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June 9, 2016
Space Kitties Interveiw with author H. L. Burke
I am delighted to host H.L. Burke today on my blog! Congratulations on your story in the Space Kitties Anthology 2! I can hardly wait to hear more about your story!What is the synopsis of your Space Kitties tale?
An alien dinner cruise orbits Earth with the intention of sampling some local delicacies and messes with the wrong sort of critter. It's told from the point of view of a young alien whose mother is trying to "expand his palate."
What inspired you to write it?
I have a vague memory of the TV show Alf, about an alien who "loved cats with salt and pepper." Also there is an odd sort of division between animals we feel it is okay to eat and animals that we get shocked at the idea of eating (I'm not a vegetarian, so I can view this with a detached intellectual interest), and how confusion about this might arise when Human culture is observed from an alien point of view.
How long did it take you to write?
First draft ... an hour or two. It's a really short piece. I did run it through critiques and make some alterations here and there over the next few weeks before submitting.
Was there any music you liked to listen to while you wrote?
Oh gosh, this was so long ago. I can't really remember. Like seriously, I couldn't tell you what I listened to yesterday in the car, let alone what I did while writing almost a year ago. For longer pieces that I'm absorbed with for a long time, I might make a playlist of music and listen to it over and over again (I have a lot of World of Warcraft music in my epic fantasy list. Some Steampunk stuff for my Nyssa Glass series. The soundtrack to Coraline for when I write for kids.), but I didn't make one for this piece, so I don't really remember.
What was your reaction when you found out that your story had been selected for the anthology?
Honestly, I was like, "Oh yay! Wait ...? How do I print up this form to return the contract? My printer is out of cyan ink and it won't print black and white without cyan ink. I hate my printer. I really should get a better printer ... ooh coffee!" In other words, momentarily excitement followed by "but how does this work" befuddlement, followed by immediate distraction by shinies. Oooh, shinies.
Are you a plotter or a panster?
Bit of both. I also find different projects demand different approaches. With a short story I might just sit and think out what I want it to be then just start writing while it's fresh. With a longer work I'll usually write a "to do" list of things my characters have to do and things that have to happen to get to the desired end (I usually know the end, as well as a few major plot points).
For my last few novellas the plot has kind of appeared fully in my head and I wrote down a chapter by chapter synopsis, about a paragraph per chapter, about what was going to happen. Then I stuck to it pretty closely.
But I like to leave room for inspiration if it strikes.
What elements does your ideal story contain?
Dragons (well, I will accept stories without dragons, but we're talking about ideals, right?). Relationships. Humor. Closure.
Has there been an author or non-author person who has influenced your writing more than anyone else?
My kids. I'm fascinated by their play and the way they think. A lot of us forget what it feels like to be a kid, when ice cream falling to the ground brought deep sorrow ... when everything was so intense and fresh. They also turn our set ways of thinking on their heads. A lot of my work, even my work for adults, is trying to capture that "seeing things for the first time" feeling.
Have you written any other books?
I'm currently sitting on a portfolio of seven full length novels, five novellas, four (published) short stories. With the exception of three funny short stories from the perspective of children, all my works are fantasy in someway, but I'm kind of all over the place with the subgenres. I have romantic fantasy, epic fantasy, Steampunk, and fairy tale. I write for both adults and children.
One consistency: most of my books have dragons. I really like dragons. Dragons make me happy. If I can't work a real dragon into the plot, I at least try to include my word. It's like "spot the pineapple" in the TV show Psych, except with dragons. Dragons are a lot harder to miss than pineapples, though, so it takes away some of the challenge.
What stories can we expect from you in the future?
My main focus right now is the Nyssa Glass novella series. Nyssa is sort of a Indiana Jones/Tintin/Nancy Drew character who I can throw into any number of adventures, so she's fun to play with. She also has an amazing sidekick who is a hilarious counter to her pragmatic pessimism. I also have an epic fantasy series I'm slowly chipping away at.
