Breathe by Lisa T. Bergren

This week, the
Christian Fiction Blog Alliance
is introducing
Breathe
(David C. Cook; New edition June 1, 2009)
by
Lisa T. Bergren


ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Lisa T. Bergren is the best-selling, award winning author of over thirty books, with more than 1.5 million copies sold. A former publishing executive, she now splits her time between writing and freelance editing and parenting her three young children with her husband Tim. She lives in Colorado Springs.

ABOUT THE BOOK

To make a new life, she'll have to learn how to breathe again...

By the time Dominic and Moira St. Clair get their ailing sister, Odessa, to Colorado Springs in the winter of 1883, she is nearly dead. Odessa has been seriously aling for the past year from consumption, an illness that claimed the lives of four of her younger brothers, prompting her father, to send his only surviving children west to chase the cure.

Moira is beautiful and dangerously headstrong; and pugnacious Dominic is charged with establishing a new arm of the family business--a business he doesn't want.
Several days after her arrival, Odessa witnesses what she fears is the murder of miner Sam O’Toole, friend and neighbor to the charming Bryce McAllan.

What’s more, Sam leaves her a poem containing clues that seem to direct her to his mine, which is purported to carry a fantastic vein of silver. But if she is ever to rise from her bed again, she must first concentrate on conquering the giant that threatens her─consumption. Indeed, she must learn to breathe again─daring to embrace her life, her future, and hope in her God.

If you would like to read the first chapter of Breathe, go HERE

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<div align="center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/1600/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/320/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif" border="0" /></a></div><br /><center><span style="font-size:130%;">This week, the</span></center><br /><center><a href="http://www.christianfictionblogalliance.com/"><span style="font-size:100%;">Christian Fiction Blog Alliance</span></a></center><br /><center><span style="font-size:100%;">is introducing</span></center><br /><center><span style="font-size:130%;color:#993300;"> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1434767086">Breathe</a></span></center><br /><center>(David C. Cook; New edition June 1, 2009)</center><br /><center>by</center><br /><center><span style="font-size:130%;color:#006600;"><a href="http://www.lisatawnbergren.com/home.html">Lisa T. Bergren</a></span></center><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;color:#ff6600;">ABOUT THE AUTHOR:</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5_D5JJfuw_gZN79JnupkriSwlbEGmXVxHshaJt3RuWlJDjbztgRPCj35pCGIs0NjZqD0LZ1ZCNWy5Kz9LCTew-jgqQT_8JiqD9c0Hb3PQdVSpfwPqfQM_scmMC92EyLwe-025/s1600-h/LTBcroppedHeadshotSmall.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 144px; height: 103px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5_D5JJfuw_gZN79JnupkriSwlbEGmXVxHshaJt3RuWlJDjbztgRPCj35pCGIs0NjZqD0LZ1ZCNWy5Kz9LCTew-jgqQT_8JiqD9c0Hb3PQdVSpfwPqfQM_scmMC92EyLwe-025/s320/LTBcroppedHeadshotSmall.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342167665883938466" /></a>Lisa T. Bergren is the best-selling, award winning author of over thirty books, with more than 1.5 million copies sold. A former publishing executive, she now splits her time between writing and freelance editing and parenting her three young children with her husband Tim. She lives in Colorado Springs.<br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:100%;color:#ffcc00;">ABOUT THE BOOK</span></strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmSpH734le1c0M4OWXIdKYRpp5bChfkq2Ss7TK7RI6E008a-uPADCCn_NuoX6Pw5LxCRUskg4-m60nTe102yikjKim-CtAyeqjDJGA7NNLdum_CwrXfmIKp8KdFjUpoY7Im2C6/s1600-h/breathe.jpg"><span style="font-size:180%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342161770924675506" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 212px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmSpH734le1c0M4OWXIdKYRpp5bChfkq2Ss7TK7RI6E008a-uPADCCn_NuoX6Pw5LxCRUskg4-m60nTe102yikjKim-CtAyeqjDJGA7NNLdum_CwrXfmIKp8KdFjUpoY7Im2C6/s320/breathe.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-size:180%;color:#663300;">To make a new life, she'll have to learn how to breathe again...<br /><br /></span>By the time Dominic and Moira St. Clair get their ailing sister, Odessa, to Colorado Springs in the winter of 1883, she is nearly dead. Odessa has been seriously aling for the past year from consumption, an illness that claimed the lives of four of her younger brothers, prompting her father, to send his only surviving children west to chase the cure.<br /><br />Moira is beautiful and dangerously headstrong; and pugnacious Dominic is charged with establishing a new arm of the family business--a business he doesn't want.<br />Several days after her arrival, Odessa witnesses what she fears is the murder of miner Sam O’Toole, friend and neighbor to the charming Bryce McAllan.<br /><br />What’s more, Sam leaves her a poem containing clues that seem to direct her to his mine, which is purported to carry a fantastic vein of silver. But if she is ever to rise from her bed again, she must first concentrate on conquering the giant that threatens her─consumption. Indeed, she must learn to breathe again─daring to embrace her life, her future, and hope in her God.<br /><br />If you would like to read the first chapter of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1434767086">Breathe</a></span>, go <a href="http://thestorybeginnings.blogspot.com/2009/05/breathe-chapter-1.html">HERE</a><br />

Lisa can be reached through the Contact link on her Website

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Rose House by Tina Ann Forkner

This week, the
Christian Fiction Blog Alliance
is introducing
Rose House
WaterBrook Press (May 5, 2009)
by
Tina Ann Forkner


ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Tina Ann Forkner writes contemporary fiction that challenges and inspires. She grew up in Oklahoma and graduated with honors from CSU Sacramento before settling in Wyoming. She lives with her husband, their three bright children and their dog and stays busy serving on the Laramie County Library Foundation Board of Directors. She is the author of Ruby Among Us, her debut novel, and Rose House, which recently released from Waterbrook Press/Random House.



