Walking on Broken Glass by Christa Allan

This week, the
Christian Fiction Blog Alliance
is introducing
Walking on Broken Glass
Abingdon Press (February 2010)
by
Christa Allan


ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Christa Allan, a true Southern woman who knows any cook worth her gumbo always starts with a roux and who never wears white after Labor Day, weaves stories of unscripted grace with threads of hope, humor, and heart.

The mother of five and grandmother of three, Christa teaches high school English. She and her husband, Ken live in Abita Springs, Louisiana where they play golf, dodge hurricanes, and anticipate retirement.



ABOUT THE BOOK

Leah Thornton's life, like her Southern Living home, has great curb appeal. But already sloshed from one-too-many drinks at a faculty party, Leah cruises the supermarket aisles in search of something tasty to enhance her Starbucks—Kahlua and a paralyzing encounter with a can of frozen apple juice shatters the facade, forcing her to admit that all is not as it appears.

When her best friend Molly gets in Leah's face about her refusal to deal with her life, Leah is forced to make a decision. Can this brand-conscious socialite walk away from the country club into 28 days of rehab? Leah is sitting in the office of the local rehab center facing an admissions counselor who fails to understand the most basic things, like the fact that apple juice is not a suitable cocktail mixer. 

Rehab is no picnic, and being forced to experience and deal with the reality of her life isn’t Leah’s idea of fun. Can she leave what she has now to gain back what she needs? Joy, sadness, pain and a new srength converge, testing her marriage, her friendships and her faith.

But through the battle she finds a reservoir of courage she never knew she had, and the loving arms of a God she never quite believed existed.

If you would like to read the first chapter of Walking on Broken Glass, go HERE





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<div align="center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/1600/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/320/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif" style="cursor: hand; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" /></a></div><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="color: #993300; font-size: 130%;"> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1426702272">Walking on Broken Glass</a></span></center><br /> <center>Abingdon Press (February 2010)</center><br /> <center>by</center><br /> <center><span style="color: #006600; font-size: 130%;"><a href="http://christaallan.com/">Christa Allan</a></span></center><br /> <br /> <br /> <span style="color: #ff6600; font-size: 100%;">ABOUT THE AUTHOR:</span> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_m32TlugOPkM/S3IpcVs3puI/AAAAAAAADVk/w--1C5FgOFE/s1600-h/img_1198_2-193x300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" kt="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_m32TlugOPkM/S3IpcVs3puI/AAAAAAAADVk/w--1C5FgOFE/s200/img_1198_2-193x300.jpg" width="128" /></a></div><br /> Christa Allan, a true Southern woman who knows any cook worth her gumbo always starts with a roux and who never wears white after Labor Day, weaves stories of unscripted grace with threads of hope, humor, and heart. <br /> <br /> The mother of five and grandmother of three, Christa teaches high school English. She and her husband, Ken live in Abita Springs, Louisiana where they play golf, dodge hurricanes, and anticipate retirement.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <strong><span style="color: #ffcc00; font-size: 100%;">ABOUT THE BOOK</span></strong> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_m32TlugOPkM/S3IppB3KNZI/AAAAAAAADVs/pfMTB0c4LHU/s1600-h/Walking+On+Broken+Glass.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" kt="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_m32TlugOPkM/S3IppB3KNZI/AAAAAAAADVs/pfMTB0c4LHU/s320/Walking+On+Broken+Glass.jpg" /></a></div>Leah Thornton's life, like her <i>Southern Living </i>home, has great curb appeal. But already sloshed from one-too-many drinks at a faculty party, Leah cruises the supermarket aisles in search of something tasty to enhance her Starbucks—Kahlua and a paralyzing encounter with a can of frozen apple juice shatters the facade, forcing her to admit that all is not as it appears.<br /> <br /> When her best friend Molly gets in Leah's face about her refusal to deal with her life, Leah is forced to make a decision. Can this brand-conscious socialite walk away from the country club into 28 days of rehab? Leah is sitting in the office of the local rehab center facing an admissions counselor who fails to understand the most basic things, like the fact that apple juice is not a suitable cocktail mixer.  <br /> <br /> Rehab is no picnic, and being forced to experience and deal with the reality of her life isn’t Leah’s idea of fun. Can she leave what she has now to gain back what she needs? Joy, sadness, pain and a new srength converge, testing her marriage, her friendships and her faith.<br /> <br /> But through the battle she finds a reservoir of courage she never knew she had, and the loving arms of a God she never quite believed existed.<br /> <br /> If you would like to read the first chapter of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1426702272">Walking on Broken Glass</a>, go <a href="http://thestorybeginnings.blogspot.com/2010/02/walking-on-broken-glass-chapter-1-2.html">HERE</a>

Christa can be reached through the Contact link on her Website

Come and visit those participating in this tour:

Alexis at Ramblings From Life
Andie at Radiant Light
April at Projecting A
Barbara at Victoria Hill Farm
Becky at Joyful Mother
Betsy Ann at Betsy Ann "Writer at Large!"
Bonnie at Bonnie Writes
Brittanie at A Book Lover
Carla at Carla's Writing Café
Christa at Fairfield Corner Academy
Christy at Christy's Book Blog
Christy at Southern Sassy Things
Dave at The Plot Thickens
Dave at Novel Spotlight
Deborah at books, movies and chinese food
Debra at Soul Reflections
Deena at A Peek At My Bookshelf
Delia at Gatorskunkz And Mudcats
Gretchen at Back Cover Reviews
Janis at The Nearsighted Bookworm
Janna at Cornhusker Academy
Jenn at One House Schoolroom Reviews
Jennifer at Musings on This, That, & The Other Thing
Jennifer at So Many Books…So Little Time
Jill at Artistic Blogger
Kate at A Simple Walk
Kay at Views & Reviews by K
Kelly at A Disciple's Steps
Kim at Window To My World
Allie at A Little Bit Of Sunlight
Linda at Mocha With Linda
Linda at GodSonggrace
Lori at Book Story
Lori at Noggin Bits
Lynn at Ladybug Chronicles
Missy at Hidden Valley Simplicity
Michelle at Edgy Inspirational Author
Michelle at Raising Little Women
Myra at Writer at Random
Nora at Finding Hope Through Christian Fiction
Pam at A Writer's Journey
Pam at Daysong Reflections
Patricia at Readin N Writin With Patricia
Pattie at FreshBrewedWriter
Rel at Relz Reviewz
Rulan at Fiction Showcase
Sabrina at Hijinks From The Heartland
Sheila at Book Journey
Stacy at Vader's Mom
Takiela at Beauty 4 Ashes
Tara at Tara's View On Books
Tiff at A Fiction-Filled Life
Vanessa at Ramblings of A Texas Housewife
Victoria at Overlooked Orchid

Hunter's Moon by Don Hoesel

This week, the
Christian Fiction Blog Alliance
is introducing
Hunter's Moon
Bethany House (February 1, 2010)
by
Don Hoesel


ABOUT THE AUTHOR:



Don Hoesel was born and raised in Buffalo, NY but calls Spring Hill, TN home. He works as a Communications Department supervisor for a Medicare carrier in Nashville, TN. He has a BA in Mass Communication from Taylor University and has published short fiction in Relief Journal.

Don and hopes to one day sell enough books to just say that he's a writer. You can help with that by buying whatever his newest novel happens to be.

He lives in Spring Hill with his wife and two children.



ABOUT THE BOOK

Every family has secrets. Few will go as far as the Baxters to keep them. Bestselling novelist CJ Baxter has made a career out of writing hard-hitting stories ripped from his own life. Still there's one story from his past he's never told. One secret that's remained buried for decades. Now, seventeen years after swearing he'd never return, CJ is headed back to Adelia, NY. His life in Tennessee has fallen to pieces, his grandfather is dying, and CJ can no longer run from the past. With Graham Baxter, CJ's brother, running for Senate, a black sheep digging up old family secrets is the last thing the family and campaign can afford. CJ soon discovers that blood may be thicker than water, but it's no match for power and money. There are wounds even time cannot heal.


