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Spring Fever book promo/kindle giveaway, Day 8 Author Regina Rudd Merrick

March 7, 2018 By Barbara 1 Comment

Welcome to DAY 8 of SPRING FEVER!

Regina Merrick is a writer, church musician, wife, mother, and grateful follower of Jesus Christ. Having lived most of her life in Western Kentucky, she dreams of the sound of crashing waves and sandy beaches. Married to her husband of 30-plus years, she is the mother of two grown daughters, and the keeper of a 100-year-old house where she lives in the small town of Marion, KY.

Regina Merrick began reading romance and thinking of book ideas as early as her teenage years when she attempted a happily-ever-after sequel to “Gone With the Wind.” That love of fiction parlayed into a career as a school librarian and then a public librarian, where she served as a director for thirteen years. She began attending local writing workshops and continued to hone her craft by writing several short and novel-length fan-fiction pieces published online, where she met other authors with a similar love for story, a Christian worldview, and happily-ever-after.

Her first novel, Carolina Dream, is book one in the “Southern Breeze Series,” and Carolina Mercy, book two in the series, will be released in July 2018 by Mantle Rock Publishing, LLC.

Connect with Regina online:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Regina-R-Merrick-512257938964888/

Twitter: @trmerrick64

Instagram: reginamerrick

Website: https://reginamerrick.wordpress.com

Carolina Dream

Book blurb:

Sarah Crawford wants more from life than to attend the wedding of her ex-fiancée. An unexpected inheritance in South Carolina comes at the perfect time, just as Sarah is willing to use any excuse to get out of town. When she meets potential business partner Jared Benton and discovers that a house is part of the inheritance, she is sure that God has been preparing her for this time through a recurring dream.

But will a dream about an antebellum mansion, many rooms to be explored, and a man with dark brown eyes give her the confidence to take a leap of faith, leaving friends, family, and her job behind?

Link(s) to purchase book(s):

Paperback: https://www.amazon.com/Carolina-Dream-Southern-Regina-Merrick/dp/1945094133/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1503621953&sr=1-1

Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/Carolina-Dream-Regina-Rudd-Merrick-ebook/dp/B06XF1HK4L/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1503621953&sr=1-1&dpID=51-lUjAuRUL&preST=_SY445_QL70_&dpSrc=detail

Spring Fever special: Sign up for my newsletter and receive a PDF document, “Special Features From Carolina Dream,” which includes the inspiration for the story as well as pictures of the places that inspired the location.

Carolina Mercy, book 2 of the Southern Breeze Series has been submitted and will release in July of 2018. I would love to talk about that!

Secret word of the day is… Beach

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Barbara

Spring Fever Promo/kindle Giveaway, Day 7: Author Kimberly Rose Johnson

March 6, 2018 By Barbara Leave a Comment

SPRING FEVER Author Feature #7

Kimberly Rose Johnson

Faith Hope and Love Reader’s Choice Finalist, Kimberly Rose Johnson, married her college sweetheart and lives in the Pacific Northwest. From a young child Kimberly has been an avid reader. That love of reading fostered a creative mind and led to her passion for writing. She especially loves romance and writes contemporary romance that warms the heart and feeds the soul.
Kimberly holds a degree in Behavioral Science from Northwest University in Kirkland, Washington, and is a member of American Christian Fiction Writers. ~

Kimberly’s book, The Reluctant Groom, is a modern day marriage of convenience story that takes place in Seattle, Washington. Because I went to college in the Seattle area I felt like I had a pretty good feel for the area. I discovered I was wrong last spring when my husband and I went to visit our son who attends college in the same area.

It didn’t take long for me to realize the Seattle I remembered had changed in the past twenty-five years. For starters, it was louder and dirtier than I remembered. I noticed the smells, sounds, and energy of the city on this trip, and guess what? I needed to do some re-writing. I’m glad I held off on publishing this book since I needed to change a few things to make it believable.

The biggest change I had to make regarded an ally that’s in the story. I had it written like alleyways in my hometown. Big mistake! The other thing I did was add the scent of garbage and the sound of seagulls.