ABOUT THE BOOK

A vivid story of a private grief, a secret painting, and one woman’s search for hope

Still mourning the loss of her family in a tragic accident, Lillian Diamon finds herself drawn back to the Rose House, a quiet cottage where four years earlier she had poured out her anguish among its fragrant blossoms.

She returns to the rolling hills and lush vineyards of the Sonoma Valley in search of something she can’t quite name. But then Lillian stumbles onto an unexpected discovery: displayed in the La Rosaleda Gallery is a painting that captures every detail of her most private moment of misery, from the sorrow etched across her face to the sandals on her feet.

What kind of artist would dare to intrude on such a personal scene, and how did he happen to witness Lillian’s pain? As the mystery surrounding the portrait becomes entangled with the accident that claimed the lives of her husband and children, Lillian is forced to rethink her assumptions about what really happened that day.

A captivating novel rich with detail, Rose House explores how the brushstrokes of pain can illuminate the true beauty of life.

If you would like to read an excerpt from Rose House, go HERE


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<div align="center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/1600/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/320/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif" border="0" /></a></div><br /><center><span style="font-size:130%;">This week, the</span></center><br /><center><a href="http://www.christianfictionblogalliance.com/"><span style="font-size:100%;">Christian Fiction Blog Alliance</span></a></center><br /><center><span style="font-size:100%;">is introducing</span></center><br /><center><span style="font-size:130%;color:#993300;"> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1400073596 ">Rose House</a></span></center><br /><center>WaterBrook Press (May 5, 2009)</center><br /><center>by</center><br /><center><span style="font-size:130%;color:#006600;"><a href="http://tinaannforkner.wordpress.com/">Tina Ann Forkner</a></span></center><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;color:#ff6600;">ABOUT THE AUTHOR:</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7kaDDbecaEgjb_ggKQMftpemxkmTwdrUWe6nK3S7JRHaDKu2QnX1nAwazjzYyFkURlbbo3RD4kTnDIFRc3SdMnlUsyYQhYt_SF1j9ejfPMyVVbqKQsnp9Na0xn4-RwnfUneBI/s1600-h/tina.bmp"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 219px; height: 314px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7kaDDbecaEgjb_ggKQMftpemxkmTwdrUWe6nK3S7JRHaDKu2QnX1nAwazjzYyFkURlbbo3RD4kTnDIFRc3SdMnlUsyYQhYt_SF1j9ejfPMyVVbqKQsnp9Na0xn4-RwnfUneBI/s320/tina.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340318975917401074" /></a>Tina Ann Forkner writes contemporary fiction that challenges and inspires. She grew up in Oklahoma and graduated with honors from CSU Sacramento before settling in Wyoming. She lives with her husband, their three bright children and their dog and stays busy serving on the Laramie County Library Foundation Board of Directors. She is the author of Ruby Among Us, her debut novel, and Rose House, which recently released from Waterbrook Press/Random House. <br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:100%;color:#ffcc00;">ABOUT THE BOOK</span></strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpr4LuPx_jmySUDBNdFa757yc3mW-gHGPbvGED7bkb3WA3XOU3U2nU7BSpMevnl-Jg803WTZ7Qds9hoprTuSyXSj3UJtNRuzxii4a-TRdqkaWWcYndgsqRagJOJncgKw0Z2tW1/s1600-h/rosehouse.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 217px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpr4LuPx_jmySUDBNdFa757yc3mW-gHGPbvGED7bkb3WA3XOU3U2nU7BSpMevnl-Jg803WTZ7Qds9hoprTuSyXSj3UJtNRuzxii4a-TRdqkaWWcYndgsqRagJOJncgKw0Z2tW1/s320/rosehouse.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340317662931175234" /></a>A vivid story of a private grief, a secret painting, and one woman’s search for hope <br /><br />Still mourning the loss of her family in a tragic accident, Lillian Diamon finds herself drawn back to the Rose House, a quiet cottage where four years earlier she had poured out her anguish among its fragrant blossoms. <br /><br />She returns to the rolling hills and lush vineyards of the Sonoma Valley in search of something she can’t quite name. But then Lillian stumbles onto an unexpected discovery: displayed in the La Rosaleda Gallery is a painting that captures every detail of her most private moment of misery, from the sorrow etched across her face to the sandals on her feet.<br /><br />What kind of artist would dare to intrude on such a personal scene, and how did he happen to witness Lillian’s pain? As the mystery surrounding the portrait becomes entangled with the accident that claimed the lives of her husband and children, Lillian is forced to rethink her assumptions about what really happened that day.<br /><br />A captivating novel rich with detail, Rose House explores how the brushstrokes of pain can illuminate the true beauty of life. <br /><br />If you would like to read an excerpt from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1400073596 ">Rose House</a>, go <a href="http://thestorybeginnings.blogspot.com/2009/05/rose-house-chapter-1.html">HERE</a>

Tina can be reached through the Contact link on her Blog

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Jillian Dare: A Novel by Melanie M. Jeschke

This week, the
Christian Fiction Blog Alliance
is introducing
Jillian Dare: A Novel
Revell (May 1, 2009)
by
Melanie M. Jeschke


ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Melanie Morey Jeschke (pronounced jes-key), a native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, grew up in Richmond, Virginia, and graduated from University of Virginia as a Phi Beta Kappa with an Honors degree in English Literature and a minor in European and English History.

