Eternity Falls by Kirk Outerbridge

This week, the
Christian Fiction Blog Alliance
is introducing
Eternity Falls
Marcher Lord Press (October 1, 2009)
by
Kirk Outerbridge


ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Kirk Outerbridge developed a passion for storytelling at an early age. Through years of reading Fantasy and Science Fiction novels, comics, table top gaming and watching endless hours Japanese anime, he developed a keen sense for what made stories enjoyable and more importantly—what didn’t.

While pursuing an engineering degree in college, Kirk endeavored to tell his own stories, choosing writing as the easiest and cheapest medium to master—or so he thought. Several years and several hundred thousand words later, he produced a Sci-fi trilogy that shall never (God willing) see the light of day, but that did teach him much needed lessons about the craft of writing fiction.

After college Kirk returned to his homeland of Bermuda where he reunited with his childhood friend and future wife, Ria. But before marrying his lovely wife, Kirk entered an even greater marriage and devoted his life to Christ in 2002.

With a new found direction in life, writing fell by the wayside but the urge to tell futuristic stories never left. After much prayer and contemplation, Kirk purposed his writing for God’s Will, seeking to draw to Christ those who shared his passions for all things futuristic and Sci-fi.

Kirk currently lives with his wife Ria and 18 month old son Miles in beautiful Bermuda. He is a faithful member of the Church of Christ and is a professional engineer employed by the government.



ABOUT THE BOOK

In the future, death is only a problem if you can’t afford the price. Such is the promise of Gentec Corporation’s “Miracle Treatment”, a genetic anti-aging elixir that grants eternal life—or does it?

When a Gentec client suddenly dies of natural causes, the powers that be will stop at nothing to ensure their version of eternity remains unchallenged; even if it means concocting a religious sabotage conspiracy to cover a lie.

With the media about to blow the story wide open, the credibility of Gentec and the lives of millions of clients rest on one man’s ability to uncover the truth.
Enter detective Rick Macey, religious counterterrorist expert and Gentec executive Sheila Dunn’s last hope for salvation.

Now with the clock ticking and the corporate brass seeking their own solution at any cost, Macey must track down a religious zealot out to destroy the Miracle Treatment for good.

But when Macey finds himself not only falling for his client, but confronted with the possibility that the culprit could hold a connection to his shaded past, the truth suddenly becomes a dangerous thing.

Only through a test of faith can he stop the crisis before it’s all too late and eternity falls.

If you would like to read an excerpt from Chapter 1 of Eternity Falls, go HERE





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The book link is: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0982104979

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<div align="center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/1600/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/320/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif" border="0" /></a></div><br /><center><span style="font-size:130%;">This week, the</span></center><br /><center><a href="http://www.christianfictionblogalliance.com/"><span style="font-size:100%;">Christian Fiction Blog Alliance</span></a></center><br /><center><span style="font-size:100%;">is introducing</span></center><br /><center><span style="font-size:130%;color:#993300;"> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0982104979">Eternity Falls</a></span></center><br /><center>Marcher Lord Press (October 1, 2009)</center><br /><center>by</center><br /><center><span style="font-size:130%;color:#006600;"><a href="http://www.kirkouterbridge.com/">Kirk Outerbridge</a></span></center><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;color:#ff6600;">ABOUT THE AUTHOR:</span><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_m32TlugOPkM/SwNutZt8YRI/AAAAAAAADKw/YJWZEoUws5c/s1600/Kirk_Outerbridge.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 218px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_m32TlugOPkM/SwNutZt8YRI/AAAAAAAADKw/YJWZEoUws5c/s320/Kirk_Outerbridge.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405285704051482898" /></a>Kirk Outerbridge developed a passion for storytelling at an early age. Through years of reading Fantasy and Science Fiction novels, comics, table top gaming and watching endless hours Japanese anime, he developed a keen sense for what made stories enjoyable and more importantly—what didn’t. <br /><br />While pursuing an engineering degree in college, Kirk endeavored to tell his own stories, choosing writing as the easiest and cheapest medium to master—or so he thought. Several years and several hundred thousand words later, he produced a Sci-fi trilogy that shall never (God willing) see the light of day, but that did teach him much needed lessons about the craft of writing fiction. <br /><br />After college Kirk returned to his homeland of Bermuda where he reunited with his childhood friend and future wife, Ria. But before marrying his lovely wife, Kirk entered an even greater marriage and devoted his life to Christ in 2002.<br /><br />With a new found direction in life, writing fell by the wayside but the urge to tell futuristic stories never left. After much prayer and contemplation, Kirk purposed his writing for God’s Will, seeking to draw to Christ those who shared his passions for all things futuristic and Sci-fi. <br /><br />Kirk currently lives with his wife Ria and 18 month old son Miles in beautiful Bermuda. He is a faithful member of the Church of Christ and is a professional engineer employed by the government.<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:100%;color:#ffcc00;">ABOUT THE BOOK</span></strong><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_m32TlugOPkM/SwNtyk3VnoI/AAAAAAAADKo/wpA_9rBP-yQ/s1600/eternityfalls.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 157px; height: 243px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_m32TlugOPkM/SwNtyk3VnoI/AAAAAAAADKo/wpA_9rBP-yQ/s320/eternityfalls.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405284693431393922" /></a>In the future, death is only a problem if you can’t afford the price. Such is the promise of Gentec Corporation’s “Miracle Treatment”, a genetic anti-aging elixir that grants eternal life—or does it?<br /><br />When a Gentec client suddenly dies of natural causes, the powers that be will stop at nothing to ensure their version of eternity remains unchallenged; even if it means concocting a religious sabotage conspiracy to cover a lie. <br /><br />With the media about to blow the story wide open, the credibility of Gentec and the lives of millions of clients rest on one man’s ability to uncover the truth. <br />Enter detective Rick Macey, religious counterterrorist expert and Gentec executive Sheila Dunn’s last hope for salvation.<br /><br />Now with the clock ticking and the corporate brass seeking their own solution at any cost, Macey must track down a religious zealot out to destroy the Miracle Treatment for good. <br /><br />But when Macey finds himself not only falling for his client, but confronted with the possibility that the culprit could hold a connection to his shaded past, the truth suddenly becomes a dangerous thing.<br /><br />Only through a test of faith can he stop the crisis before it’s all too late and eternity falls.<br /><br />If you would like to read an excerpt from Chapter 1 of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0982104979">Eternity Falls</a>, go <a href="http://thestorybeginnings.blogspot.com/2009/11/eternity-falls-chapter-1-excerpt.html">HERE</a>

Kirk can be reached through the Contact link on his Website

Come and visit with those posting for this tour:

Andie at Radiant Light
April at Projecting A
Brandilyn at Forensics and Faith
Carol at Blogging With Carol
CeeCee at Book Splurge
Dave at The Plot Thickens
Deena at A Peek At My Bookshelf
E.J at Sword and Pen
Edyth at Great Reads by Jasmine
Gina at Upon Reflection
Gretchen at Back Cover Reviews
Jane at Mozi Esmé
Janis at The Nearsighted Bookworm
Janna at Cornhusker Academy
Jason at Spoiled For The Ordinary
Jennifer at Musings on This, That, & The Other Thing
Jill at Artistic Blogger
Kristi at Stamped With Grace
Lori at Noggin Bits
Marjorie at The Writer's Tool
Missy at Hidden Valley Simplicity
Michelle at Michelle's Great Blogs
Michelle at Edgy Inspirational Author
Nicole at Into The Fire
Nora at Finding Hope Through Christian Fiction
Pam at Daysong Reflections
Ryan at loves to read
Sean at Bookmark Cafe
Takiela at Beauty 4 Ashes
Tracy at Pix-N-Pens

What The Bayou Saw by Patti Lacy

This week, the
Christian Fiction Blog Alliance
is introducing
What The Bayou Saw
Kregel Publications (March 24, 2009)
by
Patti Lacy


ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Though Patti's only been writing since 2005, she thinks her latest profession of capturing stories on paper (or computer files) will stick awhile.

The Still, Small Voice encouraged Patti to write after a brave Irish friend shared memories of betrayal and her decision to forgive. In 2008, An Irishwoman’s Tale was published by Kregel Publications. Patti’s second novel, What the Bayou Saw, draws on the memories of two young girls who refused to let segregation, a chain link fence, and a brutal rape come between them.

The secrets women keep and why they keep them continue to enliven Patti's gray matter. A third book, My Name is Sheba, has been completed. Patti's WIP, Recapturing Lily, documents a tug-of-war between a Harvard-educated doctor and an American pastor and his wife for a precious child and explores adoption issues, China's "One Child" policy, and both Christian and secular views of sacrifice.

Patti also facilitates writing seminars in schools, libraries, and at conferences and has been called to present her testimony, "All the Broken Pieces," at women's retreats. She also leads a Beth Moore Bible study at her beloved Grace Church.

Patti and her husband Alan, an Illinois State faculty member, live in Normal with their handsome son Thomas, who attends Heartland Community College. On sunny evenings, you can catch the three strolling the streets of Normal with their dog Laura, whom they've dubbed a "Worchestershire Terrier" for her "little dab of this breed, a little dab of that breed.