If you would like to read the first chapter of Hunter's Moon, go HERE





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<div align="center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/1600/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/320/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif" style="cursor: hand; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" /></a></div><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="color: #993300; font-size: 130%;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0764205617">Hunter's Moon</a></span></center><br /> <center>Bethany House (February 1, 2010)</center><br /> <center>by</center><br /> <center><span style="color: #006600; font-size: 130%;"><a href="http://donhoesel.com/">Don Hoesel</a></span></center><br /> <br /> <br /> <span style="color: #ff6600; font-size: 100%;">ABOUT THE AUTHOR:</span><br /> <br /> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_m32TlugOPkM/Se598aPU0jI/AAAAAAAACvQ/4PR9iGqsstE/s1600-h/donhoesel.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327333886015099442" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_m32TlugOPkM/Se598aPU0jI/AAAAAAAACvQ/4PR9iGqsstE/s320/donhoesel.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 293px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 223px;" /></a><br /> <br /> Don Hoesel was born and raised in Buffalo, NY but calls Spring Hill, TN home. He works as a Communications Department supervisor for a Medicare carrier in Nashville, TN. He has a BA in Mass Communication from Taylor University and has published short fiction in Relief Journal. <br /> <br /> Don and hopes to one day sell enough books to just say that he's a writer. You can help with that by buying whatever his newest novel happens to be. <br /> <br /> He lives in Spring Hill with his wife and two children. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <strong><span style="color: #ffcc00; font-size: 100%;">ABOUT THE BOOK</span></strong><br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_m32TlugOPkM/S2-AfYC94cI/AAAAAAAADVU/jEFvM38V5zA/s1600-h/Hunter%27s+Moon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" kt="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_m32TlugOPkM/S2-AfYC94cI/AAAAAAAADVU/jEFvM38V5zA/s320/Hunter%27s+Moon.jpg" /></a></div><br /> Every family has secrets. Few will go as far as the Baxters to keep them. Bestselling novelist CJ Baxter has made a career out of writing hard-hitting stories ripped from his own life. Still there's one story from his past he's never told. One secret that's remained buried for decades. Now, seventeen years after swearing he'd never return, CJ is headed back to Adelia, NY. His life in Tennessee has fallen to pieces, his grandfather is dying, and CJ can no longer run from the past. With Graham Baxter, CJ's brother, running for Senate, a black sheep digging up old family secrets is the last thing the family and campaign can afford. CJ soon discovers that blood may be thicker than water, but it's no match for power and money. There are wounds even time cannot heal. <br /> <br /> <br /> If you would like to read the first chapter of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0764205617">Hunter's Moon</a>, go <a href="http://thestorybeginnings.blogspot.com/2010/02/hunters-moon-chapter-1.html">HERE</a>

Don can be reached through the Contact link on his Website

Come and visit with those who are posting for this tour:

Adam at Meaningful Suspense
Alexis at Ramblings From Life
Andie at Radiant Light
April at Projecting A
Becky at Joyful Mother
Bonnie at Bonnie Writes
Brandilyn at Forensics and Faith
Carol at Blogging With Carol
CeeCee at Book Splurge
Christa at Fairfield Corner Academy
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
Delia at Gatorskunkz And Mudcats
Edyth at Great Reads by Jasmine
Ernie at Writing: My Adventures In Words
Georgiana at Georgiana D
Gretchen at Back Cover Reviews
Heidi at Reviews By Heidi
Jane at Winning Readings
Janis at The Nearsighted Bookworm
Janna at Cornhusker Academy
Jason at Spoiled For The Ordinary
Jennifer at So Many Books…So Little Time
Jennfer at Scraps and Snippets
Jill at Artistic Blogger
Kara at Ramblings-n-Writings
Kate at A Simple Walk
Kelly at A Disciple's Steps
Kim at Window To My World
Kristi at Stamped With Grace
Lori at Noggin Bits
Lynn at Ladybug Chronicles
Marjorie at The Writer's Tool
Mark at Thoughts Of A Sojourner
Michelle at Just A Minute
Michelle at Raising Little Women
Nicole at Into The Fire
Pam at Pam's Private Reflections
Pam at Daysong Reflections
Sally at Welcome To Sally Bradley.com
Sean at Bookmark Cafe
Stacy at Vader's Mom
Susan at New Every Morning
Takiela at Beauty 4 Ashes
Tara at Tara's View On Books
Tracy at Pix-N-Pens
Vanessa at Ramblings of A Texas Housewife
Victoria at Overlooked Orchid

Never Say Never by Lisa Wingate

This week, the
Christian Fiction Blog Alliance
is introducing
Never Say Never
Bethany House (February 1, 2010)
by
Lisa Wingate


ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Lisa lives in central Texas were she is a popular inspriational speaker, magazine columnist, and national bestselling author of several books. Her novel, Tending Roses, received dozens of five-star reviews, sold out thirteen printings for New York publisher, Penguin Putnam, and went on to become a national bestselling book. Tending Roses was a selection of the Readers Club of America, and is currently in its fourteenth printing.

The Tending Roses series continued with Good Hope Road, the Language of Sycamores, Drenched in Light, and A Thousand Voices. In 2003, Lisa's Texas Hill Country series began with Texas Cooking, and continued with Lone Star Cafe', which was awarded a gold metal by RT Bookclub magazine and was hailed by Publisher's Weekly as "A charmingly nostalgic treat." The series concluded with Over the Moon at the Big Lizard Diner.

Lisa is now working on a new set of small-town Texas novels for Bethany House Publishers. The series debuted with Talk of the Town and continued with Word Gets Around and Never Say Never. A new series is also underway for Peguin Group NAL, beginning with A Month of Summer (July 2008), and continuing with The Summer Kitchen (July 2009) and Beyond Summer (July 2010). Lisa's works have been featured by the National Reader's Club of America, AOL Book Pics, Doubleday Book Club, the Literary Guild, American Profiles and have been chosen for the LORIES best Published Fiction Award. In 2009, A Month of Summer was nomiated for the American Christian Fiction Writers Book of the Year award.


ABOUT THE BOOK

Kai Miller floats through life like driftwood tossed by waves. She's never put down roots in any one place--and she doesn't plan to. But when a chaotic hurricane evacuation lands her in Daily, Texas, she begins to think twice about her wayfaring existence.

And when she meets hometown-boy Kemp Eldridge, she can almost picture settling down in Daily--until she discovers he may be promised to someone else. Daily has always been a place of refuge for those the winds blows in, but for Kai, it looks like it will be just another place to leave behind. Then again, Daily always has a few surprises in store--especially when Aunt Donetta has cooked up a scheme.


If you would like to read the first chapter of Never Say Never, go HERE



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<div align="center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/1600/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/320/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif" style="cursor: hand; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" /></a></div><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="color: #993300; font-size: 130%;"> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0764204920">Never Say Never</a> </span></center><br /> <center>Bethany House (February 1, 2010)</center><br /> <center>by</center><br /> <center><span style="color: #006600; font-size: 130%;"><a href="http://www.lisawingate.com/">Lisa Wingate</a></span></center><br /> <br /> <br /> <span style="color: #ff6600; font-size: 100%;">ABOUT THE AUTHOR:</span><br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_m32TlugOPkM/S2jg0rPDOEI/AAAAAAAADU0/CcniK2ahO0g/s1600-h/wingatepubshot2010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" kt="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_m32TlugOPkM/S2jg0rPDOEI/AAAAAAAADU0/CcniK2ahO0g/s200/wingatepubshot2010.jpg" width="133" /></a></div>Lisa lives in central Texas were she is a popular inspriational speaker, magazine columnist, and national bestselling author of several books. Her novel, <i>Tending Roses</i>, received dozens of five-star reviews, sold out thirteen printings for New York publisher, Penguin Putnam, and went on to become a national bestselling book. Tending Roses was a selection of the Readers Club of America, and is currently in its fourteenth printing. <br /> <br /> The <i>Tending Roses </i>series continued with <i>Good Hope Road</i>, the <i>Language of Sycamores, Drenched in Light</i>, and <i>A Thousand Voices</i>. In 2003, Lisa's Texas Hill Country series began with <i>Texas Cooking</i>, and continued with <i>Lone Star Cafe'</i>, which was awarded a gold metal by RT Bookclub magazine and was hailed by Publisher's Weekly as "A charmingly nostalgic treat." The series concluded with <i>Over the Moon at the Big Lizard Diner</i>. <br /> <br /> Lisa is now working on a new set of small-town Texas novels for Bethany House Publishers. The series debuted with <i>Talk of the Town </i>and continued with <i>Word Gets Around </i>and <i>Never Say Never</i>. A new series is also underway for Peguin Group NAL, beginning with <i>A Month of Summer</i> (July 2008), and continuing with <i>The Summer Kitchen </i>(July 2009) and <i>Beyond Summer </i>(July 2010). Lisa's works have been featured by the National Reader's Club of America, AOL Book Pics, Doubleday Book Club, the Literary Guild, American Profiles and have been chosen for the LORIES best Published Fiction Award. In 2009, <i>A Month of Summer</i> was nomiated for the American Christian Fiction Writers Book of the Year award. <br /> <br /> <br /> <strong><span style="color: #ffcc00; font-size: 100%;">ABOUT THE BOOK</span></strong> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_m32TlugOPkM/S2jg-t3OVRI/AAAAAAAADU8/bcFdZB4z7sc/s1600-h/NeverSayNever.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" kt="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_m32TlugOPkM/S2jg-t3OVRI/AAAAAAAADU8/bcFdZB4z7sc/s320/NeverSayNever.jpg" /></a></div>Kai Miller floats through life like driftwood tossed by waves. She's never put down roots in any one place--and she doesn't plan to. But when a chaotic hurricane evacuation lands her in Daily, Texas, she begins to think twice about her wayfaring existence. <br /> <br /> And when she meets hometown-boy Kemp Eldridge, she can almost picture settling down in Daily--until she discovers he may be promised to someone else. Daily has always been a place of refuge for those the winds blows in, but for Kai, it looks like it will be just another place to leave behind. Then again, Daily always has a few surprises in store--especially when Aunt Donetta has cooked up a scheme.<br /> <br /> <br /> If you would like to read the first chapter of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0764204920">Never Say Never</a>, go <a href="http://thestorybeginnings.blogspot.com/2010/02/never-say-never-chapter-1.html">HERE</a>