A free-lance travel writer, Melanie contributed the Oxford chapter to the Rick Steves’ England 2006 guidebook. She is a member of the Capital Christian Writers and Christian Fiction Writers as well as three book clubs, and taught high-school English before home-schooling most of her nine children. Melanie lectures on Lewis and Tolkien, Oxford, and writing, and gives inspirational talks to all manner of groups, including university classes, women’s clubs, young professionals, teens, and school children.

A fourth generation pastor’s wife (her father Dr. Earl Morey is a retired Presbyterian minister), Melanie resides in the Greater Washington, D.C. area with her children and husband Bill Jeschke, a soccer coach and the Senior Pastor of The King’s Chapel, an non-denominational Christian church in Fairfax, Virginia.



ABOUT THE BOOK

Jillian Dare leaves her Shenandoah Valley foster home behind and strikes out on her own as a nanny at a large country estate in northern Virginia. She is delighted with the beauty of her new home, the affection of her young charge Cadence Remington, and the opportunity for frequent travel to the Remington castle in England.

She is less certain about her feelings for her handsome but moody employer, Ethan. In spite of herself, Jillian realizes she is falling for her boss. But how can a humble girl ever hope to win a wealthy man of the world? And what dark secrets from the past is he hiding? This contemporary story, inspired by the well-loved classic Jane Eyre, will capture readers' hearts.

If you would like to read the first chapter of Jillian Dare: A Novel, go HERE


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<div align="center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/1600/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/320/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif" border="0" /></a></div><br /><center><span style="font-size:130%;">This week, the</span></center><br /><center><a href="http://www.christianfictionblogalliance.com/"><span style="font-size:100%;">Christian Fiction Blog Alliance</span></a></center><br /><center><span style="font-size:100%;">is introducing</span></center><br /><center><span style="font-size:130%;color:#993300;"> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0800733169">Jillian Dare: A Novel</a></span></center><br /><center>Revell (May 1, 2009)</center><br /><center>by</center><br /><center><span style="font-size:130%;color:#006600;"><a href="http://www.inklingsauthor.com/">Melanie M. Jeschke</a></span></center><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;color:#ff6600;">ABOUT THE AUTHOR:</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNN8B4Zm-L70sIiFKGqvgSetXR-Vlb0arz_RIibZTuC37tGQsH3QPp8ZYvxpbl5jUk2pGTNTN4mYAiTUs2G9BOkFnGXaAzM_M7q_nFAN5L3PE3aHr6ErJ3LKXLDUYuCFGHHjxq/s1600-h/JeschkeMelanieM_ath_300-167x250.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 167px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNN8B4Zm-L70sIiFKGqvgSetXR-Vlb0arz_RIibZTuC37tGQsH3QPp8ZYvxpbl5jUk2pGTNTN4mYAiTUs2G9BOkFnGXaAzM_M7q_nFAN5L3PE3aHr6ErJ3LKXLDUYuCFGHHjxq/s320/JeschkeMelanieM_ath_300-167x250.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339576222509424610" /></a> Melanie Morey Jeschke (pronounced jes-key), a native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, grew up in Richmond, Virginia, and graduated from University of Virginia as a Phi Beta Kappa with an Honors degree in English Literature and a minor in European and English History.<br /><br />A free-lance travel writer, Melanie contributed the Oxford chapter to the Rick Steves’ England 2006 guidebook. She is a member of the Capital Christian Writers and Christian Fiction Writers as well as three book clubs, and taught high-school English before home-schooling most of her nine children. Melanie lectures on Lewis and Tolkien, Oxford, and writing, and gives inspirational talks to all manner of groups, including university classes, women’s clubs, young professionals, teens, and school children.<br /><br />A fourth generation pastor’s wife (her father Dr. Earl Morey is a retired Presbyterian minister), Melanie resides in the Greater Washington, D.C. area with her children and husband Bill Jeschke, a soccer coach and the Senior Pastor of The King’s Chapel, an non-denominational Christian church in Fairfax, Virginia.<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:100%;color:#ffcc00;">ABOUT THE BOOK</span></strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6G-PmJWOehY_zQ_CWrORsn_1zaBBD1-1lw-PNjR6et3pTjCnXFvU2_rjkRBAwTf9rKrHFjCQm2FyHuKKSi5VivM4oOJYS-JxsslH-pZFx88MokKe2Raeix-QGYXjBT02kNrp0/s1600-h/jilliandare.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 209px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6G-PmJWOehY_zQ_CWrORsn_1zaBBD1-1lw-PNjR6et3pTjCnXFvU2_rjkRBAwTf9rKrHFjCQm2FyHuKKSi5VivM4oOJYS-JxsslH-pZFx88MokKe2Raeix-QGYXjBT02kNrp0/s320/jilliandare.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339575244970134114" /></a>Jillian Dare leaves her Shenandoah Valley foster home behind and strikes out on her own as a nanny at a large country estate in northern Virginia. She is delighted with the beauty of her new home, the affection of her young charge Cadence Remington, and the opportunity for frequent travel to the Remington castle in England. <br /><br />She is less certain about her feelings for her handsome but moody employer, Ethan. In spite of herself, Jillian realizes she is falling for her boss. But how can a humble girl ever hope to win a wealthy man of the world? And what dark secrets from the past is he hiding? This contemporary story, inspired by the well-loved classic Jane Eyre, will capture readers' hearts. <br /><br />If you would like to read the first chapter of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0800733169">Jillian Dare: A Novel</a>, go <a href="http://thestorybeginnings.blogspot.com/2009/05/jillian-dare-novel-chapter-1.html">HERE</a>

