tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-216273092024-03-28T08:48:17.135-04:00D.S. Whiteauthor, blogger, christian, publisher, singer, speaker, webmistress. D.S. Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04044779501609588118noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21627309.post-3719499384328885012024-03-20T09:14:00.012-04:002024-03-20T16:23:05.571-04:00Review & Giveaway: A Hope Fulfilled by April W. Gardner<p center=""> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd4L4qFmw4nKIb8a3Hkv5ZZSb8t4GNv-VXIwvYrhDEV4s-TCP-ztLwpTJOIfOnZwjI_Exk-MBDD_gOOf-Q3RLJHe3Z-8u0aG7oM39uAs_wZdJhbQncTpeyFnC9DA-t9LKy4RDshVrEXThjZLLUofl6_b0ucC519yW5OM-lqOj1fML0DoUHo582/s851/A-Hope-Fulfilled.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="851" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd4L4qFmw4nKIb8a3Hkv5ZZSb8t4GNv-VXIwvYrhDEV4s-TCP-ztLwpTJOIfOnZwjI_Exk-MBDD_gOOf-Q3RLJHe3Z-8u0aG7oM39uAs_wZdJhbQncTpeyFnC9DA-t9LKy4RDshVrEXThjZLLUofl6_b0ucC519yW5OM-lqOj1fML0DoUHo582/w552-h204/A-Hope-Fulfilled.jpg" width="552" /></a></div><br /><p></p><h1><span underline="">About the Book</span></h1><p><strong> </strong></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ1Y7BZyGYGxlnLpKCLhqb5CebBRdjC9TXc5EztIwzZg74NQ5G-zfYoPVko1QpECe8zeclRWI4KmTLQ7_XbNtFkElNHJWqtIdc95kYCVbQQGvbKw_UeJqQ5wqmx9lmfLSe8XCgNFBXruLxG10f3llBMY07qTw7KEwo2X5LU0J4k6v2DDBAm6yK/s1024/A-Hope-Fulfilled_April-W-Gardner_resized-640x1024.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ1Y7BZyGYGxlnLpKCLhqb5CebBRdjC9TXc5EztIwzZg74NQ5G-zfYoPVko1QpECe8zeclRWI4KmTLQ7_XbNtFkElNHJWqtIdc95kYCVbQQGvbKw_UeJqQ5wqmx9lmfLSe8XCgNFBXruLxG10f3llBMY07qTw7KEwo2X5LU0J4k6v2DDBAm6yK/s320/A-Hope-Fulfilled_April-W-Gardner_resized-640x1024.jpg" width="200" /></a></strong></div><strong><br /></strong><p></p><p><strong>Book: </strong>A Hope Fulfilled</p><p><strong>Author: </strong>April W Gardner</p><p><b>Genre: </b>Biblical Fiction (Obadiah)</p><p><strong>Release Date: </strong>November, 2023</p><p><em>One Hebrew slave’s courage and faith opens the gate on Edom’s demise.</em></p><p>Tikvah, a Hebrew slave in Edom, lives in hope of once again seeing Jerusalem, the Holy City. When a Babylonian general and his dashing Jewish liaison arrive at her master’s house, whispering plans of Edom’s destruction, she senses Yahweh at work. After all, there’s a prophecy foretelling His justice upon the kingdom. Tikvah clings to that promise while obediently following the call of service into the heart of danger. If only there were a promise she would come out the other side alive.</p><p> </p><pre>Click <a href="”https://amzn.to/3HPMPwY”">here</a> to get your copy!</pre><p><span></span></p><a name='more'></a> <p></p><h1><span underline="">About the Author</span></h1><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy3AqV4JfF8TinkVsTJnN5mFkaOzO5vijlqE_KxlHhawzMutWbRbzCXPT-klhxtn28pesEwtoAsU1woB7l1bDaKcAEM2jXjD3BFed1fdoSqxTO6-IyIjVE4s9QHPQCtaCp5e8_x9sP-w9s_leUcgpjEhPOzxrMVVKQj2HVedwC4CG6NNiqZqEZ/s1024/April-W-Gardner-headshot-2023-768x1024.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy3AqV4JfF8TinkVsTJnN5mFkaOzO5vijlqE_KxlHhawzMutWbRbzCXPT-klhxtn28pesEwtoAsU1woB7l1bDaKcAEM2jXjD3BFed1fdoSqxTO6-IyIjVE4s9QHPQCtaCp5e8_x9sP-w9s_leUcgpjEhPOzxrMVVKQj2HVedwC4CG6NNiqZqEZ/s320/April-W-Gardner-headshot-2023-768x1024.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><strong>April W Gardner</strong> is an indie author whose great passion is historical romance with themes of Native American and Southeastern U.S. culture. Copyeditor, mother of two grown children, and non-trad college student, April lives in South Texas with her husband and two German Shepherds. In no particular order, April dreams of owning a horse, learning a third language, and visiting all the national parks.</p><p> </p><h1><span underline="">My Thoughts</span></h1><div><span underline=""><br /></span></div><div><span underline="">I did not want the book to end. Who pays attention to prophecies of minor prophets to the tune that they will come to mind at the slightest reference? I confess, I was not able to do so and that in part drew me into the story.</span></div><div><span underline=""><br /></span></div><div>April has a wonderful way with words, a lovely light touch that conveys so much and evokes clear imagery. The tilt of a chin - defiance, the touch of an ankle - forbidden, the staring of sightless eyes - noble and loving.</div><div><br /></div><div>Tikvah's faith and her conversations with Yahweh, rang true because that's how I feel and communicate as well. Her relationship with Shimshon was beautiful. They took care of each other and shored each other's faith up. They would only be pushed so far, when it comes to their faith. I got some Esther vibes when Tikvah said, </div><div><br /></div><blockquote>"You give yourself too much credit, soldier. Yahweh alone places me in danger, and Yahweh alone will see me through it." In whatever form that might come. "I am honored to be His servant." - Page 81</blockquote><p>I read someone's review on Amazon that said the romance between Tikvah and Kala, the Jewish liaison to Babylon's army, was unnecessary and shouldn't have been in the story. I disagree. The modesty shown verses what we see daily is beautiful. If less is more was a courtship, then that would be the example. It was beautifully done.</p><p>I'm afraid my love of this book has boiled down to one big ramble of superlatives but there is so much to love: from the evocative cover, to the story of hope and trust in God despite hardships and dehumanizing abuse to the many minute daily triumphs that can be seen and felt. </p><p>I became Tikvah and came out better for it. It made me examine my walk with God. No one is overtly subjugating me, I am not up for daily floggings, for which I am happy, but how has that allowed me to become lax in my worship, cocky in my own abilities and less dependent on the God who created me and sacrificed Himself for me? </p><p>I rated this book 5/5 - content, history, cover, characters, pace.</p><p>If you are able, please get a copy of this book. I received a complimentary copy and this review is written voluntarily. </p><p> </p><p> </p><h1><span underline="">More from April</span></h1><p>So…Obadiah? Who ever heard of Obadiah as the backdrop for biblical fiction? I hadn’t. But that’s not where <em>A Hope Fulfilled</em> began…</p><p>In late December 2021, while deciding on a Bible reading goal for the upcoming year, I pondered which sections of the Bible I knew least. The minor prophets came to mind right off, then camped there as I asked myself what I knew about these little books.</p><p>I’d heard a million sermons preached from one or another of them over the years, but could I give even a one-sentence summary on any of the twelve? That question required a moment’s thought, which produced Jonah and the big fish, Hosea and his harlot wife, Joel and the locusts, Amos and… Uh, er, uh…</p><p>This was a problem. After burning some brain cells on the matter, I finally hung my head and admitted I was a minor failure. If I’d been tested right then on the minor prophets, I would have received a big red F.</p><p>How was this possible? I’m a missionary’s kid who never missed a church service, for goodness’ sake. This was unacceptable. I had an MK reputation to uphold.</p><p>Kidding, kidding. But the point remains. After 4.5 decades in church, I should be able to state every book’s title and theme. At a minimum. Anything less is spiritual laziness.</p><p>With that challenge in mind, I hitched up my trousers and set to work. My task? One minor prophet a month. I would read each one again and again, really drilling them home, absorbing their messages and banishing my spiritual “shame.”</p><p>By April, and my fourth read of Obadiah, I stared at my Bible, the verses swimming before me, and admitted to a second problem—despite my faithful rereading, the first four books were all running together in a mental smear of prophety messages.</p><p>Warning, judgment, doom, gloom. There was hope in there, too, of course. Praise God. And a harlot wife. I had that one down. But I was no closer to being able to distinguish them, to really <em>understand</em> the books with any kind of true ownership.</p><p>Since I’m a goal-girl, it made me a little sad to set aside my twelve-prophet year, but there was no getting around it. If this was going to work, I would have to go deeper, get messier, put on my work gloves and knee pads, and start digging.</p><p>New goal! Understand Obadiah. I’d worry about the rest once I had this one down. Fifteen months and three written books later, here we are, celebrating the release of my first biblical fiction, <em>A Hope Fulfilled</em>.</p><p>So, how did I get from studying a minor prophet to writing biblical fiction? The journey from point A to point B wasn’t very long. The series (A Fire and a Flame) started out as a Bible commentary for women, but when I got to exploring the history around Obadiah, my fiction brain kinda took over. It does that sometimes. Silly brain.</p><p>I did finish the commentary, but as soon as I allowed myself to ponder all the what-ifs of the event, the novella practically wrote itself.</p><p>Obadiah gives a fiction writer almost no details to build on. So, A Hope Fulfilled is what one might call an artist’s rendition of what might have happened during the fall of Edom. There were probably Hebrew slaves in Edom. One of them probably knew the prophecy of Edom’s doom. And that somebody might have, just might have, longed to help God’s justice play out.</p><p>Thus, Tikvah and her story, A Hope Fulfilled, were born.</p><p><br /></p><h1 center="" style="text-align: center;"><span underline="">Blog Stops</span></h1><div><span underline=""><br /></span></div><p style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><a href="http://dswhite2.blogspot.com/" style="background-color: transparent; decoration-line: none;"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Dee S White"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Dee S White,</span></a> March 20</p><p style="background-color: transparent; text-align: center;"><a href="https://hollysbookcorner.home.blog/" style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration-line: none;"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513quot;3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Holly’s Book Corner "}">Holly’s Book Corner</span></a>, March 21</p><p style="background-color: transparent; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/mary.a.hake" style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration-line: none;"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Mary Hake"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Mary Hake</span></a>, April 1</p><p style="background-color: transparent; text-align: center;"><a href="https://truthandgracehomeschoolacademy.wordpress.com/" style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration-line: none;"><span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Truth and Grace Homeschool Academy"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Truth and Grace Homeschool Academy</span></a>, April 2</p><p style="background-color: transparent; text-align: center;"><br /></p><h1 center="" style="text-align: center;"><span underline="">Giveaway</span></h1><div><span underline=""><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggCEYPhQNv2eV73T6jTgo84VPuLUAfIxrb4vTyRQ_qXMbcRomyITL5tHpmQSDuXTPioffQTkC67bc_L8n5Mm_z_tV6PJr_3AWZpqGm6W_5C0Gwx0fjOEBJ597Y63Q8xst96u5IiArLWW4cAmqjG8calkpoLN4ItYykEtAeinNTs-D7cgPL3Agb/s940/ec062627-2c08-4664-a252-c96f8ce8b37b.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="940" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggCEYPhQNv2eV73T6jTgo84VPuLUAfIxrb4vTyRQ_qXMbcRomyITL5tHpmQSDuXTPioffQTkC67bc_L8n5Mm_z_tV6PJr_3AWZpqGm6W_5C0Gwx0fjOEBJ597Y63Q8xst96u5IiArLWW4cAmqjG8calkpoLN4ItYykEtAeinNTs-D7cgPL3Agb/s320/ec062627-2c08-4664-a252-c96f8ce8b37b.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p center=""><br /></p><p center="">To celebrate her tour, April is giving away the grand prize package of a $30 Amazon gift card and a paperback set of the A Fire and a Flame!!</p><p center="">Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.</p><p center="" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://promosimple.com/ps/2a8f4/a-hope-fulfilled-celebration-tour-giveaway">https://promosimple.com/ps/2a8f4/a-hope-fulfilled-celebration-tour-giveaway</a></b></p><p center=""><b><br /></b></p><div><br /></div>D.S. Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04044779501609588118noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21627309.post-51792426451979402272024-01-25T11:00:00.043-05:002024-01-26T16:36:21.439-05:00Book Spotlight: LaDelle & Jubilant by Cathy McIlvoy<p center=""></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyJYRfgtSbpbknoHPokVtS-N0r1gtIUJ-lj7B4Vr7YeVSFBTBwJ2iu9_vUVKzsixh8th5832eTjRMJTE4zKJ6nPBIA6gCSHd2hCsDkK0l8dD4LrfujeO209qtq9C1tjb8d6NQPxdPLQZ4HPNSmyBe8blg0uAKKSpQgmd1nnCw4KCfw4HfjC2Tf/s851/Banner.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="851" height="148" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyJYRfgtSbpbknoHPokVtS-N0r1gtIUJ-lj7B4Vr7YeVSFBTBwJ2iu9_vUVKzsixh8th5832eTjRMJTE4zKJ6nPBIA6gCSHd2hCsDkK0l8dD4LrfujeO209qtq9C1tjb8d6NQPxdPLQZ4HPNSmyBe8blg0uAKKSpQgmd1nnCw4KCfw4HfjC2Tf/w400-h148/Banner.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><h1 style="text-align: center;"><span underline="">About the Book</span></h1><p><strong></strong></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWGmXviBmLOMYpodbSAfaHZEGSz_3pqyVCIw3SPSwFlhPVYeKWx7Z67TU8rx4e8c344jveVWgmLhy7lF2w1ETZZJ0e2VTMQ1duceWL_Rvr6a-a-5DzUPM3zGR8YiN_W0JnD1IWhxVrkdaUix4oiOtYlSaG3OcrvMHwpDdVjK8tm2tVCrlhh4NR/s300/Ladelle%20and%20Jubilant.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="199" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWGmXviBmLOMYpodbSAfaHZEGSz_3pqyVCIw3SPSwFlhPVYeKWx7Z67TU8rx4e8c344jveVWgmLhy7lF2w1ETZZJ0e2VTMQ1duceWL_Rvr6a-a-5DzUPM3zGR8YiN_W0JnD1IWhxVrkdaUix4oiOtYlSaG3OcrvMHwpDdVjK8tm2tVCrlhh4NR/s1600/Ladelle%20and%20Jubilant.jpeg" width="199" /></a></strong></div><strong><br /> </strong><p></p><p><strong>Book: </strong>LaDelle & Jubilant</p><p><strong>Author: </strong>Cathy McIlvoy</p><p><b>Genre: </b>Historical Fiction/Christian Fiction/Southern Fiction/Black/African American Historical Fiction</p><p><strong>Release Date: </strong>August 14, 2023</p><p><strong><em>Set in the 1930s, this Southern feel-good novel about a controlling widow and the troubled nephew she’s asked to care for invites you on a journey of faith and surrender while weaving in the amazing true-life character, George Washington Carver. </em></strong></p><p>LaDelle Harris, a fiery 51-year-old widow and head librarian at the Tuskegee Institute, likes things her way: orderly and predictable. So, the last thing she wants is to take care of her 12-year-old nephew, Jubilant, for the summer— or maybe forever. But when her estranged brother, the Reverend Ashton Bartley, suffers a heart attack and she’s asked to look after his son, she can’t say no.