About H.L. Burke
Born in a small town in north central Oregon, H. L. Burke spent most of her childhood around trees and farm animals and was always accompanied by a book. Growing up with epic heroes from Middle Earth and Narnia keeping her company, she also became an incurable romantic.
An addictive personality, she jumped from one fandom to another, being at times completely obsessed with various books, movies, or television series (Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, and Star Trek all took their turns), but she has grown to be what she considers a well-rounded connoisseur of geek culture.
Married to her high school crush who is now a US Marine, she has moved multiple times in her adult life but believes that home is wherever her husband, two daughters, and pets are.
She is the author of a four part fantasy/romance series entitled "The Scholar and the Dragon," YA/Fantasy "Beggar Magic," and MG/Fantasy "Thaddeus Whiskers and the Dragon," among others. Her current projects are a young adult Steampunk fantasy and an epic fantasy trilogy.
Links:
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Space-Kitties-Searching-Cosmos-Anthology-ebook/dp/B01GILLVSE?ie=UTF8&keywords=Space%20Kitties%20anthology&qid=1464980392&ref_=sr_1_3&s=books&sr=1-3
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30347233-space-kitties-2
Next contest: http://ekaiserwritesablog.blogspot.com/p/space-kitties-anthology.html
Giveaway information:
If you comment on any of the blog tour posts, your name will be added to a drawing for an ebook copy of Space Kitties 2. (If you win the Facebook party giveaway, you are not eligible for the blog tour giveaway.)
Schedule:
June 4 - Facebook party 1:00 - 6:00P.M. Central Time
~ Tour kickoff and cover reveal at E. Kaiser Writes A Blog
~ Interview with E Kaiser at The Splendor Falls
June 5 - Interview with Jamie Mortensen at Lesa McKee
June 6 - Interview with Lesa McKee at Bookworm Reading
~ FB giveaway winner announced
June 7 - Interview with Rachel Harris at Writings, Ramblings, and Reflections
June 8 - Interview with Faith Blum at Rachel Rossano's Words
June 9 - Interview with H.L. Burke at Jessica Greyson
June 10 - Interview with Aletha Bakke at H.L. Burke, Author
June 11 - blog giveaway winner announced and tour wrap-up at E. Kaiser Writes A Blog
May 28, 2016
Mirriam Neal and her Paper Crown...
Well! She has done it again! Mirriam Neal has another book on the market! Make sure to check out her fabulous work and pick yourself up a copy!
Paper Crowns:
Ginger has lived in seclusion, with only her aunt Malgarel and her blue cat, Halcyon, to keep her company. Her sheltered, idyllic life is turned upside-down when her home is attacked by messengers from the world of fae. Accompanied by Halcyon (who may or may not be more than just a cat), an irascible wysling named Azrael, and a loyal fire elemental named Salazar, Ginger ventures into the world of fae to bring a ruthless Queen to justice.
Mirriam Neal is a twenty-two-year-old Northwestern hipster living in Atlanta. She writes hard-to-describe books in hard-to-describe genres, and illustrates things whenever she finds the time. She aspires to live as faithfully and creatively as she can and she hopes you do, too.Links:
Blog
Email: the-shieldmaiden@hotmail.com
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Publisher's page
Amazon
Barnes & Noble
May 18, 2016
Brothers-in-Arms by Jack Lewis Baillot
I am super psyched about Jack's latest book and you should be too! It's coming out this month on the 31st! So make sure to mark your calendars and get ready for awesomeness!!!! You can even pre-order the ebook HERE!!!!!
