Short-Straw Bride by Karen Witemeyer

This week, the Christian Fiction Blog Alliance is introducing Short-Straw Bride Bethany House Publishers (June 1, 2012) by Karen Witemeyer

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Karen Witemeyer is a deacon's wife and mother of three who believes the world needs more happily-ever-afters. To that end, she combines her love of bygone eras with her passion for helping women mature in Christ to craft historical romance novels that lift the spirit and nurture the soul.

After growing up in California, Karen moved to Texas to attend Abilene Christian University where she earned bachelor and master's degrees in Psychology. It was also there that she met and married her own Texas hero. He roped her in good, for she has lived in Texas ever since. In fact, she fell so in love with this rugged land of sweeping sunsets and enduring pioneer spirit, that she incorporates it into the pages of her novels, setting her stories in the small towns of a state that burgeoned into greatness in the mid- to late1800s.

Karen is living her dream by writing Christian historical romance novels for Bethany House.



ABOUT THE BOOK

 No one steps on Archer land. Not if they value their life. But when Meredith Hayes overhears a lethal plot to burn the Archer brothers off their ranch, a twelve-year-old debt compels her to take the risk.

Fourteen years of constant vigilance hardens a man. Yet when Travis Archer confronts a female trespasser with the same vivid blue eyes as the courageous young girl he once aided, he can't bring himself to send her away. And when an act of sacrifice leaves her injured and her reputation in shreds, gratitude and guilt send him riding to her rescue once again.

if you would like to read the first chapter of Short-Straw Bride, go HERE.

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The book link is: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0764209655

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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/0764209655">Short-Straw Bride</a></span></center> <center>Bethany House Publishers (June 1, 2012)</center> <center>by</center> <center><span style="color: #006600; font-size: 130%;"><a href="http://www.karenwitemeyer.com/">Karen Witemeyer</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/AVvXsEjL5FjYjxlgJ4RGsB57k2nYQVip_GzUpbM-8cMCbbVQX9QqWFQG0YrmNlfUJnp1IePVE3dF_IBtC3uWLzpN_jAXyio1OUtYILFcFW4O4TsIE-PFBB3IxOvIwKf75zi-yiQKeC0YRg/s1600/karen_pic.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/AVvXsEjL5FjYjxlgJ4RGsB57k2nYQVip_GzUpbM-8cMCbbVQX9QqWFQG0YrmNlfUJnp1IePVE3dF_IBtC3uWLzpN_jAXyio1OUtYILFcFW4O4TsIE-PFBB3IxOvIwKf75zi-yiQKeC0YRg/s200/karen_pic.jpg" width="133" /></a></div><br /> Karen Witemeyer is a deacon's wife and mother of three who believes the world needs more happily-ever-afters. To that end, she combines her love of bygone eras with her passion for helping women mature in Christ to craft historical romance novels that lift the spirit and nurture the soul.<br /> <br /> After growing up in California, Karen moved to Texas to attend Abilene Christian University where she earned bachelor and master's degrees in Psychology. It was also there that she met and married her own Texas hero. He roped her in good, for she has lived in Texas ever since. In fact, she fell so in love with this rugged land of sweeping sunsets and enduring pioneer spirit, that she incorporates it into the pages of her novels, setting her stories in the small towns of a state that burgeoned into greatness in the mid- to late1800s.<br /> <br /> Karen is living her dream by writing Christian historical romance novels for Bethany House.<br /> <br /> <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/AVvXsEgxLSagnvvJp5qT9YLBVNbUJOmhpvlJCgLC5zXqn9w4HmJlfP_tEztf3Oc_o0Uc_6b02AzOts0BlqzvxL2a1e5eKLxuoflVwUGpjv5WpoDevcLqk_JTPmPedJbSBkEk4f1SCZAbaQ/s1600/Short_Straw_Bride.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/AVvXsEgxLSagnvvJp5qT9YLBVNbUJOmhpvlJCgLC5zXqn9w4HmJlfP_tEztf3Oc_o0Uc_6b02AzOts0BlqzvxL2a1e5eKLxuoflVwUGpjv5WpoDevcLqk_JTPmPedJbSBkEk4f1SCZAbaQ/s200/Short_Straw_Bride.jpg" width="128" /></a></div> No one steps on Archer land. Not if they value their life. But when Meredith Hayes overhears a lethal plot to burn the Archer brothers off their ranch, a twelve-year-old debt compels her to take the risk.<br /> <br /> Fourteen years of constant vigilance hardens a man. Yet when Travis Archer confronts a female trespasser with the same vivid blue eyes as the courageous young girl he once aided, he can't bring himself to send her away. And when an act of sacrifice leaves her injured and her reputation in shreds, gratitude and guilt send him riding to her rescue once again.<br /> <br /> if you would like to read the first chapter of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0764209655">Short-Straw Bride</a>, go <a href="http://thestorybeginnings.blogspot.com/2012/06/short-straw-bride.html">HERE</a>.

Karen can be reached through the Contact link on her Website

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