ABOUT THE BOOK


Segregation and a chain link fence separated twelve-year-old Sally Flowers from her best friend, Ella Ward. Yet a brutal assault bound them together. Forever. Thirty-eight years later, Sally, a middle-aged Midwestern instructor, dredges up childhood secrets long buried beneath the waters of a Louisiana bayou in order to help her student, who has also been raped. Fragments of spirituals, gospel songs, and images of a Katrina-ravaged New Orleans are woven into the story.


The past can't stay buried forever Rising author Patti Lacy's second novel exposes the life of Sally, set amid the shadows of prejudice in Louisiana.

Since leaving her home in the South, Sally Stevens has held the secrets of her past at bay, smothering them in a sunny disposition and sugar-coated lies. No one, not even her husband, has heard the truth about her childhood.

But when one of her students is violently raped, Sally's memories quickly bubble to the surface unbidden, like a dead body in a bayou. As Sally's story comes to light, the lies she's told begin to catch up with her. And as her web of deceit unravels, she resolves to face the truth at last, whatever the consequences.

If you would like to read the first chapter of What The Bayou Saw, go HERE

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<div align="center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/1600/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/320/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif" border="0" /></a></div><br /><center><span style="font-size:130%;">This week, the</span></center><br /><center><a href="http://www.christianfictionblogalliance.com/"><span style="font-size:100%;">Christian Fiction Blog Alliance</span></a></center><br /><center><span style="font-size:100%;">is introducing</span></center><br /><center><span style="font-size:130%;color:#993300;"> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0825429374">What The Bayou Saw</a></span></center><br /><center>Kregel Publications (March 24, 2009)</center><br /><center>by</center><br /><center><span style="font-size:130%;color:#006600;"><a href="http://www.pattilacy.com/">Patti Lacy</a></span></center><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;color:#ff6600;">ABOUT THE AUTHOR:</span><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_m32TlugOPkM/SwDGiP7GDdI/AAAAAAAADKQ/tdVAFPXPCqk/s1600/pl4.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 191px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_m32TlugOPkM/SwDGiP7GDdI/AAAAAAAADKQ/tdVAFPXPCqk/s320/pl4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404537844536839634" /></a>Though Patti's only been writing since 2005, she thinks her latest profession of capturing stories on paper (or computer files) will stick awhile.<br /><br />The Still, Small Voice encouraged Patti to write after a brave Irish friend shared memories of betrayal and her decision to forgive. In 2008, <em>An Irishwoman’s Tale </em>was published by Kregel Publications. Patti’s second novel, <em>What the Bayou Saw</em>, draws on the memories of two young girls who refused to let segregation, a chain link fence, and a brutal rape come between them.<br /><br />The secrets women keep and why they keep them continue to enliven Patti's gray matter. A third book, <em>My Name is Sheba</em>, has been completed. Patti's WIP, <em>Recapturing Lily</em>, documents a tug-of-war between a Harvard-educated doctor and an American pastor and his wife for a precious child and explores adoption issues, China's "One Child" policy, and both Christian and secular views of sacrifice. <br /><br />Patti also facilitates writing seminars in schools, libraries, and at conferences and has been called to present her testimony, "<strong>All the Broken Pieces</strong>," at women's retreats. She also leads a Beth Moore Bible study at her beloved Grace Church. <br /><br />Patti and her husband Alan, an Illinois State faculty member, live in Normal with their handsome son Thomas, who attends Heartland Community College. On sunny evenings, you can catch the three strolling the streets of Normal with their dog Laura, whom they've dubbed a "Worchestershire Terrier" for her "little dab of this breed, a little dab of that breed.<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:100%;color:#ffcc00;">ABOUT THE BOOK</span></strong><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_m32TlugOPkM/SwDGsoPbElI/AAAAAAAADKY/uan_Mz844Mw/s1600/whatthebayousaw.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 157px; height: 237px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_m32TlugOPkM/SwDGsoPbElI/AAAAAAAADKY/uan_Mz844Mw/s320/whatthebayousaw.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404538022863245906" /></a><br />Segregation and a chain link fence separated twelve-year-old Sally Flowers from her best friend, Ella Ward. Yet a brutal assault bound them together. Forever. Thirty-eight years later, Sally, a middle-aged Midwestern instructor, dredges up childhood secrets long buried beneath the waters of a Louisiana bayou in order to help her student, who has also been raped. Fragments of spirituals, gospel songs, and images of a Katrina-ravaged New Orleans are woven into the story. <br /><br /><br />The past can't stay buried forever Rising author Patti Lacy's second novel exposes the life of Sally, set amid the shadows of prejudice in Louisiana. <br /><br />Since leaving her home in the South, Sally Stevens has held the secrets of her past at bay, smothering them in a sunny disposition and sugar-coated lies. No one, not even her husband, has heard the truth about her childhood. <br /><br />But when one of her students is violently raped, Sally's memories quickly bubble to the surface unbidden, like a dead body in a bayou. As Sally's story comes to light, the lies she's told begin to catch up with her. And as her web of deceit unravels, she resolves to face the truth at last, whatever the consequences. <br /><br />If you would like to read the first chapter of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0825429374">What The Bayou Saw</a>, go <a href="http://thestorybeginnings.blogspot.com/2009/11/what-bayou-saw-chapter-1.html">HERE</a><br /><br />Watch the Book Trailer:<br /><br /><object width="480" height="295"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/rXL6qkbEbTQ&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/rXL6qkbEbTQ&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="295"></embed></object>

Patti can be reached through the Contact link on her Website

Come and visit with those posting for this tour:

Andie at Radiant Light
April at Projecting A
Bonnie at Bonnie Writes
Brittanie at A Book Lover
Cara at the law, books, and life
Carla at Carla's Writing Café
Cheryl at Writing Remnants
Christy at Christy's Book Blog
Christy at Southern Sassy Things
Dave at The Plot Thickens
Deanna at Deannna's Corner
Debra at Soul Reflections
Delia at Gatorskunkz And Mudcats
Dineen at Kittens Come From Eggs
Georgiana at Georgiana D
Jane at Mozi Esmé
Janis at The Nearsighted Bookworm
Jennifer at My Not So Hurried Life
Jennifer at Musings on This, That, & The Other Thing
Jessica at Praise, Prayers and Observations
Kate at A Simple Walk
Keiki at The Vessel Project
Linda at GodSonggrace
Loren at The Magoos News
Lori at Noggin Bits
Margaret at Creative Madness
Marjorie at The Writer's Tool
Melissa at Real Heart Prints
Michelle at Michelle's Great Blogs
Michelle at Edgy Inspirational Author
Pam at A Writer's Journey
Pam at Daysong Reflections
Rulan at Fiction Showcase
Sabrina at Hijinks From The Heartland
Sally at Welcome To Sally Bradley.com
Sean at Bookmark Cafe
Takiela at Beauty 4 Ashes
Tara at Tara's View Of The World

A Prisoner of Versaille by Golden Parsons

This week, the
Christian Fiction Blog Alliance
is introducing
A Prisoner of Versaille
Thomas Nelson (September 1, 2009)
by
Golden Keyes Parsons


ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

In her deep plowing of the heart, moving from tears one moment to laughter the next, Golden will touch your heart with her dynamic Bible teaching, combined with her vivid personal examples, moving from tears one moment, to laughter the next, all the while communicating the message that God is faithful--keep trusting Him. She has a passion to communicate the Word of God in such a manner that will lead to godly living.

Golden, and her husband, Blaine, have just retired as pastors at Faith Mountain Fellowship Church in Red River, NM. They have three grown daughters and eight grandchildren. Her testimony and myriad of life experiences lend a touch of authenticity to her teaching. She loves to speak for women's conferences, seminars, luncheons, retreats and Mother/Daughter events.

If deep Bible teaching that brings the Scriptures alive is what you want, Golden is the speaker you need.




ABOUT THE BOOK



Madeleine's faith puts her at odds with an intimidating rival: King Louis XIV.

Having fled their homeland of France because of the persecution by Louis XIV, the Clavell family seeks refuge in Switzerland. However, the king is not about to let the recently widowed Madeleine, his childhood sweetheart, escape that easily. He sends musketeers to kidnap her and her oldest son, Philippe, holding them captive in his opulent palace. King Louis is suspicious that Philippe could be his son, and he's enraged by the growing affection of one of his courtiers for Madeleine.

Will Madeleine escape the king with her life or lose everything that she's fought so hard to keep?

