tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81729343621615199502024-03-13T12:27:12.521-07:00Gina's World of GoodUplifting stories...from the heartGinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12212981473659269964noreply@blogger.comBlogger84125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8172934362161519950.post-48079111110395869642023-11-03T11:46:00.001-07:002023-11-03T11:46:28.674-07:00Pelican books 2023 Christmas Extravaganza!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE7T8wSpgi97jAPdr0umvG4vweyaib7jAYU_xKI0S35v02YvLaUwAQgzvr9BonHLPMSesYz1ZVcuFLSveZIcyRAdkhGXYgA41FjxLc7Hrh_-12UD0s2JqqqZvrmI_wm3jy9AbOmoSgPYKTgejI9TdJ8D0n98d42K_GWLMVX5ODAObqstxYF5GW-fJDgRU/s1518/39382657-3183-448D-A9C9-CE3962CE793B.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="759" data-original-width="1518" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE7T8wSpgi97jAPdr0umvG4vweyaib7jAYU_xKI0S35v02YvLaUwAQgzvr9BonHLPMSesYz1ZVcuFLSveZIcyRAdkhGXYgA41FjxLc7Hrh_-12UD0s2JqqqZvrmI_wm3jy9AbOmoSgPYKTgejI9TdJ8D0n98d42K_GWLMVX5ODAObqstxYF5GW-fJDgRU/s320/39382657-3183-448D-A9C9-CE3962CE793B.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="fauxcolumn-outer fauxcolumn-left-outer" style="bottom: 0px; 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line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em;"><div class="post-header-line-1"></div></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-2336328270004209949" itemprop="description articleBody" style="font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 580px;"><p>Pelican Books 2023 Christmas Extravaganza</p><p><br /></p><p> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 17px;"> 1. Carole of the Bells by Clare Revell</span></p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 17px;">Purchase link: </span><a href="https://a.co/d/7A0056L" style="color: #7c93a1; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 17px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">https://a.co/d/7A0056L</a><div><br /><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 17px;">Blurb:</span><br style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 17px;">Carole Quelch's secret must remain hidden at all costs. The price so far has been her home and her career. Terrified it' ll cost her even more, she hasn't left town or been home in years.</span><br style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 17px;">Idris Owen teaches at the same school as Carole. When he finds her in the music room playing the hand bells after school, he nicknames her Carole of the bells and convinces his reclusive co-worker to help teach his class a piece for the school Christmas concert.</span><br style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 17px;" /><br style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 17px;">There is something about Carole that Idris finds intriguing, but she is hiding something. While he feels an undeniable attraction, he isn't willing to allow love to enter the equation when she obviously doesn't trust him enough to share her past.</span><br style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 17px;" /><br style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 17px;">But, secrets never stay hidden for long. When this one comes to light, everything will change.</span><br style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 17px;" /><br style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 17px;">Author bio:</span><br style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 17px;" /><br style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 17px;">Clare is a British author. She lives in a small town in England with her husband, whom she married in 1992, and some of her now grownup children. Writing from a early childhood and encouraged by her teachers, she graduated from rewriting fairy stories through fanfiction to using her own original characters and enjoys writing an eclectic mix of romance, crime fiction and children's stories. When she's not writing, she can be found reading, crocheting or doing the many piles of laundry the occupants of her house manage to make. Or being annoyed by the cat and dog.</span><br style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 17px;" /><br style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 17px;">Her books are based in the UK, with a couple of exceptions, thus, although the spelling may be American, the books contain British language and terminology.</span><br style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 17px;" /><br style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 17px;">The first draft of every novel is hand written.</span><br style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 17px;" /><br style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 17px;">She can be found at:</span><br style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 17px;" /><br style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 17px;" /><a href="http://clarerevell.com/" style="color: #7c93a1; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 17px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://clarerevell.com</a><br style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 17px;" /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/ClareRevellAuthor" style="color: #7c93a1; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 17px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/ClareRevellAuthor</a><br style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 17px;" /><a href="https://twitter.com/ClareRevell" style="color: #7c93a1; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 17px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/ClareRevell</a><br style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 17px;" /><a href="http://telscha.blogspot.co.uk/" style="color: #7c93a1; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 17px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://telscha.blogspot.co.uk/</a><br style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 17px;" /><br style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 17px;" /><span style="color: white; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 13.2px;">h's secret must remain hidden at all costs. The price so far has been her home and her career. Terrified it' llher even more, she</span><div style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 17px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 17px;"><div style="font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: 13.2px;"><span style="font-size: 17px;">2. Underneath the Christmas Tree by Clare Revell</span></div><div><br />Purchase link: <a href="https://a.co/d/2uIU1C0" style="color: #7c93a1; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">https://a.co/d/2uIU1C0</a><br /><br />Blurb:<br />When Violet Noble begins her new job as council events planner in Winkfield Green, </div><div>she' s horrified to learn she has twenty days to organize the, as yet unplanned, Christmas Fayre— and it won't be easy. All the files regarding previous events have disappeared, along with most of the decorations. She needs a miracle, but what she gets instead the council' s maintenance man, carpenter and all-around fix-it guy— Derek Xenon.<br /><br />When Violet turns to Derek for help with the Christmas Fayre, his first instinct is to say no. His regular job is demanding enough without adding the resident damsel in distress to his workload. However, he' s never one to turn down a challenge— even one from Christmas obsessed out-of-towner, and especially when someone seems to want Violet's plans to fail.<br />Will Violet' s vision of Christmas ever come to fruition, or will she throw in the stocking?<br /><br /><span style="color: white; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></span></div><div>3. 12 Days by Heidi Glick</div><br />Purchase link: <a href="https://a.co/d/4Hy0tAw" style="color: #7c93a1; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">https://a.co/d/4Hy0tAw</a><br /><br />Blurb:<br />Scott Newton retires from the sheriff' s office after a fellow officer is killed. Wracked by sorrow and the need for justice, Scott grows distant from his girlfriend, aspiring crime writer, Lindsay Billings. But, when Lindsay goes missing, and Scott discovers her research on the missing person cases thought to be the work of a serial murderer known as the Christmas Killer, Scott vows to find her at all costs. Police have never found the bodies of the people who went missing many Christmases ago, and Lindsay won't become just another statistic.<br /><br />Then, someone kills again in Blanchardville. Police locate a corpse atop one of seven inflatable swans on a pond, and another body in a pear tree. Scott receives odd texts from Lindsay's phone and deduces they're from the killer.<br /><br />In order to save Lindsay, Scott agrees to meet the madman and play his game. As time runs out, Scott must learn to trust in God again, no matter what.<br /><br /><br />4. Cactus for Christmas by Karen Malley</div><div style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 17px;"><br />Purchase link: <a href="https://a.co/d/amhbmYx" style="color: #7c93a1; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">https://a.co/d/amhbmYx</a><br /><br />Blurb:<br />Lucy loves her familiar Christmas traditions. But this year, they' re all thrown out the window when she drops everything to drive across the country to care for her sister in Phoenix, Arizona. So much for a white Christmas!<br /><br />Between her anxious dog, her sister' s thieving kitten, and a way too attractive ice cream truck driver, will she learn that trying something new might just be what God has planned?<br /><br />Author bio:<br /><br />Karen is an author of Christian fiction. She lives in Southeastern Pennsylvania with her husband and two sons. She works full time as a scientist, but enjoys writing in her spare time. When not writing (with her left hand), she enjoys camping, hiking, playing board games, and especially reading! She loves reading faith-based stories, because we can all use a happy ending.<br /><br />Karen loves to hear from her readers. You can connect with her on her website:<br /> <a href="http://www.karenmalley.com/" style="color: #7c93a1; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.KarenMalley.com</a>.<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 17px;"><div>5. Christmas in Garland by LoRee Peery</div><div><br />Purchase link: <a href="https://a.co/d/ibxNAtg" style="color: #7c93a1; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">https://a.co/d/ibxNAtg</a><br /><br />Blurb:<br />Pepper Rainwater is thriving in newfound faith, blooming love, and her own Christmas house. But the appearance of her mother brings back all the ugliness of growing up in a storage unit. Can she face family issues from a new perspective and forgive her parents for the past?<br /><br />The discovery of Foxx Haven' s true beginnings shatter his sense of security. For the first time, he questions his father' s love and deals with getting to know his birth mother. Did God really plan this mess for his life? He' s such a wreck inside, how can he be the man of faith Pepper deserves?<br />Their mothers bring challenges and time constraints on Pepper and Foxx. He longs to show his love, she yearns to bask in his attention. How will they help their widowed mothers, make life easier for one another, heal appropriately, and look toward a brighter future?<br /><br />About the author:<br /><br />I am thankful my mother read to me, enabling me to read at age four. Life is as hard as it is pleasurable and I love to read stories about true-to-life characters. The desire to write should never be ignored, I am so glad I kept returning to the blank page. I am blessed to live under God's redeeming grace, and to experience Nebraska's sense of place.<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">6. </span>The Hope of Christmas by Carol James</div><div><br />Purchase link: <a href="https://a.co/d/gZnpFlx" style="color: #7c93a1; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">https://a.co/d/gZnpFlx</a><br /><br />Blurb:<br />Cameron Blake has everything a man could want. Or so it appears. But in the dark of night, the contents of an old manila envelope remind him that the one thing he truly wants is beyond his reach.<br />Kristin Hansen returns home after a messy break-up. While her parents think she' s returned to recuperate after surgery on a broken arm, she' s actually escaping from an abusive relationship.<br />When the pastor of a local church recruits Kristin and Cameron to supervise the building of the church' s float for the upcoming Christmas parade, their hidden secrets are exposed. Cam sees in Kristin what he truly desires... but knows he can never have.<br /><br />As Christmas nears, can Kristin help him find the thing that' s eluded him all these years? The one thing his heart truly desires? Hope.<br /><br />Author bio:<br />Carol is an author of inspirational fiction. She lives in Lilburn, Georgia, a small town outside of Atlanta, with her husband, Jim, and a perky Jack Russell "Terrorist," Zoe.<br /><br />Having always loved intriguing stories with happy endings, she was moved to begin writing to encourage others as she'd been encouraged by the works of other authors of inspirational fiction.<br />Retired from her "real" job, she enjoys spending time with her husband, children, and grandchildren, traveling with friends, volunteering at a nearby school, and serving in the production department at her church.<br /><br />She is also a soccer fan extraordinaire and keeps her DVR busy recording Atlanta United and English Premier League games.<br /><br />And, most days in the late hours of the night or the wee hours of the morning, she can be found bringing her newest novel to life.<br /><br />Follow her on social media:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.carol-james.com/" style="color: #7c93a1; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.carol-james.com</a><br /><span dir="ltr">Facebook.com/CarolJamesAuthor</span><br /><a href="https://www.instagram.com/caroljamesauthor" style="color: #7c93a1; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/caroljamesauthor</a><br /><a href="https://twitter.com/CarolJamesAuth" style="color: #7c93a1; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/CarolJamesAuth</a><br />Goodreads: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/19149238.Carol_James" style="color: #7c93a1; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/19149238.Carol_James</a><br />Bookbub: <a href="https://www.bookbub.com/authors/carol-james" style="color: #7c93a1; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">https://www.bookbub.com/authors/carol-james</a><br />Visit her website at: <a href="http://www.carol-james.com/" style="color: #7c93a1; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.carol-james.com</a> Sign up for her newsletter and receive a free short story.<br /><br /><br /></div><div>7. Christmas in Vermont by Regina Andrews</div><div><div><br />Purchase link: <a href="https://a.co/d/fbJazi2" style="color: #7c93a1; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">https://a.co/d/fbJazi2</a><br /><br />Blurb:<br />Returning home to Holly Berry Village and beginning her career as an Estate gemologist, puts Christal Birchwood completely in her comfort zone. But when she meets the new town physician, Cole Townsend, the barriers she has created around herself quickly begin to shatter and fall. Will she trust her faith enough to carry her into a sparkling, new beginning? And will Cole be able to trust his heart to love again?<br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div><div style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 17px;">Author Bio:</div><div style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 17px;">A resident of Providence, RI, Regina grew up in the nearby seaside village of Barrington. The author of numerous works, she is currently working on the Sterling Lakes Series. <br />Regina is involved in numerous community organizations, and is a radio host for In-Sight, an association for the visually impaired. </div><div style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 17px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 17px;"> ********</div><div style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 17px;">I received a digital ARC of these books with no expectation in return. The opinions and comments above are mine alone. Happy reading and I wish you a blessed, and very Merry Christnas! ~~~Regina</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12212981473659269964noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8172934362161519950.post-56428097877338813442021-12-02T12:20:00.000-08:002021-12-02T12:20:54.915-08:00New Release from Linda Weaver Clarke: A Light at the End of the Tunnel<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH02UrhZyfvjqWBHgSsbknADBNsmKxQKf6AcTdymNQPFnmirw5UPeBIIyZ1d_KhQpUDxouG25lzXosM4ui692GR0HuTjNu9wW2lGW0JguqTJXA7g_5m5ZNkHroNt3ZPSY46lCqJGl0m_4/s450/Light+at+End+of+Tunnel+web100.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="300" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH02UrhZyfvjqWBHgSsbknADBNsmKxQKf6AcTdymNQPFnmirw5UPeBIIyZ1d_KhQpUDxouG25lzXosM4ui692GR0HuTjNu9wW2lGW0JguqTJXA7g_5m5ZNkHroNt3ZPSY46lCqJGl0m_4/s320/Light+at+End+of+Tunnel+web100.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p class="qowt-stl-p2 x-scope qowt-word-para-2" id="E281" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E281" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", Tinos, "Baskerville Old Face", "Bell MT", serif; font-size: 10pt; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0pt 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="qowt-font11-BookAntiqua qowt-stl-s2" id="E282" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E282" style="display: inline; font-family: "Book Antiqua", "Palatino Linotype", serif !important; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre-wrap;">Amidst Trials, is t</span><span class="qowt-font11-BookAntiqua qowt-stl-s2" id="E283" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E283" style="display: inline; font-family: "Book Antiqua", "Palatino Linotype", serif !important; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre-wrap;">here a </span><span class="qowt-font11-BookAntiqua qowt-stl-s2" id="E284" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E284" style="display: inline; font-family: "Book Antiqua", "Palatino Linotype", serif !important; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre-wrap;">Light at the end of the Tunnel</span><span class="qowt-font11-BookAntiqua qowt-stl-s2" id="E285" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E285" style="display: inline; font-family: "Book Antiqua", "Palatino Linotype", serif !important; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre-wrap;">?</span></p><p class="qowt-stl-p2 x-scope qowt-word-para-2" id="E286" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E286" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", Tinos, "Baskerville Old Face", "Bell MT", serif; font-size: 10pt; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0pt 0px;"><span class="qowt-font11-BookAntiqua qowt-stl-s3" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-teid="T11" style="display: inline; font-family: "Book Antiqua", "Palatino Linotype", serif !important; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-3" id="E287" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E287" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="background-color: white; font-family: Garamond, "Palantino Linotype", serif; font-size: 16px; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; text-indent: 13.5pt;"><span class="qowt-font11-BookAntiqua" id="E288" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E288" style="display: inline; font-family: "Book Antiqua", "Palatino Linotype", serif !important; white-space: pre-wrap;">All of us have challenges in our lives and we feel so alone. We sometimes wonder if we are the only ones who are experiencing difficulties. </span><span class="qowt-font11-BookAntiqua qowt-stl-s3" id="E289" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E289" style="display: inline; font-family: "Book Antiqua", "Palatino Linotype", serif !important; white-space: pre-wrap;">Have you ever felt that each trial you have endured was so difficult that you wondered where the “light at the end of the tunnel” was? </span><span class="qowt-font11-BookAntiqua" id="E290" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E290" style="display: inline; font-family: "Book Antiqua", "Palatino Linotype", serif !important; white-space: pre-wrap;">Many times we try to solve our own problems and don’t bother talking to anyone or asking for help.</span></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-3" id="E291" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E291" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="background-color: white; font-family: Garamond, "Palantino Linotype", serif; font-size: 16px; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; text-indent: 13.5pt;"><span class="qowt-font11-BookAntiqua qowt-stl-s3" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-teid="T12" style="display: inline; font-family: "Book Antiqua", "Palatino Linotype", serif !important; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p class="qowt-stl-Body x-scope qowt-word-para-2" id="E292" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E292" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; text-indent: 13.5pt;"><span class="qowt-font11-BookAntiqua" id="E293" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E293" style="display: inline; font-family: "Book Antiqua", "Palatino Linotype", serif !important; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">“No matter our circumstances, no matter our </span><span class="qowt-font11-BookAntiqua" id="E294" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E294" style="display: inline; font-family: "Book Antiqua", "Palatino Linotype", serif !important; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">challenges</span><span class="qowt-font11-BookAntiqua" id="E295" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E295" style="display: inline; font-family: "Book Antiqua", "Palatino Linotype", serif !important; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> or trials</span><span class="qowt-font11-BookAntiqua" id="E296" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E296" style="display: inline; font-family: "Book Antiqua", "Palatino Linotype", serif !important; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">, there is something in each day to embrace and cherish. There is something in each day that can bring gratitude and joy if only we will see and appreciate it.” ~ Dieter F. Uchtdorf</span></p><p class="qowt-stl-Body x-scope qowt-word-para-2" id="E297" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E297" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; text-indent: 13.5pt;"><span class="qowt-font11-BookAntiqua" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-teid="T13" style="display: inline; font-family: "Book Antiqua", "Palatino Linotype", serif !important; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p class="qowt-stl-Body x-scope qowt-word-para-2" id="E298" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E298" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; text-indent: 13.5pt;"><span class="qowt-font11-BookAntiqua" id="E299" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E299" style="display: inline; font-family: "Book Antiqua", "Palatino Linotype", serif !important; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">This was Hannah’s attitude as she tried to search for the “</span><span class="qowt-font11-BookAntiqua" id="E300" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E300" style="display: inline; font-family: "Book Antiqua", "Palatino Linotype", serif !important; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">light at the end of the t</span><span class="qowt-font11-BookAntiqua" id="E301" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E301" style="display: inline; font-family: "Book Antiqua", "Palatino Linotype", serif !important; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">unnel.” </span><span class="qowt-font11-BookAntiqua" id="E302" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E302" style="display: inline; font-family: "Book Antiqua", "Palatino Linotype", serif !important; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">How many times do we search for that light, wondering where it is and hoping that the trials in life will soon end? Is God watching </span><span class="qowt-font11-BookAntiqua" id="E303" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E303" style="display: inline; font-family: "Book Antiqua", "Palatino Linotype", serif !important; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">over</span><span class="qowt-font11-BookAntiqua" id="E304" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E304" style="display: inline; font-family: "Book Antiqua", "Palatino Linotype", serif !important; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> us? Is </span><span class="qowt-font11-BookAntiqua" id="E305" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E305" style="display: inline; font-family: "Book Antiqua", "Palatino Linotype", serif !important; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">He</span><span class="qowt-font11-BookAntiqua" id="E306" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E306" style="display: inline; font-family: "Book Antiqua", "Palatino Linotype", serif !important; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> there when we need some comfort?</span><span class="qowt-font11-BookAntiqua" id="E307" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E307" style="display: inline; font-family: "Book Antiqua", "Palatino Linotype", serif !important; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> In our darkest moment, does Jesus Christ know how we feel? I believe He does.</span></p><p class="qowt-stl-Body x-scope qowt-word-para-2" id="E308" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E308" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; text-indent: 13.5pt;"><span class="qowt-font11-BookAntiqua" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-teid="T14" style="display: inline; font-family: "Book Antiqua", "Palatino Linotype", serif !important; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p></p><p class="qowt-stl-Body x-scope qowt-word-para-2" id="E309" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E309" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; text-indent: 13.5pt;"><span class="qowt-font11-BookAntiqua" id="E310" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E310" style="display: inline; font-family: "Book Antiqua", "Palatino Linotype", serif !important; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Set </span><span class="qowt-font11-BookAntiqua" id="E311" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E311" style="display: inline; font-family: "Book Antiqua", "Palatino Linotype", serif !important; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">in</span><span class="qowt-font11-BookAntiqua" id="E312" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E312" style="display: inline; font-family: "Book Antiqua", "Palatino Linotype", serif !important; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> 1844, </span><span class="qowt-font11-BookAntiqua" id="E313" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E313" style="display: inline; font-family: "Book Antiqua", "Palatino Linotype", serif !important; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Light at the End of the Tunnel</span><span class="qowt-font11-BookAntiqua" id="E314" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E314" style="display: inline; font-family: "Book Antiqua", "Palatino Linotype", serif !important; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> is a historical romance. </span><span class="qowt-font11-BookAntiqua" id="E315" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E315" style="display: inline; font-family: "Book Antiqua", "Palatino Linotype", serif !important; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Book Reviewer and Author Gail Pallotta</span><span class="qowt-font11-BookAntiqua" id="E316" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E316" style="display: inline; font-family: "Book Antiqua", "Palatino Linotype", serif !important; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> wrote: “</span><span class="qowt-font11-BookAntiqua qowt-stl-a-size-base" id="E317" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E317" style="display: inline; font-family: "Book Antiqua", "Palatino Linotype", serif !important; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">This romance wrapped around my heart as it took me into the struggles of Hannah, such a b</span><span class="qowt-font11-BookAntiqua qowt-stl-a-size-base" id="E318" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E318" style="display: inline; font-family: "Book Antiqua", "Palatino Linotype", serif !important; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">rave woman</span><span class="qowt-font11-BookAntiqua qowt-stl-a-size-base" id="E319" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E319" style="display: inline; font-family: "Book Antiqua", "Palatino Linotype", serif !important; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">. The characters come to life on the page as Thomas falls for Hannah. However, Hannah </span><span class="qowt-font11-BookAntiqua qowt-stl-a-size-base" id="E320" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E320" style="display: inline; font-family: "Book Antiqua", "Palatino Linotype", serif !important; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">is caught up in her day-to-day trials</span><span class="qowt-font11-BookAntiqua qowt-stl-a-size-base" id="E322" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E322" style="display: inline; font-family: "Book Antiqua", "Palatino Linotype", serif !important; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">,</span><span class="qowt-font11-BookAntiqua qowt-stl-a-size-base" id="E323" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E323" style="display: inline; font-family: "Book Antiqua", "Palatino Linotype", serif !important; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span class="qowt-font11-BookAntiqua qowt-stl-a-size-base" id="E324" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E324" style="display: inline; font-family: "Book Antiqua", "Palatino Linotype", serif !important; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">and with her independent streak</span><span class="qowt-font11-BookAntiqua qowt-stl-a-size-base" id="E325" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E325" style="display: inline; font-family: "Book Antiqua", "Palatino Linotype", serif !important; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> she only thinks of making a life for her and her daughter. Can Thomas get her attention and change her mind?” </span></p><p class="qowt-stl-Body x-scope qowt-word-para-2" id="E309" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E309" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; text-indent: 13.5pt;"><span class="qowt-font11-BookAntiqua qowt-stl-a-size-base" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E325" style="display: inline; font-family: "Book Antiqua", "Palatino Linotype", serif !important; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p class="qowt-stl-Body x-scope qowt-word-para-2" id="E309" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E309" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; text-indent: 13.5pt;"><span class="qowt-font11-BookAntiqua qowt-stl-a-size-base" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E325" style="display: inline; font-family: "Book Antiqua", "Palatino Linotype", serif !important; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-2 qowt-stl-Body x-scope qowt-word-para-2" id="E327" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E327" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; text-indent: 13.5pt;"><span class="qowt-font11-BookAntiqua qowt-stl-s3" id="E328" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E328" style="display: inline; font-family: "Book Antiqua", "Palatino Linotype", serif !important; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">After coming to America and enduring several </span><span class="qowt-font11-BookAntiqua qowt-stl-s3" id="E329" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E329" style="display: inline; font-family: "Book Antiqua", "Palatino Linotype", serif !important; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">challenges and trials</span><span class="qowt-font11-BookAntiqua qowt-stl-s3" id="E330" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E330" style="display: inline; font-family: "Book Antiqua", "Palatino Linotype", serif !important; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">, </span><span class="qowt-font11-BookAntiqua qowt-stl-s3" id="E331" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E331" style="display: inline; font-family: "Book Antiqua", "Palatino Linotype", serif !important; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Hannah </span><span class="qowt-font11-BookAntiqua qowt-stl-s3" id="E332" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E332" style="display: inline; font-family: "Book Antiqua", "Palatino Linotype", serif !important; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">realizes she can make something of her life by opening a hot chocolate shop. She soon finds that starting her own business isn’t as easy as she thought.</span></p><p class="qowt-stl-Body x-scope qowt-word-para-2" id="E333" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E333" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; text-indent: 13.5pt;"><span class="qowt-font11-BookAntiqua qowt-stl-s3" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-teid="T16" style="display: inline; font-family: "Book Antiqua", "Palatino Linotype", serif !important; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p class="qowt-stl-Body x-scope qowt-word-para-2" id="E334" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E334" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; text-indent: 13.5pt;"><span class="qowt-font11-BookAntiqua qowt-stl-s3" id="E335" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E335" style="display: inline; font-family: "Book Antiqua", "Palatino Linotype", serif !important; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">When Thomas finds out that Hannah's </span><span class="qowt-font11-BookAntiqua qowt-stl-s3" id="E336" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E336" style="display: inline; font-family: "Book Antiqua", "Palatino Linotype", serif !important; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">s</span><span class="qowt-font11-BookAntiqua qowt-stl-s3" id="E337" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E337" style="display: inline; font-family: "Book Antiqua", "Palatino Linotype", serif !important; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">hop is struggling, he comes </span><span class="qowt-font11-BookAntiqua qowt-stl-s3" id="E338" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E338" style="display: inline; font-family: "Book Antiqua", "Palatino Linotype", serif !important; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">to the rescue </span><span class="qowt-font11-BookAntiqua qowt-stl-s3" id="E339" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E339" style="display: inline; font-family: "Book Antiqua", "Palatino Linotype", serif !important; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">with a</span><span class="qowt-font11-BookAntiqua qowt-stl-s3" id="E340" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E340" style="display: inline; font-family: "Book Antiqua", "Palatino Linotype", serif !important; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> clever plan</span><span class="qowt-font11-BookAntiqua qowt-stl-s3" id="E341" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E341" style="display: inline; font-family: "Book Antiqua", "Palatino Linotype", serif !important; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">. Will she agree to such an unconventional idea? Can he convince her to find room in her heart for one more person?</span></p><p class="qowt-stl-Body x-scope qowt-word-para-2" id="E342" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E342" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; text-indent: 13.5pt;"><span class="qowt-font11-BookAntiqua qowt-stl-s3" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-teid="T26" style="display: inline; font-family: "Book Antiqua", "Palatino Linotype", serif !important; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p class="qowt-stl-Body x-scope qowt-word-para-4" id="E343" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E343" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; text-indent: 13.5pt;"><span class="qowt-font11-BookAntiqua" id="E344" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E344" style="color: #0f1111; display: inline; font-family: "Book Antiqua", "Palatino Linotype", serif !important; white-space: pre-wrap;">“</span><span class="qowt-font11-BookAntiqua" id="E345" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E345" style="color: #0f1111; display: inline; font-family: "Book Antiqua", "Palatino Linotype", serif !important; white-space: pre-wrap;">I enjoyed this sweet historical romance very much. This story shows the western spirit of adventure in a young widow who has faced many hardships to come to this point. This is a Christian book and a very engaging and enjoyable read. You will enjoy this heartwarming story of a strong woman forging a new life.