for her first love. (Contemporary Romance from Love
Inspired [Harlequin])<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Cookie Mystery</a></em> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1224">Naomi
Miller</a> -- With Christmas right around the corner, Katie Chupp and The
Sweet Shop get involved in a mystery when a certain dear family finds an
unexpected package at their door. (Cozy Mystery from S&G Publishing)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Fourth Wise Man</a></em> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1325">Katheryn
Maddox Haddad</a> -- This descendant of Daniel, also a wise man,
sacrifices everything - his wife, his father, his home - to do what he is
convinced God needs him to do, then finds out he was wrong (Historical from
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with Pharaoh</a></em> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1236">Kristen
Reed</a> -- Shortly after entering Egypt with her husband, Sarai is taken
into Pharaoh’s harem as his newest, most favored concubine. The breathtaking,
ageless beauty is forced to cling to her faith in God as she prays for the
strength to accept her new position and endures a series of mysterious plagues
that can only be indicative of a wrathful deity’s divine judgment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Discover a remarkable reimagining of Sarai’s
plight in Egypt, where she humbly set aside her own honor to protect the man
through whom all the nations of the earth would be blessed. (Historical<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>- Independently Published)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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for Seven Texans Romance Collection</a></em> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1218">Amanda
Barratt</a>, <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/15">Susan
Page Davis</a>, <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/609">Keli
Gwyn</a>, <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/59">Vickie
McDonough</a>, <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/865">Gabrielle
Meyer</a>, <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/279">Lorna Leslie
Seilstad</a>, <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/87">Erica
Vetsch</a> -- Meet the seven Hart brothers of the 7-Heart ranch in
central Texas. Each man is content in his independent life, without the
responsibilities of a wife and children--until their father decides 1874 will
be the year his grown sons finally marry, or they will be cut from his will.
How will each man who values his freedom respond to the ultimatum? Can love
develop on a timeline, or will it be sacrificed for the sake of an inheritance?
(Historical Romance from Barbour Publishing) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Express Romance</a></em> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/875">Misty M.
Beller</a> -- Pony Express rider Josiah English and the station master's
sister, Mara Reid, fall in love, but when the Express shuts down and Mara's
family home is in peril, the danger looming over Mara's life may not be half as
destructive as that threatening her heart. (Historical Romance, Independently
Published) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.acfw.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Conspiracy-of-Silence-e1480534732608.jpg"><img alt="conspiracy-of-silence" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-13627" src="http://www.acfw.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Conspiracy-of-Silence-e1480534732608.jpg" height="114" width="85" /></a><em style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/4198">Conspiracy of
Silence</a></em> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/133">Ronie
Kendig</a> -- A former Green Beret is confronted by past mistakes as he
and his team battle a centuries-old plague and the terrorists bent on rewriting
history. (Military Suspense from Bethany House [Baker])<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.acfw.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Hazardous-Holiday-e1480534774608.jpg"><img alt="hazardous-holiday" class="alignright size-full wp-image-13628" src="http://www.acfw.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Hazardous-Holiday-e1480534774608.jpg" height="135" width="85" /></a><em style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/4787">Hazardous
Holiday</a></em> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/66">Liz
Johnson</a> -- Just in time for the holidays, navy SEAL Zach McCloud
returns home from deployment--and discovers someone wants his family dead. When
he married his cousin's struggling widow, he vowed to help her and her
seriously ill son, and now he'll risk everything to protect them. Even if their
arrangement is only temporary. Kristi's certain an unhappy client from the law
firm where she works is determined to hunt her down. But when a sniper bullet
wildly misses its target, they begin to question whether it's really her
someone wants dead. Working together, can they figure out why they've been
attacked…and keep little Cody from the nefarious forces dead set on making this
Christmas their last?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Romantic Suspense
from Love Inspired [Harlequin])<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.acfw.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Christmas-Conspiracy-e1480534847722.jpg"><img alt="christmas-conspiracy" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-13629" src="http://www.acfw.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Christmas-Conspiracy-e1480534847722.jpg" height="126" width="80" /></a><em style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/4543">Christmas
Conspiracy</a></em> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/284">Susan
Sleeman </a> -- When Commander Jake Marsh loses control of a hostage
situation and Tessa Long is injured, guilt eats at him. He blurs the line
between the professional and personal, and visits Tessa at the hospital. But
when a man tries to kill her in her hospital room, Jake disregards all of the
rules and regulations that have allowed him to control his world and vows to
keep her safe no matter what. Trouble is, the situation brings back memories
from his childhood of the loss of his entire family, and for the first time in
twenty years, he fears he's no longer in charge of his life, and knows when
he's out of control bad things happen. Very bad things. (Romantic Suspense from
Love Inspired [Harlequin])<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">October 2016 New Releases</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><em style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/4390">Providence: Hannah's Journey</a></em> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1177">Barbara M. Britton</a> -- When the prophet of Israel refuses to heal her, Hannah flees Jerusalem and is captured by an enemy with a curse all his own. (Biblical from Harbourlight [Pelican]) </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><em style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/4439">Shadow of the Storm</a></em> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1145">Connilyn Cossette</a> -- In defiance of her mother, Shira pursues her heart's calling to become an apprentice midwife. When a delivery goes horribly wrong, Shira finds herself bound to a man who betrayed her, the caretaker of three young children, and the target of a vengeful woman whose husband was killed by Shira's people, the Levites. As contention between the Hebrew tribes and the foreigners fans the flames of another dangerous rebellion, Shira will come face-to-face with the heartbreak of her past that she has kept hidden for so long. How can she let go of all that has defined her to accept the love she's denied herself and embrace who she truly is? (Biblical from Bethany House [Baker]) </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><em style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/4777">Christmas Lights</a></em> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1280">Chautona Havig</a>, <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/883">Vikki Kestell</a>, <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1276">Cathe Swanson</a>, and <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1277">April Hayman</a> -- From historical romance to contemporary cozy mysteries and Christmas wonder, these four "light" reads will warm your heart and ignite your Christmas spirit! (Christmas Novella, Mixed Genres, Independently Published) </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><em style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/4640">Risking Love</a></em> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/898">Brenda S. Anderson</a> -- Can cautious bank employee Lissa Morgan risk falling in love with a former thrill-seeker, a widowed single dad, when she may have to foreclose on his house? (Contemporary Romance, Independently Published)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><em style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/4762">A Mom for Christmas</a></em> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/674">Lorraine Beatty</a> -- Noah's dream of a happy family and Beth's dream of a continuing ballet career are both dashed, but when they come together they discover that the Lord might have a new dream for both of them. (Contemporary Romance from Love Inspired [Harlequin])</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><em style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/4816">Sleigh Bells Ring</a></em> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/14">Sandra D. Bricker</a>, Barbara J. Scott, <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/309">Lynette Sowell</a>, and <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/31">Lenora Worth</a> -- Santa Claus is coming to town, and so are the Tucker sisters. The girls have inherited their father's run-down horse farm for Christmas. It needs some serious TLC in order to make it sell-ready. Joanna knows that by recruiting her sisters and one handsome ranch hand they can fix up the place and even celebrate one last Christmas while they're at it. However, to Isabella, returning to their home in Kentucky bluegrass country for Christmas seems like an impossible hurdle. Can her Chicago boyfriend make life merry and bright again? One thing's for sure: nothing is peace on earth for Sophia as a new beau brings up old wounds. And when the fate of the horse farm is put in jeopardy because Amy accidentally fraternizes with the enemy, tensions rise. But it's not like the land developer stole Christmas . . . just her heart. Can the Tucker sisters have themselves a merry little Christmas? (Contemporary Romance from Gilead Publishing)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><em style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/4826">Do You Hear What I Hear?</a></em> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/97">Margaret Brownley</a> -- Stranded at the old Star Inn until the road back to his cabin reopens, lumber mill owner Rick Talbot suddenly comes face to face with the past. The only woman he's ever loved is standing in front of the inn's blazing fire trying to get warm. Both Rick and Sally regret what happened between them years ago, but his family lumberyard clashes with her tree-hugging ways and neither is willing to try again. It will take the storm of the century, one stage-struck young boy, a certain meddling "angel"--and even a cranky cat--to convince them that in matters of the heart, sometimes the second time around is best. (Contemporary Romance from St. Martin Press)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><em style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/4818">More Than a Tiara</a></em> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/575">Valerie Comer</a> -- Marisa Hiller abandoned her modeling career to nurse a broken heart in Montana, far from the photographer who ruined everything. Her family farm is now part of a CSA program teaching gardening and cooking to single moms, but when the coordinator begs her to represent the program in the Miss Snowflake Pageant, Marisa balks. God has forgiven Jase Mackie but hasn't answered his prayer to bring Marisa back into his life… until Jase finds himself out West as the official photographer for a beauty pageant, face to face with the woman he's never forgotten. (Contemporary Romance, Independently Published)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><em style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/4783">Room at the Inn for Christmas</a></em> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/4">Mary Connealy</a> -- Ambitious hotel executive Amanda Star's has got her sights set on the CEO job at the multi-national Halston hotel chain. But then she inherits the Star Inn, a place her father had always wanted her to run alongside him. With no time to be away from her job, she rushes home to put the inn up for sale. Once there, she's struggles against keen regret, sweet memories, and the longing to return, which grows stronger when she is reunited with an old classmate: Anthony Carter, a handyman with a guarded heart. (Contemporary Romance from St. Martin Press)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><em style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/4745">A Christmas Homecoming</a></em> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/770">Kimberly Rose Johnson</a> -- Interior design assistant Bailey Calderwood suspects the mysterious admirer sending her cards and flowers is none other than the son of her unpleasable, bed-ridden boss. When Stephen Belafonte's mom demands he fire Bailey, can he find a way to heal the rift in his family as well his own heart, or will he be forced to let Bailey go? (Contemporary Romance from Mountain Brook Ink)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><em style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/4786">Where Two Hearts Meet</a></em> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/66">Liz Johnson</a> -- When Caden Holt's boss asks her to show off their own beautiful Prince Edward Island to impress a visiting travel writer and save the Red Door Inn, the reclusive executive chef is forced to face a world much bigger than her kitchen--and a man who makes her wish she was beautiful. (Contemporary Romance from Revell [A Division of Baker Publishing Group])</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><em style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/4835">Buying Love</a></em> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1245">Toni Shiloh</a> -- Impatient for marriage, Nina Warrenton places an ad in the newspaper for a husband--attaching a monetary reward. But when she begins to fall for the small-town chef who answers her add, she realizes how much she wants him to love her and not her money. Dwight Williams needs fast cash to save the family restaurant, but can he let it go to prove his love for Nina? (Contemporary Romance from Celebrate Lit)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><em style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/4807">Love Bears All Things</a></em> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/140">Beth Wiseman</a> -- Charlotte Dolinsky needs time to recover after breaking up with her boyfriend, Ryan. But when a surprise visitor shows up on her doorstep in Texas, she's forced to put aside her own worries to help her Amish friends in Lancaster County. Daniel Byler struggles each day in his Amish community to heal from his fiancée's betrayal. When he discovers that a member of his family is in danger of being shunned, his pain