If you would like to read the first chapter of A Prisoner of Versaille , go HERE







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<div align="center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/1600/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/320/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif" border="0" /></a></div><br /><center><span style="font-size:130%;">This week, the</span></center><br /><center><a href="http://www.christianfictionblogalliance.com/"><span style="font-size:100%;">Christian Fiction Blog Alliance</span></a></center><br /><center><span style="font-size:100%;">is introducing</span></center><br /><center><span style="font-size:130%;color:#993300;"> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1595546278">A Prisoner of Versaille </a></span></center><br /><center>Thomas Nelson (September 1, 2009)</center><br /><center>by</center><br /><center><span style="font-size:130%;color:#006600;"><a href="http://goldenkeyesparsons.com/tp40/Default.asp?ID=167731">Golden Keyes Parsons</a></span></center><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;color:#ff6600;">ABOUT THE AUTHOR:</span><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_m32TlugOPkM/Svo1jYBm-AI/AAAAAAAADII/0Nu3Wh2dCsY/s1600-h/Parsons_3536.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 285px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_m32TlugOPkM/Svo1jYBm-AI/AAAAAAAADII/0Nu3Wh2dCsY/s320/Parsons_3536.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402689584845223938" /></a>In her deep plowing of the heart, moving from tears one moment to laughter the next, Golden will touch your heart with her dynamic Bible teaching, combined with her vivid personal examples, moving from tears one moment, to laughter the next, all the while communicating the message that God is faithful--keep trusting Him. She has a passion to communicate the Word of God in such a manner that will lead to godly living. <br /><br />Golden, and her husband, Blaine, have just retired as pastors at Faith Mountain Fellowship Church in Red River, NM. They have three grown daughters and eight grandchildren. Her testimony and myriad of life experiences lend a touch of authenticity to her teaching. She loves to speak for women's conferences, seminars, luncheons, retreats and Mother/Daughter events. <br /><br />If deep Bible teaching that brings the Scriptures alive is what you want, Golden is the speaker you need.<br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:100%;color:#ffcc00;">ABOUT THE BOOK</span></strong><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_m32TlugOPkM/SvoxwT1ZkMI/AAAAAAAADH4/Crmrihoy6Z4/s1600-h/aprisonerofversailles.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 157px; height: 241px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_m32TlugOPkM/SvoxwT1ZkMI/AAAAAAAADH4/Crmrihoy6Z4/s320/aprisonerofversailles.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402685409012060354" /></a><strong>Madeleine's faith puts her at odds with an intimidating rival: King Louis XIV.</strong><br /><br />Having fled their homeland of France because of the persecution by Louis XIV, the Clavell family seeks refuge in Switzerland. However, the king is not about to let the recently widowed Madeleine, his childhood sweetheart, escape that easily. He sends musketeers to kidnap her and her oldest son, Philippe, holding them captive in his opulent palace. King Louis is suspicious that Philippe could be his son, and he's enraged by the growing affection of one of his courtiers for Madeleine.<br /><br />Will Madeleine escape the king with her life or lose everything that she's fought so hard to keep?<br /><br />If you would like to read the first chapter of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1595546278">A Prisoner of Versaille </a>, go <a href="http://thestorybeginnings.blogspot.com/2009/11/prisoner-of-versaille-chapter-1.html">HERE</a>

Golden can be reached through the Contact link on her Website

Come and visit with those posting for this tour:

Abi at lighter side
Amy at Simple Folk Schoolhouse
Amy at My Life
Andie at Radiant Light
April at Projecting A
Barbara at Victoria Hill Farm
Becky at Joyful Mother
Bonnie at Bonnie Writes
Brandy at Brandy Bruce
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Fit to Be Tied by Robin Lee Hatcher

This week, the
Christian Fiction Blog Alliance
is introducing
Fit to Be Tied
Zondervan (November 1, 2009)
by
Robin Lee Hatcher


ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Robin Lee Hatcher discovered her vocation as a novelist after many years of reading everything she could put her hands on, including the backs of cereal boxes and ketchup bottles. The winner of the Christy Award for Excellence in Christian Fiction (Whispers from Yesterday), the RITA Award for Best Inspirational Romance (Patterns of Love and The Shepherd's Voice), two RT Career Achievement Awards (Americana Romance and Inspirational Fiction), and the RWA Lifetime Achievement Award, Robin is the author of over 50 novels, including Catching Katie, named one of the Best Books of 2004 by the Library Journal.

Robin enjoys being with her family, spending time in the beautiful Idaho outdoors, reading books that make her cry, and watching romantic movies. She is passionate about the theater, and several nights every summer, she can be found at the outdoor amphitheater of the Idaho Shakespeare Festival, enjoying Shakespeare under the stars. She makes her home outside of Boise, sharing it with Poppet the high-maintenance Papillon



ABOUT THE BOOK

Cleo Arlington dresses like a cowboy, is fearless and fun-loving, and can ride, rope, and wrangle a horse as well as any man. In 1916, however, those talents aren’t what most young women aspire to. But Cleo isn’t most women. Twenty-nine years old and single, Cleo loves life on her father’s Idaho ranch. Still, she hopes someday to marry and have children.

Enter Sherwood Statham, an English aristocrat whose father has sentenced him to a year of work in America to “straighten him out.” Sherwood, who expected a desk job at a posh spa, isn’t happy to be stuck on an Idaho ranch. And he has no idea how to handle Cleo, who’s been challenged with transforming this uptight playboy into a down-home cowboy, because he has never encountered a woman succeeding in a “man’s world.”

Just about everything either of them says or does leaves the other, well, fit to be tied. Cleo Arlington knows everything about horses but nothing about men. And though Cleo believes God’s plan for her includes a husband, it couldn’t possibly be Sherwood Statham. Could it?

Their bumpy trot into romance is frustrating, exhilarating, and ultimately heartwarming.

If you would like to read the first chapter of Fit to Be Tied , go HERE.

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<div align="center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/1600/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/320/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif" border="0" /></a></div><br /><center><span style="font-size:130%;">This week, the</span></center><br /><center><a href="http://www.christianfictionblogalliance.com/"><span style="font-size:100%;">Christian Fiction Blog Alliance</span></a></center><br /><center><span style="font-size:100%;">is introducing</span></center><br /><center><span style="font-size:130%;color:#993300;"> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0310258065">Fit to Be Tied </a></span></center><br /><center> Zondervan (November 1, 2009)</center><br /><center>by</center><br /><center><span style="font-size:130%;color:#006600;"><a href="http://www.robinleehatcher.com/">Robin Lee Hatcher</a></span></center><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;color:#ff6600;">ABOUT THE AUTHOR:</span><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_m32TlugOPkM/SfUO_ZBsdTI/AAAAAAAACvg/VkhZ3L4N2hg/s1600-h/robin_0056_225.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 215px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_m32TlugOPkM/SfUO_ZBsdTI/AAAAAAAACvg/VkhZ3L4N2hg/s320/robin_0056_225.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329182216275391794" /></a>Robin Lee Hatcher discovered her vocation as a novelist after many years of reading everything she could put her hands on, including the backs of cereal boxes and ketchup bottles. The winner of the <a href="http://www.robinleehatcher.com/awards.htm#christy" target="_blank">Christy Award</a> for Excellence in Christian Fiction (Whispers from Yesterday), the <a href="http://www.robinleehatcher.com/awards.html#rita" target="_blank">RITA Award</a> for Best Inspirational Romance (Patterns of Love and The Shepherd's Voice), two <a href="http://www.robinleehatcher.com/awards.html#rt" target="_blank">RT Career Achievement Awards</a> (Americana Romance and Inspirational Fiction), and the <a href="http://www.robinleehatcher.com/awards.html#lta" target="_blank">RWA Lifetime Achievement Award</a>, Robin is the author of <a href="http://www.robinleehatcher.com/books.html" target="_blank">over 50 novels</a>, including Catching Katie, named one of the Best Books of 2004 by the Library Journal.<br /><br />Robin enjoys being with her family, spending time in the beautiful Idaho outdoors, reading books that make her cry, and watching romantic movies. She is passionate about the theater, and several nights every summer, she can be found at the outdoor amphitheater of the Idaho Shakespeare Festival, enjoying Shakespeare under the stars. She makes her home outside of Boise, sharing it with Poppet the high-maintenance Papillon<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:100%;color:#ffcc00;">ABOUT THE BOOK</span></strong><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_m32TlugOPkM/Svd89jHNm9I/AAAAAAAADHw/RGHd2MtAprw/s1600-h/fittobetied.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 157px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_m32TlugOPkM/Svd89jHNm9I/AAAAAAAADHw/RGHd2MtAprw/s320/fittobetied.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401923674893556690" /></a>Cleo Arlington dresses like a cowboy, is fearless and fun-loving, and can ride, rope, and wrangle a horse as well as any man. In 1916, however, those talents aren’t what most young women aspire to. But Cleo isn’t most women. Twenty-nine years old and single, Cleo loves life on her father’s Idaho ranch. Still, she hopes someday to marry and have children.<br /><br />Enter Sherwood Statham, an English aristocrat whose father has sentenced him to a year of work in America to “straighten him out.” Sherwood, who expected a desk job at a posh spa, isn’t happy to be stuck on an Idaho ranch. And he has no idea how to handle Cleo, who’s been challenged with transforming this uptight playboy into a down-home cowboy, because he has never encountered a woman succeeding in a “man’s world.” <br /><br />Just about everything either of them says or does leaves the other, well, fit to be tied. Cleo Arlington knows everything about horses but nothing about men. And though Cleo believes God’s plan for her includes a husband, it couldn’t possibly be Sherwood Statham. Could it?<br /><br />Their bumpy trot into romance is frustrating, exhilarating, and ultimately heartwarming. <br /><br />If you would like to read the first chapter of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0310258065">Fit to Be Tied </a>, go <a href="http://thestorybeginnings.blogspot.com/2009/11/fit-to-be-tied-prologue-and-chapter-1.html">HERE</a>.<br /><br />Watch the book video Trailer:<br /><br /><object width="480" height="295"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/I1VLeF15hr4&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/I1VLeF15hr4&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="295"></embed></object>

Robin can be reached through the Contact link on her Website

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One Fine Season by Michael Sheehan

This week, the
Christian Fiction Blog Alliance
is introducing
One Fine Season
AuthorHouse (November 25, 2008)
by
Michael Sheehan


ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Michael Sheehan is CEO and founder of BioResource, a company that distributes natural remedies including the popular INFLAMYAR ointment for sports injuries. He wrote One Fine Season to honor the memories of two childhood friends who died young, before they could realize their dreams.