Melanie can be reached through the Contact link on her Website

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Amy at Simple Folk Schoolhouse
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Bonnie at Bonnie Writes
Brittanie at A Book Lover
Caleb at Reviews Plus+
Camille at There is a season
Carla at Carla's Writing Café
Carol at Blogging With Carol
CeeCee at Book Splurge
Cheryl at Writing Remnants
Christa at Fairfield Corner Academy
Dave at The Plot Thickens
Dawn at Book Junkie Confessions
Deborah at books, movies and chinese food
Debra at Soul Reflections
Deena at A Peek At My Bookshelf
Delia at Gatorskunkz And Mudcats
Edyth at Great Reads by Jasmine
Elizabeth at Count it All Joy
Georgiana at Georgiana D
Gina at Upon Reflection
Gretchen at Inspire Me
Heidi at Reviews By Heidi
Janis at The Nearsighted Bookworm
Jendi at Jendi's Journal
Jenn at One House Schoolroom Reviews
Jennifer at So Many Books…So Little Time
Kara at Ramblings-n-Writings
Kate at A Simple Walk
Kelly at A Disciple's Steps
Kim at Window To My World
Kim at Rainy Day Diamonds
Krista at Welcome To Married Life
Kristinia at Loving Heart Mommy
Kristy at I Need To Read
Laura at Laura William's Musings
Allie at A Little Bit Of Sunlight
Linda at Mocha With Linda
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Lisa at Musings
Lori at Noggin Bits
Lynetta at Open Book
Margaret at Creative Madness
Michelle at Edgy Inspirational Author
Michelle at Michelle's Great Blogs
Michelle at Raising Little Women
Pam at Pam's Private Reflections
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Pattie at FreshBrewedWriter
Pepper at Great Christian Fiction
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Rulan at Fiction Showcase
Ruth at Booktalk & more...
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Ryan at loves to read
Sally at Welcome To Sally Bradley.com
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Stephanie at Olive Tree
Sunny at That Book Addiction
Takiela at Beauty 4 Ashes
Tara at Tara's View Of The World
Tiffany at Snapshots Of Life
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Victoria at Overlooked Orchid

Deceptive Promises by Amber Miller

This week, the
Christian Fiction Blog Alliance
is introducing
Deceptive Promises
Barbour Publishing, Inc (2008)
by
Amber Miller


ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Hi, I'm Amber, but my friends call me Tiff, short for Tiffany, my first name. I am in my 30's, married the love of my life in July 2007, live in Colorado and just had an incredibly beautiful daughter named Victoria.

I love to travel and visit new places. Ultimately, my dream is to own horses and live in a one-level rancher or log cabin nestled in the foothills of the mountains. For now, I will remain where I am and do what I love—design web sites and write.

I got involved with web design in 1997, when I was asked to take over running the official web site for the television series Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman. That eventually led to a series of negotiations where I was offered the job of running world-renowned actress Jane Seymour's official fan site. That has branched into doing web sites for a variety of clients, including: authors J.M. Hochstetler, Trish Perry, Kathy Pride, Louise M. Gouge, Susan Page Davis, and Jill Elizabeth Nelson, actor William Shockley (the voice of AT&T and Toyota) and many others. With the help of a handful of other web site "technos," Eagle Designs was born! Feel free to visit and see our other clients.

Amber's very first book, Promises, Promises, released in February 2008. It's a historical fiction set in Delaware during the Colonial period and the Great Awakening. The other 2 books in the series are Quills And Promises (July 2008) and this one, Deceptive Promises (December 2008). In 2009, they will be repackaged for a state set entitled Liberty's Promise. She has also sold another series set in historical Michigan during the Industrial Revolution. The 3 books in that series will begin releasing in May 2009 and will be repackaged in 2010.


ABOUT THE BOOK

MARGRET WANTS TO BELIEVE SAMUEL'S PROMISES.

Is deception fair in wartime Margret Scott must deal with this question as she finds herself attracte to the enigmatic Samuel Lowe. As the tensions grow between the colonists and the British soldiers and loyalists, Margret cannot always tell where Samuel's loyalties lie.

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"If I have walked with vanity, or if my foot hath hasted to deceit; Let me be weighed in an even balance that God may know mine integrity." -Job 31:5-6

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Samuel's duties have him working for both sides of this war, and he often finds himself torn between what is right and what is wrong. He promises Margret she can trust him, and Margret promises him she does. But can promises born in deception be trusted? Can a relationship built in uncertainty survive?

If you would like to read the first chapter of Deceptive Promises, go HERE.




