Guest: Hymns of the West Blog Tour and Book Review

I'm very happy to have Author Faith Blum as a guest on my blog today. She's celebrating her three Hymns of the West Novellas with a fun tour, sales, and a couple of prizes as well. 

So read on to learn more and make sure to enter the contests at the bottom as well! Don't Miss Out on the Sales! From August 24-28 only, I Love Thee will be free!

Also on sale during the blog tour are A Mighty Fortress which will be $0.99 from August 23-30 and Be Thou My Vision which will be $0.99 from August 30-September 6.

Pass Me Not - My Review Book Blurb: 

Let me at Thy throne of mercy/Find a sweet relief/Kneeling there in deep contrition/Help my unbelief 

Timothy is at his wit's end. His twelve year old half-sister has run off five housekeepers in almost a year. Since their parents died, she has grown wilder than ever. What can he do? As he looks for a new housekeeper, his eye catches sight of a mail order bride advertisement. One young lady has a younger sister and sounds like a God-fearing woman. Could this be the answer to his dilemma or will Louise run her off, too? 

My Review:
I've read a number of mail order bride stories. Typically, they center around men and women who are single or the couple involved is getting re-married because one spouse or the other has passed away. The widow or widower is then left to care for their child as a single parent. 

I like how Faith changed it up. Both Timothy and Abigail are raising a younger sibling after their own parents have passed. This makes the story unique and also gives the two of them some common ground to start their marriage off with. 

I especially liked Abigail. I thought Faith did a fantastic job of developing her character and making her someone we care about immediately. 

While I found myself wanting to read more about how Timothy and Abigail's relationship developed over time. I think this novella will encourage the reader to check out Faith's Hymns of the West full-length novels.  Pass Me Not is Available on Amazon Faith Blum is a 24 year old home school graduate who enjoys doing many right-brained activities such as reading, crafting, writing, and playing piano. Her favorite genre to read and write is Historical Fiction, more specifically, Westerns. In the Hymns of the West series, she has endeavored to create clean, fun, and challenging Western stories for the whole family.  She currently has three novels and one novella published or available for preorder.

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Meet the Novellas in the Series I Love Thee

Mom and Dad dead STOP Please come STOP Gage

When his sister dies, leaving him with four children ages 8 and under, Cole Baxter gets desperate. He decides he needs a wife. He writes to a mail order bride before realizing he almost through away the best woman he could have.

Approximately 18,000 words


Pass Me Not

Let me at Thy throne of mercy/Find a sweet relief/Kneeling there in deep contrition/Help my unbelief

Timothy is at his wit's end. His twelve year old half-sister has run off five housekeepers in almost a year. Since their parents died, she has grown wilder than ever. What can he do? As he looks for a new housekeeper, his eye catches sight of a mail order bride advertisement. One young lady has a younger sister and sounds like a God-fearing woman. Could this be the answer to his dilemma or will Louise run her off, too?

Approximately 18,000 words

Redeemed

Mail Order bride seeks wealthy Western man. Write Mona Sommers, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Alexander Granger is tired of his father’s lectures and sermons. It’s time for payback. His plan is to pretend to marry a woman and scandalize his father when he finds out they aren’t really married. Will Mona accept his offer? Can Alex get away with his plan?

Approximately 14,000 words.Giveaway Time! First Prize:

The first prize winner will receive:
~A paperback of the novel that started the novellas, Amazing Grace (or novel of choice)
~One handpainted bookmark (painted by the author’s sister)
~A silver pen nib bookmark

Second Prize:

The second prize winner will receive:
~An ebook copy of Amazing Grace (or ebook of choice by Faith Blum)
~Two handpainted bookmarks (painted by the author’s sister)
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Blog Tour Schedule - Be sure to stop by the other sites!
Monday, August 24
Tour Intro at Writings, Ramblings, and ReflectionsSpotlights and Guest Post at Rebekah Lyn Books – Writing novellasReview of Pass Me Not at The Overactive ImaginationSpotlights at Rise, Write, Shine!Tuesday, August 25
Spotlights at River of StonesReview of Redeemed of Wildflower AcresAuthor Interview at Jaye L. KnightReview of Pass Me Not at Hello Precious BlissWednesday, August 26-RELEASE DAY!
Review of Pass Me Not and Author Interview at Laura WhiskensSpotlight and Character Interview (Rhoda) at Shannon PemrickSpotlights at God’s Peculiar Treasure RaeRelease Day announcement with excerpt from Amazing Grace at Writings, Ramblings, and ReflectionsThursday, August 27
Review of Pass Me Not at Melanie Snitker, authorAuthor Interview at Marianne SciuccoReview of Redeemed at With a Joyful NoiseReview of I Love Thee at Hello Precious BlissFriday, August 28
Review of I Love Thee at Laura WhiskensReview of Pass Me Not at Wildflower AcresSpotlights at Tialla’s TellingsSaturday, August 29
Review of I Love Thee and character interview (Abigail) at Flights from the AerieSpotlights and Guest Post at Franky BrownReview of Redeemed at Hello Precious BlissSneak Peeks at Writings, Ramblings, and ReflectionsSunday, August 30
Review of Redeemed at Laura WhiskensReview of Pass Me Not and Author Interview at Flights from the AerieSpotlights at Samantha Fury NovelsMonday, August 31
Blog Tour Wrap-up and Giveaway winners at Writings, Ramblings, and Reflections