</span><span class="qowt-font11-BookAntiqua" id="E346" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E346" style="color: #0f1111; display: inline; font-family: "Book Antiqua", "Palatino Linotype", serif !important; white-space: pre-wrap;">” Sunnie Reviews</span></p><p class="qowt-stl-Body x-scope qowt-word-para-4" id="E343" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E343" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; text-indent: 13.5pt;"><span class="qowt-font11-BookAntiqua" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E346" style="color: #0f1111; display: inline; font-family: "Book Antiqua", "Palatino Linotype", serif !important; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p class="qowt-stl-Body x-scope qowt-word-para-4" id="E343" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E343" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; text-indent: 13.5pt;"><span class="qowt-font11-BookAntiqua" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E346" style="color: #0f1111; display: inline; font-family: "Book Antiqua", "Palatino Linotype", serif !important; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p class="qowt-stl-Body x-scope qowt-word-para-4" id="E347" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E347" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="background-color: white; line-height: normal; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; text-indent: 13.5pt;"><span class="qowt-font11-BookAntiqua" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-teid="T27" style="color: #0f1111; display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><i>LINDA WEAVER CLARKE</i></span></span></p><p class="qowt-stl-Body x-scope qowt-word-para-2" id="E309" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E309" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; text-indent: 13.5pt;"><span class="qowt-font11-BookAntiqua qowt-stl-a-size-base" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E325" style="display: inline; font-family: "Book Antiqua", "Palatino Linotype", serif !important; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><p class="qowt-stl-Body x-scope qowt-word-para-2" id="E348" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E348" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; text-indent: 13.5pt;"><br /></p><p class="qowt-stl-Body x-scope qowt-word-para-2" id="E348" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E348" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; text-indent: 13.5pt;"><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpP0M9ajm3C7mqJZ3ycr504eXzFeIEqLs_53gM9hhEv4ypiE8QquAvNaVrEiahPHPa1tt3pvLAmOojTvV4pI-sOoSsm17lCjPTS3aHI_GRph0F-Ga6aPWAWVVqzpuMDPjh9uCYoJHcuWU/" style="background-color: transparent; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="293" data-original-width="272" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpP0M9ajm3C7mqJZ3ycr504eXzFeIEqLs_53gM9hhEv4ypiE8QquAvNaVrEiahPHPa1tt3pvLAmOojTvV4pI-sOoSsm17lCjPTS3aHI_GRph0F-Ga6aPWAWVVqzpuMDPjh9uCYoJHcuWU/" width="223" /></a></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-0" id="E378" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E378" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="background-color: white; font-family: Garamond, "Palantino Linotype", serif; font-size: 16px; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 13.7pt;"><span is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E383" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-0" id="E378" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E378" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="background-color: white; font-family: Garamond, "Palantino Linotype", serif; font-size: 16px; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 13.7pt;"><span is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E383" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p class="qowt-stl-Body x-scope qowt-word-para-2" id="E348" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E348" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; text-indent: 13.5pt;"><span class="qowt-font11-BookAntiqua" id="E349" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E349" style="color: #0f1111; display: inline; font-family: "Book Antiqua", "Palatino Linotype", serif !important; white-space: pre-wrap;">To buy this book </span><span class="qowt-font11-BookAntiqua" id="E350" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E350" style="color: #0f1111; display: inline; font-family: "Book Antiqua", "Palatino Linotype", serif !important; white-space: pre-wrap;">or eBook </span><span class="qowt-font11-BookAntiqua" id="E351" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E351" style="color: #0f1111; display: inline; font-family: "Book Antiqua", "Palatino Linotype", serif !important; white-space: pre-wrap;">on Amazon, visit:</span></p><p class="qowt-stl-Body x-scope qowt-word-para-2" id="E348" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E348" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; text-indent: 13.5pt;"><a contenteditable="false" href="https://www.amazon.com/Light-end-Tunnel-Women-Courage/dp/B09JJ97612" id="E352" is="qowt-hyperlink" qowt-eid="E352" target="_blank"><span class="qowt-font11-BookAntiqua qowt-stl-Hyperlink" id="E353" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E353" style="color: blue; display: inline; font-family: "Times New Roman", Tinos, "Baskerville Old Face", "Bell MT", serif; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.amazon.com/Light-end-Tunnel-Women-Courage/dp/B09JJ97612</span></a><span class="qowt-font11-BookAntiqua" id="E356" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E356" style="display: inline; font-family: "Book Antiqua", "Palatino Linotype", serif !important; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></p><p class="qowt-stl-Body x-scope qowt-word-para-4" id="E357" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E357" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; text-indent: 13.5pt;"><span class="qowt-font11-BookAntiqua" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-teid="T28" style="color: #0f1111; display: inline; font-family: "Book Antiqua", "Palatino Linotype", serif !important; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-0" id="E358" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E358" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="background-color: white; font-family: Garamond, "Palantino Linotype", serif; font-size: 16px; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 13.7pt;"><span id="E359" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E359" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Linda</span><span id="E360" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E360" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Weaver Clarke</span><span id="E361" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E361" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">’s Author Blog: </span><a contenteditable="false" href="https://lindaweaverclarke.wordpress.com/" id="E362" is="qowt-hyperlink" qowt-eid="E362" target="_blank"><span class="qowt-stl-Hyperlink" id="E363" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E363" style="color: blue; display: inline; font-family: "Times New Roman", Tinos, "Baskerville Old Face", "Bell MT", serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://lindaweaverclarke.wordpress.com</span></a><span id="E364" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E364" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-0" id="E378" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E378" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="background-color: white; font-family: Garamond, "Palantino Linotype", serif; font-size: 16px; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 13.7pt;"><span is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E383" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-0" id="E365" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E365" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="background-color: white; font-family: Garamond, "Palantino Linotype", serif; font-size: 16px; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 13.7pt;"><br /></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-0" id="E365" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E365" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="background-color: white; font-family: Garamond, "Palantino Linotype", serif; font-size: 16px; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 13.7pt;"><span id="E366" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E366" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Linda’s </span><span id="E368" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E368" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Audiobook Blog: </span><a contenteditable="false" href="https://familyfriendlyaudiobooks.wordpress.com/" id="E369" is="qowt-hyperlink" qowt-eid="E369" target="_blank"><span class="qowt-stl-Hyperlink" id="E370" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E370" style="color: blue; display: inline; font-family: "Times New Roman", Tinos, "Baskerville Old Face", "Bell MT", serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://familyfriendlyaudiobooks.wordpress.com</span></a><span id="E371" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E371" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-0" id="E372" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E372" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="background-color: white; font-family: Garamond, "Palantino Linotype", serif; font-size: 16px; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 13.7pt;"><span is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E373" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-0" id="E372" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E372" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="background-color: white; 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<div><span style="font-size: medium;">It is a joy to welcome author Linda Weaver Clark to 'Gina's World of Good.' Linda has written 32 books and she is working on new ones right now. This remarkable author visits today to chat about her motto in life, 'Never too late to dream', and her Willow Valley Series of historical mystery romances. Linda has generously offered to give away an ebook of <i>One Last Dance</i> as a gift to everyone who comments. </span></div><div><br /></div><div style="font-weight: bold;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="font-weight: bold;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="font-weight: bold;"><b><br /></b></div><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Talking About Willow Valley</span></b>
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Never Too Late To Dream</span></b><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">I believe it’s never too late to accomplish one’s dreams. Some people have a bucket list that has daring things to do or something they longed to do for years. It is never too late and you are never too old to do something you have longed to do. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">After raising six daughters and believing it is never too late to dream, I decided to go back to college. It was a scary thing to do and I don’t know why I was so worried. At the age of 50, I graduated from college with a Theatre and Arts Degree. After that, I performed for a concert series. It was unbelievably fun and enjoyable until I got reflux and lost my voice. Feeling discouraged, I didn’t know what to do with my life. But . . . when one door is closed, God opens another door for you to walk through. And that was exactly what He did for me. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">An interest in writing engulfed me. So I went to the library and studied every book available about writing. I wanted to write family friendly stories for all ages. So I sat down and wrote a few books until I was brave enough to send one to a publisher. At the age of 56, I became a published author and won an award for my first book, which surprised and delighted me. After writing five historical romances, I wrote 12 cozy mysteries and then wrote three swashbuckling romances. Since I was a fan of Robin Hood, Zorro, and the Scarlet Pimpernel, I couldn’t help it. I even wrote some non-fiction and a children’s book. Being an author has been an interesting path to travel. The most recent series that I just completed is a historical mystery romance series set in the 1830s. It is called A Willow Valley Historical Romance. Each romance has a mystery to solve. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>One Last Dance</i> is the first book in this series, which will keep you guessing until the end of the book. When Felicity meets their charming new neighbor, she soon discovers that he is hiding his true identity. Nicholas Adams is on a quest. When she finds out that someone is after a valuable heirloom, a precious treasure found in her attic, her life takes a new turn. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">“This book has my favorite genres: historical, romance and mystery. Although I enjoyed the romance, what I liked most was the mystery. Intrigue and suspense kept me hooked and I loved the air of mystery behind a few of the characters. It kept me guessing to the end, and of course it had a sweet, happy ending. This is one of my favorite books by Linda Weaver Clarke.” –Inishowen Cailin, Book Reviewer </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ33GADjeXA-VP1rSDfmKhdPewuC8uq3pq_wCzO3qu646WfIClVRy83C34fIiRZUjW3ZoSM4wj-DyGjivWs3sP3P6RGOsFouMqnatvm1AcsfntOkXrcbZ3fhppApn6U-p11czhnlVMlUo/s450/Tales+of+Willow+Valleyweb.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="300" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ33GADjeXA-VP1rSDfmKhdPewuC8uq3pq_wCzO3qu646WfIClVRy83C34fIiRZUjW3ZoSM4wj-DyGjivWs3sP3P6RGOsFouMqnatvm1AcsfntOkXrcbZ3fhppApn6U-p11czhnlVMlUo/s320/Tales+of+Willow+Valleyweb.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Book trailer:
<a href="https://vimeo.com/310912310" target="_blank">https://vimeo.com/310912310</a></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Angel’s Serenade</i> is the second book in this series. Each day as Emmeline practices the piano, she doesn’t know the new doctor in town secretly sits on his porch to listen to her music. As Emmeline gets to know the charming doctor, they become intrigued by her neighbor’s mysterious behavior. Will they discover his secret? And who is the leader of the River Pirates, who is causing so much havoc? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">“Clarke has created a sweet romance that will warm the heart, and it’s wrapped up in fascinating yesteryear details of courting, medical practice and river pirates. I highly recommend the book to those who enjoy sweet romance with a bit of mystery.” –Author Gail Pallotta </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Book trailer:
<a href="https://vimeo.com/408058731" target="_blank">https://vimeo.com/408058731</a></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">In <i>A Pleasant Rivalry</i>, Angelica is surprised when she finds out that an old school chum has returned to Willow Valley. Since she writes articles for the Chronicle and Simon owns the Willow Valley News, they just happen to be rivals. The competition is on. Who will be the first to discover the identity of the jewel thief or the arsonist? To her surprise, Angelica realizes she is losing her heart to her rival.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">“I loved this book! It was a great historical read and full of surprises. I totally didn't expect what happened… to happen. The time period was an interesting one and I love how the author intertwines historical events into the story. It was a new and refreshing tale.” –Sunnie Reviews
Book </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Trailer: <a href="https://vimeo.com/427914575 " target="_blank">https://vimeo.com/427914575 </a></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Holidays in Willow Valley </i>is full of surprises. This book is a collection of six holiday stories, something that I hadn’t done before. What were the holidays like at Willow Valley in 1840? While writing this book, I learned to appreciate our holidays. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">“This book contains six short stories of different holidays celebrated in the 1840 time period. These are enjoyable stories to read any time of year, not just in holiday times. The characters and the book carry Christian values, which I love. These are very entertaining stories!” --Sunnie Reviews
Book </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Trailer:
<a href="https://vimeo.com/438375608" target="_blank">https://vimeo.com/438375608 </a></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">I soon realized that writing short stories was a pleasure and quite fun. So I decided to try it once again. So I wrote the fifth and last book in this series called <i>Tales of Willow Valley</i>. It is a collection of five “Love Stories.” </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">“If you are in the mood for some sweet, clean, historical, romantic short stories then look no further. I enjoyed each story and how the women are not sitting back waiting on a man, but are take-charge women that start their own businesses, aren’t afraid to face ruffians, and encourage women to fight for their rights. It is amazing what you can learn when an author does research into events in the past to make sure their works are as authentic as possible.” –Story Book Reviews </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">As of today, I am the author of 32 books and 28 Audible audiobooks. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">You can order any of my books from Amazon and Audible Audiobooks at my websites below. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">My Book Blog: <a href="https://lindaweaverclarke.wordpress.com/">https://lindaweaverclarke.wordpress.com </a></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Audiobook Blog: <a href="https://familyfriendlyaudiobooks.wordpress.com/">https://familyfriendlyaudiobooks.wordpress.com </a></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Cozy Mystery Blog: <a href="https://familyfriendlyaudiobooks.wordpress.com/cozy-mystery/">https://cozymysteryseries.wordpress.com </a></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Historical Romance Blog: <a href="https://familyfriendlyaudiobooks.wordpress.com/historical-romances/">https://historicalromances.wordpress.com </a></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Linda’s Website: <a href="http://www.lindaweaverclarke.com">http://www.lindaweaverclarke.com</a> </span><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></div>Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12212981473659269964noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8172934362161519950.post-2451991521834888282020-11-30T12:39:00.000-08:002020-11-30T12:39:41.879-08:00Welcome, Author Larry Hammersley!<p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOutxUzoJAcPHaFpFdxNdZxuYGVgnUkiB_B67CZj0Gr4hHrOg23UrqtZOlDOmgQASIFRKgippt_ejXvvvGqxqJI2w89zJureri1_knkIyx2oW0K90NPPiHq3PLT8cqc-qe-wrAFk1Yd8I/s576/larry+1+004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="432" data-original-width="576" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOutxUzoJAcPHaFpFdxNdZxuYGVgnUkiB_B67CZj0Gr4hHrOg23UrqtZOlDOmgQASIFRKgippt_ejXvvvGqxqJI2w89zJureri1_knkIyx2oW0K90NPPiHq3PLT8cqc-qe-wrAFk1Yd8I/s320/larry+1+004.JPG" width="320" /></a></b></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> Author Larry Hammersley</span></b></span><p></p><p><i>What a joy to welcome Larry to the "World"! Larry has graciously offered to gift two</i></p><p><i>versions of "Saving Clay" to selected visitors to this blog visit. Thank you, Larry!</i></p><p><b>A bit about the author:</b></p><p><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>* </b></span><i>Larry has been married to Sue "coming up on 58 years on December 29"</i> </p><p>and has eight grandchildren. Congratulations!!!</p><p><br /></p><p><b>*</b>He has a BS in chemistry from Purdue, and MS in chemistry from Indiana </p><p>University. He enjoys writing science fiction and clean romance. </p><div> </div><div><b>*</b>He has several short stories at Amazon, Smashwords, and Wild Rose Press.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>*</b>He enjoys writing, amateur radio, woodworking, building musical jewelry </div><div>boxes, walking for exercise, and is active in the local Oolitic, Indiana Church of Christ.<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></div><div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Here's a look at some of Larry's wonderful books</b></span></span></div><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></p><p><b>**********************************************************************</b></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>Saving Clay</i></b></span> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCcc2nCiimustrWrEDJiwElAdWZulFVapkiAh5YmIbHcbujrLiGQDGKb71zjum2Bv1KY2S9VDWGCNQ-8w4gPJlcLYJiWwjPEtzzQXy6rvE5Uu3PrjZoUqIuC1Zip2qKLnbBjPJYHg2oeo/s2048/Saving+Clay+final+cover+%25281%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1451" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCcc2nCiimustrWrEDJiwElAdWZulFVapkiAh5YmIbHcbujrLiGQDGKb71zjum2Bv1KY2S9VDWGCNQ-8w4gPJlcLYJiWwjPEtzzQXy6rvE5Uu3PrjZoUqIuC1Zip2qKLnbBjPJYHg2oeo/s320/Saving+Clay+final+cover+%25281%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri,sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Saving Clay is a long novel and required lots of research into </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri,sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">foreign lands and the parts </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre;">of shrubs that have flowers, leaves, </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre;">etc. that could be used for medicinal purposes. Clay’s </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre;">education </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre;">is a college degree in biochemistry which enables him to recover </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre;">the natural </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre;">chemicals.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri,sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri,sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Julianne has a degree in international relations and becomes</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri,sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">an ambassador at large</span><span style="font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre;">bringing peace world-wide. Her and </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre;">Clay meet at a young age when Julianne saves </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre;">Clay’s life. The </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre;">old prophetess, Lana, tells Julianne when and where to be to </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre;">save Clay. </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre;">Clay’s trips to Alaska, Australia, Pakistan and </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre;">Nikumaroro Island are detailed where he </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre;">heals people. Because </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre;">Clay and Julianne travel world-wide they cannot be together </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre;">very </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre;">often. Julianne becomes a target for an arms dealer </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre;">and his terrorists because of her </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre;">success at bringing peace.</span></p><p><span id="docs-internal-guid-4c9d7bb8-7fff-e6f4-eb31-d18f3fd69c04"></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri,sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Clay’s final trip is to Nikumaroro where a storm sweeps </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri,sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">the island and everyone but </span><span face="Calibri,sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Clay </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre;">escapes. He is stranded</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre;">there with little hope of being rescued. Will he ever </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre;">see Julianne </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre;">again?</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri,sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri,sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"></span></p><p> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri,sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri,sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: large; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><b><i>Buck's Wake Up Call</i></b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri,sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf1AO34lXaknssYLhpmHwJvOcig7s4AT4de5lHfe2jwB0v7kk9-uydFZiPm78UQKf7FZ-YlLQdAHNe4OL3_0Eff7kizNeIpc7UASizBfRFNcVMzhF59qrPTWGeGIE-BHT4CV-_ERFTIIM/s750/BucksWakeUpCallFinal750.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf1AO34lXaknssYLhpmHwJvOcig7s4AT4de5lHfe2jwB0v7kk9-uydFZiPm78UQKf7FZ-YlLQdAHNe4OL3_0Eff7kizNeIpc7UASizBfRFNcVMzhF59qrPTWGeGIE-BHT4CV-_ERFTIIM/s320/BucksWakeUpCallFinal750.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span face="Calibri,sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU7bLiod4V_3oAMj7m9W_BRKIX3VHMrbnC0XgQygi1I0_bc9G6yUt9E9_dg4lx_51wRvTUZYpn02Hm37Wxm4_0Gn7AkdT1L2jvA-fsXinfS70gOm2_3Vm1Aa6-nbadEe6spGxcXSI4tcw/s2048/Buckbackcover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU7bLiod4V_3oAMj7m9W_BRKIX3VHMrbnC0XgQygi1I0_bc9G6yUt9E9_dg4lx_51wRvTUZYpn02Hm37Wxm4_0Gn7AkdT1L2jvA-fsXinfS70gOm2_3Vm1Aa6-nbadEe6spGxcXSI4tcw/s320/Buckbackcover.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>BUCK’S WAKE UP CALL</b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Buck thought he had a special relationship with Carrie in high </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">school. She cared not for anyone else in school but for Buck. She </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">graduated a year before Buck and moved away. It seemed their </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">bond was strong when she gave him her prized possessions. When </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Buck located her out east after she quit writing, she was engaged </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">to someone else.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Sally had been in love with Buck all through grade and high </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">school. Buck tried to convince Sally he was over Carrie. She </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">was only partly in belief of that. When she was accepted at </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">the University of Rhode Island for her writing skills a young </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">English professor won her heart.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Buck thought it was just as well because he had a strict advisor, </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Dr. Bancroft, at Purdue for his chemistry degree and he expected </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">all his chemistry majors to make an A in each of their chemistry </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">classes and a B in non-chemistry courses. Buck had to </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">concentrate. He graduated and his advisor suggested he be </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">interviewed by Eve, a former student of his. She had started her</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">own company analyzing minerals. Eve hired Buck.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri,sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: large; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-eb301863-7fff-b077-3c40-f38f18fd0dc2"></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Buck initially fought not to judge Eve’s looks as a “Plain Jane”. He </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">soon changed his mind and found beneath her exterior a </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">beautiful woman not only in looks but character as well. Buck </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">not only enjoyed working for Eve and analyzing mineral samples </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">but recognized she was sincere in what she said and done. She </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">could be depended upon, trustworthy and Buck fell for her. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri,sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: large; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large; white-space: normal;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri,sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: large; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large; white-space: normal;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri,sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: large; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large; white-space: normal;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri,sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: large; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><b><i>Higher Mission: Excerpt</i></b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri,sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIN4tNJb1Gc6dgEJXEIHdjeBQOzqKruIgiwod07WFOQkN9yXmpjNKEBeK6xYgyzbuqJ-PWwRe67BrhFVhXGF8SyHEzhFKfh0MZQcm3mW6iBM7SLWEAqIxvyGyXGj8cCXwwcElv0yUYcVs/s2048/Higher+Mission_draft01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1283" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIN4tNJb1Gc6dgEJXEIHdjeBQOzqKruIgiwod07WFOQkN9yXmpjNKEBeK6xYgyzbuqJ-PWwRe67BrhFVhXGF8SyHEzhFKfh0MZQcm3mW6iBM7SLWEAqIxvyGyXGj8cCXwwcElv0yUYcVs/s320/Higher+Mission_draft01.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span face="Calibri,sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">The big tire of the rover startled him as it ground to a halt beside him. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Cramer felt a </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 36pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">moment of relief until he turned to face a blaster leveled </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 36pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">at his mid-section. The helmeted </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 36pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">figure of the pirate motioned </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 36pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">ngrily for him to get into their rover. Cramer didn’t have </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 36pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">to be told </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 36pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">twice. The blaster could kill with its high energy beam and it would </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 36pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">be a t</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 36pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">ossup as to which would take his life first—the decompression</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 36pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">of his suit or the </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 36pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">blaster beam frying his guts. It was obvious these </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 36pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">men didn’t intend to rescue him by </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 36pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">picking him up. They </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 36pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">rode in silence until he noticed the attenuator reading on his receiver</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"> blink to a seven. The crater and building complex appeared ahead.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">“This is Dirk. We have a member of your crew. We’ll deliver him </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">safely if you give us </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 36pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">the storage tank with the blind fish,” Dirk</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 36pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">said into his suit mike.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">“No deal,” the answer came over Cramer’s receiver as well. He </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">recognized Sanchez’s voice.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">“Then we’ll kill him,” Dirk replied, no hesitation, no uncertainty, </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">no bluffing in his voice. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Cramer sank to deep despair, picturing the proverbial plug </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">nickel of higher worth than his </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 36pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">life. He confirmed that </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 36pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">feeling as he spotted on top of the main building a large canon </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">swiveled in their direction, its spherical energy storage chamber </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">behind the ribbed barrel </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 36pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">glowing bright red.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Simultaneously, the rover driver jumped out his door </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">and Dirk reached across in front </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 36pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">of Cramer for the </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 36pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">passenger side handle, but Cramer beat him to it. He opened </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 36pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">the door </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 36pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">and leaped for the snowy surface just as </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 36pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">the canon emitted a scarlet beam in their </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 36pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">direction. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 36pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">The blast exploded the pirate’s rover into a thousand </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 36pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">pieces, the debris </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 36pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">striking Cramer and sending him </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 36pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">tumbling in space away from the blast. During his </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">somersaulting, he spotted Dirk flying above him, </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">frozen entrails trailing his lifeless body. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 36pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Cramer couldn’t</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 36pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">see the other man among the tiny pieces of metal and </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 36pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">plastic from the </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 36pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">exploded rover.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri,sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-690e97c8-7fff-de62-7f3e-77a285738523"></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">He felt his own suit losing pressure. The self-sealing </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">mechanism kicked in and barely </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 36pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">managed to handle </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 36pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">the small leak. He lost consciousness as his oxygen </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 36pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">pack provided </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 36pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">him its last gasp of air. At the point </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 36pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">of blackout, he saw Europa’s icy surface coming </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">up to meet him. His whole life seemed to flash </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">before him like the time on Earth when </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 36pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">he fell into </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 36pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">the old fishing hole and almost drown forty years ago. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 36pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">The last image </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 36pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">burnt into his mind before oblivion </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 36pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">struck was Cindy’s face in the Martian hospital.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri,sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri,sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: large; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri,sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: large; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><b><i>Meeting the Challenge</i></b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri,sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-PMQ-6hZa843xqnHgc7HNj44G-RxeSzhU-S1FlJjSBbSSWKApX2-3cEKwXBYzUcGui5KZ4zOiKpgMvN-YIPu6df5s-a19be6iYGgkq8FZIzZ3kZCa9z9yOe_nF0EpuXDSSD3yDVah7_Q/s300/MeetingTheChallenge300.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-PMQ-6hZa843xqnHgc7HNj44G-RxeSzhU-S1FlJjSBbSSWKApX2-3cEKwXBYzUcGui5KZ4zOiKpgMvN-YIPu6df5s-a19be6iYGgkq8FZIzZ3kZCa9z9yOe_nF0EpuXDSSD3yDVah7_Q/s0/MeetingTheChallenge300.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span face="Calibri,sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-b3d03fb5-7fff-fd87-f55c-c7212df38c52"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Meeting the Challenge</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> is a novel I have had and revised several times down through the years. I self-published it when a publisher required extensive changes for acceptance.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The story involves star ship captain, and widower, Jim Hansen, who seeks a cure for his ill daughter, Patty. That leads him to three planets to find a cure. He must battle aliens and overcome deceptions that put him and Patty in danger. He falls in love with Leah, a Mizarian woman, but her people forbid the marriage of an earthman and Mizarian woman. Leah falls sick and Hansen takes her to a planet located at the end of the universe for a cure. Will he ever overcome the ban against him and Leah from being married?