Bride by Arrangement: Some Excerpts and a Chance to Get a Free Copy in Exchange for an Honest Review
Well, I’m back from Christmas vacation. I decided to take a break with my kids since they were off school for two weeks plus today (school was canceled due to a cold snap coming through). Now that they’re ready to head back, I figure I should, too. :)
The Anthology Janet Syas Nitsick and I Published with Parchment & Plume, LLC
I don’t know how many reading this post have already gotten Bride by Arrangement, but I’d like to try something I haven’t done yet on this blog. In exchange for an honest review, I’ll give you a free copy of the ebook. If you have already bought it and are willing to leave an honest review, I’ll gift you another ebook I’ve written.
Below, I’ll give two excerpts from the two novellas in this anthology. The first one is from my novella “The Purchased Bride” and the second is from Janet Syas Nitsick’s novella “She Came By Train.”
From “The Purchased Bride” which is about a mail-order bride whose brother sold her to a man she’s never met:
Ada turned her attention to him. “I’m here to be Pete Kelly’s wife, right? He doesn’t have another wife or illegitimate children or engages in anything wrong, does he?”
“No,” the preacher said. “Pete lives by himself on a farm. He’s tender and kind. He’s a good man.”
Jimmy placed her trunk in the wagon then came over to them. “The situation with Pete is a delicate matter.”
Her stomach tensed and her grip tightened on her purse. “What is his situation?” she forced out.
From “She Came By Train” which is about a woman who must choose between two men who are vying for her hand:
For the first time, he realized what a smart woman he brought here. Not just in her intellect, but she also was levelheaded and charming. What a combination! A surge of warmth filled him. “Have a seat, if you don’t mind. I forgot to open my mail.”
“Go ahead.” She settled in a seat in front of his desk.
He picked up a letter opener, slit the envelopes open, glimpsing at each one before he stopped at the last one. He examined the return address then opened it and read the letter. His jaw clenched. Raising his head to Opal, he said in a low voice, “Reverend Stone should arrive tomorrow.”
Her face blushed and she wiggled in her seat. “Oh, that’s wonderful.”
His stomach twisted in resentment. He could not understand his reaction. Stuffing the letter back in its envelope, he returned it to his desk and glanced up at her. “We’d better get going.”
*****
Due to unforeseen circumstances, I have to end the offer to give out a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. I apologize for the inconvenience.
