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Consider the Blessings by Thomas S. Monson

If you ask people what they love most about President Thomas S. Monson’s teaching style, chances are they’ll say something about the personal experiences he relates. The accounts President Monson shares are always true, taken from his own life or the real lives of other people. Those warm, memorable accounts have truly become a hallmark of his messages.



Who can forget the woman who saved one of the two sticks of gum Elder Monson passed out to youth in postwar Germany? Or the neighbor who returned a box of baseballs to young Tommy as a thank-you for his kindness to her? Or the father who declined to attend a “Mormon” meeting with his family but had his heart softened by a message he heard on a radio that was actually broken?



In celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of his call as an Apostle, Consider the Blessings presents fifty of the true accounts President Thomas S. Monson has shared over the years. With beautiful photographs and heart-touching content, this is a book to treasure with the whole family.



My Review

My first thought when I opened the mailing envelope, This is a gorgeous book. I soon found the beauty of the book is on the inside. The stories touched me deeply and made me want to go and do good as President Monson has done throughout his life. I sat down to read a couple of stories before bed and found myself reading a dozen. Anyone who reads this book will be touched by these accounts of a prophet of God loving and teaching.



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Blog This


by Cami Checketts


Giveaway ends October 26, 2013.


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A fun giveaway of an autographed copy of Blog This . Everyone has been so kind with their reviews of Blog This. 



"Cami Checketts is a genius! She writes about topics that aren't widely discussed, in and out of books, and she does such a brilliant job of crafting these things into wonderful stories that touch your heart and remain with you for days afterwards.I sat down in the library and started reading this book, just for a little while. Three hours later the book was finished and I was regretting reading in such an open environment without at least 20 packets of tissues handy. There are so many emotions in this book, so many different layers of love and bravery and hope and I loved every moment of it!"

Myray - Pieces of Whimsy



Okay, I'm blushing a little bit sharing that with you, but isn't that nice?



"I thoroughly enjoy reading Cami's stories. They are always so easy to read and get lost in. Her stories are very down to earth, her characters are very likable and real, and the words just seem to flow off the pages and into my imagination. I love when that happens and I love it when I can find a story that captures me so much that I never want it to end. Blog This did that for me!"

Susan - The Book Bag



"I absolutely loved this book! Cami is one of my favorite authors and she has never let me down. The book starts out with a mom and her two children playing in the snow, enjoying being with each other and having a blast. Then out of the blue their world is turned upside down.


The book was filled with a lot of suspense, but there was also “Cami humor”, (which I love) and a little romance, or a lot, depending on which way you look at it. Seems it was coming from all directions!"

Vicki - I'd Rather Be Reading at the Beach



"Cami Checketts is not only and AMAZING author...She is also an AMAZING person!
And this book is SO. SO. SO. GOOD!
Suspense, action, mystery, romance, and a momma who will do anything to protect her kids...it's all in here!
GREAT TWISTS in the plot keep you reading to find out who the bad guy really is and how much Natasha is willing to say...or not say...before her time runs out.
I. LOVED. LOVED. LOVED. THIS. BOOK!"

Shauna - I Love to Read and Review Books



Susan from The Book Bag is also giving away a copy of  The Broken Path  right now.  Also  Dead Running  is free for the next few days on Amazon and  Poison Me  will be free starting tomorrow. 

Also, don't forget to enter to win $100 through the Blog This book blast and $25 and signed copies of five of my books through the Blog This tour.

Whew, a lot going on :)

I'm extremely grateful to all you wonderful people who read and share about my books. 

Hugs,

Cami

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Blog This - $100 Book Blast

Blog This by Cami Checketts

Will protecting children throughout the world cost Natasha her own family?
Devastated by the loss of her brother, Natasha Senecot works to expose the dangers of Matthew Chrysler’s violent video games, succeeding in bankrupting and humiliating him.
Chrysler retaliates and sends a hit man after her. Natasha is forced to fake her own death to protect her children. But after witnessing another tragedy, Natasha must come out of hiding.
In a race against time, Natasha must expose Matthew Chrysler before his assassin shatters her world and those she loves.

