Roxanne Rustand's Blog, page 26
February 10, 2011
Fun, free serialized story by a group of authors!
Visit http://craftieladiesofromance.blogspo... for a fun, serialized story. My chapter is up today!
Being written by a group of authors, each taking one chapter, none of us knew what was in store for the chapter we were to write until we read the latest installment. What fun! Please stop and comment!
Being written by a group of authors, each taking one chapter, none of us knew what was in store for the chapter we were to write until we read the latest installment. What fun! Please stop and comment!
February 9, 2011
Check this out!
Check out the great articles on Love Inspired books and authors, in the online Charisma magazine at http://strang.imirus.com/Mpowered/boo...
So well done!
So well done!
February 3, 2011
PW --"Beyond The Book" Blog
I was so delighted this morning, to learn about a review this month on my book, Fatal Burn, which was a Steeple Hill Love Inspired Suspense from February, 2010!
It's at the Publisher's Weekly "PW-Beyond the Book" blog at:
http://blogs.publishersweekly.com/blo...
What a lovely surprise, on this bitterly cold, post-blizzard day.
I hope you're all keeping warm!
Roxanne
(if you are reading this on FB, it has originated at the "All Creatures great and Small Blog" at http://roxannerustand.blopgspot.com )
It's at the Publisher's Weekly "PW-Beyond the Book" blog at:
http://blogs.publishersweekly.com/blo...
What a lovely surprise, on this bitterly cold, post-blizzard day.
I hope you're all keeping warm!
Roxanne
(if you are reading this on FB, it has originated at the "All Creatures great and Small Blog" at http://roxannerustand.blopgspot.com )
January 18, 2011
A musical schnoodle!
Have you seen this darling video?! My friend Judy sent me the link, and it's so cute that I watched it twice! :)
Thanks, Judy!!
Tucker piano Dec 7'2010.wmv
Thanks, Judy!!
Tucker piano Dec 7'2010.wmv
January 7, 2011
A free book by Lyn Cote!!!
A free book to enjoy---by Lyn Cote!!!
Friday, January 7, 2011 - 7:47 PM Here is a wonderful chance for you to read a FREE book, in serialized form, by a very popular author!!
Can the beautiful daughter of a French courtesan find a love that will
last in early America?
Lyn Cote is posting this never-before published book, section by section, on her blog. She started posting just before Christmas, so you can read the previous entries to catch up, and then continue to follow this wonderful story. She plans on posting 2-3 new scenes each week till it's done. Tell your friends too--so they can enjoy LaBelle Christiane making her debut in the world!
You can find the story at Lyn Cote's blog:
http://strongwomenbravestories.blogsp... If you are reading this on FB, this post originated at The All Creatures Great and Small Blog,http://roxannerustand.blogspot.com. Come on over and say howdy!
Can the beautiful daughter of a French courtesan find a love that will
last in early America?
Lyn Cote is posting this never-before published book, section by section, on her blog. She started posting just before Christmas, so you can read the previous entries to catch up, and then continue to follow this wonderful story. She plans on posting 2-3 new scenes each week till it's done. Tell your friends too--so they can enjoy LaBelle Christiane making her debut in the world!
You can find the story at Lyn Cote's blog:
http://strongwomenbravestories.blogsp... If you are reading this on FB, this post originated at The All Creatures Great and Small Blog,http://roxannerustand.blogspot.com. Come on over and say howdy!
December 9, 2010
Brrr....winter!
It's snowy and raw outside...a perfect day for staying in my office to work on a book proposal due today.
Everywhere around me, my office is a mess! And it has to be totally emptied by Monday morning so the trim can be replaced, the walls painted, and carpeting re-done...changes that are looong overdue!
So how about you...are you totally neat and organized in your office space? If so, and you have any tips for me, I'd appreciate it. I think I'm going to need a Dumpster and a backhoe to handle all this clutter!
Everywhere around me, my office is a mess! And it has to be totally emptied by Monday morning so the trim can be replaced, the walls painted, and carpeting re-done...changes that are looong overdue!
So how about you...are you totally neat and organized in your office space? If so, and you have any tips for me, I'd appreciate it. I think I'm going to need a Dumpster and a backhoe to handle all this clutter!
December 2, 2010
Booksiging--Cedar Rapids, Iowa
I rarely do signings, but on Saturday, December 4th, I'll be at the Barnes and Noble in Cedar Rapids from 10:00 -2:00 pm for a booksigning with other authors, including popular inspirational historical romance author Pamela Nissen, Jo Cebuhar, and Mississippi travel writer Dean Klinkengberg. I'd love to see you there. And, signed copies make great gifts! :)
The address is: Northland Square SC, 333 Collins Rd NE Bldg 1, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402, 319-393-4800
The address is: Northland Square SC, 333 Collins Rd NE Bldg 1, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402, 319-393-4800
December 1, 2010
FREE BOOKS!
I'm visiting the Seekerville blog today!Stop in today--or within the next day or two, leave a comment, and have a chance at three drawings for a free autographed book--of any title in my backlist for which I still have copies!
http://seekerville.blogspot.com/
November 12, 2010
Suzy Q finds a home
I've been wanting to find a very quiet, sweet horse for years. No rodeos. No surprises. Road safe, trail safe. Small enough to a be a confidence builder for the grandkids when they are old enough to ride off a leadline. Large enough that the adults in the family can ride, too. We have one old geezer who at thirty-five is too old and arthritic to ride, and a twelve-year-old who is a tad too spunky to trust with just anyone on his back.