turns to fear. His only way to help is by partnering with Charlotte, a woman he barely knows who has already deceived them all before. (Contemporary Romance from HarperCollins Christian Publishing)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><em style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/4761">Restoration Road</a></em> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1272">Elise Phillips</a> -- Mallory Andrews's short trip back to Texas for her mother's funeral quickly becomes a move home to help her grieving father with his contracting business. When her old crush, Tres, hires them for a restoration project Mallory falls in love with the crumbling old house. And when feelings bloom between her and Tres, she finds herself on the road to a brand new, unexpected life filled with faith, sweet tea, and fresh paint. (General Contemporary from Desert Breeze Publishing)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><em style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/4668">Aboard Providence</a></em> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/902">Keely Brooke Keith</a> -- When an accident forces Jonah Ashton to serve as a ship's physician, he boards the Providence with the plan to escort a group of families to their new settlement in South America and then return to Pennsylvania to finish medical school before rumors of Southern rebellion erupt into all-out war. What he doesn't count on is getting lost at sea... and Marian Foster. When the settlers finally reach land, Jonah makes a startling discovery that changes everything, but will it change his heart? (Historical from Crossriver Media Group) </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><em style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/4782">Cowboy Christmas Homecoming</a></em> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/4">Mary Connealy</a>, <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/690">Ruth Logan Herne</a>, <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/113">Julie Lessman</a>, and <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/498">Anna Schmidt</a> -- For widow June Harper, another cold front is about to hit. Most call him Hugh. She'd call him Scrooge, except as the man ensures her needs are met, June can't help but wonder how to meet the needs of his heart. Netty Lewis can take care of herself, has for a while now. And even if Roy, her hired help for the holidays, does take care of her, that doesn't mean he cares for her or that he'll stay past Christmas. Pastor Colton McCabe is not sure he'll make it through the holidays with his new housekeeper. Grace can't seem to do anything right but love. Perhaps being a homekeeper will earn her a permanent residence in his heart. Connie Lancaster is determined to return to St. Louis, and no cowboy can change her mind. But if Isaac can change her heart, maybe Connie will see the homecoming she's been longing for isn't to a place but a person. (Historical Romance from Gilead Publishing)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><em style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/4597">The Captive Heart</a></em> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/151">Michelle Griep</a> -- Stranded in a strange land, Eleanor Morgan faces starvation or marriage . . . but who wants to marry a murderer? (Historical Romance from Barbour Publishing) </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><em style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/4526">The Rightful Heir</a></em> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1097">Angel Moore</a> -- Cowboy Jared Ivy must work with stranger Mary Lou Ellison until a judge comes to town and determines which one of them is the rightful heir to his family's Texas newspaper. Intrepid reporter Mary Lou won't lose the Pine Haven Record--the legacy he left her--without a fight. But when she and Jared stop sparring long enough to investigate a story together, they become a force to be reckoned with. Will they let their battle over the Record get in the way of something even more newsworthy: true love? (Historical Romance from Love Inspired [Harlequin])</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><em style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/4794">Another Day, Another Dali</a></em> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/385">Sandra Orchard</a> -- In order to regain her grandmother's favor FBI Special Agent Serena Jones agrees to investigate a missing Salvador Dali painting. But when the evidence points to members of the owner's own household, it becomes clear that Serena won't be winning any popularity contests. Then Serena stumbles upon links to her grandfather's unsolved murder. (Mystery from Revell [A Division of Baker Publishing Group])</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><em style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/4355">Tangled Webs</a></em> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/483">Irene Hannon</a> -- After a disastrous Middle East mission ends his six-year Army Ranger career, Finn McGregor needs some downtime in the woods. But when someone threatens his neighbor, publishing executive Dana Lewis, Finn and Dana must work together to discover who wants her to leave her lakeside cabin before it costs both their lives. (Romantic Suspense from Revell [A Division of Baker Publishing Group])</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><em style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/4635">Identity Unknown</a></em> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/421">Terri Reed</a> -- When a John Doe washes up on the shores of Calico Bay, no one knows who he is—including him. But one thing's instantly clear to deputy sheriff Audrey Martin: the man's marked for murder. And she's the only one who can protect him from the assassins who lurk at every turn. The arrival of a team of men claiming he's Canadian Border Services officer Nathanial Longhorn only further complicates the matter. As his memories slowly start drifting back, Nathanial and Audrey work to uncover who wants him dead and why. If they don't, this Christmas might be their last. (Romantic Suspense from Love Inspired [Harlequin])</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><em style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/4795">A Time to Rise</a></em> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/856">Nadine Brandes</a> -- What more can you sacrifice than your life? Parvin Blackwater is dead. At least that's what the Council and the world thinks. But her sacrifice tore down part of the Wall long enough to stir up hope and rebellion in the people. Parvin and Solomon must uncover the mysterious clues that Jude left behind in order to destroy the projected Wall once and for all. Meanwhile, the Council schemes to new levels of technology in its attempts to keep the people contained. Can a one-handed Radical and a scarred ex-Enforcer really bring shalom to the world? (Speculative Young Adult from Enclave Publishing) </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><em style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/4819">Unblemished</a></em> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1149">Sara Ella</a> -- Eliyana can't bear to look at her own reflection. But what if that were only one Reflection—one world? What if another world exists where her blemish could become her strength? (Speculative Young Adult from HarperCollins Christian Publishing) </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><em style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/4812">Beast</a></em> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1285">Chawna Schroeder</a> -- For as long as Beast can remember, she has lived among her master's dogs. With them she sleeps. With them she eats. With them she fights and struggles to survive. But through hunger and cold she dreams of one day becoming her master's favorite, earning bones with meat and a place beside the fire. When her pack scatters after a surprise raid, Beast must defend herself against slavers, hunting down the loners. They are so strong, and she is only a beast . . . or is she? (Speculative Allegory from Enclave Publishing) </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><em style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/4755">Accelerant</a></em> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/133">Ronie Kendig</a> -- He'll destroy the world. But he must save it first. As the only able-bodied heir to the Fire Throne, Haegan, Prince of Seultrie must return to the Nine Kingdoms and fight for his people. But there are insidious forces at work. When reality itself falls into question, Haegan struggles to know where to fight, who to trust. Caught between duty to his country and duty to the world, Haegan must see clearly enough to choose the right path to save his devastated world. (Speculative High Fantasy from Enclave Publishing) </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><em style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/4798">Death in the Mind's Eye</a></em> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/276">Rick Acker</a> -- It knows what you're thinking. It knows when you're lying. Does it know how to kill? San Francisco attorney Mike Webster and Dr. Johanna Anderson, a brilliant and beautiful psychologist, must clear Jo's name of a malpractice case before the controversial, technologically-assisted Mind's Eye therapy is seized by a shadowy finance firm and used as a weapon. (Thriller/Suspense from Waterfall Press) </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><em style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/4178">The Warrior's Seal</a></em> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/133">Ronie Kendig</a> -- A Special Forces team is thrust into a war with the past to save the president after an artifact unleashes a deadly toxin. Special Forces operative Cole "Tox" Russell and his team are tasked in a search-and-rescue--the U.S. president has been kidnapped during a goodwill tour. The mission nosedives when an ancient biblical artifact and a deadly toxin wipe out villages. Tox must stop the terrorists and the toxin to save the president. This is a free e-novella prequel! (Thriller/Suspense from Bethany House [Baker]) </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><em style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/4841">Deadly Infiltration</a></em> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/761">W. Richard Lawrence</a> -- Infiltrators inside the American government are betraying undercover agents while helping sneak weapons of mass destruction across our borders. To keep their work hidden, they are willing to murder anyone who gets in their way. Sara, a brilliant computer expert working for the FBI, finds herself caught in the middle. Sara's young faith in God is gravely tested when she is framed for the murder of an FBI agent, forcing her to go into hiding. Meanwhile, Sara's fiancé Derry lives up to a promise he made to her, and gives up his future to save her and hopefully the country. (Thriller/Suspense from Boarding House Publishing) </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><em style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/4855">Refining Fire</a></em> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/305">Carol Cox</a> -- Meet the Arizona Territory Brides. Four strong, independent women--each determined to stand on her own two feet, and not one of them looking for romance. But sometimes love shows up when you least expect it... (Western, Pioneer/Prairie, Independently Published) </span></div>
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Sandi Roghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14133590559340429928noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804586883900844332.post-54091063519027050022016-03-03T16:50:00.000-08:002016-03-03T16:50:03.221-08:00GIVEAWAY: Fallen Beauty Queen - Merciful God<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDmZteaJvZowZKQCuOtx57m9Gk2BSN5erokJPdMC96bjxfTBCR1DMke6-7z-_d6niK3LnSkMbAW8YerAmTMCTM0DZTVSmZiODTxiMde3sA0MvkkE3fIotZjVcT-p6kq4QUBn4_ZOWeVH89/s1600/Cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDmZteaJvZowZKQCuOtx57m9Gk2BSN5erokJPdMC96bjxfTBCR1DMke6-7z-_d6niK3LnSkMbAW8YerAmTMCTM0DZTVSmZiODTxiMde3sA0MvkkE3fIotZjVcT-p6kq4QUBn4_ZOWeVH89/s400/Cover.jpg" width="266" /></a>I'm honored to host my aunt Beverly Turner whose debut memoir, FALLEN BEAUTY QUEEN, MERCIFUL GOD, just released. This is a book that offers needed strength for those who feel hopeless and trapped in sin.<br />
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<i><span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Fallen Beauty Queen, Merciful
God</span></i><span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> unravels
the secrets of the past, the struggles to stay married, and the changes in the
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Many
people feel they have gone too far to be forgiven. This story of redemption
reveals the depths of Jesus’ unending love and His pursuit of one who wandered
away.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Review from an Amazon Customer:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #111111; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b>Wow! What a powerful life-changing story. Two brave souls willing to tell about their most intimate struggles. It’s truly a miracle that they did not end in divorce. Only God could heal their broken lives and restore the whole family. If you’ve ever been molested, experienced tragedy, feeling alone, unloved, rocky marriage, money troubles, family secrets, or struggle with breaking free from giving into temptation and addictions, this book is for you! No matter what you are going through, <i>Fallen Beauty Queen, Merciful God </i>will give you insight in turning lives around. If you feel you have sinned too much to be forgiven, there is always hope. With God, nothing is impossible!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Beverly
was born in California three years after World War II ended. Economy was
booming and people were influenced by greater opportunity for higher paying
jobs, new homes, vacations and entertainment. Singers and movies stars lured
Americans into a fantasy world.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Adored
and pampered by family, Beverly often received praise for her beauty, even by
strangers which eventually led to a distorted need for approval, acceptance,
and a hunger for love that the world cannot give. Saved as a child, molested, and
later raped, she came into marriage a broken woman hiding those secrets deep
inside. Seven years of rocky marriage and three children later, she entered and
won a beauty pageant for the world’s largest flying association, known as the Experimental
Aircraft Association and fell hopelessly into sin. The fame tantalized every
pore of her being, filling her with pride. Deception became her way of life,
and hopelessness flooded her soul, leaving her to believe she had sin too great
to be forgiven. The Lord knew the cry of her heart and what it would take to
set her free. In Beverly’s deepest valley came God’s beautiful story of
redemption. Not only did her life and marriage change, but that of her entire
family, each serving in ministry today.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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has been married forty-eight years, is the mother of four, grandmother of seven,
and great-grandmother of one. She owned and operated a sign shop for
twenty-eight years and retired in 2011. She is treasurer of the non-profit
organization - Uzima Outreach and serves on their board. Her hobby is acrylic painting.