</p><p>While LaDelle focuses on doing all she can to keep Jubilant from creating chaos in her well-ordered life, it seems Abel Fisher, the manager of the Piggly Wiggly, is taking an interest in her. Amid all that’s happening, Jubilant is bent on returning to Huntsville to be with his daddy.</p><p>Can a menopausal woman with a need for control and a troubled pre-teen boy make peace with God and each other as they struggle with their fears and issues? Some gracious neighbors and Professor George Washington Carver may be able to help.</p><p> <span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><pre>Click <a href="”https://amzn.to/3N6o6Yj”">here</a> to get your copy!</pre><p> </p><h1 style="text-align: center;"><span underline="">About the Author</span></h1><p><strong></strong></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfQtQdUohlayF9gt4BIv0WEdPQ2gnvtMdqHiRe32YsefndVKIe9vYQ6jUYZiDyiogQUwIbicW_a8xHS-yW4b7ajlLA8WAskgrnZHExnvs-IPDczm0HSQi1ri1ITTTUP3Sb8A_9BJ0FWxRscJOJaSOLzPFJFyn2_gegEisfRglY9C-u8CoVIYrN/s240/Cathy.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="240" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfQtQdUohlayF9gt4BIv0WEdPQ2gnvtMdqHiRe32YsefndVKIe9vYQ6jUYZiDyiogQUwIbicW_a8xHS-yW4b7ajlLA8WAskgrnZHExnvs-IPDczm0HSQi1ri1ITTTUP3Sb8A_9BJ0FWxRscJOJaSOLzPFJFyn2_gegEisfRglY9C-u8CoVIYrN/s1600/Cathy.jpeg" width="240" /></a></strong></div><strong><br /><br /></strong><p></p><p><em>LaDelle & Jubilant</em> is<strong> Cathy McIlvoy</strong>’s first published work of fiction and was initially inspired by her admiration for George Washington Carver. Her interest in him and Tuskegee grew as she taught her sons about this genuine man of faith. She especially wanted her two youngest, bi-racial sons to know about this scientist with his impressive accomplishments and commendable character, who looked like them.</p><p>Cathy’s desire to learn more about Professor Carver put her on a plane from California to Alabama, where she soaked up all she could and enjoyed more than one unforgettable meal of catfish, grits, and sweet tea. Her time spent on campus at Tuskegee University, including several visits to the George Washington Carver Museum located on campus, fueled ideas for <em>LaDelle & Jubilant</em> and continues to be a highlight in her life. Cathy was also fortunate to receive an endorsement for her book from Dana Chandler, Archivist at Tuskegee University.</p><p>Today, Cathy and her husband make their home near one of their sons in Louisville, Kentucky where she writes, and they minister to pastors, leaders, and missionaries through Standing Stone Ministry. In addition to having four grown sons, Cathy and her husband are blessed with amazing daughters-in-law, a growing brood of grandchildren, and—though calling them a blessing is a matter of debate between her and family members—two persnickety cats.</p><h1 style="text-align: center;"><span underline="">More from Cathy</span></h1><p>“A personal relationship with the Great Creator of all things is the only foundation for the abundant life. The farther we get away from self, the greater life will be.”</p><p>-George Washington Carver.</p><p center="">A Note About George and My Journey With Him</p><p>Although Professor Carver doesn’t appear in <em>LaDelle & Jubilant</em> until chapter nine, he’s not only an important character, but the impetus for writing the book in the first place!</p><p>The truth is, I am fascinated by George Washington Carver and want everyone to know about him. Due to his accomplishments, he was often referred to as “The Wizard of Tuskegee,” “The Peanut Man,” and, my personal favorite, “The Black Leonardo.” An agricultural chemist, professor, artist and more, George was a renaissance man in many ways. Though born into slavery and sickly as a child, God had big plans for him, and George was faithful. He viewed his work as worship to the Lord and service to his community and beyond.</p><p>After doing much research about George, the South, and the history of Tuskegee University, it felt surreal to travel to Alabama and spend time where Professor Carver had lived and worked for 47 years. For several days, I soaked up all I could—the George Washington Carver Museum, Booker T. Washington’s home, called The Oaks, the stately brick buildings on campus, and the thriving agricultural area which is still used for instruction. As a middle-aged Caucasian woman, I’m sure I stood out at this historically Black university as I ate in the student cafeteria and roamed the grounds, poking my head into buildings and snapping photos.</p><p>After engaging all my senses and imagination while exploring the place George called home for most of his life, I flew back to California with a belly full of sweet tea and my mind full of fresh insight and inspiration. Years after that trip, I finally finished <em>LaDelle & Jubilant</em>!</p><p>I hope you are entertained and inspired by my historical, character-driven novel. I also hope it compels you to look further into the life of George Washington Carver.</p><p>Happy reading!</p><h1 center="" style="text-align: center;"><span underline="">Giveaway</span></h1><p center=""><strong></strong></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggR3QDtPaYE65uBnhadohNn6fsdIDhLfL3zYRbvLYYTDYDi5F0Ely_FPbahurS3O5CpjAgcQA35J_0pMXaujTjhvICvk5FOrv2xyLJIC8m6f8MGyUh6lc_NjyxS7JdpSnSTnR-e5TuajRRteBPHIFWkvnZO0cnXjdOlsjbKWKrt8atVPRE3RyJ/s940/Giveaway.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="940" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggR3QDtPaYE65uBnhadohNn6fsdIDhLfL3zYRbvLYYTDYDi5F0Ely_FPbahurS3O5CpjAgcQA35J_0pMXaujTjhvICvk5FOrv2xyLJIC8m6f8MGyUh6lc_NjyxS7JdpSnSTnR-e5TuajRRteBPHIFWkvnZO0cnXjdOlsjbKWKrt8atVPRE3RyJ/s320/Giveaway.png" width="320" /></a></strong></div><strong><br /><br /></strong><p></p><p center="">To celebrate her tour, Cathy is giving away the grand prize package of a $50 Amazon gift card and a copy of the book!!</p><p center="">Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.</p><p center=""><br /></p><p center="" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://promosimple.com/ps/299bd/ladelle">https://promosimple.com/ps/299bd/ladelle</a></p><p center="" style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>D.S. Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04044779501609588118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21627309.post-21014819316572965252022-08-17T22:58:00.003-04:002022-08-17T23:37:09.649-04:00Review & Giveaway: Not Dead Yet by Traci Hunter Abramson<p> </p><p center=""></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU921Bm4hHwWByGIj9glRmVH_nwBmp0q8eHB0chkih0tqLdg943Vk5Qs6-A82MJj-nWNLlZmGqAyb0Uv_mU9gMbpZrYvXPObL5y0KPHgbvrZrSYo2WZgDEHFn0lkRvMKWFpqnwqlFooO0n-ZUyNV3kC-tUfJ6CmcJcUd586eLZO2BuZemQTg/s851/Not-Dead-Yet.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="851" height="148" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU921Bm4hHwWByGIj9glRmVH_nwBmp0q8eHB0chkih0tqLdg943Vk5Qs6-A82MJj-nWNLlZmGqAyb0Uv_mU9gMbpZrYvXPObL5y0KPHgbvrZrSYo2WZgDEHFn0lkRvMKWFpqnwqlFooO0n-ZUyNV3kC-tUfJ6CmcJcUd586eLZO2BuZemQTg/w400-h148/Not-Dead-Yet.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><h1 style="text-align: center;"><span underline="">About the Book</span></h1><p><strong> </strong></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWlTgahOxhCRgyd5DzzUm7tthqSXHmVPbDgRdb2T3rVcIbw6VDowmaFbOXzJpUUhuV-JiVK5ktb8sCHayTEWJIHuxkys3r-Z9x51RzxMRLyVERHt9NdPjT1VaALC2dfWLNfgEX2F_edCOkntQox4AJVtQ2mDeR1_b625pTWGyKgXdnAyk26w/s300/NotDeadYet_FRONT-COVER-200x300.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="200" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWlTgahOxhCRgyd5DzzUm7tthqSXHmVPbDgRdb2T3rVcIbw6VDowmaFbOXzJpUUhuV-JiVK5ktb8sCHayTEWJIHuxkys3r-Z9x51RzxMRLyVERHt9NdPjT1VaALC2dfWLNfgEX2F_edCOkntQox4AJVtQ2mDeR1_b625pTWGyKgXdnAyk26w/s1600/NotDeadYet_FRONT-COVER-200x300.jpg" width="200" /></a></strong></div><strong><br /></strong><p></p><p><strong>Book: </strong>Not Dead Yet</p><p><strong>Author: </strong>Traci Hunter Abramson</p><p><b>Genre: </b>Suspense</p><p><strong>Release date: </strong>June 13, 2022</p><p>Cassidy Edgemont has been dead for four years. At least, that is what the world has been led to believe. After becoming unwittingly entangled in a group called the Coalition, known for using fake news to generate political unrest in the United States, Cas was offered a devastating choice: stage her own death and join her rescuers, the guardians, or risk the wrath of the organization she betrayed. She chose death.</p><p>As an invisible government operative, Cas has been living in Paris with no complications—until her family pays an unexpected visit to the European city, changing everything. They think Cas is dead, and she has to keep it that way. But when a bomb is detonated nearby and fake news incites riots in the city, Cas recognizes the mark of the Coalition.</p><p>Donovan, a fellow guardian, is summoned to join her in Paris to attempt to untangle the intricate web linking Cas’s past with the recent bombings. But as the threat level escalates, Cas must again make an impossible decision: face possible exposure to her family in her race to uncover the truth or risk the loss of innocent lives.</p><p> <span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><pre><h1 style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-align: center; white-space: normal;"><span underline="">My Thoughts</span></h1><div><span underline=""><br /></span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="white-space: normal;">This was my first book in the Guardian series as well as my first time reading Traci Hunter Abramson's writing. I loved it!</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="white-space: normal;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="white-space: normal;">The cover caught my eye because there was a dark skinned person of color with short hair on it and not the light skinned person of color with longer hair that is more popular on covers. That was my first clue that it was going to be different.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="white-space: normal;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="white-space: normal;">I read the book as soon as I received it and was so engrossed, I didn't take very good notes because I didn't want to stop reading to do so. :(</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="white-space: normal;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="white-space: normal;">What stood out to me was the uniqueness of the story. It was like witness protection with a major spin. It was unpredictable, in that as I read, everyone became a suspect. I just could not figure it out or narrow down the motives enough which was splendid!</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="white-space: normal;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="white-space: normal;">What I Liked:</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="white-space: normal;"><br /></span></span></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="white-space: normal;">The cover</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="white-space: normal;">The fact that I started at book six and even though there was a desire to know what I'd missed in the previous books, it wasn't a detractor for this book to be my introduction</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="white-space: normal;">The depiction of her family life before her "death" that showed she was from a close knit family</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="white-space: normal;">Cas' kickbutt attitude and bravery to go it alone without her family for her protection and theirs.</span></span></li></ul></div><div><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="white-space: normal;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="white-space: normal;">What Gave Me Pause:</span></span></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="white-space: normal;">The brevity of physical descriptions. I was looking for more to create a picture in my mind. Not that I minded the food descriptions, but I wanted to get to know the people. Maybe I missed out on that because I started at book #6</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="white-space: normal;">I was not a fan of the family triangle that ensued. I won't say more to avoid a spoiler.</span></span></li></ul></div><div><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="white-space: normal;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="white-space: normal;">All in all it was a fabulous rollercoaster ride that deserves several rereads. If you like fast paced, action packed suspense with real world leanings, this book is for you.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="white-space: normal;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="white-space: normal;">I gave it <b>4.5</b> stars out of <b>5</b></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="white-space: normal;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="white-space: normal;">Note: I received an eARC free of charge. This review is written voluntarily.</span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="white-space: normal;"><br /></span></span></div></div></pre><pre>Click <a href="”https://amzn.to/3bkrwGG”">here</a> to get your copy!</pre><p> </p><h1 style="text-align: center;"><span underline="">About the Author</span></h1><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibrM06pZhxg_NixxdLFESowkBrHyECu_FcHbhbjxsCR0LZa5JIZx8pVK77yUaCClHxpcy4RleH0PTAGQawoTHY0jUG2lIB1lytR-wETidV1NNSLaTedmbLENC10TnTW55O2CS0T3v7bz9heilErpEEPDdNPS7Pe0mSfYmBmSoOgBrxhCd-Wg/s300/author-traciabramson-289x300.