Sin will take you farther than you want to go, keep you longer than you want to stay, and cost you more than you want to pay.
Announcements
Yea!! Three book winners for September. They will receive their choice of either: Pirate’s Prize, Never Say Never, or A Daughter’s Quest. They are Lisa Glidewell, and Eleanor Wyatt of Carthage, Tennessee, and Kelly McNamara of Adams Basin, New York. Click on the View Complete Profile link in the right hand column to find a link to my email. Send me your mailing address.
Readers, if you want a chance to win one of my free books, please sign my Guest Book on my website - http://www.lenanelsondooley.com/ . The winners are chosen from those who do. But remember to check back in the next month’s newsletter to see if you won. You can sign up at the top of the right hand column of this blog for Feedblitz. Then the newsletter will feed into your Inbox. I will only post a newsletter once a month with occasional other posts.
Void where prohibited; the odds of winning depend on the number of entrants. Entering the giveaway is considered a confirmation of eligibility on behalf of the enterer in accord with these rules and any pertaining local/federal/international laws. You will have 6 weeks from the posting of the winners to claim your book.
Want more free books. We also give away a minimum of 12 free books a month on my blog: http://lenanelsondooley.blogspot.com/. Most months we give away more than that. This month I’ll be interviewing these authors:
Leann Harris – Guarded Secrets
Tricia Goyer – The Sunflower Serenade
Beth Shriver – Love at First Flight
Cheryl Wyatt – Soldier Daddy
Sara Mills – Miss Match
Loree Lough – Love Finds You in North Pose, Alaska
Ruth Axtel Morrison – A Bride of Honor
Beth Shriver – A Case of the Heart
Beth Wiseman – Plain Promise
Tricia Goyer – The Swiss Courier
Lori Copeland - Three Times Blessed
Sam Batterman – Wayback
Maggie Brendan – The Jewel of His Heart
Susan May Warren – The Great Christmas Bowl
Robin Lee Hatcher – Fit to be Tied
Mark Mynheir – The Night Watchman
You can find all kinds of information about my books on my Fan page on Facebook:
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I’d love for you to come over and become a fan.
Calendar of Events
October 10 - DFW Ready Writers - Colleyville, TX - 11:00 am
October 20 – Booksigning with Amanda Cabot – Mardel Plano, Coit Road & Park – 6:00 pm
October 24 – Booksigning with Leanna Ellis – Mardel Hurst, Hurstview & Grapevine Highway – 1:00 pm
April 3, 2010 – ACFW Tulsa (WIN) – Taking Settings to the Next Level – a hands-on workshop
May 2010 – Release of Love Finds You in Golden, New Mexico
May 5, 2010 – ACFW The Woodlands (Writers on the Storm) – Two workshops “Painting Historicals With Authenticity” & “Taking Settings to the Next Level”
Book Reviews
I really didn’t read many books in September, because of my conferences and writing my own book. I’ll do better this month.
Love Finds You in Paradise, Pennsylvania
By Loree Lough
ISBN 978-1-934770-66-5
Summerside Press
Contemporary Romance
Back Cover Copy:
For as long as anyone can remember, tourists have flocked to the quaint town of Paradise, Pennsylvania, where Amish buggies are as common as shops selling hand-crafted goods. But to attorney Julia Spencer, this town is anything but a paradise. Raised in foster homes, Julia has succeeded in life only through steely determination and independence. The close-knit Amish people are a mystery to her. But local veterinarian Simon Thomas knows them well and is fiercely protective of their simple ways, which are increasingly threatened by the outside world. When Julia agrees to defend a local teenager charged in a case involving an Amish boy, she and Simon find themselves on opposite sides of an intense and emotional legal battle. Just when it seems they will never understand one another, God has something to teach them both about the power of forgiveness. . .and the joys to be found in Paradise.
My Review:
I've loved reading books by Loree Lough for a long time. And I believe this is her best one yet. Her melding the the friendships between an Amish family and two non-Amish people is tender and stirring.
The characters are realistic and multi-layered. Their hopes and fears universal. And the way, Loree used the various settings to impact the story is emotional and satisfying.
You won't want to miss this book.
Blood Bayou
By Karen Young
ISBN 978-1-4165-8750-0
Howard Books
Contemporary Romantic Suspense
Back Cover Copy:
To Save a Victim, Camille St. James May Have to Become One Herself.
Seven years ago, tragedy ended the troubled marriage of Camille and Jack Vermillion. Now, as head of the Truth Project, her life safe and orderly, she focuses her lawyerly skills on freeing wrongly incarcerated individuals on death row.
Jack paid a bitter price for his mistakes. No longer a high-powered corporate attorney, he's now pastor of a small church in Blood Bayou. Unsure of her own beliefs, Camille is highly skeptical of the conversion of this man she hasn't seen in seven years.
Then tragedy strikes again. Jack's sister is murdered, apparently by a prisoner Camille has set free. To prove his innocence, Camille must return to Blood Bayou. But that means facing the hostility of the town--and Jack.
And as She Works to Find the Real Killer, Someone Is Determined to Stop her. . .by Any Means.
My Review:
A friend loaned me her copy of the book to read on a return flight from the American Christian Fiction Writers national conference in Denver. The first page grabbed me and the book held me spellbound until we landed in DFW. I had to keep the book until I finished reading it.
Even though she's the author of over 30 books, I'd never heard of this author. She is now on my Must-Read list.
The story is fast-paced and the plot full of twists and turns. And I loved the romantic tension between the formerly married hero and heroine. Their struggles against the forces of evil and their own attraction to each other are a very good lead-in to the spiritual thread, which is strong and believable in today's world.
An altogether wonderful read. You won't want to miss it.
October ACFW Book Releases
Seventeen more releases this month from ACFW members.
1. A Star Curiously Singing, The DarkTrench Saga, Book 1, by Kerry Nietz from Marcher Lord Press. An augmented human programmer is sent to space to solve the mystery of a bot’s destruction.
2. Double Take, by Jenness Walker from Steeple Hill Love Inspired Suspense. When a stalker becomes obsessed with a woman, the key to stopping him lies in a best-selling thriller…until he stops going by the book.
3. Dreaming of Home, by Glenna Kaye from Steeple Hill Love Inspired Two wounded hearts must learn to trust that God's dreams for them far exceed any they may have for themselves.
4. Eternity Falls - A Rick Macey Cyberthriller, Book 1 of the Rick Macey Cyberthriller series, by Kirk Outerbridge from Marcher Lord Press. A cyber-enhanced detective must stop a religious zealot from destroying a serum for eternal life.
5. Gripped By Fear, Chicago Warrior Thriller Series, 2nd book, by John M. Wills from Total Recall. Chgo Detectives hunt a serial rapist in the mean streets of Chicago in the midst of personal struggles.
6. Leaving Yesterday, by Kathryn Cushman from Bethany House. A mother rejoices at the return of her prodigal, but is faced with an impossible decision as evidence from his past refuses to stay buried.
7. Loves Finds You in Bethlehem, New Hampshire, by Lauralee Bliss from Summerside Press. Set in the Guilded Age within the beauty of New Hampshire's White Mountains, successful artist Tom Haskins and penniless Sara McGee discover through their circumstances that the most precious gifts of life and love don't always come as they're expected.
8. Love Finds You in North Pole, Alaska, by Loree Lough from Summerside Press. A story that's sure to warm your heart, despite the icy Alaskan setting!
9. Love is a Battlefield, Book One in the Walk in the Park series, by Annalisa Daughety from Barbour Publishing. War rages again at Shiloh, but this time it’s a battle of the heart.
10. Seaside Letters, by Denise Hunter from Thomas Nelson. Sabrina Kincaid didn't intend to fall for Nantucket native Tucker McCabe, the man she serves coffee to every morning-a man tied deeply to a past she deeply regrets. But she has. And she's fallen hard. But she's kept this a secret from her handsome customer. And now Tucker wants to hire Sabrina to help locate his friend "Sweetpea"-the mysterious woman he's falling in love with online. Sabrina is not inclined to help, but if Tucker hires someone else, it could spell disaster. Because if someone else sifts through the emails and figures out the truth-then Tucker will discover that the person he's trying to find is . . . her.
11. Soldier Daddy, Wings of Refuge Series-book 5-all standalones, by Cheryl Wyatt from Steeple Hill. A USAF Pararescue Jumper searches for a nanny for his twins and instead finds a future with a woman harboring a secret tied to his past.
12. The Case of the Mystified M.D., Book 2, Bouncing Grandma Mysteries, by A.K. Arenz from Sheaf House. First a foot, now a hand--what body part is next?
13. The Christmas Journey, by Winnie Griggs from Steeple Hill Love Inspired.
14. The Jewel of his Heart, Heart of the West Series, by Maggie Brendan from Revell. Discover the classic struggle between the world's wealth and the lure of eternal love in this Western story of elegance and survival.
15. The Matchmaking Pact, After the Storm #4 , by Carolyn Aarsen from Steeple Hill Love Inspired. A single father and a single mother have to deal with matchmaking children.
16. Thirsty, by Tracey Bateman from Waterbrook. “Deep, cutting, an intoxicating blend of human and supernatural, of characters scarred by the past, drained by life. This is the book I’ve waited for.”
17. Trial By Fire, by Cara Putman from Steeple Hill Love Inspired Suspense. When an arsonist targets her family, Tricia has to find him before harm is done without losing her heart to a fireman.
Happy Reading!
Musings
A lot has happened since my last newsletter. The North Texas Christian Writers Conference was very interesting. I enjoyed teaching, taking appointments, and meeting new people. A couple of unexpected things happened. Remember this is the year of the unexpected in my life.
One woman took my workshop, who had also taken it when I taught it at ACFW national conference in Minneapolis last year. That was totally unexpected.
My table was always full at break and meal times. Lots of people wanted to talk to me, and I enjoyed it immensely.
One of the other speakers, for non-fiction, told me I was like a 25 year old—because I knew so much about the Internet and Social networking and the technical aspects of it and because I had a lot of energy. When the faculty went out to eat at the end of the conference, he told my husband the same thing. Then he asked James what I was like when I was 25. James said, “You don’t want to know.” I’m not sure whether that’s good or not.
Then the ACFW national conference in Denver was wonderful. Several people from my critique group flew up a day early. Others drove up and arrived about the same time. We had a lot of time for reconnecting with friends that evening.
For the first time, I have a publicist. Summerside Press had hired one of the best firms in the business. And I met with my publicist to plan the publicity for my next book release in May. That was a special time.
Summerside Press also hosted a dessert buffet after the first evening session for their authors. If was on the outside terrace with a large fire pit. Very enjoyable and good desserts. They also gave us a gift bag.
Barbour Publishing hosted a party on the same terrace the next evening. Lots of good food, including a chocolate fountain (my favorite). They gave us two books as well.
The teaching sessions were extremely professional and helped all of us move forward no matter at what stage of our writing career we were. Debbie Macomber was the keynote speaker.
We had a very good book signing, with authors spread across three areas of the atrium and lobbies.
Ted Dekker is a recent new member of ACFW, but he didn’t come to the conference itself. But he did come on one evening and hung out in the lobby.
I put a slideshow of pictures from the conference on this blog, but when the slideshow was on the blog, not all the picture showed. If you want to see the pictures better go to this site:
http://www.slide.com/r/ThDLSFFi6j_iY-m1fgS3NmsegeFDUB-Z
After I came home and got back writing my novel, everything came together so I can finish writing it quickly.
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
September 2009
Government cannot spend what it does not first take from the people. James Robison
Announcements
Announcing the release of two books:
Wild West Christmas
By Kathleen Y'Barbo, Lena Nelson Dooley, Vickie McDonough, Darlene Franklin
Calendar of Events
September 2009 – Release of Wild West Christmas
September 2009 – Release of Christmas Love at Lake Tahoe
September 2009 – Release of Can You Help Me? And Caught Red-Handed in Thorndike Large Print edition
Maggie Rose
By Sharlene MacLaren
ISBN 978-1-60374-075-3
Whitaker House
Historical Romantic Fioction
The Daughters of Jacob Kane - Book 2
Back Cover Copy:
1904 ~~ New York, New York
Maggie Rose, the spunky, friendly, twenty-year-old daughter of Michigan resident Jacob Kane, feels compelled to leave her beloved hometown of Sandy Shores to pursue what she feels in her heart are God's plans for her life--in New York City.
Maggie Rose adjusts to her new life at Sheltering Arms Refuge, an orphanage that also transports homeless children to towns across the United States to match them with compatible families. Most of the children have painful pasts that make Maggie aghast, but she marvels at their resiliency. As she gets to know each child, her heart blossoms with new depths of love and compassion.