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<div align="center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/1600/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/320/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif" border="0" /></a></div><br /><center><span style="font-size:130%;">This week, the</span></center><br /><center><a href="http://www.christianfictionblogalliance.com/"><span style="font-size:100%;">Christian Fiction Blog Alliance</span></a></center><br /><center><span style="font-size:100%;">is introducing</span></center><br /><center><span style="font-size:130%;color:#993300;"> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1602601895">Deceptive Promises</a></span></center><br /><center>Barbour Publishing, Inc (2008) </center><br /><center>by</center><br /><center><span style="font-size:130%;color:#006600;"><a href="http://www.amberstockton.com/">Amber Miller</a></span></center><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;color:#ff6600;">ABOUT THE AUTHOR:</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxqT9EmFcN2HxlOy9izzW27SLY1JGfqqzkbF3FpWEnc_oyEtAgFBRgP7znyD4Y9XW7ND8goT9bo9RddqYU4BzWuwZEe1un7CieOJcFHzhOo1H5YX7SqmXIH_F8c1YREvClVqi7/s1600-h/TiffandVictoria.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxqT9EmFcN2HxlOy9izzW27SLY1JGfqqzkbF3FpWEnc_oyEtAgFBRgP7znyD4Y9XW7ND8goT9bo9RddqYU4BzWuwZEe1un7CieOJcFHzhOo1H5YX7SqmXIH_F8c1YREvClVqi7/s320/TiffandVictoria.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334399600474919298" /></a>Hi, I'm Amber, but my friends call me Tiff, short for Tiffany, my first name. I am in my 30's, married the love of my life in July 2007, live in Colorado and just had an incredibly beautiful daughter named Victoria.<br /><br />I love to travel and visit new places. Ultimately, my dream is to own horses and live in a one-level rancher or log cabin nestled in the foothills of the mountains. For now, I will remain where I am and do what I love—design web sites and write.<br /><br />I got involved with web design in 1997, when I was asked to take over running the official web site for the television series Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman. That eventually led to a series of negotiations where I was offered the job of running world-renowned actress Jane Seymour's official fan site. That has branched into doing web sites for a variety of clients, including: authors J.M. Hochstetler, Trish Perry, Kathy Pride, Louise M. Gouge, Susan Page Davis, and Jill Elizabeth Nelson, actor William Shockley (the voice of AT&T and Toyota) and many others. With the help of a handful of other web site "technos," <a href="http://www.eagle-designs.com/">Eagle Designs</a> was born! Feel free to visit and see our other clients.<br /><br />Amber's very first book, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1597899399">Promises, Promises</a>, released in February 2008. It's a historical fiction set in Delaware during the Colonial period and the Great Awakening. The other 2 books in the series are <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/160260049X">Quills And Promises</a> (July 2008) and this one, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1602601895">Deceptive Promises</a> (December 2008). In 2009, they will be repackaged for a state set entitled Liberty's Promise. She has also sold another series set in historical Michigan during the Industrial Revolution. The 3 books in that series will begin releasing in May 2009 and will be repackaged in 2010.<br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:100%;color:#ffcc00;">ABOUT THE BOOK</span></strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP6syq4-izk8ci8sQZ6-uUC3_ozlC7oG88fqZOd5t-9kDHxWI8gnHJOe2cqxYmHhJr3MLqRjI6ARliRmVZSnrqM7fWKTBjMbkahk8JDfiyE7FGMNsy1ajX5o8I8yM2cHqpHnFo/s1600-h/deceptivepromises.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 134px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP6syq4-izk8ci8sQZ6-uUC3_ozlC7oG88fqZOd5t-9kDHxWI8gnHJOe2cqxYmHhJr3MLqRjI6ARliRmVZSnrqM7fWKTBjMbkahk8JDfiyE7FGMNsy1ajX5o8I8yM2cHqpHnFo/s320/deceptivepromises.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334399147309572322" /></a>MARGRET WANTS TO BELIEVE SAMUEL'S PROMISES.<br /><br />Is deception fair in wartime Margret Scott must deal with this question as she finds herself attracte to the enigmatic Samuel Lowe. As the tensions grow between the colonists and the British soldiers and loyalists, Margret cannot always tell where Samuel's loyalties lie.<br /><br /><hr><hr>"If I have walked with vanity, or if my foot hath hasted to deceit; Let me be weighed in an even balance that God may know mine integrity." -Job 31:5-6<hr><hr><br />Samuel's duties have him working for both sides of this war, and he often finds himself torn between what is right and what is wrong. He promises Margret she can trust him, and Margret promises him she does. But can promises born in deception be trusted? Can a relationship built in uncertainty survive? <br /><br />If you would like to read the first chapter of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1602601895">Deceptive Promises</a>, go <a href="http://thestorybeginnings.blogspot.com/2009/05/deceptive-promises-chapter-1.html">HERE</a>.

Amber can be reached through the Contact link on her Website

Come and visit with those posting for this blog tour:

Abi at lighter side
Amy at Simple Folk Schoolhouse
Andie at Radiant Light
Andrea at Ask Andrea
April at Projecting A
Barbara at Victoria Hill Farm
Becky at Savvy Mom
Bonnie at Bonnie Writes
Brittanie at A Book Lover
Carla at Carla's Writing Café
CeeCee at Book Splurge
Cheryl at Writing Remnants
Courtney at A Mom Speaks
Dave at The Plot Thickens
Deborah at books, movies and chinese food
Debra at Soul Reflections
Delia at Gatorskunkz And Mudcats
Edyth at Great Reads by Jasmine
Janis at The Nearsighted Bookworm
Jendi at Jendi's Journal
Jenn at One House Schoolroom Reviews
Jennifer at Musings on This, That, & The Other Thing
Jenny at Come Meet AusJenny
Jill at Artistic Blogger
Kara at Ramblings-n-Writings
Kim at Window To My World
Kim at Rainy Day Diamonds
Kristinia at Loving Heart Mommy
Laura at Laura William's Musings
Allie at A Little Bit Of Sunlight
Linda at Reading For His Glory
Lisa at Musings
Lori at Noggin Bits
Lynetta at Open Book
Margaret at Creative Madness
Melissa at Bibliophile's Retreat
Michelle at Edgy Inspirational Author
Michelle at Raising Little Women
Pam at Pam's Private Reflections
Pam at Daysong Reflections
Rulan at Fiction Showcase
Takiela at Beauty 4 Ashes
Tara at Tara's View Of The World
Tiffany at Snapshots Of Life
Vanessa at Ramblings of A Texas Housewife

Ulterior Motive by Mark Andrew Olsen

This week, the
Christian Fiction Blog Alliance
is introducing
Ulterior Motive
Bethany House (March 1, 2009)
by
Mark Andrew Olsen


ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

MARK ANDREW OLSEN whose novel The Assignment was a Christy Award finalist, also collaborated on bestsellers Hadassah (now the major motion picture: One Night With the King), The Hadassah Covenant, and Rescued. Two of his last books were the supernatural thriller The Watchers, and The Warriors.