 



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Praise for Blog This

"From the very first chapter, Blog This grabs your gut and your heart with surprising action and touching moments. Cami Checketts blends suspense, humor, and good clean romance into a story that will stick with you."
~Daniel Coleman, Author of Gifts and Consequences

"LOVED it. LOVED it. LOVED it. Have read all of Cami’s books but Blog This is on the top of my list. Read it twice and enjoyed it just as much as the first time I read it. Just when you think you know what is going to happen you’re led into a different direction. Had a hard time putting the book down and was anxious to see how it was going to end."
~Elsa Akinason





Excerpt

Natasha sighed. “You don’t need to stay until Detective Bentley comes.”
His eyebrows rose. “You want to be alone with the detective?”
Natasha grabbed a glass from the cupboard and filled it with water from the door of the fridge. “I just don’t want Jace and Lily to wait too long.” She turned to face him, taking a sip of the cold water.
Tony held her gaze with his warm stare and edged a step closer. “I wanted to make sure that you’re okay.”
“I’m fine.” Natasha clutched the glass in her palm. “I can take care of myself.” Why was she lying to him? She tried to shoo him away, when she really wanted to beg him to stay until Alex was apprehended and maybe even after that.
Tony set the water bottles on the counter. “Oh, I don’t doubt you can take care of yourself, but maybe it’s time to let someone else help.”
He took two more steps toward her. She could smell his PS cologne. She’d given him a bottle the first year they were married and told him it was her favorite scent. The fragrance brought back tender memories she wanted to displace and plugging her nose right now might be a little awkward. Natasha raised the glass to her lips to try to block the tempting aroma and create some distance between them. Why was Tony still wearing the same brand?
“What if I want to take care of you?” Tony asked.
Sounds wonderful. She took a long drink, but it didn’t quench the heat in her face.
Tony took the glass from her fingers and set it on the counter. “What if I want to take care of you?” he repeated quietly. He gently took hold of her palm and studied her face for the correct answer.
“I think you’re too late,” Natasha whispered, studying his pressed cotton shirt to avoid his handsome face. Her hand tingled. How could he still affect her like this?
Tony tilted her chin up with his free hand. “Look in my eyes and say that again.”



  





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Jack Templar and the Lord of the Vampires

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Jack Templar and the Lord of the Vampires

Jack is back.

After his adventures at the Monster Hunter Academy (which included fighting a goblin army, befriending an ancient werewolf, and battling two fire breathing dragons), Jack Templar was hoping for a rest. No such luck.
In Book #3 of the Jack Templar Monster Hunter series, Jack embarks on a quest to track down and acquire the first of the five mythical Jerusalem Stones, an ancient power found by his ancestors the Templar Knights. Only the reunited Stones can stop Ren Lucre, the Dark Lord who holds Jack’s father hostage and prepares for an all-out war against an unsuspecting human world. But each Stone is held by a different Creach Lord and recovering them will not be easy. Jack and his friends begin their quest by seeking out one of the most powerful and dangerous keepers of the Stones, the Lord of the Vampires. The fate of the world rests on Jack’s shoulders and he will be tested like never before. But true monster hunters always do their duty…come what may.
Jack Templar and the Lord of the Vampires.



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Jack Templar and the Monster Hunter Academy (Book 2)

After barely surviving the onslaught of monsters that tried to kill him the day before his fourteenth birthday, Jack Templar leaves his hometown on a quest to rescue his father and discover the truth about his past. Joined by his friends Will and T-Rex, and led by Eva, the mysterious one-handed monster hunter, Jack sets out for the Monster Hunter Academy where he hopes to find answers to his questions. Little does he suspect that the Academy is filled with dangers of its own, many of them more terrifying than anything he’s faced so far.



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Jack Templar: Monster Hunter (Book 1)

Orphan Jack Templar has no memory of his parents and only the smallest details from his Aunt Sophie about how they died. The day before Jack's fourteenth birthday, things start to change for him. At first it's great: A sudden new strength helps him defend his nose-picking friend "T-Rex" from the school bully, and even his crush, Cindy Adams, takes notice. But then a mysterious girl named Eva arrives and tells him two facts that will change his life forever. First, that he's the descendent of a long line of monster hunters and he's destined to be in the family business. Second, that there's a truce between man and monster that children are off-limits...until their fourteenth birthday! Jack has only one day before hundreds of monsters will descend on his little town of Sunnyvale and try to kill him.