When a newspaper reporter comes to stay at the orphanage in order to gather research for an article, Maggie is struck by his handsome face--and concerned by his lack of faith. She can't deny their mutual affections, though. Will she win the struggle to maintain her focus on God and remain attuned to His guidance?
My Review:
Sharlene MacLaren is a recent arrival in Christian publishing who has grown tremendously through each of her published works. I loved her early books, but each new one has greater depth and heights. The characters in this book are at cross purposes, and I loved to see each of them develop and grow.
I've always been fascinated by the orphan trains, and Sharlene took us into the hearts and minds of the people who accompanied them on the trek as well as the children who were chosen. . .and not chosen.
I highly recommend this excellent read.
Montana Rose
By Mary Connealy
ISBN 978-1-60260-142-0
Barbour
Historical Romance
Montana Marriages - Book 1
Back Cover Copy:
Widowed One Day --
Wedded the Next
Cassie Griffin has always dressed in silks. Her free-spending husband expects nothing less. But now he has died, leaving her unprotected, heavily in debt, and pregnant. As any single woman doesn't remain so for long in Divide, Montana, Cassie wonders if marrying one of the local cowboys might be her only choice. After seeing her choices, she then wonders if joining her husband might be even better.
Red Dawson has always had a soft spot in his heart for Cassie, even though most of the townspeople see her only as a silk-clad china doll. When she's left a widow, only one thing keeps him from immediately sweeping her off her feet--she's a nonbeliever.
As the other cowboys lay claim to Cassie, the most powerful rancher in the area steps forward to demand what he thinks rightly belongs to him. . .and the property that goes with her. Red struggles with figuring out what to do but decides he can't allow Cassie to suffer a fate worse than death and marries her himself.
Will Red win over this seemingly fragile and spoiled china doll's heart. . .and survive her unique brand of ranch help in the meantime? Will Cassie find true love with her cowboy--and His God--when she exchanges smooth silk for coarse calico?
My Review:
Mary. . .Mary. . .Mary, you just keep writing books that grab me and pull me in so deep I have a hard time putting it down. At least I had the sense to read it on the weekend when I wasn't writing my own book. Of course, James expected me to have food on the table when needed, and so I had to put it down a time or two.
MONTANA ROSE is a departure from your usual strong heroine, and I loved the character development through the book for the heroine, and the hero. The setting was unique and completely interesting. I won't give it away here, but I've had experience with that kind of place. You got it right.
The spiritual thread is strong and several characters experience strong growth. A really masterful job writing this book. A long way from your first manuscript I edited for you.
Readers, get this book quick. You'll be glad you did.
The Occasional Cook
By Cyndy Salzmann
ISBN 978-1-4196-9711-1
Subtitle: Culinary Strategies for Overcommitted Families
Cookbook
Back Cover Copy:
Family-friendly recipes to simplify mealtimes and save money!
Cyndy Salzmann has been holding cooking classes since 1997. Now in this sequel to MAKING YOUR HOME A HAVEN, Cyndy shares one of the secrets of how to do that: Spend less time in the kitchen!
If you want to
spend more time with your family
save on your grocery bills
prepare taste-tempting meals without exotic engredients
serve family-friendly recipes even the pickiest eaters will love
then THE OCCASIONAL COOK is for you!
My Review:
I know, I know. I usually review Christian fiction, but I recently acquired a copy of this book and found it fascinating.
In this book, Cyndy will teach you about how easy it is to use her system to make your time in the kitchen very productive and allow you more time out of the kitchen. She starts out with really good tips everyone can use. Then she explains her method of cooking for a whole week in one day.
After that, she includes a lot of delicious recipes you can follow using her method. And not to leave you just staring at the pages, she finishes with a section giving you step-by-step instructions, including menus and shopping lists. And all the food is nutritious, but easy to obtain and prepare.
I highly recommend this book.
The Blue Enchantress
By M. L. Tyndall
ISBN 978-1-60260-157-4
Barbour
Historical Romance
Charles Town Belles, Book 2
Back Cover Copy:
An adventure-seeking woman and a security-minded ship builder are shipwrecked together.
Still grieving the loss of her mother--and private tragedies of her own--Hope Westcott plays the part of a duriful admiral's daughter. But longing for the love and acceptance she never felt at home, Hope plunges into Charles Towne society. . .and an illicit affair with Lord Falkland.
For Captain Nethaniel Mason, wealth means security, so he is determined to build his shippind business--ignoring God's call on his life to become an impoverished pastor. He also ignores his attraction to the frivolous, vain Hope Westcott.
Hope's adventure seeking lands her in the hands of an unscrupulous ship captain who wants to sell her to the highest bidder. When Nathaniel sees Hope on the auction block, will he listen to God and sacrifice his ship, cargo, and security to save her?
Fron the Carolina Coast to the Caribbean, through stormy seas and shipwrecks, can Hope and Nathaniel put aside their painful pasts, listen to God's voice, and find true love and acceptance?
My Review:
MaryLu, you've done it again. Given us a swashbuckling adventure filled with romance. A book that's hard to put down once you start reading.
Your characters leapt from the pages straight into my heart. I loved them, rooted for them, booed the bad guys, and loved every minute of it. You truly showed the depth of sacrificial love.
And you setting is close to my heart. I love traveling through the Caribbean. I could visualize every scene with your excellent descriptions.
Bring on the next book in the series.
Love Finds You in Liberty, Indiana
By Melody Dobson
ISBN 978-1-934770-74-0
Summerside Press
Historical Romance
Back Cover Copy:
In a divided town during a dangerous era, who can be trusted?
Liberty, Indiana, is home to a stop on the Underground Railroad operated by Quaker abolitionists Anna Brent and her father. Harboring runaway slaves is a dangerous mission: anyone caught aiding them is subject to improsonment. When Anna's secret work is threatened, can she turn to the handsome yet outspoken Daniel Stanton, Liberty's newspaper editor, to ensure the safety of the runaways so dear to her? Will she and Daniel risk everything for their beliefs--including their personal liberty?
My Review:
I wasn't terribly interested in reading about the Underground Railroad. I'd read plenty of books about it and considered this one as just one more. What else was there to say about it?
However, when I picked it up, the first chapter captured me, and I had a hard time putting the book down. Although the story is the same--slaves giving everything to find freedom--the focus is different.
Very tastefully done, the book still reveals the inherent evil of slavery in any era. I found the story not only well-crafted, but also compassionate and heart-tugging.
I highly recommend this excellent read.
Love Finds You in Revenge, Ohio
By Lisa Harris
ISBN 978-1-934770-81-8
Summerside Press
Historical Romantic Women's Fiction
Back Cover Copy:
The only thing worse than being a spinster is being a twice-jilted spinster.
At twenty-five, Catherine Morgan is hardly an old maid. But she's given up on marriage and instead manages the family's general store in the small town of Revenge, Ohio. Bound by a promise to care for her three sisters until they marry, she'll do anything to keep them safe. But Sheriff Corbin Hunter stands in her way. He has evidence that her sister's fiance is really an infamous bank robber--and the man who murdered his father. Catherine finds herself torn between saving her sister's heart and losing hers to the man who jilted her seven years ago. Will Corbin's desire for revenge cause him to lose Catherine a second time?
My Review:
I had been anxiously waiting to read Lisa's Summerside Press book, and I loved it. I mentored Lisa years ago before she ever sold her first novel. Now she's one of my favorite authors.
This story might be my favorite one yet. The premise of the hope for revenge in their hearts while living in the town of Revenge is powerful. And Lisa writes enough twists and turns into her plot to keep the reader turning pages. I especially liked the suspenseful element.
Lisa's characters pulled me into the story and held me captive through every page. I highly recommend this wonderful book.
Love Finds You in Poetry, Texas
By Janice Hanna
ISBN 978-1-935416-16-6
Summerside Press
Historical Romantic Fiction
Back Cover Copy:
Belinda Bauer in her ivory tower. . .
In the quaint community of Poetry, Texas, Belinda spies an opportunity. The town is filled with farmers and railroad men in need of wives, so why not set herself up as a marriage broker? Belinda sends little poems to prospective brides all over the country, and her plan seems to work. One by one, women begin to arrive in Poetry. There's only one problem: Belinda doesn't have a clue what she'd doing, and most of the brides marry the wrong men! One client is particularly unhappy. Georg Kaufman, the local barber, has lost more than one prospective wife to Belinda's fumbled attempts. For some reason, she just can't seem to find Georg's perfect match, though it's not for lack of trying. Is there a poetic ending in store for Georg--and for Belinda herself?
My Review:
I've known Janice (aka Janice Thompson) for many years. I've loved her books, but this is the first one that I felt really sounded like her voice. And I saw a lot of Janice's background and interests in this story. These details made the story extremely fascinating.
The book had many "awww" moments. I don't have the time to read a book straight through, so I'd read in spurts whenever I had time. Many of the scenes kept me chuckling long after I put the book down.
If you want a sweet love story with comedic touches and interesting characters, then this is the book for you.
September ACFW Book Releases
Announcements
Announcing the release of two books:
Wild West Christmas
By Kathleen Y'Barbo, Lena Nelson Dooley, Vickie McDonough, Darlene Franklin
ISBN 978-1-60260-566-4
Barbour
Christmas Courtships Corral Four Sisters in Texas
Charlsey Ames can ride, rope, and work the ranch with the best of them. But things don't add up when she finds herself attracted to accountant Horace Miller III, a citified tenderfoot. Will he ever see the gentle woman beneath the coating of trail dust.
Sharp-shooting Lucy Ames is thrilled to join Major Paulson's Wild West Show. But is she setting her sights too high when she begins falling for budding evangelist Gordon Paulson? Would she be better off aiming for a stable, widowed rancher?
Although horse-trainer Sarah Ames is stunned when her pa hires the part-Mexican Carson Romero to take over her job at the ranch, she gradually becomes attracted to the drifter. But when cattle go missing, Carson seems the prime suspect Has Carson stolen Sarah's heart as well as some prime longhorns?
An expert tracker, the plain Bessie Mae Ames resolves to spend her life taking care of her widowed father. That is until Texas Ranger Josef Mueller rides back into town, trailing a wanted man. Will the soon-to-be-smitten ranger find both he and his prey sweet on an unsuspecting Bessie Mae?
Will these cowgirls be tamed and live to celebrate Christmas romance?
Christmas Love at Lake Tahoe
By Lena Nelson Dooley, Jeanie Smith Cash, Jean Kincaid, Jeri Odell
ISBN 978-1-60260-563-3
Barbour
Love Hits the Slopes at Christmastime
Four young women, fresh out of college, pursue their careers at a new ski lodge at Lake Tahoe's Incline Village during the winter season.
Bethany Stillman's resolve to focus on her RN career falters when she meets paramedic Cole Beckman. Cole wonders how long it will be before Beth realizes he's to blame for crippling her grandfather. Can a Christmas miracle forge a path to love and forgiveness?
Social director Scarlett McKaye loves planning things down to the last detail. But what she didn't count on was having to spurn the bold advances of a reckless suitor. How far will daredevil Derrick Greene go to cancel Scarlett's reservations?
Stephanie St. John is determined to make a go of the time-share program at Snowbird Lodge. But Darrin Hart seems to be undermining her efforts, her confidence, and her reputation. Will misunderstanding be resolved, or will Stephanie succeed in business only to lose at love?
A wounded-at-the-heart Michaela Christianssen has chosen a male-free existence. But her friends and an eleven-year-old girl have other ideas. Widower Jonas Bradley is content with his life as father and forest ranger, until he finds himself pining for Michaela. What will it take to fell her oppositions to romance?
Will these four women hear wedding bells chime this Christmas?
Once again, I’ve chosen three book winners for September. They will receive their choice of either: Pirate’s Prize, Never Say Never, or A Daughter’s Quest. They are Jane Squires of Wasola, Montana, and Marion Marchetto of Navarre, Florida, and Linda Wagner of St Paul, Minnesota. Click on the View Complete Profile link in the right hand column to find a link to my email. Send me your mailing address.
Readers, if you want a chance to win one of my free books, please sign my Guest Book on my website - http://www.lenanelsondooley.com/ . The winners are chosen from those who do. But remember to check back in the next month’s newsletter to see if you won. You can sign up at the top of the right hand column of this blog for Feedblitz. Then the newsletter will feed into your Inbox. I will only post a newsletter once a month.
