From A Distance by Tamera Alexander

This week, the
Christian Fiction Blog Alliance
is introducing

From A Distance
(Bethany House June 1, 2008)
by
Tamera Alexander


ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Tamera Alexander is a bestselling novelist whose deeply drawn characters, thought-provoking plots and poignant prose resonate with readers. Tamera is a finalist for the 2008 Christy Award Remembered, and has been awarded the coveted RITA® from Romance Writers of America Revealed, along with Library Journal’s Top Christian Fiction of 2006 Rekindled. Having lived in Colorado for seventeen years, she and her husband now make their home in the quaint town of historic Franklin, Tennessee, where they enjoy life with their two college-age children and a precious—and precocious—silky terrier named Jack.

A Note from Tamera:

Stories are journeys, and each story I write is a journey for me.

Rekindled began with a dream—the image of a man returning home on horseback. He came upon a freshly dug grave and when he knelt to read the name carved into the roughhewn wooden cross, he discovered the name was…his own. The inspiration for Revealed grew from two characters in Rekindled whose stories needed to be told. But even more, whose stories I needed to tell. Writing Revealed was a very personal journey for me, and a healing one. For Remembered, I met that story’s heroine (figuratively, of course) while strolling the ancient cobblestoned pathways of a three hundred-year-old cemetery in northern Paris, France. And From A Distance came from a question I was struggling with in my own life at the time, “What happens when the dream you asked God for isn’t what you thought it would be?”

For me, the greatest thrill of these writing journeys is when Christ reveals Himself in some new way, and I take a step closer to Him. And my deepest desire is that readers of my books will do that as well—take steps closer to Him as they read. After all, it’s all about Him.

In the Potter’s Hand,

Tamera


ABOUT THE BOOK

What happens when dreams aren’t what you imagined,

And secrets you’ve spent a lifetime guarding are finally laid bare?

Determined to become one of the country’s premier newspaper photographers, Elizabeth Westbrook travels to the Colorado Territory to capture the grandeur of the mountains surrounding the remote town of Timber Ridge. She hopes, too, that the cool, dry air of Colorado, and its renowned hot springs, will cure the mysterious illness that threatens her career, and her life.

Daniel Ranslett, a former Confederate sharpshooter, is a man shackled by his past, and he’ll do anything to protect his land and his solitude. When an outspoken Yankee photographer captures an image that appears key to solving a murder, putting herself in danger, Daniel is called upon to repay a debt. He’s a man of his word, but repaying that debt will bring secrets from his past to light.

Forced on a perilous journey together, Daniel and Elizabeth’s lives intertwine in ways neither could have imagined when first they met . . . from a distance.

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

“…a rich historical romance by possibly the best new writer in this subgenre.”
--Library Journal

“…a most amazing story. The characters are more than words on the page; they become real people.”
--Romantic Times

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The book link is: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0764203894