</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><blockquote style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; white-space: normal;" type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div class="im" style="color: #500050;"><br /></div></div></blockquote><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdO4CRAbmXXUhCO_IYLxt0j3EbPNimyyjje10Gh0q7nRLu9SH-7VuzC21R2NpTydGnqgFh_t-d6dskSOdP5KQEqSXOeSI5wGCHsaGnqYMjEyulG0TteemaOs7Or8Qci_qs81fEs50fXpM/s576/larry+1+004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="432" data-original-width="576" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdO4CRAbmXXUhCO_IYLxt0j3EbPNimyyjje10Gh0q7nRLu9SH-7VuzC21R2NpTydGnqgFh_t-d6dskSOdP5KQEqSXOeSI5wGCHsaGnqYMjEyulG0TteemaOs7Or8Qci_qs81fEs50fXpM/s320/larry+1+004.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><p></p><div><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div></span></span><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri,sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></p>Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12212981473659269964noreply@blogger.com31tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8172934362161519950.post-24919994242974235272020-11-07T11:09:00.008-08:002020-11-08T08:27:10.675-08:00Linda Weaver Clarke: Books To Lift Your Spirits<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKKlndmTwifrFXeOhAGuHdWn97T08r-vETUT3qmyTDb1pDpcItAD4RksgSqOasafnolfy6n2_tdaE9qYf7WstYohDWZO0tGN5p3wbyHm9xpCYMUZNp7bUBfSWT0t1C8pTIU8bhTy8qQ-M/s296/Linda+web.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="296" data-original-width="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKKlndmTwifrFXeOhAGuHdWn97T08r-vETUT3qmyTDb1pDpcItAD4RksgSqOasafnolfy6n2_tdaE9qYf7WstYohDWZO0tGN5p3wbyHm9xpCYMUZNp7bUBfSWT0t1C8pTIU8bhTy8qQ-M/s0/Linda+web.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div id="contentsContainer" style="-webkit-box-flex: 1; padding-left: 90pt; padding-right: 90pt;"><div id="contents"><qowt-section id="E139" named-flow="FLOW-2" qowt-eid="E139" style="column-count: 1; display: block; position: relative; tab-size: 0.5in; z-index: 2;"><p class="qowt-stl-Normal" id="E142" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E142" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-format="{"font":"Arial"}" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="display: block; font-family: "Times New Roman", Tinos, "Baskerville Old Face", "Bell MT", serif; font-size: 12pt; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" id="E143" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E143" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre-wrap;">Short S</span><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" id="E144" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E144" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre-wrap;">tories</span><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" id="E145" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E145" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre-wrap;"> to Lift Your Spirits</span></p><p class="qowt-stl-Normal" id="E146" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E146" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="display: block; font-family: "Times New Roman", Tinos, "Baskerville Old Face", "Bell MT", serif; font-size: 12pt; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" is="qowt-word-run" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p class="qowt-stl-Normal" id="E147" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E147" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-format="{"font":"Arial"}" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="display: block; font-family: "Times New Roman", Tinos, "Baskerville Old Face", "Bell MT", serif; font-size: 12pt; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" id="E148" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E148" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;">Tales of Willow Valley </span><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" id="E149" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E149" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">and </span><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" id="E150" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E150" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;">Holidays in Willow Valley</span><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" id="E151" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E151" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> are full-length books filled with short stories that have been released for the holidays.</span><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" id="E152" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E152" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span class="qowt-stl-Strong qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" id="E153" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E153" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre-wrap;">Historical Romance is about the adventure of living in a different time period. </span><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" id="E154" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E154" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">The romance draws the reader</span><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" id="E155" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E155" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> into a world of wonder</span><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" id="E156" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E156" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">, but the mystery keeps you turning the pages. </span></p><p class="qowt-stl-Normal" id="E157" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E157" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="display: block; font-family: "Times New Roman", Tinos, "Baskerville Old Face", "Bell MT", serif; font-size: 12pt; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" is="qowt-word-run" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p class="qowt-stl-Normal" id="E158" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E158" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-format="{"font":"Arial"}" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="display: block; font-family: "Times New Roman", Tinos, "Baskerville Old Face", "Bell MT", serif; font-size: 12pt; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" id="E159" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E159" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">What was romance like in the </span><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" id="E160" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E160" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">19th century</span><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" id="E161" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E161" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">?</span><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" id="E162" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E162" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" id="E163" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E163" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Suko’s Notebook wrote, “Is it just me, or are love stories set in the past more romantic than those set in the present day?” </span><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" id="E164" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E164" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Set in the 1800s, e</span><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" id="E165" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E165" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">ach of the Willow Valley </span><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" id="E166" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E166" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">stories</span><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" id="E167" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E167" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" id="E168" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E168" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">has</span><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" id="E169" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E169" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> humor, adventure, romance, and mystery.</span></p><p class="qowt-stl-Normal" id="E170" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E170" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="display: block; font-family: "Times New Roman", Tinos, "Baskerville Old Face", "Bell MT", serif; font-size: 12pt; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" is="qowt-word-run" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p class="qowt-stl-Normal" id="E171" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E171" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-format="{"font":"Arial"}" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="display: block; font-family: "Times New Roman", Tinos, "Baskerville Old Face", "Bell MT", serif; font-size: 12pt; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="qowt-stl-a-size-base qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" id="E172" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E172" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">After reading </span><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" id="E173" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E173" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;">Tales of Willow Valley,</span><span class="qowt-stl-a-size-base qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" id="E174" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E174" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span class="qowt-stl-a-size-base qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" id="E175" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E175" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Author Gail Pallotta wrote: “Ms. Clarke brings us five love stories based on the lives of real people and true events. The heroines are brave, spunky women who attract their suitors with their independence and ability to cope with the perils of the day as well as their beauty.</span><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" id="E176" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E176" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span class="qowt-stl-a-size-base qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" id="E177" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E177" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Getting lost in the historical detail and excellent characterization, I felt I was with the characters in yesteryear times. The struggles of the heroines and the chivalry of the heroes who won their hearts touched mine and kept me turning the pages to find out what would happen next. I highly recommend these stories for those who enjoy history, people facing and overcoming difficulties and romantic scenes.”</span></p><p class="qowt-stl-Normal" id="E178" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E178" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="display: block; font-family: "Times New Roman", Tinos, "Baskerville Old Face", "Bell MT", serif; font-size: 12pt; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" is="qowt-word-run" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p class="qowt-stl-Normal" id="E179" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E179" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-format="{"font":"Arial"}" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="display: block; font-family: "Times New Roman", Tinos, "Baskerville Old Face", "Bell MT", serif; font-size: 12pt; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" id="E180" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E180" style="color: black; display: inline; font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">These short stories were inspired by the experience of Clarke’s ancestors. Linda Weaver Clarke said, “What if I gave my great grandparent’s experience to a fictional character, how would it turn out? </span><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" id="E181" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E181" style="color: black; display: inline; font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">As I did this, e</span><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" id="E182" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E182" style="color: black; display: inline; font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">ach story blossomed before my eyes and I was delighted with the outcome.”</span></p><p class="qowt-stl-Normal" id="E183" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E183" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="display: block; font-family: "Times New Roman", Tinos, "Baskerville Old Face", "Bell MT", serif; font-size: 12pt; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" is="qowt-word-run" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p class="qowt-stl-Normal" id="E184" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E184" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-format="{"font":"Arial"}" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="display: block; font-family: "Times New Roman", Tinos, "Baskerville Old Face", "Bell MT", serif; font-size: 12pt; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9GdJFaZ8MepU6pCzzOn97M2dfTNqfNi7ktFiq28dcFFzyQoI6APWKEre9ihAMEUaEB8_LY8Fsu6HhZAH6ACzceUe-kKguNOzCQBuQ70IZKc9XEeDx9tqbJV6NVZnaOoy-Yh2XGv40iSs/s324/Tales+web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="324" data-original-width="216" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9GdJFaZ8MepU6pCzzOn97M2dfTNqfNi7ktFiq28dcFFzyQoI6APWKEre9ihAMEUaEB8_LY8Fsu6HhZAH6ACzceUe-kKguNOzCQBuQ70IZKc9XEeDx9tqbJV6NVZnaOoy-Yh2XGv40iSs/s320/Tales+web.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E185" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="qowt-stl-Normal" id="E184" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E184" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-format="{"font":"Arial"}" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="display: block; font-family: "Times New Roman", Tinos, "Baskerville Old Face", "Bell MT", serif; font-size: 12pt; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" id="E185" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E185" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">In </span><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" id="E186" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E186" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;">Tales of Willow Valley</span><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" id="E187" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E187" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">, you will read </span><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" id="E188" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E188" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">five s</span><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" id="E189" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E189" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">hort </span><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" id="E190" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E190" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">stories.</span></p><p class="qowt-stl-Normal" id="E191" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E191" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-format="{"font":"Arial"}" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="display: block; font-family: "Times New Roman", Tinos, "Baskerville Old Face", "Bell MT", serif; font-size: 12pt; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" id="E192" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E192" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Light at the End of the Tunnel</span><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" id="E193" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E193" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">: When Thomas finds out that the proprietor of Hannah’s Hot Chocolate Shop is struggling, he comes up with a brilliant idea. Will she agree to such an unconventional plan? </span></p><p class="qowt-stl-Normal" id="E194" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E194" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-format="{"font":"Arial"}" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="display: block; font-family: "Times New Roman", Tinos, "Baskerville Old Face", "Bell MT", serif; font-size: 12pt; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" id="E195" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E195" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;">Leave or Perish</span><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" id="E196" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E196" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">: </span><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" id="E197" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E197" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">When Jonathan watches Serenity chase off thieves with a sword in her hand, he becomes intrigued with her. How will he win her heart? </span></p><p class="qowt-stl-Normal" id="E194" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E194" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-format="{"font":"Arial"}" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="display: block; font-family: "Times New Roman", Tinos, "Baskerville Old Face", "Bell MT", serif; font-size: 12pt; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E197" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p></qowt-section></div></div><p class="qowt-stl-Normal" id="E198" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E198" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-format="{"siz":14}" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", Tinos, "Baskerville Old Face", "Bell MT", serif; font-size: 16px; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" id="E199" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E199" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span></span><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" id="E199" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E199" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;">A Broom in her Hand</span><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" id="E200" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E200" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">: </span><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" id="E201" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E201" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">When Laura reports that a thief snuck into her home, William finds out that she chased the intruder off with a broom, but he soon learns the man’s invasion is much bigger than he realizes.</span><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" id="E202" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E202" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p class="qowt-stl-Normal" id="E203" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E203" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-format="{"siz":14}" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", Tinos, "Baskerville Old Face", "Bell MT", serif; font-size: 16px; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" id="E204" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E204" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;">Deception</span><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" id="E205" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E205" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">: When Peter accepted the job of writing letters to a young lady on behalf of his employer, he soon realizes he is falling in love with Pauline. </span></p><p class="qowt-stl-Normal" id="E198" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E198" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-format="{"siz":14}" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", Tinos, "Baskerville Old Face", "Bell MT", serif; font-size: 16px; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E199" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" id="E207" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E207" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt;">A Cry for Help</span><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" id="E208" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E208" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt;">: </span><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" id="E209" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E209" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt;">When Joshua is sent with a message for Mary, the note says that she must go on a dangerous quest and he is determined to accompany her.</span></span></p><p class="qowt-stl-Normal" id="E210" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E210" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", Tinos, "Baskerville Old Face", "Bell MT", serif; font-size: 16px; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" is="qowt-word-run" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p class="qowt-stl-Normal" id="E211" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E211" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-format="{"siz":14}" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", Tinos, "Baskerville Old Face", "Bell MT", serif; font-size: 16px; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" id="E212" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E212" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span></span><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" id="E212" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E212" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">When Sunnie Reviews read </span><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" id="E213" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E213" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;">Tales of Willow Valley, </span><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" id="E214" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E214" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">she wrote: “The stories are refreshing tales of good people working through life as do we today. The title of one of the stories gives me hope for the struggles we are going through now: </span><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" id="E215" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E215" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Light at the End of the Tunnel</span><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" id="E216" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E216" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">. God is always watching out for us and there are good things yet to come. I found these happy stories just what I needed in these trying days.” </span></p><p class="qowt-stl-Normal" id="E211" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E211" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-format="{"siz":14}" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", Tinos, "Baskerville Old Face", "Bell MT", serif; font-size: 16px; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E216" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p class="qowt-stl-Normal" id="E211" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E211" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-format="{"siz":14}" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", Tinos, "Baskerville Old Face", "Bell MT", serif; font-size: 16px; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-family: "Times New Roman", Tinos, "Baskerville Old Face", "Bell MT", serif; font-size: 16px; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" id="E219" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E219" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span></span><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" id="E219" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E219" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre-wrap;">Happy Holidays!</span><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" id="E220" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E220" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> I</span><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" id="E221" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E221" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">t’s time to </span><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" id="E222" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E222" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">enjoy</span><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" id="E223" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E223" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" id="E224" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E224" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">some holiday stories</span><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" id="E225" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E225" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" id="E226" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E226" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" id="E227" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E227" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;">Holidays in Willow Valley </span><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" id="E228" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E228" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">is full of surprises. </span><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" id="E229" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E229" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">The inspiration for these stories was based on true experiences. </span><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" id="E230" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E230" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Y</span><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" id="E231" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E231" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">ou will read </span><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" id="E232" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E232" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">six</span><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" id="E233" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E233" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> short stories: </span><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" id="E234" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E234" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Valentine Bandit, St. Paddy’s Day, April Fools Pranks, The Daring Escape, </span><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" id="E235" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E235" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;">All Hallows Eve, </span><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" id="E236" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E236" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;">An Unforgettable Christmas</span><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" id="E237" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E237" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" id="E238" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E238" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" id="E239" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E239" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">These stories</span><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" id="E240" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E240" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" id="E241" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E241" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">have humor with a surprise ending.</span><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" id="E242" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E242" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> This book was just released by Audible Audiobooks.</span></p><p class="qowt-stl-Normal" id="E243" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E243" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", Tinos, "Baskerville Old Face", "Bell MT", serif; font-size: 16px; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" is="qowt-word-run" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p class="qowt-stl-Normal" id="E244" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E244" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-format="{"siz":14}" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", Tinos, "Baskerville Old Face", "Bell MT", serif; font-size: 16px; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" id="E245" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E245" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span></span><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" id="E245" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E245" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">What were the holidays like in </span><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" id="E246" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E246" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">the </span><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" id="E247" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E247" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">1840</span><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" id="E248" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E248" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">s</span><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" id="E249" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E249" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">? </span><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" id="E250" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E250" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">How will Emmeline and Felicity celebrate Valentine’s Day? Do Sam and Josie believe in leprechauns and the pot of gold when St. Patrick’s Day comes around? Is it common to play jokes on one another on April Fools Day? Nicholas and Lucas find out first hand. Angelica’s eyes are opened when she is challenged on Independence Day. When the Scottish came to America, they brought their Halloween traditions with them. How about Christmas? Will Willow Valley accept these traditions? Find out as you share their experiences. </span></p><p class="qowt-stl-Normal" id="E244" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E244" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-format="{"siz":14}" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", Tinos, "Baskerville Old Face", "Bell MT", serif; font-size: 16px; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E250" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p class="qowt-stl-Normal" id="E244" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E244" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-format="{"siz":14}" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", Tinos, "Baskerville Old Face", "Bell MT", serif; font-size: 16px; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E250" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="qowt-stl-a-size-base qowt-font3-Arial" id="E253" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E253" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt;">Sunny Reviews wrote: </span><span class="qowt-stl-a-size-base qowt-font3-Arial" id="E254" is="qowt-word-run" named-flow="FLOW-12" qowt-eid="E254" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt;">“This book contains six short stories of various characters and different holidays celebrated in the 1840 time period. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Tinos, "Baskerville Old Face", "Bell MT", serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: normal;"></span></span><span class="qowt-font3-Arial qowt-stl-a-size-base" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" is="qowt-word-run" named-flow="FLOW-12" qowt-eid="E254" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">These are enjoyable stories to read any time of year, not just in holiday times.</span><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" id="E255" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E255" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span class="qowt-stl-a-size-base qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" id="E256" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E256" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">The book carries Christian values, which I love.</span><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" id="E257" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E257" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span class="qowt-stl-a-size-base qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" id="E258" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E258" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">These are very entertaining stories and I hope you wi</span><span class="qowt-stl-a-size-base qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" id="E259" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E259" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">ll take the time to read them!”</span></p><div><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E250" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="qowt-stl-a-size-base qowt-font3-Arial" is="qowt-word-run" named-flow="FLOW-12" qowt-eid="E254" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></span></div><p class="qowt-stl-Normal" id="E252" is="qowt-word-para" named-flow="FLOW-11" qowt-eid="E252" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-format="{"siz":14}" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", Tinos, "Baskerville Old Face", "Bell MT", serif; font-size: 16px; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="qowt-stl-a-size-base qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" id="E253" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E253" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span></span></p><p class="qowt-stl-Title" id="E261" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E261" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-format="{"siz":14}" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", Tinos, "Baskerville Old Face", "Bell MT", serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px 0pt; padding: 0px;"><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" id="E262" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E262" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>Book Trailer: </span><a contenteditable="false" href="https://vimeo.com/438375608" id="E263" is="qowt-hyperlink" qowt-eid="E263" target="_blank"><span class="qowt-font4-BookAntiqua qowt-stl-Hyperlink" face=""Book Antiqua", "Palatino Linotype", serif !important" id="E264" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E264" style="color: blue; display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://vimeo.com/438375608</span></a><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" id="E265" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E265" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p class="qowt-stl-Normal" id="E266" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E266" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", Tinos, "Baskerville Old Face", "Bell MT", serif; font-size: 16px; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" is="qowt-word-run" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p class="qowt-stl-Normal" id="E267" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E267" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-format="{"siz":14}" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", Tinos, "Baskerville Old Face", "Bell MT", serif; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" id="E268" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E268" style="display: inline; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span></span></span><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" id="E268" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E268" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bio: </span><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" id="E269" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E269" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Linda Weaver Clarke was raised in the Rocky Mountains of Southern Idaho and now lives in the red desert hills of southern Utah. She is the author of 30 books: Historical Romance, Cozy Mystery, Swashbuckling Romance, Historical Mystery Romance, a Children’s Book, and Nonfiction. Linda works at the Family Search Center where she helps people find their ancestors so they can learn about their heritage. </span></p><p class="qowt-stl-Normal" id="E267" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E267" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-format="{"siz":14}" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", Tinos, "Baskerville Old Face", "Bell MT", serif; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E269" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p class="qowt-stl-Normal" id="E267" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E267" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-format="{"siz":14}" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", Tinos, "Baskerville Old Face", "Bell MT", serif; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E269" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p class="qowt-stl-Normal" id="E267" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E267" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-format="{"siz":14}" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", Tinos, "Baskerville Old Face", "Bell MT", serif; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E269" style="display: inline; font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p class="qowt-stl-Normal" id="E271" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E271" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", Tinos, "Baskerville Old Face", "Bell MT", serif; font-size: 16px; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="qowt-font4-BookAntiqua" face=""Book Antiqua", "Palatino Linotype", serif !important" id="E272" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E272" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Links:</span></p><p class="qowt-stl-Normal" id="E273" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E273" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", Tinos, "Baskerville Old Face", "Bell MT", serif; font-size: 16px; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="qowt-font4-BookAntiqua" face=""Book Antiqua", "Palatino Linotype", serif !important" id="E274" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E274" style="display: inline; font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;">Holidays in Willow Valley</span><span class="qowt-font4-BookAntiqua" face=""Book Antiqua", "Palatino Linotype", serif !important" id="E275" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E275" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: </span><a contenteditable="false" href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B089CQL6NB" id="E276" is="qowt-hyperlink" qowt-eid="E276" target="_blank"><span class="qowt-font4-BookAntiqua qowt-stl-Hyperlink" face=""Book Antiqua", "Palatino Linotype", serif !important" id="E277" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E277" style="color: blue; 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list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="qowt-stl-a-size-base qowt-font3-Arial" face="Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Arimo, "Microsoft Sans serif", sans-serif !important" is="qowt-word-run" named-flow="FLOW-12" qowt-eid="E254" style="display: inline; font-family: "Times New Roman", Tinos, "Baskerville Old Face", "Bell MT", serif; font-size: 14pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>Thank you so much for visiting, Linda! And readers, thank you for stopping in to the 'World'. Be sure to find me as a guest on November 12 at Martha Reynolds Writes, where I will be giving away two books, <u>In Good Faith</u> and <u>Act of Faith</u>. 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<span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E143" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E143" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Willow Valley </span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E144" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E144" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Historical Romance</span></div>