She has a passion to encourage women to love God with all their heart, soul,
and mind. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Beverly
had two stories printed in the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Good News
Northwest</i>, an article in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The
Spokesman-Review</i>, and a short story in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Guidepost’s
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">After sharing my story with a ladies group, several of the women made the
comment, “You need to write a book. It would help so many people.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><b>What do you want people to take away from your story?</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Hope!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><b>How has writing this book changed your life?</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Healing for me and closer relationships with others.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><b>You talk about ‘keeping secrets.’ How did this
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">It put a wall between me and others.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><b>Which is harder, keeping shameful secrets or bringing them
out into the light? Why?</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Keeping the secrets, because walking in truth has set me free.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><b>Can you describe what it felt like when you hit the
bottom?</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Desperate and hopeless.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><b>You state that Jesus called you back to Him in a very
vivid manner. If someone is at the bottom, should they expect a similar
experience?</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Yes, He did. He will always be willing to receive us when we call on Him, but He
uses different ways to reveal His calling on our hearts.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><b>Do you think that it can just be too late for some
people? If there is hope, what should a person do?</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">I felt that way for a long time, but I believed a lie from the pit. Hope is
found in Jesus.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><b>Describe what it felt like
when you knew Jesus had forgiven you.</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Like the weight of the world was taken
off my shoulders. I felt joy and peace.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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making public your story? In your marriage, your family, your church and
amongst your friends?</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Healing in my marriage, the family has become very close, and our church and
friends we have been able to minister to hurting people.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><b>What advice would you give
families who have daughters affected by the kind of trauma you experienced? </b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Most kids keep the secret when abused, and it is very hard to have them break
their silence. They need to know, no matter what, you will always love them, and
find godly counsel. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><b>You describe how wonderful it
is that all of your children and their children are serving the Lord. Can
you explain how that is possible after all your family went through?</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The mercy of God,.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><b>Answer this one summary
sentence: Today what do you think of Jesus?</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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He is my Redeemer,
Savior, Counselor, Teacher, my Friend, Healer, Provider, Deliverer, my Song in
the Night, He is Faithful and Kind, a Lamp unto my feet, my Strong Tower, The
Way, The Truth and Life, my Shepherd, Promise Giver and Keeper, the Lover of my
Soul, and He even engraved my name into His hand.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Sandi Roghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14133590559340429928noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804586883900844332.post-70354924866458211362015-09-29T23:49:00.002-07:002015-09-29T23:49:57.963-07:00I Give God the Glory<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Hellllooooooooo! Is anyone there? If you are, as you know, I'm hardly ever on my blog these days. Ever since I got better, I started homeschooling, and it's hard to find the time and the energy to keep up with anything, let alone my blog. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">But you know what? I miss sharing my thoughts. I miss hearing from my readers. I miss just rambling on my blog like I used to do so often. It happens a lot that I go to bed and think of some "amazing" thing ("yeah, right!") to share on my blog, but I'm just too tired to do it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">In the beginning, I rambled on my blog A LOT. I did it to gain readers for my books (after all, that's what the publishers said to do), but once I got started, the more I enjoyed it and had something to say. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Then cancer hit. Ever since getting better, I've been feeling overwhelmed with life. I can't do enough! And I wonder how anything got done when I was so sick. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Which brings on the following thoughts. As many of you know, I beat my cancer with a vitamin. Plain and simple. Vitamin B17. I was so blown away with the simplicity of it, I had to share the news with one and all! And I did! I started a blog about it, made some YouTube videos about it, and told as many people as I could. In fact, I thought I was finally living up to my name. The name "Sandi" means "Helper and Defender of Mankind." Despite all these highs and hopes for saving lives, I'm feeling rather down ... discouraged.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Why am I discouraged? Because Vitamin B17 isn't healing EVERYONE. Even when they do all the "right things." Why is that, Lord? <i>Why</i>? I've been asking Him that a lot lately. Then it occurred to me. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">God has all our days numbered. Job 14:5 "A person's days are determined; You have decreed the number of his months and have set limits he cannot exceed."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">This made me realize . . . yes, God used B17 to heal me, but really and foremost, it was GOD who healed me. I mean, I KNEW this already, but did I really know it was ALL Him? He wasn't ready for me to come home yet. I did ask Him to promise me something if He did take me away from here. I made Him promise me that He'd find someone who would love my kids as much as I do and get them to heaven in the end. Well, He let me live, so I got my answer. I was the best one for my kids, even when I thought I wasn't. But that's another subject. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Allow me to repeat something important here: GOD let me live. Sure, He may have used B17 to do it, but when it comes down to it, HE saved my life! He gave me more time on this planet, just like He did for Hezekiah (Isaiah 38:5 and 2 Kings 20:6). He gave him 15 more years to live (and then Hezekiah blew it; I can't tell you how much I pray I don't end up like him in the end). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Anyway, I just can't help but give God the glory He DESERVES, and I fear I haven't done enough of that. I had two different individuals (when I first got better) say I was giving this vitamin more glory than I was God for my survival. The fact that TWO DIFFERENT people approached me with this should have made me realize that I wasn't giving God enough of the glory. Don't get me wrong, I always believed HE saved me, but I also put too much faith in this vitamin that's not working for everyone. Plain and simple. I should be spreading the gospel of salvation the way I've been spreading the "gospel" of vitamin B17!! Wouldn't that be a much better calling? To get excited about God's ETERNAL salvation for mankind? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>God, I love You. Please forgive me for not giving You the total glory. Help me to be pleasing to You. Help me to calm down and rest in You. In Jesus' Name. Amen. I love You, Lord!</i></span>Sandi Roghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14133590559340429928noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804586883900844332.post-25642615431336244192015-09-07T21:58:00.001-07:002015-09-07T21:58:24.093-07:00Dear "Black Lives Matter"<div class="MsoNormal">
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justice, I’m afraid it’s not going to happen on this planet. It will come on
the Day of Judgment. Ask God to take care of your enemies, and pray for them,
that they will change. Because if they don’t, they will have to face the
Heavenly Father who rules ALL. “’Vengeance is MINE, I will repay!’ says the
Lord,” Romans 12:19. Trust in the heavenly Father to do that.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">We ALL belong to the Father
of Lights who created both the black and white people, and all those shades
in-between. He is our Father, and He loves us so much that He gave up His only
Son to die for us (would you give up your child for anyone? I certainly
wouldn’t). We are ALL sinners and need to repent and die with Christ through
baptism (Romans 6). <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Because we ALL come from the
same Father (Creator), that makes everyone of us brothers and sisters, no
matter what color we are. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">So we need to LOVE each
other!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">1 John 4:20 “</span><span style="color: #010f18; font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">If
someone says, ‘I love God,’ and hates his brother, he is a liar; for the one
who does not love his brother whom he has seen, cannot love God whom he has not
seen.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #010f18; font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">God is LOVE! 1 John 4:16, “And so we know and rely on the
love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God
in them.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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that the only person you can change is yourself. That’s what’s going to make
this world better. “Let the filthy be filthy,” He says in Revelation 22:11,
along with “and let the righteous continue to practice righteousness and the
holy to continue to be holy.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">When it comes down to it,
“you” are the only person you can change. Trust God to do the rest. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Sandi Roghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14133590559340429928noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804586883900844332.post-39272938172186269382015-08-10T00:00:00.000-07:002015-08-10T00:00:00.839-07:00"Tag! You're it!" and a SNEAK PEEK<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">My littlest
sister, <a href="http://www.charisjoyjackson.com/" target="_blank">Charis Joy Jackson</a>, asked me to join her in a “Blog Tag” game! So . . .
