Mary's Blessing by Lena Nelson

This week, the Christian Fiction Blog Alliance is introducing Mary's Blessing Realms (May 15, 2012) by Lena Nelson

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Award-winning author, Lena Nelson Dooley, has more than 675,000 books in print. She is a member of American Christian Fiction Writers http://www.acfw.com/ and president of the local chapter, DFW Ready Writers. She’s also a member of Christian Authors Network, CROWN Fiction Marketing, and Gateway Church in Southlake, Texas.

Lena loves James, her children, grandchildren, and great grandson. She loves chocolate, cherries, chocolate-covered cherries, and spending time with friends. Travel is always on her horizon. Cruising, Galveston, the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas, Mexico. One day it will be Hawaii and Australia, but probably not the same year. Helping other authors become published really floats her boat, with fifteen signing their first book contract after her mentoring. Three of her books have been awarded the Carol Award silver pins from American Christian Fiction Writers and she has received the ACFW Mentor of the Year award at their national conference. The high point of her day is receiving feedback from her readers, especially people whose lives have been changed by her books. And she loves chocolate, especially dark chocolate.

ABOUT THE BOOK

When her mother dies, Mary Lenora must grow up quickly to take care of her brothers and sisters. Can love help her to shoulder the burden?

Mary Lenora Caine knows she is adopted. As she was growing up, her mother called her “God’s blessing.” But now that she’s gone, Mary no longer feels like any kind of blessing. Her father, in his grief, has cut himself off from the family, leaving the running of the home entirely in Mary’s hands.

As she nears her eighteenth birthday, Mary can’t see anything in her future but drudgery. Then her childhood friend Daniel begins to court her, promising her a life of riches and ease. But her fairy-tale dreams turn to dust when her family becomes too much for Daniel, and he abandons her in her time of deepest need.

Will Daniel come to grips with God’s plan for him? And if he does return, can Mary trust that this time he will really follow through?

If you would like to read the first chapter of Mary's Blessing, go HERE.

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The book link is: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1616386177

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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> <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/%201616386177">Mary's Blessing</a></span></center> <center>Realms (May 15, 2012)</center> <center>by</center> <center><span style="color: #006600; font-size: 130%;"><a href="http://lenanelsondooley.blogspot.com/">Lena Nelson</a></span></center> <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/AVvXsEg2jEN8GSHIPcWr9lbTTMEHEVpDzkzmSZsWTukh0SswDR7PEIzV0Rjgw_PpG-X0SHhU3k4iz3tw17jpeKcrk26nj195ClJfuY1lrlbO3fYSm6TQ1eRJt7nc2j074u-hX5EqN4_r2g/s1600/lenanelsondooley.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/AVvXsEg2jEN8GSHIPcWr9lbTTMEHEVpDzkzmSZsWTukh0SswDR7PEIzV0Rjgw_PpG-X0SHhU3k4iz3tw17jpeKcrk26nj195ClJfuY1lrlbO3fYSm6TQ1eRJt7nc2j074u-hX5EqN4_r2g/s200/lenanelsondooley.jpg" width="154" /></a></div>Award-winning author, Lena Nelson Dooley, has more than 675,000 books in print. She is a member of American Christian Fiction Writers http://www.acfw.com/ and president of the local chapter, DFW Ready Writers. She’s also a member of Christian Authors Network, CROWN Fiction Marketing, and Gateway Church in Southlake, Texas.<br /> <br /> Lena loves James, her children, grandchildren, and great grandson. She loves chocolate, cherries, chocolate-covered cherries, and spending time with friends. Travel is always on her horizon. Cruising, Galveston, the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas, Mexico. One day it will be Hawaii and Australia, but probably not the same year. Helping other authors become published really floats her boat, with fifteen signing their first book contract after her mentoring. Three of her books have been awarded the Carol Award silver pins from American Christian Fiction Writers and she has received the ACFW Mentor of the Year award at their national conference. The high point of her day is receiving feedback from her readers, especially people whose lives have been changed by her books. And she loves chocolate, especially dark chocolate. <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/AVvXsEgFMNFBcIHW4OYzF7KpP-HpPV-WqIQJxjDXXzOHCL1ylOObUO0SqKnvEzuvNDf5t5ExKTmtZUkZmBvbt_QKzQ0DEw5fvxCqeiA2GKwKWfLRyZtDq0Spu4OJhR139asuOm95ICKfJQ/s1600/Mary's_Blessing.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/AVvXsEgFMNFBcIHW4OYzF7KpP-HpPV-WqIQJxjDXXzOHCL1ylOObUO0SqKnvEzuvNDf5t5ExKTmtZUkZmBvbt_QKzQ0DEw5fvxCqeiA2GKwKWfLRyZtDq0Spu4OJhR139asuOm95ICKfJQ/s200/Mary's_Blessing.jpg" width="130" /></a></div>When her mother dies, Mary Lenora must grow up quickly to take care of her brothers and sisters. Can love help her to shoulder the burden?<br /> <br /> Mary Lenora Caine knows she is adopted. As she was growing up, her mother called her “God’s blessing.” But now that she’s gone, Mary no longer feels like any kind of blessing. Her father, in his grief, has cut himself off from the family, leaving the running of the home entirely in Mary’s hands.<br /> <br /> As she nears her eighteenth birthday, Mary can’t see anything in her future but drudgery. Then her childhood friend Daniel begins to court her, promising her a life of riches and ease. But her fairy-tale dreams turn to dust when her family becomes too much for Daniel, and he abandons her in her time of deepest need.<br /> <br /> Will Daniel come to grips with God’s plan for him? And if he does return, can Mary trust that this time he will really follow through?<br /> <br /> If you would like to read the first chapter of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/%201616386177">Mary's Blessing</a>, go <a href="http://thestorybeginnings.blogspot.com/2012/06/marys-blessing.html">HERE</a>.

Lena can be reached through the Contact link on her Website

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