Unending Devotion by Jody Hedlund

This week, theChristian Fiction Blog Allianceis introducingUnending DevotionBethany House Publishers (September 1, 2012)byJody Hedlund

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Jody has written novels for the last 20 years (with a hiatus when her children were young). After many years of writing and honing her skills, she finally garnered national attention with her double final in the Genesis Contest, a fiction-writing contest for unpublished writers through ACFW (American Christian Fiction Writers).

Her first published book, The Preacher’s Bride (2010 Bethany House Publishers), became a best seller and has won multiple awards.

Her second book, The Doctor’s Lady, released in September of 2011, and her third book, Unending Devotion, is out now. She’s currently busy researching and writing another book!

Jody has been married for twenty years to her college sweetheart. Jody has five children ranging in ages from 15 to 6, with a set of twin daughters in the mix to make things more lively.


ABOUT THE BOOK

High-Stakes Drama Meets High-Tension Romance

In 1883 Michigan, Lily Young is on a mission to save her lost sister, or die trying. Heedless of the danger, her searches of logging camps lead her to Harrison and into the sights of Connell McCormick, a man doing his best to add to the hard-earned fortunes of his lumber baron father.

Posing during the day as a photographer's assistant, Lily can't understand why any God-fearing citizen would allow evil to persist and why men like Connell McCormick turn a blind eye to the crime rampant in the town. But Connell is boss-man of three of his father's lumber camps in the area, and like most of the other men, he's interested in clearing the pine and earning a profit. He figures as long as he's living an upright life, that's what matters.

Lily challenges everything he thought he knew, and together they work not only to save her sister but to put an end to the corruption that's dominated Harrison for so long.

If you would like to read the first chapter of Unending Devotion, go HERE.

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Posting InformationThe book link is: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0764208349

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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="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/0764208349">Unending Devotion</a></span></center><center>Bethany House Publishers (September 1, 2012)</center><center>by</center><center><span style="color: #006600; font-size: 130%;"><a href="http://jodyhedlund.com/">Jody Hedlund</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/AVvXsEgQqXuhjy20uI-7JlmTmsTBwCq3d4EipdEtncVoP2-R_31iwRo1WsrkGOMhqSaQPWtmDaSENM-wc6ZqxFNb6STLToexkvWP2TqBGYTAlYwr-NsVJKPSj4MCyuTNaIHTwJ1FlbJcyw/s1600/jodyhedlund.gif" 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/AVvXsEgQqXuhjy20uI-7JlmTmsTBwCq3d4EipdEtncVoP2-R_31iwRo1WsrkGOMhqSaQPWtmDaSENM-wc6ZqxFNb6STLToexkvWP2TqBGYTAlYwr-NsVJKPSj4MCyuTNaIHTwJ1FlbJcyw/s200/jodyhedlund.gif" width="152" /></a></div>Jody has written novels for the last 20 years (with a hiatus when her children were young). After many years of writing and honing her skills, she finally garnered national attention with her double final in the Genesis Contest, a fiction-writing contest for unpublished writers through ACFW (American Christian Fiction Writers).<br /> <br /> Her first published book, <i>The Preacher’s Bride</i> (2010 Bethany House Publishers), became a best seller and has won multiple awards.<br /> <br /> Her second book, <i>The Doctor’s Lady</i>, released in September of 2011, and her third book, <i>Unending Devotion</i>, is out now. She’s currently busy researching and writing another book! <br /> <br /> Jody has been married for twenty years to her college sweetheart. Jody has five children ranging in ages from 15 to 6, with a set of twin daughters in the mix to make things more lively.<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/AVvXsEjl0Fb_ZtGgjjw7dSn5FDyoQOW14v3SRAbdYU5W7BdiSaU4nB9cn4ynVFdYvG8RZQkFH_Oj9P-McKEcZaKrY9H3wOxqtRRh_tAPi3wu3uvJXuoWojLuup7hMb3lBuOoMBX0yVjLog/s1600/Unending+Devotion.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/AVvXsEjl0Fb_ZtGgjjw7dSn5FDyoQOW14v3SRAbdYU5W7BdiSaU4nB9cn4ynVFdYvG8RZQkFH_Oj9P-McKEcZaKrY9H3wOxqtRRh_tAPi3wu3uvJXuoWojLuup7hMb3lBuOoMBX0yVjLog/s200/Unending+Devotion.jpg" width="128" /></a></div>High-Stakes Drama Meets High-Tension Romance<br /> <br /> In 1883 Michigan, Lily Young is on a mission to save her lost sister, or die trying. Heedless of the danger, her searches of logging camps lead her to Harrison and into the sights of Connell McCormick, a man doing his best to add to the hard-earned fortunes of his lumber baron father.<br /> <br /> Posing during the day as a photographer's assistant, Lily can't understand why any God-fearing citizen would allow evil to persist and why men like Connell McCormick turn a blind eye to the crime rampant in the town. But Connell is boss-man of three of his father's lumber camps in the area, and like most of the other men, he's interested in clearing the pine and earning a profit. He figures as long as he's living an upright life, that's what matters.<br /> <br /> Lily challenges everything he thought he knew, and together they work not only to save her sister but to put an end to the corruption that's dominated Harrison for so long.<br /> <br /> If you would like to read the first chapter of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0764208349">Unending Devotion</a>, go <a href="http://thestorybeginnings.blogspot.com/2012/09/unending-devotion.html">HERE</a>.

Jody can be reached through the Contact link on her Website

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