she just tagged me, and now I’ll tag a friend. But in the meantime, these are
the questions I’m supposed to answer.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">So . . . here
goes!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20232e; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b> WHAT ARE YOU WORKING ON AT THE MOMENT?</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Well,
I’m actually excited to share! I’ve been working
on the sequel to OUT OF THE ASHES from my Chicago Fire Series titled INTO THE FIRE. </span><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">It's a story of Nathaniel's brother, MICHAEL. He's a brooding, hot-tempered character who falls head-over-heals in love with the feisty, God-loving heroine, NICOLETTE. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Want
a sneak peek? Here’s the opening to Chapter One:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Nothing would stop her. Not the
midnight sky that suffocated her with its weight of death. And certainly not
her stepmother.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“I’m not alone,” Nicolette whispered between
the hay and manure as she crept into the dark stall, the words choking her as
tears streamed down her hot cheeks. “Right, Lord? You’re with me?” She secured
the bit into the horse’s mouth, and her fingers trembled on the reins as she
mounted, the emptiness of her life crushing against every strained breath. “I’m
not alone.” Perhaps the more she said the words, the more she’d <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">feel</i> them?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Ducking, she kicked the horse into a
gallop and charged through the opening and into the dark, empty Chicago street,
its shadows engulfing her. “Go before me, Lord,” she said as the hooves beneath
her clattered against the cobblestones leaving her father’s elite townhome
behind. “Why did he have to go? Why did You take him from me?” She sobbed as
the wind ripped back her cloak, revealing the red party dress to any onlookers.
Thank the Lord no one was out to witness her escape. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Why would her stepmother force her to
go to a party when her father was so weak? How could she be so unfeeling? Callous?
The pounding of Nicolette’s heart reverberated against her father’s heavy ring
as it rested against her chest. Just moments ago it had been on his finger, but
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reality. Her father, her protector, her confidant … was dead. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Knuckles bleeding and swollen from the last fight, Michael Ward
strode up the dark street. What a great match. A bundle of cash from his
winnings bulged in his pocket. He breathed in the night air, filling his lungs.
A full moon lit his path along the road that led to the Goldman suburbs. They
were nice homes, and it sure beat living in the slums in a dingy shanty closer
to town … or in the streets. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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him, he stepped into the shadows, learning from a youth to stay hidden,
unnoticed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">In the distance, sounds of a galloping horse
echoed through the night air. He glanced over his shoulder. A silhouette
charged from the direction of the city. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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caught sight of a woman, a cloak lifting like wings off a red gown. The scent
of rose wafted in her wake, and Michael’s feet suddenly shot roots into the
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didn’t take long. A scream rent the air, and Michael sprinted toward the
commotion. The woman, reining in her horse, tried to get around several
hoodlums. They jeered and catcalled. One grabbed the horse’s reins, yanking the
animal toward him. The horse kicked one of the men and he went rolling in the dirt.
The mount yanked then bucked, tossing the woman into the street, a mass of
black hair, cloak and red fabric landing in a pile on the road. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Okay, so now I’m
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.kellihughett.com/" target="_blank">KELLI HUGHETT! </a></span><br />
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Sandi Roghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14133590559340429928noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804586883900844332.post-18803437033979683772015-07-15T00:00:00.000-07:002015-07-15T00:00:03.596-07:00COVER REVEAL!Welcome author Rachelle Rea for the cover reveal of her next book <i>The Sound of Silver</i> from her <i>Steadfast Love</i> series!<br />
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lived in all her life in her dream car, a pick-up truck. An Oreo addict, she is
also a homeschool graduate and retired gymnast. She wrote <i>The Sound of Silve</i>r
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<span style="color: #302727;"><i>TA . . . DA!!!</i></span></div>
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If you'd like to learn more about Rachelle Rea's first book <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Sound-Diamonds-Steadfast-Love-Book-ebook/dp/B00V8QU2GM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1436212271&sr=8-1&keywords=The+sound+of+diamonds+by+rea" target="_blank">The Sound of Diamonds</a></i>, read below!</div>
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Catholic maiden Gwyneth seeks refuge in the Low Countries of Holland, hoping to
soothe her aching soul. But when the Iconoclastic Fury descends and bloodshed
overtakes her haven, she has no choice but to trust the rogue who arrives,
promising to see her safely home to her uncle's castle. She doesn't dare to
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Website: </span><a href="http://rachellerea.com/"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">http://RachelleRea.com</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> Facebook: </span><a href="http://facebook.com/InspiringDaring/"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">http://facebook.com/InspiringDaring/</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Twitter: </span><a href="http://twitter.com/RachelleRea/"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">http://twitter.com/RachelleRea/</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> Pinterest: </span><a href="http://pinterest.com/RachelleRea"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">http://pinterest.com/RachelleRea</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Sandi Roghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14133590559340429928noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804586883900844332.post-63688200080549426952015-06-08T00:00:00.000-07:002015-06-08T00:00:00.920-07:00Showcasing author Christine Lindsay, Part ThreeAgain, please welcome Christine!<br />
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">CAPTURED BY MOONLIGHT </span></i><span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">Book 2 of the series Twilight of the
British Raj by Christine Lindsay<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">Prisoners to their own
broken dreams…<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">After a daring rescue goes awry, the parched north
of India grows too hot for nurse Laine Harkness and her friend Eshana. The
women flee to the tropical south…and run headlong into their respective pasts.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">Laine takes a new nursing position at a plantation
in the jungle, only to discover that her former fiancé is the owner…and that
Adam has no more to say to her now than he did when he crushed her years ago.
Why, then, is she still drawn to him, and to the tiger cub he is raising?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">Eshana, captured by her traditional uncle and
forced once more into the harsh Hindu customs of mourning, doubts whether freedom
will ever again be in her future, much less the forbidden love that had begun
to whisper to her. Is faith enough to live on? Or is her Savior calling her
home?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">Amid cyclones and epidemics, clashing faiths
and consequences of the war, will the love of the True Master give hope to
these searching hearts?<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">Click here to view the book trailer: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUQ03D-rhk0" target="_blank">CAPTURED BY MOONLIGHT.</a></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">READER REVIEW:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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In Captured by
Moonlight, Christine Lindsay sweeps us away to the exotic, hauntingly beautiful
land of India -- of women in colorful saris, mango, coconut, and banana groves,
plantations where elephants, tigers, and leopards roam in the nearby jungles --
and the scent of spices, jasmine, and mimosa permeating the air. Amidst all of
the majestic beauty, however, lie many dangers...of religious and political
unrest, life threatening storms, and the dreaded cholera.<br />
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Eshana, a beautiful, young widow, only wishes to serve the Lord and the needy
women in the mission house, and her best friend, Laine, an English nurse, is
masking her broken heart by administering healing to others. Laine is caught
disobeying the rules and is sent to a plantation in Madras to work with a
missionary doctor and his sister who treat cholera victims. Madras, where her
heart had been shattered to pieces after the war by her first love -- Madras, a
place she has no desire to return to -- ever. Once there she encounters many
dangers, not the least of which include dangers of the heart as two men vie for
her love, a cholera outbreak, and a life threatening storm.<br />
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And in the beautiful, romantic setting of white sand-filled beaches and moonlit
nights, is it even possible that Laine's heart might be captured by love once
again? What secrets is the owner of the plantation hiding in the surrounding
outbuildings...and what of Eshana, who has fallen into sinister hands? Will Laine
and the handsome Sikh doctor who has fallen in love with Eshana find her before
it's too late?<br />
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I have ten authors who are my favs...with Shadowed in Silk--Book One and
Captured by Moonlight--Book Two, Christine Lindsay has made it into my top
five! I was captivated from the very first chapter of this exciting sequel with
its unpredictable storyline which may easily be read as a stand alone. I loved
the courageous characters--especially their dedication to put others first, and
oh, the romance made my toes curl, my eyes fill with tears, and left me with
the goose bumps! The author's use of imagery was second to none, and I could
see the beauty of India in her descriptive prose. On my fav list of 2013 goes
Captured by Moonlight! Very nicely done, Ms. Lindsay!---Diana Flowers (Top
Amazon Reviewer)<o:p></o:p></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Captured by Moonlight </i>is available on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Captured-Moonlight-Christine-Lindsay/dp/1939023009">Amazon</a>,
<a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/shadowed-in-silk-christine-lindsay/1100040998?ean=9780976544494">Barnes
& Noble</a>, <a href="http://store.kobobooks.com/en-ca/Search?Query=Captured+by+Moonlight+by+Christine+Lindsay">Kobo</a>,
and <a href="http://www.deepershopping.com/item/christine-lindsay/captured-by-moonlight/5939346.html">Deeper
Shopping Christian Bookstores.</a><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black;">If the head woman from the temple looked in her direction,
Laine Harkness wouldn’t give two squashed mangoes for her life, or Eshana’s.