The son of missionaries to France, Mark is a Professional Writing graduate of Baylor University. He and his wife, Connie, live in Colorado Springs with their three children.


ABOUT THE BOOK

When an al-Qaeda email is intercepted, threatening an attack on America, it leads to the capture of the group's leader. Yet even under fierce interrogation, the terrorist clings to his jihadist beliefs and refuses to divulge any information. Desperate, the Army resorts to extreme measures--a controversial protocol designed to break a subject's resistance. But the attempt must be masked as an offer of clemency and rely on an outside party, someone who is unaware of the protocol's aims.

They find that someone in Greg Cahill, a disgraced soldier who now serves in a prison ministry. Lured by the chance to restore his reputation, Greg befriends a man the entire country despises. And the result proves combustible, the two men having to flee for their lives. With both in need of redemption, they set out to prevent a major catastrophe...

If you would like to read the first chapter of Ulterior Motive, go HERE




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<div align="center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/1600/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/320/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif" border="0" /></a></div><br /><center><span style="font-size:130%;">This week, the</span></center><br /><center><a href="http://www.christianfictionblogalliance.com/"><span style="font-size:100%;">Christian Fiction Blog Alliance</span></a></center><br /><center><span style="font-size:100%;">is introducing</span></center><br /><center><span style="font-size:130%;color:#993300;"> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0764202758 ">Ulterior Motive</a></span></center><br /><center>Bethany House (March 1, 2009)</center><br /><center>by</center><br /><center><span style="font-size:130%;color:#006600;">Mark Andrew Olsen</span></center><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;color:#ff6600;">ABOUT THE AUTHOR:</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMrFGyvBKLDl2nKrq5FHdEtWh61viP0jhOoGix1f9Wrat2tf57oXFKFOg1bzFmV93YDfwCzv5Z1LswfRfTy2y9ZDVIfPMoD1B0gDZe5VW7D8mU1F4e6ci0vrBtyLzCz1NNsoRj/s1600-h/Olsen.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5038267195393364146" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMrFGyvBKLDl2nKrq5FHdEtWh61viP0jhOoGix1f9Wrat2tf57oXFKFOg1bzFmV93YDfwCzv5Z1LswfRfTy2y9ZDVIfPMoD1B0gDZe5VW7D8mU1F4e6ci0vrBtyLzCz1NNsoRj/s200/Olsen.jpg" border="0" /></a> MARK ANDREW OLSEN whose novel <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/076422817X">The Assignment</a> was a Christy Award finalist, also collaborated on bestsellers <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0764229435">Hadassah</a> (now the major motion picture: <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0430431/">One Night With the King</a>), <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0764203371">The Hadassah Covenant</a>, and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0764202006">Rescued</a>. Two of his last books were the supernatural thriller <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0764228188">The Watchers</a>, and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/076420274X">The Warriors</a>. <br /><br />The son of missionaries to France, Mark is a Professional Writing graduate of Baylor University. He and his wife, Connie, live in Colorado Springs with their three children.<br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:100%;color:#ffcc00;">ABOUT THE BOOK</span></strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVMj-0fuEX-qOJI8zz_-oC6VA2aTWyImzSfrUZewxAv_35dcjTHuMAEtmuNzUGS0fI2sUb9kQVpCt6LYc3eyKTZH5hNZl7c_vklAgnoftEkq-feDVJSRRmA2WF-GHJ0saKARWJ/s1600-h/ulteriormotives.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVMj-0fuEX-qOJI8zz_-oC6VA2aTWyImzSfrUZewxAv_35dcjTHuMAEtmuNzUGS0fI2sUb9kQVpCt6LYc3eyKTZH5hNZl7c_vklAgnoftEkq-feDVJSRRmA2WF-GHJ0saKARWJ/s320/ulteriormotives.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334392544174057650" /></a>When an al-Qaeda email is intercepted, threatening an attack on America, it leads to the capture of the group's leader. Yet even under fierce interrogation, the terrorist clings to his jihadist beliefs and refuses to divulge any information. Desperate, the Army resorts to extreme measures--a controversial protocol designed to break a subject's resistance. But the attempt must be masked as an offer of clemency and rely on an outside party, someone who is unaware of the protocol's aims. <br /><br />They find that someone in Greg Cahill, a disgraced soldier who now serves in a prison ministry. Lured by the chance to restore his reputation, Greg befriends a man the entire country despises. And the result proves combustible, the two men having to flee for their lives. With both in need of redemption, they set out to prevent a major catastrophe... <br /><br />If you would like to read the first chapter of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0764202758 ">Ulterior Motive</a>, go <a href="http://thestorybeginnings.blogspot.com/2009/05/ulterior-motives-by-mark-andrew-olsen.html">HERE</a>

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Beloved Counterfeit by Kathleen Y'Barbo