Lisa can be reached through the Contact link on her Website

Come and visit those posting for this tour:

Abi at lighter side
Alexis at Ramblings From Life
Amy at My Life
Andie at Radiant Light
Andrea at The Laughs Will Go On
April at Projecting A
Becky at Joyful Mother
Betsy Ann at Betsy Ann "Writer at Large!"
Bonnie at Bonnie Writes
Brittanie at A Book Lover
Carla at Carla's Writing Café
Carrie at The Random Thoughts Of Carrie
CeeCee at Book Splurge
Christa at Fairfield Corner Academy
Christy at Christy's Book Blog
Dave at The Plot Thickens
Dave at Novel Spotlight
Deborah at books, movies and chinese food
Deborah at Country At Heart
Deborah at Comfort Joy Designs
Debra at Soul Reflections
Deena at A Peek At My Bookshelf
Delia at Gatorskunkz And Mudcats
Edyth at Great Reads by Jasmine
Elizabeth at Count it All Joy
Georgiana at Georgiana D
Gretchen at Back Cover Reviews
Janis at The Nearsighted Bookworm
Janna at Cornhusker Academy
Jenn at One House Schoolroom Reviews
Jennifer at So Many Books…So Little Time
Jenny at Jenny B. Jones
Kate at A Simple Walk
Kelly at A Disciple's Steps
Kim at Window To My World
Krista at Welcome To Married Life
Linda at Mocha With Linda
Linda at Reading For His Glory
Lori at Noggin Bits
Lynn at Ladybug Chronicles
Margaret at Creative Madness
Michelle at Edgy Inspirational Author
Michelle at Raising Little Women
Myra at Writer at Random
Pam at Daysong Reflections
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Beguiled by Deeanne Gist & J. Mark Bertrand

This week, the
Christian Fiction Blog Alliance
is introducing
Beguiled
(Bethany House March 1, 2007)
by
Deeanne Gist
andJ. Mark Bertrand


ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Deeanne Gist, the bestselling author of A Bride Most Begrudging and The Measure of a Lady, has a background in education and journalism. Her credits include People magazine, Parents, and Parenting. With a line of parenting products called "I Did It!® Productions" and a degree from Texas A&M, she continues her writing and speaking. She and her family live in Houston, Texas.

J. Mark Bertrand has an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Houston. After one hurricane too many, he left Houston and relocated with his wife Laurie to the plains of South Dakota.

ABOUT THE BOOK

In the shadows of Charleston, someone is watching her... Rylee Monroe, a dogwalker in Charleston's wealthiest neighborhood, never feared the streets at night. But now a thief is terrorizing the area and worse, someone seems to be targeting her.

Reporter Logan Woods is covering the break-ins with the hope of publishing them as a true-crime book. The more he digs, the more he realizes this beguiling dogwalker seems to be at the center of everything. As danger draws ever closer, Logan must choose: Chase the girl, the story, or plunge into the shadows after the villain who threatens everything?

If you'd like to read the first chapter of Beguiled, go HERE






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<div align="center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/1600/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/320/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif" style="cursor: hand; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" /></a></div><br /> <center><span style="font-size: 130%;">This week, the</span></center><br /> <br /> <center><a href="http://www.christianfictionblogalliance.com/"><span style="font-size: 100%;">Christian Fiction Blog Alliance</span></a></center><br /> <br /> <center><span style="font-size: 100%;">is introducing</span></center><br /> <br /> <center><span style="color: #993300; font-size: 130%;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0764206281">Beguiled</a></span></center><br /> <br /> <center>(Bethany House March 1, 2007)</center><br /> <br /> <center>by</center><br /> <br /> <center><span style="color: #006600; font-size: 130%;"><a href="http://www.deeannegist.com/">Deeanne Gist</a></span></center><br /> <br /> <center>and</center><center><span style="color: #006600; font-size: 130%;"><a href="http://www.jmarkbertrand.com/">J. Mark Bertrand</a></span></center><br /> <br /> <br /> <span style="color: #ff6600; font-size: 100%;">ABOUT THE AUTHOR:</span><br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_m32TlugOPkM/S2Y2E2EMXuI/AAAAAAAADUM/qgjorxWTGXU/s1600-h/meetdeepic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" kt="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_m32TlugOPkM/S2Y2E2EMXuI/AAAAAAAADUM/qgjorxWTGXU/s200/meetdeepic.jpg" width="123" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_m32TlugOPkM/S2Y2N29WJTI/AAAAAAAADUU/vNqoz7ljg-g/s1600-h/bio2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" kt="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_m32TlugOPkM/S2Y2N29WJTI/AAAAAAAADUU/vNqoz7ljg-g/s200/bio2.jpg" width="138" /></a><b>Deeanne Gist</b>, the bestselling author of A Bride Most Begrudging and The Measure of a Lady, has a background in education and journalism. Her credits include People magazine, Parents, and Parenting. With a line of parenting products called "I Did It!® Productions" and a degree from Texas A&M, she continues her writing and speaking. She and her family live in Houston, Texas.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /> </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><b>J. Mark Bertrand </b>has an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Houston. After one hurricane too many, he left Houston and relocated with his wife Laurie to the plains of South Dakota. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"></div><br /> <br /> <strong><span style="color: #ffcc00; font-size: 100%;">ABOUT THE BOOK</span></strong> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_m32TlugOPkM/S2Yy9J081-I/AAAAAAAADUE/RlKxfvxVDFc/s1600-h/beguiled.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" kt="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_m32TlugOPkM/S2Yy9J081-I/AAAAAAAADUE/RlKxfvxVDFc/s320/beguiled.jpg" /></a></div>In the shadows of Charleston, someone is watching her... Rylee Monroe, a dogwalker in Charleston's wealthiest neighborhood, never feared the streets at night. But now a thief is terrorizing the area and worse, someone seems to be targeting her. <br /> <br /> Reporter Logan Woods is covering the break-ins with the hope of publishing them as a true-crime book. The more he digs, the more he realizes this beguiling dogwalker seems to be at the center of everything. As danger draws ever closer, Logan must choose: Chase the girl, the story, or plunge into the shadows after the villain who threatens everything? <br /> <br /> If you'd like to read the first chapter of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0764206281">Beguiled</a>, go <a href="http://thestorybeginnings.blogspot.com/2010/01/beguiled-chapter-1.html">HERE</a><br /> <br /> <br /> Check out their video:<br /> <br /> <object height="295" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/bDG7HG75c6I&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/bDG7HG75c6I&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="295"></embed></object>

Deeanne and Mark can be reached through the Contact link on their Websites.

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Becca By The Book by Laura Jensen Walker

This week, the
Christian Fiction Blog Alliance
is introducing
Becca By The Book
Zondervan (January 1, 2010)
by
Laura Jensen Walker


ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Laura Jensen Walker is an award-winning writer, popular speaker, and breast-cancer survivor who loves to touch readers and audiences with the healing power of laughter.

Born in Racine, Wisconsin (home of Western Printing and Johnson’s Wax—maker of your favorite floor care products) Laura moved to Phoenix, Arizona when she was in high school. But not being a fan of blazing heat and knowing that Uncle Sam was looking for a few good women, she enlisted in the United States Air Force shortly after graduation and spent the next five years flying a typewriter through Europe.

Her lifelong dream of writing fiction came true in Spring 2005 with the release of her first chick lit novel, Dreaming in Black & White which won the Contemporary Fiction Book of the Year from American Christian Fiction Writers. Her sophomore novel, Dreaming in Technicolor was published in Fall 2005.

Laura’s third novel, Reconstructing Natalie, chosen as the Women of Faith Novel of the Year for 2006, is the funny and poignant story of a young, single woman who gets breast cancer and how her life is reconstructed as a result. This book was born out of Laura’s cancer speaking engagements where she started meeting younger and younger women stricken with this disease—some whose husbands had left them, and others who wondered what breast cancer would do to their dating life. She wanted to write a novel that would give voice to those women. Something real. And honest. And funny.

Because although cancer isn’t funny, humor is healing.

To learn more about Laura’s latest novels, please check out her Books page.

A popular speaker and teacher at writing conferences, Laura has also been a guest on hundreds of radio and TV shows around the country including the ABC Weekend News, The 700 Club, and The Jay Thomas Morning Show.

She lives in Northern California with her Renaissance-man husband Michael, and Gracie, their piano playing dog.


ABOUT THE BOOK

Sales clerk, barista, telemarketer, sign waver...

At twenty-five, free-spirited Becca Daniels is still trying to figure out what she wants to be when she grows up. What Becca doesn’t want to be is bored. She craves the rush of a new experience, whether it’s an extreme sport, a shocking hair color, or a new guy. That’s why she quit her bookstore job, used her last bit of credit to go skydiving, and broke her leg.