All that being said, the story remained the same. Then the unthinkable happened. I discovered another book that was very similar to mine, so I was afraid to publish mine. To be honest, I was devastated. I tucked the story away and pretty much forgot about it. Then one day I remembered and brought it up in my Facebook readers group. They encouraged me to publish it anyway.

I truly love this story and I hope you will as well.

Here’s the back cover blurb:

When everything goes wrong, can two friends discover true love?

When Ray O’Brien’s world is turned upside down, Katie Fairchild wants to help, but the personal cost is high. Neither desires a marriage of convenience, but when Katie blurts the first thing that comes to her mind Ray can’t dismiss her offer of marriage. It would solve all his problems except for one thing—they aren’t in love.

Can these two friends team up for the greater good and perhaps find love along the way, or are their expectations impossible?

This book is currently listed for $1.99 but the price will rise to the regular price $3.49 sometime in the next thirty days.

Purchase link: The Reluctant Groom http://amzn.to/2FoJ00s

You can sign up for Kimberly’s newsletter via her website at: http://kimberlyrjohnson.com/index.html

Social media links you want shared: Facebook https://www.facebook.com/KimberlyRoseJohnson

Bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/kimberly-rose-johnson

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/krose1990/

Website: http://www.kimberlyrjohnson.com

*For another chance to win in the Spring Fever Promotion, Today’s secret word is Seattle

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Spring Fever book promo/giveaway: day #6 with author Dawn Ford

March 5, 2018 By Barbara 1 Comment

SPRING FEVER continues today with Author DAWN FORD

Dawn Ford, is an award winning author. She is a young adult fiction writer who looks beyond the lies we tell ourselves to reveal the truths we cannot face. Her debut novel, Knee-high Lies, is available on both Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

Dawn lives nestled in the Loess Hills in Iowa with her husband, youngest son, and a wonder beagle. She works with Splickety Publishing Group in her spare time, and is often caught daydreaming about plots for new stories.

A bit about KNEE-HIGH LIES: What happens when the lies you tell grow so high you can’t see the truth?

To the outside world Avery Denton’s life looks happy, normal even. But it isn’t. Not even close. She believes nothing can make it worse. When her mother skips town with their banker, the small-town gossips focus on her.

Jaxson Stewart, Avery’s neighbor and friend, has had a crush on her for years. She makes his heart race, which is dangerous for a boy with a heart condition. Unlike their community, he refuses to hold her mother’s actions against her.

Avery’s summer heats up when Jaxson kisses her under a star lit sky. The rest of her life boils over, though, when Avery becomes the target of revenge, her alcoholic father’s anger escalates, and long-hidden family secrets come to light.

Can Avery find strength in the truth? Or will she continue to struggle through knee-high lies?

~Dawn is currently working on a second book in the Knee-high series, and has just finished writing a middle grade twisted fairy tale novel. If you’d like to keep up with news about Dawn’s books, sign up for her newsletter at http://dawnfordauthor.com.

Don’t forget to come back each day for more chances to win in the Spring Fling Promotion.

*Today’s secret word is persimmon.

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Barbara

Spring Fever book promo/giveaway: Day 5 with author Joy DeKok!

March 4, 2018 By Barbara 3 Comments

Whether Joy is writing fiction or non, she writes from the heart. She lives with her husband Jon just outside of Pine Island MN on thirty-five acres of field and forest with their dogs Sophie and Tucker. When she’s not writing or reading, she’s roaming their land taking nature photos.

Here’s a little bit about Joy’s books:

Rain Dance:

What happens when a Christian woman facing a childless future and a woman seeking an abortion are waiting to see the same doctor? And what if after that “chance” encounter they are unable to forget each other?

Between the Lies:

Everything was going just fine for Olivia Morgan. Until the dead guy in the elevator, her lover’s dismissal of her, the loss of her dream job, and an FBI agent who is looking into the past she’s worked so hard to hide. What’s a woman to do when she’s suddenly un-kept, a murder suspect, and has her own personal stalker?

Olivia uses her artistic talent to remember and reveal what she knows. Will it save or convict her?