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<span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E147" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E147" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Willow Valley series has humor, adventure, romance, and mystery. Set in the 1800s, </span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E148" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E148" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">each book is family friendly</span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E149" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E149" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> for teens and adults</span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E150" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E150" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E151" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E151" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E152" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E152" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The first book is</span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E153" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E153" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E154" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E154" style="display: inline; font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;">One Last Dance,</span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E155" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E155" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> which will keep you guessing until the end of the book. In this historical romance, there is a mystery to solve. </span> </div>
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<span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E161" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E161" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The second book in this series is </span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E162" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E162" style="display: inline; font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;">Angel’s Serenade</span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E163" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E163" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E164" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E164" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">You will learn about the infamous River Pirates, the remedies for illnesses of that time period, the effects that music has on a person, and you will fall in love all over again. </span></div>
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<span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E167" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E167" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Emmeline Scott is raising her sister’s two children and is surprised when she finds out the new doctor in town is helping her nephew adapt to his surroundings. It is not easy to be uprooted and have to start a new life. Each day when Emmeline practices the piano, she doesn’t know the doctor secretly sits on his porch to listen to her music. As Emmeline gets to know the charming doctor, Lucas Golden, they become intrigued by her neighbor’s mysterious behavior. Will they discover his secret? And who is the leader of the River Pirates, who is causing so much havoc?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: garamond, serif; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Linda Weaver Clarke was raised among the Rocky Mountains of southern Idaho and now lives among the red hills of southern Utah. She is the author of Historical Romance, Cozy Mysteries, Swashbuckling Romance, a Children’s Book, and Nonfiction. Linda teaches a class about writing your family history that is free to the public at the Family Search Center in Southern Utah. She is also a missionary at the Family Search Center where she helps people find their ancestors and learn about their heritage. </span></div>
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<i>It's such a joy to welcome Linda Weaver Clarke to 'the World'! In this visit, she will be discussing her Amelia Moore Mystery Series. And Linda will select a lucky reader from those who leave a comment as the winner of a copy of <span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", tinos, "baskerville old face", "bell mt", serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Amelia Moore Mysteries, Volume 1</b>! Hi, Linda, and thanks for visiting. </span></i><br />
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<span id="E148" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E148" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In </span><span id="E149" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E149" style="display: inline; font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;">Amelia Moore Mysteries, Volume 1</span><span id="E150" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E150" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, they travel to exotic places such as Bali Island in Indonesia, Ireland where she gets to kiss the Blarney Stone, and Mexico where she experiences what a rain forest is really like. Volume 1 includes three cozy mysteries.</span></div>
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<span id="E161" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E161" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ireland is the next place you can visit with Amelia and Rick. </span><span id="E162" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E162" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">When Amelia is hired to search for her client’s grandparents in </span><span id="E163" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E163" style="display: inline; font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Shamrock Case</span><span id="E164" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E164" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, the case takes them to Ireland. Kate must learn about her heritage. Who are her grandparents and could they still be alive after all these years? Why did her parents leave Ireland suddenly and move to America? Is there more to this case than meets the eye?</span></div>
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<span id="E167" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E167" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The last place Amelia was thinking </span><span id="E168" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E168" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">of</span><span id="E169" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E169" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> visiting was Mexico. </span><span id="E170" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E170" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In </span><span id="E171" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E171" style="display: inline; font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Missing Heir, </span><span id="E172" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E172" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dell Murphy has passed on and left a fortune to his nephew. He wants his nephew to continue his work at the orphanage in Mexico, but there is one problem. Neal Woods is missing! If Amelia and Rick can’t find him soon, the fortune will be turned over to Dell’s brother and sister who intend to close down “Uncle Dell’s Orphanage.” If that happens, where will the children go?</span></div>
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<span id="E226" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E226" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Amelia and Rick have the makings of being a lasting couple that readers will adore and root for. Clarke knows both her characters and locations well and it shines </span><span id="E227" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E227" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">through each word she writes.” --</span><span id="E228" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E228" style="display: inline; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre-wrap;">Socrates Book Review</span></div>
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<span id="E231" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E231" style="display: inline; font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;">Amelia Moore Mysteries Volume 1</span><span id="E232" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E232" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: </span><a contenteditable="false" href="https://www.amazon.com/Amelia-Moore-Mysteries-Book-1-ebook/dp/B087ZS8FJZ" id="E233" is="qowt-hyperlink" qowt-eid="E233" target="_blank"><span class="qowt-stl-Hyperlink" id="E234" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E234" style="color: blue; display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.amazon.com/Amelia-Moore-Mysteries-Book-1-ebook/dp/B087ZS8FJZ</span></a><span id="E235" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E235" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></div>
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<span id="E238" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E238" style="display: inline; font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;">Amelia Moore Mysteries Volume 2</span><span id="E239" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E239" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: </span><a contenteditable="false" href="https://www.amazon.com/Amelia-Moore-Mysteries-Book-2-ebook/dp/B087ZS56FY" id="E240" is="qowt-hyperlink" qowt-eid="E240" target="_blank"><span class="qowt-stl-Hyperlink" id="E241" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E241" style="color: blue; display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.amazon.com/Amelia-Moore-Mysteries-Book-2-ebook/dp/B087ZS56FY</span></a><span id="E242" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E242" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></div>
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<span id="E253" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E253" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Author Bio: </span><span id="E254" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E254" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Linda Weaver Clarke was raised in the Rocky Mountains of Southern Idaho and now lives among the red hills of southern Utah. She is the author of Historical Romances, Swashbuckling Romances, Cozy Mysteries, Mystery Suspense, a Children’s Book, and Nonfiction. Linda is a missionary at the Family Search Center where she helps people find their ancestors so they can learn about their heritage. To learn more, visit </span><a contenteditable="false" href="http://www.lindaweaverclarke.com/" id="E255" is="qowt-hyperlink" qowt-eid="E255" target="_blank"><span class="qowt-stl-Hyperlink" id="E256" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E256" style="color: blue; display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">www.lindaweaverclarke.com</span></a><span id="E257" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E257" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></div>
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<span id="E260" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E260" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Linda’s Website: </span><a contenteditable="false" href="http://www.lindaweaverclarke.com/" id="E261" is="qowt-hyperlink" qowt-eid="E261" target="_blank"><span class="qowt-stl-Hyperlink" id="E262" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E262" style="color: blue; display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">www.lindaweaverclarke.com</span></a></div>
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Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12212981473659269964noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8172934362161519950.post-28829437203283743102020-05-17T12:20:00.003-07:002020-05-19T12:02:16.788-07:00Visit with 'Your Travel Cap' Bloggers Bob & Benny!<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: large; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" id="E58" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E58" style="background-color: white; display: inline; font-family: "calibri" , "carlito" , sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">Gina, thanks so much for inviting us back to your blog. We had a great time last time we were here, and </span><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" id="E60" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E60" style="background-color: white; display: inline; font-family: "calibri" , "carlito" , sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">I’m</span><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" id="E62" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E62" style="background-color: white; display: inline; font-family: "calibri" , "carlito" , sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"> sure this time will be just as much fun. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" id="E65" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E65" style="display: inline; font-family: "arial" , "arial unicode ms" , "arimo" , "microsoft sans serif" , sans-serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;">For the fans of Gina’s blog that </span><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" id="E67" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E67" style="display: inline; font-family: "arial" , "arial unicode ms" , "arimo" , "microsoft sans serif" , sans-serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;">don’t</span><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" id="E69" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E69" style="display: inline; font-family: "arial" , "arial unicode ms" , "arimo" , "microsoft sans serif" , sans-serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;"> know us or missed our last appearance, let me introduce ourselves. My name is Bob, and I travel around the New England area with my sidekick, Benny. </span> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" id="E154" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E154" style="display: inline; font-family: "arial" , "arial unicode ms" , "arimo" , "microsoft sans serif" , sans-serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;">Winter brought shorter days and colder temperatures, and it was more difficult to go exploring. This was particularly tough on Benny, who </span><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" id="E156" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E156" style="display: inline; font-family: "arial" , "arial unicode ms" , "arimo" , "microsoft sans serif" , sans-serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;">doesn’t</span><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" id="E158" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E158" style="display: inline; font-family: "arial" , "arial unicode ms" , "arimo" , "microsoft sans serif" , sans-serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;"> have much else to do during the day while I’m at work. He also had to put up with my laziness on the weekends when I just </span><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" id="E160" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E160" style="display: inline; font-family: "arial" , "arial unicode ms" , "arimo" , "microsoft sans serif" , sans-serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;">wasn’t</span><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" id="E162" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E162" style="display: inline; font-family: "arial" , "arial unicode ms" , "arimo" , "microsoft sans serif" , sans-serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;"> motivated to venture out. Thankfully, he had a positive attitude about the whole thing and decided that he would use the extra time to hibernate. When he was awake, we worked on some different types of posts. One was a compilation of </span><a contenteditable="false" href="https://yourtravelcap.com/five-free-things-to-do-in-falmouth-ma/" id="E163" is="qowt-hyperlink" qowt-eid="E163" target="_blank"><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" id="E164" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E164" style="color: #1155cc; display: inline; font-family: "arial" , "arial unicode ms" , "arimo" , "microsoft sans serif" , sans-serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;">Five Free Things to do in Falmouth</span></a><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" id="E165" is="qowt-word-run" named-flow="FLOW-4" qowt-eid="E165" style="display: inline; font-family: "arial" , "arial unicode ms" , "arimo" , "microsoft sans serif" , sans-serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;">, a really </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "arial unicode ms" , "arimo" , "microsoft sans serif" , sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">fun post about candy and food: there was</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" id="E198" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E198" style="display: inline; font-family: "arial" , "arial unicode ms" , "arimo" , "microsoft sans serif" , sans-serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sadly, the coronavirus has put a damper on our explorations. While some state parks and hiking trails remain open, </span><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" id="E200" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E200" style="display: inline; font-family: "arial" , "arial unicode ms" , "arimo" , "microsoft sans serif" , sans-serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;">we’re</span><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" id="E202" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E202" style="display: inline; font-family: "arial" , "arial unicode ms" , "arimo" , "microsoft sans serif" , sans-serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;"> trying our best to be safe and stay home as much as possible. We have been able to go to a few places, but Benny </span><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" id="E204" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E204" style="display: inline; font-family: "arial" , "arial unicode ms" , "arimo" , "microsoft sans serif" , sans-serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;">isn’t</span><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" id="E206" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E206" style="display: inline; font-family: "arial" , "arial unicode ms" , "arimo" , "microsoft sans serif" , sans-serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;"> sure if we should post about our newer adventures just yet. He said he </span><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" id="E208" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E208" style="display: inline; font-family: "arial" , "arial unicode ms" , "arimo" , "microsoft sans serif" , sans-serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;">doesn’t</span><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" id="E210" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E210" style="display: inline; font-family: "arial" , "arial unicode ms" , "arimo" , "microsoft sans serif" , sans-serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;"> want to encourage people to go out if they don’t have to. He suggests that if you need to get out to go for a walk or jog around your neighborhood, or find a very secluded spot. </span><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" id="E212" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E212" style="display: inline; font-family: "arial" , "arial unicode ms" , "arimo" , "microsoft sans serif" , sans-serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;">I’m</span><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" id="E214" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E214" style="display: inline; font-family: "arial" , "arial unicode ms" , "arimo" , "microsoft sans serif" , sans-serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;"> proud of my little bear friend for his great strides in social responsibility. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" id="E217" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E217" style="display: inline; font-family: "arial" , "arial unicode ms" , "arimo" , "microsoft sans serif" , sans-serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;">Nevertheless, </span><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" id="E219" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E219" style="display: inline; font-family: "arial" , "arial unicode ms" , "arimo" , "microsoft sans serif" , sans-serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;">we’re</span><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" id="E221" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E221" style="display: inline; font-family: "arial" , "arial unicode ms" , "arimo" , "microsoft sans serif" , sans-serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;"> still finding ways to be adventurous at home. Lately, Benny and I have been enhancing our cooking skills. He helped with making homemade meatballs, and then with pasta e fagioli (pasta fazool). He likes spices a bit too much though. He loves spreading the spices around like </span><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" id="E223" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E223" style="display: inline; font-family: "arial" , "arial unicode ms" , "arimo" , "microsoft sans serif" , sans-serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;">they’re</span><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" id="E225" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E225" style="display: inline; font-family: "arial" , "arial unicode ms" , "arimo" , "microsoft sans serif" , sans-serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;"> sprinkles on ice cream. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" id="E228" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E228" style="display: inline; font-family: "arial" , "arial unicode ms" , "arimo" , "microsoft sans serif" , sans-serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;">Benny is also using the time to </span><a contenteditable="false" href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?ff3=4&pub=5575555922&toolid=10001&campid=5338687795&customid=&mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fsme%2Fhappynewenglander%2FExtra-10-off-5%2Fso.html%3F_soffid%3D6538231901%26_soffType%3DTargetedOffer" id="E229" is="qowt-hyperlink" qowt-eid="E229" target="_blank"><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" id="E230" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E230" style="color: #1155cc; display: inline; font-family: "arial" , "arial unicode ms" , "arimo" , "microsoft sans serif" , sans-serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;">open a store</span><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" id="E231" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E231" style="color: black; display: inline; font-family: "arial" , "arial unicode ms" , "arimo" , "microsoft sans serif" , sans-serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></a><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" id="E232" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E232" style="display: inline; font-family: "arial" , "arial unicode ms" , "arimo" , "microsoft sans serif" , sans-serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;"> He noticed that we had a lot of board games in the basement that we weren’t using, so he asked if he could sell them and use the money for our post-corona ventures. I had to ask my wife first; if we had gotten rid of her Scooby-Doo Monopoly, Benny and I would have been sleeping in the backyard for a month. Good thing I did - that game was NOT for sale! Benny and I looked over the other games we have and put them in the store. So, if </span><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" id="E234" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E234" style="display: inline; font-family: "arial" , "arial unicode ms" , "arimo" , "microsoft sans serif" , sans-serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;">you’re</span><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" id="E236" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E236" style="display: inline; font-family: "arial" , "arial unicode ms" , "arimo" , "microsoft sans serif" , sans-serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;"> bored and are looking for a board game (bored, board game...I crack myself up).</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a contenteditable="false" href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?ff3=4&pub=5575555922&toolid=10001&campid=5338687795&customid=&mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fsme%2Fhappynewenglander%2FExtra-10-off-5%2Fso.html%3F_soffid%3D6538231901%26_soffType%3DTargetedOffer" id="E239" is="qowt-hyperlink" qowt-eid="E239" target="_blank"><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" id="E240" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E240" style="color: #1155cc; display: inline; font-family: "arial" , "arial unicode ms" , "arimo" , "microsoft sans serif" , sans-serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;">Benny invites you to check out his eBay store. </span><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" id="E242" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E242" style="color: #1155cc; display: inline; font-family: "arial" , "arial unicode ms" , "arimo" , "microsoft sans serif" , sans-serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;">He’s</span><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" id="E244" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E244" style="color: #1155cc; display: inline; font-family: "arial" , "arial unicode ms" , "arimo" , "microsoft sans serif" , sans-serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;"> giving all subscribers to Gina’s Blog 10% off (all orders over $5). How about that? What a nice bear!</span></a><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" id="E245" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E245" style="display: inline; font-family: "arial" , "arial unicode ms" , "arimo" , "microsoft sans serif" , sans-serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Just make sure you click on this link to get his offer. Benny is </span><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" id="E247" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E247" style="display: inline; font-family: "arial" , "arial unicode ms" , "arimo" , "microsoft sans serif" , sans-serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;">really proud</span><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" id="E249" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E249" style="display: inline; font-family: "arial" , "arial unicode ms" , "arimo" , "microsoft sans serif" , sans-serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;"> of himself for figuring out how to make special offers! He set this one up to be good until May 31. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" id="E252" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E252" style="display: inline; font-family: "arial" , "arial unicode ms" , "arimo" , "microsoft sans serif" , sans-serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;">He wasn’t sure if he’d be taken seriously if people knew it was a bear running the store so he had me put it in my name, but between you and me, Benny’s the real brains of this operation. </span><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" id="E254" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E254" style="display: inline; font-family: "arial" , "arial unicode ms" , "arimo" , "microsoft sans serif" , sans-serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;">He’s</span><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" id="E256" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E256" style="display: inline; font-family: "arial" , "arial unicode ms" , "arimo" , "microsoft sans serif" , sans-serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;"> making me add more by the end of the month, so be sure to check back. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" id="E259" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E259" style="display: inline; font-family: "arial" , "arial unicode ms" , "arimo" , "microsoft sans serif" , sans-serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;">I hope you enjoyed reading about our newest adventures. Hopefully, </span><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" id="E261" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E261" style="display: inline; font-family: "arial" , "arial unicode ms" , "arimo" , "microsoft sans serif" , sans-serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;">we’ll</span><span class="qowt-font3-Arial" id="E263" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E263" style="display: inline; font-family: "arial" , "arial unicode ms" , "arimo" , "microsoft sans serif" , sans-serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;"> be back at it again really soon. In the meantime, make sure you practice safe social distancing and wash your hands again and again and again until your paws get sore. </span></span></div>
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Gina: So nice to have you, Larry!Please tell us about your new book, <b><i>Mary Magdalene</i></b>.<br />
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<i><span id="E164" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E164" style="display: inline; font-family: "times new roman" , "tinos" , "baskerville old face" , "bell mt" , serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">It is a joy to welcome award-winning author Gail </span><span id="E166" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E166" style="display: inline; font-family: "times new roman" , "tinos" , "baskerville old face" , "bell mt" , serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pallotta to the "World". Gail is</span><span id="E168" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E168" style="display: inline; font-family: "times new roman" , "tinos" , "baskerville old face" , "bell mt" , serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> a wife, Mom, swimmer and bargain shopper who loves God, beach sunsets and getting together with friends and family. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman" , "tinos" , "baskerville old face" , "bell mt" , serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">She’s published six books, poems, short stories and several hundred articles. Some of her articles appear in anthologies while two are in museums. She loves to connect with readers!</span></i><br />
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<b><span id="E53" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E53" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">To celebrate the release of Cooking up a Mystery, </span><span id="E54" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E54" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Gail’s giving</span><span id="E55" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E55" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> away a Kindle copy of </span><span id="E56" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E56" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">her </span><span id="E57" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E57" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">teen novel, </span><span id="E58" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E58" style="display: inline; font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;">Stopped </span><span id="E59" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E59" style="display: inline; font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;">Cold</span><span id="E60" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E60" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, or a review copy of </span><span id="E61" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E61" style="display: inline; font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;">Cooking up a Mystery</span><span id="E62" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E62" style="display: inline; font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></b></div>
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<span id="E64" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E64" style="display: inline; font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;">Stopped Cold</span><span id="E65" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E65" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> was</span><span id="E66" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E66" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> an Amazon Best Seller in Christian Teens and Young Adult Mysteries and Thrillers for one month</span><span id="E67" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E67" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and</span><span id="E68" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E68" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> finished fourth in the 16th Annual </span><span id="E70" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E70" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Preditors</span><span id="E72" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E72" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and Editors Readers Poll.</span></div>
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<span id="E74" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E74" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">So, Gail, please tell us a little about</span><span id="E75" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E75" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span id="E76" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E76" style="display: inline; font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;">Cooking up a Mystery</span><span id="E77" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E77" style="display: inline; font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></div>
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<span id="E79" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E79" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">GP: It</span><span id="E80" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E80" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">’s</span><span id="E81" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E81" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span id="E82" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E82" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">my</span><span id="E83" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E83" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> second book about a woman entrepreneur. I wanted to write about women of faith who faced challenging situations and succeeded by putting their trust in God. In </span><span id="E84" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E84" style="display: inline; font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;">Cooking up a</span><span id="E85" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E85" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span id="E86" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E86" style="display: inline; font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;">Mystery</span><span id="E87" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E87" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> a woman without formal training </span><span id="E88" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E88" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">grasps hold of</span><span id="E89" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E89" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> an</span><span id="E90" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E90" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> opportunity given to her by her mother and father</span><span id="E91" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E91" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. She</span><span id="E92" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E92" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> not only pulls herself from the jaws of poverty, but turns a start-up tea house into a thriving business. And she does it while dealing with past pain and a criminal.</span></div>