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="289" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibrM06pZhxg_NixxdLFESowkBrHyECu_FcHbhbjxsCR0LZa5JIZx8pVK77yUaCClHxpcy4RleH0PTAGQawoTHY0jUG2lIB1lytR-wETidV1NNSLaTedmbLENC10TnTW55O2CS0T3v7bz9heilErpEEPDdNPS7Pe0mSfYmBmSoOgBrxhCd-Wg/s1600/author-traciabramson-289x300.jpg" width="289" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><strong>Traci Hunter Abramson</strong> was born in Arizona, where she lived until moving to Venezuela for a study-abroad program. After graduating from Brigham Young University, she worked for the Central Intelligence Agency for several years, eventually resigning in order to raise her family. She credits the CIA with giving her a wealth of ideas for suspense novels as well as the skills needed to survive her children’s teenage years. She has gone on to write a number of bestselling suspense novels that have consistently been nominated as Whitney Award finalists. She considers shoes an optional accessory which became evident when she won her first three Whitney Awards in 2013 (Code Word), 2014 (Deep Cover), and 2016 (Failsafe.) Safe House won Whitney Awards for both the mystery/suspense category as well as 2017 Adult Novel of the Year. She added two additional awards in 2019 (Mistaken Reality – best mystery/suspense and Sanctuary – Adult Novel of the Year.) She currently lives in Virginia with her family where she enjoys sports, travel, writing, and coaching high school swimming. </p><p> </p><h1><span underline="">More from Traci</span></h1><p>Paris anyone? After years of restricted travel and various COVID-related challenges, I needed to spend some time back in a city I love, even if it was only as part of my fictional world. Add in my years working with the CIA, and <i>Not Dead Yet</i> was born.</p><p>While <i>Not Dead Ye</i>t is technically the sixth book in the guardian series, all of these books are written as stand-alone novels, which simply visit some characters from previous novels and sometimes introduce characters that will be featured in the stories to come.</p><p><i>Not Dead Ye</i>t was particularly enjoyable to write, not only because it gave me an excuse to revisit my photos and memories from my most recent trips to Paris, but also because of the parallels that naturally occurred with my own life.</p><p>Cas, the main character, is the first female guardian in my fictional top-secret program of government operatives who strive to serve and protect U.S. intelligence and military personnel. When I worked for the Central Intelligence Agency, I often attended meetings in which I was the only woman in the room. Respect and loyalty had to be earned regardless of gender, and I was fortunate to work with some amazing individuals over the years. Some of those treasured work relationships come through within the pages of this book.</p><p>Another similarity to my own background is Cas’s family dynamics. She has her parents and a younger sister, which mirrors my own early childhood. Her family is often in the public eye because of their association with the media industry. While I didn’t come from the extreme wealth and fame as my character did, I do remember well what it was like to have a mom on television (The Home Hunter in Phoenix, AZ) and to have a sister working in the entertainment industry. While my sister (Tiffany Hunter) has taken over The Home Hunter in recent years, a few of her earlier positions included serving as the backstage coordinator for the Grammys as well as working as Bill Murray’s personal assistant.</p><p><i>Not Dead Yet</i> blends many experiences from my past with the events of the present and the ever-present question of What if? 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Click the link below to enter.</p><p center="" style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://promosimple.com/ps/2070b/not-dead-yet-celebration-tour-giveaway" style="box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; text-align: center;">https://promosimple.com/ps/2070b/not-dead-yet-celebration-tour-giveaway</a></p>D.S. Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04044779501609588118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21627309.post-90118013641341800892022-05-10T00:00:00.008-04:002022-05-10T00:00:00.195-04:00Book Tour & Giveaway: Cinco de Mayo by Donald W. Miles<p> </p>><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.silverdaggertours.com/uploads/8/2/5/5/82557464/cinco-de-mayo-banner_orig.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="298" data-original-width="800" height="149" src="https://www.silverdaggertours.com/uploads/8/2/5/5/82557464/cinco-de-mayo-banner_orig.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.silverdaggertours.com/uploads/8/2/5/5/82557464/cinco-de-mayo-388x600_orig.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="388" height="400" src="https://www.silverdaggertours.com/uploads/8/2/5/5/82557464/cinco-de-mayo-388x600_orig.jpg" width="259" /></a></div><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Cinco
de Mayo: What Is Everybody Celebrating?</b></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif">2nd
Edition</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif">by
Donald W. Miles </span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif">Genre:
Nonfiction, Hispanic History</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.silverdaggertours.com/uploads/8/2/5/5/82557464/cincodemayo-about-the-book_orig.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="88" data-original-width="423" height="67" src="https://www.silverdaggertours.com/uploads/8/2/5/5/82557464/cincodemayo-about-the-book_orig.png" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="border: none; margin-bottom: 0.15in; padding: 0in;">
<span color="#"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">Cinco
de Mayo has evolved into a holiday so popular that in the United
States it draws larger crowds than here in Mexico. About
half a million people turn out for the annual event in Los Angeles
alone, but exactly what is everybody celebrating? They're there for
the music - and the half-priced margaritas - but if you ask around,
you won't find many people who can tell you what happened in Mexico
on that day. There are very few adult-level books currently on the
market about that subject, but readers can now learn how the Mexicans
took back their country after a five-year struggle against the French
army in this 90,000-word book, <i><b>Cinco de Mayo: What is
Everybody Celebrating? (2nd Ed.)<span></span></b></i></span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
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<span color="#"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif">The
original 2006 edition has now been upgraded to include color
photographs in every chapter and maps to help readers navigate the
story. There's also a new cover that has already won graphics awards
for the book design firm that created it. The photos were taken by
the author and his wife (who is originally from Mexico City, ) during
more than 50 years of family visits and travel to as many as 53
cities in Mexico.</span></span></p>
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<span color="#"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif">Don
Miles’ professional career of almost 50 years was split about
evenly between teaching and broadcasting. He was News Director for
radio stations in NYC, NY, CT, FL, NE and Texas. He won AP’s “Best
Newscast” award in Nebraska, his news teams in Florida and Nebraska
have won numerous awards, and he has judged broadcast news awards for
UPI Rhode Island. He has taught at the Universities of Florida and
Nebraska, at St. Edward’s University in Austin, Texas,and at
elementary schools in New York, Connecticut and Texas.</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
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<span color="#"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif">He
is the author of two books in the field of broadcast news: Broadcast
News Handbook and Broadcast Newswriting Stylebook. He has a
bachelor's in education from the State University of New York at New
Paltz and a master's in journalism and Communications from the
University of Florida.</span></span></p>
<p style="border: none; margin-bottom: 0.15in; padding: 0in;">
<span color="#"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif">This
is Don’s fifth book. There was a 2006 edition of this current
volume, but several new features appear in the new version including
maps to help the reader navigate the text and color photos in every
chapter. There was also Cinco de Mayo, the Novel, published in 2012.</span></span></p>
<p style="border: none; margin-bottom: 0.15in; padding: 0in;">
<span color="#"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif">Don’s
inspiration for this book came mainly from his late wife, Dr. Minerva
Gonzalez-Angulo Miles. Minerva grew up in Mexico City near Emperor
Maximilian’s Chapultepec Castle, and would often visit the castle
and view the portrait of the emperor and empress whose story is
featured as part of the history you’ll follow as you read the book.
</span></span>
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D.S. Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04044779501609588118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21627309.post-56182188611508735342022-05-05T00:00:00.003-04:002022-05-05T11:51:08.055-04:00Book Tour & Giveaway: The Mayor's Baby Surprise by Anna J. Stewart<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.silverdaggertours.com/uploads/8/2/5/5/82557464/the-mayors-baby-surprise-banner_orig.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="298" data-original-width="800" height="149" src="https://www.silverdaggertours.com/uploads/8/2/5/5/82557464/the-mayors-baby-surprise-banner_orig.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.silverdaggertours.com/uploads/8/2/5/5/82557464/mayor-s-baby-surprise-cover-379x600_orig.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="379" height="400" src="https://www.silverdaggertours.com/uploads/8/2/5/5/82557464/mayor-s-baby-surprise-cover-379x600_orig.jpg" width="253" /></a></div><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>The
Mayor's Baby Surprise </b></span></span>
</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif">Butterfly
Harbor Stories Book 12</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif">by
Anna J. Stewart</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif">Genre:
Clean Contemporary Romance </span>
</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.silverdaggertours.com/uploads/8/2/5/5/82557464/themayorsbabysurprise-about-the-book_orig.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="83" data-original-width="433" height="61" src="https://www.silverdaggertours.com/uploads/8/2/5/5/82557464/themayorsbabysurprise-about-the-book_orig.png" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span color="#"><b>Could
a surprise baby</b></span><span color="#"><br /><br /></span><span color="#"><i>Lead
to a forever family?</i></span><span color="#"><br /><br />Ineffective,
shortsighted, and self-centered—that’s what top family lawyer Leah
Ellis thinks of Gil Hamilton. And that’s why she’s vying for his
position as mayor of Butterfly Harbor. But when a six-month-old baby
is left on Gil’s doorstep, he turns to her for help. Gil’s
dedication to baby Eli shows Leah she was wrong about her rival. But
can he win her vote for a future together?<br /><br /></span><span color="#"><i>USA
TODAY</i></span><span color="#"> </span><span color="#">Bestselling
Author</span> </span>
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<p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif"><a href="https://www.silverdaggertours.com/uploads/8/2/5/5/82557464/themayorsbabysurprise-about-the-author_orig.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="80" data-original-width="473" height="54" src="https://www.silverdaggertours.com/uploads/8/2/5/5/82557464/themayorsbabysurprise-about-the-author_orig.png" width="320" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif"><a href="https://www.silverdaggertours.com/uploads/8/2/5/5/82557464/anna-j-stewart-22-author-photo-270x400_orig.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="270" height="320" src="https://www.silverdaggertours.com/uploads/8/2/5/5/82557464/anna-j-stewart-22-author-photo-270x400_orig.jpg" width="216" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span color="#">A
geek at heart, USA Today and national bestselling author Anna J
Stewart writes "refreshingly unique, quietly humorous, and
profoundly moving romance." (RT Book Reviews) Her books include
The Butterfly Harbor series for Harlequin Heartwarming, along with
the Blackwell continuity series. She also writes the Honor Bound
series for Harlequin Romantic Suspense and has written in the ongoing
Colton family saga. As her first love is paranormal romance, she's
published a number of novellas, including the Tome Wardens trilogy
collection. EXPOSED, her first book of The Circle of the Red Lily
romantic suspense series with CAEZIK Romance will be released in
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D.S. Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04044779501609588118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21627309.post-61768639241788912362022-04-25T00:00:00.004-04:002022-05-05T12:24:24.593-04:00Release Blitz: The True Purpose of Vines by Giovanna Siniscalchi<p> </p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://sites.google.com/rabtbooktoursandpr.com/spring-2022-blitzes/giovanna-siniscalchi-the-true-purpose-of-vines-release-blitz"><img height="200" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/production-sitebuilder-v1-0-3/663/206663/rL88XEv2/25e4ed41253f45c6b5299bb583333058" width="500" /></a></div><p> </p><a 1="" href="https://storage.googleapis.com/production-sitebuilder-v1-0-3/663/206663/rL88XEv2/099dd85aeac6425a84e4b0ecd64de8ca" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="449" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/production-sitebuilder-v1-0-3/663/206663/rL88XEv2/099dd85aeac6425a84e4b0ecd64de8ca" width="284" /></a>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt;">The Winemakers, Book One</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: large; line-height: 107%;"><b>Historical Romance</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; line-height: 107%;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Date Published</span></b><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> April 25, 2022</span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">"A headstrong Portuguese meets her match in the arrogant Englishman
who threatens her beloved vineyards. Dive deep into Portugal's rich culture
in this intoxicating story about wine and love."</span>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">Portugal, 1870</span>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"> A winemaker desperate to save her vineyards...</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">Julia Costa is the best winemaker in the Douro. When a greedy tradesman
threatens the land her family has held for generations, Julia prepares to
defend her legacy and independence by any means necessary.<span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">The Englishman sent to uncover her secrets...</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">The last thing Griffin Maxwell wants is to waste time mired in a Portuguese
backwater. Still, to guarantee a partnership with Oporto's largest trading
firm, he agrees to travel up the Douro river and chase some reluctant
debtor.
