Heather Gray's Blog, page 22
October 30, 2013
Book Spotlight: Unconditional
In The Spotlight: Unconditional by Tanya Eavenson
Tagline:
He will fight for her at any cost…
Genre:
Inspirational Women's Fiction
Back Cover:
He will fight for her at any cost...
Elizabeth Roberts can't remember her past, and the present is too painful. She turns to nightclubs and drinking to forget her infant daughter's death, her husband's affair.
When his wife's coma wiped out the memory of their marriage, Chris Roberts found comfort elsewhere...
October 28, 2013
Remembering, Part Two
Last week's ceremony at the hospital got me to thinking. (About what?) I'm so glad you asked!
Moving On v. Moving Forward
Sometimes I think about things differently than other people. I'm used to it. This is one of those times.
A friend asked me one day how I was doing with moving on. I had to think about her question for a minute before answering. Had anybody else asked me that question, I might have been offended, but she was the kind of fr...
October 25, 2013
Book Spotlight: Ten Million Reasons
In The Spotlight: Ten Million Reasons
Please enjoy the following excerpt from Chapter One of Ten Million Reasons. This is the opening scene of the book.
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How do I always let myself get sucked into these things? Genevieve Mason sat at her own little private booth in a large room with at least a dozen other people. The clock on the wall ticked loudly, reminding her this is not where she was supposed to be. For some reason she’d never understood, Gen...
October 23, 2013
Book Spotlight: The Trouble with Charlie
In The Spotlight: The Trouble with Charlie by Catherine Bennett
Tagline:
Love. Desire. A psycho bent on revenge. But can Charlie Reynolds recognize the most dangerous of the three?
Genre: Contemporary Romance
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Since being out on her own at eighteen, Charlotte “Charlie” Reynolds is a street-smart “good” girl who hides her desire for love and security behind her feisty and independent personality. She just never expected a...
October 21, 2013
Remembering, Part One
Remembering, Part One
This past weekend was the annual Day of Remembering at the children's hospital. It's one day set aside each year to commemorate the lives of children cared for at that facility who lost their particular battle. This was our second year there. Last year the loss was still very fresh, only a couple months old, and frankly, I was still a bit in shock. Last year, I found the ceremony to be healing, positive, and life-affirming.
This year…I cri...
October 18, 2013
Book Spotlight: Just Dessert
In The Spotlight: Just Dessert
Please enjoy this excerpt from Chapter Five of the September 2013 release of Just Dessert.
To set the scene: Grady came by to lend a helping hand, and the four youngest Fitzgerald children pitched in. They worked all morning taking care of necessary tasks around the farm. Now it's time for dinner -- the midday meal.
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Grady was contemplating what to do about dinner when Mary came out of the house to let them know their mid...
October 16, 2013
Book Spotlight: The Gingerbread Boy
In The Spotlight: The Gingerbread Boy
Tagline: Will he leave his fate to the last fallen petal, and run, run as fast as he can?
Genre: Contemporary, Coming of Age
Back Cover: After an impromptu serenade in an abandoned ballroom, Michigan State University veterinary medicine student, Catherine Sealy, wonders who the enigmatic young man known only to her as “Daniel,” really is. She later discovers he is Daniel LaMont, the beloved lead singer of a...
October 14, 2013
Does Today Really Matter?
Does Today Really Matter?
I have a friend whose husband is in the military. She once said that every night they get to have dinner together as a family is a celebration. Her kids understand that having Daddy with them is a special treat, and they all go out of their way to make the most of their time together as a family.
I have another friend who is in her golden years and who makes a point to serve every meal on nice dishes. Compared to my dinner table, hers is a wo...
October 11, 2013
Book Spotlight: Just Dessert
In The Spotlight: Just Dessert
Please enjoy this excerpt from Chapter Two of the September 2013 release of Just Dessert.
To set the scene: Grady showed up unexpectedly on the Fitzgerald farm. Mary, and her younger sister Lizzie are investigating to see what he's up to. What they find is Grady, accompanied by Gigi (Mary's youngest sister), hard at work.
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"Look Mary!," Gigi said. "Grady gave me a spade and gloves to use so I can help him! I'm helpi...
October 9, 2013
Book Spotlight - The Enchanted
In The Spotlight: The Enchanted by Elaine Cantrell
Tagline: "Unless you love me, I cannot go on." Prince Alan
Genre: Romantic Fantasy
Back Cover:
Forced by his father into a marriage he didn't want, Prince Alan soon finds that his bride isn't the sweet, submissive creature he expected. Morgane has the heart of a dragon and beauty beyond compare, but she isn't thrilled about the marriage either. When black treachery threatens the kingdom, Morgane and Alan...