Want more free books. We also give away a minimum of 12 free books a month on my blog: http://lenanelsondooley.blogspot.com/. Most months we give away more than that. This month I’ll be interviewing these authors:
Craig Parshall – The Rose Conspiracy
Myra Johnson – One Imperfect Christmas
Rita Gerlach – Surrender the Wind
Elizabeth Wiseman, Kathleen Fuller & Barbara Cameron – An Amish Christmas
Debby Mayne, Paige Winship Dooly, Elizabeth Ludwig, Elizabetheth Goddard – Christmas Homecoming
Jerry Eicher – Rebecca’s Promise – Rebecca’s Return
Kathleen Y’Barbo, Lena Nelson Dooley, Vickie McDonough, Darlene Franklin – Wild West Christmas
BJ Hoff – American Anthem
Mary Ellis – A Widow’s Hope
Robert James Luedke – Eye Witness
Linda Leigh Hargrove – The Making of Isaac Hunt – Loving Cee Cee Johnson
Maureen Lang – Look to the East
Cindy Woodsmall – The Sound of Sleighbells
Susan Page Davis – Hearts in the Crossfire
Allie Pleiter – Bluegrass Christmas
Mona Hodgson – Two Brides Too Many
Brandilyn and Amberley Collins – Last Breath
Tricia Goyer – The Sunflower Serenade
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Right now I’m running a contest on my fan page. Check it out.
Barbour
Christmas Courtships Corral Four Sisters in Texas
Charlsey Ames can ride, rope, and work the ranch with the best of them. But things don't add up when she finds herself attracted to accountant Horace Miller III, a citified tenderfoot. Will he ever see the gentle woman beneath the coating of trail dust.
Sharp-shooting Lucy Ames is thrilled to join Major Paulson's Wild West Show. But is she setting her sights too high when she begins falling for budding evangelist Gordon Paulson? Would she be better off aiming for a stable, widowed rancher?
Although horse-trainer Sarah Ames is stunned when her pa hires the part-Mexican Carson Romero to take over her job at the ranch, she gradually becomes attracted to the drifter. But when cattle go missing, Carson seems the prime suspect Has Carson stolen Sarah's heart as well as some prime longhorns?
An expert tracker, the plain Bessie Mae Ames resolves to spend her life taking care of her widowed father. That is until Texas Ranger Josef Mueller rides back into town, trailing a wanted man. Will the soon-to-be-smitten ranger find both he and his prey sweet on an unsuspecting Bessie Mae?
Will these cowgirls be tamed and live to celebrate Christmas romance?
Christmas Love at Lake TahoeBy Lena Nelson Dooley, Jeanie Smith Cash, Jean Kincaid, Jeri Odell
ISBN 978-1-60260-563-3
Barbour
Love Hits the Slopes at Christmastime
Four young women, fresh out of college, pursue their careers at a new ski lodge at Lake Tahoe's Incline Village during the winter season.
Bethany Stillman's resolve to focus on her RN career falters when she meets paramedic Cole Beckman. Cole wonders how long it will be before Beth realizes he's to blame for crippling her grandfather. Can a Christmas miracle forge a path to love and forgiveness?
Social director Scarlett McKaye loves planning things down to the last detail. But what she didn't count on was having to spurn the bold advances of a reckless suitor. How far will daredevil Derrick Greene go to cancel Scarlett's reservations?
Stephanie St. John is determined to make a go of the time-share program at Snowbird Lodge. But Darrin Hart seems to be undermining her efforts, her confidence, and her reputation. Will misunderstanding be resolved, or will Stephanie succeed in business only to lose at love?
A wounded-at-the-heart Michaela Christianssen has chosen a male-free existence. But her friends and an eleven-year-old girl have other ideas. Widower Jonas Bradley is content with his life as father and forest ranger, until he finds himself pining for Michaela. What will it take to fell her oppositions to romance?
Will these four women hear wedding bells chime this Christmas?
Once again, I’ve chosen three book winners for September. They will receive their choice of either: Pirate’s Prize, Never Say Never, or A Daughter’s Quest. They are Jane Squires of Wasola, Montana, and Marion Marchetto of Navarre, Florida, and Linda Wagner of St Paul, Minnesota. Click on the View Complete Profile link in the right hand column to find a link to my email. Send me your mailing address.
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Craig Parshall – The Rose Conspiracy
Myra Johnson – One Imperfect Christmas
Rita Gerlach – Surrender the Wind
Elizabeth Wiseman, Kathleen Fuller & Barbara Cameron – An Amish Christmas
Debby Mayne, Paige Winship Dooly, Elizabeth Ludwig, Elizabetheth Goddard – Christmas Homecoming
Jerry Eicher – Rebecca’s Promise – Rebecca’s Return
Kathleen Y’Barbo, Lena Nelson Dooley, Vickie McDonough, Darlene Franklin – Wild West Christmas
BJ Hoff – American Anthem
Mary Ellis – A Widow’s Hope
Robert James Luedke – Eye Witness
Linda Leigh Hargrove – The Making of Isaac Hunt – Loving Cee Cee Johnson
Maureen Lang – Look to the East
Cindy Woodsmall – The Sound of Sleighbells
Susan Page Davis – Hearts in the Crossfire
Allie Pleiter – Bluegrass Christmas
Mona Hodgson – Two Brides Too Many
Brandilyn and Amberley Collins – Last Breath
Tricia Goyer – The Sunflower Serenade
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Calendar of Events
September 2009 – Release of Wild West Christmas
September 2009 – Release of Christmas Love at Lake Tahoe
September 2009 – Release of Can You Help Me? And Caught Red-Handed in Thorndike Large Print edition
September 11-12, 2009 – Speaker at North Texas Christian Writers Conference, Roanoke, Texas – Painting Historicals with Authenticity, and I will take one-on-one appointments.
September 17-20 - American Christian Fiction Writers National Conference - Denver, Colorado – Paid Critiquer
October 20 – Booksigning with Amanda Cabot – Mardel Plano, Coit Road & Park – 6:00 pm
October 24 – Booksigning with Leanna Ellis – Mardel Hurst, Hurstview & Grapevine Highway – 1:00 pm
April 3, 2010 – ACFW Tulsa (WIN) – Taking Settings to the Next Level – a hands-on workshop
May 2010 – Release of Love Finds You in Golden, New Mexico
May 5, 2010 – ACFW The Woodlands (Writers on the Storm) – Two workshops “Painting Historicals With Authenticity” & “Taking Settings to the Next Level”
September 17-20 - American Christian Fiction Writers National Conference - Denver, Colorado – Paid Critiquer
October 20 – Booksigning with Amanda Cabot – Mardel Plano, Coit Road & Park – 6:00 pm
October 24 – Booksigning with Leanna Ellis – Mardel Hurst, Hurstview & Grapevine Highway – 1:00 pm
April 3, 2010 – ACFW Tulsa (WIN) – Taking Settings to the Next Level – a hands-on workshop
May 2010 – Release of Love Finds You in Golden, New Mexico
May 5, 2010 – ACFW The Woodlands (Writers on the Storm) – Two workshops “Painting Historicals With Authenticity” & “Taking Settings to the Next Level”
Book Reviews
Maggie Rose
By Sharlene MacLaren
ISBN 978-1-60374-075-3
Whitaker House
Historical Romantic Fioction
The Daughters of Jacob Kane - Book 2
Back Cover Copy:
1904 ~~ New York, New York
Maggie Rose, the spunky, friendly, twenty-year-old daughter of Michigan resident Jacob Kane, feels compelled to leave her beloved hometown of Sandy Shores to pursue what she feels in her heart are God's plans for her life--in New York City.
Maggie Rose adjusts to her new life at Sheltering Arms Refuge, an orphanage that also transports homeless children to towns across the United States to match them with compatible families. Most of the children have painful pasts that make Maggie aghast, but she marvels at their resiliency. As she gets to know each child, her heart blossoms with new depths of love and compassion.
When a newspaper reporter comes to stay at the orphanage in order to gather research for an article, Maggie is struck by his handsome face--and concerned by his lack of faith. She can't deny their mutual affections, though. Will she win the struggle to maintain her focus on God and remain attuned to His guidance?
My Review:
Sharlene MacLaren is a recent arrival in Christian publishing who has grown tremendously through each of her published works. I loved her early books, but each new one has greater depth and heights. The characters in this book are at cross purposes, and I loved to see each of them develop and grow.
I've always been fascinated by the orphan trains, and Sharlene took us into the hearts and minds of the people who accompanied them on the trek as well as the children who were chosen. . .and not chosen.
I highly recommend this excellent read.
Montana Rose
By Mary Connealy
ISBN 978-1-60260-142-0
Barbour
Historical Romance
Montana Marriages - Book 1
Back Cover Copy:
Widowed One Day --
Wedded the Next
Cassie Griffin has always dressed in silks. Her free-spending husband expects nothing less. But now he has died, leaving her unprotected, heavily in debt, and pregnant. As any single woman doesn't remain so for long in Divide, Montana, Cassie wonders if marrying one of the local cowboys might be her only choice. After seeing her choices, she then wonders if joining her husband might be even better.
Red Dawson has always had a soft spot in his heart for Cassie, even though most of the townspeople see her only as a silk-clad china doll. When she's left a widow, only one thing keeps him from immediately sweeping her off her feet--she's a nonbeliever.
As the other cowboys lay claim to Cassie, the most powerful rancher in the area steps forward to demand what he thinks rightly belongs to him. . .and the property that goes with her. Red struggles with figuring out what to do but decides he can't allow Cassie to suffer a fate worse than death and marries her himself.
Will Red win over this seemingly fragile and spoiled china doll's heart. . .and survive her unique brand of ranch help in the meantime? Will Cassie find true love with her cowboy--and His God--when she exchanges smooth silk for coarse calico?
My Review:
Mary. . .Mary. . .Mary, you just keep writing books that grab me and pull me in so deep I have a hard time putting it down. At least I had the sense to read it on the weekend when I wasn't writing my own book. Of course, James expected me to have food on the table when needed, and so I had to put it down a time or two.
MONTANA ROSE is a departure from your usual strong heroine, and I loved the character development through the book for the heroine, and the hero. The setting was unique and completely interesting. I won't give it away here, but I've had experience with that kind of place. You got it right.
The spiritual thread is strong and several characters experience strong growth. A really masterful job writing this book. A long way from your first manuscript I edited for you.
Readers, get this book quick. You'll be glad you did.
The Occasional Cook
By Cyndy Salzmann
ISBN 978-1-4196-9711-1
Subtitle: Culinary Strategies for Overcommitted Families
Cookbook
Back Cover Copy:
Family-friendly recipes to simplify mealtimes and save money!
Cyndy Salzmann has been holding cooking classes since 1997. Now in this sequel to MAKING YOUR HOME A HAVEN, Cyndy shares one of the secrets of how to do that: Spend less time in the kitchen!
If you want to
spend more time with your family
save on your grocery bills
prepare taste-tempting meals without exotic engredients
serve family-friendly recipes even the pickiest eaters will love
then THE OCCASIONAL COOK is for you!
My Review:
I know, I know. I usually review Christian fiction, but I recently acquired a copy of this book and found it fascinating.
In this book, Cyndy will teach you about how easy it is to use her system to make your time in the kitchen very productive and allow you more time out of the kitchen. She starts out with really good tips everyone can use. Then she explains her method of cooking for a whole week in one day.
After that, she includes a lot of delicious recipes you can follow using her method. And not to leave you just staring at the pages, she finishes with a section giving you step-by-step instructions, including menus and shopping lists. And all the food is nutritious, but easy to obtain and prepare.
I highly recommend this book.
The Blue Enchantress
By M. L. Tyndall
ISBN 978-1-60260-157-4
Barbour
Historical Romance
Charles Town Belles, Book 2
Back Cover Copy:
An adventure-seeking woman and a security-minded ship builder are shipwrecked together.
Still grieving the loss of her mother--and private tragedies of her own--Hope Westcott plays the part of a duriful admiral's daughter. But longing for the love and acceptance she never felt at home, Hope plunges into Charles Towne society. . .and an illicit affair with Lord Falkland.
For Captain Nethaniel Mason, wealth means security, so he is determined to build his shippind business--ignoring God's call on his life to become an impoverished pastor. He also ignores his attraction to the frivolous, vain Hope Westcott.
Hope's adventure seeking lands her in the hands of an unscrupulous ship captain who wants to sell her to the highest bidder. When Nathaniel sees Hope on the auction block, will he listen to God and sacrifice his ship, cargo, and security to save her?
