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Question of the Week

So, I was contemplating my blog this morning as I responded to some of your comments on recent and reviews and spotlights, and it struck me how much I love to interact with you!

I love your insights and ideas, likes and dislikes, dreams and wishes. I feel honoured by those of you who take the time to read my blog, and delight when you comment. Family, friends, fellow book lovers, bloggers, authors, publicists, and even an agent or two (so I’m told) read my blog, some rarely, others on occasion, and some of you, every time I post! Each one of you is special to me and I’m grateful for the time you spend, be it once in a lifetime or more often. So, I’ve decided I’d love to generate more discussion here – obviously concerning books in all their glory – so I’m introducing…question of the week!

Each …

Five Days in Skye by Carla Laureano

Synopsis:~

Hospitality consultant Andrea Sullivan has one last chance to snag a high-profile client or she’ll have to kiss her dreams of promotion good-bye. When she’s sent to meet Scottish celebrity chef James MacDonald on the Isle of Skye, she just wants to finish her work as efficiently as possible. Yet her client is not the opportunistic womanizer he portrays himself to be, and her attraction to him soon dredges up memories she’d rather leave buried. For James, renovating the family hotel is a fulfillment of his late father’s dreams. When his hired consultant turns out to be beautiful, intelligent, and completely unimpressed by his public persona, he makes it his mission to win her over. He just never expects to fall under her spell.

Soon, both Andrea and James must face the reality that God may have a far different purpose for their lives—and that five days in Skye will …

Wife, mother, editor, encourager, & soon-to-be Grandma

Author of contemporary romance

***Wish You Were Here* & *Catch A Falling Star***

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What did you do on/for your 13th birthday?

I have a twin sister. If I’m remembering correctly, for our 13th birthday, our parents let us have a slumber party. Lots of girls. Two cakes – chocolate for my sister, vanilla for me. Lots of talking. Lots of laughing. Too little sleep.

What 3 adjectives would your friends/family use to describe your personality?

Encouraging Funny Stubborn

Where did your penchant for writing contemporary romance begin?

I like to read both contemporary and historical romance. But when I started writing fiction, I thought it would be easier in some ways to focus on contemporary because I wouldn’t have to mess with the historical research. That’s true – but there’s research with any kind of novel.

Describe …

Character Spotlight ~ Karen Witemeyer’s Crockett & Joanna

Meet a preacher & an artist in

Karen Witemeyer’s

historical romance

Stealing the Preacher

Bethany House

The Story

On his way to interview for a position at a church in the Piney Woods of Texas, Crockett Archer can scarcely believe it when he’s forced off the train by a retired outlaw and presented to the man’s daughter as the minister she requested for her birthday. Worried this unfortunate detour will ruin his chances of finally serving a congregation of his own, Crockett is determined to escape. But when he finally gets away, he’s haunted by the memory of the young woman he left behind–a woman whose dreams now hinge on him.

For months, Joanna Robbins prayed for a preacher. A man to breathe life back into the abandoned church at the heart of her community. A man to assist her in fulfilling a promise to her dying mother. A man to help her discover …

Deadly Devotion by Sandra Orchard

Synopsis:~

Research scientist Kate Adams and her colleague Daisy are on the brink of a breakthrough for treating depression with herbal medicine when Daisy suddenly dies. Kate knows that if it hadn’t been for Daisy’s mentorship, she wouldn’t have the job she loves or the faith she clings to. So when police rule Daisy’s death a suicide, Kate is determined to unearth the truth.

Former FBI agent Tom Parker finds it hard to adjust to life back in his hometown of Port Aster. Though an old buddy gives him a job as a detective on the local police force, not everyone approves. Tom’s just trying to keep a low profile, so when Kate Adams demands he reopen the investigation of her friend’s death, he knows his job is at stake. In fact, despite his attraction to her, Tom thinks Kate looks a bit suspicious herself.

My take:~

I’m always thrilled …

Character Spotlight ~ Sandra Bricker’s Julianne & Will with giveaway

Meet two young attorneys in

Sandra D. Bricker’s

contemporary romance

If the Shoe Fits

River North

The Story

Julianne used to believe in fairy tales; she’s been watching for Prince Charming to come charging in on his white steed ever since the day her mother read her Cinderella for the first time. But she’s never come close to finding the perfect man-instead she’s always tripping over her childhood best friend, Will. And who finds their Prince Charming on a 10-speed bicycle on the other side of the cul de sac? Well… Julianne does. Only she doesn’t have a clue.

She and Will are attorneys now, and they’ve joined up in private practice in a beautiful Cincinnati office building that overlooks the Ohio River. And then one day Julianne is on her way to court, and runs right smack dab into Prince Charming. But when she looks again, all she finds is a metaphoric …

Question of the Week

Five Days in Skye by Carla Laureano

Pop Quiz ~ Beth Vogt

Wife, mother, editor, encourager, & soon-to-be Grandma

Author of contemporary romance

***Wish You Were Here* & *Catch A Falling Star***