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<span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">A meeting of two cultures...</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">Nothing prepared Griffin for the headstrong winemaker. Alluring, she tempts
him into enjoying Portugal's vibrant tastes and is a threat to his carefully
constructed plans. The arrogant Englishman arrived at Julia's lands,
believing himself entitled to everything, including her heart. But how can
she resist an attraction headier than a vintage?</span>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">An enemy too powerful to fight alone...</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">When a mysterious plague decimates Europe's vineyards, Griffin and Julia
put differences aside to find a cure, blind-tasting their way into an
intoxicating passion. But reality demands an answer: will they choose their
ambitions or the love of a lifetime?</span>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: large; line-height: 107%;"><b>About the Author</b></span></p><a 1="" href="https://storage.googleapis.com/production-sitebuilder-v1-0-3/663/206663/rL88XEv2/d44986e1f8ff42c0a7d8e5e6c30663c3" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="288" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/production-sitebuilder-v1-0-3/663/206663/rL88XEv2/d44986e1f8ff42c0a7d8e5e6c30663c3" width="292" /></a>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt;">Giovanna Siniscalchi chased narrative arcs and climax points in the Nasdaq
for twelve long years working as an economist. Still, her romantic
imagination was wasted in the financial markets, so she decided to put it to
better use: write fiction. She is married and has two great kids. Her
passions are eclectic, including reading, traveling, surfing, wine, and of
course, historical romance.).</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://giovannasiniscalchi.com">Website</a></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/Giovanna-Siniscalchi-100318749253629/">Facebook</a></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/giovannasiniscalchi/">Instagram</a></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://bookbuzz.net/historical-romance-the-true-purpose-of-vines-by-giovanna-siniscalchi/">BookBuzz</a></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;"><span style="font-size: 18.6667px;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/True-Purpose-Vines-intoxicating-historical-ebook/dp/B09W6CL8RQ">Amazon</a></span></span></p>
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D.S. Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04044779501609588118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21627309.post-2051369484551964552022-04-20T00:00:00.007-04:002022-04-22T21:35:29.975-04:00New Release Blitz: Apples for Ashley by Annee Jones<p> </p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://sites.google.com/rabtbooktoursandpr.com/spring-2022-blitzes/annee-jones-apples-for-ashley-new-release-blitz"><img height="200" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/production-sitebuilder-v1-0-3/663/206663/rL88XEv2/21faa07df7d14651ad8cea1e08760bf8" width="500" /></a></div><p> </p><a 1="" href="https://storage.googleapis.com/production-sitebuilder-v1-0-3/663/206663/rL88XEv2/3aa5382a98214fa688c920723a893650" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="466" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/production-sitebuilder-v1-0-3/663/206663/rL88XEv2/3aa5382a98214fa688c920723a893650" width="311" /></a>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt;">The Orchard Brides - Book 2</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: large; line-height: 107%;"><b>Christian Contemporary Western Romance</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; line-height: 107%;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Date Published</span></b><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> 04-11-2022</span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60796631-apples-for-ashley" target="_blank"><img alt="photo add-to-goodreads-button_zpsc7b3c634.png" border="0" src="https://sites.google.com/a/myaddictionisreading.com/spring-2016/home/iconAddtoGoodreads1_zpsa0dd4209.png" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">Can forbidden fruit lead to sweet romance?</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">After standing up to the wrath of the owner of a private apple orchard
where her daughter picked some of the tantalizing, but off-limits, fruit,
will Skye Palmer allow the handsome cowboy to atone for making her little
girl cry?</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">New owner of Humble Tree Orchards Troy Sutton feels terrible - he shouldn't
have come down so hard on the child for taking some of his ripe produce -
even if the farm's profit margin is in the red zone. Can he find a way to
make it up to her and her gorgeous angry mother? And can they come up with a
plan to save the apple orchard before the winter frost arrives?<span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">Sweetness is in the air... and perhaps an "apple-y ever after"
might just be possible after all...</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: large; line-height: 107%;"><b>About the Author</b></span></p><a 1="" href="https://storage.googleapis.com/production-sitebuilder-v1-0-3/663/206663/rL88XEv2/4a9dcc1e486241f78f7f148f494b8220" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="245" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/production-sitebuilder-v1-0-3/663/206663/rL88XEv2/4a9dcc1e486241f78f7f148f494b8220" width="205" /></a>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt;">Author Annee Jones writes heartwarming romance and will soon be adding cozy
mystery, fantasy/ PNR, suspense, and more to her list of genres since her
imagination often runs away with her. She is passionate about writing
stories that offer readers a place where dreams come true!</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">Professionally, Annee works as a disability counselor where she helps her
clients navigate through complex medical and legal systems while
rediscovering their wholeness in Spirit.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">Annee also enjoys freelance writing for Publishers Weekly and multiple
publishing companies.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">Subscribe to Annee’s newsletter on her website:
<a href="http://www.anneejones.com">http://www.anneejones.com</a></span>
</p>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">Want to join Annee’s private Facebook reader group, Annee's
Angels? Request your spot now:</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/anneesangelgroup">https://www.facebook.com/groups/anneesangelgroup</a></span>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: large; line-height: 107%;"><b>Contact Links</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="http://www.anneejones.com">Website</a></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/AuthorAnneeJones">Facebook</a></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/authoranneejones">Goodreads</a></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://www.bookbub.com/authors/annee-jones">Bookbub</a></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: large; line-height: 107%;"><b>Purchase Link</b></span></p>
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D.S. Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04044779501609588118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21627309.post-84704769722261925982022-03-23T20:55:00.004-04:002022-03-23T20:58:58.797-04:00Blitz: Saving La Familia by Donna Del Oro <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFjSnrkagOv9pL_rCJ1FueVR2SfNJPyJNCi_LDugeqgggri10cYN0CqXdzoyDnlX_uo29ArV4fwYuqzd2pKaHwDkAS9hv3J3VCM3mutaVADYW0LsWXIrSssVZiCsq0HI2chDr3cPcxUN63idfJb1Kl3v_L8E1JsMNrchTc1dycid5XyAoUmQ/s851/Saving%20La%20Familia%20Blitz%20Banner.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="851" height="148" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFjSnrkagOv9pL_rCJ1FueVR2SfNJPyJNCi_LDugeqgggri10cYN0CqXdzoyDnlX_uo29ArV4fwYuqzd2pKaHwDkAS9hv3J3VCM3mutaVADYW0LsWXIrSssVZiCsq0HI2chDr3cPcxUN63idfJb1Kl3v_L8E1JsMNrchTc1dycid5XyAoUmQ/w400-h148/Saving%20La%20Familia%20Blitz%20Banner.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p> </p><a 1="" href="https://storage.googleapis.com/production-sitebuilder-v1-0-3/663/206663/rL88XEv2/00d3bdbd7c0246e8ade3517420e2dbb0" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/production-sitebuilder-v1-0-3/663/206663/rL88XEv2/00d3bdbd7c0246e8ade3517420e2dbb0" width="301" /></a>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt;">La Familia, Book One</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; line-height: 107%;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Published: </span></b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">December 2021</span></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>Publisher</b>: Extasy Books</span>
</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60428588-saving-la-familia" target="_blank"><img alt="photo add-to-goodreads-button_zpsc7b3c634.png" border="0" src="https://sites.google.com/a/myaddictionisreading.com/spring-2016/home/iconAddtoGoodreads1_zpsa0dd4209.png" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">A romantic suspense comedy set in Silicon Valley, San Antonio, Texas, and
Nuevo Laredo, Mexico-- a young Latina elementary school teacher, Dina
Salazar, is asked by her Mexican-born grandmother to rescue her cousins from
a dangerous Mexican drug cartel. After all, her stern grandmother tells her,
she is the “smart one” in the family. The mission involves
convincing the DEA that her cousin and her cousin's child will be killed by
the new leader of this dangerous drug cartel if they are not rescued.
Another obstacle: Dina must contact her cousin and arrange a clandestine
pick-up site in a Mexican-Texas border town. To do so, she has to recruit
help from her hated ex-fiance, her quirky brother-in-law, and a Hispanic DEA
agent. Being an amateur sleuth is no picnic, but what’s a girl to do
when “la familia” calls?</span>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt;">Donna Del Oro is a bilingual, bicultural retired teacher who loves her
Hispanic heritage. This labor of love was her way of immersing herself in a
culture that has always influenced her. She lives in Northern California but
regards Texas as her second home.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="http://www.donnadelorobooks.com">Website</a></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/Donna-Del-Oro-Award-Winning-Author-of-Smart-Romantic-Thrillers-326564600705968">Facebook</a></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Saving-Familia-Donna-Del-Oro-ebook/dp/B09PN7K2S8">Amazon</a></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://www.extasybooks.com/Saving-La-Familia">Extasy Books</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.rabtbooktoursandpr.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="RABT Book Tours & PR" height="295" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/wzukusers/user-32179697/images/0ef1e26fd5f04c99b11731d6d17c8a41/RABT-Tour-Host.png" width="295" /></a></div>
D.S. Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04044779501609588118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21627309.post-14584181529542377692022-03-10T06:30:00.049-05:002022-03-19T16:01:56.007-04:00Blog Blitz: What Happened at the Cross by Billy Graham<p> </p><p style="background-color: none; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Lato; margin: 0px auto 1.41575em; text-align: center;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; height: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="What Happened at the Cross JustRead Blog Blitz" class="aligncenter wp-image-19088 lazyloaded" data-src="https://justreadtours.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Banner_WhatHappenedAtTheCross_BlogBlitz_JR.jpg" data-srcset="https://justreadtours.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Banner_WhatHappenedAtTheCross_BlogBlitz_JR.jpg 1702w, https://justreadtours.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Banner_WhatHappenedAtTheCross_BlogBlitz_JR-300x111.jpg 300w, https://justreadtours.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Banner_WhatHappenedAtTheCross_BlogBlitz_JR-400x148.jpg 400w, https://justreadtours.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Banner_WhatHappenedAtTheCross_BlogBlitz_JR-768x284.jpg 768w, https://justreadtours.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Banner_WhatHappenedAtTheCross_BlogBlitz_JR-1536x569.jpg 1536w" height="370" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://justreadtours.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Banner_WhatHappenedAtTheCross_BlogBlitz_JR.jpg" srcset="https://justreadtours.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Banner_WhatHappenedAtTheCross_BlogBlitz_JR.jpg 1702w, https://justreadtours.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Banner_WhatHappenedAtTheCross_BlogBlitz_JR-300x111.jpg 300w, https://justreadtours.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Banner_WhatHappenedAtTheCross_BlogBlitz_JR-400x148.jpg 400w, https://justreadtours.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Banner_WhatHappenedAtTheCross_BlogBlitz_JR-768x284.jpg 768w, https://justreadtours.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Banner_WhatHappenedAtTheCross_BlogBlitz_JR-1536x569.jpg 1536w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; display: block; height: auto; margin: 0px auto; max-width: 100%;" width="1000" /></span></span><br style="box-sizing: inherit;" /><span style="color: white;">Welcome to the Blog Blitz for</span><span style="color: white;"> <span style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #ba9a2e;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: bolder;"><em style="box-sizing: inherit;">What Happened at the Cross </em></span></span>by Billy Graham, hosted by <a href="https://justreadtours.com/2022/03/08/welcome-to-the-what-happened-at-the-cross-blog-blitz-giveaway/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: inherit; color: #6ab187; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.14s ease-out 0s;">JustRead Publicity Tours</a>!</span></p><h3 style="background-color: none; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; color: #b2b2b2; font-family: Lato; font-size: 1.618em; margin: 0px auto 0.540791em; text-align: center;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #ba9a2e;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: bolder;">ABOUT THE BOOK</span></span></h3><p 0px="" 1.41575em="" auto="" box-sizing:="" center="" color:="" ffffff="" font-family:="" inherit="" lato="" margin:="" style="background-color: none;" text-align:=""><img alt="What Happened at the Cross" class="alignleft wp-image-19378 size-large lazyloaded" data-src="https://justreadtours.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/9780785265689-290x400.jpg" data-srcset="https://justreadtours.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/9780785265689-290x400.jpg 290w, https://justreadtours.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/9780785265689-218x300.jpg 218w, https://justreadtours.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/9780785265689-768x1058.jpg 768w, https://justreadtours.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/9780785265689-1115x1536.jpg 1115w, https://justreadtours.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/9780785265689-1487x2048.jpg 1487w, https://justreadtours.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/9780785265689.jpg 1742w" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 290px) 100vw, 290px" src="https://justreadtours.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/9780785265689-290x400.jpg" srcset="https://justreadtours.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/9780785265689-290x400.jpg 290w, https://justreadtours.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/9780785265689-218x300.jpg 218w, https://justreadtours.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/9780785265689-768x1058.jpg 768w, https://justreadtours.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/9780785265689-1115x1536.jpg 1115w, https://justreadtours.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/9780785265689-1487x2048.jpg 1487w, https://justreadtours.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/9780785265689.jpg 1742w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: inherit; display: inline; float: left; height: auto; margin-right: 1.41575em; max-width: 100%;" width="290" /></p><p style="background-color: none; box-sizing: inherit; color: white; font-family: Lato; margin: 0px auto 1.41575em;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: bolder;">Title:</span> What Happened at the Cross<br style="box-sizing: inherit;" /><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: bolder;">Author: </span>Billy Graham<br style="box-sizing: inherit;" /><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: bolder;">Publisher: </span>Thomas Nelson<br style="box-sizing: inherit;" /><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: bolder;">Release Date: </span>November 23, 2021<br style="box-sizing: inherit;" /><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: bolder;">Genre:</span> Christian, Spiritual Growth, Easter</p><p style="background-color: none; box-sizing: inherit; color: white; font-family: Lato; margin: 0px auto 1.41575em;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: bolder;">The cross of Christ towers over 2,000 years of history. What happened on that hill called Calvary? In this compilation of his life’s work, Billy Graham explains what Jesus accomplished on the day of his death, the meaning of his sacrifice, where he is now, the price of victory, and how to live with hope.</span></p><p style="background-color: none; box-sizing: inherit; color: white; font-family: Lato; margin: 0px auto 1.41575em;">It’s almost impossible to find one of Billy Graham’s sermons that didn’t focus on the incredible events that happened over 2,000 years ago on Mount Calvary, and that’s because he centered his life and ministry around its message. In this special collection of the beloved evangelist’s inspiring messages on the cross, discover simple yet profound truths that will change your life.