Fron the Carolina Coast to the Caribbean, through stormy seas and shipwrecks, can Hope and Nathaniel put aside their painful pasts, listen to God's voice, and find true love and acceptance?
My Review:
MaryLu, you've done it again. Given us a swashbuckling adventure filled with romance. A book that's hard to put down once you start reading.
Your characters leapt from the pages straight into my heart. I loved them, rooted for them, booed the bad guys, and loved every minute of it. You truly showed the depth of sacrificial love.
And you setting is close to my heart. I love traveling through the Caribbean. I could visualize every scene with your excellent descriptions.
Bring on the next book in the series.
Love Finds You in Liberty, Indiana
By Melody Dobson
ISBN 978-1-934770-74-0
Summerside Press
Historical Romance
Back Cover Copy:
In a divided town during a dangerous era, who can be trusted?
Liberty, Indiana, is home to a stop on the Underground Railroad operated by Quaker abolitionists Anna Brent and her father. Harboring runaway slaves is a dangerous mission: anyone caught aiding them is subject to improsonment. When Anna's secret work is threatened, can she turn to the handsome yet outspoken Daniel Stanton, Liberty's newspaper editor, to ensure the safety of the runaways so dear to her? Will she and Daniel risk everything for their beliefs--including their personal liberty?
My Review:
I wasn't terribly interested in reading about the Underground Railroad. I'd read plenty of books about it and considered this one as just one more. What else was there to say about it?
However, when I picked it up, the first chapter captured me, and I had a hard time putting the book down. Although the story is the same--slaves giving everything to find freedom--the focus is different.
Very tastefully done, the book still reveals the inherent evil of slavery in any era. I found the story not only well-crafted, but also compassionate and heart-tugging.
I highly recommend this excellent read.
Love Finds You in Revenge, Ohio
By Lisa Harris
ISBN 978-1-934770-81-8
Summerside Press
Historical Romantic Women's Fiction
Back Cover Copy:
The only thing worse than being a spinster is being a twice-jilted spinster.
At twenty-five, Catherine Morgan is hardly an old maid. But she's given up on marriage and instead manages the family's general store in the small town of Revenge, Ohio. Bound by a promise to care for her three sisters until they marry, she'll do anything to keep them safe. But Sheriff Corbin Hunter stands in her way. He has evidence that her sister's fiance is really an infamous bank robber--and the man who murdered his father. Catherine finds herself torn between saving her sister's heart and losing hers to the man who jilted her seven years ago. Will Corbin's desire for revenge cause him to lose Catherine a second time?
My Review:
I had been anxiously waiting to read Lisa's Summerside Press book, and I loved it. I mentored Lisa years ago before she ever sold her first novel. Now she's one of my favorite authors.
This story might be my favorite one yet. The premise of the hope for revenge in their hearts while living in the town of Revenge is powerful. And Lisa writes enough twists and turns into her plot to keep the reader turning pages. I especially liked the suspenseful element.
Lisa's characters pulled me into the story and held me captive through every page. I highly recommend this wonderful book.
Love Finds You in Poetry, Texas
By Janice Hanna
ISBN 978-1-935416-16-6
Summerside Press
Historical Romantic Fiction
Back Cover Copy:
Belinda Bauer in her ivory tower. . .
In the quaint community of Poetry, Texas, Belinda spies an opportunity. The town is filled with farmers and railroad men in need of wives, so why not set herself up as a marriage broker? Belinda sends little poems to prospective brides all over the country, and her plan seems to work. One by one, women begin to arrive in Poetry. There's only one problem: Belinda doesn't have a clue what she'd doing, and most of the brides marry the wrong men! One client is particularly unhappy. Georg Kaufman, the local barber, has lost more than one prospective wife to Belinda's fumbled attempts. For some reason, she just can't seem to find Georg's perfect match, though it's not for lack of trying. Is there a poetic ending in store for Georg--and for Belinda herself?
My Review:
I've known Janice (aka Janice Thompson) for many years. I've loved her books, but this is the first one that I felt really sounded like her voice. And I saw a lot of Janice's background and interests in this story. These details made the story extremely fascinating.
The book had many "awww" moments. I don't have the time to read a book straight through, so I'd read in spurts whenever I had time. Many of the scenes kept me chuckling long after I put the book down.
If you want a sweet love story with comedic touches and interesting characters, then this is the book for you.
September ACFW Book Releases
We had a whopping twenty-four new releases this month.
1. A Blue and Gray Christmas, by Carrie Turansky, Vickie McDonough, Lauralee Bliss Tamela Hancock Murray from Barbour Publishing. A Blue and Gray Christmas highlights the faith and courage of four couples who remained true to their convictions and found lasting love despite the hardships of the Civil War.
2. A Man of His Word, Book 1 in the Hearts of Middlefield Series, by Kathleen Fuller from Thomas Nelson. Moriah's heart will only be safe with a man of his word.
3. A Passion Redeemed , by Julie Lessman from Revell. Depth of beauty ... shallow of heart, Charity O'Connor is a woman who gets what she wants. She sets her sights on a man who wants nothing to do with her. Although the sparks are there, he refuses to fan the coals of a potential relationship with a woman who ruined his life. Charity burned him once, destroying his engagement to the only woman he ever truly loved. He won't play with matches again. But Charity has a plan to turn up the heat, hoping to ignite the heart of the man she loves. And she always gets what she wants-one way or another.
4. A Silent Fury, by Lynette Eason from Steeple Hill Love Inspired Suspense. Detective Catelyn Clark and her ex-boyfriend, FBI agent Joseph Santino, must overcome their rocky past while working to solve the murder of a deaf student and find the friend who's still missing.
5. Always Ready, Book 1, by Susan Page Davis from Heartsong. Two Coast Guard officers find danger and romance in the hostile seas of Alaska.
6. An Amish Christmas, by Kathleen Fuller, , Beth Wiseman, from Thomas Nelson. Follow the lives of three Amish families through the Christmas season.
7. Beautiful Ugly, by Shelia Lipsey from Kensington Publishing Corp. Three friends need plenty of faith in God and support from each other to see their real beauty lies within.
8. Christmas at Lake Tahoe, by Jeanie Smith Cash, Lena Nelson Dooley, Jean Kincaid from Barbour Publishing. Will four young women fresh out of college, find love at Christmas as they persue their careers at a new ski lodge at Lake Tahoe's Incline Village?
9. Cowboy Christmas, by Mary Connealy from Barbour. A secretive singer with trouble following her, and a cowboy who hates liars, especially female liars, need a Christmas miracle to take a chance on love.
10. Fields of Grace, by Kim Vogel Sawyer from Bethany House. A Russian Mennonite family fights to survive and maintain their faith in a new land.
11. Finally Home and Finally Found, by Lyn Cote from Heartsong Presents. Two stories in one book. Finally Home-After her wedding that wasn't, Hannah Kirkland hides in her parent's small WI town But hiding is hard in a house that's under construction! As friendship with carpenter Guthrie Thomas, Hannah learns how to build a home--and love--of her own. In Finally Found-Ten years ago Marco da Palma left Spring Kirkland behind. What did a poor scholarship student have to offer her anyway? But when Marco, now a successful doctor, finds Spring again, the pair have a second chance. If only Marco can release his fears, and see the happiness that has been waiting all along...
12. Hearts and Harvest, by Amber Stockton from Heartsong Presents. A destitute young man fights society's mores to win the hand of his privileged sweetheart.
13. It's Not about Him, Second Glance Series, Book #2, by Michelle Sutton from Sheaf House. Two young Christians with an unplanned pregnancy where she wants to place her child in a good home but he wants to marry her so she'll keep her child even though it's not his.
14. Just Between You and Me, by Jenny B. Jones from Thomas Nelson. A family emergency pulls Maggie Montgomery back home to a town full of painful secrets and people she left behind. Sometimes the only thing scarier than living on the edge is stepping off it.
15. Love Finds You in Charm, Ohio, by Annalisa Daughety from Summerside Press. A summer in Charm, Ohio, gives Emma Miller the chance to decide once and for all what she wants from life--but soon finds herself pulled between two worlds.
16. One Imperfect Christmas, by Myra Johnson from Abingdon Press. Christmas is the season of miracles, but when blame and guilt keep people apart, a miracle needs a helping hand.
17. Painted Desert, by Nancy Farrier from Barbour. As modern life takes unexpected turns, love comes knocking on the doors of three Arizona women's lives.18. Protector's Honor, by Kit Wilkinson from Steeple Hill Love Inspired Suspense. Rory Farrell searches for the link between Tabitha Beaumont and his ongoing murder investigation, but to protect her, he'll have to her trust as well.
19. Raising Rain, by Debbie Fuller Thomas from Moody Publishers. A single woman desperate for a child and the 3 college roommates who raised her meet her terminally ill mother on a stormy weekend and confront the past.
20. The Familiar Stranger, by Christina Berry from Moody Publishers. Secrets from Craig Littleton's past threaten to undue his troubled marriage, but if he literally can't remember the damage he's done, can he ever be trusted?
21. The Transformation, Project Restoration Series Book 3, by Terri Kraus from David C. Cook. Can a good, hard-working Christian man disregard his cultural and religious admonitions--as well as his mother's plans for his life--for the love of a woman and an historic church building?
22. The Unfinished Gift, by Dan Walsh from Revell, Division of Baker Publishing Group. Set at Christmastime in 1943, The Unfinished Gift is an engaging story of reconciliation between a father and son, and how God uses an unexpected gift from the past to mend this broken family.
23. Tidings of Great Boys, All About Us #5, by Shelley Adina from Hatchette FaithWords. Lady Lindsay (Mac) MacPhail invites her classmates home to her castle in Scotland for an unforgettable Christmas.
24. Wild West Christmas, by Lena Nelson Dooley, Kathleen Y'Barbo, Vickie McDonough, Darlene Franklin from Barbour. Christmas courtships corral four sisters in Texas.
Happy Reading!
Musings
God is the master of miracles. Even though my husband James needed to work, he’s been off for over four months, and our financial condition has changed very little. God has shown us how to live within our means, and He’s provided lots of unexpected things in our lives. I was able to replace my laptop with one that is lighter, thinner, and has an 8+ hour battery.
Now this month, I’m in the final preparations for two back-to-back conferences, the first in less than two weeks. I’m really looking forward to participating in both of these meetings—as a faculty member for the first one and a paid critiquer for the second one.
And I’m writing a book as fast as I can in the midst of all this.
And I’m writing a book as fast as I can in the midst of all this.
Monday, August 3, 2009
August 2009 Newsletter
Hot summer winds make me want to stay in air conditioning and enjoy reading a good book. What about you?
Announcements
I know I’m a couple of days late posting my newsletter. I was out of town over the weekend.
The book winner for July is Linda Wagner of St Paul, Minnesota. Click on the View Complete Profile link in the right hand column to find a link to my email. Or you can contact me through my web site to send me your mailing address.
Readers, if you want a chance to win one of my free books, please sign my Guest Book on my website - http://www.lenanelsondooley.com/ . The winners are chosen from those who do. But remember to check back in the next month’s newsletter to see if you won. You can sign up at the top of the sidebar column of this blog for Feedblitz. Then the newsletter will feed into your Inbox. I will only post a newsletter once a month.
Want more free books. We also give away a minimum of 16 free books a month on my blog: http://lenanelsondooley.blogspot.com/. Some months we give away more than that.
This month I’ll be interviewing these authors:
Tammy Barley - Love’s Rescue
Kim Woodhouse - Welcome Home
William Carmichael & David Lambert - The Missionary
Linda Leigh Hargrove - The Making of Isaac Hunt
Wendy Davy - Drake’s Retreat
Jeral Davis - Tomorrow
Golden Keyes Parsons - A Prisoner of Versailles
Jessica Adriel - Forgiving Sean
Chris Fabry - June Bug
Linda Leigh Hargrove - Loving Cee Cee Johnson
Deb Raney - Above All Things
Lyn Cote - Her Inheritance Forever
Kathleene Y’Barbo, me, Vickie McDonough, Darlene Franklin - Wild West Christmas
Me, Jeanie Smith Cash, Jean Kincaid, Jeri Odell - Christmas Love at Lake Tahoe
Christina Berry - The Familiar Stranger
George Bryan Polovka - Blaggard’s Moon
Janice Thompson - Fools Rush In
Rachel Hauck - The Sweet By and By
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Calendar of Events
August 2009 – Release of The Spinster Brides of Cactus Corner in Thorndike Press, Large Print, hardback edition
September 2009 – Release of Wild West Christmas
September 2009 – Release of Christmas Love at Lake Tahoe
September 2009 - Release of Can You Help Me? and Caught Redhanded in Thorndike Press, Large Print, hardback edition
September 11-12, 2009 – Speaker at North Texas Christian Writers Conference, Roanoke, Texas – Painting Historicals with Authenticity, and I will take one-on-one appointments.
