Dating, Dining, and Desperation by Melody Carlson

This week, the Christian Fiction Blog Alliance is introducing Dating, Dining, and Desperation B&H Books (March 1, 2014) by Melody Carlson

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Over the years, Melody Carlson has worn many hats, from pre-school teacher to youth counselor to political activist to senior editor. But most of all, she loves to write! Currently she freelances from her home. In the past eight years, she has published over ninety books for children, teens, and adults--with sales totaling more than two million and many titles appearing on the ECPA Bestsellers List. Several of her books have been finalists for, and winners of, various writing awards.

She has two grown sons and lives in Central Oregon with her husband and chocolate lab retriever. They enjoy skiing, hiking, gardening, camping and biking in the beautiful Cascade Mountains.


ABOUT THE BOOK

Daphne Ballinger has learned to accept her deceased, eccentric aunt’s strange request that she marry in order to inherit her estate, along with taking over her aunt’s hometown paper’s advice column. But knowing and accepting that God’s will be done becomes harder when a new neighbor, a divorced socialite, learns of Daphne’s predicament and takes on the task of finding her the perfect man, even if it includes speed dating. When God does open Daphne’s heart, it is instead to take in a young girl left parentless and in the care of her dying grandmother. It may be a temporary arrangement until the girl’s uncle returns from the Marines, but God uses Daphne to speak His heavenly love and protection into the life of the child -- whom Daphne soon discovers has a very handsome and single uncle.

If you would like to read the first chapter of Dating, Dining, and Desperation, go HERE.

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The book link is: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1433679310

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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/1433679310">Dating, Dining, and Desperation</a></span></center> <center> B&H Books (March 1, 2014)</center> <center> by</center> <center> <span style="color: #006600; font-size: 130%;"><a href="http://melodycarlson.com/">Melody Carlson</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/AVvXsEiEImZBs9f7q0uWj3KG604GmoxKtb-OVz5xW_tnew8hZ4LMvSkjPq5B7U1pXXHf-pp_bxN87yRqqBPhCQxWBAYGU6FNzjJttURsOH2anJPuN3wBGsE63j7JdW_zk9UJ2Mu0bQ_h3A/s1600/melody.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/AVvXsEiEImZBs9f7q0uWj3KG604GmoxKtb-OVz5xW_tnew8hZ4LMvSkjPq5B7U1pXXHf-pp_bxN87yRqqBPhCQxWBAYGU6FNzjJttURsOH2anJPuN3wBGsE63j7JdW_zk9UJ2Mu0bQ_h3A/s200/melody.jpg" height="200" width="160" /></a></div> <br /> Over the years, Melody Carlson has worn many hats, from pre-school teacher to youth counselor to political activist to senior editor. But most of all, she loves to write! Currently she freelances from her home. In the past eight years, she has published over ninety books for children, teens, and adults--with sales totaling more than two million and many titles appearing on the ECPA Bestsellers List. Several of her books have been finalists for, and winners of, various writing awards.<br /> <br /> She has two grown sons and lives in Central Oregon with her husband and chocolate lab retriever. They enjoy skiing, hiking, gardening, camping and biking in the beautiful Cascade Mountains.<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/AVvXsEh-ZmUcjKKsGy0gZNu2fG5ny6-lQ39jxc0zyQS7QTAeffreZXHGcweHAcJ8ys5CqrSIAPAbvf5k-0rMoDvLdkfEIgxpMb0KoZ_qrREdADsFggLUNhGs_UIsSUlTmYodktWSOxqg7w/s1600/Dating,+Dining,+and+Desperation.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/AVvXsEh-ZmUcjKKsGy0gZNu2fG5ny6-lQ39jxc0zyQS7QTAeffreZXHGcweHAcJ8ys5CqrSIAPAbvf5k-0rMoDvLdkfEIgxpMb0KoZ_qrREdADsFggLUNhGs_UIsSUlTmYodktWSOxqg7w/s1600/Dating,+Dining,+and+Desperation.jpg" height="200" width="130" /></a></div> Daphne Ballinger has learned to accept her deceased, eccentric aunt’s strange request that she marry in order to inherit her estate, along with taking over her aunt’s hometown paper’s advice column. But knowing and accepting that God’s will be done becomes harder when a new neighbor, a divorced socialite, learns of Daphne’s predicament and takes on the task of finding her the perfect man, even if it includes speed dating. When God does open Daphne’s heart, it is instead to take in a young girl left parentless and in the care of her dying grandmother. It may be a temporary arrangement until the girl’s uncle returns from the Marines, but God uses Daphne to speak His heavenly love and protection into the life of the child -- whom Daphne soon discovers has a very handsome and single uncle. <br /> <br />If you would like to read the first chapter of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1433679310">Dating, Dining, and Desperation</a>, go <a href="http://thestorybeginnings.blogspot.com/2014/02/dating-dining-and-desperation-by-melody.html">HERE</a>. <br /> <br />

Melody can be reached through the Contact link on her Website

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