Beyond the Storm by Carolyn Zane

This week, the Christian Fiction Blog Alliance is introducing Beyond the Storm Abingdon Press (October 2012) by Carolyn Zane

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Author of 35 books, wife, mother and yes…hot (flasher) lives with her fabulous husband, Matt and their 5 children and 3 dogs in the scenic Willamette Valley in Oregon. When asked to describe her family, Carolyn likens her crowd to the Brangelia Bunch saying modestly, “Only we’re better looking.” Right now,Carolyn is back in the saddle with her new title: Beyond The Storm, coming out in October 2012! In the mean time, be sure to catch her on the critically acclaimed TOOHOTMAMAS Blog where Carolyn and Wendy tackle Marriage, motherhood and menopause: How to do all three and stay out of prison! They are hilarious! You'll wet yourself, guaranteed! Visit them at: www.toohotmamas.wordpress.com.



ABOUT THE BOOK

After a tornado rips through her town, store owner Abigail comes across a piece of fabric from a wedding dress among the devastation. Abigail is moved to start collecting other swatches of fabric she finds – her neighbor’s kitchen curtains, a man’s necktie, a dog’s bed – which she stashes in shopping bags. As she pursues her seemingly absurd quest, horrible realities spark the question, “What kind of a God would allow such tragedy?” 

As she struggles to reconcile her right to happiness amidst the destruction, Abigail begins piecing together a patchwork quilt from the salvaged fabric in hopes it will bring some peace. But a new relationship with Justin, a contractor, may require too much of her fragile heart.  Will her pain and questions of faith give way to the courage to love?

If you would like to read the first chapter of Beyond the Storm, go HERE.



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The book link is: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1426745974

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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/1426745974">Beyond the Storm</a></span></center> <center> Abingdon Press (October 2012) </center> <center> by</center> <center> <span style="color: #006600; font-size: 130%;"><a href="http://www.carolynzane.net/">Carolyn Zane</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/AVvXsEjsElOnMliqpPNjicz6osTD3WZVHkIaKRUJbGD7MkMNEufwmOX-5zbRguvb37bJFIIQn5rUhWuPMvNNQk6CjCbKUuIS05YDU6DxvwUTNSTKRQIoNpPHHSfPvcG_VH4MiutlgH9pgw/s1600/Carolyn.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/AVvXsEjsElOnMliqpPNjicz6osTD3WZVHkIaKRUJbGD7MkMNEufwmOX-5zbRguvb37bJFIIQn5rUhWuPMvNNQk6CjCbKUuIS05YDU6DxvwUTNSTKRQIoNpPHHSfPvcG_VH4MiutlgH9pgw/s1600/Carolyn.jpg" width="131" /></a></div> Author of 35 books, wife, mother and yes…hot (flasher) lives with her fabulous husband, Matt and their 5 children and 3 dogs in the scenic Willamette Valley in Oregon. When asked to describe her family, Carolyn likens her crowd to the Brangelia Bunch saying modestly, “Only we’re better looking.” Right now,Carolyn is back in the saddle with her new title: <i>Beyond The Storm</i>, coming out in October 2012! In the mean time, be sure to catch her on the critically acclaimed TOOHOTMAMAS Blog where Carolyn and Wendy tackle Marriage, motherhood and menopause: How to do all three and stay out of prison! They are hilarious! You'll wet yourself, guaranteed! Visit them at: <a href="http://www.toohotmamas.wordpress.com/">www.toohotmamas.wordpress.com</a>. <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/AVvXsEiJzSGoA8RorF_b59ioFyn7Gpq7RqO-0Xn9IvAyo1pbSG0oGh8oDxqBL8hv7Pfsm1SMpaxWinYtIyEpqrsFIskDi0RrxwYN71S__DYUOK9vcmMdQqt_WV35U-rkKLQspoX5e3r7JA/s1600/Beyond_The_Storm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJzSGoA8RorF_b59ioFyn7Gpq7RqO-0Xn9IvAyo1pbSG0oGh8oDxqBL8hv7Pfsm1SMpaxWinYtIyEpqrsFIskDi0RrxwYN71S__DYUOK9vcmMdQqt_WV35U-rkKLQspoX5e3r7JA/s1600/Beyond_The_Storm.jpg" height="200" width="133" /></a></div> After a tornado rips through her town, store owner Abigail comes across a piece of fabric from a wedding dress among the devastation. Abigail is moved to start collecting other swatches of fabric she finds – her neighbor’s kitchen curtains, a man’s necktie, a dog’s bed – which she stashes in shopping bags. As she pursues her seemingly absurd quest, horrible realities spark the question, “What kind of a God would allow such tragedy?”  <br /> <br /> As she struggles to reconcile her right to happiness amidst the destruction, Abigail begins piecing together a patchwork quilt from the salvaged fabric in hopes it will bring some peace. But a new relationship with Justin, a contractor, may require too much of her fragile heart.  Will her pain and questions of faith give way to the courage to love? <br /> <br />If you would like to read the first chapter of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1426745974">Beyond the Storm</a>, go <a href="Beyond the Storm">HERE</a>. <br /> <br />

Carolyn can be reached through the Contact link on her Website

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