And that’s why, grounded and grumpy, Becca bristles when teased by friends for being commitment-phobic. In response, Becca issues an outrageous wager—that she can sustain a three-month or twenty-five date relationship with the next guy who asks her out. When the guy turns out to be “churchy” Ben—definitely not Becca’s type—she gamely embarks on a hilarious series of dates that plunge her purple-haired, free-speaking, commitment-phobic self into the alien world of church potlucks and prayer meetings.

This irrepressible Getaway Girl will have you cheering her on as she “suffers” through her dates, gains perspective on her life’s purpose, and ultimately begins her greatest adventure of all.

If you'd like to read the first chapter of Becca By The Book, go HERE




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<div align="center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/1600/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/320/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif" style="cursor: hand; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" /></a><br /> </div><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="color: #993300; font-size: 130%;"> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0310276977">Becca By The Book</a></span></center><br /> <center>Zondervan (January 1, 2010) </center><br /> <center>by</center><br /> <center><span style="color: #006600; font-size: 130%;"><a href="http://www.laurajensenwalker.com/">Laura Jensen Walker</a></span></center><br /> <br /> <br /> <span style="color: #ff6600; font-size: 100%;">ABOUT THE AUTHOR:</span> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_m32TlugOPkM/S1-N6MFbsxI/AAAAAAAADT0/_AbBNQv9MRU/s1600-h/lauraheaderimage2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" mt="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_m32TlugOPkM/S1-N6MFbsxI/AAAAAAAADT0/_AbBNQv9MRU/s320/lauraheaderimage2.jpg" /></a><br /> </div>Laura Jensen Walker is an award-winning writer, popular speaker, and breast-cancer survivor who loves to touch readers and audiences with the healing power of laughter.<br /> <br /> Born in Racine, Wisconsin (home of Western Printing and Johnson’s Wax—maker of your favorite floor care products) Laura moved to Phoenix, Arizona when she was in high school. But not being a fan of blazing heat and knowing that Uncle Sam was looking for a few good women, she enlisted in the United States Air Force shortly after graduation and spent the next five years flying a typewriter through Europe.<br /> <br /> Her lifelong dream of writing fiction came true in Spring 2005 with the release of her first chick lit novel, Dreaming in Black & White which won the Contemporary Fiction Book of the Year from American Christian Fiction Writers. Her sophomore novel, Dreaming in Technicolor was published in Fall 2005.<br /> <br /> Laura’s third novel, Reconstructing Natalie, chosen as the Women of Faith Novel of the Year for 2006, is the funny and poignant story of a young, single woman who gets breast cancer and how her life is reconstructed as a result. This book was born out of Laura’s cancer speaking engagements where she started meeting younger and younger women stricken with this disease—some whose husbands had left them, and others who wondered what breast cancer would do to their dating life. She wanted to write a novel that would give voice to those women. Something real. And honest. And funny. <br /> <br /> Because although cancer isn’t funny, humor is healing.<br /> <br /> To learn more about Laura’s latest novels, please check out her Books page.<br /> <br /> A popular speaker and teacher at writing conferences, Laura has also been a guest on hundreds of radio and TV shows around the country including the ABC Weekend News, The 700 Club, and The Jay Thomas Morning Show. <br /> <br /> She lives in Northern California with her Renaissance-man husband Michael, and Gracie, their piano playing dog.<br /> <br /> <br /> <strong><span style="color: #ffcc00; font-size: 100%;">ABOUT THE BOOK</span></strong> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_m32TlugOPkM/S1-OBUyAfDI/AAAAAAAADT8/lKqMU1N6UvY/s1600-h/Becca+By+The+Book.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" mt="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_m32TlugOPkM/S1-OBUyAfDI/AAAAAAAADT8/lKqMU1N6UvY/s320/Becca+By+The+Book.jpg" /></a><br /> </div>Sales clerk, barista, telemarketer, sign waver...<br /> <br /> At twenty-five, free-spirited Becca Daniels is still trying to figure out what she wants to be when she grows up. What Becca doesn’t want to be is bored. She craves the rush of a new experience, whether it’s an extreme sport, a shocking hair color, or a new guy. That’s why she quit her bookstore job, used her last bit of credit to go skydiving, and broke her leg. <br /> <br /> And that’s why, grounded and grumpy, Becca bristles when teased by friends for being commitment-phobic. In response, Becca issues an outrageous wager—that she can sustain a three-month or twenty-five date relationship with the next guy who asks her out. When the guy turns out to be “churchy” Ben—definitely not Becca’s type—she gamely embarks on a hilarious series of dates that plunge her purple-haired, free-speaking, commitment-phobic self into the alien world of church potlucks and prayer meetings. <br /> <br /> This irrepressible Getaway Girl will have you cheering her on as she “suffers” through her dates, gains perspective on her life’s purpose, and ultimately begins her greatest adventure of all. <br /> <br /> If you'd like to read the first chapter of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0310276977">Becca By The Book</a>, go <a href="http://thestorybeginnings.blogspot.com/2010/01/becca-by-book-chapter-1.html">HERE</a><br />

Laura can be reached through the Contact link on her Website

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Christa at Fairfield Corner Academy
Christy at Christy's Book Blog
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Dave at Novel Spotlight
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Janna at Cornhusker Academy
Jendi at Jendi's Journal
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Jennifer at So Many Books…So Little Time
Jennifer at My Buckling Bookshelf
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Jill at Artistic Blogger
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Linda at Mocha With Linda
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Michelle at Edgy Inspirational Author
Michelle at Raising Little Women
Pam at Pam's Private Reflections
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Kelly’s Chance by Wanda E. Brunstetter

This week, the
Christian Fiction Blog Alliance
is introducing
Kelly’s Chance Barbour Books; Reprint edition (January 1, 2010)
by
Wanda E. Brunstetter


ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

A Note From Wanda:

Ever since I was a child, I wanted to be a writer. When I was in the second grade, I wrote my first poem about a moth. Luckily, I received encouragement from my teacher. During my teen years, I wrote skits that my church teen group performed during special holidays.

It wasn’t until 1980, that I took a course on writing for children and teenagers. I became serious about a career as an author. Soon after that, I began to write stories, articles, poems, and devotionals, which appeared in a variety of Christian publications. Later, I had 5 books of puppet/ventriloquist scripts published. *These books are currently available by contacting me. (wanda@wandabrunstetter.com)

My first novel was released by Barbour Publishing’s book club, Heartsong Presents, in Dec. 1997. I have now written nearly fifty books, with over 4 million books in print. Many of the novels I've written are Amish-themed.


ABOUT THE BOOK

Life for Kelly McGregor is a daily drudge of driving her overbearing father’s mules along Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Canal. She dreams of one day owning an art gallery where her own drawings and paintings are on display. But these dreams don’t include marriage. . .not after seeing what her father has done to her mother. How then can Mike Cooper, a general store owner, make her realize he is different than her father and wants to support her artistic talent? Will Kelly learn that dreams can walk hand in hand with a love created by God?

If you would like to read the first chapter of Kelly’s Chance , go HERE.








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<div align="center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/1600/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/320/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif" style="cursor: hand; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" /></a><br /> </div><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="color: #993300; font-size: 130%;"> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1602608903">Kelly’s Chance </a></span></center><center>Barbour Books; Reprint edition (January 1, 2010)</center><br /> <center>by</center><br /> <center><span style="color: #006600; font-size: 130%;"><a href="http://www.wandabrunstetter.com/">Wanda E. Brunstetter</a></span></center><br /> <br /> <br /> <span style="color: #ff6600; font-size: 100%;">ABOUT THE AUTHOR:</span> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_m32TlugOPkM/S10S6ceyNfI/AAAAAAAADTs/Yusl4VhOL88/s1600-h/wanda_sitting.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" mt="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_m32TlugOPkM/S10S6ceyNfI/AAAAAAAADTs/Yusl4VhOL88/s320/wanda_sitting.jpg" /></a><br /> </div><span style="color: #660000;">A Note From Wanda:</span><br /> <br /> Ever since I was a child, I wanted to be a writer. When I was in the second grade, I wrote my first poem about a moth. Luckily, I received encouragement from my teacher. During my teen years, I wrote skits that my church teen group performed during special holidays. <br /> <br /> It wasn’t until 1980, that I took a course on writing for children and teenagers. I became serious about a career as an author. Soon after that, I began to write stories, articles, poems, and devotionals, which appeared in a variety of Christian publications. Later, I had 5 books of puppet/ventriloquist scripts published. *These books are currently available by contacting me. (wanda@wandabrunstetter.com) <br /> <br /> My first novel was released by Barbour Publishing’s book club, Heartsong Presents, in Dec. 1997. I have now written nearly fifty books, with over 4 million books in print. Many of the novels I've written are Amish-themed.<br /> <br /> <br /> <strong><span style="color: #ffcc00; font-size: 100%;">ABOUT THE BOOK</span></strong><br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_m32TlugOPkM/S10SRERbZLI/AAAAAAAADTk/SHKWKOgTKOQ/s1600-h/Kelly%27s+Chance.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" mt="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_m32TlugOPkM/S10SRERbZLI/AAAAAAAADTk/SHKWKOgTKOQ/s320/Kelly%27s+Chance.jpg" /></a><br /> </div>Life for Kelly McGregor is a daily drudge of driving her overbearing father’s mules along Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Canal. She dreams of one day owning an art gallery where her own drawings and paintings are on display. But these dreams don’t include marriage. . .not after seeing what her father has done to her mother. How then can Mike Cooper, a general store owner, make her realize he is different than her father and wants to support her artistic talent? Will Kelly learn that dreams can walk hand in hand with a love created by God? <br /> <br /> If you would like to read the first chapter of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1602608903">Kelly’s Chance </a>, go <a href="http://thestorybeginnings.blogspot.com/2010/01/kellys-chance-chapter-1.html">HERE</a>.<br />