</p><p style="background-color: none; box-sizing: inherit; color: white; font-family: Lato; margin: 0px auto 1.41575em;"><span></span></p><a name='more'></a>This one-of-a-kind message includes:<p></p><p style="background-color: none; box-sizing: inherit; color: white; font-family: Lato; margin: 0px auto 1.41575em;">• An exclusive foreword from Franklin Graham and afterword by Will Graham</p><p style="background-color: none; box-sizing: inherit; color: white; font-family: Lato; margin: 0px auto 1.41575em;">• More than 40 bonus pages of Scripture references pointing readers to what God’s Word says about the cross and salvation</p><p style="background-color: none; box-sizing: inherit; color: white; font-family: Lato; margin: 0px auto 1.41575em;">• The Steps of Peace salvation plan from the Billy Graham Evangelical Association</p><p style="background-color: none; box-sizing: inherit; color: white; font-family: Lato; margin: 0px auto 1.41575em;">• Seven chapters of rich content explaining what happened at the cross; the price of victory; the meaning of the cross; the king’s eternity, and how to live life with hope</p><p style="background-color: none; box-sizing: inherit; color: white; font-family: Lato; margin: 0px auto 1.41575em;">Perfect for Christians seeking spiritual encouragement and a better understanding of the Gospel’s message, What Happened at the Cross will help you better understand the meaning of the cross and equip you to proclaim the gospel in your Church, your community, and beyond.</p><p style="background-color: none; box-sizing: inherit; color: white; font-family: Lato; margin: 0px auto 1.41575em;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #ba9a2e;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: bolder;">PURCHASE LINKS*: </span></span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57542031-what-happened-at-the-cross" rel="noopener" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: inherit; color: #6ab187; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.14s ease-out 0s;" target="_blank">Goodreads</a> | <a href="https://amzn.to/33YIgjw" rel="noopener" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: inherit; color: #6ab187; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.14s ease-out 0s;" target="_blank">Amazon</a> | <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/what-happened-at-the-cross-billy-graham/1139084560?ean=9780785265689" rel="noopener" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: inherit; color: #6ab187; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.14s ease-out 0s;" target="_blank">Barnes & Noble</a> | <a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/What-Happened-at-the-Cross-Billy-Graham-Franklin-Graham/9780785265689" rel="noopener" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: inherit; color: #6ab187; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.14s ease-out 0s;" target="_blank">Book Depository</a> | <a href="https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780785265689" rel="noopener" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: inherit; color: #6ab187; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.14s ease-out 0s;" target="_blank">IndieBound</a> | <a href="https://www.christianbook.com/what-happened-cross-the-price-victory/billy-graham/9780785265689/pd/265681" rel="noopener" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: inherit; color: #6ab187; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.14s ease-out 0s;" target="_blank">ChristianBook</a> | <a href="https://www.bookbub.com/books/what-happened-at-the-cross-by-billy-graham" rel="noopener" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: inherit; color: #6ab187; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.14s ease-out 0s;" target="_blank">BookBub</a></p><hr style="background-color: none; border: 0px; box-sizing: content-box; color: white; font-family: Lato; height: 1px; margin: 0px auto 1.618em; overflow: visible;" /><h3 style="background-color: none; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; color: #b2b2b2; font-family: Lato; font-size: 1.618em; margin: 0px auto 0.540791em; text-align: center;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #ba9a2e;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: bolder;">ABOUT THE AUTHOR</span></span></h3><p style="background-color: none; box-sizing: inherit; color: white; font-family: Lato; margin: 0px auto 1.41575em;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: bolder;">Billy Graham</span>, world-renowned preacher, evangelist, and author, delivered the gospel message to more people face-to-face than anyone in history and ministered on every continent of the world in more than 185 countries. Millions have read his inspirational classics, including <em style="box-sizing: inherit;">Angels</em>,<em style="box-sizing: inherit;"> Peace with God</em>,<em style="box-sizing: inherit;"> The Holy Spirit</em>,<em style="box-sizing: inherit;"> Hope for the Troubled Heart</em>,<em style="box-sizing: inherit;"> How to Be Born Again</em>,<em style="box-sizing: inherit;"> The Journey</em>, <em style="box-sizing: inherit;">Nearing Home</em>, and <em style="box-sizing: inherit;">The Reason for My Hope.</em></p><div class="bp3-collapse" style="background-color: none; box-sizing: inherit; color: white; font-family: Lato; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><div aria-hidden="false" class="bp3-collapse-body" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><div class="FpZ6SU" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><div class="oppjnA _24WQTW" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><hr style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: content-box; height: 1px; margin: 0px 0px 1.618em; overflow: visible;" /><h3 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; color: #b2b2b2; font-size: 1.618em; margin: 0px 0px 0.540791em; text-align: center;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #ba9a2e;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: bolder;">TOUR GIVEAWAY</span></span></h3><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.41575em; text-align: center;">(1) winner will receive a copy of <em style="box-sizing: inherit;">What Happened at the Cross</em>.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.41575em;"><img alt="What Happened at the Cross JustRead Giveaway" class="aligncenter wp-image-19379 size-large lazyloaded" data-src="https://justreadtours.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Giveaway_WhatHappenedAtTheCross_BlogBlitz_JR-400x400.jpg" data-srcset="https://justreadtours.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Giveaway_WhatHappenedAtTheCross_BlogBlitz_JR-400x400.jpg 400w, https://justreadtours.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Giveaway_WhatHappenedAtTheCross_BlogBlitz_JR-300x300.jpg 300w, https://justreadtours.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Giveaway_WhatHappenedAtTheCross_BlogBlitz_JR-150x150.jpg 150w, https://justreadtours.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Giveaway_WhatHappenedAtTheCross_BlogBlitz_JR.jpg 630w" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px" src="https://justreadtours.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Giveaway_WhatHappenedAtTheCross_BlogBlitz_JR-400x400.jpg" srcset="https://justreadtours.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Giveaway_WhatHappenedAtTheCross_BlogBlitz_JR-400x400.jpg 400w, https://justreadtours.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Giveaway_WhatHappenedAtTheCross_BlogBlitz_JR-300x300.jpg 300w, https://justreadtours.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Giveaway_WhatHappenedAtTheCross_BlogBlitz_JR-150x150.jpg 150w, https://justreadtours.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Giveaway_WhatHappenedAtTheCross_BlogBlitz_JR.jpg 630w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; display: block; height: auto; margin: 0px auto; max-width: 100%;" width="400" /></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.41575em; text-align: center;">Full tour schedule linked below. 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<p align="CENTER" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; margin-bottom: 0in;"><font face="Garamond, serif"><font size="4"></font></font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font face="Garamond, serif"><font size="4"><a href="https://storage.googleapis.com/production-sitebuilder-v1-0-3/663/206663/rL88XEv2/6b1b886d4b32427cb662eaceef8217ab" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="534" height="400" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/production-sitebuilder-v1-0-3/663/206663/rL88XEv2/6b1b886d4b32427cb662eaceef8217ab" width="267" /></a></font></font></div><p style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><font face="Garamond, serif"><font size="4">Romantic Encounters, Book 2</font></font></p> <p align="CENTER" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; margin-bottom: 0in;"><font face="Garamond, serif" size="5"><font><b>Historical Romance</b></font></font></p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><p align="CENTER" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; margin-bottom: 0in;"><font face="Garamond, serif"><font size="4"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Date Published:</b></span> December 26, 2021</font></font></p> <p align="CENTER" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /> </p> <p align="CENTER" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; margin-bottom: 0in;"> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59738313-a-touch-of-romance"><img align="BOTTOM" border="0" height="41" name="graphics1" src="https://sites.google.com/a/myaddictionisreading.com/spring-2016/home/iconAddtoGoodreads1_zpsa0dd4209.png" width="130" /></a> </p> <p align="CENTER" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /> </p> <p align="CENTER" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; margin-bottom: 0in;"><font face="Garamond, serif"><font size="4">Despite the odds, two poets manifest their dreams.</font></font></p> <p align="CENTER" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; margin-bottom: 0in;"><font face="Garamond, serif"><font size="4">His recent appointment as Regius Professor has Jules Knowlton enjoying a life of leisure, one that begins with a writing retreat to stimulate his mind but ends with the unanticipated arousal of his heart. The problem? His newfound ladylove is arranged to marry someone else.<span></span></font></font></p><a name='more'></a><p></p> <p align="CENTER" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; margin-bottom: 0in;"><font face="Garamond, serif"><font size="4">Leila Owen is a loyal and devoted daughter, one who would do anything for her family, anything except marry the suitor they’ve chosen for her. Using her poetic cunning, she schemes ways to convince her parents the man of her choice is a better match. The problem? The suitor is nothing if not perfect.</font></font></p> <p align="CENTER" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; margin-bottom: 0in;"><font face="Garamond, serif"><font size="4">This is the love story of Jules and Leila, two poets who playact through life’s charade.</font></font></p> <p align="CENTER" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; margin-bottom: 0in;"><font face="Garamond, serif"><font size="4">From second chance romances to mistaken identities, experience A Touch of Romance in this collection of one short novel and twelve bonus flash fiction pieces.</font></font></p> <p align="CENTER" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /> </p> <p align="CENTER" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; margin-bottom: 0in;"><font face="Garamond, serif" size="5"><font><b><i>Other Books in the Romantic Encounters series:</i></b></font></font></p> <p align="CENTER" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; margin-bottom: 0in;"><font face="Garamond, serif"><font size="4"></font></font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font face="Garamond, serif"><font size="4"><a href="https://storage.googleapis.com/production-sitebuilder-v1-0-3/663/206663/rL88XEv2/5f104ade405447ba87bdb54f92a3ad4e" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="267" data-original-width="800" height="168" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/production-sitebuilder-v1-0-3/663/206663/rL88XEv2/5f104ade405447ba87bdb54f92a3ad4e" width="501" /></a></font></font></div><font face="Garamond, serif"><font size="4"><br /><div style="text-align: center;">A Dash of Romance</div></font></font><p></p> <p align="CENTER" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; margin-bottom: 0in;"><font face="Garamond, serif"><font size="4">Romantic Encounters, Book 1</font></font></p> <p align="CENTER" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; margin-bottom: 0in;"><font face="Garamond, serif"><font size="4">Published: July 2020</font></font></p><p align="CENTER" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; margin-bottom: 0in;"><font face="Garamond, serif"><font size="4"><br /></font></font></p> <p align="CENTER" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; margin-bottom: 0in;"><font face="Garamond, serif"><font size="4">With quills and fantasies, they write their future.</font></font></p> <p align="CENTER" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; margin-bottom: 0in;"><font face="Garamond, serif"><font size="4">Percival Randall lives an uncomplicated life of luxury, as he likes it. Not even an ultimatum requiring marriage can tip the scales. A conniving young lady who compromises his name to force a betrothal, however, is an impediment to happiness Percival must confront.</font></font></p> <p align="CENTER" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; margin-bottom: 0in;"><font face="Garamond, serif"><font size="4">Abigail Walsley dreams of publishing novels rather than marrying dashing heroes. An unexpected proposal and a subsequent Banbury tale tumble her into a betrothal with a man she has never met. Following her dreams proves a challenge with a marriage of inconvenience on the horizon.</font></font></p> <p align="CENTER" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; margin-bottom: 0in;"><font face="Garamond, serif"><font size="4">This is the love story of Percival and Abigail, two dreamers who write their love story one scene at a time.</font></font></p> <p align="CENTER" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; margin-bottom: 0in;"><font face="Garamond, serif"><font size="4">From second chance romances to mistaken identities, experience A Dash of Romance in this collection of one short novel and fourteen bonus flash fiction pieces.</font></font></p> <p align="CENTER" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Dash-Romance-Romantic-Encounters-Anthology-ebook/dp/B08BJFSBHS/"><font face="Garamond, serif"><font size="4">Amazon</font></font></a></p> <p align="LEFT" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /> </p> <p align="JUSTIFY" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; margin-bottom: 0in;"><font face="Garamond, serif" size="5"><font><b></b></font></font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font face="Garamond, serif" size="5"><font><b><a href="https://storage.googleapis.com/production-sitebuilder-v1-0-3/663/206663/rL88XEv2/ee6b91e08cb84dc59cad3e11d94e5b56" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="419" data-original-width="800" height="259" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/production-sitebuilder-v1-0-3/663/206663/rL88XEv2/ee6b91e08cb84dc59cad3e11d94e5b56" width="494" /></a></b></font></font></div><font face="Garamond, serif" size="5"><font><b><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Excerpt</b></div></b></font></font><p></p> <p align="JUSTIFY" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; margin-bottom: 0in;"><font face="Garamond, serif"><font size="4">Her name resonated in a deep voice; the sound more akin to the reverberation of a gong than spoken word. A thrill tickled down her spine.</font></font></p> <p align="JUSTIFY" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; margin-bottom: 0in;"><font face="Garamond, serif"><font size="4">Eyes forward, she met the gaze of her partner.</font></font></p> <p align="JUSTIFY" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; margin-bottom: 0in;"><font face="Garamond, serif"><font size="4">Oh.</font></font></p> <p align="JUSTIFY" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; margin-bottom: 0in;"><font face="Garamond, serif"><font size="4">If her shoulders sagged with disappointment, she hoped no one noticed. The gentleman who held the bit of paper with her name was a tidy sort of man. Average height, average build, short-cropped brown hair, staid expression, and, oh goodness, spectacles perched on the bridge of his nose. He was exactly the sort of gentleman she might expect to find at a writers’ retreat.</font></font></p> <p align="JUSTIFY" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; margin-bottom: 0in;"><font face="Garamond, serif"><font size="4">Leila sighed. It would be a long afternoon.</font></font></p> <p align="JUSTIFY" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; margin-bottom: 0in;"><font face="Garamond, serif"><font size="4">He took his counterpart’s measure. Her countenance spoke of someone who would rather be anywhere except by his side. The subtle assessment he made of her person was for scholarly purposes.</font></font></p> <p align="JUSTIFY" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; margin-bottom: 0in;"><font face="Garamond, serif"><font size="4">The length of her eyelashes suggested she was, how should he say, flighty. The straightness of her nose implied a confidence bordering on conceit. The fullness of her lips invited untoward attention. By a connoisseur of women, she would be considered a stunning beauty with her soulful brown eyes, sleek ebony hair, and bronze skin denoting a South Asian heritage, but all Jules recognized was the arrogance of her carriage. She would not be his preferred partner for a treasure hunt.</font></font></p> <p align="JUSTIFY" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; margin-bottom: 0in;"><font face="Garamond, serif"><font size="4">He sighed. It would be a long afternoon.</font></font></p> <p align="JUSTIFY" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /> </p> <p align="JUSTIFY" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; margin-bottom: 0in;"><font face="Garamond, serif" size="5"><font><b>About the Author</b></font></font></p> <p align="JUSTIFY" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; margin-bottom: 0in;"><font face="Garamond, serif"><font size="4"></font></font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font face="Garamond, serif"><font size="4"><a href="https://storage.googleapis.com/production-sitebuilder-v1-0-3/663/206663/rL88XEv2/cec94eb91f4e4544832016bd8639be5a" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="224" data-original-width="283" height="198" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/production-sitebuilder-v1-0-3/663/206663/rL88XEv2/cec94eb91f4e4544832016bd8639be5a" width="250" /></a></font></font></div><font face="Garamond, serif"><font size="4">Celebrated for her complex characters, realistic conflicts, and sensual love scenes, Paullett Golden puts a spin on historical romance. Her novels, set primarily in Georgian and Regency England with some dabbling in Ireland, Scotland, and France, challenge the norm by involving characters who are loved for their flaws, imperfections, and idiosyncrasies. Her stories show love overcoming adversity. Whatever our self-doubts, love will win out.</font></font><p></p> <p align="JUSTIFY" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; margin-bottom: 0in;"><font face="Garamond, serif"><font size="4">By day, Paullett is a university professor, teaching argumentation, composition & rhetoric, technical/business writing, creative writing, and literature. She enjoys spending time in the places that inspire her stories. While some travel is for work, most travel is for story research to get a sense of the land, the culture, the people, and the history. </font></font></p> <p align="JUSTIFY" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; margin-bottom: 0in;"><font face="Garamond, serif"><font size="4">As an ovarian cancer survivor, she takes pleasure in every moment. 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D.S. Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04044779501609588118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21627309.post-6524994136992362972021-10-19T14:34:00.001-04:002021-10-19T14:35:38.103-04:00The Last Stop - Release Blitz<div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://sites.google.com/rabtbooktoursandpr.com/fall-2021-blitzes/patricia-street-the-last-stop-release-blitz">