When Jessica asked me to do a guest post for my book tour I kind of panicked a little. I've been in a mad rush all week to finish up final details. This last week, the second of May, a lot unexpectedly happened and it put me behind on sending out posts and sleeping – all those fun things. So when she asked for a guest post my mind went blank on what I could write about.A character?Friendship?Research?I'd done all of the above.Then another idea came to me. The message behind my book.I don't know if I technically write Christian books. I write stories and my faith and beliefs comes out, because that is how it works.This book though, it does have a strong message though it is more underlying I suppose. It is there, but it doesn't so much take over the story. And yet in many ways it is, for me, the strongest message I've ever put into a book.Like most everyone, I don't have an easy life. It's been full of struggles and very bad things – and as a result of those very bad things I have a lot of side effects. I struggle with a lot. But I grew up in a church which believed if you struggled with things it meant you were living in rebellion to God and He was punishing me. It took me moving away, going on a crazy adventure, and finding a place of safety before I was able to see through that and accept that it isn't always true.Christians suffer. Life is hard. There are dark spots. Sleepless nights. Knots in stomachs so tight one can't eat. There are sorrows, grief which feels as if it pulls your heart in two, fears, confusion, and even feeling alone and worthless. And there's no promise that things will be easy for Christians. There is a promise though.The promise that God is always with believers, even in the dark, even in the Valley of the Shadow of Death.The things I have gone through, the things I have to go through, have brought me to a point where I can say with confidence that my hope lays with God and though it is hard for me I know I can make it because of Him.In so many ways my own struggles came through in this book, my own fears, my own feelings of helplessness. But I also wanted to show what it means to trust God. It doesn't always mean things get better, it doesn't give a guarantee that we will get new houses and nice cars and everything will be wonderful on earth.It means we have a Father who has a home for us, who loves us, who promised that the end would be worth all the suffering to get there.And that is what I wanted to pass on to those who read my book. I hope that those who read it might find the same comfort I have.
Can a Jew and a Nazi survive Hitler's Germany?
Franz Kappel and Japhet Buchanan never expected their friendship to be tested by the Third Reich. Friends from early childhood, the boys form an inseparable, brotherly bond. Growing up in a little German village, they escape most of the struggles of war until the day Japhet is banished from school for being a Jew, and later has a rib broken when other village boys beat him up. Franz learns he is putting himself in danger for spending so much time with Japhet but continues to stand up for his Jewish friend even at the risk to himself. Then one day their lives are shattered when they see first-hand that the price of being a Jew is dangerously high.
With the war now on their doorsteps, Franz and Japhet come up with a desperate plan to save their families and get them out of Germany alive. Leaving behind the lives they've always known, they move into Berlin with nothing to protect them but forged papers and each other. Convinced their friendship can keep them going, the boys try and make a new life for themselves while trying to keep their true identities and Japhet's heritage a secret. Taking his best friend's safety upon himself, Franz joins the Nazis in an attempt to get valuable information. At the same time, Japhet joins the Jewish Resistance, neither friend telling the other of their new occupations.
With everyone in their world telling them a Nazi and a Jew can't be friends, it is only a matter of time before they believe all the lies themselves, until neither is certain if they are fighting against a race of people or fighting for their homeland. Somehow they have to survive the horrors of World War II, even when all of Germany seems to be against them.
About Jack!
Jack is one of those strange people who calls herself an Author. She spends a lot of her time writing and even less time editing. She likes to write about friendships which is partly how Brothers-in-Arms came to be. More than ten years in the making, this is the book she dreaded the most writing, but which also has the most meaning for her.
When Jack isn't writing, which doesn't happen too often, she keeps busy with various other hobbies – such as reading, playing the bagpipes to the dread of her neighbors, and drinking tea – which might not be considered a hobby by most but which should be.
She lives in a cabin in the woods with her dog and a library which isn't quite equal to Prince Adam's but will be given enough time and a secret doorway.
Make sure you find Jack on all of her FABULOUS SOCIAL MEDIA and learn as much as possible by visiting these links!
Facebook
Twitter
Goodreads
Blog
Add it to your shelves on goodreads!!!