One Fine Season is true to life. It draws on Sheehan’s religious education at a Catholic seminary and his experience as a high school baseball and collegiate soccer player. A graduate of Santa Clara University, Sheehan also earned a master’s degree in science journalism from Boston University. He lives in Northern California.





ABOUT THE BOOK

ONE FINE SEASON tells the story of a promising young athlete who must rise from the ashes of devastating personal loss to fulfill a pact made years earlier with his best friend.

Best friends Pete O’Brien and Danny Grace are gifted college athletes, both hoping for careers as professional baseball players. When tragedy strikes, Danny struggles to cope with his overwhelming grief and fulfill a pact the young men made years earlier: to play in the World Series.

Events unexpectedly thrust Danny into the spotlight with the new expansion team in Sacramento. Three guides – an aging catcher, spiritual centerfielder and wise manager – plus a beautiful woman lead him on a healing journey, revealing that even death cannot break the bonds of true friendship. 

If you would like to read an excerpt from the first chapter of One Fine Season, go HERE








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<div align="center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/1600/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/320/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif" border="0" /></a></div><br /><center><span style="font-size:130%;">This week, the</span></center><br /><center><a href="http://www.christianfictionblogalliance.com/"><span style="font-size:100%;">Christian Fiction Blog Alliance</span></a></center><br /><center><span style="font-size:100%;">is introducing</span></center><br /><center><span style="font-size:130%;color:#993300;"> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1438932251">One Fine Season</a></span></center><br /><center>AuthorHouse (November 25, 2008)</center><br /><center>by</center><br /><center><span style="font-size:130%;color:#006600;"><a href="http://onefineseason.net/">Michael Sheehan</a></span></center><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;color:#ff6600;">ABOUT THE AUTHOR:</span><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_m32TlugOPkM/SvD1B_5OpsI/AAAAAAAADHo/-AiM51g7nfg/s1600-h/pic-3.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 170px; height: 216px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_m32TlugOPkM/SvD1B_5OpsI/AAAAAAAADHo/-AiM51g7nfg/s320/pic-3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400085367897368258" /></a>Michael Sheehan is CEO and founder of BioResource, a company that distributes natural remedies including the popular INFLAMYAR ointment for sports injuries. He wrote One Fine Season to honor the memories of two childhood friends who died young, before they could realize their dreams.<br /><br />One Fine Season is true to life. It draws on Sheehan’s religious education at a Catholic seminary and his experience as a high school baseball and collegiate soccer player. A graduate of Santa Clara University, Sheehan also earned a master’s degree in science journalism from Boston University. He lives in Northern California.<br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:100%;color:#ffcc00;">ABOUT THE BOOK</span></strong><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_m32TlugOPkM/SvDz_Yb5MGI/AAAAAAAADHg/Z5kJ3meyaYA/s1600-h/onefineseason.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 157px; height: 227px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_m32TlugOPkM/SvDz_Yb5MGI/AAAAAAAADHg/Z5kJ3meyaYA/s320/onefineseason.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400084223433977954" /></a>ONE FINE SEASON tells the story of a promising young athlete who must rise from the ashes of devastating personal loss to fulfill a pact made years earlier with his best friend.<br /><br />Best friends Pete O’Brien and Danny Grace are gifted college athletes, both hoping for careers as professional baseball players. When tragedy strikes, Danny struggles to cope with his overwhelming grief and fulfill a pact the young men made years earlier: to play in the World Series.<br /><br />Events unexpectedly thrust Danny into the spotlight with the new expansion team in Sacramento. Three guides – an aging catcher, spiritual centerfielder and wise manager – plus a beautiful woman lead him on a healing journey, revealing that even death cannot break the bonds of true friendship. <br /><br />If you would like to read an excerpt from the first chapter of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1438932251">One Fine Season</a>, go <a href="http://thestorybeginnings.blogspot.com/2009/11/one-fine-season-excerpt-of-chapter-1.html">HERE</a>

Michael can be reached through the Contact link on his Website

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A Slow Burn by Mary DeMuth

This week, the
Christian Fiction Blog Alliance
is introducing
A Slow Burn
Zondervan (October 1, 2009)
by
Mary DeMuth


ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Mary E. DeMuth is an expert in Pioneer Parenting. She enables Christian parents to navigate our changing culture when their families left no good faith examples to follow.

Her parenting books include Authentic Parenting in a Postmodern Culture (Harvest House, 2007), Building the Christian Family You Never Had (WaterBrook, 2006), and Ordinary Mom, Extraordinary God (Harvest House, 2005).

Mary also inspires people to face their trials through her real-to-life novels, Watching The Tree Limbs
(nominated for a Christy Award) and Wishing On Dandelions (NavPress, 2006).

Mary has spoken at Mount Hermon Christian Writers Conference, the ACFW Conference, the Colorado Christian Writers Conference, and at various churches and church planting ministries. She's also taught in Germany, Austria, Monaco, Italy, France, and the United States. Mary and her husband, Patrick, reside in Texas with their three children. They recently returned from breaking new spiritual ground in Southern France, and planting a church.



ABOUT THE BOOK


She touched Daisy’s shoulder. So cold. So hard. So unlike Daisy.

Yet so much like herself it made Emory shudder.

Burying her grief, Emory Chance is determined to find her daughter Daisy’s murderer—a man she saw in a flicker of a vision. But when the investigation hits every dead end, her despair escalates. As questions surrounding Daisy’s death continue to mount, Emory’s safety is shattered by the pursuit of a stranger, and she can’t shake the sickening fear that her own choices contributed to Daisy’s disappearance. Will she ever experience the peace her heart longs for?

The second book in the Defiance, Texas Trilogy, this suspenseful novel is about courageous love, the burden of regret, and bonds that never break. It is about the beauty and the pain of telling the truth. Most of all, it is about the power of forgiveness and what remains when shame no longer holds us captive.


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<div align="center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/1600/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/320/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif" border="0" /></a></div><br /><center><span style="font-size:130%;">This week, the</span></center><br /><center><a href="http://www.christianfictionblogalliance.com/"><span style="font-size:100%;">Christian Fiction Blog Alliance</span></a></center><br /><center><span style="font-size:100%;">is introducing</span></center><br /><center><span style="font-size:130%;color:#993300;"> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0310278376">A Slow Burn</a></span></center><br /><center>Zondervan (October 1, 2009)</center><br /><center>by</center><br /><center><span style="font-size:130%;color:#006600;"><a href="http://www.marydemuth.com/">Mary DeMuth</a></span></center><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;color:#ff6600;">ABOUT THE AUTHOR:</span><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_m32TlugOPkM/Su5VI26Mr-I/AAAAAAAADHY/obHHC7T3YFU/s1600-h/mary-demuth-6-ii-300x199.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 199px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_m32TlugOPkM/Su5VI26Mr-I/AAAAAAAADHY/obHHC7T3YFU/s320/mary-demuth-6-ii-300x199.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399346613930733538" /></a>Mary E. DeMuth is an expert in Pioneer Parenting. She enables Christian parents to navigate our changing culture when their families left no good faith examples to follow. <br /><br />Her parenting books include Authentic Parenting in a Postmodern Culture (Harvest House, 2007), Building the Christian Family You Never Had (WaterBrook, 2006), and Ordinary Mom, Extraordinary God (Harvest House, 2005). <br /><br />Mary also inspires people to face their trials through her real-to-life novels, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1576839265">Watching The Tree Limbs</a><br /> (nominated for a Christy Award) and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1576839532">Wishing On Dandelions</a> (NavPress, 2006). <br /><br />Mary has spoken at Mount Hermon Christian Writers Conference, the ACFW Conference, the Colorado Christian Writers Conference, and at various churches and church planting ministries. She's also taught in Germany, Austria, Monaco, Italy, France, and the United States. Mary and her husband, Patrick, reside in Texas with their three children. They recently returned from breaking new spiritual ground in Southern France, and planting a church.<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:100%;color:#ffcc00;">ABOUT THE BOOK</span></strong><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_m32TlugOPkM/Su5Ub7fBYPI/AAAAAAAADHQ/6SgunbpaWJI/s1600-h/aslowburn.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 157px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_m32TlugOPkM/Su5Ub7fBYPI/AAAAAAAADHQ/6SgunbpaWJI/s320/aslowburn.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399345842064810226" /></a><br /><strong>She touched Daisy’s shoulder. So cold. So hard. So unlike Daisy.</strong><br /><br />Yet so much like herself it made Emory shudder.<br /><br />Burying her grief, Emory Chance is determined to find her daughter Daisy’s murderer—a man she saw in a flicker of a vision. But when the investigation hits every dead end, her despair escalates. As questions surrounding Daisy’s death continue to mount, Emory’s safety is shattered by the pursuit of a stranger, and she can’t shake the sickening fear that her own choices contributed to Daisy’s disappearance. Will she ever experience the peace her heart longs for?<br /><br />The second book in the Defiance, Texas Trilogy, this suspenseful novel is about courageous love, the burden of regret, and bonds that never break. It is about the beauty and the pain of telling the truth. Most of all, it is about the power of forgiveness and what remains when shame no longer holds us captive. <br /><br /><br />Watch the video:<br /><br /><object width="340" height="285"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/TQ9c-Cfg3WY&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/TQ9c-Cfg3WY&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="340" height="285"></embed></object><br /><br />If you would like to read the first chapter of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0310278376">A Slow Burn</a>, go <a href="http://thestorybeginnings.blogspot.com/2009/11/slow-burn-chapter-1.html">HERE</a>