Laine could never be confused for an Indian, but with the tail end of this
cotton sari covering half her face, and her brown eyes peeking over, she simply
had to blend in. Still, any minute now that hatchet-faced female standing guard
to the girls’ quarters could let out a pulse-freezing yell. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">A sudden blare of a conch shell from within the Hindu
temple stretched Laine’s nerves. She and Eshana must be mad to risk this exploit
again. The principal matron at Laine’s hospital would give her a severe
reprimand if she ever found out. More likely sack her. If either she or Eshana
had any sense at all, they’d turn around, go back to the mission, and mind
their own business. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">But a line from Wordsworth, one of Adam’s favorites, ran
through her mind...<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">little, nameless,
unremembered acts of kindness and of love...<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">Blast! She wouldn’t call what she and Eshana were about to
do little, but please let it be unremembered. Unnoticed would be better still. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">Nudging Eshana in the side and closing her mind to the
writhing creatures in the burlap bags they carried, she hissed into Eshana’s
ear. “Well off you go. You’ve got yours to dispose of, and I’ve got mine. Just
please keep that guard distracted.” Laine jutted her chin toward the obese head
woman waddling around in a sari stained down the front with betel juice. Every
once in a while she would take her long wooden club and rap on the doors of the
hovels. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">Eshana hurried through the narrow alleyway toward the
guardian of the temple girls, carrying a burlap sack similar to Laine’s. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">On the opposite side of the bazaar, the globelike spires of
a temple devoted to a Hindu goddess poked above nearby rooftops. Like a
multi-tiered cake decorated in a variety of colored icings—pinks, blues,
orange—the temple enticed like a sugary concoction.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">But from there the loveliness ended. In these alleyways
behind the temple, the pervasive scent of incense and stale flowers mixed with
the reek of human misery. Girls who should still be playing with toys, and some
a little older, chatted with one another. Many of the paint-chipped doors were
closed, imprisoning within those </span>adolescent girls forced into ritual
marriages to a Hindu deity.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black;">Laine flattened herself against a peeling plaster wall to
watch Eshana shake out the contents of her sack at the base of a cluster of
clay pots. Now she waved her hands about, talking in rapid Hindi to the older
woman. <i>Good girl, Eshana, that’s the ticket.</i> Laine’s stomach writhed in
rhythm to the creature in the bag she carried. She strengthened her grip at the
top of the sack though the drawstring had been tightly pulled.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">Sure enough the head woman stomped off with Eshana and
began to clatter around the pots with her club, giving Laine the moment she
waited for. Sixth door from the end on this side, Eshana had told her. Eshana
had been visiting the inhabitants of this alley on a regular basis in an
attempt to give them some sort of medical aid.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">Laine hunched down at the correct threshold. A gap of five
or so inches between the door and the mud floor of the girl’s hovel afforded
her the needed space. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">The low voice of the so-called midwife seeped out. <i>Midwife,
my eye.</i> Nothing more than witch doctors with their foolish notions that no
water should be given to those giving birth and that the mothers be kept in
dark rooms with filthy concoctions of ash smeared over them. Laine shut her
mind to the atrocities of how they forced a baby out if it took too long to be
delivered.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">She kneeled at the bottom of the closed door. With a deep
swallow and shudder, she slotted the top of the sack into the gap below the
door. With her other hand she eased the drawstring, loosened the bag’s opening,
and jumped back to flatten against the wall.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">Another shudder rippled through her as she waited. Nothing.
Her gaze flitted from the ground to the flat rooftops of this rancid boil of a
place. Where had the horrible, disgusting creatures gone? <i>Oh please don’t
come out at me.</i> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">At last, screams from inside room number six shattered the
sleepy deadness of the afternoon. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">“Snake!” one woman screeched in Hindi. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">Another cry pierced the air. “A cobra!” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">They tumbled from the room, and with a gulp Laine slipped
inside. “They’re not poisonous. They’re not poisonous,” she repeated to bolster
her flagging courage. But she had no time to worry where the rat snakes had
wriggled off to. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">She went still. There lay the girl. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">So small for fourteen, lying on a heap of rags stained with
water and blood. She peered at Laine with eyes soaked with pain. There was no
time to waste. Laine picked up the girl and, cradling her in her arms, ran from
the hovel. The young mother weighed no more than a ten-year-old. All skin and
bones except for the mound that was a baby in her womb. The girl batted at
Laine’s arm as ineffectually as a wounded bird against a tiger. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Lindsay is an Irish-born writer, proud of the fact that she was once patted on
the head by Prince Philip when she was a baby. Her great grandfather, and her
grandfather—yes father and son—were both riveters on the building of the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Titanic</i>. Tongue in cheek, Christine
states that as a family they accept no responsibility for the sinking of that
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">It was
stories of her ancestors who served in the British Cavalry in Colonial India
that inspired her historical series Twilight of the British Raj of which Book 1
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Shadowed in Silk</i> has won several
awards, and Book 2 <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Captured by Moonlight.
</i>Christine is currently writing the final installment of that series called <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Veiled at Midnight</i> to be released August
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a romance novella set in Londonderry Northern Ireland, not far from Christine’s
birthplace. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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husband and their grown up family. Her cat Scottie is chief editor on all
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The book opens with a note to my readers:<br />
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Dear Readers:<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Had
it not been for the Lord and the many thousands of people who prayed me through
cancer, this book never would have been written. If you’re one of the people
who prayed for me, thank you. Mere words aren’t enough to express my gratitude.
<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Having
emerged back onto the writing scene after the two-year battle, and feeling
rather beat up after the long fight, I needed something with a happy ending.
Like a fairytale. Think <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Cinderella</i>. That’s
what this book is, something bright and cheerful. So, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Out of the Ashes</i> is a lighter read than my other books: <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Master’s Wall</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Yahshua’s Bridge</i>, and even <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Walks
Alone</i>. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">What
a blessing it has been for me to have the strength to write Nathaniel and Amelia’s
story. Thank you, precious readers, for walking with me as I dig my way out of
the aftermath of this battle one step at a time. Or shall I say, one page at a
time.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Blessings,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 14.0pt;">A stranger. A kiss. A
shotgun wedding.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 14.0pt;">NATHANIEL
WARD, wealthy entrepreneur, needs a wife. But he’s not interested in the
preening, high-society women who are offered to him on a silver platter. He
wants one woman, and one woman alone: the girl who gave him all the money in
her reticule years ago when the Great Chicago Fire left him destitute. He sets
out to find this woman and discovers she’s unattached. There’s only one
problem, a shotgun wedding may be able to bind them, but will he ever be able
to win her heart?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 14.0pt;">AMELIA
E. TAYLOR blows a kiss to a street rat. Little did she know, years later that
kiss would follow her to Green Pines, Colorado. When a handsome stranger arrives
in her hometown, she guards her heart from the stirrings this man ignites. Despite
society’s disapproval of spinsterhood, she is determined not to marry, having
witnessed first-hand the lack of love and horrors that accompany marriage. But will
a shotgun wedding reveal blessings that arise out of the ashes?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Chapter
One</span></span></div>
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Green Pines, Colorado, 1882<o:p></o:p></div>
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Gun smoke burned Amelia’s eyes and her ears still rang. She
blinked the tears from her lashes. <o:p></o:p></div>
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“Do you, Nathaniel Ward,” the preacher scowled, “take Amelia
Taylor to be your lawfully wedded wife?” <o:p></o:p></div>
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Amelia’s father cocked his rifle and aimed it at the
reluctant groom. <o:p></o:p></div>
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“I do,” Nathaniel said, his voice firm and unwavering.
Despite her father’s threats, Nathaniel’s very presence exuded power, his
raised chin, broad shoulders and wide chest unflinching against the barrel of
the rifle.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Amelia didn’t dare look up at him. What must he be thinking?
How many women had hoped to get him this far, and now, here she stood where
most women dreamed of standing—shotgun wedding, or not. If only she could melt
into the parlor’s wooden floor like the candle burning in the nearby lamp. Or
disappear like the smoke. Disappear into nothingness, with no remnant left of
her existence. <o:p></o:p></div>
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“Do you, Amelia Taylor, take Nathaniel Ward to be your
lawfully wedded husband?” The preacher’s words rushed over Amelia like a gush
of foul air. <o:p></o:p></div>
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She stood paralyzed, unable to speak. She’d vowed never to
marry. How would she bear this cross? She’d seen enough loveless marriages in
her life to know it wasn’t worth the heartache, despite the shame of
spinsterhood. And now, to be forced on a man? What miseries awaited her? Abuse?
Neglect? Slavery? Any man in his right mind would despise her for the rest of
his days. It would be impossible—unthinkable—to procure his affection … his
love.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The minister, still in his nightclothes, cleared his throat.
His wife, holding up the lantern, glowered from behind him. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Amelia swallowed, darting a glance at her terrifying father.
With a snarl, he narrowed his eyes at Nathaniel and pressed closer with his
rifle. Would he put another hole in the preacher’s wall? Or Nathaniel’s chest? <o:p></o:p></div>
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“Amelia, girl.” Her father’s voice sent a shudder down her
spine as it echoed through the quiet house. “You know, I always keep my word.”
He’d threatened to kill Nathaniel if she refused to be his wife. <o:p></o:p></div>
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“I do,” she said, her voice small and trembling, quite the
opposite of the man next to her. The horror, the shame. How did her life come
to this? <o:p></o:p></div>
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“I now pronounce you man and wife.” The minister slammed his
Bible shut and pointed it at her father. “Now get out!” <o:p></o:p></div>
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Shadows clouded Amelia’s vision, and her legs wobbled like
those of a newborn calf. Her knees buckled, but rather than landing on the hard
floor, she found herself caught in Nathaniel’s strong arms. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Now her husband. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Chicago, Illinois<o:p></o:p></div>
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Nine weeks earlier.<o:p></o:p></div>
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“You’re the most stubborn man I know,” William Goldman said to
Nathaniel as they made their way through the ballroom. <o:p></o:p></div>
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The music and thick perfume nauseated Nathaniel. He never
cared for tobacco, but in comparison to the party, he wished he had an excuse
to leave and join the men in the smoking room. He could join the other men for
cards, but William insisted that Nathaniel walk with him. <o:p></o:p></div>
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So now, he walked amidst the preening women and their
mothers. He kept his hands behind his back, trying to forget the fact that he
wore coattails and should be dancing. He’d already shared a number of dances,
but the women were all the same: pretentious with money-hungry claws. He may
now be wealthy, but if they knew he was once a street rat, they’d scurry in the
opposite direction. They just assumed he was William’s apprentice, now
assistant. Which he was, but they didn’t know the whole story. Only William
knew, and he didn’t belittle Nathaniel for it. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Charlotte fluttered her dark, long lashes in his direction
and flashed him a demure smile. He’d already danced with her twice, the second
time he’d been bamboozled into an extra dance by the mother. He nodded toward
her, trying not to be rude, but kept on walking. <o:p></o:p></div>
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“You see?” William motioned with his bearded chin to the
high-society woman. “There’s a fine catch, right under your nose, but your
stubborn pride keeps you from hooking it.” <o:p></o:p></div>
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Nathaniel blew out air between his teeth. “Why the urgency
to marry me off?”<o:p></o:p></div>
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They stepped onto a terrace, and William with his paunch
belly faced him. “I’m not getting any younger. I want grandchildren.” <o:p></o:p></div>
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Nathaniel studied his old friend. His green eyes reflected
remorse. Nathaniel knew he missed his own children. <o:p></o:p></div>
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“When I first offered to let you live with me, you refused,
saying you didn’t take ‘handouts.’ I call that stubborn pride.” William
straightened and harrumphed. “Thank the good Lord you had enough sense to take
the job I offered you.” Leaning on his cane, he reached out and patted
Nathaniel’s arm, his gold ring catching the moonlight. “But the truth is you’ve
always been like a son to me. You’re the only family I have, and until you
locate your brother and sister, I’m all you have.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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It always pained Nathaniel to think of Michael and Rachel.