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 /><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 /><br /><center><span style="font-size:130%;color:#993300;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0764203894">From A Distance</a></span></center><br /><center>(Bethany House June 1, 2008)</center><br /><center>by</center><br /><center><span style="font-size:130%;color:#006600;"><a href="http://www.tameraalexander.com/">Tamera Alexander</a></span></center><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;color:#ff6600;">ABOUT THE AUTHOR:</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOfRuK1KtPUNbvsDM5eOIV8V3YFAhEz1JwtfydE2uI1oEI02nsOfIOTNbuCBql8-60DDQTHJ1aO-edrSqu_S5bfGOs2LjJ3B8aDMuFhowK5OiLk4njAjtTSmDauVuGO47Ld26z/s1600-h/TameraAlexander58.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOfRuK1KtPUNbvsDM5eOIV8V3YFAhEz1JwtfydE2uI1oEI02nsOfIOTNbuCBql8-60DDQTHJ1aO-edrSqu_S5bfGOs2LjJ3B8aDMuFhowK5OiLk4njAjtTSmDauVuGO47Ld26z/s320/TameraAlexander58.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207819268262896594" /></a>Tamera Alexander is a bestselling novelist whose deeply drawn characters, thought-provoking plots and poignant prose resonate with readers. Tamera is a finalist for the 2008 Christy Award <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0764201107">Remembered</a>, and has been awarded the coveted RITA® from Romance Writers of America <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0764201093">Revealed</a>, along with Library Journal’s Top Christian Fiction of 2006 <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0786293357">Rekindled</a>. Having lived in Colorado for seventeen years, she and her husband now make their home in the quaint town of historic Franklin, Tennessee, where they enjoy life with their two college-age children and a precious—and precocious—silky terrier named Jack.<br /><br /><strong>A Note from Tamera:</strong><br /><br />Stories are journeys, and each story I write is a journey for me.<br /><br />Rekindled began with a dream—the image of a man returning home on horseback. He came upon a freshly dug grave and when he knelt to read the name carved into the roughhewn wooden cross, he discovered the name was…his own. The inspiration for Revealed grew from two characters in Rekindled whose stories needed to be told. But even more, whose stories I needed to tell. Writing Revealed was a very personal journey for me, and a healing one. For Remembered, I met that story’s heroine (figuratively, of course) while strolling the ancient cobblestoned pathways of a three hundred-year-old cemetery in northern Paris, France. And <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0764203894">From A Distance</a> came from a question I was struggling with in my own life at the time, “What happens when the dream you asked God for isn’t what you thought it would be?”<br /><br />For me, the greatest thrill of these writing journeys is when Christ reveals Himself in some new way, and I take a step closer to Him. And my deepest desire is that readers of my books will do that as well—take steps closer to Him as they read. After all, it’s all about Him.<br /><br />In the Potter’s Hand,<br /><br />Tamera<br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:100%;color:#ffcc00;">ABOUT THE BOOK</span></strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZZ9FTF0aUm4ZmmexifD9GmmIFXFD6_A5F6sgI5xIsWN5c0lk_3t1RtjYKlkJBB7vrWZQ7dg6i2px6EM9g8jwT7ri1rU_4OdvxLTbi_M5EJ2-EYo3f0fxNghG5rpZlYpp9IarY/s1600-h/From+A+Distance+Curls.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZZ9FTF0aUm4ZmmexifD9GmmIFXFD6_A5F6sgI5xIsWN5c0lk_3t1RtjYKlkJBB7vrWZQ7dg6i2px6EM9g8jwT7ri1rU_4OdvxLTbi_M5EJ2-EYo3f0fxNghG5rpZlYpp9IarY/s320/From+A+Distance+Curls.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207819623629882658" /></a>What happens when dreams aren’t what you imagined,<br /><br />And secrets you’ve spent a lifetime guarding are finally laid bare?<br /><br />Determined to become one of the country’s premier newspaper photographers, Elizabeth Westbrook travels to the Colorado Territory to capture the grandeur of the mountains surrounding the remote town of Timber Ridge. She hopes, too, that the cool, dry air of Colorado, and its renowned hot springs, will cure the mysterious illness that threatens her career, and her life.<br /><br />Daniel Ranslett, a former Confederate sharpshooter, is a man shackled by his past, and he’ll do anything to protect his land and his solitude. When an outspoken Yankee photographer captures an image that appears key to solving a murder, putting herself in danger, Daniel is called upon to repay a debt. He’s a man of his word, but repaying that debt will bring secrets from his past to light. <br /><br />Forced on a perilous journey together, Daniel and Elizabeth’s lives intertwine in ways neither could have imagined when first they met . . . from a distance.<br /><br />If you would like to read the first chapter, go <a href="http://thestorybeginnings.blogspot.com/2008/06/from-distance-chapter-1.html">HERE</a><br /><br /><blockquote>“…a rich historical romance by possibly the best new writer in this subgenre.”<br />--Library Journal</blockquote><br /><blockquote>“…a most amazing story. The characters are more than words on the page; they become real people.”<br />--Romantic Times</blockquote>

Tamera can be reached through the Contact link on her Website

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