Mary can be reached through the Contact link on her Website

Come and visit with those participating in this blog tour:

Adam at Northwoods Blumer
Amy at My Life
Andie at Radiant Light
April at Projecting A
Barbara at Victoria Hill Farm
Bonnie at Bonnie Writes
Brittanie at A Book Lover
Cara at the law, books, and life
Carla at Carla's Writing Café
CeeCee at Book Splurge
Cheryl at Writing Remnants
Dave at The Plot Thickens
Debra at Soul Reflections
Gretchen at Back Cover Reviews
Jane at Mozi Esmé
Janis at The Nearsighted Bookworm
Jill at Artistic Blogger
Jim T. at One Small Stone--CFBA Book Reviews
Kate at A Simple Walk
Kelly at Scrambled Dregs
Kim at Window To My World
Linda at GodSonggrace
Loren at The Magoos News
Lori at Book Story
Lori at Noggin Bits
Marjorie at The Writer's Tool
Mary at Giving Up On Perfection
Melissa at Real Heart Prints
Michelle at Just A Minute
Michelle at Michelle's Great Blogs
Michelle at Edgy Inspirational Author
Myra at Writer at Random
Pam at Pam's Private Reflections
Pam at Daysong Reflections
Rulan at Fiction Showcase
Sabrina at Hijinks From The Heartland
Sally at Welcome To Sally Bradley.com
Sean at Bookmark Cafe
Takiela at Beauty 4 Ashes
Tara at Tara's View Of The World
Tracy at Pix-N-Pens
Pattie at FreshBrewedWriter
Angela at God Uses Broken Vessels
Jennifer at Musings on This, That, & The Other Thing

eye of the god by Ariel Allison

This week, the
Christian Fiction Blog Alliance
is introducing
eye of the god
Abingdon Press (October 1, 2009)
by
Ariel Allison


ABOUT THE AUTHOR:


Allison is a published author who lives in a small Texas town with her husband and three young sons. She is the co-author of Daddy Do You Love Me: a Daughter’s Journey of Faith and Restoration (New Leaf Press, 2006). Justin Case, the first of three children’s books will be published by Harvest House in June 2009. Ariel is a weekly contributor to www.ChristianDevotions.us and has written for Today’s Christian Woman. She ponders on life as a mother of all boys at www.themoabclub.blogspot.com and on her thoughts as a redeemed dreamer at www.arielallison.blogspot.com.


From Ariel:
I am the daughter of an acclaimed and eccentric artist, and given my “unconventional” childhood, had ample time to explore the intricacies of story telling. I was raised at the top of the Rocky Mountains with no running water or electricity (think Laura Ingles meets the Hippie Movement), and lived out the books I read while running barefoot through the sagebrush. My mother read to me by the light of a kerosene lantern for well over a decade, long after I could devour an entire novel in the course of a day. Authors such as C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkein, George MacDonald, and L.M. Montgomery were the first to capture my heart and I have
grown to love many others since.

ABOUT THE BOOK

eye of the god takes the fascinating history surrounding the Hope Diamond and weaves it together with a present-day plot to steal the jewel from the Smithsonian Institute.

We follow Alex and Isaac Weld, the most lucrative jewel thieves in the world, in their quest to steal the gem, which according to legend was once the eye of a Hindu idol named Rama Sita. When it was stolen in the 17th century, it is said that the idol cursed all those who would possess it. That won’t stop the brilliant and ruthless Weld brothers.

However, they are not prepared for Dr. Abigail Mitchell, the beautiful Smithsonian Director, who has her own connection to the Hope Diamond and a deadly secret to keep. Abby committed long ago that she would not serve a god made with human hands, and the “eye of the god” is no exception. Her desire is not for wealth, but for wisdom. She seeks not power, but restoration.

When the dust settles over the last great adventure of the Hope Diamond, readers will understand the “curse” that has haunted its legacy is nothing more than the greed of evil men who bring destruction upon themselves. No god chiseled from stone can direct the fates of humankind, nor can it change the course of God’s story.

If you would like to read the prologue and first chapter of eye of the god, go HERE







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The code for this post is:
<div align="center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/1600/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/320/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif" border="0" /></a></div><br /><center><span style="font-size:130%;">This week, the</span></center><br /><center><a href="http://www.christianfictionblogalliance.com/"><span style="font-size:100%;">Christian Fiction Blog Alliance</span></a></center><br /><center><span style="font-size:100%;">is introducing</span></center><br /><center><span style="font-size:130%;color:#993300;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1426700687">eye of the god</a></span></center><br /><center>Abingdon Press (October 1, 2009) </center><br /><center>by</center><br /><center><span style="font-size:130%;color:#006600;"><a href="http://www.arielallison.com/">Ariel Allison</a></span></center><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;color:#ff6600;">ABOUT THE AUTHOR:</span> <br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_m32TlugOPkM/Suem7nfOg0I/AAAAAAAADHI/nM-3U5GP7b8/s1600-h/ariel.bmp"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_m32TlugOPkM/Suem7nfOg0I/AAAAAAAADHI/nM-3U5GP7b8/s320/ariel.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397466221569278786" /></a><br />Allison is a published author who lives in a small Texas town with her husband and three young sons. She is the co-author of <em>Daddy Do You Love Me: a Daughter’s Journey of Faith and Restoration</em> (New Leaf Press, 2006). <em>Justin Case</em>, the first of three children’s books will be published by Harvest House in June 2009. Ariel is a weekly contributor to <a href="http://www.ChristianDevotions.us ">www.ChristianDevotions.us</a> and has written for Today’s Christian Woman. She ponders on life as a mother of all boys at <a href="http://www.themoabclub.blogspot.com">www.themoabclub.blogspot.com</a> and on her thoughts as a redeemed dreamer at <a href="http://www.arielallison.blogspot.com">www.arielallison.blogspot.com</a>.<br /><br /><br /><strong>From Ariel: </strong><br />I am the daughter of an acclaimed and eccentric artist, and given my “unconventional” childhood, had ample time to explore the intricacies of story telling. I was raised at the top of the Rocky Mountains with no running water or electricity (think Laura Ingles meets the Hippie Movement), and lived out the books I read while running barefoot through the sagebrush. My mother read to me by the light of a kerosene lantern for well over a decade, long after I could devour an entire novel in the course of a day. Authors such as C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkein, George MacDonald, and L.M. Montgomery were the first to capture my heart and I have <br />grown to love many others since. <br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:100%;color:#ffcc00;">ABOUT THE BOOK</span></strong><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_m32TlugOPkM/SuejhQvDsSI/AAAAAAAADHA/PbrNLwDlrbg/s1600-h/eyeofthegod.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 157px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_m32TlugOPkM/SuejhQvDsSI/AAAAAAAADHA/PbrNLwDlrbg/s320/eyeofthegod.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397462470250180898" /></a>eye of the god takes the fascinating history surrounding the Hope Diamond and weaves it together with a present-day plot to steal the jewel from the Smithsonian Institute.<br /><br />We follow Alex and Isaac Weld, the most lucrative jewel thieves in the world, in their quest to steal the gem, which according to legend was once the eye of a Hindu idol named Rama Sita. When it was stolen in the 17th century, it is said that the idol cursed all those who would possess it. That won’t stop the brilliant and ruthless Weld brothers.<br /><br />However, they are not prepared for Dr. Abigail Mitchell, the beautiful Smithsonian Director, who has her own connection to the Hope Diamond and a deadly secret to keep. Abby committed long ago that she would not serve a god made with human hands, and the “eye of the god” is no exception. Her desire is not for wealth, but for wisdom. She seeks not power, but restoration.<br /><br />When the dust settles over the last great adventure of the Hope Diamond, readers will understand the “curse” that has haunted its legacy is nothing more than the greed of evil men who bring destruction upon themselves. No god chiseled from stone can direct the fates of humankind, nor can it change the course of God’s story.<br /><br />If you would like to read the prologue and first chapter of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1426700687">eye of the god</a>, go <a href="http://thestorybeginnings.blogspot.com/2009/10/eye-of-god-prologue-chapter-1.html">HERE</a>