With William’s help, he’d sent detectives all over the country in pursuit of
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“I’ll marry,” Nathaniel said, resigned. “But not any of
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William straightened. “What’s wrong with these women?
They’re of good breeding. And if not these, then who else is there?”<o:p></o:p></div>
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“There’s someone I met while on the streets.” What was he
saying? How would he find her? What if she was already married? And what if
she’d turned out like all these other rich snobs? Certainly her father and
mother would have prepped and preened her the same way.<o:p></o:p></div>
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“A woman you met on the streets?” William raised a white
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“I was twelve, and she was eight or nine.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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“What? You’re holding out for a little girl?”<o:p></o:p></div>
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“She’s a lady.” Nathaniel chuckled. “My hope is, more of a
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“Does this woman have a name?” William eyed him beneath his
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Back in 2013 I started a showcase of one of my sweet author friends, and I just discovered, I never actually completed it! <a href="http://sandirog.blogspot.com/2013/10/showcasing-author-christine-lindsay.html" target="_blank">HERE</a> you will find the first post if you wish to read it. I hope you can forgive me, my precious friend! Please, next time remind me. I've not been the same since recovering from chemo and radiation and all the poison they put in my body.<br />
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And to my readers . . . ENJOY learning about the books by this wonderful author!<br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-CA">SHADOWED IN SILK </span></i><span lang="EN-CA">Book 1 of
the Twilight of the British Raj series<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> </i>by
Christine Lindsay<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><o:p></o:p></i></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-CA">She was invisible to those who should have loved her.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA">After the Great War, Abby Fraser returns to
India with her small son, where her husband is stationed with the British army.
She has longed to go home to the land of glittering palaces and veiled women .
. . but Nick has become a cruel stranger. It will take more than her American
pluck to survive.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA">Major Geoff Richards, broken over the loss
of so many of his men in the trenches of France, returns to his cavalry post in
Amritsar. But his faith does little to help him understand the ruthlessness of
his British peers toward the Indian people he loves. Nor does it explain how he
is to protect Abby Fraser and her child from the husband who mistreats them.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA">Amid political unrest, inhospitable
deserts, and Russian spies, tensions rise in India as the people cry for the
freedom espoused by Gandhi. Caught between their own ideals and duty, Geoff and
Abby stumble into sinister secrets . . . secrets that will thrust them out of
the shadows and straight into the fire of revolution.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Reader Reviews: <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA">Christine's debut novel is stunning and I
was immediately drawn to life in India where each character was exquisitely
portrayed. There is drama, romance and mystery. Christine's descriptions are
breathtaking and her writing is a perfect weave of a stormy plot. I was on edge
until the end! I had no idea what kind of trouble India was in during the time
of the Great War. This is a captivating story of hope and redemption as well as
love and adventure. I look forward to the next book in this series—Knowlton
Nest (Amazon Reviewer)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA">"Shadowed In Silk" by Christine
Lindsay deserves more than the 5 stars I can give it. This book really kept me
reading when I knew I should have turned off my ipad and go to sleep. This book
had my attention even before I read the first sentence because of the cover and
the title. Then when I read the first sentence I was drawn more into the story
and couldn't wait to get into the rest of the story.<br />
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This book is written so well that I could see the scenes described in my mind.
It was like watching a movie. This book is a love story as well as a fictional
history of India. There is a glossery in the front of the book to help with the
words but I was able to follow along with the story. I only used it about third
times—Debbie Curto (Amazon Reviewer)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA">Shadowed in Silk is available on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Shadowed-Silk-Christine-Lindsay/dp/0976544490/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1362251450&sr=1-1&keywords=shadowed+in+silk+by+christine+lindsay">Amazon</a>
, <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/shadowed-in-silk-christine-lindsay/1100040998?ean=9780976544494">Barnes
& Noble</a>, <a href="http://store.kobobooks.com/en-ca/Search?Query=Shadowed+in+Silk+by+Christine+Lindsay">Kobo</a>,
and <a href="http://www.deepershopping.com/item/christine-lindsay/captured-by-moonlight/5939346.html">Deeper
Shopping Christian Bookstore</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA">Sunlight blinded Abby. Against its rays the silhouette of a soldier
with the lean lines of a cavalry man scooped Cam up. Her little boy wound his
arms around the man’s neck, and she put her hand to her mouth. So many nights
these past few years she’d urged sleep to come, imagining this scene at the
pier. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA">As the man walked toward her she made out his clean-shaven features
under the peaked military cap. Major Richards, who’d befriended Cam on the
ship, carried her son back to her. It wasn’t Nick enfolding his son close.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA">“Mrs. Fraser,” Geoff said when he reached her. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA">She turned to the major a smile she didn’t feel. “With the two of
you such good pals I think it’s about time you called me Abby.” She forced a
lighter tone. “I was thinking those suffragettes back home might have
something, marching about quite pleased with their self-reliance.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA">The major’s stony look melted into puzzlement, then his gray eyes
began to dance. “I can imagine you marching about with a placard in your hands.
For a good cause, of course.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA">“But of course.” In spite of Nick’s absence, her smile deepened. “My
husband’s not able to meet us, so I was about to hire a—” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA">She couldn’t finish her sentence. As the major turned toward the
street, the sun set afire the twisted, burgundy scar that traveled from his
temple to his cheekbone. She fumbled for the word that escaped her. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA">“Rickshaw,” he finished for her. “If you’ll allow me, I’ll see you
to the train station. Going that way myself. And you’re right, the little CO
and I are great friends.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA">“Little CO?” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA">He sent a pointed glance at Cam. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA">She laughed. “Oh, I see. Commanding Officer. I hadn’t realized he’d
been given a recent promotion.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA">“I’m meeting a friend, Miriam, at Victoria Station. We arranged to
meet and travel at least some of the time together. She runs a medical clinic
in Amritsar, where you’re going.” His mouth grew tender.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA">She darted a look up at him. What sort of woman made the
ever-so-proper major’s heart flutter? Her own insides did a somersault. Did the
same kind of love wait for her from Nick?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Within minutes a driver
loaded their luggage onto a <i>tonga</i>. They climbed into a separate rickshaw
and joined the hundreds of other <i>tongas</i>, bicycles, carts, trams, and
cars. With the pier behind them they headed for the station. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA">“Unfortunate your husband was unable to meet you,” Geoff said, never
taking his eyes from the passing streets. “India’s not safe for a woman and
child traveling alone.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA">“I’m aware of that, Major. I was born here.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA">“But not raised here.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA">Abby lifted her chin. “I may be a bit of a mixture—American mother,
British father—but India is my home.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA">His eyes twinkled as he dipped his head, conceding defeat. “Everyone
onboard wondered how you as a civilian got passage with demobilizing troops,
until we realized who your father was. I imagine the general’s name pulled
strings for you.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA">“Maybe,” Abby drew the word out. Her adrenalin surged, remembering
the stuffy war department offices in London. “Let’s just say I made a few
social calls to friends of my late father.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Many would call General
Mackenzie Hughes a pillar of the British <i>Raj</i>. You must take after him.
Most young woman would have collapsed into tears being stranded at the pier.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA">“You forget, Major, I am coming home.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA">His chuckle reverberated from deep within him. “I do keep
forgetting. You’re an old India hand. How old were you when you left?” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“I was a wise old <i>memsahib</i>
of six when I first left these shores.” She tucked a strand of hair under her
straw boater hat and, catching his eye, laughed out loud.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Ah, yes . . . a <i>memsahib</i>.
“He sat back, and all amusement left his face. His tone bordered on dryness. “I
daresay you’ve forgotten all that entails. No fear, the wife of your husband’s
colonel—your <i>burra</i>-<i>memsahib</i>—will be only too pleased to instruct
you on the protocols of being a proper <i>memsahib</i>.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA">Their shared laughter had disappeared as if snatched by the flock of
green parrots swooping over their heads. But as though he remembered his
manners, the major lifted Cam onto his knee, his well-oiled Sam Browne belt
creaking as he did. The man and the boy immersed themselves in conversation.