Goodreads link
Brothers-in-Arms Pintrest Page
When Jessica asked me to do a guest post for my book tour I kind of panicked a little. I've been in a mad rush all week to finish up final details. This last week, the second of May, a lot unexpectedly happened and it put me behind on sending out posts and sleeping – all those fun things. So when she asked for a guest post my mind went blank on what I could write about.A character?Friendship?Research?I'd done all of the above.Then another idea came to me. The message behind my book.I don't know if I technically write Christian books. I write stories and my faith and beliefs comes out, because that is how it works.This book though, it does have a strong message though it is more underlying I suppose. It is there, but it doesn't so much take over the story. And yet in many ways it is, for me, the strongest message I've ever put into a book.Like most everyone, I don't have an easy life. It's been full of struggles and very bad things – and as a result of those very bad things I have a lot of side effects. I struggle with a lot. But I grew up in a church which believed if you struggled with things it meant you were living in rebellion to God and He was punishing me. It took me moving away, going on a crazy adventure, and finding a place of safety before I was able to see through that and accept that it isn't always true.Christians suffer. Life is hard. There are dark spots. Sleepless nights. Knots in stomachs so tight one can't eat. There are sorrows, grief which feels as if it pulls your heart in two, fears, confusion, and even feeling alone and worthless. And there's no promise that things will be easy for Christians. There is a promise though.The promise that God is always with believers, even in the dark, even in the Valley of the Shadow of Death.The things I have gone through, the things I have to go through, have brought me to a point where I can say with confidence that my hope lays with God and though it is hard for me I know I can make it because of Him.In so many ways my own struggles came through in this book, my own fears, my own feelings of helplessness. But I also wanted to show what it means to trust God. It doesn't always mean things get better, it doesn't give a guarantee that we will get new houses and nice cars and everything will be wonderful on earth.It means we have a Father who has a home for us, who loves us, who promised that the end would be worth all the suffering to get there.And that is what I wanted to pass on to those who read my book. I hope that those who read it might find the same comfort I have.
Can a Jew and a Nazi survive Hitler's Germany?
Franz Kappel and Japhet Buchanan never expected their friendship to be tested by the Third Reich. Friends from early childhood, the boys form an inseparable, brotherly bond. Growing up in a little German village, they escape most of the struggles of war until the day Japhet is banished from school for being a Jew, and later has a rib broken when other village boys beat him up. Franz learns he is putting himself in danger for spending so much time with Japhet but continues to stand up for his Jewish friend even at the risk to himself. Then one day their lives are shattered when they see first-hand that the price of being a Jew is dangerously high.
With the war now on their doorsteps, Franz and Japhet come up with a desperate plan to save their families and get them out of Germany alive. Leaving behind the lives they've always known, they move into Berlin with nothing to protect them but forged papers and each other. Convinced their friendship can keep them going, the boys try and make a new life for themselves while trying to keep their true identities and Japhet's heritage a secret. Taking his best friend's safety upon himself, Franz joins the Nazis in an attempt to get valuable information. At the same time, Japhet joins the Jewish Resistance, neither friend telling the other of their new occupations.
With everyone in their world telling them a Nazi and a Jew can't be friends, it is only a matter of time before they believe all the lies themselves, until neither is certain if they are fighting against a race of people or fighting for their homeland. Somehow they have to survive the horrors of World War II, even when all of Germany seems to be against them.
About Jack!
Jack is one of those strange people who calls herself an Author. She spends a lot of her time writing and even less time editing. She likes to write about friendships which is partly how Brothers-in-Arms came to be. More than ten years in the making, this is the book she dreaded the most writing, but which also has the most meaning for her.When Jack isn't writing, which doesn't happen too often, she keeps busy with various other hobbies – such as reading, playing the bagpipes to the dread of her neighbors, and drinking tea – which might not be considered a hobby by most but which should be.
She lives in a cabin in the woods with her dog and a library which isn't quite equal to Prince Adam's but will be given enough time and a secret doorway.
Make sure you find Jack on all of her FABULOUS SOCIAL MEDIA and learn as much as possible by visiting these links!