Wanda can be reached through the Contact link on her Website

Come and visit with those posting for this tour:

Andie at Radiant Light
Andrea at The Laughs Will Go On
April at Projecting A
Barbara at Victoria Hill Farm
Becky at Joyful Mother
Bonnie at Bonnie Writes
Brittanie at A Book Lover
Camy at Camy's Loft
Carol at Blogging With Carol
Carrie at The Random Thoughts Of Carrie
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
Edyth at Great Reads by Jasmine
Ernie at Writing: My Adventures In Words
Heidi at Reviews By Heidi
Janis at The Nearsighted Bookworm
Jenn at One House Schoolroom Reviews
Jennifer at My Not So Hurried Life
Jennfer at Scraps and Snippets
Jenny at Come Meet AusJenny
Kate at A Simple Walk
Kim at Window To My World
Linda at Mocha With Linda
Linda at Reading For His Glory
Lori at Noggin Bits
Lynn at Ladybug Chronicles
Marjorie at The Writer's Tool
Mark at Thoughts Of A Sojourner
Melissa at Real Heart Prints
Michelle at Raising Little Women
Pam at Pam's Private Reflections
Pam at Daysong Reflections
Rel at Relz Reviewz
Rulan at Fiction Showcase
Sabrina at Hijinks From The Heartland
Sean at Bookmark Cafe
Takiela at Beauty 4 Ashes
Tara at Tara's View Of The World
Victoria at Overlooked Orchid

A Lady Like Sarah by Margaret Brownley

This week, the
Christian Fiction Blog Allianceis introducing
A Lady Like SarahThomas Nelson; Original edition (December 22, 2009) byMargaret Brownley

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Thrills, mystery, suspense, romance: Margaret penned it all. Nothing wrong with this, except Margaret happened to be writing for the church newsletter. After making the church picnic read like a Grisham novel, her former pastor took her aside and said, "Maybe God's calling you to write fiction."

It turns out God was and Margaret did. She now has more than 20 novels to her credit. In addition, she's written many Christian articles and a non-fiction book. Still, it took a lot of prodding from God before Margaret tried her hand at writing inspirational fiction which led to her Rocky Creek series. "I love writing about characters at different stages of faith," she says of the new direction her writing career has taken, "and I'm here to stay."

Happily married to her real-life hero, Margaret and her husband live in Southern California.


ABOUT THE BOOK

Sarah Prescott has never known a respectable life; just a hardscrabble childhood and brothers who taught her to shoot straight.

Justin Wells left Boston in disgrace, heading out alone on the dusty trail to Texas. But when the once-respected clergyman encounters a feisty redhead in handcuffs with a dying US Marshall at her side, their journey takes a dramatic turn.

His high society expectations and Sarah's outlaw habits clash from the start. With a price on her head and a sweet orphan in tow, Justin and Sarah make the difficult journey toward Rocky Creek. There justice will be meted out hopefully with a portion of grace.


If you would like to read the first chapter of A Lady Like Sarah, go HERE

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<div align="center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/1600/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/320/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif" style="cursor: hand; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" /></a><br /> </div><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><center><span style="font-size: 100%;">is introducing</span></center><br /> <center><span style="color: #993300; font-size: 130%;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1595548092">A Lady Like Sarah</a></span></center><center>Thomas Nelson; Original edition (December 22, 2009) </center><center>by</center><center><span style="color: #006600; font-size: 130%;"><a href="http://www.margaretbrownley.com/">Margaret Brownley</a></span></center><br /> <br /> <span style="color: #ff6600; font-size: 100%;">ABOUT THE AUTHOR:</span> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_m32TlugOPkM/S1ZxexmfY7I/AAAAAAAADSY/PfHelbYcpFM/s1600-h/author_p.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ps="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_m32TlugOPkM/S1ZxexmfY7I/AAAAAAAADSY/PfHelbYcpFM/s200/author_p.jpg" /></a><br /> </div>Thrills, mystery, suspense, romance: Margaret penned it all. Nothing wrong with this, except Margaret happened to be writing for the church newsletter. After making the church picnic read like a Grisham novel, her former pastor took her aside and said, "Maybe God's calling you to write fiction."<br /> <br /> It turns out God was and Margaret did. She now has more than 20 novels to her credit. In addition, she's written many Christian articles and a non-fiction book. Still, it took a lot of prodding from God before Margaret tried her hand at writing inspirational fiction which led to her Rocky Creek series. "I love writing about characters at different stages of faith," she says of the new direction her writing career has taken, "and I'm here to stay."<br /> <br /> Happily married to her real-life hero, Margaret and her husband live in Southern California.<br /> <br /> <br /> <strong><span style="color: #ffcc00; font-size: 100%;">ABOUT THE BOOK</span></strong> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_m32TlugOPkM/S1Zx4a9iwaI/AAAAAAAADSg/rIlUjsldEns/s1600-h/A+Lady+Like+Sarah.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ps="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_m32TlugOPkM/S1Zx4a9iwaI/AAAAAAAADSg/rIlUjsldEns/s320/A+Lady+Like+Sarah.jpg" /></a><br /> </div><strong>Sarah Prescott has never known a respectable life; just a hardscrabble childhood and brothers who taught her to shoot straight.</strong><br /> <br /> Justin Wells left Boston in disgrace, heading out alone on the dusty trail to Texas. But when the once-respected clergyman encounters a feisty redhead in handcuffs with a dying US Marshall at her side, their journey takes a dramatic turn. <br /> <br /> His high society expectations and Sarah's outlaw habits clash from the start. With a price on her head and a sweet orphan in tow, Justin and Sarah make the difficult journey toward Rocky Creek. There justice will be meted out hopefully with a portion of grace.<br /> <br /> <br /> If you would like to read the first chapter of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1595548092">A Lady Like Sarah</a>, go <a href="http://thestorybeginnings.blogspot.com/2010/01/lady-like-sarah-chapter-1.html">HERE</a><br /> <br /> Watch the Book Trailer:<br /> <br /> <object height="265" width="320"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/prY2q9Oasp4&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/prY2q9Oasp4&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="320" height="265"></embed></object><br />

Margaret can be reached through the Contact link on her Website

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Abi at lighter side
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
Brittanie at A Book Lover
Carly at Carlybird's Home
CeeCee at Book Splurge
Dave at The Plot Thickens
Dave at Novel Spotlight
Deanna at Deannna's Corner
Deborah at Country At Heart
Debra at Soul Reflections
Edyth at Great Reads by Jasmine
Ernie at Writing: My Adventures In Words
Gina at Upon Reflection
Jane at Winning Readings
Janis at The Nearsighted Bookworm
Janna at Cornhusker Academy
Jendi at Jendi's Journal
Jenn at One House Schoolroom Reviews
Jennifer at Musings on This, That, & The Other Thing
Jennifer at So Many Books…So Little Time
Jennifer at My Not So Hurried Life
Jenny at Come Meet AusJenny
Jill at Artistic Blogger
Kate at A Simple Walk
Kay at Views & Reviews by K
Kim at Window To My World
Krista at Welcome To Married Life
Linda at Mocha With Linda
Lori at Noggin Bits
Lori at Lori's Book Reviews
Lynetta at Open Book
Lynn at Ladybug Chronicles
Mark at Thoughts Of A Sojourner
Michelle at Raising Little Women
Pam at Pam's Private Reflections
Pam at Daysong Reflections
Becky at Becky's Book Reviews
Rel at Relz Reviewz
Rulan at Fiction Showcase
Sally at Welcome To Sally Bradley.com
Takiela at Beauty 4 Ashes
Tara at Tara's View Of The World
Victoria at Overlooked Orchid
Winter at Rodeo with A Twist Of Suspense

The Judas Ride by Peggy Sue Yarber

This week, the
Christian Fiction Blog Alliance
is introducing
The Judas Ride
Tate Publishing (December 8, 2009)
by
Peggy Sue Yarber


ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Peggy Sue Yarber, PhD in psychology, lives in central California with her husband, two daughters, six turtles and two dogs. She works in the field of education.

The Judas Ride was inspired by her current and previous students. She has seen and experienced and seen similarities between the students and Jesus’ traitor, Judas Iscariot. She has always been fascinated with Judas. Yarber went to a catholic school when she was young and Judas was always portrayed like a mysterious rebel.

