Promises to Keep by Ann Tatlock

This week, the Christian Fiction Blog Alliance is introducing Promises to Keep Bethany House (February 1, 2011) by Ann Tatlock


ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Ann Tatlock is the author of the Christy Award-winning novel All the Way Home. She has also won the Midwest Independent Publishers Association "Book of the Year" in fiction for both All the Way Home and I'll Watch the Moon. Her novel Things We Once Held Dear received a starred review from Library Journal and Publishers Weekly calls her "one of Christian fiction's better wordsmiths, and her lovely prose reminds readers why it is a joy to savor her stories." Ann lives with her husband and daughter in Asheville, North Carolina.




ABOUT THE BOOK

Eleven-year-old Roz (Rosalind) Anthony and her family have just moved to Mills River, Illinois, to escape an abusive situation. Only days after settling into their new home, they are surprised to find the previous owner, Tillie Monroe, on their front porch reading the newspaper.

Though her sons have sold the house and sent her to a facility for the aged, she is determined to die in the place she lived her life, and somehow manages to find her way "home" day after day. Feeling sympathy for the elderly woman, Roz's mother allows Tillie to move back in.

Mara Nightingale becomes Roz's first friend in Mills River. In spite of their many differences, the girls discover they have something in common that binds them together--both are hiding secrets. So they make a promise--"cross my heart and hope to die"--never to tell anyone else. When danger stalks the Anthonys, Tillie exhibits unimaginable courage and selfless love in her determination to protect the family she has adopted as her own.

If you would like to read the first chapter of Promises to Keep, go HERE.

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The book link is: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0764208098

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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 alt="" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/320/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" /></a></div><br /> <center><span style="font-size: 130%;">This week, the</span></center> <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> <center><span style="color: #993300; font-size: 130%;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0764208098">Promises to Keep</a></span></center> <center>Bethany House (February 1, 2011)</center> <center>by</center> <center><span style="color: #006600; font-size: 130%;"><a href="http://www.anntatlock.com/">Ann Tatlock</a></span></center> <br /> <br /> <br /> <b><span style="color: #ff6600; font-size: 100%;">ABOUT THE AUTHOR:</span></b> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpgiDwDInmYciOsysO8FbZhfCqu8-spKeKO9sem8WDzUesnlZ3rtvE6kL0ue6bpJBK7Ns8qIBMQDjoLYOEgqXlb7moLA7hS_GotDK-ypUnBtGnZop8gF6IsQFcmmXc9QdwHSqGFg/s1600/Tatlock.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpgiDwDInmYciOsysO8FbZhfCqu8-spKeKO9sem8WDzUesnlZ3rtvE6kL0ue6bpJBK7Ns8qIBMQDjoLYOEgqXlb7moLA7hS_GotDK-ypUnBtGnZop8gF6IsQFcmmXc9QdwHSqGFg/s200/Tatlock.jpg" width="170" /></a></div>Ann Tatlock is the author of the Christy Award-winning novel All the Way Home. She has also won the Midwest Independent Publishers Association "Book of the Year" in fiction for both All the Way Home and I'll Watch the Moon. Her novel Things We Once Held Dear received a starred review from Library Journal and Publishers Weekly calls her "one of Christian fiction's better wordsmiths, and her lovely prose reminds readers why it is a joy to savor her stories." Ann lives with her husband and daughter in Asheville, North Carolina. <br /> <br /> <b><span style="color: #ff6600; font-size: 100%;">ABOUT THE BOOK</span></b> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNmYwnLK5FcqUQzc1a6VkP7-Chw2cFzJe97OiDlMzLhZbEcaP3R24Q__kDl3ZuXgKG6Isrg7jtHXIzn6sqlxfTL2xZIPbYqk7c00cdrUKyiAG2uffBdx59fA6HF5topkB-kQVmMw/s1600/PromisesToKeep.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNmYwnLK5FcqUQzc1a6VkP7-Chw2cFzJe97OiDlMzLhZbEcaP3R24Q__kDl3ZuXgKG6Isrg7jtHXIzn6sqlxfTL2xZIPbYqk7c00cdrUKyiAG2uffBdx59fA6HF5topkB-kQVmMw/s200/PromisesToKeep.jpg" width="130" /></a></div>Eleven-year-old Roz (Rosalind) Anthony and her family have just moved to Mills River, Illinois, to escape an abusive situation. Only days after settling into their new home, they are surprised to find the previous owner, Tillie Monroe, on their front porch reading the newspaper. <br /> <br /> Though her sons have sold the house and sent her to a facility for the aged, she is determined to die in the place she lived her life, and somehow manages to find her way "home" day after day. Feeling sympathy for the elderly woman, Roz's mother allows Tillie to move back in. <br /> <br /> Mara Nightingale becomes Roz's first friend in Mills River. In spite of their many differences, the girls discover they have something in common that binds them together--both are hiding secrets. So they make a promise--"cross my heart and hope to die"--never to tell anyone else. When danger stalks the Anthonys, Tillie exhibits unimaginable courage and selfless love in her determination to protect the family she has adopted as her own.<br /> <br /> If you would like to read the first chapter of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0764208098">Promises to Keep</a>, go <a href="http://thestorybeginnings.blogspot.com/2011/02/promises-to-keep-chapter-1.html">HERE</a>.<br /> <br /> Watch the book trailer:<br /> <br /> <iframe title="YouTube video player" width="400" height="246" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/B54VfRR8hvc?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

Ann can be reached through the Contact link on her Website

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