Ariel can be reached through the Contact link on her Website

Come and visit with blogs posting for this tour:
Amy at My Life
Andie at Radiant Light
April at Projecting A
Barbara at Victoria Hill Farm
Bonnie at Bonnie Writes
Brittanie at A Book Lover
Camy at Camy Tang
Cara at the law, books, and life
Carol at Blogging With Carol
CeeCee at Book Splurge
Cheryl at Writing Remnants
Dave at The Plot Thickens
Dave at Novel Spotlight
Deanna at Deannna's Corner
Deborah at books, movies and chinese food
Debra at Soul Reflections
Deena at A Peek At My Bookshelf
Ernie at Writing: My Adventures In Words
Gretchen at Back Cover Reviews
Janis at The Nearsighted Bookworm
Janna at Cornhusker Academy
Jendi at Jendi's Journal
Jennifer at Musings on This, That, & The Other Thing
Jennifer at So Many Books…So Little Time
Jill at Artistic Blogger
Jim B. at The Bedford Review
Jim T. at One Small Stone--CFBA Book Reviews
Kara at Ramblings-n-Writings
Kate at A Simple Walk
Kay at Views & Reviews by K
Kelly at A Disciple's Steps
Kim at Window To My World
Krista at Welcome To Married Life
Krista at Welcome To Married Life
Kristi at Stamped With Grace
Laura at Laura William's Musings
Leah at Ponderings From My Heart
Allie at A Little Bit Of Sunlight
Lori at Noggin Bits
Lori at Lori's Book Reviews
Margaret at Creative Madness
Marjorie at The Writer's Tool
Mark at Thoughts Of A Sojourner
Missy at A Weak Rose
Michelle at Edgy Inspirational Author
Nora at Finding Hope Through Christian Fiction
Pam at Pam's Private Reflections
Pam at Daysong Reflections
Pepper at Great Christian Fiction
Rel at Relz Reviewz
Rulan at Fiction Showcase
Ryan at loves to read
Shauna at Shaunarumbling
Shelley at Ink Scrawls
Stephanie at Olive Tree
Takiela at Beauty 4 Ashes
Tracy at Pix-N-Pens
Vanessa at Ramblings of A Texas Housewife
Winter at Rodeo with A Twist Of Suspense
C.J. at C.J. Darlington.com

A Little Help from My Friends by Anne Dayton & May Vanderbilt

This week, the
Christian Fiction Blog Alliance
is introducing
A Little Help from My Friends
FaithWords (October 15, 2009)
by
Anne Dayton & May Vanderbilt



ABOUT THE AUTHOR:






ANNE DAYTON graduated from Princeton University and is earning her master's degree in English literature at New York University. She works for a New York publishing company and lives in Brooklyn.

MAY VANDERBILT graduated from Baylor University and went on to earn a master's degree in fiction from Johns Hopkins University. She lives in San Francisco, where she writes about food, fashion, and nightlife in the Bay Area.

Together, the two women are the authors of Miracle Girls series








ABOUT THE BOOK

Zoe is used to being overlooked. As the youngest and shyest Miracle Girl, she was happy to fade into the background last year. But when she sheds her baby fat and shoots up four inches the summer before her junior year, everything changes. Now she's turning heads at school, and this new attention is beginning to strain her relationship with her sweet, serious boyfriend, Marcus.

Pressure builds when Zoe's assigned partner for history class is Dean Marchese--a handsome New York transplant who isn't afraid to show her how he feels.
Just when she needs her three best friends the most, the Miracle Girls are suffering from boy troubles of their own.

Even Zoe's rock-solid home life begins to shake underneath her when her parents' relationship frays in the face of serious financial burdens. As this uncertain year of growing pains comes to a frenetic head, the quietest Miracle Girl must find her voice at long last and take control of her own destiny . . . with more than a little help from her friends.

If you would like to read the first chapter of A Little Help from My Friends, go HERE





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Author's picture is:
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The code for this post is:
<div align="center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/1600/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/320/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif" border="0" /></a></div><br /><center><span style="font-size:130%;">This week, the</span></center><br /><center><a href="http://www.christianfictionblogalliance.com/"><span style="font-size:100%;">Christian Fiction Blog Alliance</span></a></center><br /><center><span style="font-size:100%;">is introducing</span></center><br /><center><span style="font-size:130%;color:#993300;"> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0446407577">A Little Help from My Friends</a> </span></center><br /><center>FaithWords (October 15, 2009) </center><br /><center>by</center><br /><center><span style="font-size:130%;color:#006600;"><a href="http://anneandmay.com/">Anne Dayton & May Vanderbilt</a><br /></span></center><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;color:#ff6600;">ABOUT THE AUTHOR:</span><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_m32TlugOPkM/SjWsj3j8UOI/AAAAAAAACyo/6Yyn--PO9YA/s1600-h/59951_dayton_anne.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 227px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_m32TlugOPkM/SjWsj3j8UOI/AAAAAAAACyo/6Yyn--PO9YA/s320/59951_dayton_anne.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347369864782434530" /></a><br />ANNE DAYTON graduated from Princeton University and is earning her master's degree in English literature at New York University. She works for a New York publishing company and lives in Brooklyn. <br /><br />MAY VANDERBILT graduated from Baylor University and went on to earn a master's degree in fiction from Johns Hopkins University. She lives in San Francisco, where she writes about food, fashion, and nightlife in the Bay Area. <br /><br />Together, the two women are the authors of <a href="http://www.anneandmay.com/AMBooks.html">Miracle Girls series</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:100%;color:#ffcc00;">ABOUT THE BOOK</span></strong><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_m32TlugOPkM/SuUDciD8N7I/AAAAAAAADG4/2-v1ULRlIiE/s1600-h/alittlehelpfrommyfriends.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 157px; height: 231px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_m32TlugOPkM/SuUDciD8N7I/AAAAAAAADG4/2-v1ULRlIiE/s320/alittlehelpfrommyfriends.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396723517187962802" /></a>Zoe is used to being overlooked. As the youngest and shyest Miracle Girl, she was happy to fade into the background last year. But when she sheds her baby fat and shoots up four inches the summer before her junior year, everything changes. Now she's turning heads at school, and this new attention is beginning to strain her relationship with her sweet, serious boyfriend, Marcus. <br /><br />Pressure builds when Zoe's assigned partner for history class is Dean Marchese--a handsome New York transplant who isn't afraid to show her how he feels.<br />Just when she needs her three best friends the most, the Miracle Girls are suffering from boy troubles of their own. <br /><br />Even Zoe's rock-solid home life begins to shake underneath her when her parents' relationship frays in the face of serious financial burdens. As this uncertain year of growing pains comes to a frenetic head, the quietest Miracle Girl must find her voice at long last and take control of her own destiny . . . with more than a little help from her friends. <br /><br />If you would like to read the first chapter of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0446407577">A Little Help from My Friends</a>, go <a href="http://thestorybeginnings.blogspot.com/2009/10/little-help-from-my-friends-chapter-1.html">HERE</a>

Anne and May can be reached through the Contact link on their Website

Come and visit with those posting for this tour:

Abi at lighter side
Amy at My Life
Andie at Radiant Light
April at Projecting A
Becky at Joyful Mother
Bonnie at Bonnie Writes
Brittanie at A Book Lover
Camy at Camy Tang
Carla at Carla's Writing Café
CeeCee at Book Splurge
Cheryl at Writing Remnants
Christy at Christy's Book Blog
Dave at The Plot Thickens
Dave at Novel Spotlight
Dawn at Book Junkie Confessions
Deborah at books, movies and chinese food
Debra at Soul Reflections
Jane at Mozi Esmé
Janis at The Nearsighted Bookworm
Janna at Cornhusker Academy
Jenn at One House Schoolroom Reviews
Jennifer at So Many Books…So Little Time
Jennifer at My Buckling Bookshelf
Jenny at Jenny B. Jones
Jill at Christian Work At Home Moms
Kelly at A Disciple's Steps
Kim at Window To My World
Kristi at Stamped With Grace
Laura at Laura William's Musings
Leah at Ponderings From My Heart
Linda at Mocha With Linda
Lori at Noggin Bits
Michelle at Edgy Inspirational Author
Pam at Daysong Reflections
Rulan at Fiction Showcase
Ryan at loves to read
Sally at Book Critiques
Sean at Bookmark Cafe
Takiela at Beauty 4 Ashes
Tara at Tara's View Of The World
Vanessa at Ramblings of A Texas Housewife

The Fence My Father Built by Linda S. Clare

This week, the
Christian Fiction Blog Alliance
is introducing
The Fence My Father Built
Abingdon Press (October 2009)
by
Linda S. Clare


ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Linda S. Clare is an award-winning coauthor of three books, including Lost Boys and the Moms Who Love Them (with Melody Carlson and Heather Kopp), Revealed: Spiritual Reality in a Makeover World, and Making Peace with a Dangerous God (with Kristen Johnson Ingram). She has also published many essays, stories, and poems in publications including The Christian Reader, The Denver Post, and The Philadelphia Inquirer. Linda grew up in a part of Arizona, where the dirt is as red as it is in Central Oregon. She graduated summa cum laude in Art Education from Arizona State University and taught in public and private schools. She has taught college-level creative writing classes for seven years, and edits and mentors writers. She also is a frequent writing conference presenter and church retreat leader. She and her husband of thirty-one years have four grown children, including a set of twins. They live in Eugene, Oregon, with their five wayward cats: Oliver, Xena the Warrior Kitty, Paladine, Melchior, and Mamma Mia!