Goodreads
Blog
Add it to your shelves on goodreads!!!
Goodreads link
Brothers-in-Arms Pintrest Page
April 24, 2016
Waking up on the wrong side of the border
An electric buzz pulsed through my temples and filled my ears, nauseousness gnawed at my stomach, the smell that filled my nostrils told me I was someplace, I had never been before.Someplace, far away from where I had been before. An unfamiliar smell wafted through the small crack beneath the metal door. Unfamiliar—as it should not be where I was, I had smelled it before, my mind searched for placement.Easing to a sitting possession I glanced around the room. A single electric light glared down at me from above, I was encased in by dingy cinderblocks, a table, and two chairs were in the middle of the room. My heart started to race, this was not good, I was someplace I shouldn’t be—someplace very wrong. In a moment, my mind leapt back to the stories I had read about Nazi Germany…the questioning rooms. This was one of those… How did I get here? Why am I here? What did I do wrong?I was a secret missionary in China, I was always super careful, no one would know—how? How was this found out? Who tattled on me? Whom had I trusted that I shouldn’t? My mind raced through days, searching for an explanation, anything that would tell me why I was here, what I had done wrong, how I could explain myself.Chinese…were not always ethical…but I was an American citizen, just maybe—something could be explained. My mind sickened at the thought of deportation. These people that I had grown to love, these were my people. Despite the color of my skin, and what it said on my passport, despite it all, I felt at home. I missed the conveniences of the United States, but China—China was home. There were heavy footsteps thudding down the hallway, through the crack under the door I saw the feet stop, the shadow of the person outside sent a shiver down my spine. A cry came to my throat, one of despair and fear, a scream of “No!” But it never made it out of my mouth.Keys rattled in the lock. My racing heart, seemed to stop beating for a full minute as I waited for the door to open.It swung open with a loud bang. I jumped, startled.There was the officer, his uniform perfect in every way.His uniform.It was similar but…different.Then, I saw the flag.I must be dreaming.I had to be dreaming.This was one hellish nightmare.Wake up! WAKE UP! I told myself.Nothing happened.He spoke sharply in a tongue I recognized, and it wasn’t Chinese.It was Korean.North Korean.
I struggled to my feet, looking at him, trying not to let fear get the best of me. Praying, praying that this wasn’t real, that this wasn’t—what I feared it might be.The officer motioned me to sit.Trying not to shake, I sat in the metal chair, feeling small and insignificant in the presence of this man and his perfect uniform.“Do you know why you are her?Agony swept through my heart.I knew why, in some small way…I knew.With a shake of my head, I met his eyes. He glared into mine as if he could see through me and read my soul and every sin of my past.“You lie!”“Why am I here?”He sneered and his narrow eyes were mere slits.My jaw tightened and I drew a deep breath.I will not be cowed. I will protect them. I pledged to myself.My stomach twisted.
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It is true that North Korea is kidnapping missionaries who are helping North Koreans who have escaped. What do you think of that?
I struggled to my feet, looking at him, trying not to let fear get the best of me. Praying, praying that this wasn’t real, that this wasn’t—what I feared it might be.The officer motioned me to sit.Trying not to shake, I sat in the metal chair, feeling small and insignificant in the presence of this man and his perfect uniform.“Do you know why you are her?Agony swept through my heart.I knew why, in some small way…I knew.With a shake of my head, I met his eyes. He glared into mine as if he could see through me and read my soul and every sin of my past.“You lie!”“Why am I here?”He sneered and his narrow eyes were mere slits.My jaw tightened and I drew a deep breath.I will not be cowed. I will protect them. I pledged to myself.My stomach twisted.
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It is true that North Korea is kidnapping missionaries who are helping North Koreans who have escaped. What do you think of that?
April 22, 2016
Growing Up.
I'll be honest. I haven't written because I don't know what to write.
In writing, there is healing, direction, but mostly right now. There is nothing to heal from, all directions point in several directions.
I'll be honest, I feel lost.