As if that weren't enough, things get even more complicated when Jack discovers that the Lord of the Creach (as the monsters are collectively known) holds a personal grudge against him and will do anything to see that Jack has a slow and painful death. To stay alive and save his friends, Jack will have to battle werewolves, vampires, harpies, trolls, zombies and more. But perhaps the most dangerous thing he must face is the truth about his past. Why do the other hunters call him the last Templar? Why do they whisper that he may be the "One?" Why do the monsters want him dead so badly? Even as these questions plague him, he quickly discovers survival is his new full-time job and that in the world of monster hunters, nothing is really what it seems.




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Jack Templar Monster Hunter was chosen as a Book of the Year Finalist by Foreword Reviews.




Author Jeff Gunhus

Jeff Gunhus grew up in Cyprus, Greece, and Saudi Arabia where there was a distinct lack of television. He quickly found books were the gateway to incredible adventures, fascinating characters and unbelievable discoveries. Now, with five children of his own (all who watch too much television, in his opinion), he has enjoyed revisiting his old books and reliving those adventures all over again.





 



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Just Ella by Annette K. Larsen

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Just Ella by Annette K. Larsen

Book Summary:

A Proper Romance

Ariella was only looking for a distraction, something to break up the monotony of palace life. What she found was a young man willing to overlook her title and show her a new and vibrant way of life. But when her growing feelings for Gavin spiral out of control and clash with the expectations of her station, she will discover that the consequences of her curiosity are far more severe than she’d imagined.

I watched in helpless horror as two guards hauled Gavin to his feet and dragged him from the room. My voice was frozen, unable to protest as another guard took hold of my arm, leading me upstairs. From the confines of my room, I stared into the darkness beyond my window, hoping to catch one more glimpse of Gavin. He was gone, and I wondered if he would have been better off if he had never met me.

I write clean romance. Why? Because that’s what I love to read, but over the years I’ve discovered it’s quite a challenge to find good clean romance. I believe it’s a genre that many people are looking for and too few authors are writing. My first novel, Just Ella, took me many years to write because I wanted it to be more than just a cutesy love story. I wanted it to have depth, to feel genuine. Hopefully I succeeded, but you’ll have to be the judge.



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Praise for Just Ella

"I fell in love with this book. Treat yourself to something wonderful. You can't go wrong with Just Ella!" ~Inspired Kathy from I Am A Reader, Not A Writer

"By far one of the best romance novels I've ever read. Pulls you in with great, likable characters and keeps you going with a sweet and exciting love story--plus a good plot to give it even more substance. Full of those tender moments you want to go back and read again, plus exciting moments, clever humor, and some suspense as well." ~Jana Miller

"Annette Larsen writes a love story that takes time, is complicated, and yet still sweeps you up in the romance (without the cheese, thank you). It's compelling and emotional and sweet and you will love every page." ~Kimi

 



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Excerpt

“Now, wait just a minute. You can’t just plunge into a pool of water.”
“Why not?” I should have said something cleverer, but I felt a bit scatterbrained, all thoughts having fled when Gavin’s arm went around me.
He made a noise of exasperation. “Why not, she asks. Because, Princess, what’s going to happen when you show up for your lessons completely drenched? Or, what happens when we both show up on the palace grounds completely drenched? I don’t know about you, but I don’t want to have to explain that to anybody.”
Unfortunately, he had a point. “Don’t call me Princess.” He had been so relaxed today, so willing to be himself and let me be myself. I hated that he felt the need to remind me of my rank. I was tempted to be angry and walk away but I also wanted to see how long he would keep his arms around me. Simply out of curiosity, of course.

 

Author Annette K. Larsen

I was born in Utah, but grew up in Flagstaff Arizona and St. Louis Missouri, the fifth of seven children. I attended college at Southern Virginia University and Brigham Young University where I studied English and Theater. I now live in Idaho with my husband and four children.

I have Charlotte Bronte to thank for the courage to write novels. After being bombarded with assigned reading about women who justified abandoning either their families or their principles in the name of love, I had the great fortune of reading Jane Eyre. And that was it: finally a heroine who understood that being moral and making the right choice was hard, and sometimes it hurt, but it was still worth it. After rereading it several years later, I realized that if I wanted more books to exist with the kinds of heroines I admired, then I might as well write a few myself. My books are about women who face hard choices, who face pain and rejection and often have to sacrifice what they want for what is right. The consequences are often difficult or unpleasant, but it the end, doing what’s right will always be worth it.