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From that moment on he chases the feeling for the rest of his life. Alcohol, marijuana, cocaine – he goes through drugs like candy, but it isn’t until he finds heroin that he is satisfied.</font></font></p> <p align="CENTER" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; margin-bottom: 0in;"><font face="Garamond, serif"><font size="4"><span></span></font></font></p><a name='more'></a><font face="Garamond, serif"><font size="4">Through his personal correspondence and essays, David’s story unfolds as he goes from being an average American kid who loves sports, racing around on his skateboard, and writing stories, to being a heroin addict. His heartbreaking journey deepens as he takes his family with him down the dark and dangerous road of heroin addiction. </font></font> <p></p> <p align="CENTER" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; margin-bottom: 0in;"><font face="Garamond, serif"><font size="4">In 2014, David loses the battle, leaving his mother, Pat, to cope. Grieving a death from addiction is two-fold. After already losing her son to addiction, Pat has to find a way to grieve his death.</font></font></p> <p align="CENTER" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; margin-bottom: 0in;"><font face="Garamond, serif"><font size="4">The Last Stop reveals intimate and detailed scenes of living the life of an addict and explores the mistakes and ways for families who love the addict to cope. David’s story gives hope for families immersed in the life-altering aspects of active addiction and empathy for those left behind when recovery stops being a choice.</font></font></p> <p align="LEFT" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /> </p> <p align="JUSTIFY" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><font face="Garamond, serif"><font size="4"><span style="font-size: large;">About the Author</span></font></font></b></p> <p align="JUSTIFY" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; margin-bottom: 0in;"><font face="Garamond, serif"><font size="4"></font></font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font face="Garamond, serif"><font size="4"><a href="https://storage.googleapis.com/production-sitebuilder-v1-0-3/663/206663/rL88XEv2/92319f56fb544b0b92b27c6d78a1c9ad" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="704" data-original-width="480" height="276" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/production-sitebuilder-v1-0-3/663/206663/rL88XEv2/92319f56fb544b0b92b27c6d78a1c9ad" width="188" /></a></font></font></div><font face="Garamond, serif"><font size="4">In late 1999, Pat learned that her son, David, who was 25, had become addicted to heroin. Her life was changed forever. For the next fifteen years, David rotated in and out of active addiction, recovery, and relapse. In August of 2013, David was diagnosed with vertebrae osteomyelitis caused by his drug use, and at the age of 39, he lost his battle with addiction. </font></font> <p></p> <p align="JUSTIFY" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; margin-bottom: 0in;"><font face="Garamond, serif"><font size="4">Wanting to help other moms who are living the nightmare of addiction with a loved one, Pat gathered the emotional courage to compile her son’s story, The Last Stop, with his short stories, poetry, and essays.</font></font></p> <p align="JUSTIFY" style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll transparent; margin-bottom: 0in;"><font face="Garamond, serif"><font size="4">Addiction changes the addict and those who love the addict. 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<span style="font-family: "californian fb" , serif; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: large;">Other agents—and exes—have tried using Omar as a meal ticket, and he’s closed himself off from emotional entanglements. With Morgan, it’s a whole new playbook. Smart and tough, she can negotiate a contract and turn him on all in one go, and he craves more. But in matters of trust, he’s just fumbled badly. To win her he has to show her the man he can be away from the field and the limelight, and hope that this time they’re both playing for keeps.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "californian fb" , serif; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sheryl Lister has enjoyed reading and writing for as long as she can remember. She writes contemporary and inspirational romance and romantic suspense. She been nominated for an Emma Award and RT Reviewer’s Choice Award and named BRAB’s 2015 Best New Author. When she’s not reading, writing or playing chauffeur, Sheryl can be found on a date with her husband or in the kitchen creating appetizers and bite-sized desserts. Sheryl resides in California and is a wife, mother of three daughters and a son-in-love, and grandmother to two very special little boys.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "californian fb" , serif; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: large;">Omar knew he had taken a risk showing up at Morgan’s office, but he was desperate. It had taken a lot to persuade Malcolm to share his sister’s information, especially since Omar had declined to say what had happened between them. He toyed with calling first, but changed his mind because he didn’t want to chance her refusing to see him. The woman seated outside Morgan’s office, whom he assumed was the assistant, greeted him with a wide smile and an exaggerated sway of her hips as she led him to the office. Omar ignored the not-so-subtle brush of her breasts against his arm when she turned to leave. In his peripheral vision, he noticed the slight rise in Morgan’s eyebrow and knew she’d seen it, too. He waited until the woman closed the door before turning to face Morgan.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "californian fb" , serif; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: large;">“Hello to you, too,” he said.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "californian fb" , serif; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: large;">Omar took the chair opposite her desk. “I apologize for stopping by without calling, but I figured you wouldn’t see me otherwise.”<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "californian fb" , serif; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: large;">“You were probably right. How do you know I won’t call security to throw you out now?”<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "californian fb" , serif; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: large;">“I don’t, but I’m counting on your love of football to work in my favor.” They engaged in a stare-down for several seconds until she looked away first.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "californian fb" , serif; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: large;">“Malcolm.” She frowned and he added, “If it’s any consolation, he adamantly refused to divulge your home address.”<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "californian fb" , serif; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: large;">“Well, maybe I won’t kill him, after all.”<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "californian fb" , serif; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: large;">“Since you went through all this trouble, I guess I can spare you five minutes.”<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "californian fb" , serif; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: large;">Omar knew the mention of football would rouse her curiosity. “I’d like to talk to you about a business proposition.”<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "californian fb" , serif; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: large;">“What does that have to do with football?”<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "californian fb" , serif; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: large;">“My contract is up for renewal in six weeks and—”<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "californian fb" , serif; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: large;">“Don’t you have an agent? If memory serves me correctly, you have one of the best agents around.”<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "californian fb" , serif; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: large;">She sat up straight. “What are you saying?”<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "californian fb" , serif; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: large;">“I’m saying it’s time for a change, and I’d like you to negotiate my upcoming contract. You’re an attorney and, according to your brother, you know football like you’ve played it all your life.”<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "californian fb" , serif; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: large;">Her eyes lit up and her mouth fell open. “Are you serious? Wait a minute.” She sat back again and angled her head. “What about your current agent? Did he dump you or something?”<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "californian fb" , serif; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: large;">Omar sighed. “No.” There was more to it, but he would only tell her if she agreed to represent him.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "californian fb" , serif; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: large;">Morgan narrowed her eyes. “There are dozens of sports agents out there, and I’m certain any one of them would be happy to take you on, especially with your numbers from last year. Yet you’re in my office.”<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "californian fb" , serif; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: large;">He smiled. “You checked my stats? So, you’re admitting I’ve got game?”<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "californian fb" , serif; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: large;">A rush of color darkened her face. “Why me?” she asked, ignoring his questions.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "californian fb" , serif; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: large;">“You want to be an agent, and I need one.” He leaned forward and whispered, “And I know you passed the sport’s agent certification test. It’s a win-win situation for both of us.”<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "californian fb" , serif; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: large;">“On second thought, I am going to kill Malcolm,” she muttered.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "californian fb" , serif; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: large;">“I need your help, Morgan. I wouldn’t be here if I didn’t.”<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "californian fb" , serif; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: large;">“I have to think about this.” She turned slightly in her chair and stared out the window, and then back at him. “You realize I already have a job. And I’m working on a case.”<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "californian fb" , serif; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: large;">Omar nodded. “I understand, and I have no problems working around your schedule.”<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "californian fb" , serif; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: large;">“Even on weekends or late evenings.”<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "californian fb" , serif; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: large;">He could almost hear the wheels turning in her head. She bit down on her lip, drawing his attention and reminding him how much he enjoyed kissing her.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "californian fb" , serif; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: large;">Finally she angled her head his direction. “I’ll agree on one condition.”<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "californian fb" , serif; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: large;">“What’s that?”<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "californian fb" , serif; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: large;">“You keep your hands and lips to yourself. No more kisses.”<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "californian fb" , serif; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: large;">Omar groaned inwardly. There was no way he could go without kissing her. In fact, it had been the first thing on his mind from the moment he saw her today. “Morgan—”<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "californian fb" , serif; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: large;">“No. More. Kisses,” she repeated.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<strong>Title:</strong> Done Growed Up | <strong>Author:</strong> Mary Morony | <strong>Genre:</strong> Literary Fiction | <strong>Number of Pages:</strong> 266 <strong>Publication Date:</strong> June 8, 2016<br />
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<strong>Book Description:</strong> When we last left the Mackey Family in the late 1950s, their lives were in turmoil. Divorce, alcoholism, racism, death, puberty - what WEREN'T they dealing with? Ethel, a black maid in a racist world - the true heart and soul of the Mackey Family, is the children’s only constant as she fights her own numerous demons. Twelve-year-old Sallee struggles to understand the world with little enlightenment from the adults around her. Her older sister Stuart, a college student New York City, finally escaped the South and drama of her family only to succumb to the terrible temptations of urban life; Gordon, a 14 year old boy feeling anger and hatred as he begins to slowly realize the harsh reality of the people and world around him; while Ginny, newly divorced mother off our, finds that she's not the spoiled princess she once was. She is overwhelmed with responsibility, feelings of abandonment, and alcoholism. Joe, Ginny’s ex, and the children’s father, revels in new-found wealth and popularity with women, yet yearns for family and simpler times.</div>
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Author Mary Morony was born and raised in Charlottesville, Virginia, mainly by her family’s beloved black maid. Her childhood was a time of segregated schools and many places that prohibited black people. Morony’s inspiration for the Apron Strings Trilogy was her strong relationship with her maid and caretaker, who taught her more about life and love than anyone has since. Morony also uses personal life tragedies and triumphs to produce novels with real experiences and true emotion.</div>
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<em>"Terrific read! If you haven't read it's prequel "Apron Strings," you will still enjoy...I was intrigued by the depth of soul in Morony's characters - she writes in a way where you can see what they're seeing and feel what they're feeling."</em> - Amazon Reviewer</div>
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<em>"I thought Mary Morony did a wonderful job of capturing what it's like to be a child going through the turbulent stages of adolescence. Her characters were very real and relatable, which made the book that much better! I highly recommend giving this a read!" </em>- Melinda (Amazon)</div>
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<em>"</em><em>Even though this book is a sequel, it can certainly stand alone. It was a good easy read and I laughed, I cried and I couldn't wait to see what would happen next."</em> - Amazon Reviewer</div>
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<em>"Mary Morony really makes her characters come alive!" </em>- Max (Amazon)
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Mary Morony’s rich characters are drawn from her childhood memories and lifelong experiences. Growing up in a household where both of her parents (and their maid!) had issues with alcohol, her parents split up in a time when divorce was a humiliating family secret. Morony had a lot of material to work with, even as a child.</div>
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By the time Morony was 35, she had been married four times. Divorced, widowed and the mother of four children, she has experienced more in her life than most people would in five lives. It has been said that “A life of tragedy and pain has bred a writer full of wit and compassion” in Mary Morony. As her characters grow and learn, she teaches lessons learned from her own experiences.</div>
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Mary Morony is an author who can write about tragedy from the inside and guides her readers through it to compassion, humor and recovery. She brings Southern charm, irreverence and wit to bear against subjects as vast as racism and as personal as alcoholism, always with a heart and soul that makes her work undeniably appealing.