September 17-20 - American Christian Fiction Writers National Conference - Denver, Colorado - I’m doing paid critiques
May 2010 – Release of Love Finds You in Golden, New Mexico
May 2010 - Speaking in the Woodlands (More details later)
October, 2010 – ACFW Tulsa – Taking Settings to the Next Level – a hands-on workshop
Book Reviews
Because I’m working hard to finish Love Finds You in Golden, New Mexico, I didn’t have as much time to read this month. So I only have three reviews to post.
The Constant Heart
By Siri Mitchell
ISBN 978-0-7642-0431-9
Bethany House
Historical
Back Cover Copy:
In the court of Queen Elixabeth. . .
BEAUTY
is a curse,
FRIENDSHIP
is bought and sold,
And TRUE LOVE
is the unpardonable sin.
Will Marget risk everything for the man who's captured her heart?
My Review:
I had a friend who read this book and was disturbed by the way Elizabeth I was portrayed. So I had to read it for myself and see what it was all about. Yes, the things that happened at court would be disturbing to 21st century committed Christians. However, things like this happened in the royal courts during the late 1500s.
I applaud Siri Mitchell for setting her book in this century. . .in this court. This historical setting lent an even deeper meaning to the love of the hero and heroine, who were prisoners of the mores of society. The book is an interesting depiction of the rigors of life in the 16th century. The love story played a variety of ways, keeping the readers wanting to turn the pages faster to find out what happened to the characters we'd come to love.
I like the fact that Mrs. Mitchell portrayed some of the unforseen dangers in the methods used during that time. An interesting and thoughtful read.
A wonderful book to add to your summer reading list.
Nothing But Trouble
By Susan May Warren
ISBN 978-1-4143-1312-2
Tyndale Fiction
Contemporary
Back Cover Copy:
PJ Sugar knows three things for sure:
*After traveling the country for ten years hoping to shake free from the trail of disaster that's become her life, she needs a fresh start.
*The last person she wants to see when she heads home for her sister's wedding is Boone--her former flame and the reason she left town.
*Her best friend's husband absolutely did not commit the first murder Kellogg, Minnesota, has seen in more than a decade.
What PJ doesn't know is that when she starts digging for evidence, she'll uncover much more than she bargained for--a deadly conspiracy, a knack for investigation, and maybe, just maybe, that fresh start she's been longing for.
My Review:
Susan writes the kind of books that I find hard to put down. Books that carry you along with the fast-paced story and books that take you deep into the hearts of the characters. Once again, I had a hard time putting the book down.
I love the quirky lead character, and the cast of supporting characters are sometimes even more quirky. (Check out "the kid.") That is, except for the two hunky men she encounters. Plenty of fuel to fire a blazing story that keeps the reader enthralled until the last period and wanting the next book immediately.
You won't want to leave this off your summer reading list.
Ransome’s Honor
By Kaye Dacus
ISBN 978-0-7369-2753-6
Harvest House
Historical Romance
Back Cover Copy:
Once Youthful Sweethearts--Can Their Love Be Renewed?
When young Julia Witherington doesn't receive the proposal for marriage she expects from William Ransome, she determines to never forgive him. They go their separate ways--she returns to her family's Caribbean plantation, and he returns to the Royal Navy.
Now, twelve years later, Julia is about to receive a substantial inheritance, including her beloved plantation. When unscrupulous relatives try to gain the inheritance by forcing her into a marriage, she turns to the only eligible man to whom her father, Admiral Sir Edward Witherington, will not object--his most trusted captain and the man who broke her heart, William Ransome. Julia offers William her thirty-thousand pound dowry to feign marriage for one year, but then something she could never have imagined happens: She starts to fall in love with him again.
Can two people overcome their hurt, reconcile their conflicting desires, and find a way to be happy together? Duty and honor, faith and love are intertwined in this intriguing tale from the Regency era.
My Review:
I've known Kaye a long time and watched her develop as a writer. When her first book, a contemporary, released, I loved it. Now she has a second contemporary and this historical. These books showcase her talents.
The story has a well-crafted plot with plenty of tension and even some suspense. And the tender romance unfolds like a budding flower, opening to reveal the depths beneath.
This book was hard to put down. I fell in love with the characters, wanting to see how they'd realize they were perfect for each other.
The setting is a rich tapestry of life in the Regency period. I highly recommend this excellent read. You still have time to finish it before the summer is over.
August Book Releases
Here are your August New Releases! We have a long list of outstanding titles from ACFW members this month. I know you'll enjoy reading them. God Bless!
1. All That Glitters, Scenarios for Girls, book 2, by Nicole O’Dell from Barbour Publishing. The reader will decide if Drew Daniels does the right thing when sudden popularity causes her to forget about things that were once important to her.
2. Forgiven, Sisters of the Heart Series, Book 3, by Shelley Shepard Gray from Avon Inspire, a division of Harper Collins Publishing. Tragedy strikes when a brother and sister find themselves facing two difficult situations.
3. Surrender the Wind, by Rita Gerlach from Abingdon Press. When a patriot of the American Revolution inherits his grandfather's estate in England, he inherits more than a crumbling manor house.
4. Sweet Waters, Otter Bay Series Book 1, by Julie Carobini from B&H Publishing Group. Sweet Waters is the story of a newly-jilted woman who talks her sisters into moving back to their hometown only to discover family secrets that threaten the fairy tale image she'd always had.
5. The Blue Enchantress, the Charles Towne Belles Series book 2, by MaryLu Tyndall from Barbour. An adventure-seeking woman and a security-minded captain are shipwrecked together.
6. The Last Woman Standing, by Tia McCollors from Moody. A man, his woman, and his ex-wife search for love again.
7. Truth or Dare, Senarios for Girls Book 1, by Nicole O’Dell from Barbour. Peer pressure threatens to drive Lindsay Martin to doing something she doesn't want to do; the reader will decide.
8. Under the Tulip Poplar, by Diane Ashley and Aaron McCarver from Heartsong Presents. When Rebekah Taylor and Asher Landon struggle to find their ways to the other, will they allow God to direct bring their separate dreams together as one?
9. You Make Me Feel Like Dancing, Book #1 in the VA VA VA BOOM series, by Allison Bottke from David C. Cook. When life is a dance and Disco is a state of mind, it’s Mamma Mia goes Vegas!
Musings
This year continues to be the year of the unexpected. Some things good. Some things that take our careful consideration.
I was pleased to discover that two of my books were coming out in Thorndike large print editions That's a pleasant unexpected.
Not so pleasant is finally getting all the info on the Healthcare Bill being worked on in congress. I pray that the party constituents don't just vote on this without reading all 1,017 pages of the proposal.
Yes, there things that need to be fixed with healthcare in the US. But this bill isn't what is needed for that. It's like sending a bulldozer to dig your flowerbeds. I'm afraid they'll throw the baby out with the bathwater.
There's a lot that's good about our healthcare. I have expressed myself to my congressmen congresswomen, as well as to the White House, telling them that.
Let's keep what's good and hone in on what needs to be fixed and leave the rest of it alone. I personally oppose the taking of a human life. It's murder whether it's before the baby is born or someone who's walking around the earth, and moreso someone who's confined to a bed because of suffering a debilitating condition.
I do not want my tax dollars paying for such a thing.
And I don't want any more inroads into my finances by a thief or the government. Taxes are way to high. Stimulus money has been handed out to undeserving executives and companies that made poor decisions, but people who are in dire straights through no fault of their own are left high and dry. Where is the equity in that?
I'm just saying. Read the bill. Contact the people who represent you. Make your voice heard. This is your country. Don't let someone take its future from our children.
Announcements
I know I’m a couple of days late posting my newsletter. I was out of town over the weekend.
The book winner for July is Linda Wagner of St Paul, Minnesota. Click on the View Complete Profile link in the right hand column to find a link to my email. Or you can contact me through my web site to send me your mailing address.
Readers, if you want a chance to win one of my free books, please sign my Guest Book on my website - http://www.lenanelsondooley.com/ . The winners are chosen from those who do. But remember to check back in the next month’s newsletter to see if you won. You can sign up at the top of the sidebar column of this blog for Feedblitz. Then the newsletter will feed into your Inbox. I will only post a newsletter once a month.
Want more free books. We also give away a minimum of 16 free books a month on my blog: http://lenanelsondooley.blogspot.com/. Some months we give away more than that.
This month I’ll be interviewing these authors:
Tammy Barley - Love’s Rescue
Kim Woodhouse - Welcome Home
William Carmichael & David Lambert - The Missionary
Linda Leigh Hargrove - The Making of Isaac Hunt
Wendy Davy - Drake’s Retreat
Jeral Davis - Tomorrow
Golden Keyes Parsons - A Prisoner of Versailles
Jessica Adriel - Forgiving Sean
Chris Fabry - June Bug
Linda Leigh Hargrove - Loving Cee Cee Johnson
Deb Raney - Above All Things
Lyn Cote - Her Inheritance Forever
Kathleene Y’Barbo, me, Vickie McDonough, Darlene Franklin - Wild West Christmas
Me, Jeanie Smith Cash, Jean Kincaid, Jeri Odell - Christmas Love at Lake Tahoe
Christina Berry - The Familiar Stranger
George Bryan Polovka - Blaggard’s Moon
Janice Thompson - Fools Rush In
Rachel Hauck - The Sweet By and By
You can find all kinds of information about my books on my Fan page on Facebook:
http://www.new.facebook.com/pages/Lena-Nelson-Dooley/42960748768?ref=ts
I’d love for you to come over and become a fan.
Calendar of Events
August 2009 – Release of The Spinster Brides of Cactus Corner in Thorndike Press, Large Print, hardback edition
September 2009 – Release of Wild West Christmas
September 2009 – Release of Christmas Love at Lake Tahoe
September 2009 - Release of Can You Help Me? and Caught Redhanded in Thorndike Press, Large Print, hardback edition
September 11-12, 2009 – Speaker at North Texas Christian Writers Conference, Roanoke, Texas – Painting Historicals with Authenticity, and I will take one-on-one appointments.
September 17-20 - American Christian Fiction Writers National Conference - Denver, Colorado - I’m doing paid critiques
May 2010 – Release of Love Finds You in Golden, New Mexico
May 2010 - Speaking in the Woodlands (More details later)
October, 2010 – ACFW Tulsa – Taking Settings to the Next Level – a hands-on workshop
Book Reviews
Because I’m working hard to finish Love Finds You in Golden, New Mexico, I didn’t have as much time to read this month. So I only have three reviews to post.
The Constant Heart
By Siri Mitchell
ISBN 978-0-7642-0431-9
Bethany House
Historical
Back Cover Copy:
In the court of Queen Elixabeth. . .
BEAUTY
is a curse,
FRIENDSHIP
is bought and sold,
And TRUE LOVE
is the unpardonable sin.
Will Marget risk everything for the man who's captured her heart?
My Review:
I had a friend who read this book and was disturbed by the way Elizabeth I was portrayed. So I had to read it for myself and see what it was all about. Yes, the things that happened at court would be disturbing to 21st century committed Christians. However, things like this happened in the royal courts during the late 1500s.
I applaud Siri Mitchell for setting her book in this century. . .in this court. This historical setting lent an even deeper meaning to the love of the hero and heroine, who were prisoners of the mores of society. The book is an interesting depiction of the rigors of life in the 16th century. The love story played a variety of ways, keeping the readers wanting to turn the pages faster to find out what happened to the characters we'd come to love.
I like the fact that Mrs. Mitchell portrayed some of the unforseen dangers in the methods used during that time. An interesting and thoughtful read.
A wonderful book to add to your summer reading list.
Nothing But Trouble
By Susan May Warren
ISBN 978-1-4143-1312-2
Tyndale Fiction
Contemporary
Back Cover Copy:
PJ Sugar knows three things for sure:
*After traveling the country for ten years hoping to shake free from the trail of disaster that's become her life, she needs a fresh start.
*The last person she wants to see when she heads home for her sister's wedding is Boone--her former flame and the reason she left town.
*Her best friend's husband absolutely did not commit the first murder Kellogg, Minnesota, has seen in more than a decade.
What PJ doesn't know is that when she starts digging for evidence, she'll uncover much more than she bargained for--a deadly conspiracy, a knack for investigation, and maybe, just maybe, that fresh start she's been longing for.