She ventures to say, “I guess he was my James Dean of the Bible. But in a good way! In the way that…he did something so wrong so that the entire world could be saved. He had to betray Jesus in order for the rest of the story. I have always wondered what it would be like to not do that one bad thing that would lead to that one great thing. So I had the Vader character sort of run through the paces of Judas.”

Redemption and reality are the two distinguishing features about Yarber’s writing. Not all teens find redemption in The Judas Ride. Yarber considered trying to show the negative outcomes as much as the positive. She wasn’t thinking in terms of positive and negative but she did try to balance the two sides. Yarber says she often sees people daily that , “…have even more screwed up lives than these characters.” Yarber admits sometimes there is not an ending to the madness unless someone dies and then even after the death the ripples still linger. She has written another novel TARE and a children’s book Rocketships to Heaven and the SOS Fuel Station. She loves to run, read, shoot guns and watch her daughters play soccer.

ABOUT THE BOOK

An unwed (and unwanted) teen pregnancy with two possible fathers. Abusive relationships. Drug and alcohol addiction. Rape and molestation. The struggle to understand grace, forgiveness, and free will versus predestination. The Judas Ride hits the road running in the opening pages, where Sonia and Xavier argue explosively about whether Sonia should have their unborn child and about who the father is: Xavier, a struggling Christian, or Vader, an abusive and abused drug dealer. As the pages turn, readers continue to meet a hodgepodge of troubled teens and eclectic characters, including Pastor Manny, a quirky immigrant pastor infatuated with John Wayne. Pastor Manny desires to help the tortured souls in his community but finds that it takes more than unconditional love to reach them. Secrets literally kill in The Judas Ride, an edgy, in-your-your face Christian novel that boldly explores the struggles of modern-day young people.

If you would like to read the first chapter of The Judas Ride, go HERE







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<div align="center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/1600/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/320/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif" style="cursor: hand; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" /></a><br /> </div><br /> <center><span style="font-size: 130%;">This week, the</span></center><br /> <br /> <center><a href="http://www.christianfictionblogalliance.com/"><span style="font-size: 100%;">Christian Fiction Blog Alliance</span></a></center><br /> <br /> <center><span style="font-size: 100%;">is introducing</span></center><br /> <br /> <center><span style="color: #993300; font-size: 130%;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1607998017">The Judas Ride</a></span></center><br /> <br /> <center>Tate Publishing (December 8, 2009) </center><br /> <br /> <center>by</center><br /> <br /> <center><span style="color: #006600; font-size: 130%;"><a href="http://www.psyarber.com/home.html">Peggy Sue Yarber</a></span></center><br /> <br /> <br /> <span style="color: #ff6600; font-size: 100%;">ABOUT THE AUTHOR:</span><br /> <div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /> </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_m32TlugOPkM/S1OUWXTPSkI/AAAAAAAADSI/O-MmREukg0Q/s1600-h/Picture+009.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ps="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_m32TlugOPkM/S1OUWXTPSkI/AAAAAAAADSI/O-MmREukg0Q/s200/Picture+009.jpg" /></a><br /> </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Peggy Sue Yarber, PhD in psychology, lives in central California with her husband, two daughters, six turtles and two dogs. She works in the field of education. <br /> <br /> <em>The Judas Ride</em> was inspired by her current and previous students. She has seen and experienced and seen similarities between the students and Jesus’ traitor, Judas Iscariot. She has always been fascinated with Judas. Yarber went to a catholic school when she was young and Judas was always portrayed like a mysterious rebel. <br /> <br /> She ventures to say, “I guess he was my James Dean of the Bible. But in a good way! In the way that…he did something so wrong so that the entire world could be saved. He had to betray Jesus in order for the rest of the story. I have always wondered what it would be like to not do that one bad thing that would lead to that one great thing. So I had the Vader character sort of run through the paces of Judas.” <br /> <br /> Redemption and reality are the two distinguishing features about Yarber’s writing. Not all teens find redemption in The Judas Ride. Yarber considered trying to show the negative outcomes as much as the positive. She wasn’t thinking in terms of positive and negative but she did try to balance the two sides. Yarber says she often sees people daily that , “…have even more screwed up lives than these characters.” Yarber admits sometimes there is not an ending to the madness unless someone dies and then even after the death the ripples still linger. She has written another novel <em>TARE</em> and a children’s book <em>Rocketships to Heaven and the SOS Fuel Station</em>. She loves to run, read, shoot guns and watch her daughters play soccer. <br /> <br /> <br /> </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /> <strong><span style="color: #ffcc00; font-size: 100%;">ABOUT THE BOOK</span></strong> <br /> </div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_m32TlugOPkM/S1OVQhADFaI/AAAAAAAADSQ/--q2uxACgzE/s1600-h/Judas+Ride.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ps="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_m32TlugOPkM/S1OVQhADFaI/AAAAAAAADSQ/--q2uxACgzE/s320/Judas+Ride.jpg" /></a><br /> </div>An unwed (and unwanted) teen pregnancy with two possible fathers. Abusive relationships. Drug and alcohol addiction. Rape and molestation. The struggle to understand grace, forgiveness, and free will versus predestination. The <i>Judas Ride </i>hits the road running in the opening pages, where Sonia and Xavier argue explosively about whether Sonia should have their unborn child and about who the father is: Xavier, a struggling Christian, or Vader, an abusive and abused drug dealer. As the pages turn, readers continue to meet a hodgepodge of troubled teens and eclectic characters, including Pastor Manny, a quirky immigrant pastor infatuated with John Wayne. Pastor Manny desires to help the tortured souls in his community but finds that it takes more than unconditional love to reach them. Secrets literally kill in <i>The Judas Ride</i>, an edgy, in-your-your face Christian novel that boldly explores the struggles of modern-day young people.<br /> <br /> If you would like to read the first chapter of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1607998017">The Judas Ride</a>, go <a href="http://thestorybeginnings.blogspot.com/2010/01/judas-ride-chapter-1.html">HERE</a>

Peggy can be reached through the Contact link on her Website

Those posting for this tour are:

Andie at Radiant Light
April at Projecting A
Becky at Joyful Mother
Cheryl at Writing Remnants
Christa at Fairfield Corner Academy
Dave at The Plot Thickens
Dave at Novel Spotlight
Deanna at Deannna's Corner
Debra at Soul Reflections
Gretchen at Back Cover Reviews
Jane at Winning Readings
Janis at The Nearsighted Bookworm
Janna at Cornhusker Academy
Jenn at One House Schoolroom Reviews
Karen at disturbing the universe:reviews and rants
Kim at Window To My World
Loren at The Magoos News
Lori at Noggin Bits
Lynetta at Open Book
Michelle at Edgy Inspirational Author
Michelle at Raising Little Women
Pam at Pam's Private Reflections
Pam at Daysong Reflections
Rulan at Fiction Showcase
Sean at Bookmark Cafe
Stacy at Vader's Mom
Takiela at Beauty 4 Ashes
Tara at Tara's View Of The World
Nessie at Illuminating Fiction
Victoria at Overlooked Orchid

The Last Day by James Landis

This week, the
Christian Fiction Blog Alliance
is introducing
The Last Day
Steerforth; 1 edition (September 1, 2009)
by
James Landis


ABOUT THE AUTHOR:


James Landis lives in New Hampshire.




















ABOUT THE BOOK

Warren Harlan Pease, the young narrator of this spellbinding novel, returns to his native New Hampshire from the Iraq War and spends an entire day with Jesus visiting and contemplating hi own life with fresh eyes, and a willing heart. He examines his relationships to those he loves─his girlfriend, his best friend, his father, his dead mother, his daughter ─ and grapples with the pain he has been carrying since the death of his mother when he was still a boy.

While in Iraq, armed with his sniper’s ‘s rifle and his deeply held faith, Specialist Pease traveled across ideological borders and earned an appreciation for his enemy’s culture and for what connect us all as human beings. He also learned how to kill and taught others to do the same. “War doesn’t test your faith in Jesus,” Warren comes to realize. “It tests your faith in yourself.” The Last Day answers some questions and asks many more. It’s a powerful meditation on religion and war, love and loss.

This work of compassion and healing grace will resonate with skeptics and believers, be shared and discussed between friends and among families. It is a book for our time, and forever.


If you would like to read an excerpt from Chapter one of , go HERE





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Andie at Radiant Light
April at Projecting A
Becky at Joyful Mother
Bonnie at Bonnie Writes
Carol at Blogging With Carol
Christy at Christy's Book Blog
Dave at The Plot Thickens
Dave at Novel Spotlight
Deanna at Deannna's Corner
Debra at Soul Reflections
Edyth at Great Reads by Jasmine
Ernie at Writing: My Adventures In Words
Gretchen at Back Cover Reviews
Jane at Winning Readings
Janis at The Nearsighted Bookworm
Janna at Cornhusker Academy
Jenn at One House Schoolroom Reviews
Karen at disturbing the universe:reviews and rants
Kate at A Simple Walk
Lori at Noggin Bits
Lynetta at Open Book
Michelle at Raising Little Women
Pam at Daysong Reflections
Rulan at Fiction Showcase
Stacy at Vader's Mom
Takiela at Beauty 4 Ashes
Tara at Tara's View Of The World
Tina at O'Joy of My Life

Love Finds You in Holiday, Florida by Sandra D. Bricker

This week, the
Christian Fiction Blog Alliance
is introducing
Love Finds You in Holiday, Florida
Summerside Press (November 1, 2009)
by
Sandra D. Bricker


ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

For more than a decade, Author Sandra D. Bricker lived in Los Angeles. While writing in every spare moment, she worked as a personal assistant
and publicist to some of daytime television's hottest stars. When her mother became ill in Florida, she walked away from that segment of her life and moved across the country to take on a new role: Caregiver.