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<strong><a href="http://marymorony.com/" target="_blank">Website</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/apronstringsthetrilogy" target="_blank">Facebook</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/MaryMorony1" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/apronstringstrilogy/" target="_blank">Instagram</a> | <a href="https://plus.google.com/+Marymoronyapronstringstrilogy" target="_blank">Google+</a> | <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8061996.Mary_Morony" target="_blank">Goodreads</a></strong><br />
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Having been blessed with a love for telling stories and a life full of drama/trauma loving to write, putting them all together seemed like a no brainer. It has turned out to be one of my greatest ideas in a life full of hair brain ideas. Writing about life issues, human foibles and family dysfunction even generally has given me a wonderfully healing prospective on my own life. Although some of the things I write about I have experienced these books are works of fiction.</div>
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Mainly, I wanted Ginny Mackey to have a chance at redemption for her actions in my previous novel. Women in that time didn’t have it easy and Ginny lacked the resources for mental health. I wanted her to get help so my readers could see that she has a heart and soul.</div>
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Ginny Mackey is a recently divorced mother of four struggling to put her life back together after losing a baby, going through a divorce and drowning her sorrows in alcohol.</div>
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<i>Apron Strings</i> the first in the Apron Strings Trilogy</div>
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I think my characters are multidimensional with redeemable qualities and hateful qualities… sometimes both. People really care what is going to happen to them.</div>
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Childhood is supposed to be a free and easy time. The girl flying the kite is representative of that feeling, but the child is a silhouette and there is an ominous darkness around her. Her representative mother is present in the scene to offer comfort, yet is not entirely focused on that task. It seemed that being “Done Growed Up” was represented well on all counts and the main characters’ personalities also shine through on this cover.</div>
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My fourth novel entitled Shooting in the Dark at Scarce Birds is a novel set in Oak Ridge Tennessee during the war. It is about secrets in a secret city.</div>
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Go to my website www.MaryMorony.com</div>
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<b>Thanks for answering those questions for us Mary!</b></div>
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It’s been a while since I shared a “what song are you feeling” post. This song was running through my head all afternoon yesterday, I finally got the message. All I could remember was how awesome the tenor part (Oh how precious, Oh how precious, Precious is His Name!) sounded and the nice staccato/syncopated rhythm of the vamp: Oh - how - prec-ious - is - the - name - of Je-sus Oooo!</div>
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I could not remember how the song began, or what came right before or after the tenor part and the vamp. Thank God for resourceful friends who know how to use their phones to do a lyric search via Google, because around 4:50 PM yesterday, this song and I were reunited via YouTube.</div>
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The babies and I happily listened to it about three times before my workday was over and it was time to leave for my class. Class was awesome and after class I could not wait to get home to have a light dinner and listen to it as I drifted off to sleep. Well the reality of it was that I put my dinner in the microwave and fell out while waiting for it to be completed.<br />
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And now we arrive at the present time–1:39 AM which finds me sharing my thoughts as I eat my dinner (do not judge me, there was broccoli in it, until I picked it all out) and listened to it once again.</div>
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This is one of those songs that you put on repeat when you are bone weary, sore of heart, suicidal or depressed…down so low that you can’t even seem to gather up the energy to cry out to God (pray). This is one of those songs that can minister to you, shore up your reserves and bring you to the point where even if you can’t bring the words forward yourself…you can agree with (meditate on) the scripturally based lyrics and allow the Holy Spirit to ease your pain, soothe your anger, lift your depression, and/or remind you that you’re not alone in your struggle.<br />
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As a teenager, young adult and even as an adult, I didn’t analyze it, I just compiled a cassette of songs that lifted my spirits when I put them on repeat. I didn’t stop to think of the how or why…I just know that the combination of music and those particular words, got results. It was my particular brand of music therapy.</div>
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Once you are past that moment and no longer incapacitated by your pain…it would be naive of you or me to believe that such a moment will never occur again. Preparation to combat such debilitating moments is key.</div>
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Here’s what worked for me–not only did I sing the chorus which helped me feel better, I went a step further and wrote down the words which helped me commit them to memory.</div>
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Now, not only have I written out the words to the chorus, I’ve gone a step even further to analyze why they have had such a positive impact on me–see the end result below:</div>
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<li>God cares for you – <i>A statement of truth (John 3:16, 1 Peter 5:6-7)</i></li>
<li>He will see you through, see you through – <i>A promise to hold onto (Isaiah 41:10, Psalm 50:15, Matthew 11:28, John 16:13)</i></li>
<li>Just call on the name of Jesus – <i>Activation of your faith (Psalm 50:15, Psalm 61:2)</i></li>
<li>No need to call out loud – <i>Assurance that He is always listening, He will hear your faintest cry (Psalm 61:2, Romans 8:26-27)</i></li>
<li>O how precious, O how precious, Precious is His name! –<i> Bold declaration of faith that only comes via a relationship with Him. (Acts 4:12)</i></li>
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You can write the above on an index card. Each line of the lyrics and its meaning on one side then the scripture from which it was derived on the other side. Whenever I begin to feel overwhelmed I pull out these index cards and I am reminded that no matter how it seems…God Cares. </div>
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He cares for me and He also cares for you.</div>
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<strong>Dee S. White </strong>welcomes author, <strong>LeRon L. Barton</strong> who is touring with the newest addition to my network of sites: <strong>At the Water Cooler Virtual Book Tours!</strong></div>
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LeRon is promoting his first title, <strong><em>Straight Dope: A 360 Degree Look Into American Drug Culture. </em></strong>Today marks the fourth day the tour and LeRon has really been an awesome client to work with so I hope you all really check out the rest of the tour to read his interview and peek within the pages of <strong><em>Straight Dope</em></strong> via excerpts.<em> </em>LeRon will be checking in to answer any questions you may wish to post about the making of the book, the interview process he used or any other questions you may think up.</div>
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About the Book:</h2>
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Straight-Dope-American-culture-ebook/dp/B00BMVW52W/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1362295784&sr=8-2&keywords=straight+dope+LeRon+Barton" style="color: #f2d888; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><img alt="Straight Dope" class="alignleft wp-image-173" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5R1EIzzkvzmHE0AWhYGLaMKFAsFu6fKuKpZQ6k8fOJhqu22zjyUv-UhHO-ydIsPyDpVyqUFQC0nH6VMS2DfauHHNjyvKUZnQfw2NIeIB0lfjOxKV6VmLbpsXg9tM7NCYBYCdl/s1600/StraightDope-187x300.jpg" style="border: 0.4px solid rgb(242, 216, 136); display: inline; float: left; margin: 0px 7px 2px 0px; padding: 4px;" title="Straight Dope" width="187" /></a>Title: <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Straight-Dope-American-culture-ebook/dp/B00BMVW52W/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1362295784&sr=8-2&keywords=straight+dope+LeRon+Barton" style="color: #f2d888; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Straight Dope">Straight Dope</a></em>Author: LeRon L. Barton<br />
Publisher: <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20140216133658/http://mainlinepub.com/" style="color: #f2d888; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Main Line Publishing">Main Line Publishing</a><br />
Release Date: March 6, 2013<br />
Paperback / eBook: 136 Pages<br />
Genre: Non-Fiction/Sociology<br />
Reader Advisory Rating: 18+<br />
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<em>Straight Dope</em> is a book that asks the simple question–why are drugs so entrenched in America’s society. Instead of doing the same ol’ rigamarole song and dance and interviewing talking heads and experts, <em>Straight Dope</em> gets to the heart of the matter and talks to the people at ground zero–the drug addicts whose lives revolve around getting high; the criminals who profit off the misery of the addicts; the teachers who deal with the children in drug abused homes; the drug counselors who try to balance breaking the addicts cycle of addiction while dealing with the bureaucracy of government politics; the legal marijuana growers’ battle against tobacco companies and how to thrive in the growing industry; and the parents’ issue of how they will prepare their children to just say no.</div>
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Inspired by the late great Studs Terkel’s many works, <em>Straight Dope</em> is comprised of raw and uncut hard hitting interviews about the participants experiences, thoughts, opinions, and outlook on drug abuse, why or why not drugs should be legal, and how the government is handling the war on drugs.</div>
Removing nearly all of the questions, the interviews are more like monologues, allowing the reader to feel as if the subject is just, “talking,” instead of your standard interview.<br />
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In addition to the real life accounts, <em>Straight Dope</em> also includes spoken word pieces compiled of biting social commentary, as well as my own personal reflections comprised of my experiences with drugs.</div>
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My name is LeRon L. Barton and I was born in Kansas City, MO in 1978 (totally dating myself – LOL). Like any Midwestern person, I wanted to come to California. Why? Because of the weather and the beaches, duh! After going to school for IT and moving from San Diego to The Bay Area, which I absolutely love, there was a void in my life. I broke down and admitted to myself, <i>I am an artist!</i> All my life I knew that I wanted to be a writer, well a stuntman, then a race car driver (I still want to!), but finally settled on using the power of the written word. I have written poetry, short stories, essays, and two screen plays, but I have always wanted to write a book.</div>
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The idea for <i>Straight Dope</i> came because I wanted to create something real and impacting–something about which I had knowledge. Where I come from, in my neighborhood, circle of friends, and way of life, drugs have always been around. Instead of taking a judgmental view of the topic, I wanted to have people tell their own story as I listened. I just didn’t want to talk to law enforcement and get this uniform answer on drugs in America, I wanted a well rounded look into drug culture, hence the title, Straight<i>Dope: A 360 Degree Look Into American Drug Culture</i>.</div>
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This is my first book, but definitely not the last. I hope to continue to release projects that will make people take a step back and listen, learn, and as they say around my way – “Recognize, realize, and analyze.”</div>
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Buy Now at Amazon: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Straight-Dope-American-culture-ebook/dp/B00BMVW52W/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1362295784&sr=8-2&keywords=straight+dope+LeRon+Barton" style="color: #f2d888; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Kindle</a> / <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Straight-Dope-degree-American-culture/dp/1482627515/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1362295784&sr=8-2" style="color: #f2d888; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Paperback</a><br />
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Email: <a href="mailto:info@mainlinepub.com" style="color: #f2d888; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">info@mainlinepub.com</a></div>
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Vimeo Channel: <a href="https://vimeo.com/channels/mainline" style="color: #f2d888; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">https://vimeo.com/channels/mainline</a></div>
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Website: <a href="http://www.mainlinepub.com/" style="color: #f2d888; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.mainlinepub.com</a></div>
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D.S. Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04044779501609588118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21627309.post-84440328852808397662012-09-20T08:15:00.000-04:002016-06-06T08:21:32.705-04:00Review: Played<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/asin/0786836911/atwc1-20">Played</a></em> by Dana Davidson<br />
Publisher: Jump at the Sun<br />
Release Date: May 1, 2007<br />
ISBN-10: 0786836911<br />
ISBN-13: 978-0786836918<br />
Genre: Fiction<br />
Reading Level: Young Adult<br />
Paperback: 240 Pages<br />
List Price: $8.99<br />
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Dana Davidson, takes the quintessential teenage love story by storm and flips the script in a believable manner. How many of us know, remember or were the “not-quite-ugly” but “not-guaranteed-to-make-a-guy’s-tongue-hang-out” girl in High School?</div>
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Dana tells the tale of initiation and unexpected love without over-the-top drama and leaves us not only with likable main and secondary characters, but with a few messages.</div>
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A great read for this forty-one-year-old “teen”.<br />
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According to Amazon, customers who bought <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/asin/0786836911/atwc1-20">Played</a></em> also bought the following:</div>
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<li><em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/asin/0786836539/atwc1-20" target="_blank">Jason & Kyra</a></em> by Dana Davidson</li>
<li><em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/asin/0689849230/atwc1-20" target="_blank">The First Part Last</a></em> by Angela Johnson</li>
<li><em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/asin/0385747020/atwc1-20" target="_blank">A Bad Boy Can Be Good for a Girl</a></em> by Tanya Lee Stone</li>
<li><em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/asin/1596431148/atwc1-20" target="_blank">Dead Connection</a></em> by Charlie Price</li>
<li><em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/asin/0786818441/atwc1-20" target="_blank">Bang!</a></em> by Sharon G. Flake</li>
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Title: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1450270891/deeswhite-20/" target="_blank"><i>How to Interview Like a Pro: 43 Rules for Getting Your Next Job</i></a><br />
Author: <a href="http://marygreenwood.org/" target="_blank">Mary Greenwood</a><br />
Publisher: iUniverse.com<br />
Release Date: December 2, 2010<br />
Genre: Non-Fiction<br />
Source: Author<br />
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If you can’t seem to get the interviews and job offers you want, it’s time to learn <i>How to Interview Like a Pro</i>.</div>
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Written by longtime human resources director Mary Greenwood, the author of <i>How to Negotiate Like a Pro</i> and <i>How to Mediate Like a Pro</i>, this guidebook offers strategies and practical tips about the interview process. Learn how to prepare for your next interview and how to answer the difficult questions that leave other candidates stuttering.<br />
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This guidebook is the perfect mix of reference materials, case studies, state and federal resources, and checklists. Discover the edge you need to produce results and learn <i>How to Interview Like a Pro</i>.</div>
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“Rule 8. Be in interview mode all the time.<br />
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…An employer told me about an applicant who wore bedroom slippers and short shorts while picking up an application. Often the person you get the application from is the same person who will interview you. If you are wearing bedroom slippers and shorts, the employer does not need to read the application to decide you are not employee material.”</div>
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For such a slender volume, this book is chocked full of fabulously pertinent advice for the job seeker. It is delivered in a common sense manner and each rule is demonstrated by a concise example as it takes you through all the stages before, during and after the job interview.
