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December 3, 2020
12 Days of Christmas Giveaway – Day 3!
Welcome to the 3rd day of the 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway! The prizes are building, and today’s winner will receive ALL of the below!
A paperback copy of my upcoming novel, When Twilight Breaks (will be mailed in late January or early February 2021) and a festive Winter Swirl Merry Mask, handmade by me of 100% cotton!
And…
The Cowboy’s Christmas Blessings by Jill Kemerer
A Dazzle of Diamonds by Liz Johnson
It’s not too late to enter the Rafflecopter giveaway below by following some of your favorite authors on social media and signing up for their newsletters. We draw a new winner every day, from December 1-12, 2020, and on December 12th, we’ll give away a $100 Amazon Gift Card in addition to all the other great prizes! So…you can enter every day – I’m giving away a total of TEN copies of When Twilight Breaks and TEN Merry Masks!
And don’t forget to stop by Sarah Ladd’s website tomorrow to see what new prize is added!
Here’s the schedule. I’ll add the new links each morning – make sure you visit each day!
12/1 Liz Johnson – A Dazzle of Diamonds
12/2 Jill Kemerer – The Cowboy’s Christmas Blessing
12/3 Sarah Sundin – When Twilight Breaks
12/4 Sarah Ladd – The Light at Wyndcliff
12/5 Tari Faris – Until I Met You
12/6 Katherine Reay – Literature and Lattes
12/7 Lindsay Harrel – The Joy of Falling
12/8 Jessica R. Patch – Cold Case Christmas
12/9 Sara Ella – Coral
12/10 Kristy Cambron -The Painted Castle
12/11 Jennifer Deibel – A Dance in Donegal
12/12 Liz Johnson
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December 2, 2020
Forever Yours This Christmas by Sherry Kyle
Forever Yours This Christmas by Sherry Kyle
Amy Carrington adores running her consignment store, a favorite shopping spot in her small town of Winterberry. But her business is threatened when Sunshine Builders decides to build townhomes on the vacant lot Amy’s customers use for parking.
At a benefit dinner, Amy ends up dancing with a handsome stranger – not realizing he’s Wes Harding – co-owner of Sunshine Builders. When Wes’s business plans endanger his romantic plans…well, only a Christmas miracle can help!
In Forever Yours This Christmas, Sherry Kyle spins a Christmas tale full of charm and romance and humor. Curl up with this novella, cocoa, and Christmas cookies, and settle in for a delightful holiday treat!
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November 30, 2020
Giveaway of Things We Didn’t Say by Amy Lynn Green
If you follow me on social media or on my blog, you already read my glowing review of Amy Lynn Green‘s delightful new World War II novel, Things We Didn’t Say.
Amy has generously offered to give away THREE paperback copies of the novel to my readers! You can enter the giveaway by either signing up for Amy’s email newsletter or already being a subscriber (sign up on Amy’s website) or visiting her on Instagram (@amygreenbooks) – or you can get two entries by doing both! Enter via the Rafflecopter below. Giveaway runs November 30, 2020 through December 5, 2020 at midnight PDT. US mailing addresses only, please. Winners will be announced here on my blog on Monday, December 7, 2020.
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November 23, 2020
The Light at Wyndcliff by Sarah E. Ladd
The Light at Wyndcliff by Sarah E. Ladd
When Liam Twethewey arrives at his newly inherited estate at Wyndcliff in Cornwall, things are amiss. The estate is in disrepair, the steward is hostile to his plans to open china clay pits on his property, and the steward’s granddaughter is far too fetching.
Evelyn Bray loves her life at Wyndcliff with her beloved grandfather, even though her mother has abandoned her. When a ship is wrecked off the Twethewey estate – a common occurrence – Evelyn helps rescue the only survivors, a little girl and her mother. Liam is distressed about the shipwreck, the heartless salvage operations, and the rumors that something darker is behind these shipwrecks. As Liam and Evelyn dig into these matters, their attraction – and the danger – increases.
In The Light at Wyndcliff, Sarah E. Ladd brings us again to beautiful Cornwall with the Twethewey family. Rich in atmosphere and romance and intrigue, the writing draws you in deeply for a satisfying read. Liam and Evelyn are both strong and compassionate, characters deserving of each other. I thoroughly enjoyed this novel!