One of Sandie's passions revolves around the rights of animals. She's been involved in fundraising for Lost Angels Animal Rescue for several years now; in fact, a portion of the proceeds of Love Finds You in Holiday, Florida will go to help the non-profit group with their expenses. And Lost Angels paid her back in a big way: They brought a free-spirited Collie named Sophie into her life after the loss of her 15-year companion Caleb.

It was her 8th novel that opened the door to finding her way as a writer.

In Sandie's words: "I guess most people would see my career as a publicist as a sort of dream job. But giving it up turned out to be the best thing that could have happened to me!" she declares. "Not only was I given the gift of getting to know my mother as an adult woman before she passed away, but I was also afforded the blessing of being able to focus completely on my dream of a writing career. I'm a Christian woman, first and foremost, so it was a bit of a dream-come-true when Summerside Press chose me as one of two authors to launch their new Love Finds You line."

ABOUT THE BOOK

Lawyer Cassie Constantine has no plans to stay in Florida. She's here just long enough to sell her late husbands vacation house, a tacky bungalow she's always despised then she'll hightail it back to her gracious Boston brownstone.

But the place needs more work than Cassie bargained for. What's more, her widow status is like a target on her back and the elderly matchmakers around town manage to sidetrack her mission at every turn.

Holiday is a landmine of golf tournaments, ballroom dancing competitions, shuffleboard and day trips. But the biggest obstacle of all? Richard Dillon, the stuffed shirt she's paired with on the dance floor.

Cassie had always considered herself uptight but Richard won't take a walk on the beach without his socks and shoes! There's one little problem he makes her heart beat faster than the rhythm of the quickstep. Can Cassie and Richard let loose long enough to have a little fun?

If you would like to read the prologue and first chapter of Love Finds You in Holiday, Florida, 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/1935416251">Love Finds You in Holiday, Florida</a></span></center><br /><center>Summerside Press (November 1, 2009) </center><br /><center>by</center><br /><center><span style="font-size:130%;color:#006600;"><a href="http://www.sandradbricker.com/">Sandra D. Bricker</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/S0QEa4xnftI/AAAAAAAADQY/INkD8OJE2LI/s1600-h/sandie_author__sbricke1_v1_.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 256px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_m32TlugOPkM/S0QEa4xnftI/AAAAAAAADQY/INkD8OJE2LI/s320/sandie_author__sbricke1_v1_.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423464711224524498" /></a>For more than a decade, Author Sandra D. Bricker lived in Los Angeles. While writing in every spare moment, she worked as a personal assistant<br />and publicist to some of daytime television's hottest stars. When her mother became ill in Florida, she walked away from that segment of her life and moved across the country to take on a new role: Caregiver.<br /><br />One of Sandie's passions revolves around the rights of animals. She's been involved in fundraising for Lost Angels Animal Rescue for several years now; in fact, a portion of the proceeds of Love Finds You in Holiday, Florida will go to help the non-profit group with their expenses. And Lost Angels paid her back in a big way: They brought a free-spirited Collie named Sophie into her life after the loss of her 15-year companion Caleb.<br /><br />It was her 8th novel that opened the door to finding her way as a writer.<br /><br />In Sandie's words: "I guess most people would see my career as a publicist as a sort of dream job. But giving it up turned out to be the best thing that could have happened to me!" she declares. "Not only was I given the gift of getting to know my mother as an adult woman before she passed away, but I was also afforded the blessing of being able to focus completely on my dream of a writing career. I'm a Christian woman, first and foremost, so it was a bit of a dream-come-true when Summerside Press chose me as one of two authors to launch their new Love Finds You line."<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/S0QEqRqZExI/AAAAAAAADQg/OKkTffX0VzY/s1600-h/Love+Finds+You+In+Holiday+Florida.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 157px; height: 250px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_m32TlugOPkM/S0QEqRqZExI/AAAAAAAADQg/OKkTffX0VzY/s320/Love+Finds+You+In+Holiday+Florida.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423464975603143442" /></a>Lawyer Cassie Constantine has no plans to stay in Florida. She's here just long enough to sell her late husbands vacation house, a tacky bungalow she's always despised then she'll hightail it back to her gracious Boston brownstone.<br /><br />But the place needs more work than Cassie bargained for. What's more, her widow status is like a target on her back and the elderly matchmakers around town manage to sidetrack her mission at every turn.<br /><br />Holiday is a landmine of golf tournaments, ballroom dancing competitions, shuffleboard and day trips. But the biggest obstacle of all? Richard Dillon, the stuffed shirt she's paired with on the dance floor.<br /><br />Cassie had always considered herself uptight but Richard won't take a walk on the beach without his socks and shoes! There's one little problem he makes her heart beat faster than the rhythm of the quickstep. Can Cassie and Richard let loose long enough to have a little fun? <br /><br />If you would like to read the prologue and first chapter of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1935416251">Love Finds You in Holiday, Florida</a>, go <a href="http://thestorybeginnings.blogspot.com/2010/01/love-finds-you-in-holiday-florida.html">HERE</a>.<br /><br /><br />Watch the trailer:<br /><object width="480" height="295"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/TbB9SKoIxCE&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/TbB9SKoIxCE&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="295"></embed></object>

Sandra can be reached through the Contact link on her Website

Come and visit with those joining in this blog tour:

Abi at lighter side
Amy at My Life
Andie at Radiant Light
Andrea at The Laughs Will Go On
April at Projecting A
Becky at Joyful Mother
Bonnie at Bonnie Writes
Brittanie at A Book Lover
Carla at Carla's Writing Café
Cheryl at Writing Remnants
Christa at Fairfield Corner Academy
Christy at Southern Sassy Things
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
Edyth at Great Reads by Jasmine
Georgiana at Georgiana D
Heidi at Reviews And Reflections
Janis at The Nearsighted Bookworm
Janna at Cornhusker Academy
Jenn at One House Schoolroom Reviews
Jennifer at So Many Books…So Little Time
Jenny at Come Meet AusJenny
Jill at Artistic Blogger
Kim at Window To My World
Krista at Welcome To Married Life
Allie at A Little Bit Of Sunlight
Linda at Mocha With Linda
Loren at The Magoos News
Lori at Noggin Bits
Lynn at Ladybug Chronicles
Margaret at Creative Madness
Michelle at Edgy Inspirational Author
Michelle at Raising Little Women
Pam at Pam's Private Reflections
Pam at Daysong Reflections
Rulan at Fiction Showcase
Ryan at loves to read
Sabrina at Hijinks From The Heartland
Takiela at Beauty 4 Ashes
Tara at Tara's View Of The World

The Silent Governess by Julie Klassen

This week, the
Christian Fiction Blog Alliance
is introducing
The Silent Governess
Bethany House; Original edition (January 1, 2010)
by
Julie Klassen


ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Julie says: My background is in advertising and marketing, but I am blessed with a dream job—working as an editor of Christian fiction. I have been writing since childhood, but Lady of Milkweed Manor was my first novel. It was a finalist for a Christy Award and won second place in the Inspirational Reader's Choice Awards. My second novel, The Apothecary's Daughter, was a finalist in the ACFW Book of the Year awards. I am currently writing one novel a year.

I graduated from the University of Illinois and enjoy travel, research, BBC period dramas, long hikes, short naps, and coffee with friends.

My husband and I have two sons and live near St. Paul, Minnesota.








ABOUT THE BOOK


Olivia Keene is fleeing her own secret. She never intended to overhear his.

But now that she has, what is Lord Bradley to do with her? He cannot let her go, for were the truth to get out, he would lose everything--his reputation, his inheritance, his very home.

He gives Miss Keene little choice but to accept a post at Brightwell Court, where he can make certain she does not spread what she heard. Keeping an eye on the young woman as she cares for the children, he finds himself drawn to her, even as he struggles against the growing attraction. The clever Miss Keene is definitely hiding something.

Moving, mysterious, and romantic, The Silent Governess takes readers inside the intriguing life of a nineteenth-century governess in an English manor house where all is not as it appears.

If you would like to read the prologue and first chapter of The Silent Governess, go HERE. You can also sign up as a Follower when you get to that page, and get announcements of the first chapters for all the great books we tour!