ABOUT THE BOOK

When legally separated Muri Pond, a librarian, hauls her kids, teenager Nova and eleven year-old Truman, out to the tiny town of Murkee, Oregon, where her father, Joe Pond lived and died, she's confronted by a neighbor's harassment over water rights and Joe's legacy: a fence made from old oven doors.

The fence and accompanying house trailer horrify rebellious Nova, who runs away to the drug-infested streets of Seattle. Muri searches for her daughter and for something to believe in, all the while trying to save her inheritance from the conniving neighbor who calls her dad Chief Joseph.

Along with Joe's sister, Aunt Lutie, and the Red Rock Tabernacle Ladies, Muri must rediscover the faith her alcoholic dad never abandoned in order to reclaim her own spiritual path.

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If you would like to read the first chapter of The Fence My Father Built , go HERE






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<div align="center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/1600/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/320/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif" border="0" /></a></div><br /><center><span style="font-size:130%;">This week, the</span></center><br /><center><a href="http://www.christianfictionblogalliance.com/"><span style="font-size:100%;">Christian Fiction Blog Alliance</span></a></center><br /><center><span style="font-size:100%;">is introducing</span></center><br /><center><span style="font-size:130%;color:#993300;"> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1426700733">The Fence My Father Built </a></span></center><br /><center>Abingdon Press (October 2009)</center><br /><center>by</center><br /><center><span style="font-size:130%;color:#006600;"><a href="http://godsonggrace.blogspot.com/">Linda S. Clare</a></span></center><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;color:#ff6600;">ABOUT THE AUTHOR:</span><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_m32TlugOPkM/St5xJhGrz1I/AAAAAAAADGw/BemItUCb868/s1600-h/LindaClare.bmp"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 169px; height: 226px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_m32TlugOPkM/St5xJhGrz1I/AAAAAAAADGw/BemItUCb868/s320/LindaClare.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394873811955601234" /></a>Linda S. Clare is an award-winning coauthor of three books, including Lost Boys and the Moms Who Love Them (with Melody Carlson and Heather Kopp), Revealed: Spiritual Reality in a Makeover World, and Making Peace with a Dangerous God (with Kristen Johnson Ingram). She has also published many essays, stories, and poems in publications including The Christian Reader, The Denver Post, and The Philadelphia Inquirer. Linda grew up in a part of Arizona, where the dirt is as red as it is in Central Oregon. She graduated summa cum laude in Art Education from Arizona State University and taught in public and private schools. She has taught college-level creative writing classes for seven years, and edits and mentors writers. She also is a frequent writing conference presenter and church retreat leader. She and her husband of thirty-one years have four grown children, including a set of twins. They live in Eugene, Oregon, with their five wayward cats: Oliver, Xena the Warrior Kitty, Paladine, Melchior, and Mamma Mia!<br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:100%;color:#ffcc00;">ABOUT THE BOOK</span></strong><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_m32TlugOPkM/St5wMuc9aMI/AAAAAAAADGo/uusCA8Ze7SI/s1600-h/thefencemyfatherbuilt.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 157px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_m32TlugOPkM/St5wMuc9aMI/AAAAAAAADGo/uusCA8Ze7SI/s320/thefencemyfatherbuilt.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394872767566670018" /></a>When legally separated Muri Pond, a librarian, hauls her kids, teenager Nova and eleven year-old Truman, out to the tiny town of Murkee, Oregon, where her father, Joe Pond lived and died, she's confronted by a neighbor's harassment over water rights and Joe's legacy: a fence made from old oven doors. <br /><br />The fence and accompanying house trailer horrify rebellious Nova, who runs away to the drug-infested streets of Seattle. Muri searches for her daughter and for something to believe in, all the while trying to save her inheritance from the conniving neighbor who calls her dad Chief Joseph. <br /><br />Along with Joe's sister, Aunt Lutie, and the Red Rock Tabernacle Ladies, Muri must rediscover the faith her alcoholic dad never abandoned in order to reclaim her own spiritual path.<br /><br />Watch the trailer:<br /><br /><object width="340" height="285"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/JojWwNK3We4&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/JojWwNK3We4&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="340" height="285"></embed></object><br /><br /><br />If you would like to read the first chapter of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1426700733">The Fence My Father Built </a>, go <a href="http://thestorybeginnings.blogspot.com/2009/10/fence-my-father-built-chapter-1.html">HERE</a>

Linda can be reached through her Blog

Come and visit with those posting for this blog tour:

Amy at My Life
Andie at Radiant Light
Angela at God Uses Broken Vessels
April at Projecting A
Bonnie at Bonnie Writes
Brittanie at A Book Lover
Carla at Carla's Writing Café
Carly at Carlybird's Home
CeeCee at Book Splurge
Christy at Christy's Book Blog
Dave at The Plot Thickens
Dave at Novel Spotlight
Dawn at Book Junkie Confessions
Deborah at books, movies and chinese food
Debra at Soul Reflections
Deena at A Peek At My Bookshelf
Jane at Mozi Esmé
Janis at The Nearsighted Bookworm
Janna at Cornhusker Academy
Jennifer at Musings on This, That, & The Other Thing
Jenny at Come Meet AusJenny
Kate at A Simple Walk
Kim at Window To My World
Laura at Laura William's Musings
Lori at Noggin Bits
Michelle at Edgy Inspirational Author
Myra at Writer at Random
Nora at Finding Hope Through Christian Fiction
Pam at Pam's Private Reflections
Pam at Daysong Reflections
Rel at Relz Reviewz
Rulan at Fiction Showcase
Susan at New Every Morning
Takiela at Beauty 4 Ashes
Tara at Tara's View Of The World
Tracy at Pix-N-Pens
Vanessa at Ramblings of A Texas Housewife

Watch Over Me by Christa Parrish

This week, the
Christian Fiction Blog Alliance
is introducing
Watch Over Me
(Bethany House October 1, 2009)
by
Christa Parrish


ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Christa Parrish graduated high school at 16, with every intention of becoming a surgeon. After college, however, her love of all things creative led her in another direction, and she worked in both theatre and journalism.

A winner of Associated Press awards for her reporting, Christa gave up her career after the birth of her son, Jacob. She continued to write from home, doing pro bono work for the New York Family Policy Council, where her articles appeared in Focus on the Family’s Citizen magazine. She was also a finalist in World magazine’s WORLDview short story contest, sponsored by WestBow press. She now teaches literature and writing to high school students, is a homeschool mom, and lives with her husband, author Chris Coppernoll, and son in upstate New York, where she is at work on her third novel.



ABOUT THE BOOK

Her Rescue Might Be the Miracle They Needed Things like this don't happen in Beck County. Deputy Benjamin Patil is the one to find the infant girl, hours old, abandoned in a field. As police work to identify the mother, Ben and his wife, Abbi, seem like the obvious couple to serve as foster parents. But the newborn's arrival opens old wounds for Abbi and shines a harsh light on how much Ben has changed since a devastating military tour. Their marriage teeters on the brink and now they must choose to reclaim what they once had or lose each other forever.

If you would like to read the first chapter of Watch Over Me, go HERE











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Christa can be reached through the Contact link on her Website

Come and visit with those posting for this tour:

Amy at My Life
Andie at Radiant Light
April at Projecting A
Becky at Joyful Mother
Bonnie at Bonnie Writes
Brittanie at A Book Lover
Carla at Carla's Writing Café
Carol at Blogging With Carol
CeeCee at Book Splurge
Christy at Christy's Book Blog
Dave at The Plot Thickens
Dave at Novel Spotlight
Deanna at Deannna's Corner
Deborah at books, movies and chinese food
Debra at Soul Reflections
Deena at A Peek At My Bookshelf
Elaina at Restore
Gretchen at Back Cover Reviews
Heidi at Reviews By Heidi
Jane at Mozi Esmé
Janis at The Nearsighted Bookworm
Jendi at Jendi's Journal
Jenn at One House Schoolroom Reviews
Jennifer at So Many Books…So Little Time
Jennifer at My Not So Hurried Life
Jennfer at Scraps and Snippets
Jill at Artistic Blogger
Karen at disturbing the universe:reviews and rants
Kate at A Simple Walk
Kelly at A Disciple's Steps
Kim at Window To My World
Krista at Welcome To Married Life
Kristi at Stamped With Grace
Kristy at I Need To Read
Laura at Laura William's Musings
Linda at Mocha With Linda
Linda at Reading For His Glory
Lori at Noggin Bits
Michelle at Edgy Inspirational Author
Nicole at Into The Fire
Nora at Finding Hope Through Christian Fiction
Pam at Daysong Reflections
Shelley at Ink Scrawls
Takiela at Beauty 4 Ashes
Tara at Tara's View Of The World
Vanessa at Ramblings of A Texas Housewife
Winter at Rodeo with A Twist Of Suspense

Leaving Yesterday by Kathryn Cushman

This week, the
Christian Fiction Blog Alliance
is introducing
Leaving Yesterday
Bethany House (October 1, 2009)
by
Kathryn Cushman


ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

I graduated from Samford University with a degree in pharmacy, but I’ve known all my life that I wanted to write a novel “some day”. For me, “some day” came about five years ago, when I started writing and never looked back.