This week, the
Christian Fiction Blog Alliance
is introducing
Beloved Counterfeit
Barbour Publishing, Inc (May 2009)
by
Kathleen Y'Barbo


ABOUT THE AUTHOR:





KATHLEEN MILLER Y’BARBO is a tenth-generation Texan and a mother of three grown sons and a teenage daughter. She is a graduate of Texas A&M University and an award-winning novelist of Christian fiction whose first published work jumped onto the Christian Booksellers Association bestseller list in its first month of release. Kathleen is a former treasurer for the American Christian Fiction Writers, and is a member of the Author’s Guild, Inspirational Writers Alive, Words for the Journey Christian Writers Guild, and the Fellowship of Christian Authors. In addition, she is a sought-after speaker, and her kids think she’s a pretty cool mom, too…most of the time, anyway.










ABOUT THE BOOK

LOVE CAN COVER A MUTITUDE OF SINS

Washed ashore on Fairweather Key, Ruby O’Shea and her three nieces─the offspring of the pirate Thomas Hawkins and Ruby’s late sister─have a chance for a new beginning as Ruby takes a job in a boardinghouse and the girls are passed off as her daughters. But will Ruby be able to confess all when she falls for Micah Tate, a widower, wrecher, and soon-to-be preacher?

Micah is determined to marry the young woman who has captured his heart despite knowing she has something to hide. But will he be able to remain true to his vows when his lady love’s shady past comes to light?

Captain Thomas Hawkins will go to any length to discover the whereabouts of his daughters. What will his determination cost the folks of Fairweather Key?

When Ruby finds herself bereft of her newfound love and protector, will she run away in an attempt to escape her present as she did her past? Will Micah’s love cover the multitude of Ruby’s sins, or will Ruby’s duplicity cost her everything?


If you would like to read the first chapter of Beloved Counterfeit, go HERE



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<div align="center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/1600/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/320/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif" border="0" /></a></div><br /><center><span style="font-size:130%;">This week, the</span></center><br /><center><a href="http://www.christianfictionblogalliance.com/"><span style="font-size:100%;">Christian Fiction Blog Alliance</span></a></center><br /><center><span style="font-size:100%;">is introducing</span></center><br /><center><span style="font-size:130%;color:#993300;"> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1602605475">Beloved Counterfeit</a></span></center><br /><center>Barbour Publishing, Inc (May 2009)</center><br /><center>by</center><br /><center><span style="font-size:130%;color:#006600;"><a href="http://www.kathleenybarbo.com/">Kathleen Y'Barbo</a></span></center><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;color:#ff6600;">ABOUT THE AUTHOR:</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSomfpt_tBGj8OjeKmhUpTKFEKNcvwQGE7H74eXmI0_uwhohZRCklYdGJGxBlVIoP4yHo_wTFi8Y9oqe-89YXKTst70mBlIZklZiB-lJpLF1RpnuUDDSEUC2x_xnH4RB1SUChs/s1600-h/Kathleen.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSomfpt_tBGj8OjeKmhUpTKFEKNcvwQGE7H74eXmI0_uwhohZRCklYdGJGxBlVIoP4yHo_wTFi8Y9oqe-89YXKTst70mBlIZklZiB-lJpLF1RpnuUDDSEUC2x_xnH4RB1SUChs/s320/Kathleen.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334384229610466978" /></a><br />KATHLEEN MILLER Y’BARBO is a tenth-generation Texan and a mother of three grown sons and a teenage daughter. She is a graduate of Texas A&M University and an award-winning novelist of Christian fiction whose first published work jumped onto the Christian Booksellers Association bestseller list in its first month of release. Kathleen is a former treasurer for the American Christian Fiction Writers, and is a member of the Author’s Guild, Inspirational Writers Alive, Words for the Journey Christian Writers Guild, and the Fellowship of Christian Authors. In addition, she is a sought-after speaker, and her kids think she’s a pretty cool mom, too…most of the time, anyway.<br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:100%;color:#ffcc00;">ABOUT THE BOOK</span></strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjALW_Sv5f6ps_rwvAyuvPCBYQfvdsYsRtXkiaJUlhlWWTsJsY4bgIjv4OdYP-2t-xE_7NbyW7NHTxLCl8HrmmJZdrf7EVGLpKJUtFEvjI0QDkV-xbk9lpDe67FIuI1AbPgp1NZ/s1600-h/belovedcounterfeit.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 203px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjALW_Sv5f6ps_rwvAyuvPCBYQfvdsYsRtXkiaJUlhlWWTsJsY4bgIjv4OdYP-2t-xE_7NbyW7NHTxLCl8HrmmJZdrf7EVGLpKJUtFEvjI0QDkV-xbk9lpDe67FIuI1AbPgp1NZ/s320/belovedcounterfeit.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334383462923060962" /></a><strong><em>LOVE CAN COVER A MUTITUDE OF SINS</em></strong><br /><br />Washed ashore on Fairweather Key, Ruby O’Shea and her three nieces─the offspring of the pirate Thomas Hawkins and Ruby’s late sister─have a chance for a new beginning as Ruby takes a job in a boardinghouse and the girls are passed off as her daughters. But will Ruby be able to confess all when she falls for Micah Tate, a widower, wrecher, and soon-to-be preacher?<br /><br />Micah is determined to marry the young woman who has captured his heart despite knowing she has something to hide. But will he be able to remain true to his vows when his lady love’s shady past comes to light?<br /><br />Captain Thomas Hawkins will go to any length to discover the whereabouts of his daughters. What will his determination cost the folks of Fairweather Key?<br /><br />When Ruby finds herself bereft of her newfound love and protector, will she run away in an attempt to escape her present as she did her past? Will Micah’s love cover the multitude of Ruby’s sins, or will Ruby’s duplicity cost her everything?<br /><br /><br />If you would like to read the first chapter of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1602605475">Beloved Counterfeit</a>, go <a href="http://thestorybeginnings.blogspot.com/2009/05/beloved-counterfeit-chapter-1.html">HERE</a>