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November 15, 2020
Today in World War II History—November 15, 1940 & 1945
Greek field gun during Battle of Morava-Ivan, southern Albania, 14-23 Nov 1940 (public domain via Wikipedia)
80 Years Ago—Nov. 15, 1940: Warsaw ghetto is sealed off from the rest of the city with 350,000 Jews living in 1.3 square miles.
Greek troops break Italian lines and enter Albania.
New York Midtown Tunnel linking Manhattan and Queens opens to traffic.
Movie premiere of One Night in the Tropics, featuring Abbott & Costello’s scene-stealing film debut.
75 Years Ago—Nov. 15, 1945: Chilean poet Gabriela Mistral becomes first Latin American to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.
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November 11, 2020
Veterans Day 2020
At the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918, the First World War came to an end.
The Armistice was signed for the War to End All Wars, but peace was built on a shoddy foundation, and war returned, nastier than ever.
The end of the Second World War brought the United Nations and the promise of rational negotiation and eternal peace. Instead the nuclear era introduced the tense decades of the Cold War, flaring up in brutal regional wars in Korea, Vietnam, and throughout Africa and Central and South America.
The collapse of the Soviet Union and the fall of the Berlin Wall brought optimism for a peaceful, democratic world. This was shattered by the terrorist tactics of a new enemy without borders to attack or a government to negotiate with. A cowardly enemy that cheers when children blow up children or when tourists are mowed down on their holidays.
The human heart yearns for peace but is drawn to war. We can argue about it and say it shouldn’t be this way, but it is.
That’s why our armed services are vital. Our veterans have repelled the forces of Fascism, Totalitarianism, and Communism, and for this we owe them our eternal gratitude. Our active servicemen and servicewomen are currently fighting the forces of Terrorism and standing guard against dictators, and for this we owe them our active support and appreciation.
On this 11th day of the 11th month, we thank the members of our armed services, past and present, for protecting our lives, our homes, and our freedom. May God bless you.
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November 8, 2020
Today in World War II History—November 8, 1940 & 1945
British poster, WWII
80 Years Ago—Nov. 8, 1940: Churchill has extra ravens sent to the Tower of London to replace casualties from German bombings.
British crown jewels are removed from the Tower of London to a secret location.
Off Australia, US freighter City of Rayville is sunk by a German mine, the first US merchant ship sunk in the war; one man is killed, the first US merchant marine casualty of the war.
75 Years Ago—Nov. 8, 1945: Nationalist Chinese launch offensive against communists in Liaoning Province.
Chinese riverboat Hai Chu is sunk by mine near Hong Kong, killing 500.
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Today in World War II History—Nov. 8, 1940 & 1945
Due to a glitch in my website, I’m unable to post images today. Sorry for the inconvenience!
80 Years Ago—Nov. 8, 1940: Churchill has extra ravens sent to the Tower of London to replace casualties from German bombings.
British crown jewels are removed from the Tower of London to a secret location.
Off Australia, US freighter City of Rayville is sunk by a German mine, the first US merchant ship sunk in the war; one man is killed, the first US merchant marine casualty of the war.
75 Years Ago—Nov. 8, 1945: Nationalist Chinese launch offensive against communists in Liaoning Province.
Chinese riverboat Hai Chu is sunk by mine near Hong Kong, killing 500.
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November 7, 2020
Today in World War II History—November 7, 1940 & 1945
Tacoma Narrows Bridge on opening day, 1 July 1940 (public domain, University of Washington Libraries Digital Collections)
80 Years Ago—Nov. 7, 1940: Free French troops land near Libreville, Gabon, in Vichy French-held French Equatorial Africa.
Tacoma Narrows Bridge in Washington collapses in windstorm. See the film showing collapse of Tacoma Narrows Bridge, 7 November 1940 (public domain via Stillman Fires Collection: Tacoma Fire Department):
75 Years Ago—Nov. 7, 1945: Bell Aircraft Corporation conducts the first remote-control flight of a P-59 Airacomet jet using a TV in the cockpit.
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Today in World War II History—Nov. 7, 1940 & 1945
Due to a glitch in my website, I’m unable to post images today. Sorry for the inconvenience!
80 Years Ago—Nov. 7, 1940: Free French troops land near Libreville, Gabon, in Vichy French-held French Equatorial Africa.
Tacoma Narrows Bridge in Washington collapses in windstorm.
75 Years Ago—Nov. 7, 1945: Bell Aircraft Corporation conducts the first remote-control flight of a P-59 Airacomet jet using a TV in the cockpit.
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