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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/0764207075">The Silent Governess</a></span></center><br /><center>Bethany House; Original edition (January 1, 2010)</center><br /><center>by</center><br /><center><span style="font-size:130%;color:#006600;"><a href="http://www.julieklassen.com/">Julie Klassen</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/S0FhjNMalQI/AAAAAAAADPg/df_tsG4v6i4/s1600-h/110-Julie.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 175px; height: 263px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_m32TlugOPkM/S0FhjNMalQI/AAAAAAAADPg/df_tsG4v6i4/s320/110-Julie.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422722683795838210" /></a>Julie says: My background is in advertising and marketing, but I am blessed with a dream job—working as an editor of Christian fiction. I have been writing since childhood, but Lady of Milkweed Manor was my first novel. It was a finalist for a Christy Award and won second place in the Inspirational Reader's Choice Awards. My second novel, The Apothecary's Daughter, was a finalist in the ACFW Book of the Year awards. I am currently writing one novel a year.<br /><br />I graduated from the University of Illinois and enjoy travel, research, BBC period dramas, long hikes, short naps, and coffee with friends.<br /><br />My husband and I have two sons and live near St. Paul, Minnesota.<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/S0Fh2Bh9SbI/AAAAAAAADPo/g8rPDdlTNRk/s1600-h/silent+governess.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/S0Fh2Bh9SbI/AAAAAAAADPo/g8rPDdlTNRk/s320/silent+governess.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422723007082482098" /></a><br /><strong>Olivia Keene is fleeing her own secret. She never intended to overhear his.</strong><br /><br />But now that she has, what is Lord Bradley to do with her? He cannot let her go, for were the truth to get out, he would lose everything--his reputation, his inheritance, his very home.<br /><br />He gives Miss Keene little choice but to accept a post at Brightwell Court, where he can make certain she does not spread what she heard. Keeping an eye on the young woman as she cares for the children, he finds himself drawn to her, even as he struggles against the growing attraction. The clever Miss Keene is definitely hiding something. <br /><br />Moving, mysterious, and romantic, The Silent Governess takes readers inside the intriguing life of a nineteenth-century governess in an English manor house where all is not as it appears.<br /><br />If you would like to read the prologue and first chapter of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0764207075">The Silent Governess</a>, go <a href="http://thestorybeginnings.blogspot.com/2010/01/silent-governess-prologue-and-chapter-1.html">HERE</a>. You can also sign up as a Follower when you get to that page, and get announcements of the first chapters for all the great books we tour!

Julie 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 My Life
Andie at Radiant Light
Andrea at The Laughs Will Go On
April at Projecting A
Barbara at Victoria Hill Farm
Becky at Joyful Mother
Bonnie at Bonnie Writes
Brandy at Brandy Bruce
Brittanie at A Book Lover
Camy at Camy's Loft
Cara at the law, books, and life
Carol at Blogging With Carol
CeeCee at Book Splurge
Cheryl at Writing Remnants
Christa at Fairfield Corner Academy
Christy at Christy's Book Blog
Christy at Southern Sassy Things
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
Edyth at Great Reads by Jasmine
Ernie at Writing: My Adventures In Words
Georgiana at Georgiana D
Heidi at Reviews By Heidi
Janis at The Nearsighted Bookworm
Janna at Cornhusker Academy
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
Jill at Christian Work At Home Moms
Kate at A Simple Walk
Kay at Views & Reviews by K
Kim at Window To My World
Krista at Welcome To Married Life
Kristi at Stamped With Grace
Leah at Ponderings From My Heart
Allie at A Little Bit Of Sunlight
Linda at Mocha With Linda
Lori at Noggin Bits
Lynetta at Open Book
Lynn at Ladybug Chronicles
Marjorie at The Writer's Tool
Mark at Thoughts Of A Sojourner
Michelle at Raising Little Women
Pam at Pam's Private Reflections
Pam at Daysong Reflections
Pepper at Faith And Fiction On Fire
Becky at Becky's Book Reviews
Ruth at Booktalk & more...
Ryan at loves to read
Sabrina at Hijinks From The Heartland
Sally at Welcome To Sally Bradley.com
Stacy at Vader's Mom
Stephanie at Her Creative Side
Takiela at Beauty 4 Ashes
Tara at Tara's View Of The World
Tiff at A Fiction-Filled Life
Tracy at Pix-N-Pens
Victoria at Overlooked Orchid

The Sheriff’s Surrender by Susan Page Davis

This week, the
Christian Fiction Blog Alliance
is introducing
The Sheriff’s Surrender
Barbour Books (December 1, 2009)
by
Susan Page Davis


ABOUT THE AUTHOR:


I've always loved reading, history, and horses. These things come together in several of my historical books. My young adult novel, Sarah's Long Ride, also spotlights horses and the rugged sport of endurance riding, as does the contemporary romance Trail to Justice. I took a vocational course in horseshoeing after earning a bachelor's degree in history. I don't shoe horses anymore, but the experience has come in handy in writing my books.

Another longtime hobby of mine is genealogy, which has led me down many fascinating paths. I'm proud to be a DAR member! Some of Jim's and my quirkier ancestors have inspired fictional characters

For many years I worked for the Central Maine Morning Sentinel as a freelancer, covering local government, school board meetings, business news, fires, auto accidents, and other local events, including a murder trial. I've also written many profiles and features for the newspaper and its special sections. This experience was a great help in developing fictional characters and writing realistic scenes. I also published nonfiction articles in several magazines and had several short stories appear in Woman's World, Grit, and Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine.

My husband, Jim, and I moved to his birth state, Oregon, for a while after we were married, but decided to move back to Maine and be near my family. We're so glad we did. It allowed our six children to grow up feeling close to their cousins and grandparents, and some of Jim's family have even moved to Maine!



ABOUT THE BOOK


Gert Dooley can shoot the tail feathers off a jay at a hundred yards, but she wants Ethan Chapman to see she's more than a crack shot with a firearm. When the sheriff of Fergus, Idaho, is murdered and Ethan is named his replacement, Gert decides she has to do whatever she can to help him protect the citizenry. So she starts the Ladies Shooting Club. But when one of their numbers is murdered, these ladies are called on for more than target shooting and praying. Can Gert and the ladies of Fergus find the murderer before he strikes again?

If you would like to read the first chapter of The Sheriff’s Surrender , 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/1602605629">The Sheriff’s Surrender </a></span></center><br /><center>Barbour Books (December 1, 2009)</center><br /><center>by</center><br /><center><span style="font-size:130%;color:#006600;"><a href="http://www.susanpagedavis.com/">Susan Page Davis</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/SyWoQH9YDYI/AAAAAAAADOQ/OlkHkEzmnek/s1600-h/SusanPDavis2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 136px; height: 175px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_m32TlugOPkM/SyWoQH9YDYI/AAAAAAAADOQ/OlkHkEzmnek/s320/SusanPDavis2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414919121950739842" /></a><br />I've always loved reading, history, and horses. These things come together in several of my historical books. My young adult novel, <i>Sarah's Long Ride</i>, also spotlights horses and the rugged sport of endurance riding, as does the contemporary romance Trail to Justice. I took a vocational course in horseshoeing after earning a bachelor's degree in history. I don't shoe horses anymore, but the experience has come in handy in writing my books.<br /><br />Another longtime hobby of mine is genealogy, which has led me down many fascinating paths. I'm proud to be a DAR member! Some of Jim's and my quirkier ancestors have inspired fictional characters<br /><br />For many years I worked for the Central Maine Morning Sentinel as a freelancer, covering local government, school board meetings, business news, fires, auto accidents, and other local events, including a murder trial. I've also written many profiles and features for the newspaper and its special sections. This experience was a great help in developing fictional characters and writing realistic scenes. I also published nonfiction articles in several magazines and had several short stories appear in <i>Woman's World, Grit</i>, and Alfred Hitchcock's <i>Mystery Magazine</i>.<br /><br />My husband, Jim, and I moved to his birth state, Oregon, for a while after we were married, but decided to move back to Maine and be near my family. We're so glad we did. It allowed our six children to grow up feeling close to their cousins and grandparents, and some of Jim's family have even moved to Maine!<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/SyWn_wJqoRI/AAAAAAAADOI/6bjNLt2toBM/s1600-h/The+Sheriff%27s+Surrender.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/SyWn_wJqoRI/AAAAAAAADOI/6bjNLt2toBM/s320/The+Sheriff%27s+Surrender.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414918840681931026" /></a><br />Gert Dooley can shoot the tail feathers off a jay at a hundred yards, but she wants Ethan Chapman to see she's more than a crack shot with a firearm. When the sheriff of Fergus, Idaho, is murdered and Ethan is named his replacement, Gert decides she has to do whatever she can to help him protect the citizenry. So she starts the Ladies Shooting Club. But when one of their numbers is murdered, these ladies are called on for more than target shooting and praying. Can Gert and the ladies of Fergus find the murderer before he strikes again?<br /><br />If you would like to read the first chapter of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1602605629">The Sheriff’s Surrender </a>, go <a href="http://thestorybeginnings.blogspot.com/2009/12/sheriffs-surrender-chapter-1.html">HERE</a>

Susan can be reached through the Contact link on her Website

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