Interspersed with Cam’s piping voice she caught the hint of a Northumberland
burr in Geoff Richards’ speech. His crisp, English school accent must be a
learned one, like Nick’s.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA">She had enough of an ear to recognize her husband had worked hard to
gain that polished manner of speaking, but she knew next to nothing of Nick’s
youth. Six weeks wasn’t long enough to know a man.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA">Bombay’s traffic bustled past. Her fingers itched to pull out the
telegram she’d folded into her bag at the pier. But there was no need. The
words were stamped on her mind. Nick hadn’t said much, but at least he’d
acknowledged they were coming. She had to cling to that, to keep believing
they’d become a real family, given time. Perhaps have more children. Cam would
have brothers and sisters, a houseful of them . . . and love. Not the existence
she’d had growing up in Albany under the disinterested eye of her mother’s only
sister. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA">She’d waited four years. The train trip would take three days. Only
three more days, and all she longed for would be waiting for her in Amritsar.</span></div>
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Twilight of the British Raj of which Book 1 <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Shadowed
in Silk</i> has won several awards, and Book 2 <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Captured by Moonlight. </i>Christine is currently writing the final
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The winner of Emma Broch Stuart's book, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Broken-Umbrellas-Emma-Broch-Stuart/dp/1939023475" target="_blank">BROKEN UMBRELLAS</a>, is Shannan Stevens!</div>
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Please welcome new author, Emma Broch Stuart (and best
friend, a.k.a. "Flower"). I'm so excited to FINALLY be able to host my bestest friend on my blog! This is a lady who has a heart for people, who loves those who are downtrodden, who is willing to bend over backwards, upside down, and inside out to help another in need. This is my Flower. She blooms wherever she's planted. I'm so honored to have her as my guest today!<br />
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In her book <i>Broken Umbrellas</i>, Emma shares her passion for seeing women and men released from
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</span>Her newly released book, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Broken-Umbrellas-Emma-Broch-Stuart/dp/1939023475/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1431534422&sr=8-1&keywords=Broken+Umbrellas+by+emma+broch+stuart" target="_blank">BrokenUmbrellas</a></i>, takes the reader on her personal journey from the pit of despair
and brokenness to the healing arms of Jesus. Along the way, she allows the
reader an intimate look into the relationship baggage she hauled around most of
her life from relationship to relationship—even crossing the Atlantic with it—before
surrendering to God’s radical healing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTlxczRicsMJ4TF2ULqfMv4irv-RLJqMBbBb0HWyS4GOxZRrBu2o7NEeMCTFrE1nRVpldEuH_5Wzx50t0F1-gKJgcfk76Ibf1o3I3l_Bz0UZQOoiSHYkQtMLuw3KUH_gqRs-XEJqS4EUgP/s1600/Broken+Umbrellas,+cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTlxczRicsMJ4TF2ULqfMv4irv-RLJqMBbBb0HWyS4GOxZRrBu2o7NEeMCTFrE1nRVpldEuH_5Wzx50t0F1-gKJgcfk76Ibf1o3I3l_Bz0UZQOoiSHYkQtMLuw3KUH_gqRs-XEJqS4EUgP/s320/Broken+Umbrellas,+cover.jpg" width="201" /></a><span style="color: #0070c0;">Well Sandi, as you know, once upon a time, brokenness claimed so many areas of my life, and every one of
those areas were relational in nature: bitterness and shame from past intimate
relationships; wounds and scars from abuse; insecurities from relating with
women I felt had it together when I did not; feelings of failure as a mother.
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one another in spite of their brokenness, God asked me to write about my own
personal struggle with broken areas of my life. And voilà! <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Broken Umbrellas</i> was born.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: #0070c0;">This is a good question. I feel most people are really
bad at one thing in life like sports, or math, or sewing. For me it was
relationships. Even becoming a Christian didn’t save me from a broken marriage.
And I kept asking myself, “Why can’t I get this right?” And God showed me that
when we have unhealthy hearts, we have unhealthy relationships. (That goes for
friendship relationships too.) Then he took me on an incredible 13-month
journey that healed me in the most radical way. I wrote <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Broken Umbrellas</i> because I don’t believe I’m the only one who has
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<span style="color: #0070c0;">Hope. Pure and
simple, yet profound hope. Hope for all their hurting relationships and a
desire to be healed, healthy individuals. I want my readers to see—and believe—that
God is bigger than any brokenness they have suffered or caused. And I pray <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Broken Umbrellas</i> is a tool to bring my
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<span style="color: #0070c0;">I’m working
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<span style="color: #0070c0;">I also have a
children’s series with DeWard Publishing called The Keeper Series. The
Windkeeper is the first in the series and looks to be ready for this fall. An
illustrator has it as we speak, bringing my words to colorful life. The
Starkeeper will follow, and The Rainkeeper will complete the series. One way
God speaks to me is through the pages of his Word, and I incorporate that into
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At my precious grandson’s funeral, I
spotted a broken blue umbrella flapping in the winter wind. The woman holding
it was oblivious to the fact that snow was falling on her. When she moved her
broken umbrella to offer protection to the man beside her, my heart was
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absolute favorite and cherished experiences is meeting my Sandi Flower. She
lived in Holland, me in France. She and her family visited me, I went and
visited her. She and I met in Paris one weekend where we climbed the stairs of
the Eiffel Tower to the middle level, we painted our toenails on the lawn
outside Sacre Cœur, oh and picnicked under an umbrella beside the Louvre.
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her—for over an hour!—in the middle of Avignon in the south of France. It was
one of the worst feelings in the world when I couldn’t find her. I left her on
a street corner to run into the tourist office for a map, and I “circled around
the block” only the block turned into a maze that made it impossible for me to
find her until I parked and searched on foot. I was bawling as I ran toward
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deal of time face to face in our 10-year friendship. Our friendship has
blossomed mainly by doing laundry together over the phone, praying over the
phone, celebrating and grieving together over the phone. Sandi and I fleshed
out a lot of scenes over the phone when she was writing <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Master’s Wall</i>. I feel personally attached to those characters.
It just goes to show you how God can bring people together despite distance.
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I credit a lot of who I am today on my
experiences in Europe. There’s something about getting out of your comfort zone
that forces you to relate differently, engage in the world around you at a
different level. And most importantly, see beyond yourself. I have dipped my
toes in the Mediterranean, hiked mountains in the French Alps, drank wine with
my baguette and cheese, breastfed under the Eiffel Tower, and made a complete
fool of myself many times as I butchered the language. I have been
misunderstood, ignored, lost in a big city, and served fish with the head still
attached. But I have also been kissed by complete strangers, given free bus
rides when I didn’t have exact change, served delicious cuisine, and most
importantly, blessed with knowing Christ at a deeper level. My daughter was
born there, my first grandchild buried there, and collected more than a decade
of memories—both good and bad. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Living in a foreign country shows you just
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">9.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal;">
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Everything! Seriously, I am so awed at the
world around me, people and seasons, humanity and compassion, love and tears. I
always want to look with eyes that really see. See beyond the surface to the
beauty that is often hidden. I’ve been on the battlefield and I know that is
why I love and live and dream with a fierceness that carries over into my
writing. Sometimes I think I could fill an entire book about how a dandelion
touches me. ha, ha<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are such a sight
for sore eyes after a long winter, yellow dots spring up and feed the bees, and
droop in chubby hands as a bouquet of flowers for mama.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And oh how us mamas love them. Yes, God uses
everything to inspire me. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The following are questions taken from guests at Emma’s
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Write what you are passionate about,
what is bubbling from the heart. I would also say to not worry about mistakes,
or an outline, or anything else. Just write! The rest will come.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">How does your family feel about you writing a book that
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I relied on God to help me word things
just right so the reader sees the healing more than the pain, and I was very
respectful of anyone I talked about, showing that I am in a good place, a godly
place. I had to be vague in a few areas, and that’s okay! The reader will
understand that. I have never prayed about anything more in my life than <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Broken Umbrellas</i>. Well, maybe prayers
for my children outnumber prayers for BU.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Who would you consider to be your writing mentors or authors
who inspire you?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I admire every single author at
WhiteFire, they are the best group of people ever! I also admire
anyone—published or not—with the courage to write and share their story.
Published authors who inspire me are Beth Moore, Carolyn Custis James, and
Francis Chan—to name a few.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">What was your favorite part about writing this book?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The blessings God poured over me as I
wrote it is by far my favorite part. Also discovering a few areas that hadn’t
quite healed, and God using my own writing to encourage me to turn those areas
over to him. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Also, making my chapter titles unique
and relevant to the content of each chapter was a lot of fun.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">When did you know you <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">had
</i>to write this book?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I knew in May 2010 that God wanted me
to write this. And he confirmed it so very sweetly through a lovely friend. I
share that confirmation in a middle chapter of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Broken Umbrellas</i>. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The truly
amazing part? When God confirmed it, I was smack dab in the middle of my
healing journey, and there was no way I could string even 10 words into a
comprehensible sentence. But God used two words that brought me so much
comfort. He told me we were going to do this healing thing <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">and then</b> we were going to write about it. And then. Believe me, I
didn’t believe I could write it! And God carried me all the way through to this
very day where I’m here talking about it to all of you. YAY God!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Did you have an outline? How did you put the chapters
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I wrote the beginning to the middle and
then took a few days to process all of that. Lots of tears as I relived those
old wounds. Lots of grateful prayers for how far I’ve come. When I was ready to
start where I left off, I felt led to write from the end and meet up in the
middle. No outline, just wrote what leapt out of my heart and organized as I
went along, which goes against my OCD for organizing, list making, and “going
in order.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Why did you choose to write under a penname?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Because <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Broken Umbrellas</i> gives the reader a very intimate and vulnerable
look at my past, I chose to write under a penname out of respect for the people
I speak about. Of course, I did not have to, and if any of them were to read my
book, I have written it in a respectful way that they should not take offense.