I'd sort of given up, after looking for so long....everything was too spunky. Not sound. Too erratic. Too expensive. Sold--just yesterday. "Gentle" but with a propensity for crowhopping into a lope. Nothing worked out. And this year, far more important things were going on as my mom grew more ill with each passing month, so I wasn't even thinking about looking.
But then this past week, I came across Suzy by chance. Small, but not too small. Sweet. Quiet. Her owner and I went riding for an hour on the streets of a small town, with cars, trucks and school buses going by, dogs barking, flags flapping, people coming up to "pet the horsies." She was as solid and steady as could be, and fifteen minutes into the ride I was sold....and an hour later, her former owner trailered her to our house. Better yet, when our vet came the next day, he pronounced her sound. Now I look forward to Thanksgiving and the arrival of our two young grandkids...and will be hoping for nice weather so they can enjoy her. Suzy will be a small day brightener for us all, given that this will be our first Thanksgiving without my mom.
Suzy reminds me of the horses I had when I was a child. Those horses--probably due in part to me riding daily for hours upon hours, were bombproof. My friends and I rode everywhere--trails, busy roads, down to "The Corner" near our house where there was a collection of shops, including a bakery, where we would tie our horses outside and go in for M&M cookies, or we'd stop at the Dairy Queen, or the drug store, which had a soda fountain and the best ice cream in the world. One of my horses, Rebel, had a particular fondness for maple nut ice cream, so I always bought him a cone, too. We rode to the local horse shows back then as well, and even to the county fair, because none of us had trailers yet.
What a childhood that was, being so independent from the age of six, on the back of a gentle old mare! The adventures were endless, the memories are so rich. These days, the thought of turning children loose like that, unsupervised, is frightening, but it was a different world then...at least, as far as we knew.
What are some of your happiest memories from childhood?
I'd sort of given up, after looking for so long....everything was too spunky. Not sound. Too erratic. Too expensive. Sold--just yesterday. "Gentle" but with a propensity for crowhopping into a lope. Nothing worked out. And this year, far more important things were going on as my mom grew more ill with each passing month, so I wasn't even thinking about looking.
But then this past week, I came across Suzy by chance. Small, but not too small. Sweet. Quiet. Her owner and I went riding for an hour on the streets of a small town, with cars, trucks and school buses going by, dogs barking, flags flapping, people coming up to "pet the horsies." She was as solid and steady as could be, and fifteen minutes into the ride I was sold....and an hour later, her former owner trailered her to our house. Better yet, when our vet came the next day, he pronounced her sound. Now I look forward to Thanksgiving and the arrival of our two young grandkids...and will be hoping for nice weather so they can enjoy her. Suzy will be a small day brightener for us all, given that this will be our first Thanksgiving without my mom.
Suzy reminds me of the horses I had when I was a child. Those horses--probably due in part to me riding daily for hours upon hours, were bombproof. My friends and I rode everywhere--trails, busy roads, down to "The Corner" near our house where there was a collection of shops, including a bakery, where we would tie our horses outside and go in for M&M cookies, or we'd stop at the Dairy Queen, or the drug store, which had a soda fountain and the best ice cream in the world. One of my horses, Rebel, had a particular fondness for maple nut ice cream, so I always bought him a cone, too. We rode to the local horse shows back then as well, and even to the county fair, because none of us had trailers yet.
What a childhood that was, being so independent from the age of six, on the back of a gentle old mare! The adventures were endless, the memories are so rich. These days, the thought of turning children loose like that, unsupervised, is frightening, but it was a different world then...at least, as far as we knew.
What are some of your happiest memories from childhood?
November 7, 2010
WINTER REUNION is out!
Hi!
I just realized that time is getting away from me, and I should take a moment to let you know about my newest book--WINTER REUNION, which was released the last week (the first week of November, 2010.) It's my very first non-suspense, written for the Steeple Hill Love Inspired line. What an experience it was, writing a book without guns, villains and bodies here and there. I loved this new challenge!
Here's the back cover blurb:
Home to heal...and reconcile?
When wounded marine Devlin Sloan comes back to Aspen Creek, he's surprised by his late mother's will. His new business partner for the next six months will be Beth Carrigan. His ex-wife.
This might prove to be Dev's most difficult mission yet. He never stopped loving the sweet bookstore owner, but his military career broke them apart. Now, as they work together at helping others get a new start in life, he hopes he can break down the walls between them....and explore the possibilities of renewing the life they had with each other.
It's available at bookstores and places like Walmart, KMart and Target. You can also find it at www.christianbook.com
www.target.com
www.steeplehill.com and
www.barnesandnoble.com
This book is the first in the Aspen Creek Crossroads series, and stands completely alone. However, there will be other books coming that are set in the same town, involving other members of the little book club which meets at Beth's Book Store. I hope you join me for Sophie and Keeley's stories, too!
Thanks so much for stopping by!
Roxanne
(to those reading this on Facebook, this post has originated at The All Creature Great and Small blog, at http://roxannerustand.blogspot.com )