My third attempt became my first published novel.

A Promise to Remember was a finalist for the American Christian Fiction Writers Book-of-the-Year in the Women’s Fiction category, and Waiting for Daybreak was a finalist in Women’s Fiction for the Inspirational Reader’s Choice Award. Leaving Yesterday just arrived on scene and I’m very excited about it!

On the homefront, I’ve been married to the wonderful and handsome Lee for over twenty years now, and our two daughters are currently braving the worlds of elementary and high school. We’ve lived in Santa Barbara for the last seventeen years. When I’m not writing or reading or braving seventy degree holidays, you’ll find me watching the younger daughter play softball, or the older daughter building amazing high school theater sets



ABOUT THE BOOK

Alisa Stewart feels like she's lost two sons: her youngest to a terrible tragedy and her eldest, Kurt, to a life ruined by addiction. But now Kurt has checked himself into rehab and found a healing faith that seems real. It's like he's been raised from the dead.

But then a detective arrives at Alisa's door asking questions about a murder--the death of a drug dealer before Kurt entered rehab. Alisa fears losing her son again, and when she finds evidence linking him to the killing, she destroys it. Her boy is different now. He's changed and deserves a second chance.

But when another man is charged with the crime, Alisa finds herself facing an impossible choice: be silent and keep her son or give up everything for the truth.

If you would like to read the first chapter of Leaving Yesterday, go HERE





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Kathryn can be reached through the Contact link on her Website

Come and visit with those participating in this tour:

Alexis at Ramblings From Life
Amy at My Life
Andie at Radiant Light
April at Projecting A
Barbara at Victoria Hill Farm
Becky at Joyful Mother
Bonnie at Bonnie Writes
Brandilyn at Forensics and Faith
CeeCee at Book Splurge
Christy at Christy's Book Blog
Dave at The Plot Thickens
Dave at Novel Spotlight
Dawn at Book Junkie Confessions
Deborah at books, movies and chinese food
Debra at Soul Reflections
Deena at A Peek At My Bookshelf
Gina at Upon Reflection
Heidi at Reviews By Heidi
Janis at The Nearsighted Bookworm
Jenn at One House Schoolroom Reviews
Jennifer at Musings on This, That, & The Other Thing
Jill at Artistic Blogger
Jim B. at The Bedford Review
Kate at A Simple Walk
Kim at Window To My World
Kristi at Stamped With Grace
Kristy at I Need To Read
Laura at Laura William's Musings
Linda at Mocha With Linda
Linda at Reading For His Glory
Lori at Noggin Bits
Michelle at Edgy Inspirational Author
Pam at Pam's Private Reflections
Pam at Daysong Reflections
Rebecca at A Christian Worldview of Fiction
Sabrina at Hijinks From The Heartland
Takiela at Beauty 4 Ashes
Tara at Tara's View Of The World
Tiff at A Fiction-Filled Life
Tracy at Pix-N-Pens
Vanessa at Ramblings of A Texas Housewife

Things Worth Remembering by Jackina Stark

This week, the
Christian Fiction Blog Alliance
is introducing
Things Worth Remembering
Bethany House (October 1, 2009)
by
Jackina Stark


ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Jackina (pronounced with a long “i” to rhyme with China) Stark recently retired from teaching English at Ozark Christian College to spend more time writing and traveling.

Jackina says: "Although I loved my subjects and my students, I retired to do more writing and speaking, to spend more time with my family, and to travel with family and friends (including trips to encourage two missions in Cambodia). I have also spoken nationally and internationally at many retreats and seminars and enjoy running into many readers and former students. I have written frequently for both Christian Standard and Lookout, periodicals of Standard Publishing. Years ago I wrote two non-fiction books, published by College Press, but currently out of print. These days, I’m exploring fiction. My first novel, Tender Grace, was released by Bethany House January 30, 2009, and Things Worth Remembering, is the second. I’m working on new projects, including a third novel, as time permits. Whether speaking or writing, I love the opportunity to tell about Him whom Jesus called “Holy Father” and “the only true God.”

She has been married to her husband, Tony, for forty-two years. They live in Carl Junction, Missouri, and have two daughters and six grandchildren.





ABOUT THE BOOK

Kendy Laswell and her daughter, Maisey, used to do everything together--until one fateful summer when Maisey witnessed something she shouldn't have, and their relationship fractured. Now, Maisey is back home to get married and Kendy realizes this is her last chance to reconnect with her daughter. Will Kendy and Maisey be able to reclaim the bond they once shared?

Maisey asked for a bride doll the Christmas she was five, mesmerized by her aunt's wedding the fall before. Since then I've been dreaming of the day, or days, we would shop for her wedding dress. A mother helping her daughter find just the right creation for that momentous walk down the aisle strikes me as one of life's happiest endeavors. The night she called to tell us she'd bought her "dream of a gown," I sat beside Luke on the couch, a striking contrast to Maisey's exuberance.
My dejection seemed a tad inappropriate. "Being hurt because I wasn't included is silly, isn't it?" I asked.

"Not so silly," he said.

Will I ever quit longing for the Maisey who was once mine?

If you would like to read the first chapter of Things Worth Remembering , go HERE




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The book link is: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0764207113

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<div align="center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/1600/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/320/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif" border="0" /></a></div><br /><center><span style="font-size:130%;">This week, the</span></center><br /><center><a href="http://www.christianfictionblogalliance.com/"><span style="font-size:100%;">Christian Fiction Blog Alliance</span></a></center><br /><center><span style="font-size:100%;">is introducing</span></center><br /><center><span style="font-size:130%;color:#993300;"> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0764207113">Things Worth Remembering </a></span></center><br /><center>Bethany House (October 1, 2009)</center><br /><center>by</center><br /><center><span style="font-size:130%;color:#006600;"><a href="http://www.jackinastark.com/">Jackina Stark</a></span></center><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;color:#ff6600;">ABOUT THE AUTHOR:</span><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_m32TlugOPkM/StKQtpi_qmI/AAAAAAAADF4/5wxPjdgyUA8/s1600-h/jackinastark.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_m32TlugOPkM/StKQtpi_qmI/AAAAAAAADF4/5wxPjdgyUA8/s320/jackinastark.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391530817837050466" /></a><strong>Jackina</strong> (pronounced with a long “i” to rhyme with China) <strong>Stark</strong> recently retired from teaching English at Ozark Christian College to spend more time writing and traveling. <br /><br />Jackina says: "Although I loved my subjects and my students, I retired to do more writing and speaking, to spend more time with my family, and to travel with family and friends (including trips to encourage two missions in Cambodia). I have also spoken nationally and internationally at many retreats and seminars and enjoy running into many readers and former students. I have written frequently for both <em>Christian Standard </em>and <em>Lookout</em>, periodicals of Standard Publishing. Years ago I wrote two non-fiction books, published by College Press, but currently out of print. These days, I’m exploring fiction. My first novel, <em>Tender Grace</em>, was released by Bethany House January 30, 2009, and <em>Things Worth Remembering</em>, is the second. I’m working on new projects, including a third novel, as time permits. Whether speaking or writing, I love the opportunity to tell about Him whom Jesus called “Holy Father” and “the only true God.” <br /><br />She has been married to her husband, Tony, for forty-two years. They live in Carl Junction, Missouri, and have two daughters and six grandchildren. <br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:100%;color:#ffcc00;">ABOUT THE BOOK</span></strong><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_m32TlugOPkM/StKPvmQsMsI/AAAAAAAADFw/f0AM--yYh_s/s1600-h/thingsworthremembering.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 157px; height: 234px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_m32TlugOPkM/StKPvmQsMsI/AAAAAAAADFw/f0AM--yYh_s/s320/thingsworthremembering.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391529751803081410" /></a>Kendy Laswell and her daughter, Maisey, used to do everything together--until one fateful summer when Maisey witnessed something she shouldn't have, and their relationship fractured. Now, Maisey is back home to get married and Kendy realizes this is her last chance to reconnect with her daughter. Will Kendy and Maisey be able to reclaim the bond they once shared?<br /><br /><em>Maisey asked for a bride doll the Christmas she was five, mesmerized by her aunt's wedding the fall before. Since then I've been dreaming of the day, or days, we would shop for her wedding dress. A mother helping her daughter find just the right creation for that momentous walk down the aisle strikes me as one of life's happiest endeavors. The night she called to tell us she'd bought her "dream of a gown," I sat beside Luke on the couch, a striking contrast to Maisey's exuberance. <br />My dejection seemed a tad inappropriate. "Being hurt because I wasn't included is silly, isn't it?" I asked.<br /><br />"Not so silly," he said.<br /><br />Will I ever quit longing for the Maisey who was once mine?</em><br /><br />If you would like to read the first chapter of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0764207113">Things Worth Remembering </a>, go <a href="http://thestorybeginnings.blogspot.com/2009/10/things-worth-remembering-chapter-1.html">HERE</a>

Jackina can be reached through the Contact link on her Website

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