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<span id="E96" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E96" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">GP: Laney, the heroine, is so angry with her</span><span id="E97" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E97" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> ex-husband, she’s doesn’t ever want another relations</span><span id="E98" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E98" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">h</span><span id="E99" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E99" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ip.</span><span id="E100" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E100" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> She put him through dental school instead of going to college herself. With her parents gone now and no education, her business is her only means of survival. Pre-occupied with making it succeed, she has no desire for a social life. </span></div>
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<span id="E102" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E102" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">GP: Eric, the hero, is a college math professor. Still carrying the pain his father caused when he left Eric and his mother, he doesn’t want to end up in a marriage. People say he’s just like his father</span><span id="E103" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E103" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span><span id="E104" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E104" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">He would never want to hurt anyone as much as the abandonment did him. </span><span id="E105" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E105" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">For that reason, i</span><span id="E106" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E106" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">f a relationship gets too serious, he ends it. </span></div>
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<span id="E108" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E108" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Did you learn anything from writing this book</span><span id="E109" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E109" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">?</span><span id="E110" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E110" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></div>
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<span is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E110" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">GP: I learned a lot about commercial kitchen equipment and sanitary guidelines for restaurants. There are differing opinions on wearing gloves. Ideally, the cook would wear gloves, complete a task, remove the gloves and wash his or her hands. However, due to time issues, the cooks are more likely to wash their hands, the most important step, if they don’t wear gloves. Many say the chef should wear gloves when handling food already prepared and ready to serve. However, quite a few suggest not wearing gloves when mixing food or in any situation where the gloves can get pricked. If the gloves are damaged bacteria will spread. In such situations as mixing raw ingredients, it</span><span id="E111" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E111" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">’s</span><span id="E112" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E112" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> better for the cook to wash his or her hands the length of time it takes to sing “Happy Birthday” before starting the process. I believe now with the coronavirus scare, it’s preferable to sing “Happy Birthday” two times.</span></div>
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<span id="E114" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E114" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Book Blurb</b></span><span id="E115" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E115" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>:</b> </span><span id="E116" is="qowt-word-run" named-flow="FLOW-4" qowt-eid="E116" style="color: #333333; display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Laney Eskridge worked to put her husband through dental school. Then he left with another woman. She's on edge from the emotional scars and her parents' deaths. Then she hears unexplained noises in her new tea house, and her anxiety is tripled. Add a budding romance with </span><span is="qowt-word-run" named-flow="FLOW-4" qowt-eid="E116" style="color: #333333; display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Eric—a guy with a fear of commitment—and it's all too much to handle. She cuts ties with Eric </span><span id="E117" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E117" style="color: #333333; display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">and plunges into making her business pay off.</span></div>
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<span id="E123" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E123" style="color: #333333; display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">When Eric discovers that Laney's in danger, he vows to protect her. But can he make a lasting promise? Will she trust him? . . </span><span id="E125" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E125" style="color: #333333; display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.and</span><span id="E127" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E127" style="color: #333333; display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> when they overhear a threat that could cause national turmoil, will anyone believe them? There's more brewing than herbal tea in Cooking up a Mystery.</span></div>
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<span id="E135" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E135" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The sound of several pots clanking one right after the other drifted into the dining area. </span><span id="E136" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E136" style="display: inline; font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;">Did he</span><span id="E137" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E137" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span id="E138" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E138" style="display: inline; font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;">not hear the racket?</span><span id="E139" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E139" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Laney opened her mouth to ask, but snapped it shut. The last thing she wanted to do was say she heard a commotion when there was none. Eric would think she had a bad psychological problem. She put her hand over her mouth. Did she? “Yes, but go ahead and eat your cookie.” She jumped at the sound of more bonks. She would’ve sworn someone ran into the trashcan in her kitchen, not out back. She gazed at Eric. He munched as though nothing distracted him. She had to ask.</span><span id="E140" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E140" style="display: inline; font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;"> No! </span><span id="E141" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E141" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Thuds pounded the floor in the kitchen. Laney was sure of it. Eric had to have heard them. She opened her mouth.</span></div>
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Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12212981473659269964noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8172934362161519950.post-90549923395927896322020-01-06T11:26:00.000-08:002020-01-06T11:59:27.089-08:00NEW!! "A Pleasant Rivalry" by Linda Weaver Clarke<br />
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"A Pleasant Rivalry" NEW Willow Valley Romance The Willow Valley Series, Book 3, by Linda Weaver Clarke<br />
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This new Historical Romance series is set in the 1800s. Each story has a mystery to solve<br />
and each book is family friendly. I have released a new book in this series, which takes place<br />
in 1839 in the United States. This was a time of turmoil for many, especially for those who<br />
supported the abolitionist movement.<br />
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In <i>A Pleasant Rivalry</i>, Angelica Davis is surprised when she finds out that an old school chum<br />
has returned to Willow Valley to take over his grandfather’s business. Since she writes<br />
articles for the Chronicle and Simon Morgan owns the Willow Valley News, they just<br />
happen to be rivals. The competition is on. Who will be the first to discover the identity of<br />
the jewel thief or the arsonist? Will it be Angelica or Simon? Gradually the feelings she once<br />
had for him return as they both search for the same stories. To her surprise, Angelica<br />
realizes she is losing her heart to her rival.<br />
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“I loved this book! It was a great historical read and full of surprises. I totally didn't expect<br />
what happened… to happen. The time period was an interesting one and I love how the<br />
author intertwines historical events into the story. It was a new and refreshing tale.” –Sunnie<br />
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You will learn about the Trail of Tears, the abolitionist movement that began in Illinois, the<br />
refugees that were kicked out of Missouri, and you will fall in love all over again as you see<br />
two classmates bond in <i>A Pleasant Rivalry</i>.<br />
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It has been thirteen years since Angelica saw her classmate. He left at the age of seventeen to<br />
join the Navy. Now he’s back to run his grandfather’s newspaper business. With Simon<br />
running the Willow Valley News and Angelica writing articles for the Chronicle, the<br />
competition is on. Who will get the story first? Angelica or her rival?<br />
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“Watching the rivalry between these two will have you on the edge of your seat, waiting to<br />
see what happens next. I would give this book a higher rating than a five star review if I<br />
could. Linda Weaver Clarke is an amazing author.” – Debbie Jamieson, Reviewer<br />
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Since this is book three in the series, you will meet a few of those from previous stories. You<br />
will see Nicholas and Felicity from book one and Emmeline and Lucas from book two. They<br />
were beloved characters that snuck back into this story and are even more enchanting. They<br />
add a bit of spice to this story.<br />
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The first book in the Willow Valley series is One Last Dance. Felicity Brooks is an artist but<br />
her career is cut short when her father passes away. When Felicity meets their new neighbor,<br />
a fine-looking bachelor, she soon discovers that he is hiding his true identity. Nicholas<br />
Adams is on a quest. But that is not all. When she finds out that someone is after a valuable<br />
heirloom…a precious treasure that her father had discovered in his attic, her life takes a new<br />
turn.<br />
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“One Last Dance is a historical romance with a mystery to add to the tale. Felicity has always<br />
been a strong and independent woman. Amongst mystery, loss, paintings, and a career, she is<br />
going to have to decide if love has a place in her heart.” --Author Anna Del C Dye<br />
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The second book in the Willow Valley series is Angel’s Serenade. Emmeline Scott is raising her<br />
sister’s two children and is surprised when she finds out the new doctor in town is helping<br />
her nephew adapt to his surroundings. It is not easy to be uprooted and have to start a new<br />
life. As Emmeline gets to know the charming doctor, Lucas Golden, they become intrigued<br />
by her neighbor’s mysterious behavior. Will they discover his secret? And who is the leader<br />
of the River Pirates, who is causing so much havoc?<br />
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“Clarke has created a sweet romance that will warm the heart, and it’s wrapped up in<br />
fascinating yesteryear details of courting, medical practice and river pirates. I highly<br />
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<br />Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12212981473659269964noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8172934362161519950.post-48707910039811779382019-08-01T08:14:00.002-07:002019-08-05T07:39:30.664-07:00Travel Blogger Bob Boutin and a Friend Visit Rhode Island's Gorge<span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span>
<i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Today we have the experienced travel blogger Bob Boutin sharing a great visit to the Blackstone Gorge in North Smithfield, RI! Welcome, Bob!</span></i><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">If you’re a New Englander, then there’s a good chance that when you hear the word “gorge,”</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">you think of the northern New England states or western Massachusetts. Rhode Island </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">probably didn’t come to mind. However, tucked away in North Smithfield, RI right near </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">the Massachusetts border is the Blackstone Gorge.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 416px; overflow: hidden; width: 624px;"><img alt="Blackstone Gorge - Rolling Dam / Roaring Dam" height="416" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/rn5AYQpAopw-1VTvsmJ8sWC0DJttxcivPwXhQc741mUBW1gizQOAWzTd3zT6Zm0FqabWTXyy0uFZ1ocu5vbmL3NC4fzMOzaVchJGGlM3IDKBDet0IwMDqZ_mSU5tK1Z9lKGniSBY" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="624" /></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #555d66; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">T</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #555d66; font-family: "arial"; font-size: x-small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><b>The Rolling (or Roaring) Dam</b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">At first, we thought it was just a waterfall. But come to find out, it’s more than that. This park </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">area crosses the Rhode Island/Massachusetts line, and the area is managed by both states. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">I thought it was nice seeing both states getting along and working together, especially after </span><br />
<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">how Massachusetts treated </span><a href="https://yourtravelcap.com/roger-that-roger-williams-memorial-in-providence-ri/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #64c9ea; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Roger Williams.</span></a></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Turns out that what we thought was a waterfall was really a dam. The Rolling Dam was c</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">reated in in 1886 so that the Blackstone Manufacturing Company could have water power </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">for the mills. The nearby Blackstone Gorge made it difficult to build anything near the dam, </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">so the company built their mills about a half mile downstream.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">You really have to look for the entrance to the Blackstone Gorge. It’s well-hidden at the corner </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">of two side streets. There’s a parking lot that has room for about 20 cars. As we left the car, </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">we could already hear the dam, which was only a short walk away.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">On the way, Benny noticed this colorful sign. What a great idea! We’ve seen other people </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">posting pictures of colored rocks on social media, but this was the first time we saw a setup </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">like this in person. He wanted to take all of the blue rocks. I know he can read the sign and </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">knew he was only supposed to take one; he was just seeing what he could get away with. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">I made sure he ended up taking only one.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #555d66; font-family: "arial"; font-size: x-small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><b>Benny wanted to take all of the rocks. I told him “one and done!”</b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">An older woman holding paddles passed us. “I’m going to die today!” she said exasperatedly, </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">whose sentiment was the exact opposite of the Kindness Rocks Project.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">“Why?” I asked, not sure if I really wanted to get into this type of conversation at the moment.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">“Look!” she said, pointing to two kayaks and an older man. “Look how close we’re going to </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">be to the falls!”</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">I could see why she was a bit nervous. The boat launch was literally right next to the falls. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">And when I say literally, I mean within thirty feet. With the roaring of the powerful water </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">dropping over hard, unforgiving rocks, I would have been a bit hesitant to go kayaking </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">there too. But there was someone else further down kayaking, and it looked like he was fine. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">I pointed him out to her, and told her so. It did little to alleviate her fears. She continued </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">walking to two kayaks near the boat ramp.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">If you’re interested in kayaking up the Blackstone River from this spot, you should check </span><br />
<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">out the </span><a href="https://blackstoneheritagecorridor.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Mville-lock-to-Gorge-beg-8x11.pdf" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #64c9ea; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Blackstone River and Canal Guide</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #555d66; font-family: "arial"; font-size: x-small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><b>If it weren’t for this dam sign, Benny would have jumped right into the water.</b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">It’s easy to get a good, close look at the dam. The best way is to go to the left of the park </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">area, or wrap around a short path and view the falls from a few yards downstream. If you </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">choose to go on the rocks, be aware that they can be a bit slippery when wet. The water’s </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">roar is loud enough to drown out your voice, so keep that in mind if you have inquisitive </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">family members or pets.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">You’re right. After admiring the dam, you can take trail that follows the river. A few yards </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">down the path, you’ll cross state lines and enter Rhode Island. There are no signs that you’re </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">crossing state lines; you’ll have to trust me (and Google Maps). The trail isn’t too wide; you’ll </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">have to walk one-by-one. Parts of it are a bit rocky and there are roots in some places, so be </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">and interesting place to explore, but at places there’s a steep drop of at least 50, 60, </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">or 70 feet. (I’m guesstimating. It’s high. Very high.) </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">If you like walking along rivers, you may also be interested in </span><a href="https://yourtravelcap.com/quequechan-river-rail-trail-in-fall-river-ma/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #64c9ea; font-family: "arial"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">The Quequechan River Rail Trail.</span></a></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: small; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">I’m southern New England through and through: I was born and raised in Fall River, </span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: small; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">went to school </span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small; white-space: pre;">in Worcester, lived in East Providence for a while, and now I live near Cape Cod. </span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: small; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">I love coffee milk, </span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small; white-space: pre;">Coney Island sauce, and clamcakes and chowder. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small; white-space: pre;">My wife Christina is from Cranston, </span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: small; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">and she’s been my West Bay Rhode Island tour guide ever since we started dating.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: small; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">While I’ll go anywhere in the world (I can’t say no to a good adventure), I especially love </span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: small; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">exploring the New England region and sharing what I’ve discovered with anyone who’ll listen. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">I’ve been managing and writing my own blog, </span><a href="http://www.yourtravelcap.com/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "arial"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">www.yourtravelcap.com</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">, for about a year now, </span></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: small; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">and one of the great things about my passion project is that it encourages me to find new </span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: small; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">and interesting places to write about. Just having the blog in itself has encouraged me to </span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: small; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">discover more about my own region! In an effort to learn about my immediate area, I’ve </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">recently begun the </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/thingstodoinmari/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "arial"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Things to do in MA and RI Facebook group. </span></a></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: small; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">As you can see from the above post, I’ve been traveling a bit with Benny. My Del’s-loving </span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: small; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">bear also likes adventure, but sometimes he can be a bit mischievous. </span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: small; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">He keeps me on my toes. </span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: small; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">We’d love to have you come along on our (mostly) New England adventures. </span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: small; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Thank you, Regina, for inviting me on your page. I look forward to visiting again!</span></div>
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Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12212981473659269964noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8172934362161519950.post-5137053777770990682019-06-17T13:36:00.000-07:002019-06-18T11:54:08.324-07:00Two Historical Romances, Each With a Mystery to Solve! Welcome, Author Linda Weaver Clarke!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E146" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E146" style="display: inline; font-family: "garamond" , "palantino linotype" , serif "important"; font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;">Angel’s Serenade </span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E147" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E147" style="display: inline; font-family: "garamond" , "palantino linotype" , serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;">is </span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E148" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E148" style="display: inline; font-family: "garamond" , "palantino linotype" , serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;">a Historical Romance with a mystery to </span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E149" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E149" style="display: inline; font-family: "garamond" , "palantino linotype" , serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;">solve. This story is set in 1836</span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E150" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E150" style="display: inline; font-family: "garamond" , "palantino linotype" , serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;"> in the United States. You w</span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E151" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E151" style="display: inline; font-family: "garamond" , "palantino linotype" , serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;">ill learn </span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E152" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E152" style="display: inline; font-family: "garamond" , "palantino linotype" , serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;">about the infamous River Pirates, </span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E153" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E153" style="display: inline; font-family: "garamond" , "palantino linotype" , serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;">the </span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E154" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E154" style="display: inline; font-family: "garamond" , "palantino linotype" , serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;">remedies for illnesses of that time</span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E155" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E155" style="display: inline; font-family: "garamond" , "palantino linotype" , serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;"> period</span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E156" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E156" style="display: inline; font-family: "garamond" , "palantino linotype" , serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;">, the effects that music has on a person</span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E157" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E157" style="display: inline; font-family: "garamond" , "palantino linotype" , serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;">, and </span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E158" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E158" style="display: inline; font-family: "garamond" , "palantino linotype" , serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;">you will </span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E159" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E159" style="display: inline; font-family: "garamond" , "palantino linotype" , serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;">fall in love all over again. </span></div>
<div class="qowt-stl-Normal" id="E160" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E160" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", Tinos, "Baskerville Old Face", "Bell MT", serif; font-size: 16px; list-style-type: none; padding: 0px;">
<span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" is="qowt-word-run" style="display: inline; font-family: "garamond" , "palantino linotype" , serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="qowt-stl-Normal" id="E161" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E161" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", Tinos, "Baskerville Old Face", "Bell MT", serif; font-size: 16px; list-style-type: none; padding: 0px;">
<span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E162" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E162" style="display: inline; font-family: "garamond" , "palantino linotype" , serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;">Emmeline Scott is raising her sister’s two children and is surprised when she finds out the new doctor in town is helping her nephew adapt to his surroundings. As Emmeline gets to know the charming doctor, they become intrigued by her neighbor’s mysterious behavior. Will they discover his secret? And who is the leader of the River Pirates, who is causing so much havoc?</span></div>
<div class="qowt-stl-Normal" id="E163" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E163" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", Tinos, "Baskerville Old Face", "Bell MT", serif; font-size: 16px; list-style-type: none; padding: 0px;">
<span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" is="qowt-word-run" style="display: inline; font-family: "garamond" , "palantino linotype" , serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="qowt-stl-Normal" id="E164" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E164" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", Tinos, "Baskerville Old Face", "Bell MT", serif; font-size: 16px; list-style-type: none; padding: 0px;">
<span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E165" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E165" style="display: inline; font-family: "garamond" , "palantino linotype" , serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;">“</span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E166" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E166" style="color: #363636; display: inline; font-family: "garamond" , "palantino linotype" , serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;">This book, combining children, doctors and music with a little bit of a mysterious pirate gang, is a lovely way to relax and enjoy positivity!</span><span id="E167" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E167" style="color: #363636; display: inline; font-size: 10.5pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond qowt-stl-a-size-base" id="E168" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E168" style="display: inline; font-family: "garamond" , "palantino linotype" , serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ms. Clarke has a gift for writing homey dialogue, and a deep understanding of children’s needs and feelings – all combined into a developing love story in the not-so-long-ago past. All of this results in an enjoyable read.” –Author Sherrill Cannon</span></div>
<div class="qowt-stl-Normal" id="E169" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E169" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", Tinos, "Baskerville Old Face", "Bell MT", serif; font-size: 16px; list-style-type: none; padding: 0px;">
<span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" is="qowt-word-run" style="display: inline; font-family: "garamond" , "palantino linotype" , serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="qowt-stl-Normal" id="E170" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E170" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", Tinos, "Baskerville Old Face", "Bell MT", serif; font-size: 16px; list-style-type: none; padding: 0px;">
<span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E171" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E171" style="display: inline; font-family: "garamond" , "palantino linotype" , serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;">When </span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E172" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E172" style="display: inline; font-family: "garamond" , "palantino linotype" , serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;">Emmeline</span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E173" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E173" style="display: inline; font-family: "garamond" , "palantino linotype" , serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E174" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E174" style="display: inline; font-family: "garamond" , "palantino linotype" , serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;">is given the responsibility of raising her sister’s children, she </span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E175" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E175" style="display: inline; font-family: "garamond" , "palantino linotype" , serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;">finds out that </span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E176" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E176" style="display: inline; font-family: "garamond" , "palantino linotype" , serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;">it is</span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E177" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E177" style="display: inline; font-family: "garamond" , "palantino linotype" , serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;"> not as easy as she thought. </span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E178" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E178" style="display: inline; font-family: "garamond" , "palantino linotype" , serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;">The children </span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E179" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E179" style="display: inline; font-family: "garamond" , "palantino linotype" , serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;">have a</span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E180" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E180" style="display: inline; font-family: "garamond" , "palantino linotype" , serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;"> difficult </span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E181" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E181" style="display: inline; font-family: "garamond" , "palantino linotype" , serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;">time</span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E182" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E182" style="display: inline; font-family: "garamond" , "palantino linotype" , serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;"> adapt</span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E183" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E183" style="display: inline; font-family: "garamond" , "palantino linotype" , serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;">ing</span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E184" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E184" style="display: inline; font-family: "garamond" , "palantino linotype" , serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;"> to their new surroundings</span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E185" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E185" style="display: inline; font-family: "garamond" , "palantino linotype" , serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E186" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E186" style="display: inline; font-family: "garamond" , "palantino linotype" , serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;">W</span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E187" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E187" style="display: inline; font-family: "garamond" , "palantino linotype" , serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;">ould</span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E188" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E188" style="display: inline; font-family: "garamond" , "palantino linotype" , serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;"> giving them an education and all her love be enough?</span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E189" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E189" style="display: inline; font-family: "garamond" , "palantino linotype" , serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E190" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E190" style="display: inline; font-family: "garamond" , "palantino linotype" , serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;">After</span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E191" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E191" style="display: inline; font-family: "garamond" , "palantino linotype" , serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;"> her nephew</span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E192" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E192" style="display: inline; font-family: "garamond" , "palantino linotype" , serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;"> meet</span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E193" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E193" style="display: inline; font-family: "garamond" , "palantino linotype" , serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;">s</span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E194" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E194" style="display: inline; font-family: "garamond" , "palantino linotype" , serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;"> the good doctor, Emmeline wonders why </span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E195" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E195" style="display: inline; font-family: "garamond" , "palantino linotype" , serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sam</span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E196" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E196" style="display: inline; font-family: "garamond" , "palantino linotype" , serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;"> is</span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E197" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E197" style="display: inline; font-family: "garamond" , "palantino linotype" , serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;"> so drawn to him? </span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E198" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E198" style="display: inline; font-family: "garamond" , "palantino linotype" , serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;">When </span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E199" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E199" style="display: inline; font-family: "garamond" , "palantino linotype" , serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;">Doctor Lucas Golden </span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E200" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E200" style="display: inline; font-family: "garamond" , "palantino linotype" , serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;">finds out that he’s being picked on at school, he</span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E201" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E201" style="display: inline; font-family: "garamond" , "palantino linotype" , serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;"> wants to help</span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E202" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E202" style="display: inline; font-family: "garamond" , "palantino linotype" , serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;"> young Sam</span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E203" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E203" style="display: inline; font-family: "garamond" , "palantino linotype" , serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;"> but </span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E204" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E204" style="display: inline; font-family: "garamond" , "palantino linotype" , serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;">his </span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E205" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E205" style="display: inline; font-family: "garamond" , "palantino linotype" , serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;">advice </span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E206" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E206" style="display: inline; font-family: "garamond" , "palantino linotype" , serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;">is unusual</span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E207" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E207" style="display: inline; font-family: "garamond" , "palantino linotype" , serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E208" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E208" style="display: inline; font-family: "garamond" , "palantino linotype" , serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;">and</span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E209" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E209" style="display: inline; font-family: "garamond" , "palantino linotype" , serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E210" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E210" style="display: inline; font-family: "garamond" , "palantino linotype" , serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;">Emmeline is not happy about his interference.</span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E211" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E211" style="display: inline; font-family: "garamond" , "palantino linotype" , serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></div>