I am lost.
I have passions, hobbies, loves...things that I live and breathe for. Things...that are closed doors and dead ends. Leaving me puzzled and more lost than before. Sometimes I feel as if I must put a knife in the heart of my dreams in order to move forward, and yet when I turn away from it, I feel dead inside...and lost and so I turn back so I can breathe and smile again and feel just as lost as before--but with purpose...that goes nowhere.
I feel like a leech on society. Full of potential, but only sucking up the energies of others.
I am on the merry-go-round, and I am not sure if I am ever going to get off, or if I'll just fly off once I can't hold on anymore.
Somedays things are so clear, other days are clouded with fog, and I feel as if I am searching for something still, and I realize that this is human life.
It is what we make it.
It is what I choose to make it, sometimes I cloud it too deeply with other people's opinions, some days I take things too personally. Other days and times, I frankly don't care what other people think or say--and it's freeing and terrifying. Freeing because I don't have to care, terrifying because I have suddenly lost sight of them and become a worse version of myself.
I want to be in the shouting throng that stands for something, I want to be quietly at home without wondering what this merry-go-round world is doing....I want...I want...so much, it seems like too much.
This has been partly brought up by...the fact that I interviewed for a full-time job. I'll be honest, I am not quite sure of my intentions for interviewing. A false sense of security, money, the feeling I was going somewhere...simply because I don't know where I am going?
The older I grower, the rarer I feel. Strange-unique-different. Set aside, and sometimes on the shelf. Waiting. Waiting for what....is what I keep asking myself.
In writing, there is healing, direction, but mostly right now. There is nothing to heal from, all directions point in several directions.
I'll be honest, I feel lost.
I am lost.
I have passions, hobbies, loves...things that I live and breathe for. Things...that are closed doors and dead ends. Leaving me puzzled and more lost than before. Sometimes I feel as if I must put a knife in the heart of my dreams in order to move forward, and yet when I turn away from it, I feel dead inside...and lost and so I turn back so I can breathe and smile again and feel just as lost as before--but with purpose...that goes nowhere.
I feel like a leech on society. Full of potential, but only sucking up the energies of others.
I am on the merry-go-round, and I am not sure if I am ever going to get off, or if I'll just fly off once I can't hold on anymore.
Somedays things are so clear, other days are clouded with fog, and I feel as if I am searching for something still, and I realize that this is human life.
It is what we make it.
It is what I choose to make it, sometimes I cloud it too deeply with other people's opinions, some days I take things too personally. Other days and times, I frankly don't care what other people think or say--and it's freeing and terrifying. Freeing because I don't have to care, terrifying because I have suddenly lost sight of them and become a worse version of myself.
I want to be in the shouting throng that stands for something, I want to be quietly at home without wondering what this merry-go-round world is doing....I want...I want...so much, it seems like too much.
This has been partly brought up by...the fact that I interviewed for a full-time job. I'll be honest, I am not quite sure of my intentions for interviewing. A false sense of security, money, the feeling I was going somewhere...simply because I don't know where I am going?
The older I grower, the rarer I feel. Strange-unique-different. Set aside, and sometimes on the shelf. Waiting. Waiting for what....is what I keep asking myself.
March 9, 2016
Jack Lewis Baillot! Brother in Arms COVER REVEAL!!!!
Can a Jew and a Nazi survive Hitler's Germany?
It's a good question, that Jack Lewis Baillot asks in her new bookBrothers-in-Arms
I am so excited for this book, and can hardly wait to check it out!!!
Franz Kappel and Japhet Buchanan never expected their friendship to be tested by the Third Reich. Friends from early childhood, the boys form an inseparable, brotherly bond. Growing up in a little German village, they escape most of the struggles of war until the day Japhet is banished from school for being a Jew, and later has a rib broken when other village boys beat him up. Franz learns he is putting himself in danger for spending so much time with Japhet but continues to stand up for his Jewish friend even at the risk to himself. Then one day their lives are shattered when they see first-hand that the price of being a Jew is dangerously high.
