Ransome's Quest by Kaye Dacus is the 3rd and final book in the Ransome trilogy! This is an EXCELLENT SERIES! You will LOVE William, Ned, Julia and Charlotte and if you are like me, you will feel like you have made some great friends! In Ransome's Quest, you will meet Salvador ~ (hubba hubaa) If you are a fan of Pirate stories and all the excitement that goes along with it....You will NOT be able to put this book down!
If you haven't read Book 1 "Ransome's Honor" or book 2 "Ransome's Crossing" I would encourage you to read the whole series!! YOU WILL LOVE THEM!!
Humor, Hope, and Happily Ever Afters! Kaye Dacus is the author of humorous, hope-filled contemporary and historical romances with Barbour Publishing and Harvest House Publishers. She holds a Master of Arts in Writing Popular Fiction from Seton Hill University, is a former Vice President of American Christian Fiction Writers, and currently serves as President of Middle Tennessee Christian Writers. Kaye lives in Nashville, Tennessee, and even though she writes romance novels, she is not afraid to admit that she’s never been kissed.
Kaye Dacus (KAY DAY-cuss) is an author and editor who has been writing fiction for more than twenty years. A former Vice President of American Christian Fiction Writers, Kaye enjoys being an active ACFW member and the fellowship and community of hundreds of other writers from across the country and around the world that she finds there. She currently serves as President of Middle Tennessee Christian Writers, which she co-founded in 2003 with three other writers. Each month, she teaches a two-hour workshop on an aspect of the craft of writing at the MTCW monthly meeting. But her greatest joy comes from mentoring new writers through her blog and seeing them experience those “aha” moments when a tricky concept becomes clear.
ABOUT THE BOOK
The pirate El Salvador has haunted the waters of the Caribbean for almost ten years. When he snatched Charlotte Ransome, it was a case of mistaken identity. Now Charlotte's brother, whose reputation in battle is the stuff of legend, is searching for him with a dogged determination. But another rumor has reached El Salvador's ears: Julia Ransome has been kidnapped by the man feared by all other pirates--the pirate known only as Shaw. The violent and blood-thirsty savage from whom El Salvador was trying to protect her.
When word reaches William of Julia's disappearance, his heart is torn--he cannot abandon the search for his sister, yet he must also rescue Julia. Ned Cochrane offers a solution: Ned will continue the search for Charlotte while William goes after Julia. William's quest will lead him to a greater understanding of faith and love as he must accept help from sworn enemy and have faith that Julia's life is in God's hands.
It's back to school time! Wouldn't it be nice to win a $25 Walmart gift card!!?? Wouldn't it be even better if you could not only win a $25 gift card, but help your local school as well?? How might you do this you ask? Well, by purchasing items with General Mills boxtops on them and giving those boxtops to your school! This would help them receive much needed items! As I was shopping with my $25 gift card I found that not just cereal boxes or granola bars offer these great boxtops, but even some of the school supplies do as well! I have collected box tops for 14 years now and don't plan on stopping for sure! Do you collect them for your school? Well WalMart and General Mills want to help you do just that, plus provide you with a $25 gift card, so leave your comment on this post (for one entry) and do the following:
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One of the highlights of our days in the Fiction department at Thomas Nelson? Receiving reader letters—either directly addressed to us or passed along from our talented authors. It’s critical to be reminded that at the end of our long days acquiring, editing, designing, selling, marketing, and publicizing books, those stories are reaching readers, striking nerves, changing lives. We want readers’ feedback. How stories have given you hope. Which authors’ series you can’t help from sharing with everyone you meet. We want to know what makes you stay up late in the night to finish a story, and conversely what turns you away.
We’re conducting a series of surveys—seeking answers from readers who love Christian fiction. Up for grabs is a free ebook for every respondent who completes the survery, as well as a $10,000 prize for one entrant. The responses we gather will help shape the future of the books we publish for years to come. As well as the data we’re collecting here, we’ll also seek more in-depth feedback from a panel we’ll develop over the next year. More details to come. The note below from one of authors gives a specific picture of how reader feedback shapes her work. In short, your opinion matters! We thank you for your time and appreciate your responding.
Your opinion matters. It really does. I love hearing from readers about what worked for them in a story and about what doesn’t work. Reader feedback changed the balance between romance and suspense in my novels. After the Rock Harbor trilogy, I wanted to write more suspense in my novels because that’s what I personally like. But readers really wanted more relationship and romance in the books so I moved back that direction to about the same mix of 50/50 that the Rock Harbor novels contained. I write for you even more than for myself.
I had no intention of setting a whole series of books at Bluebird, Texas. It was going to be only one book, but readers sent me requests in droves for more books. The fourth book in the Lonestar series, Lonestar Angel, will be out in October. The Rock Harbor novels were going to be complete at three. There are now five and I’m thinking about another one! All due to reader demand.
I’ve often asked for reader input on names and locations too. When I was struggling for a name for my hero in The Lightkeeper’s Ball, I turned to my readers. Harrison really fit my character, and my readers told me. Love that! When I was trying to decide on a location for the new Hope Beach series I’ve started, I asked readers. Their overwhelming response was for a series set in the Outer Banks so guess what I’m writing?!
That’s why we’re coming to you for answers. We want to give you what you really want! Don’t be afraid to let us know what you really think. We value your honesty and the time it will take to share with us. Looking forward to hearing what you have to say!