My Review:
Susan writes the kind of books that I find hard to put down. Books that carry you along with the fast-paced story and books that take you deep into the hearts of the characters. Once again, I had a hard time putting the book down.
I love the quirky lead character, and the cast of supporting characters are sometimes even more quirky. (Check out "the kid.") That is, except for the two hunky men she encounters. Plenty of fuel to fire a blazing story that keeps the reader enthralled until the last period and wanting the next book immediately.
You won't want to leave this off your summer reading list.
Ransome’s Honor
By Kaye Dacus
ISBN 978-0-7369-2753-6
Harvest House
Historical Romance
Back Cover Copy:
Once Youthful Sweethearts--Can Their Love Be Renewed?
When young Julia Witherington doesn't receive the proposal for marriage she expects from William Ransome, she determines to never forgive him. They go their separate ways--she returns to her family's Caribbean plantation, and he returns to the Royal Navy.
Now, twelve years later, Julia is about to receive a substantial inheritance, including her beloved plantation. When unscrupulous relatives try to gain the inheritance by forcing her into a marriage, she turns to the only eligible man to whom her father, Admiral Sir Edward Witherington, will not object--his most trusted captain and the man who broke her heart, William Ransome. Julia offers William her thirty-thousand pound dowry to feign marriage for one year, but then something she could never have imagined happens: She starts to fall in love with him again.
Can two people overcome their hurt, reconcile their conflicting desires, and find a way to be happy together? Duty and honor, faith and love are intertwined in this intriguing tale from the Regency era.
My Review:
I've known Kaye a long time and watched her develop as a writer. When her first book, a contemporary, released, I loved it. Now she has a second contemporary and this historical. These books showcase her talents.
The story has a well-crafted plot with plenty of tension and even some suspense. And the tender romance unfolds like a budding flower, opening to reveal the depths beneath.
This book was hard to put down. I fell in love with the characters, wanting to see how they'd realize they were perfect for each other.
The setting is a rich tapestry of life in the Regency period. I highly recommend this excellent read. You still have time to finish it before the summer is over.
August Book Releases
Here are your August New Releases! We have a long list of outstanding titles from ACFW members this month. I know you'll enjoy reading them. God Bless!
1. All That Glitters, Scenarios for Girls, book 2, by Nicole O’Dell from Barbour Publishing. The reader will decide if Drew Daniels does the right thing when sudden popularity causes her to forget about things that were once important to her.
2. Forgiven, Sisters of the Heart Series, Book 3, by Shelley Shepard Gray from Avon Inspire, a division of Harper Collins Publishing. Tragedy strikes when a brother and sister find themselves facing two difficult situations.
3. Surrender the Wind, by Rita Gerlach from Abingdon Press. When a patriot of the American Revolution inherits his grandfather's estate in England, he inherits more than a crumbling manor house.
4. Sweet Waters, Otter Bay Series Book 1, by Julie Carobini from B&H Publishing Group. Sweet Waters is the story of a newly-jilted woman who talks her sisters into moving back to their hometown only to discover family secrets that threaten the fairy tale image she'd always had.
5. The Blue Enchantress, the Charles Towne Belles Series book 2, by MaryLu Tyndall from Barbour. An adventure-seeking woman and a security-minded captain are shipwrecked together.
6. The Last Woman Standing, by Tia McCollors from Moody. A man, his woman, and his ex-wife search for love again.
7. Truth or Dare, Senarios for Girls Book 1, by Nicole O’Dell from Barbour. Peer pressure threatens to drive Lindsay Martin to doing something she doesn't want to do; the reader will decide.
8. Under the Tulip Poplar, by Diane Ashley and Aaron McCarver from Heartsong Presents. When Rebekah Taylor and Asher Landon struggle to find their ways to the other, will they allow God to direct bring their separate dreams together as one?
9. You Make Me Feel Like Dancing, Book #1 in the VA VA VA BOOM series, by Allison Bottke from David C. Cook. When life is a dance and Disco is a state of mind, it’s Mamma Mia goes Vegas!
Musings
This year continues to be the year of the unexpected. Some things good. Some things that take our careful consideration.
I was pleased to discover that two of my books were coming out in Thorndike large print editions That's a pleasant unexpected.
Not so pleasant is finally getting all the info on the Healthcare Bill being worked on in congress. I pray that the party constituents don't just vote on this without reading all 1,017 pages of the proposal.
Yes, there things that need to be fixed with healthcare in the US. But this bill isn't what is needed for that. It's like sending a bulldozer to dig your flowerbeds. I'm afraid they'll throw the baby out with the bathwater.
There's a lot that's good about our healthcare. I have expressed myself to my congressmen congresswomen, as well as to the White House, telling them that.
Let's keep what's good and hone in on what needs to be fixed and leave the rest of it alone. I personally oppose the taking of a human life. It's murder whether it's before the baby is born or someone who's walking around the earth, and moreso someone who's confined to a bed because of suffering a debilitating condition.
I do not want my tax dollars paying for such a thing.
And I don't want any more inroads into my finances by a thief or the government. Taxes are way to high. Stimulus money has been handed out to undeserving executives and companies that made poor decisions, but people who are in dire straights through no fault of their own are left high and dry. Where is the equity in that?
I'm just saying. Read the bill. Contact the people who represent you. Make your voice heard. This is your country. Don't let someone take its future from our children.
Monday, July 13, 2009
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
July 2009
In this month that we celebrate the freedom of our nation, remember the only true FREEDOM comes from God!
Announcements
The book winner for June is Deborah Thompson of Atlanta, Georgia. Click on the View My Complete Profile link in the side bar column to find a link to my email. Send me your mailing address.
Readers, if you want a chance to win one of my free books, please sign my Guest Book on my website - http://www.lenanelsondooley.com/ . The winners are chosen from those who do. But remember to check back in the next month’s newsletter to see if you won. You can sign up at the top of the sidebar column of this blog for Feedblitz. Then the newsletter will feed into your Inbox. I will only post a newsletter once a month.
Want more free books. We also give away a minimum of 16 free books a month on my blog: http://lenanelsondooley.blogspot.com/. Some months we give away more than that. This month I’ll be interviewing these authors:
Louise Gouge - Love Thine Enemy
Lisa Harris - Cranberry Hearts
Camy Tang - Deadly Intent
Allie Pleiter - Bluegrass Blessing
Betsy St Amant - Return to Love
Lena Nelson Dooley - Cranberry Hearts
Terry Burns - Beyond the Smoke
Mary Connealy - Montana Rose
Rachel Hauck - The Sweet By and By
Jill Williamson - By Darkness Hid
Shawn Grady - Through the Fire
Margaret McSweeney - Pearl Girls
Mary Hawkins - Outback From Baragula
Stuart Midgon - Jesus Take the Wheel
Jeff Rivera - Forever My Lady
Amy Clipson - Gift of Grace
Janice Hanna - Love Finds You in Poetry, Texas
You can find all kinds of information about my books and events on my Fan page on Facebook:
http://www.new.facebook.com/pages/Lena-Nelson-Dooley/42960748768?ref=ts
I’d love for you to come over and become a fan.
Calendar of Events
July 2009 – Release of Cranberry Hearts
July 18, 2009 – Speaker for CenTex Chapter of ACFW, Austin, Texas
July 31, 2009 – Meet the Christian Author Authors Night, WoodsEdge Community Church, Spring, Texas – 6:30 – 9:00 pm
August 2009 – Release of The Spinster Brides of Cactus Corner in Thorndike Press, Large Print, hardback edition
September 2009 – Release of Wild West Christmas
September 2009 – Release of Christmas Love at Lake Tahoe
September 2009 - Release of Can You Help Me? and Caught Redhanded in Thorndike Press, Large Print, hardback edition
September 11-12, 2009 – Speaker at North Texas Christian Writers Conference, Roanoke, Texas – Painting Historicals with Authenticity, and I will take one-on-one appointments.
September 17-20 - American Christian Fiction Writers National Conference - Denver, Colorado, paid critiques
April 3, 2010 – ACFW Tulsa – Taking Settings to the Next Level – a hands-on workshop
Summer 2010 – Release of Love Finds You in Golden, New Mexico
Book Reviews
Courting the Doctor’s Daughter
By Janet Dean
ISBN 978-0-373-82812-8
Love Inspired Historical
Back Cover Copy:
An Unexpected Match
A widow with three boys to raise, Mary Graves has no time for peddlers of phony medicine. She's a dedicated healer working alongside her doctor father. When a handsome stranger blows into town with his "elixir of health" and asks questions about her newly adopted son, Mary's determined to uncover the truth behind all his claims.
Once the reckless heir to a Boston fortune, Dr. Luke Jacobs tavels the country with his herbal medicine while searching for his long-lost son. After meeting the fiesty doctor's daughter and her youngest boy, Luke has found what he's been looking for at last. But can he convince her to let him into her home, her family--and her heart?
My Review:
Janet Dean writes books that pull you straight into the heart of the story. The situation tugs on your heartstrings as you delve into the real reasons for the conflict between the main characters. You won't be able to put the book down as it weaves its way through your mind. I believe you'll love this book as much as I do.
Bluegrass Courtship
By Allie Pleiter
ISBN 978-0-373-87518-4
Love Inspired
Contemporary Romance
Kentucky Corners, book 2 - With God's helping hand, three shopkeepers ring up sales, surprises, and love.
Back Cover Copy:
Someone Needs a Ministry Makeover
The celebrity host of TV's MISSIONNOVATION, Drew Downing is comfortable with his fame. He's become accustomed to the cheering, star-struck townfolk that usually welcome him as he renovates churches countrywide. Usually. Then he and his crew set up in tiny Middleburg, Kentucky, to rebuild the church's storm-damaged preschool. The very lovely, very no-nonsense hardware story owner Janet Bishop is suspicious of Drew's true motives. It looks like Janet Bishop's faith--in God, in herself, and in love--needs some serious rebuilding. And Drew Downing is just the man for the job.
My review:
I loved this book. The unique premise pulled me straight into the story. And as it unfolded, not one minute of downtime. The story moved along at a good pace, and I really cared about what would happen to the characters. I was tempted to shout, "Don't do it," a couple of times. Not just a good read, but a good experience.
Déjà vu Bride
By Debra Ullrick
ISBN 9780615252018
Spirit Light Publishing
Contemporary Romance
Back Cover Copy:
Furious with God, Olivia Roseman vows to never trust Him again. Why should she? Once again her prayers have gone unanswered, and once again another loved one has been ripped from her. With no job and only a few dollars, Olivia makes a choice to start over again. Without God and without love. However, her handsome new boss isn't going to make forgetting God or keeping her vow to never love again very easy.
Erik Cole questions the sanity of moving from Swamper City, Alabama, to Charity, West Virginia. That is, until he hires airbrush designer Olivia Roseman to paint his monster truck. When he senses that she's a gal who is down on her luck, he vows to do whatever he can to help her. Only problem is, the little beauty creates more challenges than one. As his feelings toward her deepen, all Erik can do is hope and pray that one day Olivia will open up her heart to Christ--and to him.
My Review:
I don't review many books that are both ebooks and print. So often they're riddled with typos, bad grammar, and other problems, even though they may contain a very good story. That is not the case with Déjà vu Bride. I found it well-written.
There's something for everyone here. A very tender romance, a strong spiritual theme, beautiful setting, and Mud Bog and Monster Truck races. It's a world I've never been a part of, and I found it interesting to learn more about those kind of things. Oh, and there's an element of mystery in the story.
I recommend this book for a summer weekend read.
Family of the Heart
By Dorothy Clark
ISBN 978-0-373-82795-4
Love Inspired Historical
Back Cover Copy:
"Should you stay, Miss Randolph, the child will be fully in your charge."
In her silk finery, Sarah Randolph knew she was no more a nanny than the haughty widower before her. She'd made a profound error in judgment. How long would it be before Clayton Bainbridge cast her out? She vowed to pack up her trunks and return to Philadelphia at once. But that city held memories of her lost fiance, and sweet little Nora Bainbridge desperately needed some mothering. Sarah might not be an expert in child rearing, but she knew a few things about grief. The pain in Clayton's stormy blue eyes told her that her journey here must be part of God's larger plan for them all. . .
My Review:
I've loved every one of Dorothy Clark's books. And Family of the Heart may just be her finest. Well-crafted, lush with essential details, deep emotions, and characters the reader can really get into.
Add this wonderful book to your summer reading list.