<div class="qowt-stl-Normal" id="E212" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E212" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", Tinos, "Baskerville Old Face", "Bell MT", serif; font-size: 16px; list-style-type: none; padding: 0px;">
<span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" is="qowt-word-run" style="display: inline; font-family: "garamond" , "palantino linotype" , serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="qowt-stl-Normal" id="E213" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E213" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", Tinos, "Baskerville Old Face", "Bell MT", serif; font-size: 16px; list-style-type: none; padding: 0px;">
<span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E214" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E214" style="display: inline; font-family: "garamond" , "palantino linotype" , serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;">“</span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E215" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E215" style="color: #333333; display: inline; font-family: "garamond" , "palantino linotype" , serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;">Clarke has created a sweet romance that will warm the heart, and it’s wrapped up in fascinating yesteryear details of courting, medical practice and river pirates. I highly recommend the book to those who enjoy sweet romance with a bit of mystery.</span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E216" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E216" style="color: #333333; display: inline; font-family: "garamond" , "palantino linotype" , serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;">” –Author Gail Pallotta</span></div>
<div class="qowt-stl-Normal" id="E217" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E217" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", Tinos, "Baskerville Old Face", "Bell MT", serif; font-size: 16px; list-style-type: none; padding: 0px;">
<span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" is="qowt-word-run" style="display: inline; font-family: "garamond" , "palantino linotype" , serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="qowt-stl-Normal" id="E218" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E218" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", Tinos, "Baskerville Old Face", "Bell MT", serif; font-size: 16px; list-style-type: none; padding: 0px;">
<span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E219" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E219" style="display: inline; font-family: "garamond" , "palantino linotype" , serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;">Emmeline Scott is an accomplished pianist and teaches piano to young students. Every day at </span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E220" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E220" style="display: inline; font-family: "garamond" , "palantino linotype" , serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;">five o’clock</span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E221" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E221" style="display: inline; font-family: "garamond" , "palantino linotype" , serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;">, after her last student is gone, she sits down at the piano and plays her favorite pieces. Unbeknown to Emmeline, the new doctor across the street sits outside on his porch and listens to her play. Lucas closes his practice at 5:00 and looks forward to being serenaded. It relaxes him after a long day at work. They haven’t been introduced, </span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E222" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E222" style="display: inline; font-family: "garamond" , "palantino linotype" , serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;">but</span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E223" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E223" style="display: inline; font-family: "garamond" , "palantino linotype" , serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;"> he </span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E224" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E224" style="display: inline; font-family: "garamond" , "palantino linotype" , serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;">has dubbed</span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E225" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E225" style="display: inline; font-family: "garamond" , "palantino linotype" , serif "important"; white-space: pre-wrap;"> her “Angel Lady” because of her music.</span></div>
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<b>About Linda Weaver Clarke</b><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Linda Weaver Clarke was raised among the Rocky Mountains of southern Idaho and now lives among the red hills of southern Utah. She is the author of Historical Romance, Mystery Suspense, Cozy Mysteries, Swashbuckling/Adventure Romance, a Children’s Book, and Nonfiction. Linda teaches a class about writing your family history that is free to the public at the Family Search Center in St. George, Utah. She is also a missionary at the Family Search Center where she helps people find their ancestors so they can learn about their heritage. To learn more, visit </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.lindaweaverclarke.com&source=gmail&ust=1560969619027000&usg=AFQjCNHOD-eUmN2xIVcbEQ4hW7yV-Ymxyw" href="http://www.lindaweaverclarke.com/" style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" target="_blank">www.lindaweaverclarke.com</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">.</span><br />
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Linda has graciously offered to give away<i> both</i> books to the person who wins the drawing at the end of her visit. So be sure and leave a comment to be eligible! Thank you, Linda!<br />
<br />Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12212981473659269964noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8172934362161519950.post-59885417857745963842019-03-11T12:05:00.000-07:002019-03-11T12:05:40.083-07:00Welcome, Author Linda Weaver Clarke! And a Giveaway!<br />
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Linda Weaver Clarke is not only a fantastic author and friend, she is a true keeper of historical facts and a preserver of the authenticity of yesteryear. In <i><b>One Last Dance</b></i>, she demonstrates her outstanding writing skills in writing clean and sweet romances, sweeping the reader away to another place and time in history.<br />
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GIVEAWAY!! Linda is so generous, too. She has offered an ebook copy to readers who answer the question: "Why do you enjoy reading clean historical romances?" Leave your reply and make sure you don't miss out on this great offer from a wonderful writer!<br />
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<span class="qowt-font4-Garamond qowt-stl-_tgc" id="E162" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E162" style="display: inline; font-family: Garamond, "Palantino Linotype", serif !important; white-space: pre-wrap;">O</span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond qowt-stl-_tgc" id="E163" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E163" style="display: inline; font-family: Garamond, "Palantino Linotype", serif !important; white-space: pre-wrap;">ften </span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond qowt-stl-_tgc" id="E164" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E164" style="display: inline; font-family: Garamond, "Palantino Linotype", serif !important; white-space: pre-wrap;">times we hear about</span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond qowt-stl-_tgc" id="E165" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E165" style="display: inline; font-family: Garamond, "Palantino Linotype", serif !important; white-space: pre-wrap;"> authors </span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond qowt-stl-_tgc" id="E166" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E166" style="display: inline; font-family: Garamond, "Palantino Linotype", serif !important; white-space: pre-wrap;">who </span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond qowt-stl-_tgc" id="E167" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E167" style="display: inline; font-family: Garamond, "Palantino Linotype", serif !important; white-space: pre-wrap;">write a story based upon a dream they had, but that never happened to me until now. </span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E168" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E168" style="display: inline; font-family: Garamond, "Palantino Linotype", serif !important; white-space: pre-wrap;">One night I had a dream that was unforgettable. It had been a year since I had seen my father, and I never had a chance to say good-bye before he passed away</span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E169" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E169" style="display: inline; font-family: Garamond, "Palantino Linotype", serif !important; white-space: pre-wrap;"> at the age of 91</span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E170" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E170" style="display: inline; font-family: Garamond, "Palantino Linotype", serif !important; white-space: pre-wrap;">. But I finally had that chance.</span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E171" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E171" style="display: inline; font-family: Garamond, "Palantino Linotype", serif !important; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E172" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E172" style="display: inline; font-family: Garamond, "Palantino Linotype", serif !important; white-space: pre-wrap;">In my dream, I was at a ball. Turning to my mother, I told her that I wanted to go home</span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E173" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E173" style="display: inline; font-family: Garamond, "Palantino Linotype", serif !important; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E174" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E174" style="display: inline; font-family: Garamond, "Palantino Linotype", serif !important; white-space: pre-wrap;">“</span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E175" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E175" style="display: inline; font-family: Garamond, "Palantino Linotype", serif !important; white-space: pre-wrap;">But </span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E176" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E176" style="display: inline; font-family: Garamond, "Palantino Linotype", serif !important; white-space: pre-wrap;">I would like to have one last dance with Dad first</span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E177" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E177" style="display: inline; font-family: Garamond, "Palantino Linotype", serif !important; white-space: pre-wrap;">,</span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E178" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E178" style="display: inline; font-family: Garamond, "Palantino Linotype", serif !important; white-space: pre-wrap;">”</span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E179" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E179" style="display: inline; font-family: Garamond, "Palantino Linotype", serif !important; white-space: pre-wrap;"> I said.</span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E180" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E180" style="display: inline; font-family: Garamond, "Palantino Linotype", serif !important; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></div>
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<span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E183" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E183" style="display: inline; font-family: Garamond, "Palantino Linotype", serif !important; white-space: pre-wrap;">When I turned around, I saw my father standing before me, looking handsome and youthful. When he slipped his coat off, I noticed he was wearing a suit. Looking up at him, I asked, “Dad? Could I have this one last dance before you go?”</span></div>
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<span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E186" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E186" style="display: inline; font-family: Garamond, "Palantino Linotype", serif !important; white-space: pre-wrap;">He nodded and </span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E187" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E187" style="display: inline; font-family: Garamond, "Palantino Linotype", serif !important; white-space: pre-wrap;">placed</span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E188" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E188" style="display: inline; font-family: Garamond, "Palantino Linotype", serif !important; white-space: pre-wrap;"> his </span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E189" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E189" style="display: inline; font-family: Garamond, "Palantino Linotype", serif !important; white-space: pre-wrap;">hand</span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E190" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E190" style="display: inline; font-family: Garamond, "Palantino Linotype", serif !important; white-space: pre-wrap;"> around my waist, holding out his other hand for me to take. I felt the softness of his palm in mine and it felt so real. As we danced the waltz, I didn’t notice anyone else on the dance floor. It was just me and my father. When I leaned my head on his shoulder, it felt grand. As the dance came to an end, I looked up into his eyes and said, “Thanks, Dad, for one last dance.”</span></div>
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<div class="qowt-stl-Normal" id="E192" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E192" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", Tinos, "Baskerville Old Face", "Bell MT", serif; font-size: 16px; list-style-type: none; padding: 0px;">
<span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E193" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E193" style="display: inline; font-family: Garamond, "Palantino Linotype", serif !important; white-space: pre-wrap;">After waking up, it took me a while to realize that it had been a dream. It felt so real. After a few seconds, it dawned on me that I had danced with my father because I </span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E194" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E194" style="display: inline; font-family: Garamond, "Palantino Linotype", serif !important; white-space: pre-wrap;">needed</span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E195" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E195" style="display: inline; font-family: Garamond, "Palantino Linotype", serif !important; white-space: pre-wrap;"> to say good-bye.</span></div>
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<div class="qowt-stl-Normal" id="E197" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E197" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", Tinos, "Baskerville Old Face", "Bell MT", serif; font-size: 16px; list-style-type: none; padding: 0px;">
<span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E198" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E198" style="display: inline; font-family: Garamond, "Palantino Linotype", serif !important; white-space: pre-wrap;">So this story begins with </span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E199" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E199" style="display: inline; font-family: Garamond, "Palantino Linotype", serif !important; font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;">One Last Dance</span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E200" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E200" style="display: inline; font-family: Garamond, "Palantino Linotype", serif !important; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E201" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E201" style="display: inline; font-family: Garamond, "Palantino Linotype", serif !important; white-space: pre-wrap;">Set in 1835, </span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E202" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E202" style="display: inline; font-family: Garamond, "Palantino Linotype", serif !important; white-space: pre-wrap;">Felicity Brooks is a talented artist but her career is cut short when her father passes away. Realizing the importance of family, she travels home to care for her mother. When Felicity meets their </span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E203" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E203" style="display: inline; font-family: Garamond, "Palantino Linotype", serif !important; white-space: pre-wrap;">charming </span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E204" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E204" style="display: inline; font-family: Garamond, "Palantino Linotype", serif !important; white-space: pre-wrap;">new neighbor, a fine-looking bachelor, she soon discovers that he is hiding his true identity. Nicholas Adams is on a quest. But that is not all. Will one last dance heal her broken heart?</span></div>
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<div class="qowt-stl-Normal" id="E206" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E206" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", Tinos, "Baskerville Old Face", "Bell MT", serif; font-size: 16px; list-style-type: none; padding: 0px;">
<span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E207" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E207" style="display: inline; font-family: Garamond, "Palantino Linotype", serif !important; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Boston Waltz has an intriguing past. It received much criticism. After years of dancing at arm’s length, it was not readily accepted. To embrace one’s partner was unheard of and drew much criticism, especially among the pastors. In 1834, Lorenzo Papatino introduced this American Waltz, which was referred to as the Boston Waltz. It was much slower than the original waltzes in Germany and France. </span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E208" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E208" style="display: inline; font-family: Garamond, "Palantino Linotype", serif !important; white-space: pre-wrap;">The waltz </span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E209" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E209" style="display: inline; font-family: Garamond, "Palantino Linotype", serif !important; white-space: pre-wrap;">became</span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E210" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E210" style="display: inline; font-family: Garamond, "Palantino Linotype", serif !important; white-space: pre-wrap;"> popular among the country folk, but the upper class didn’t want to overstep the bounds of propriety. </span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E211" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E211" style="display: inline; font-family: Garamond, "Palantino Linotype", serif !important; white-space: pre-wrap;">After a while, the waltz was gradually accepted.</span></div>
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<span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E214" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E214" style="display: inline; font-family: Garamond, "Palantino Linotype", serif !important; white-space: pre-wrap;">“</span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond qowt-stl-a-size-base" id="E215" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E215" style="display: inline; font-family: Garamond, "Palantino Linotype", serif !important; font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;">One Last Dance</span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond qowt-stl-a-size-base" id="E216" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E216" style="display: inline; font-family: Garamond, "Palantino Linotype", serif !important; white-space: pre-wrap;"> is a historical romance with a mystery to add to the tale. Felicity has always been a strong and independent woman. Amongst mystery, loss, paintings, and a career, she is going to have to decide if love has a place in her heart.” --Author Anna Del C Dye</span></div>
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<div class="qowt-stl-Normal" id="E218" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E218" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", Tinos, "Baskerville Old Face", "Bell MT", serif; font-size: 16px; list-style-type: none; padding: 0px;">
<span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E219" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E219" style="display: inline; font-family: Garamond, "Palantino Linotype", serif !important; white-space: pre-wrap;">When Felicity finds out that someone is trying to steal a valuable treasure</span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E220" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E220" style="display: inline; font-family: Garamond, "Palantino Linotype", serif !important; white-space: pre-wrap;"> that her father discovered</span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E221" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E221" style="display: inline; font-family: Garamond, "Palantino Linotype", serif !important; white-space: pre-wrap;">, the adventure begins. With the help of her neighbor, Nicholas Adams, they search for evidence. Who is breaking into her home? What are they after? </span><span class="qowt-font4-Garamond" id="E222" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E222" style="display: inline; font-family: Garamond, "Palantino Linotype", serif !important; white-space: pre-wrap;">While Nicholas and Felicity search for clues, they attend a county fair, enter a horse race, and toss a piece of cow dung in a contest. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In </span><span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">One Last Dance</span><span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, Felicity has the opportunity of dancing with her father in a dream. Some time later, she gets the opportunity of dancing the Boston Waltz with Nicholas Adams. At first, she hesitates because it hasn’t been completely accepted in society. Here is an excerpt:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“The Boston Waltz?” Nicholas winked at her. “How about it? It’s become quite popular lately.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Felicity loved the waltz so much, that she was even dreaming about it. Ever since the Boston Waltz was introduced, the dance steps intrigued Felicity and she enjoyed the rhythm of the new dance. Looking around, Felicity noticed that everyone was staring at them. What was she to do? Many felt it wasn’t proper behavior. But apparently Nicholas didn’t care for convention. What would her aunt think if she chose to dance the waltz?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Come on,” coaxed Nicholas. “Let’s show them how it’s done.” With his hand firmly around her waist, he extended the other toward her. “Take it. It’ll be fun.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">When she saw Louise frowning with both hands on her hips, Felicity took a deep breath and placed her hand in his. Then she placed the other on his shoulder. “I’m ready. Let’s do it.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Within seconds, she was gently whirling around the room. Nicholas knew his steps very well and she had no problem following him. When he smiled at her, an inner joy crept through her. She was really enjoying herself. Suddenly, everyone and everything around her seemed to disappear. It was just the two of them and she felt as if she were floating about the room. When Felicity felt his breath upon her cheek, she looked up and noticed that he was watching her. She could feel his hand gently squeezing hers, giving her the message that he was enjoying himself. The touch of his hand upon her waist seemed to draw her near. The catchy rhythm, along with the close physical contact, made the dance quite desirable. He was having a wonderful time and so was she. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">About Author: Linda Weaver Clarke was raised among the Rocky Mountains of southern Idaho and now lives among the red hills of southern Utah. Linda is the author of 24 books. She has written in several different genres, which include: historical romances, romantic cozy mysteries, a mystery suspense series, children’s book, and non-fiction. All her books are family friendly. </span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Gail </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">will give away a Kindle copy of "Barely Above Water", and "Hair Calamities and Hot Cash" is on </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">pre-order for .99 cents (the link is below). </span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Welcome to my blog, Gail. What is your newest book about?</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">A New York stockbroker, Philip, crashes his rental car into Eve Castleberry’s beauty shop in a </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">mountain town in North Carolina. On the same day the young widow’s defective hair products </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">cause wild hairdos. Philip’s attracted to the distraught top-notch hairstylist and asks her out. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">She </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">starts dating him, but stops because she falls too hard for a wayfarer who’ll leave and break her </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">heart. When there’s another catastrophe in the shop, Philip comes to Eve’s rescue and convinces </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">her to go out as friends. Later he solicits her help to find the thieves who stole his client’s cash. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Then they trail two of the FBI’s most-wanted criminals. Romance blossoms amid danger, </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">suspense and Eve’s hair-brained plan to get back the money.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">My mother’s beauty shop in a small town at the foothills of the North Carolina Mountains </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">inspired it. Her shop echoed the warm, friendly atmosphere of the community. Clients discussed </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">what to do about world affairs and everything in between, including family relations, births, </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">deaths and weddings. They planned showers, graduation parties and get-togethers for new </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">neighbors while my mother shampooed and rolled hair. </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">They had close friends, acquaintances, people they tolerated and those they kept at a distance. As </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">in most areas where everyone knows everyone else, they gossiped and could be nosey. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">However, </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">when someone grieved for a loved one, suffered from an illness or any other crisis, prayers went </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">up and casseroles went out no matter whether the person was a best friend or someone held at a </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">distance. They all were God’s children.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Techniques and supplies for beauty shops have changed over the years, so that required research. </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">However, the ambiance of a beauty shop remains pretty much the same. As far as the setting, I </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">borrowed from the atmosphere of the town where I grew up, but set the book at a higher </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">elevation to allow for breathtaking views.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Many things about writing interests me. However, if I’m selecting one, I’ll say the characters. </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It’s fun to see how they change from the beginning of the story to the end and to find out what </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">predicaments they’ll get themselves into.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I wrote "Barely Above Water" to give people a better understanding of Chronic Lyme Disease. At </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">the same time, I wanted the book to be upbeat, so I added a romance and a fun, kids’ swim team. </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It is a Reader’s Favorite 2017 Book Award winner. In the book an illness comes out of nowhere </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">and strikes Suzie Morris. Her boyfriend dumps her. She has no living family, and her physician </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">can’t diagnose the malady. Suzie relies on her Christian faith as she faces the uncertainty of the </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">disease, and turns to a renowned alternative doctor in Destin, Florida. She takes a job coaching a </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">county-sponsored summer swim team. She’s determined to turn the fun, sometimes comical, rag-</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">tag bunch into winners. Her handsome boss renews her belief in love, but learns of her </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">mysterious affliction and abruptly cuts romantic ties. Later he has regrets, but can he overcome</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The other novella is "Breaking Barriers", book number eight in Prism Book Group’s "Love </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Is..."series. In this romantic suspense, the church is under attack. Ann Jones forms True Light </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Guardians to keep it safe from terrorists. She’s attacked, but rescued by James Crawford. The </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">love inside him seeps into her heart, cold from her father’s abuse. However, she narrowly </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">escapes more attempts on her life, and James can’t cope with losing her. He breaks up with her. </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Then an unlikely ally brings them together, but he puts all three of them in danger.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I also have a book of poems and short stories, "Messages: Poems and Short Stories to Live By". A </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">nice gift book, it offers inspiration for our hectic times in straight-forward poems for happy and </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">sad days. It features three stories. <i>Getting the Goat</i> peeks into the early 1900s when mountain</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">life was tough. In <i>Stitches in Love</i> Rose's deep love for her grandmother motivates others to </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">share their gifts. Robert Horner is tempted in <i>The Stranger</i>, but does he succumb to the lure?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>When you have time to read, who are some of your favorite authors?</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">That’s a difficult question because I love to read. I’m not a genre person. Even though I lean </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">toward mystery and suspense, I find pleasure in any good story. I’ve read and enjoyed books by </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">many authors. Some Christian fiction bestsellers I read include James Scott Bell, Nancy Mehl </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">and Loree Lough.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Let’s get personal for a moment:</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">What is your favorite meal? Fresh fish, especially grouper, red snapper, halibut or cod.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">What city would you love to visit and why? Honolulu, Hawaii. I love the sea and tropical places.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">To learn more about Gail, visit her website at gailpallotta.com. You’ll find all her books and buy links at this site.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Facebook - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AuthorsandMore">https://www.facebook.com/AuthorsandMore</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Twitter - <a href="https://twitter.com/Hopefulwords">https://twitter.com/Hopefulwords</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">LinkedIn - <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/gail-pallotta-b368b220/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/gail-pallotta-b368b220/</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Readers, "Hair Calamities and Hot Cash" is on pre-order on Amazon for only .99 cents for a limited time.</span></div>
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Thank you for visiting, Gail. Best wishes on your new book and in your writing career. Please come back again soon and visit "the World", it is always a joy to chat with you!</div>
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<br />Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12212981473659269964noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8172934362161519950.post-24830720267274415022018-09-08T12:57:00.002-07:002018-09-26T07:41:16.218-07:00Welcome, Travel Blogger Bob Boutin!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #191919; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 9.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Thanks for having me as a guest, Regina! I write about my travel adventures, both near and far. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #191919; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 9.5pt; text-indent: 36pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">I also hope to inspire others to get out and see the world. Even if you can’t hop on a plane and </span><span style="color: #191919; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 9.5pt; text-indent: 36pt; white-space: pre;">travel to </span><br />
<span style="color: #191919; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 9.5pt; text-indent: 36pt; white-space: pre;">Europe, you can still find cool places in your hometown. Have you ever played tourist where </span><br />
<span style="color: #191919; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 9.5pt; text-indent: 36pt; white-space: pre;">your live? Give it a shot! It’s a fun and rewarding experience. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #191919; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 9.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">my parents and I would go on day trips to the city, and we would visit all sorts of cool places such as </span><br />