Kathleen can be reached through the Contact link on her Website

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Taking Tuscany by Renee Riva

This week, the
Christian Fiction Blog Alliance
is introducing
Taking Tuscany
David C. Cook (May 2009)
by
Renee Riva


ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Renee Riva writes humorous stories with a message, for both children and adults. Having been raised in a large Italian family with a great sense of humor, she has much to draw from for developing quirky characters.

She loves sharing her secrets for story starters at Young Author events, helping to spark the imagination of young minds. Renee and her husband live in Richland, Washington, with their three daughters, a dog, a cat, and until recently, her beloved hamster—may she rest in peace.


ABOUT THE BOOK

A. J. Degulio loved the idea of a visit to the Old Country... until her family decided to stay. It's 1972 and she's turning fourteen in a crumbling castle on a hill in Tuscany, wishing she were back in Idaho with her beloved dog, Sailor. In Italy, her blonde hair makes her stick out like a vanilla wafer in a box of chocolate biscotti, and she's so lonely her best friend is a nun from the local convent.

The challenges of roots and relatives are nothing new to A. J., but she's going to need more than the famous Degulio sense of humor to survive. Can't anyone see that Italy isn't really home? It will take a catastrophe - and a few wise words from a friend - for A. J. to understand that sometimes the only thing you can change is your perspective.

If you would like to read the first chapter of Taking Tuscany, go HERE




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<div align="center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/1600/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/320/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif" border="0" /></a></div><br /><center><span style="font-size:130%;">This week, the</span></center><br /><center><a href="http://www.christianfictionblogalliance.com/"><span style="font-size:100%;">Christian Fiction Blog Alliance</span></a></center><br /><center><span style="font-size:100%;">is introducing</span></center><br /><center><span style="font-size:130%;color:#993300;"> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1434767779">Taking Tuscany</a></span></center><br /><center>David C. Cook (May 2009)</center><br /><center>by</center><br /><center><span style="font-size:130%;color:#006600;"><a href="http://www.reneeriva.com/">Renee Riva</a></span></center><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;color:#ff6600;">ABOUT THE AUTHOR:</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSure4AVLZdcDRHTZ29ZX2pj76TPmDL8qnFyu3LUj8664zbyM0-yaaccrBo9zkSOau_K-WYKWDOqw0zy7qfOSJlqiSz34_r_4fFcM2MbVNE4Gs8KgF7grCBMDh5_BiRnTpOk4p/s1600-h/Riva_3.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 105px; height: 144px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSure4AVLZdcDRHTZ29ZX2pj76TPmDL8qnFyu3LUj8664zbyM0-yaaccrBo9zkSOau_K-WYKWDOqw0zy7qfOSJlqiSz34_r_4fFcM2MbVNE4Gs8KgF7grCBMDh5_BiRnTpOk4p/s320/Riva_3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334374586449003426" /></a>Renee Riva writes humorous stories with a message, for both children and adults. Having been raised in a large Italian family with a great sense of humor, she has much to draw from for developing quirky characters. <br /><br />She loves sharing her secrets for story starters at Young Author events, helping to spark the imagination of young minds. Renee and her husband live in Richland, Washington, with their three daughters, a dog, a cat, and until recently, her beloved hamster—may she rest in peace. <br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:100%;color:#ffcc00;">ABOUT THE BOOK</span></strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihMfky2KwOPLmG5Mzhuk7Q8Ba7MHgTjq6iRs6QJksnAMJTDWy5_5mo7hrcZ3NdQKcHiRLlRjInxv3gTT59afb2t8bJ7Q1OgI_DVUjLXmfEYMBuJHhxO8rxsYGy6XMyxe9DTocp/s1600-h/taking+tuscany.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 206px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihMfky2KwOPLmG5Mzhuk7Q8Ba7MHgTjq6iRs6QJksnAMJTDWy5_5mo7hrcZ3NdQKcHiRLlRjInxv3gTT59afb2t8bJ7Q1OgI_DVUjLXmfEYMBuJHhxO8rxsYGy6XMyxe9DTocp/s320/taking+tuscany.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334374323189769778" /></a>A. J. Degulio loved the idea of a visit to the Old Country... until her family decided to stay. It's 1972 and she's turning fourteen in a crumbling castle on a hill in Tuscany, wishing she were back in Idaho with her beloved dog, Sailor. In Italy, her blonde hair makes her stick out like a vanilla wafer in a box of chocolate biscotti, and she's so lonely her best friend is a nun from the local convent.<br /><br />The challenges of roots and relatives are nothing new to A. J., but she's going to need more than the famous Degulio sense of humor to survive. Can't anyone see that Italy isn't really home? It will take a catastrophe - and a few wise words from a friend - for A. J. to understand that sometimes the only thing you can change is your perspective.<br /><br />If you would like to read the first chapter of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1434767779">Taking Tuscany</a>, go <a href="http://thestorybeginnings.blogspot.com/2009/05/taking-tuscany-chapter-1.html">HERE</a>

Renee can be reached through the Contact link on her Website

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