With the war now on their doorsteps, Franz and Japhet come up with a desperate plan to save their families and get them out of Germany alive. Leaving behind the lives they've always known, they move into Berlin with nothing to protect them but forged papers and each other. Convinced their friendship can keep them going, the boys try and make a new life for themselves while trying to keep their true identities and Japhet's heritage a secret. Taking his best friend's safety upon himself, Franz joins the Nazis in an attempt to get valuable information. At the same time, Japhet joins the Jewish Resistance, neither friend telling the other of their new occupations.
With everyone in their world telling them a Nazi and a Jew can't be friends, it is only a matter of time before they believe all the lies themselves, until neither is certain if they are fighting against a race of people or fighting for their homeland. Somehow they have to survive the horrors of World War II, even when all of Germany seems to be against them.
Author BioJack is one of those strange people who calls herself an Author. She spends a lot of her time writing and even less time editing. She likes to write about friendships which is partly how Brothers-in-Arms came to be. More than ten years in the making, this is the book she dreaded the most writing, but which also has the most meaning for her. When Jack isn't writing, which doesn't happen too often, she keeps busy with various other hobbies – such as reading, playing the bagpipes to the dread of her neighbors, and drinking tea – which might not be considered a hobby by most but which should be. She lives in a cabin in the woods with her dog and a library which isn't quite equal to Prince Adam's but will be given enough time and a secret doorway.
Contact InfoFacebook – https://www.facebook.com/JackLBaillotTwitter – https://twitter.com/JackLBaillotGoodreads - https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5862775.Jack_Lewis_BaillotBlog – http://www.jacklewisbaillot.com/
Goodreads link - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24703965-brothers-in-arms
Brothers-in-Arms Pintrest Page - https://www.pinterest.com/jackbaillot/brothers-in-arms/
March 1, 2016
Interview & Giveaway!
I am super thrilled to be working with Christi Ella Ryder on this givaway. She made this especially for the release of Sufficient Grace. Isn't it stunning?
Check out this awesoome post! For one of the moust beautiful giveaway's ever!!!!! I am seriously going to be jealous of the winner.
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I am thrilled to announce that Sufficient Grace was published yesterday!
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February 21, 2016
WIN WIN WIN!!!
Collaborating with Christian author Jessica Greyson for the release of her newest book, Sufficient Grace! Win this limited edition blue and gray pendant by following me @4thgenerationdesigns and commenting below with the name of a friend you think might like this necklace or the book. Get the description for her new novel at www.jessicagreyson.com Giveaway ends on February 29, no limits to entries! #giveaway #pendantnecklace #sufficientgrace #christianfiction #bookrelease #wahm #2corinthians12A photo posted by Cheryl Bryan (@4thgenerationdesigns) on Feb 20, 2016 at 8:53am PST
February 14, 2016
And Without Further Ado...
COMING SOON
Four years have passed since tragedy broke Grace’s family apart, tarnished the family name, and sent her into hiding at finishing school. Now with a new last name and a few years between her and the accident; Grace wonders if she will be able to escape the heavy shadow of the past that smothers her with guilt and a desire to escape life.
Grace carefully guards her heart from others to prevent them from discovering her past. However, when Mitch, a deputy, comes into her life, he seems bent on destroying Grace’s armor. Can Grace really trust someone with the secrets that haunt her, or will they destroy her once again?
Four years have passed since tragedy broke Grace’s family apart, tarnished the family name, and sent her into hiding at finishing school. Now with a new last name and a few years between her and the accident; Grace wonders if she will be able to escape the heavy shadow of the past that smothers her with guilt and a desire to escape life.
Grace carefully guards her heart from others to prevent them from discovering her past. However, when Mitch, a deputy, comes into her life, he seems bent on destroying Grace’s armor. Can Grace really trust someone with the secrets that haunt her, or will they destroy her once again?