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<span style="color: #191919; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 9.5pt; white-space: pre;">to travel in other cities. It was in Boston where I learned how to navigate public transportation and where </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #191919; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 9.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">That’s a really tough question! Can I have two? It’s a very close tie between Quebec City and Rome. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #191919; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 9.5pt; white-space: pre;">welcoming. The summers are </span><span style="color: #191919; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 9.5pt; white-space: pre;">beautiful, and not too hot or humid. The views of the St. Lawrence River </span><br />
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<span style="color: #191919; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 9.5pt; text-indent: 36pt; white-space: pre;">Rome is right up there on my list too. Everywhere you turn, there are buildings and monuments from </span><br />
<span style="color: #191919; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 9.5pt; text-indent: 36pt; white-space: pre;">antiquity. The city is full of history and landmarks that could keep a traveler like myself busy for weeks. </span><br />
<span style="color: #191919; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 9.5pt; text-indent: 36pt; white-space: pre;">And the food! Pizza from a Roman corner store beats pizza at a restaurant in the United States. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #191919; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 9.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Other trips, </span><span style="color: #191919; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 9.5pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">such as my </span><span style="color: #191919; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 9.5pt; white-space: pre;">trips to New Orleans, Philadelphia, and Honduras, were service-oriented </span><br />
<span style="color: #191919; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 9.5pt; white-space: pre;">where I volunteered </span><span style="color: #191919; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 9.5pt; white-space: pre;">on various projects. </span><span style="color: #191919; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 9.5pt; white-space: pre;">There are opportunities to go out and see the world on a </span><br />
<span style="color: #191919; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 9.5pt; white-space: pre;">lower budget</span><span style="color: #191919; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 9.5pt; white-space: pre;">if you know where to look. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #191919; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 9.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Are me and </span><span style="color: #191919; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 9.5pt; white-space: pre;">my wife interested in going? What type of trip are we looking for? One year, my wife </span><br />
<span style="color: #191919; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 9.5pt; white-space: pre;">wanted </span><span style="color: #191919; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 9.5pt; white-space: pre;">to go to Canada because</span><span style="color: #191919; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 9.5pt; white-space: pre;">she heard so much about it from me. This past year, we </span><br />
<span style="color: #191919; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 9.5pt; white-space: pre;">needed downtime </span><span style="color: #191919; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 9.5pt; white-space: pre;">near nature and to be away from crowds, </span><span style="color: #191919; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 9.5pt; white-space: pre;">so we chose to go to Wyoming. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #191919; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 9.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Coming up, there will be a couple of articles about places local to me, such as the Roger William </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #191919; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 9.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">National </span><span style="color: #191919; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 9.5pt; white-space: pre;">Monument in Providence, RI, and Fort Taber Park in New Bedford, MA. I’ll also be writing </span><br />
<span style="color: #191919; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 9.5pt; white-space: pre;">about my adventures</span><span style="color: #191919; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 9.5pt; white-space: pre;">throughout Canada, France, Italy, Honduras, Texas, California, and Vermont. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #191919; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 9.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span>
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #191919; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 9.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">What I’m really looking forward to is interviewing others who’ve traveled to interesting places. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #191919; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 9.5pt; white-space: pre;">to visit every place in the world </span><span style="color: #191919; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 9.5pt; white-space: pre;">before I bid the Earth adieu. Interviews will help readers </span><br />
<span style="color: #191919; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 9.5pt; white-space: pre;">learn about more destinations and read about different </span><span style="color: #191919; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 9.5pt; white-space: pre;">perspectives. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #191919; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 9.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">I’m biased for anything outside and close to nature. I love hiking, biking, and kayaking. I’ll spend </span><br />
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<span style="color: #191919; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 9.5pt; white-space: pre;">probably enjoy the experience, </span><span style="color: #191919; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 9.5pt; white-space: pre;">I just won’t </span><span style="color: #191919; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 9.5pt; white-space: pre;">spend my whole day there. I’m still up in the air </span><br />
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<span style="color: #191919; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 9.5pt; white-space: pre;">Maybe soon I’ll be able to </span><span style="color: #191919; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 9.5pt; white-space: pre;">go and write about it!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #191919; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 9.5pt; text-indent: 36pt; white-space: pre;">in towards me. High tide was approaching, and I was </span><span style="color: #191919; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 9.5pt; text-indent: 36pt; white-space: pre;">about a mile away from safety. </span></div>
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<br />Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12212981473659269964noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8172934362161519950.post-65051576741882149412018-07-23T05:23:00.001-07:002018-07-23T10:10:09.821-07:00Welcome, to author Larry Hammersley, discussing his book "Motorcycle Woman"!<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 9.5pt; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>to the blog! Larry, thank you for visiting with us. With your many books and interesting occupation, you have such a dynamic and fascinating life. I am sure readers will have lots of questions for you. Larry will give away two Kindle copies of "Motorcycle Woman" to two of his readers who comment here. Thank you, Larry! </i></span></div>
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<i> It is a joy and an honor to welcome the fantastic author</i><br />
<i> Linda Weaver Clarke to 'Gina's World of Good'. Let's hear </i><br />
<i> from this inspiring, prolific writer all about her </i><br />
<i> Historical Romance Series: <b>Bear Lake Family Saga</b>. </i><br />
<i> Welcome, Linda!</i><br />
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<span id="E120" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E120" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre-wrap;">Who is Author Linda Weaver Clarke?</span></div>
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<span id="E123" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E123" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">I was raised among the Rocky Mountains of southern Idaho and live in Color Country in southern Utah. I am the author of 23 books. I have</span><span id="E124" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E124" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> several genres that I write in—a Historical Romance series: </span><span id="E125" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E125" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bear Lake Family Saga</span><span id="E126" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E126" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">, a Mystery Suspense series: </span><span id="E127" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E127" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Adventures of John and Julia Evans</span><span id="E128" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E128" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">, a Cozy Mystery series: </span><span id="E129" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E129" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;">Amelia Moore Detective Series</span><span id="E130" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E130" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">, </span><span id="E131" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E131" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">and a Period/Adventure Romance: </span><span id="E132" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E132" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Rebel Series</span><span id="E133" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E133" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span><span id="E134" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E134" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">I am also a missionary at the Family Search Center. I help people find their ancestors and learn about their heritage.</span></div>
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<span id="E137" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E137" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre-wrap;">What draws readers to </span><span id="E138" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E138" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre-wrap;">this</span><span id="E139" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E139" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre-wrap;"> historical romance series</span><span id="E140" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E140" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre-wrap;">: </span><span id="E141" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E141" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bear Lake Family Saga</span><span id="E142" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E142" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre-wrap;">?</span></div>
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<span id="E163" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E163" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">My ancestors were my inspiration. I was writing their histories so my children would learn to appreciate their heritage. Their stories were intriguing and full of adventure. When I was done, I decided to write a historical romance series and give </span><span id="E164" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E164" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">these</span><span id="E165" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E165" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span id="E166" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E166" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">true </span><span id="E167" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E167" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">experiences to my fictional characters. </span></div>
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<span id="E174" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E174" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;">Melinda and the Wild West</span><span id="E175" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E175" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Book 1)</span><span id="E176" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E176" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">: </span><span id="E177" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E177" style="color: black; display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Melinda is a schoolteacher. She has many challenges but it’s a rugged rancher who challenges Melinda with the one thing for which she was least prepared—love.</span></div>
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<span id="E180" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E180" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;">Edith and the Mysterious Stranger</span><span id="E181" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E181" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Book 2)</span><span id="E182" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E182" style="color: black; display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">: </span><span id="E183" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E183" style="color: black; display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Edith is a nurse. When a mysterious stranger starts writing to Edith, she gets to know a man's inner soul before making any harsh judgments. Whoever he is, this man is a mystery but is he as wonderful in person as he is in his letters?</span></div>
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<span id="E186" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E186" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;">Jenny’s Dream</span><span id="E187" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E187" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Book 3)</span><span id="E188" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E188" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">: </span><span id="E189" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E189" style="color: black; display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Jenny is an aspiring author. She has a dream to fulfill, but the only thing standing in her way is an unpleasant memory, which has haunted her since childhood. She must learn to forgive before she can follow her dream.</span></div>
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<span id="E198" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E198" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;">Elena, Woman of Courage</span><span id="E199" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E199" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Book 5)</span><span id="E200" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E200" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">: </span><span id="E201" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E201" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Roaring Twenties was a time of great change, when women raised their hemlines and bobbed their hair. As Elena fights to prove herself as the town’s first female doctor, the town’s most eligible bachelor finds it a challenge to see if he can win her heart.</span></div>
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<span id="E207" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E207" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Yes. I have a narrator who is narrating them for </span><span id="E208" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E208" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Audible</span><span id="E209" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E209" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">. I have</span><span id="E210" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E210" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> one narrator </span><span id="E211" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E211" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">for</span><span id="E212" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E212" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Melinda and the Wild West, </span><span id="E213" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E213" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">and</span><span id="E214" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E214" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span id="E215" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E215" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">then changed to a different</span><span id="E216" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E216" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> narrator</span><span id="E217" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E217" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> for the next four.</span><span id="E218" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E218" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Carolyn Kashner actually sings in Edith and the Mysterious Stranger, and she has such a lovely voice.</span></div>
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<span id="E225" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E225" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">I love all my female characters, but I feel that </span><span id="E226" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E226" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Elena </span><span id="E227" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E227" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">from</span><span id="E228" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E228" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Elena Woman of Courage</span><span id="E229" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E229" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> is the most interesting</span><span id="E230" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E230" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span><span id="E231" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E231" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">She</span><span id="E232" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E232" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> has</span><span id="E233" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E233" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> to endure </span><span id="E234" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E234" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">a lot of</span><span id="E235" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E235" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> prejudice from the town bully</span><span id="E236" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E236" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> who </span><span id="E237" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E237" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">feels that women doctors have</span><span id="E238" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E238" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> no right to practice </span><span id="E239" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E239" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">medicine. </span><span id="E240" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E240" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">But that isn’t all. </span><span id="E241" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E241" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">This story takes place</span><span id="E242" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E242" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> during the roaring twenties</span><span id="E243" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E243" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">,</span><span id="E244" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E244" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and </span><span id="E245" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E245" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Elena has</span><span id="E246" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E246" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> decided to be a part of this new generation by bobbing her hair and raising her hemlines</span><span id="E247" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E247" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span><span id="E248" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E248" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span id="E249" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E249" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">That takes a lot of courage.</span><span id="E250" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E250" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span id="E251" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E251" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Of course, the town’s most eligible bachelor finds </span><span id="E252" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E252" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">her most intriguing</span><span id="E253" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E253" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">. He actually admires her tenacity.</span><span id="E254" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E254" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> I admire Elena, as well.</span></div>
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<span id="E442" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E442" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre-wrap;">They developed a new vocabulary during the roaring twenties. What were some of the words you discovered while writing this story</span><span id="E443" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E443" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre-wrap;">? </span></div>
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<span id="E446" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E446" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">This </span><span id="E447" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E447" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">was the fun part of writing Elena Woman of Courage. </span><span id="E448" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E448" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">During </span><span id="E449" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E449" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">this time period</span><span id="E450" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E450" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">, they spoke a language foreign to their parents. </span><span id="E451" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E451" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Here are some examples.</span></div>
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<span id="E454" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E454" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">If you were excited about something, you say: </span><span id="E455" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E455" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;">Cat’s pajamas</span><span id="E456" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E456" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">!</span></div>
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<span id="E458" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E458" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">If </span><span id="E459" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E459" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">you</span><span id="E460" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E460" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> didn’t agree with </span><span id="E461" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E461" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">someone</span><span id="E462" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E462" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">, </span><span id="E463" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E463" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">you</span><span id="E464" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E464" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> say: </span><span id="E465" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E465" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ah, horsefeathers</span><span id="E466" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E466" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">!</span></div>
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<span id="E468" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E468" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">If you were a feisty woman, you </span><span id="E469" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E469" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">were</span><span id="E470" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E470" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> referred to as: </span><span id="E471" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E471" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;">a bearcat</span><span id="E472" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E472" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></div>
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<span id="E474" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E474" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">If you were an attractive woman, you </span><span id="E475" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E475" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">were</span><span id="E476" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E476" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> referred to as: </span><span id="E477" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E477" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;">a doll</span><span id="E478" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E478" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></div>
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<span id="E480" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E480" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Women were also referred to as</span><span id="E481" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E481" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">:</span><span id="E482" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E482" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span id="E483" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E483" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;">a tomato</span><span id="E484" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E484" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></div>
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<span id="E486" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E486" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">When</span><span id="E487" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E487" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> John </span><span id="E488" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E488" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">wanted</span><span id="E489" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E489" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> to </span><span id="E490" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E490" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">“</span><span id="E491" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E491" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;">spoon</span><span id="E492" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E492" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">” with</span><span id="E493" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E493" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span id="E494" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E494" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Elena</span><span id="E495" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E495" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">, </span><span id="E496" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E496" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">she</span><span id="E497" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E497" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span id="E498" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E498" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">said</span><span id="E499" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E499" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">: </span><span id="E500" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E500" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;">The bank’</span><span id="E501" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E501" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;">s closed</span><span id="E502" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E502" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span></div>
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<span id="E504" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E504" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">A woman’s bo</span><span id="E505" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E505" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">dy was referred to as a </span><span id="E506" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E506" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;">chassis</span><span id="E507" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E507" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and her legs were </span><span id="E508" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E508" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;">gams</span><span id="E509" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E509" style="display: inline; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></div>
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<i>This week I am so happy to welcome author Danielle Thorne to "Gina's World of Good". She <span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">grew up in Nashville, Tennessee, and currently lives south of Atlanta. She is the author of a dozen books in a variety of genres. She is a great friend and a fantastic writer who always delivers a super read!</span></i><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I started thinking about this storyline after watching the BBC’s latest version of </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Jane Eyre</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> some years ago. I never grew particularly fond of Mr. Rochester, and I wondered if a mysterious, dark stranger living in a dilapidated old manor couldn’t be a little more charming and selfless. </span></div>
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<br />Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12212981473659269964noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8172934362161519950.post-24798682677284199112018-02-24T12:34:00.001-08:002018-02-24T12:34:15.875-08:00Welcome, Author Jillian Chantal and New Release "Captain Vane's Daughter"!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: 12.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>What a joy to wlcome the delightful Jillian Chantal to 'Gina's World of Good' this week! Ms. Chantal </i></span><span id="E83" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E83" style="background-color: transparent; display: inline; font-size: 9.5pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>grew up in various places with the most time in Stafford, Virginia and Pensacola, Florida.</i> </span><i style="font-size: 12.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">A wonderful author and friend, and she joins us here to discuss her newest release, "Captain Vane's Daughter". This sweeping Regency novel captures the essence of pirate lore and carries the reader on an adventurous journey filled with the timeless treasures of family, history and love. Welcome, Jillian Chantal!!</i></div>
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<span id="E92" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E92" style="color: #191919; display: inline; font-size: 9.5pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">It’s called Captain Vane’s Daughter and it’s about a girl’s quest to find out the truth about her birth and heritage. Her mother died in childbirth after falling in love with the pirate, Captain Charles Vane. Her grandmother raised her without love and treated her worse than a servant. The old woman could never forgive her daughter for falling in love with a pirate and having his child.</span></div>
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<span id="E104" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E104" style="color: #191919; display: inline; font-size: 9.5pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">When the show </span><span id="E105" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E105" style="color: #191919; display: inline; font-size: 9.5pt; font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;">Black Sails</span><span id="E106" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E106" style="color: #191919; display: inline; font-size: 9.5pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> was on Starz, I watched it because even though it was fiction, it drew on real pirates of the era to help tell the story- like Anne Bonny, Jack Rackham, Charles Vane, and Blackbeard (a/k/a Edward Teach). </span></div>
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<span id="E109" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E109" style="color: #191919; display: inline; font-size: 9.5pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">In the final season of the show, one of the female characters who had a relationship with Charles Vane married the British governor (</span><span id="E111" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E111" style="color: #191919; display: inline; font-size: 9.5pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Woodes</span><span id="E113" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E113" style="color: #191919; display: inline; font-size: 9.5pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Rogers- also a real person). She found out she was pregnant and my first thought was, “Wouldn’t it be cool if the baby was Vane’s and not her husband’s?” I didn’t like this female character as she betrayed everyone who ever cared for her so I thought that would be poetic justice. LOL - I was wrong but it planted a seed</span><span id="E114" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E114" style="color: #191919; display: inline; font-size: 9.5pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> in my mind</span><span id="E115" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E115" style="color: #191919; display: inline; font-size: 9.5pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">. What if one of these pirates </span><span id="E116" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E116" style="color: #191919; display: inline; font-size: 9.5pt; font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;">did</span><span id="E117" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E117" style="color: #191919; display: inline; font-size: 9.5pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> have a child who wanted to learn the truth about them and then I was off and writing.</span></div>
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<span id="E124" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E124" style="color: #191919; display: inline; font-size: 9.5pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">I had to make sure where Charles Vane was at various times in the real world so I could make the story as realistic as I could; such as when he was in South Carolina where the heroine was conceived and when he was executed. I wanted her to be under age twenty so I had to use these dates in order to set the time frame of my story. </span></div>
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<span id="E127" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E127" style="color: #191919; display: inline; font-size: 9.5pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">I also made sure the words I used were time period appropriate. The etymology dictionary is my friend for sure. </span><span id="E128" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E128" style="color: #191919; display: inline; font-size: 9.5pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><span id="E130" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E130" style="color: #191919; display: inline; font-size: 9.5pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> - </span><span id="E131" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E131" style="color: #191919; display: inline; font-size: 9.5pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">I also researched the Jolly Roger and when it was created and flown. </span><span id="E132" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E132" style="color: #191919; display: inline; font-size: 9.5pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sailing times between ports was also something I looked into as well as rum and sugar plantations in Jamaica. </span></div>