I believe there is no substitute for good writing or good chocolate. Fortunately, one often leads to the other.

 



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Thank You

It's terrifying as an author to put a new book out. Here are characters and situations that you have worked on through late nights, sweat, and tears, sometimes spending years on the project, and you're giving them to the world to see if anyone else connects with them.

Because of how scary it is, you can imagine the joy and gratitude when kind people share about the book and post positive reviews. This morning I noticed three new five-star reviews on The Broken Path and an amazing review of  Blog This .

As authors, we try very hard to not get too caught up in the reviews because you realize that everyone has different views and enjoys different kinds of entertainment, therefore not everyone is going to love your book.

But for those of you who have been so kind to post a positive review, I just want to say thank you from the bottom of my tired bum that has spent far too many hours in this chair. You're wonderful!

Hugs,

Cami

Love, Kinsey by Brandy Jeffus Corona

Love, Kinsey

By: Brandy Jeffus Corona

Publish date:  October 1st

Blurb:

All her life, Kinsey Masters has thought of herself as ordinary, boring almost.  She had a normal upbringing, a stable career and a good love life, finally meeting “the One,” Colby.

But life has a funny way of turning the tables on you.

Faced with a devastating diagnosis, Kinsey sets out to write her last story – her own.

Her journey reunites her with each man she’s fallen in love with and with their words, along with other friends and family, she pieces together the story of herself. With each meeting, Kinsey begins to realize that each of her past loves has happened for a reason. And she’s left footprints on their lives just like they did for her.

Every life is special, especially your own.





My Review




I read this book in one weekend. I couldn't put it down and I cried through most of the story. Love, Kinsey is a beautiful story of an amazing lady's final days. It made me want to love more, do more, and just be more.

A Fantasy Christmas: Three Romantic Tales of Love and Magic

What do Witches, Elves, and Greek Gods (Oh
My) have
in common? They are part of the romantic Christmas anthology, A
Fantasy Christmas, written by Cindy
C Bennett, Stephanie Fowers, and Sherry Gammon. This exciting collection of
fantasy stories will be available on November 1st. Click the link to our blog for a sneak peek at a
couple of the individual covers and watch for blog tour info!   http://afantasychristmasthenovel.blogspot.com/








Halfling by Cindy C Bennett

Banished from the South
Pole, Kara tries to carve out a new life among the elves of the North. It’s not
easy with a secret to protect—a secret she's cursed with by the unusual
circumstances of her heritage: half-elf, half-fairy. In the North, she’s assigned
to work with Seb on a special project. He's the most gorgeous elf she’s ever
seen - and the orneriest. 




As if being banished
wasn’t punishment enough. 




Seb introduces her to
Trystin, a fairy from the nearby fairy forest. Trystin discerns her secret right
away and promises to teach her how to use the powers given to her by the very
thing she’s fighting to keep hidden.





Aphrodite  by Stephanie
Fower





Nothing is simple for
Aphrodite’s daughter, especially love. 




Scorned by society in
regency England, Affry longs for romance. Upon encountering a dashing
nobleman at her aunty's Christmas' ball, Affry gets caught in a lovely intrigue
with disastrous results. Worse, she wins the interest of the gods. Now the
furies of the underworld and Hades himself are after her. 




When all is fair in war,
 Affry must use love as her weapon—but only for the one who’s stolen her heart.




Loving
Marigold by Sherry Gammon

Young Marigold Yarrow
has a secret. She’s also in love with Jack Mahoney. In the middle of her
ninth grade year, Jack's family up and moves to Port Fare, New York,
leaving the small town of Sugar Maple, West Virginia - and Marigold
- far behind.




Nine years later Jack
and Marigold meet again. They join forces to weed out the shady Abbott boys.
The unscrupulous brothers are illegally selling moonshine near her home on
Sugar Maple Ridge. And they'll do anything to get Marigold to leave the
ridge. Anything.




But this time it could
be magic that tears Jack and Marigold apart.