And I have decided to keep my penname for all of my writing projects. The name
Emma Broch Stuart is very special to me; it is the middle name of each of my 3
children. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">When writing for the Lord, he often reveals things to us we
didn’t know when we started. What’s something you learned about God or yourself
during this process?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">There are so many things that I have
learned! One would be that He is trustworthy. He makes beauty out of ashes. And
I am never too broken or lost to come back to Him and be redeemed, restored,
and repaired. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Sandi Roghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14133590559340429928noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804586883900844332.post-22364849007700076472015-02-14T21:46:00.000-08:002015-05-14T12:47:05.623-07:00Misconceptions about the Bible<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">I would like
to clear up some misconceptions about the Bible.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">You see, so
much is “done” in the name of “God.” So many are hurt, killed, murdered, or
whatever in the name of some religion (namely ISIS at the moment), and since
I’m a Christian and believe in the Bible, I feel compelled to share with you
what IT (the Bible/God, our Creator) actually says about how we are to treat one
another.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">When someone
asked Jesus what the “greatest commandment” is, here’s the answer He gave in Mark
12:30-31, “… you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all
your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ The second is
this, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment
greater than these.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">These verses
are the crux of how a true Christian should behave. Anyone behaving otherwise,
is not portraying how Jesus taught us to be. Period. And the fact that this
commandment originated from God Himself, tells me what kind of Person He is:
all good and all loving. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">As
it says in 1 John 4:8 <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">“The
one who does not love does not know God, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">for
God is love.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">If someone
claiming to be a “Christian” commits an abominable act in the name of God,
please know, they are doing something despicable in God’s sight. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">So, whether or
not you’re a believer of God and/or the Bible, and especially if you DO
believe, let’s try to love one another.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Matthew 5:44, “<span style="color: #010f18;">But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those
who persecute you.”</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">One last
thing, I may be throwing around scripture, but that doesn’t make me any more
“perfect” than the rest of us. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">That’s why we ALL
need Jesus.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Romans
3:23<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">“For
all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">John
3:16<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="color: #010f18; font-family: "Times New Roman";">“For God so loved the world, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #010f18; font-family: "Times New Roman";">that he gave his only Son, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #010f18; font-family: "Times New Roman";">that whoever believes in him <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #010f18; font-family: "Times New Roman";">should not perish but have eternal life.”</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
Sandi Roghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14133590559340429928noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804586883900844332.post-44307771055800922892015-02-02T23:14:00.000-08:002015-02-02T23:43:58.099-08:00I'M A CONTRADICTION<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">I don't know how
God puts up with me. When I had cancer, I KNEW He could heal me. I had no
doubts! I KNEW IT! I just didn't know if it was His WILL. I remember talking to
Him about it, saying, I knew He could cure me. And if it wasn’t His will to do
it, He'd have to find someone to raise my kids, someone who would love them as
much as I do and bring them ALL to heaven. If He could do that, then I’m ready
to go. (Just a side note: He could have done that, you know. He is GOD, the
creator and inventor of EVERYTHING, after all.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Then . . . God
healed me! Now I'm living my life!!! But there are times, I get in such a tizzy
of worry and feeling overwhelmed. Today, I was driving to the store for the
umpteenth time and I said out loud, “I’m overwhelmed. I have so much to do, I
don’t know how I’m gonna get it all done.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">My little
Chelsea (who’s seven, btw) heard me from the back seat and declared, “Take it
one day at a time, Mommy. Just one day.” Then she went on to remind me that I
taught her that when she’d get overwhelmed because she had to read all those
words on one page. She said, “You told me to just read one word at a time and
don’t look at all the other words. Just read <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">one word at a time</i>. You taught me that, Mommy!” If she wasn’t in
her booster seat, she probably would have patted me on the shoulder as if we
were “girl friends” and given me a hug. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">My response:
“And now you’re teaching it back to me.” She’s my blessing. God is teaching me
through her. From the mouths of babes. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Before this, I
was worrying about something the other day, and close to freaking out about it,
then I remembered to PRAY, asking God what I should do. That’s when Philippians
4:8-9 came to mind:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Finally,
brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever
is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any
excellence and if anything worthy of praise, DWELL on these things. The things
you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, practice these things,
and THE GOD OF PEACE WILL BE WITH YOU (emphasis of all-caps is mine).<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">It’s so NICE to
know God loves me! He answered that prayer immediately by giving me that verse.
And He loves me through my precious little girl who re-teaches me the lessons
I’ve taught her. I’d say this is also a blessing of homeschooling. She’s
reading with fluency now. So, so proud of her! But more importantly, so glad I
get to be her mother. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Thank You God.
Thank You my precious, heavenly Father for letting me LIVE. Now I just ask for
the same kind of faith I had over the great big ugly cancer . . . that I can
apply it to these trivial things in life. Silly that I don’t, huh?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">One thing I
learned about getting sick and not being able to function. Life goes on. With
or without you. Somehow, things get done. And what doesn’t get done . . . isn’t
the end of the world. Just trust in God. TRUST in HIM. He is able!!!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Sandi Roghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14133590559340429928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804586883900844332.post-70075204209494446992015-01-21T23:00:00.000-08:002015-01-21T23:00:51.854-08:00OUT OF THE ASHESI have to share the gorgeous cover to my next historical romance novel, which I pray will release this June. This is assuming all the edits run smoothly and nothing goes wrong! In the meantime, here's the unveiling of the cover, and a book jacket description so you can have some idea of what this book is about! I give ALL the credit to my amazing book cover designer, <a href="http://www.roseannawhite.com/wordpress/" target="_blank">Roseanna White</a>. She was able to implement everything I asked, even the royal-blue color for the dress! Her gorgeous design is what I believe will sell this book. I know, I know. They say, "Don't judge a book by its cover." But people DO! And she makes my book look good!<br />
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I just hope the inside of this book meets the expectations that this cover evokes!<br />
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<b>Nathaniel Ward</b>, wealthy entrepreneur, needs a wife. But he’s
not interested in the preening, high-society women who are offered to him on a
silver platter. He wants one woman, and one woman alone—a girl he met on the
streets in Colorado when he was destitute after escaping the Great Chicago Fire
that took his family. He sets out to find this woman and discovers she’s
unattached. There’s only one problem, a shotgun wedding may be able to bind
them, but will he ever be able to win her heart?</div>
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<b>Amelia E. Taylor</b> blows a kiss to a street rat. Little did
she know that kiss would follow her years later to Green Pines, Colorado. When
a handsome stranger arrives in her hometown, she guards her heart from the
stirrings this man ignites. Despite society’s disapproval of spinsterhood, she
is determined not to marry, having witnessed first hand the lack of love and
horrors that accompany marriage. But will a shotgun wedding reveal the blessings
that can arise out of the ashes?<o:p></o:p></div>
Sandi Roghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14133590559340429928noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804586883900844332.post-18981552053281944562014-11-19T16:12:00.000-08:002014-11-19T16:12:23.959-08:00"Discipline." Really? A new post is up on <a href="http://thelordslady2.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">THE LORD'S LADY</a> for those of you who are interested.<br />
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<br />Sandi Roghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14133590559340429928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804586883900844332.post-21662137795035944912014-09-24T23:01:00.002-07:002014-09-24T23:01:36.209-07:00THE LORD'S LADY<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So . . . despite being such a mess, here's something I've come up with that I realized I should share with all of you.<br />
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In my quest to rediscover myself, I started this new blog titled <a href="http://thelordslady2.blogspot.com/p/welcome.html" target="_blank">THE LORD'S LADY</a>. If you want to know what this blog is all about, how it got its title, etc. just click on the link above to learn more.<br />
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I was at first very excited about this endeavor, and one of my amazing writer friends, <a href="http://roseannamwhite.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Roseanna White</a>, designed the header for it. (I've had so much support from so many people, it's mind boggling!) Anyway, I've written a few posts for it, and maybe I'll share some of them here. But there's a part of me that thinks maybe I need to just stick to "teaching" the "word" in my novels. It comes more naturally to me that way. It's a more "personal" situation that way too. I'm also much better at one-on-one Bible studies, verses teaching to a multitude of women from several backgrounds, understanding and knowledge, I'm almost overwhelmed with how I can reach or touch so many lives on so many levels. Where does one start?<br />
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I'm learning, it's one thing to "know" something, but it's a completely different story when trying to "teach" or "explain" what you know or have learned to someone else. In many ways, it's just like writing a book. As writers, we've got to make sure we "show" the reader every aspect of a scene: setting, characters, emotion, etc. so they know where they're at, both physically and internally. But when imparting "knowledge" or "wisdom" (which I'm still a LONG WAYS in learning these things myself, so please realize I'm not thinking "I know better") it's different. In fact, I'm hoping we can learn from each other. There's so much I have to learn and discover. That's what The Lord's Lady is all about.<br />
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Either way, I've got a gazillion "ideas" for posts for this new blog, and I'll just see where it leads. At the moment, my favorite post is titled <a href="http://thelordslady2.blogspot.com/2014/08/dont-cling-to-paper-nails.html" target="_blank">DON'T CLING TO PAPER NAILS</a> if any of you would like to read it. And if you'd like to read the other posts, I'd be thrilled. Again, I really don't "know it all." I just LOVE talking about God's word and discovering His Truths and sharing His Truths.<br />
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As my seven-year-old daughter likes to say, "God is such a GOOD Person! He is so BIG and He's even bigger than our house! I just love Him, Mommy." Yes, those are her words. She has a lot to be grateful for since He allowed her mommy to stick around a bit longer. He's all she talks about.<br />
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I often thank God for letting me live. So often! When I get to witness conversations like the one above, when I get to teach my son a new lesson about life, when I get to sit and read a story to my youngest, when I get to run my two older daughters from school to work, I thank God that He let me live! During this process, however, I also recall the story of Hezekiah in the Bible and how he was sick, but God gave him sixteen more years, and during those sixteen years, he completely blew it and pretty much handed God's people over to the enemy. Anyway, when I thank God for letting me live, I also ask him to help me NOT be like Hezekiah. Gulp! I really don't trust myself. After all, if Hezekiah can blow it, not to mention David, Solomon, ETC, (and these folks had close communication with God!), how much better could I possibly do? So, yeah. I pray that as well.<br />
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Okay . . .<br />
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Sometimes I feel like there's so much in my head that I have to get it all OUT. So, I guess my braincells aren't completely fried. Right?<br />
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Enough rambling. I hope you like <a href="http://thelordslady2.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">THE LORD'S LADY</a>.Sandi Roghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14133590559340429928noreply@blogger.com4