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<span id="E139" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E139" style="color: #191919; display: inline; font-size: 9.5pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Yes. The details about Charles Vane, the fight for Nassau and when Vane went to South Carolina to see if he could get Blackbeard to help the cause in saving Nassau fro</span><span id="E140" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E140" style="color: #191919; display: inline; font-size: 9.5pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">m the British as well as the plantation and terrain information about Jamaica. As to the Nassau part of the story, I’ve been there a few times and have been lucky enough to see some of the colonial areas so I did draw upon that as well. </span></div>
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<span id="E147" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E147" style="color: #191919; display: inline; font-size: 9.5pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">I am such a history nerd. It’s hard to narrow down the things I love as I so love it all. The manners, the clothes, the adventure. Now, what I don’t like is the no indoor plumbing, no contact lenses and no air conditioners ( </span><span id="E148" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E148" style="color: #191919; display: inline; font-size: 9.5pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><span id="E150" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E150" style="color: #191919; display: inline; font-size: 9.5pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> )</span></div>
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<span id="E155" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E155" style="color: #191919; display: inline; font-size: 9.5pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">I have a number of</span><span id="E156" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E156" style="color: #191919; display: inline; font-size: 9.5pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> books so that’s hard to narrow down. It seems I’ve begun to focus more on Regencies lately but I have stories from the modern era as well as the 1920s, 30s, 40s and up.</span></div>
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<span id="E159" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E159" style="color: #191919; display: inline; font-size: 9.5pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre-wrap;">Which of all your characters is your favorite? </span></div>
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<span id="E167" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E167" style="color: #191919; display: inline; font-size: 9.5pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre-wrap;">How did you get started in this genre? </span></div>
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<span id="E169" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E169" style="color: #191919; display: inline; font-size: 9.5pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Interestingly, when I was writing for a publisher that has now gone out of business, they had a call for Regency Christmas stor</span><span id="E170" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E170" style="color: #191919; display: inline; font-size: 9.5pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">ies</span><span id="E171" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E171" style="color: #191919; display: inline; font-size: 9.5pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and I thought, “Why not give it a whirl? I know the history</span><span id="E172" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E172" style="color: #191919; display: inline; font-size: 9.5pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> of the era</span><span id="E173" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E173" style="color: #191919; display: inline; font-size: 9.5pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">. How hard could it be?” It was actually a bit harder than I thought as I had to learn about the Christmas traditions that were very different in that era than now. I also had a friend who said I couldn’t write a fox hunt at Christmas so I had to prove her wrong. Never tell a lawyer she needs to do some research, because she will. </span><span id="E174" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E174" style="color: #191919; display: inline; font-size: 9.5pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><span id="E176" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E176" style="color: #191919; display: inline; font-size: 9.5pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Anyway, I’d read of these hunts at Christmas and when I </span><span id="E177" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E177" style="color: #191919; display: inline; font-size: 9.5pt; font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;">did</span><span id="E178" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E178" style="color: #191919; display: inline; font-size: 9.5pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> look deeper, I was right so that story has a fox hunt. </span></div>
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<span id="E207" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E207" style="color: #191919; display: inline; font-size: 9.5pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre-wrap;">To learn more about Jillian Chantal, visit he</span><span id="E208" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E208" style="color: #191919; display: inline; font-size: 9.5pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre-wrap;">r website at </span><span id="E209" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E209" style="color: #191919; display: inline; font-size: 9.5pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre-wrap;">www.jillianchantal.com.</span><span id="E210" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E210" style="color: #191919; display: inline; font-size: 9.5pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre-wrap;"> You’ll find all her books at this site</span><span id="E211" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E211" style="color: #191919; display: inline; font-size: 9.5pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre-wrap;"> or her Amazon page</span><span id="E212" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E212" style="color: #191919; display: inline; font-size: 9.5pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span><a contenteditable="false" href="https://tinyurl.com/ybuz2z7y" id="E213" is="qowt-hyperlink" qowt-eid="E213" target="_blank"><span class="qowt-stl-Hyperlink" id="E214" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E214" style="color: #0563c1; display: inline; font-size: 9.5pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://tinyurl.com/ybuz2z7y</span></a></div>
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Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12212981473659269964noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8172934362161519950.post-72992499366241770192018-02-06T17:46:00.000-08:002018-02-14T12:23:49.697-08:00Welcome, Author Linda Weaver Clarke!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>I am so delighted and honored to welcome author Linda Weaver Clarke to "Gina's World of Good"! Ms. Clarke is an accomplished, prolific author and motivational speaker. </i><br />
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<i>Her range as an author is extensive--from sweet and cozy romances to swashbuckling mystery/adventures from historical times to inspiring non-fiction self-enrichment works...Linda Weaver Clarke does it all! </i><br />
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<i>During her visit with us, she will be talking about her historical romances in "The Rebel Series" and offering a giveaway to everyone who comments on why you enjoy Robin Hood or Robin Hood themes (see below) and then emails her about it. </i><br />
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<i>Thank you so much, Linda, for your generosity and for visiting with us now! </i><br />
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<span id="E140" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E140" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">BOOK GIVEAWAY: Linda will give away the first book of </span><span id="E141" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E141" style="display: inline; font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Rebel Series</span><span id="E142" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E142" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> to anyone who makes a comment by telling us why you love Robin Hood or Robin Hood themes, then email Linda at </span><a contenteditable="false" href="chrome-extension://bpmcpldpdmajfigpchkicefoigmkfalc/views/qowt.html#mailto:lwc@lindaweaverclarke.com" id="E143" is="qowt-hyperlink" qowt-eid="E143"><span class="qowt-stl-Hyperlink" id="E144" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E144" style="color: blue; display: inline; text-decoration: underline; white-space: pre-wrap;">lwc@lindaweaverclarke.com</span></a><span id="E145" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E145" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and tell her that you made a comment. She will then respond by sending a Kindle ebook to you, or a pdf or ebook for a Nook.</span></div>
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<span id="E157" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E157" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">My favorite time period is historical</span><span id="E158" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E158" style="color: #191919; display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> because i</span><span id="E159" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E159" style="color: #191919; display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">t’s during a time when men defended a lady’s honor and treated women with respect. The women, on the other hand, were not pansies by any means. I love </span><span id="E160" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E160" style="color: #191919; display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">strong</span><span id="E161" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E161" style="color: #191919; display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span id="E162" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E162" style="color: #191919; display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">women</span><span id="E163" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E163" style="color: #191919; display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span id="E164" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E164" style="color: #191919; display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">characters who fight </span><span id="E165" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E165" style="color: #191919; display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">for what they believ</span><span id="E166" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E166" style="color: #191919; display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">e</span><span id="E167" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E167" style="color: #191919; display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></div>
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<span id="E170" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E170" style="display: inline; font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Rebel Series</span><span id="E171" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E171" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> is a Historical Mystery/Adventure Romance</span><span id="E172" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E172" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> set in the 1700s</span><span id="E173" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E173" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span><span id="E174" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E174" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I love historical romance</span><span id="E175" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E175" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and I love mysteries</span><span id="E176" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E176" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span><span id="E177" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E177" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Many people have asked me why I wrote a story about rebels. </span><span id="E178" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E178" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Simple!</span><span id="E179" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E179" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span id="E180" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E180" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I love a rogue who fights for justice and for the people. </span></div>
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<span id="E183" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E183" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It was a bunch of rebels who fought for our freedom </span><span id="E184" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E184" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">here </span><span id="E185" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E185" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">in America. </span><span id="E186" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E186" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">They wanted </span><span id="E187" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E187" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">to be free from the dictatorship and tyranny of a king. Liberty is something that I cherish. </span><span id="E188" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E188" style="background-color: white; color: black; display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">So I decided to write abou</span><span id="E189" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E189" style="background-color: white; color: black; display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">t a small country that struggles</span><span id="E190" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E190" style="background-color: white; color: black; display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> to be free. </span></div>
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<span id="E193" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E193" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">My favorite genre to write </span><span id="E194" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E194" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">is a mixture of romance</span><span id="E195" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E195" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">,</span><span id="E196" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E196" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span id="E197" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E197" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">mystery, and </span><span id="E198" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E198" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">adventure. </span><span id="E199" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E199" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I </span><span id="E200" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E200" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">also </span><span id="E201" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E201" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">love a romance where the man and woman know</span><span id="E202" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E202" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> they are meant for one another,</span><span id="E203" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E203" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span id="E204" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E204" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">e</span><span id="E205" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E205" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ven though</span><span id="E206" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E206" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> there are trials along the way</span><span id="E207" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E207" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span><span id="E208" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E208" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Instead of drama between a couple</span><span id="E209" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E209" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> who is in love</span><span id="E210" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E210" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, I prefer having suspense </span><span id="E211" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E211" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">in the plot</span><span id="E212" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E212" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">,</span><span id="E213" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E213" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> instead.</span></div>
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<span id="E216" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E216" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In </span><span id="E217" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E217" style="display: inline; font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Rebels of Cordovia</span><span id="E218" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E218" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, </span><span id="E219" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E219" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Robin’s Rebels realize they must fight against the tyranny of a wicked king and help the people survive this oppression. In this battle for freedom, a tender love story begins to blossom. Daniel, a rogue and a leader of the Freemen, doesn’t realize that the sweet feminine woman he has met and is falling for happens to be the leader of Robin’s Rebels. Realizing the importance of uniting all the rebel groups, Daniel tries to recruit Robin’s Rebels but they refuse. Now he has to find a way to convince them. When he finds out the leader is actually a wo</span><span id="E220" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E220" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">man, what will his reaction be?</span></div>
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<span id="E226" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E226" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In book 2, </span><span id="E227" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E227" style="display: inline; font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Highwayman of Cordovia</span><span id="E228" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E228" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, </span><span id="E229" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E229" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">the people enjoy their new-found liberty, but all is not well. A group of powerful men plan to take over the small country and replace the leader with a king.</span><span id="E230" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E230" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span id="E231" is="qowt-word-run" named-flow="FLOW-4" qowt-eid="E231" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">With the help of a bold highwayman and a pastor’s daughter, they try to save their country from being taken over by a power-hungry leader. As they strive to stop the Kingmen and thwart their plans, Christine finds herself falling in love with Austin </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Knight. The only problem with their relationship is that she thinks he is her knight in shining armor instead of a highwayman. If she finds out his trade, what will her reaction be? As a pastor’s daughter, will love override her values?</span></div>
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<span id="E237" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E237" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In book 3, </span><span id="E238" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E238" style="display: inline; font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Fox of Cordovia</span><span id="E239" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E239" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">,</span><span id="E240" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E240" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span id="E241" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E241" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">a sinister plot has just been uncovered and its up to a former patriot and a young nurse to discover who is behind it. Caroline is engaged to the future mayor of Laketown, a man of influence and greatly respected. But all that changes when she overhears a conspiracy behind closed doors. After being discovered, she runs for her life. Caroline needs to report her findings, but whom can she trust? When she asks Jesse Conover for help, the adventure begins. </span></div>
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<span id="E247" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E247" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I love research. </span><span id="E248" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E248" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">When I did</span><span id="E249" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E249" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> some research about the “waltz</span><span id="E250" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E250" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">”</span><span id="E251" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E251" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> for </span><span id="E252" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E252" style="display: inline; font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Highwayman of Cordovia</span><span id="E253" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E253" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">,</span><span id="E254" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E254" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> I was surprised </span><span id="E255" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E255" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">at</span><span id="E256" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E256" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> what I found. The peasants were the first to dance the waltz. It was such fun that bored noblemen would sneak out and go to the country-dances.</span><span id="E257" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E257" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span id="E258" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E258" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The </span><span id="E259" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E259" style="display: inline; font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;">Oxford English Dictionary</span><span id="E260" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E260" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> back then called the waltz “riotous and indecent.”</span> </div>
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<span id="E271" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E271" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">To read a </span><span id="E272" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E272" style="display: inline; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre-wrap;">sample chapter</span><span id="E273" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E273" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> from each of </span><span id="E274" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E274" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">my</span><span id="E275" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E275" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> books in The Rebel Series, go to </span><a contenteditable="false" href="http://www.lindaweaverclarke.com/historicalromance.html" id="E276" is="qowt-hyperlink" qowt-eid="E276" target="_blank"><span class="qowt-stl-Hyperlink" id="E277" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E277" style="color: blue; display: inline; text-decoration: underline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://www.lindaweaverclarke.com/historicalromance.html</span></a><span id="E278" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E278" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and click on the </span><span id="E279" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E279" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">TITLE</span><span id="E280" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E280" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span><span id="E281" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E281" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></div>
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<span id="E295" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E295" style="display: inline; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre-wrap;">About Author:</span><span id="E296" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E296" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span id="E297" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E297" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Linda Weaver Clarke was raised among the Rocky Mountains of southern Idaho and now lives among the red mountains of southern Utah. </span><span id="E298" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E298" style="display: inline; font-size: 11.5pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Linda </span><span id="E299" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E299" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">is </span><span id="E300" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E300" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">the mother of six daughters and </span><span id="E301" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E301" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">the author of </span><span id="E302" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E302" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">23 books. She has written in several different genres, which include: </span><span id="E303" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E303" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">historical romances, </span><span id="E304" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E304" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">romantic cozy myster</span><span id="E305" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E305" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ies, </span><span id="E306" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E306" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">a mystery suspense series,</span><span id="E307" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E307" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> children’s book</span><span id="E308" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E308" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, and non-fiction</span><span id="E309" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E309" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. All her books are family friendly.</span><span id="E310" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E310" style="display: inline; font-size: 11.5pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span id="E311" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E311" style="display: inline; font-size: 11.5pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">She has also </span><span id="E312" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E312" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">taught people how to write their family’s stories</span><span id="E313" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E313" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span id="E314" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E314" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">throughout the U.S., giving more than 500 workshops. To learn more, v</span><span id="E315" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E315" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">isit </span><a contenteditable="false" href="http://www.lindaweaverclarke.com/" id="E316" is="qowt-hyperlink" qowt-eid="E316" target="_blank"><span class="qowt-stl-Hyperlink" id="E317" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E317" style="color: blue; display: inline; text-decoration: underline; white-space: pre-wrap;">www.lindaweaverclarke.com</span></a><span id="E318" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E318" style="color: black; display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></div>
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<i><span is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E318" style="color: black; display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Be sure to visit Linda's website, </span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=8172934362161519950#editor/target=post;postID=7299249936624177019">http://www.lindaweaverclarke.com</a> where you will find sample chapters, a page where you can purchase any of her books from Amazon and Barnes & Noble, and there is an "About Linda" page, too--don't miss it!</i></div>
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<i>Thank you for visiting, Linda. Best wishes to you and please visit again soon!</i></div>
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<br />Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12212981473659269964noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8172934362161519950.post-20347380815834277472017-11-20T14:28:00.001-08:002017-11-20T14:28:40.906-08:00Update from Regina and a Holiday Welcome!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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November 20, 2017<br />
First of all, let me say thank you, thank you and thank you to everyone who joined in on the Summer of '17 blog tour!!<br />
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We had a great time and a lot of new friendships were formed - as well as long-standing friendships rewarmed :-)<br />
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Hopefully I will be able to come up with a catchy theme at the beginning of the new year. Any ideas? Send me your concepts and I will send you an ecopy of "Spotlight on Love'.<br />
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Here's a brief recap of what it is about:<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Everything changes when she meets William 'Red' Williamson, a dynamic and compelling man she finds irresistible. As they to get to know each other, Helen once more considers following her musical dreams. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">As a new world of romance and song seem to be opening up to her, the horrors of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 stun the world and throw Red and Helen into the danger and chaos of wartime. Will Helen's dreams be shattered by World War II, or can the power of love triumph over seemingly insurmountable obstacles?</span><br />
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One of the most interesting aspects to this book is that is based on my parents' unique love story. My mother actually was a nurse (and a fantastic vocalist) and my father was an Army Colonel running the U.S. Postal Coordination in Algeria. So, as you can imagine, this book means a lot to me. I would love to share it with one of you! Leave me a comment with an idea for a theme and my nephew will select on at random from a hat for us! Be sure and leave me your email address :-)<br />
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Recently, I have participated in quite a few promotions with Book Cave.com - they are fantastic, a great way to get exposure. Here's the link to learn more: https://mybookcave.com/d/d8f21d78/<br />
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The biggest news these days is the Upcoming Author's Expo with ARIA--the Association of Rhode Island Authors on Saturday, December 2, from 10-5pm at Rhodes on the Pawtuxet in Cranston, RI. Over 100 authors will be there signing their books, and there will be lectures and workshops, too. I hope you will be able to join us at this fun event! Here's the link: http://www.riauthors.org/riexpo/<br />
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I am thankful to all of you for your continued interest and support! Wishing you a very joyous, happy Thanksgiving. May you be blessed in every way!<br />
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<br />Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12212981473659269964noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8172934362161519950.post-4652063040442735812017-09-17T18:37:00.001-07:002017-09-18T06:57:17.790-07:00Welcome, Writer, Proofreader and Copywriter Nicole Cunningham!<br />
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<span id="E142" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E142" style="display: inline; font-size: 9.5pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>Copywriter, copy editor, and proofreader Nicole Cunningham grew up in Sandy, UT, a suburb of Salt Lake City. She now resides on the East Coast, in the suburbs of Providence, RI.</i></span></div>
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<span id="E145" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E145" style="color: #191919; display: inline; font-size: 9.5pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre-wrap;">Welcome to my blog, Nicole. What is your newest project about</span><span id="E146" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E146" style="color: #191919; display: inline; font-size: 9.5pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">?</span></div>
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<span id="E148" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E148" style="color: #191919; display: inline; font-size: 9.5pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Oh boy, Gina, I have several projects going all at once, as I'm sure we all do. I've recently launched my freelance business, Word: Smith & Jones, that has let me expand my reach as a proofreader and copy editor beyond the corporate world. I'm excited to currently be working on a series of blog posts called “The Layoff Club” for people who have been recently laid off. It's a subject that's close to my heart because I was laid off from my corporate job last year, then my sister and a good friend were laid off this past spring (after both having been at their company for more than 20 years). It just goes to show that it can happen to anyone.</span></div>
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<span id="E155" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E155" style="color: #191919; display: inline; font-size: 9.5pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Whether you see it coming or it's a surprise to you, a layoff can be devastating to your self confidence. And so confusing! My goal is to do a step-by-step process of dealing with this kind of job loss. From what to do the first week (nothing, if at all possible, except breathe), to the second week, to the first month, etc. Of course, nobody's circumstance is exactly the same, but I share what I did after my layoff and what I wish I had done.</span></div>
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<span id="E161" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E161" style="color: #191919; display: inline; font-size: 9.5pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">It was all hands-on, baby! Although, I did take advantage of my company's employment assistance program, which was extremely helpful, and I incorporate some of the learnings I got from that. I've also had help from my fellow laid-off friends, who inspired the name, “The Layoff Club.” </span></div>
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<span id="E165" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E165" style="color: #191919; display: inline; font-size: 9.5pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre-wrap;">Did you put real experiences from your research in this work</span><span id="E166" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E166" style="color: #191919; display: inline; font-size: 9.5pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">?</span></div>
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<span id="E172" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E172" style="color: #191919; display: inline; font-size: 9.5pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre-wrap;">Tell us a bit about your other projects.</span></div>
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<span id="E174" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E174" style="color: #191919; display: inline; font-size: 9.5pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">My sister and I are also going to be launching a lifestyle blog called The Sassy Stapler, hopefully by mid-October. It will feature our not-so-secret passion for decorative, functional, and downright quirky office products. If you get a happy little thrill from wandering the aisles of an office supply store, or you know the office supply drawer or closet at work like the back of your hand, you'll like our new blog. We'll be writing about new products, new uses for old favorites, and covering the latest fashion trends in the world of office products. It's gonna be so much fun!</span></div>
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<span id="E177" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E177" style="color: #191919; display: inline; font-size: 9.5pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">In addition, I'm writing a children's book about waking up the sun. What would you do if you found out that the sun had slept in and forgotten to rise one morning? It is inspired by my grandniece, Ruby, who has all sorts of goodnight books, but not very many wake-up books to choose from.</span></div>
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