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Even after having worked a short stint in Human Resources myself, I still learned a thing or three. I wasn’t even half-way through the protected classes section when I realized that I had been hoodwinked and bamboozled for most of my working career; but I must admit that I had no one to blame for that but myself. A wise person once said that we perish from a lack of knowledge.</div>
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So what’s my point? You’ve got to have a plan. Studies show that those who end up achieving their goals are those who have a written plan. If you’re looking for a job, your plan should be to ensure that you are as qualified as possible before you arrive for the interview. Your plan should entail How to Interview Like a Pro–an advice, workbook and reference toolkit all-in-one.</div>
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This award winning book is suitable to thoroughly equip and empower the beginner as well as the seasoned job seeker with the legal knowledge, negotiating strategies, and basic interview etiquette necessary to shine.<br />
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Mary Greenwood is an Attorney, Mediator, and Author of three award-winning books. Her latest book, How to Interview Like a Pro is based on Greenwood’s experience as a Human Resources Director and Attorney as well as her own experience as a head hunter and an applicant. It has already won eleven book awards including the Best How To Book category in the Reader View Book Awards, a Pinnacle Book Award, Honorable Mention in the DIY Book Festival and a silver winner in the ForeWord Magazine Book Awards. She has a BA and MA in English, a Law Degree and an LL.M. in Labor Law. Greenwood lives in Orlando, Florida with her Boston terrier Annabelle.</div>
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Do folks always seem to underestimate you? Hardly ever give you credit for your ideas, hard work, or abilities? Just straight up take you for granted? Are you at the point where you are almost too scared to take up space in your own world?<br />
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First of all, this quote always gives me goose pimples. However, on top of that, as I read it and got to those two lines, a part of my mind stood up and took notice. <i>That's it,</i> it said, <i>That . . . right there!</i> <i>That's you! </i>It was speaking the truth. </div>
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As a former shy person, I go out of my way to appear harmless or nonthreatening to men and women alike. I am always the peacemaker, the one who gives in first, the one willing to consider that my thought process might be fallacious. None of this is bad in and of itself; however, Mandela's quote pushes me to view my behavior from another angle. </div>
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After all, anything else is unfair to myself and to others: to myself in that there can be no real growth without honesty, and to others in that they are forced to work with half the information needed to assimilate who I am and how I should be treated. </div>
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On the spiritual side, by not being all God has created me to be all day, every day, I ascribe His blessings, gifts, and endowments to my own ability, as things I've attained on my own. Not only that, but in downplaying them, I downplay Him and abdicate my primary purpose here on this earth–lifting Him up so as to draw all men unto Him. Whoa . . . scary repentance-inducing thought! </div>
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Abba, Father. With repentant heart and joyful soul, I acknowledge and rejoice in the fact that there is none like You. Forgive me, Lord, for my fear, arrogance, pride, laziness, disinterest, self-preservation, and so much more. Thank You so much for this reminder that I am a child of the King and that I am expected to act in accordance with that fact. Not with arrogance, but with certainty. Certainty of who and whose I am. Unafraid to make waves, when necessary, for Your name’s sake. Accepting and utilizing the blessings You've bestowed upon me with wisdom and grace, yet unhampered by pride of my successes. I give You all the honor and the glory; in Jesus' name I pray. Amen. </div>
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Sooo . . .how does the above quote speak to the truth in your life?<br />
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(Originally written 6/10/2008, edited 5/27/2010)D.S. Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04044779501609588118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21627309.post-28515561853762453492010-02-09T01:38:00.000-05:002016-05-22T16:54:48.672-04:00Meet Allyson M. Deese!<div style="text-align: center;">
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Allyson M. Deese is an author and a poet as well as a student completing her degree in Medical Office Administration. She is a native of Asheville, North Carolina, where she resides with her family. The short story "Discovering the Joy Within", was her poetic debut. Allyson along with her sisters of the pen Linda Herman and Tinisha Johnson have penned a moving tribute to the importance of prayer entitled, <strong><em>Somebody Prayed for Me</em></strong>, available now. </div>
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A new year, a new opportunity—what boundaries will you put back into place so that your life will run smoothly? Or at least have a semblance of balance.</div>
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Not every obstacle is a negative thing and not every go ahead is a good thing. What do I mean by that? So glad you asked! </div>
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Have you ever gotten to a stage in your life and wondered how you got there? If you're honest enough or think hard enough, you most likely can trace it back to a removed boundary of some sort that you thought was silly, repressive, and/or easily dismissed for that one time or just down right crazy for your life in general. It might have been something as simple as going over the speed limit and getting that last point on your license that would have it suspended. Now you’re faced with the dilemma of getting to work because you, naturally, live in the boonies and your job is miles away. It’s a good thing you just spent your last few dollars making sure the car was in good condition and passed inspection… or maybe not.</div>
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I was watching an episode of Law and Order: SVU and the young lady on trial ended up on trial because she had unprotected sex with a hookup who neglected to mention that he was HIV positive because the hooker he was with neglected to mention that she was HIV positive. Add to that his feelings of abandonment because he thought his mother had abandoned him and we have a man with hatred for women to the nth degree. Said young lady was in the throes of the virus and was unemployed and without health insurance. Add to that an unsolved rape and we have a young woman in need of restoration and closure.<br />
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As the trial of the young man ensues, it appears that he's going to get off so she appears in court with acid and sprays it on his face so that he can “appear to be the monster on the outside that he is on the inside”. Meanwhile, the young man's beloved grandfather, who raised him, is suffering from a guilty conscience because of a little lie told to the young man instead of the truth--his mother was in jail, she had not upped and left him. </div>
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So because of her attack with acid, the young lady finds herself on trial being questioned about her choice to not use a condom. The victim is now the accused.</div>
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SIDEBAR: Now you know this piece did not start out as a plug for safe sex or better yet, abstinence but you know the writer's pen usually has a mind of its own so it is easier just to submit and keep on typing.</div>
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Anyway, the point being here, that the grandfather's seemingly innocent lie given to "protect" his grandson did more harm than good and the choice of the grandson and the young lady to "just this once" have an unprotected encounter became a detriment to their survival. It makes the call to be holy and to consider the body as a temple sound not so far fetched after all, doesn't it? How about that? Maybe God does have a clue when He sets boundaries and standards for us to live... hmmm?</div>
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I don't know about you but since I've been doing some self examination and noted a few boundaries that I'd removed that made me quite miserable. One such being "honor thy mother and father so that thy days may be long in the land of the living." </div>
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With my mom becoming more of my child with each passing month in my tiredness and frustration, I found myself being a bit dishonorable which left me open to remorse, guilt and ill health and we both ended up walking around the house being depressed and not eating or sleeping. Because I was a part of the problem, I felt constrained to lay hands on her hurts and pray for and with her, or to quote scriptures of encouragement because I felt a fraud.<br />
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We've since resolved that issue, however, I continue to examine myself and my life to ensure that the boundaries I'd removed, like staying up late, which of course results in overeating the wrong stuff for "energy" that same night or the next day, are replaced so that I'm living a balanced and healthy life. So when those opportunities come my way, I won't be too depressed, tired, distracted, irritable, or burnt out to see it.</div>
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Here's to a blessed year!<br />
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Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04044779501609588118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21627309.post-750022973033373422008-04-28T12:24:00.003-04:002008-04-28T12:34:24.562-04:00Thank "You"chillin<br />TV Watchin<br />then I answer the phone<br />and out of the blue<br />it's "You"<br />only...<br />my heart doesn't sing<br />In your voice<br />there's a familiar ring<br />But I can't place the voice<br />So there is no choice<br />but to ask...<br />Who again are you? <br /><br />you pause<br />as if to think up<br />your disclaimer clause<br />We're both surprised<br />cause this reprise<br />is playing with no lies<br />of omission<br />no feelings of attrition<br />just congratulatory words,<br />I'm proud of you!<br /><br />thought <br />I'd mentioned<br />before our previous<br />dissension<br />my book was released<br />in 2006<br />but maybe in the midst<br />of life's hits and kicks<br />the words didn't stay<br />and gradually slipped away<br />never to be recalled<br />by you<br /><br />notwithstanding<br />the perception<br />of previous rejection<br />who would have thought<br />after nerves so fraught<br />I'd see this place and time<br />my, it's almost sublime<br />because I've realized<br />the power and healing<br />that is mine<br />simply because of a call<br />from youD.S. Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04044779501609588118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21627309.post-33200461416620660982008-04-27T18:04:00.000-04:002008-04-28T09:06:35.901-04:00DisconnectedDisconnected<br />Dejected<br />Hooked on that shit again<br />I thought I was protected<br />From this affliction<br />Some call an addiction<br />Where does your faith lie?<br />my deepest heart cries<br />Does this mean that<br />this is my new god?<br /><br />I spend dollar after dollar<br />Each time giving up more power<br />As I slide into a mental decline<br />ignoring me and mine<br />Couched in self denial<br />My character on trial<br />Help on redial<br />Yet every time I choose<br />The destructive “vial”<br />Is this my new god?<br /><br />What do you mean…<br />It’s not automatic?<br />Faith alone won’t stop it?<br />I got to step to the plate<br />And act upon it?<br />But it’s in the Word<br />it’s a promise!<br />So true what you’ve read<br />Is what my God… said<br />However, faith without works…<br />is dead!<br /><br />Copyright © 2008 by White and RamseyD.S. Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04044779501609588118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21627309.post-68261772046493110772008-01-21T16:58:00.000-05:002008-01-21T17:18:48.909-05:00Effecting ChangeReaching back into my archives to bring you a piece I wrote last year on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr's Birthday.<br /><br /><div align="center">~*~*~*~</div><br /><div align="left">On this day I encourage you to read and reflect on a speech delivered five months before I was born by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. It is a celebration of a milestone in a battle, yet also a signal that the battle is not yet over. We’ve made some progress since then, but when the baton was passed on to our generation … what did we do with it?<br /><br />Did we run till our feet got blistered or sore? Did we stand up for injustices in our homes, community, churches or jobs? Or did we pass the baton without even trying?<br /><br />I've never been in the army but I have practiced marching for my "house: Melba” while at school in the West Indies. The same synchronicity and precision was needed and the "house" was as strong or as weak as its slowest, uncoordinated or day dreaming (yes me… LOL) member.<br /><br />Instead of benching the slow, the uncoordinated or the day dreamer, under the guidance of the coach, the rest of the house encouraged and figured out a way to compensate for the lack of speed, coordination or concentration of that member until each was up to speed. This ensured that the weight of loss or victory of the "house" did not rest solely on the shoulders of the one member, but on the one who lead the house: the coach.<br /><br />Our battle was waged against three other houses, one named Critchlow and two others, the names of which I can’t recall. Critchlow sticks in my mind, because they were the house to beat if Melba wanted to move into its rightful place as the #1 house on campus.<br /><br />So we practiced, in public and in secret. Left, right, left, right, left, right, halt, one, two. We practiced turning our eyes (and heads) to the right on command. We were even so bold as to throw in a skip step. We practiced making our arms swing to shoulder height for every step we took, member by member practicing until there was total unison.<br /><br />Now who knows that you don’t realize that you’re uncoordinated or how much skill it takes to walk and swing your arms in tandem, until someone tells you to slow it down or to do it in front of others?<br /><br />Our Christian and civic duties are just like that. At times, we want to stand for what's right, and that stand may take us out of our comfort zone so we delay it until "next time". Or maybe, we might anonymously stand by convincing someone else to stand in our stead or writing an anonymous letter or maybe we just feel that one person cannot make a difference so we do nothing. Had Martin Luther King Jr. believed that fallacy, we would not now be living his dream.<br /><br />Dr. King realized that there was need for practice, in public and in secret (prayer). He made sure that his skills were up to par by doing what was needed and then going the extra mile (education: high school, BA & PHD). He found a team (church) and they followed the instructions of their coach (God). As a result, spritual and civic change began to occur.<br /><br />So now years later, on what would have been Dr. King's seventy-seventh birthday. The question posed is: what have you or I done to effect a change for the next generation?<br /><br />Change begins with you and me. Using Dr. King as an example, we need to catch hold of the vision that God has for our lives and then make our stand. When you and I are bold enough to take a stand, regardless of the discomfort, the feeling of being out on a ledge and the feeling of helplessness or maybe even hopelessness. I daresay that when we do venture out onto that ledge, we will meet others there, who ventured out as well and by joining hands, we will pull away from the edge ... we'll still be on the ledge, but we won't be alone in the danger zone. </div><div align="center"><br />~*~*~*~ </div><div align="left"></div><div align="left">Our God Is Marching On!<br />March 25, 1965. Montgomery, Ala.<br /><br />My dear and abiding friends, Ralph Abernathy, and to all of the distinguished Americans seated here on the rostrum, my friends and co-workers of the state of Alabama, and to all of the freedom-loving people who have assembled here this afternoon from all over our nation and from all over the world: Last Sunday, more than eight thousand of us started on a mighty walk from Selma, Alabama. We have walked through desolate valleys and across the trying hills. We have walked on meandering highways and rested our bodies on rocky byways. Some of our faces are burned from the outpourings of the sweltering sun. Some have literally slept in the mud. We have been drenched by the rains. [Audience:] (Speak) Our bodies are tired and our feet are somewhat sore.<br /><br /><a href="http://dee411a.atwc1.com/archives/292#more-292">continue reading... </a></div>D.S. Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04044779501609588118noreply@blogger.com0