De’ ‘Ja Brewed:

Things are getting nasty in Nice, MN. Who really killed Judge Justice twenty-five years ago? Was the right person convicted? When things don’t add up and Vanessa starts to get weird messages, The Mississippi Queens, five life-long friends, set out to figure out who is behind the ominous messages and why. Can The Queens celebrate the fourth of July, help their princess plan a wedding, and protect one of their own from possible danger?

To learn more about these books and the others Joy has written, visit her website at: http://joydekok.com/books/

If you’d like to receive updates from Joy, you can sign up on her page at: http://joydekok.com/contact-joy/
~For another chance to win, the secret word of the day is: Brewed~
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Barbara

Spring Fever giveaway: Day 4 with author Johnnie Alexander!

March 3, 2018 By Barbara 1 Comment

Johnnie Alexander imagines heart-tugging stories in multiple genres. Her award-winning debut novel, Where Treasure Hides, is a CBA bestseller which has been translated into Dutch and Norwegian. She’s also the author of the popular Misty Willow Series: Where She Belongs, When Hope Arrives, and What Hope Remembers. Since talking about writing is so much fun, Johnnie hosts Novelists Unwind, which features videotaped interviews with inspirational authors. Sharing Johnnie’s vagabond life are Griff, her happy-go-lucky collie, and Rugby, her raccoon-treeing papillon. Connect with her on her website or on her Facebook Author Page.

Where She Belongs (Misty Willow Series #1) / Purchase Link: http://bit.ly/WSBPage

Shelby Kincaid is ready to move on from her grief. With high hopes for the future, she longs to purchase her family’s ancestral homestead so she can raise her young daughters in the only place she ever truly belonged. She plans to transform the abandoned house into the perfect home of her memories. But she’ll have her work cut out for her.

AJ Sullivan never wanted the homestead. Inherited as a punishment from his grandfather, it has sat empty for fifteen years and fallen into ruin. He’s glad to finally unload it. But a clean break isn’t possible when he can’t get the young widow Shelby off his mind.

Welcome to Misty Willow, a place that will have as great a hold over the reader as it does over its inhabitants.

The Misty Willow story continues in When Love Arrives and What Hope Remembers.

*Sign up for Johnnie’s newsletter on her website and receive the first chapter to Where She Belongs.

~For another chance to win, today’s Secret Word is: imagine~

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~Author Joy DeKok is tomorrow’s featured author in the Spring Fever Giveaway! Visit this link for more chances to win! HERE

Thanks for stopping!

Barbara

Spring Fever giveaway: Day 3 with author Lindsey P. Brackett

March 2, 2018 By Barbara Leave a Comment

Welcome to Day 3 of the Spring Fever book promo and Giveaway!

Lindsey P. Brackett writes southern fiction and cooks big family meals, but she complains about the dishes. Her debut novel, Still Waters, released in 2017. Someday she hopes to balance motherhood and writing full-time. Until then, she’s just very grateful for her public school system.

Connect with Lindsey online:

Facebook Author Page

Lindsey’s Instagram

Author Website

Still Waters blurb:

Cora Anne graduated from college with a plan that didn’t involve her grandmother’s ramshackle beach cottage or Tennessee Watson, a local builder dedicated to the preservation of Edisto Island—and her heart.

Paperback:

https://www.amazon.com/Still-Waters-Lindsey-Brackett/dp/1946016233/ref

Kindle:

https://www.amazon.com/Still-Waters-Lindsey-Brackett-ebook/dp/B0749S8WDW/ref

Coming soon to newsletter subscribers—A Lowcountry Setting, recipes inspired by Still Waters.

Edisto Beach is our family place—My mother grew up spending summers there, I grew up spending summers there, and now my children experience it. For more about Edisto and its history visit ExploreEdisto.com.

~Lindsey is currently working on the next book and a novella for release later this year.

*Fun fact from Lindsey—Currently I’m a community “star” in Dancing with the Stars for Hope, our annual fundraiser for Circle of Hope, a domestic violence shelter. You can vote for my team, Plot Twist, at www.dancingwiththestarsforhope.com/vote –every $1 vote goes to charity and helps us win the People’s Choice award. My partner is my friend Jeremy and we’re using our theater backgrounds to create an epic number sure to please. The performance will be showcased on March 17!