When the Soul Mends
By Cindy Woodsmall
ISBN 978-1-4000-7294-1
Waterbrook Press
Contemporary
Sisters of the Quilt - Book 3
Back Cover Copy:
Returning to the home she left in disgrace, will Hannah find healing for wounds of the past?
After receiving a desperate and confusing call from her sister, Hannah Lapp reluctantly returns to the Old Order Amish community of her Pennsylvanie childhood.
Having left Owl's Perch more than two years earlier, she finally has settled into a satisfying role in the Englischer world. Hnnah has found love and a new family with the wealthy Martin Palmer and the children she is helping him raise; and her life-long dream of being part of the medical community is being realized. Bur almost immediately after her arrival, the disapproval of those who ostracized her, including her headstrong father, reopens old wounds.
As Hannah is thrown together with former fiance Paul Waddell to work for her sister Sarah's mental health, hidden truths surface about events during Hannah's absence, and she faces an agonizing decision. Will she choose the Englischer world and the man who restored her hope, or will she heed the call to return to the Plain life--and perhaps to her first love?
My Review:
Cindy Woodsmall writes about hard things in this series,which helps the reader understand the difference between the Plain people and Englischers. She delves into painful emotions in a way that is healing to the characters and to readers.
This wonderful story is a fitting conclusion to her series. Giving us access to all the cleverly developed characters and a plot that moves along with great strength.
Another good choice for your summer reading.
The Shape of Mercy
By Susan Meissner
ISBN 978-1-4000-7456-3
Waterbrook Press
Contemporary Fiction
Back Cover Copy:
"We Understand What We Want to Understand."
Leaving a life of privilege to strike out on her own, Lauren Durough breaks with her family's expectations by taking a part-time job from eighty-three-year-old librarian Abigail Boyles. The mysterious employer asks Lauren to transcribe the journal entries of her ancestor Mercy Hayworth, a victim of the Salem witch trials.
Immediately, Lauren finds her self drawn to this girl who lived and died three centuries ago. As the fervor around the witch accusations increases, Mercy becomes trapped, unable to fight the overwhelming influence of snap judgments and superstitions. Lauren realizes that the secrets of Mercy's story extend beyond the pages of her diary, living on in the mysterious, embittered Abigail.
The strength of her affinity with Mercy forces Lauren to take a startling new look at her own life, including her relationships with Abigail, her college roommate, and a young man named Raul. But on the way to the truth, will Lauren find herself playing the helpless defendant or the misguided judge?
Can she break free from her own perceptions and see who she really is?
My review:
No wonder this book was ECPA's fiction Book of the Year in 2008. The story unfolds in a marvelous way, revealing the deep wounds and insights of the main characters. The message is a powerful one that every one of us should apply to our lives.
A real page-turner, I had a hard time putting the book down. I grew to really care about each of the hurting people, wanting to see a breakthrough in each life. At the same time, I examined my own heart to see if I, too, judged people the same way as depicted in the story.
This should go to the top of your summer reading list.
Shepherd’s Fall
By W. L. Dyson
ISBN 978-14-4000-7473-0
Waterbrook Press
Contemporary Suspense
Prodigal Recovery Agency - Bounty Hunters - Book One
Back Cover Copy:
He'll face the hunt of his life.
On the growing outskirts of Baltimore, bounty hunter Nick Shepherd is relentless when it comes to chasing down criminals, collaring them, and bringing them to justice. Lately, it's his difficult ex-wife, angry teenage daughter, his unreliable brother and long AWOL sister that keep him awake at night. In charge of the family business, the Prodigal Recovery Agency, Nick's well-ordered universe is on the brink of chaos as financial threats and the vindictive Carver crime family threaten to pull his agency apart.
Annie McNamara is facing a terminal diagnosis and only her prostitute twin Zeena can help, but the sisters haven't spoken in years. When Nick goes after Zeena on a bail skip, he finds Annie instead and the two team up. They are shocked to discover that Zeena has deadly ties to the drug traffickers who are gunning for Nick. Has Annie lost her sister--and all hope? And when the Carvers make good on their vow to hurt the bounty hunter where it matters the most, can he find a way to recover his most valuable prize? Or will this Shepherd lose it all?
My review:
I've read all of Wanda Dyson's suspense novels and loved them. There was a long wait between the last one and this one. And the wait was worth every minute. This book is awesome, and I don't use the word lightly.
The plot has lots of twists and turns. I'm pretty good at figuring things out before they happen, but a couple of these twists blind-sided me. I like an author who can do that.
The characters are everyday people who face extraordinary events. I loved the way they were developed. I'll be thinking about them for days to come.
I highly recommend this as one of your summer reads.
July Book Releases
Here are your July New Releases! We have a long list of outstanding titles from ACFW members this month. I know you'll enjoy reading them. God Bless!
1. A Promise Kept, Heartsong Presents Historical Ohio book one by Cara Putman http://www.caraputman.com/ from Heartsong Presents. Newlyweds Josie & Art must choose whether to honor the promises they've made when their relationship experiences the fire of pain.
2. Blackmail by Robin Carroll, 6th and Final book in the Bayou series from Steeple Hill Love Inspired Suspense. The sixth and final book in Robin Carroll's romantic suspense bayou series.
3. Cranberry Hearts by Lena Nelson Dooley, Beth Goddard, and Lisa Harris from Barbour Publishing. What will happen when three Massachusetts women find their journeys home lead them down dangerous paths?
4. Deadly Intent by Camy Tang from Steeple Hill Love Inspired Suspense. Massage therapist Naomi Grant must prove her innocence when her client is murdered in her family's Sonoma day spa.
5. Gripped by Fear, The Chicago Warriors Series by John M. Wills from TotalRecall. Two Chicago Detectives struggle to capture a serial rapist.
6. Hometown Courtship by Diann Hunt from Steeple Hill Love Inspired. A carpenter and a hair stylist work to build a house together--but are they building much more?
7. Lonestar Secrets, Lonestar Series Book #2 by Colleen Coble from Thomas Nelson. A young veterinarian returns to her childhood home and finds the man who humiliated her may be in custody of a daughter she thought had died.
8. Love's Rescue, The Sierra Chronicles Book One by Tammy Barley from Whitaker House. A headstrong Southern woman falls for her kidnapper, a Western cattleman she blames for the loss of her family.
9. Maggie Rose, Second in The Daughters of Jacob Kane series, by Sharlene MacLaren from Whitaker House. Mission-minded Maggie Rose takes a job at an orphanage in New York City, never expecting to fall in love with a hardnosed newspaper reporter.
10. Menu for Romance, Brides of Bonneterre Series Book #2, by Kaye Dacus from Barbour Publishing. The Chef and the Party Planner Each Seek the Kind of Love that Requires No Reservations.
11. Montana Rose by Mary Connealy from Barbour Publishing. Love Comes Softy, with mayhem, comedy and gunfire.
12. Ransome's Honor, Book 1 The Ransome Trilogy, by Kaye Dacus from Harvest House Publishers. Once Youthful Sweethearts—Can Their Love Be Renewed?
13. Rose of the Adriatic, Sequel to Jewel of the Adriatic, by K.M. Daughters from The Wild Rose Press. Messages of hope and peace for the world from Our Lady of Medjugorje woven into a prayerful, fictional love story.
14. Second Chance Family, Fostered by Love Series Book 4, by Margaret Daley from Steeple Hill Love Inspired. Whitney and Shane, two wounded people, come together to try and help each other heal from their past through the appeal of a little boy who is autistic.
15. The Kidnapping of Kenzie Thorn, by Liz Johnson from Steeple Hill Love Inspired Suspense. Kenzie Thorn is surprised when she's kidnapped from the prison where she teaches a GED course, and even more shocking is that someone wants her dead.
16. The Last Resort, The Wanderlust Mysteries Book 2, by April Star from Five Star Gale I Cengage Learning. One woman's murder and a bottle washed ashore on the St. Anastasia beach open a Pandora's box and unleash secrets pursued by an entire camping resort . . . and the truth proves as elusive as the killer in their midst.
17. The Sacred Cipher by Terry Brennan from Kregel Publications. An ancient, secret scroll could trigger nuclear war or world peace, four Americans are caught in the crossfire, and opposing radicals will stop at nothing to silence The Sacred Cipher.
Happy Reading!
Musings
Remember this is the year of the unexpected. And God keeps bringing unexpected things into my life. A couple of them I can’t talk about right now, but I may have a special announcement in the next newsletter.
It’s an exciting life serving the almighty, living God who loves us and wants to work out the best in our lives.
Announcements
The book winner for June is Deborah Thompson of Atlanta, Georgia. Click on the View My Complete Profile link in the side bar column to find a link to my email. Send me your mailing address.
Readers, if you want a chance to win one of my free books, please sign my Guest Book on my website - http://www.lenanelsondooley.com/ . The winners are chosen from those who do. But remember to check back in the next month’s newsletter to see if you won. You can sign up at the top of the sidebar column of this blog for Feedblitz. Then the newsletter will feed into your Inbox. I will only post a newsletter once a month.
Want more free books. We also give away a minimum of 16 free books a month on my blog: http://lenanelsondooley.blogspot.com/. Some months we give away more than that. This month I’ll be interviewing these authors:
Louise Gouge - Love Thine Enemy
Lisa Harris - Cranberry Hearts
Camy Tang - Deadly Intent
Allie Pleiter - Bluegrass Blessing
Betsy St Amant - Return to Love
Lena Nelson Dooley - Cranberry Hearts
Terry Burns - Beyond the Smoke
Mary Connealy - Montana Rose
Rachel Hauck - The Sweet By and By
Jill Williamson - By Darkness Hid
Shawn Grady - Through the Fire
Margaret McSweeney - Pearl Girls
Mary Hawkins - Outback From Baragula
Stuart Midgon - Jesus Take the Wheel
Jeff Rivera - Forever My Lady
Amy Clipson - Gift of Grace
Janice Hanna - Love Finds You in Poetry, Texas
You can find all kinds of information about my books and events on my Fan page on Facebook:
http://www.new.facebook.com/pages/Lena-Nelson-Dooley/42960748768?ref=ts
I’d love for you to come over and become a fan.
Calendar of Events
July 2009 – Release of Cranberry Hearts
July 18, 2009 – Speaker for CenTex Chapter of ACFW, Austin, Texas
July 31, 2009 – Meet the Christian Author Authors Night, WoodsEdge Community Church, Spring, Texas – 6:30 – 9:00 pm
August 2009 – Release of The Spinster Brides of Cactus Corner in Thorndike Press, Large Print, hardback edition
September 2009 – Release of Wild West Christmas
September 2009 – Release of Christmas Love at Lake Tahoe
September 2009 - Release of Can You Help Me? and Caught Redhanded in Thorndike Press, Large Print, hardback edition
September 11-12, 2009 – Speaker at North Texas Christian Writers Conference, Roanoke, Texas – Painting Historicals with Authenticity, and I will take one-on-one appointments.
September 17-20 - American Christian Fiction Writers National Conference - Denver, Colorado, paid critiques
April 3, 2010 – ACFW Tulsa – Taking Settings to the Next Level – a hands-on workshop
Summer 2010 – Release of Love Finds You in Golden, New Mexico
Book Reviews
Courting the Doctor’s Daughter
By Janet Dean
ISBN 978-0-373-82812-8
Love Inspired Historical
Back Cover Copy:
An Unexpected Match
A widow with three boys to raise, Mary Graves has no time for peddlers of phony medicine. She's a dedicated healer working alongside her doctor father. When a handsome stranger blows into town with his "elixir of health" and asks questions about her newly adopted son, Mary's determined to uncover the truth behind all his claims.
Once the reckless heir to a Boston fortune, Dr. Luke Jacobs tavels the country with his herbal medicine while searching for his long-lost son. After meeting the fiesty doctor's daughter and her youngest boy, Luke has found what he's been looking for at last. But can he convince her to let him into her home, her family--and her heart?
My Review:
Janet Dean writes books that pull you straight into the heart of the story. The situation tugs on your heartstrings as you delve into the real reasons for the conflict between the main characters. You won't be able to put the book down as it weaves its way through your mind. I believe you'll love this book as much as I do.
Bluegrass Courtship
By Allie Pleiter
ISBN 978-0-373-87518-4
Love Inspired
Contemporary Romance
Kentucky Corners, book 2 - With God's helping hand, three shopkeepers ring up sales, surprises, and love.
Back Cover Copy:
Someone Needs a Ministry Makeover
The celebrity host of TV's MISSIONNOVATION, Drew Downing is comfortable with his fame. He's become accustomed to the cheering, star-struck townfolk that usually welcome him as he renovates churches countrywide. Usually. Then he and his crew set up in tiny Middleburg, Kentucky, to rebuild the church's storm-damaged preschool. The very lovely, very no-nonsense hardware story owner Janet Bishop is suspicious of Drew's true motives. It looks like Janet Bishop's faith--in God, in herself, and in love--needs some serious rebuilding. And Drew Downing is just the man for the job.
My review:
I loved this book. The unique premise pulled me straight into the story. And as it unfolded, not one minute of downtime. The story moved along at a good pace, and I really cared about what would happen to the characters. I was tempted to shout, "Don't do it," a couple of times. Not just a good read, but a good experience.
Déjà vu Bride
By Debra Ullrick
ISBN 9780615252018
Spirit Light Publishing
Contemporary Romance
Back Cover Copy:
Furious with God, Olivia Roseman vows to never trust Him again. Why should she? Once again her prayers have gone unanswered, and once again another loved one has been ripped from her. With no job and only a few dollars, Olivia makes a choice to start over again. Without God and without love. However, her handsome new boss isn't going to make forgetting God or keeping her vow to never love again very easy.
Erik Cole questions the sanity of moving from Swamper City, Alabama, to Charity, West Virginia. That is, until he hires airbrush designer Olivia Roseman to paint his monster truck. When he senses that she's a gal who is down on her luck, he vows to do whatever he can to help her. Only problem is, the little beauty creates more challenges than one. As his feelings toward her deepen, all Erik can do is hope and pray that one day Olivia will open up her heart to Christ--and to him.
My Review:
I don't review many books that are both ebooks and print. So often they're riddled with typos, bad grammar, and other problems, even though they may contain a very good story. That is not the case with Déjà vu Bride. I found it well-written.
There's something for everyone here. A very tender romance, a strong spiritual theme, beautiful setting, and Mud Bog and Monster Truck races. It's a world I've never been a part of, and I found it interesting to learn more about those kind of things. Oh, and there's an element of mystery in the story.
I recommend this book for a summer weekend read.
Family of the Heart
By Dorothy Clark
ISBN 978-0-373-82795-4
Love Inspired Historical
Back Cover Copy:
"Should you stay, Miss Randolph, the child will be fully in your charge."
In her silk finery, Sarah Randolph knew she was no more a nanny than the haughty widower before her. She'd made a profound error in judgment. How long would it be before Clayton Bainbridge cast her out? She vowed to pack up her trunks and return to Philadelphia at once. But that city held memories of her lost fiance, and sweet little Nora Bainbridge desperately needed some mothering. Sarah might not be an expert in child rearing, but she knew a few things about grief. The pain in Clayton's stormy blue eyes told her that her journey here must be part of God's larger plan for them all. . .
My Review:
I've loved every one of Dorothy Clark's books. And Family of the Heart may just be her finest. Well-crafted, lush with essential details, deep emotions, and characters the reader can really get into.
Add this wonderful book to your summer reading list.
When the Soul Mends
By Cindy Woodsmall
ISBN 978-1-4000-7294-1
Waterbrook Press
Contemporary
Sisters of the Quilt - Book 3
Back Cover Copy:
Returning to the home she left in disgrace, will Hannah find healing for wounds of the past?
After receiving a desperate and confusing call from her sister, Hannah Lapp reluctantly returns to the Old Order Amish community of her Pennsylvanie childhood.
Having left Owl's Perch more than two years earlier, she finally has settled into a satisfying role in the Englischer world. Hnnah has found love and a new family with the wealthy Martin Palmer and the children she is helping him raise; and her life-long dream of being part of the medical community is being realized. Bur almost immediately after her arrival, the disapproval of those who ostracized her, including her headstrong father, reopens old wounds.
As Hannah is thrown together with former fiance Paul Waddell to work for her sister Sarah's mental health, hidden truths surface about events during Hannah's absence, and she faces an agonizing decision. Will she choose the Englischer world and the man who restored her hope, or will she heed the call to return to the Plain life--and perhaps to her first love?
My Review:
Cindy Woodsmall writes about hard things in this series,which helps the reader understand the difference between the Plain people and Englischers. She delves into painful emotions in a way that is healing to the characters and to readers.
This wonderful story is a fitting conclusion to her series. Giving us access to all the cleverly developed characters and a plot that moves along with great strength.
Another good choice for your summer reading.
The Shape of Mercy
By Susan Meissner
ISBN 978-1-4000-7456-3
Waterbrook Press
Contemporary Fiction
Back Cover Copy:
"We Understand What We Want to Understand."
Leaving a life of privilege to strike out on her own, Lauren Durough breaks with her family's expectations by taking a part-time job from eighty-three-year-old librarian Abigail Boyles. The mysterious employer asks Lauren to transcribe the journal entries of her ancestor Mercy Hayworth, a victim of the Salem witch trials.
Immediately, Lauren finds her self drawn to this girl who lived and died three centuries ago. As the fervor around the witch accusations increases, Mercy becomes trapped, unable to fight the overwhelming influence of snap judgments and superstitions. Lauren realizes that the secrets of Mercy's story extend beyond the pages of her diary, living on in the mysterious, embittered Abigail.
The strength of her affinity with Mercy forces Lauren to take a startling new look at her own life, including her relationships with Abigail, her college roommate, and a young man named Raul. But on the way to the truth, will Lauren find herself playing the helpless defendant or the misguided judge?
Can she break free from her own perceptions and see who she really is?
My review:
No wonder this book was ECPA's fiction Book of the Year in 2008. The story unfolds in a marvelous way, revealing the deep wounds and insights of the main characters. The message is a powerful one that every one of us should apply to our lives.
A real page-turner, I had a hard time putting the book down. I grew to really care about each of the hurting people, wanting to see a breakthrough in each life. At the same time, I examined my own heart to see if I, too, judged people the same way as depicted in the story.
This should go to the top of your summer reading list.
Shepherd’s Fall
By W. L. Dyson
ISBN 978-14-4000-7473-0
Waterbrook Press
Contemporary Suspense
Prodigal Recovery Agency - Bounty Hunters - Book One
Back Cover Copy:
He'll face the hunt of his life.
On the growing outskirts of Baltimore, bounty hunter Nick Shepherd is relentless when it comes to chasing down criminals, collaring them, and bringing them to justice. Lately, it's his difficult ex-wife, angry teenage daughter, his unreliable brother and long AWOL sister that keep him awake at night. In charge of the family business, the Prodigal Recovery Agency, Nick's well-ordered universe is on the brink of chaos as financial threats and the vindictive Carver crime family threaten to pull his agency apart.
Annie McNamara is facing a terminal diagnosis and only her prostitute twin Zeena can help, but the sisters haven't spoken in years. When Nick goes after Zeena on a bail skip, he finds Annie instead and the two team up. They are shocked to discover that Zeena has deadly ties to the drug traffickers who are gunning for Nick. Has Annie lost her sister--and all hope? And when the Carvers make good on their vow to hurt the bounty hunter where it matters the most, can he find a way to recover his most valuable prize? Or will this Shepherd lose it all?
My review:
I've read all of Wanda Dyson's suspense novels and loved them. There was a long wait between the last one and this one. And the wait was worth every minute. This book is awesome, and I don't use the word lightly.
The plot has lots of twists and turns. I'm pretty good at figuring things out before they happen, but a couple of these twists blind-sided me. I like an author who can do that.
The characters are everyday people who face extraordinary events. I loved the way they were developed. I'll be thinking about them for days to come.
I highly recommend this as one of your summer reads.
July Book Releases
Here are your July New Releases! We have a long list of outstanding titles from ACFW members this month. I know you'll enjoy reading them. God Bless!
1. A Promise Kept, Heartsong Presents Historical Ohio book one by Cara Putman http://www.caraputman.com/ from Heartsong Presents. Newlyweds Josie & Art must choose whether to honor the promises they've made when their relationship experiences the fire of pain.
2. Blackmail by Robin Carroll, 6th and Final book in the Bayou series from Steeple Hill Love Inspired Suspense. The sixth and final book in Robin Carroll's romantic suspense bayou series.
3. Cranberry Hearts by Lena Nelson Dooley, Beth Goddard, and Lisa Harris from Barbour Publishing. What will happen when three Massachusetts women find their journeys home lead them down dangerous paths?
4. Deadly Intent by Camy Tang from Steeple Hill Love Inspired Suspense. Massage therapist Naomi Grant must prove her innocence when her client is murdered in her family's Sonoma day spa.
5. Gripped by Fear, The Chicago Warriors Series by John M. Wills from TotalRecall. Two Chicago Detectives struggle to capture a serial rapist.
6. Hometown Courtship by Diann Hunt from Steeple Hill Love Inspired. A carpenter and a hair stylist work to build a house together--but are they building much more?
7. Lonestar Secrets, Lonestar Series Book #2 by Colleen Coble from Thomas Nelson. A young veterinarian returns to her childhood home and finds the man who humiliated her may be in custody of a daughter she thought had died.
8. Love's Rescue, The Sierra Chronicles Book One by Tammy Barley from Whitaker House. A headstrong Southern woman falls for her kidnapper, a Western cattleman she blames for the loss of her family.
9. Maggie Rose, Second in The Daughters of Jacob Kane series, by Sharlene MacLaren from Whitaker House. Mission-minded Maggie Rose takes a job at an orphanage in New York City, never expecting to fall in love with a hardnosed newspaper reporter.
10. Menu for Romance, Brides of Bonneterre Series Book #2, by Kaye Dacus from Barbour Publishing. The Chef and the Party Planner Each Seek the Kind of Love that Requires No Reservations.
11. Montana Rose by Mary Connealy from Barbour Publishing. Love Comes Softy, with mayhem, comedy and gunfire.
12. Ransome's Honor, Book 1 The Ransome Trilogy, by Kaye Dacus from Harvest House Publishers. Once Youthful Sweethearts—Can Their Love Be Renewed?
13. Rose of the Adriatic, Sequel to Jewel of the Adriatic, by K.M. Daughters from The Wild Rose Press. Messages of hope and peace for the world from Our Lady of Medjugorje woven into a prayerful, fictional love story.
14. Second Chance Family, Fostered by Love Series Book 4, by Margaret Daley from Steeple Hill Love Inspired. Whitney and Shane, two wounded people, come together to try and help each other heal from their past through the appeal of a little boy who is autistic.
15. The Kidnapping of Kenzie Thorn, by Liz Johnson from Steeple Hill Love Inspired Suspense. Kenzie Thorn is surprised when she's kidnapped from the prison where she teaches a GED course, and even more shocking is that someone wants her dead.
16. The Last Resort, The Wanderlust Mysteries Book 2, by April Star from Five Star Gale I Cengage Learning. One woman's murder and a bottle washed ashore on the St. Anastasia beach open a Pandora's box and unleash secrets pursued by an entire camping resort . . . and the truth proves as elusive as the killer in their midst.
17. The Sacred Cipher by Terry Brennan from Kregel Publications. An ancient, secret scroll could trigger nuclear war or world peace, four Americans are caught in the crossfire, and opposing radicals will stop at nothing to silence The Sacred Cipher.
Happy Reading!
Musings
Remember this is the year of the unexpected. And God keeps bringing unexpected things into my life. A couple of them I can’t talk about right now, but I may have a special announcement in the next newsletter.
It’s an exciting life serving the almighty, living God who loves us and wants to work out the best in our lives.
Friday, June 26, 2009
Announcing the Release of CRANBERRY HEARTS
Cranberry HeartsLena Nelson Dooley, Lisa Harris, Elizabeth Goddard
ISBN 978-1-60260-488-9
Barbour
Romancing America - Massachusetts
Contemporary Romantic Suspense
Hearts Are on the Line in Three Suspenseful Romances
Three modern women’s lives have been turned upside down. But going home to the Boston area leads them to encounter both love and danger.
Leiann Hambrick is called home to meet the grandfather she never knew, but Gerome Mays suspects her of stealing from the elderly man. Can Leiann forgive those who lied to her—and about her?
Kayla Marceilo left Boston to heal, only to have her ex-fiancé find her. But Ty Lawrence’s past still makes loving him a risk. With the danger so tangible, can Ty every win her trust?
Riley O’Hare gives up her dreams to run the family’s cranberry farm, and just when she thinks her new life is peaceful, Zane Baldwyn brings danger to her door. Can they work together to solve a mystery and save the farm?
Can these three women learn to trust God and man when uncertainty darkens their lives?
Available at bookstores and online.
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