Until recently retiring to write full time, Pamela Binnings Ewen was a partner in the Houston office of the international law firm of BakerBotts, L.L.P., specializing in corporate finance. She now lives just outside New Orleans, Louisiana, with her husband, James Lott.
She has served on the Board of Directors of Inprint, Inc., a non-profit organization supporting the literary arts in Houston, Texas, as well as the Advisory Board for The New Orleans Pirate’s Alley Faulkner Society, and currently serves on the Board of Directors of The Tennessee Williams Festival in New Orleans; Pamela is a co-founder of the Northshore Literary Society in the Greater New Orleans area. She is also a member of the National League of American Pen Women.
Pamela’s first novel, Walk Back The Cat (Broadman & Holman. May, 2006) is the story of an embittered and powerful clergyman who learns an ancient secret, confronting him with truth and a choice that may destroy him.
She is also the best-selling author of the acclaimed non-fiction book Faith On Trial, published by Broadman & Holman in 1999, currently in its third printing.
Although it was written for non-lawyers, Faith On Trial was also chosen as a text for a course on law and religion at Yale Law School in the Spring of 2000, along with The Case For Christ by Lee Stroble. Continuing the apologetics begun in Faith On Trial, Pamela also appears with Gary Habermas, Josh McDowell, Darrell Bock, Lee Stroble, and others in the film Jesus: Fact or Fiction, a Campus Crusade for Christ production.
Pamela is the latest writer to emerge from a Louisiana family recognized for its statistically improbable number of successful authors. A cousin, James Lee Burke, who won the Edgar Award, wrote about the common ancestral grandfathers in his Civil War novel White Dove At Morning.
Among other writers in the family are Andre Dubus (Best Picture Oscar nomination for The Bedroom; his son, Andre Dubus III, author of The House of Sand and Fog, a Best Picture Oscar nomination and an Oprah pick; Elizabeth Nell Dubus (the Cajun trilogy); and Alafair Burke, just starting out with the well received Samantha Kincaid mystery series.
ABOUT THE BOOK
In the steamy city of New Orleans in 1974, Amalise Catoir sees Phillip Sharp as a charming, magnetic artist, unlike any man she has known. A young lawyer herself, raised in a small town and on the brink of a career with a large firm, she is strong and successful, yet sometimes too trusting and whimsical. Ama's rash decision to marry Phillip proves to be a mistake as he becomes overly possessive, drawing his wife away from family, friends, and her faith. His insidious, dangerous behavior becomes her dark, inescapable secret.
In this lawyer's unraveling world, can grace survive Ama's fatal choice? What would you do when prayers seem to go unanswered, faith has slipped away, evil stalks, and you feel yourself forever dancing on shattered glass?
My Review: What would you do if you met a man, fell in love with him, and believed you were the one who could help him with the baggage he is carrying towards his past? Well, Amalise is guilty of all of these. She falls for Phillip and his charming ways. Amalise is a naive young woman with a HUGE Heart, and far too trusting, especially when it comes to Phillip!
Amalise and Phillip very quickly after meeting decide to get married and Phillip begins to be very abusive in many ways. He manipulates Amalise and takes her away from work, family, and friends. Amalise is devastated and begins to question everything....her Faith, her commitment, her Family! Phillip, ever the charmer, continues his manipulation and abuse making her feel as though He needs her help.
Dancing on Glass is story that far too many women fall victim to. Thinking they can change the men they are married to. Will Amalise stay true to her commitment or will she be able to stand on her own and leave the abuse and manipulation given by Phillip?
HeartofaBookWorm gives Dancing on Glass 4 ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥'s and as a caution....some of the abuse is hard to read! If that is something that you may not like then this book may not be for you.
Let's start this off with a BANG :) AN AWESOME GIVEAWAY FOR THIS ONE!!
Enter 8/8 - 8/18!
One "brainy" winner will receive a Kindle prize package worth over $150.00:
A Brand New KINDLE with Wi-Fi and Pearl Ink Screen
Don't Check Your Brains At the Door by Josh McDowell & Bob Hostetler (for KINDLE)
A perfect back-to-school prize package! To enter just click one of the icons below. Hurry! The giveaway ends August 18th. Winner will be announced on the evening of the 18th during the Don't Check Your Brains At the Door Facebook Party! The authors will be chatting with guests, answering questions on "knowing what you believe and why" (it’s okay if you haven’t read the book – who knows, you might WIN a copy!), testing your trivia skills, and giving away tons of great stuff! (Gift certificates, books, and more!)
About the book: Don't Check Your Brains at the Door gives teens answers that make sense, even for the toughest of questions. Internationally known defender of the faith Josh McDowell and co-author Bob Hostetler offer clarity laced with humor to expose common myths about God, the Bible, religion, and life to show how Christianity stands up to the test of fact and reason. Teens will be better equipped to stick with their faith as they begin to understand why they believe and why it's important to make a lifetime commitment to Christ and the church.
About the Authors, Josh and Bob:
Josh McDowell wrote the international best-selling apologetics references Evidence That Demands a Verdict and over 120 other books. He travels and speaks with Campus Crusade for Christ.
Bob Hostetler is an award-winning and best-selling writer, editor, pastor, and speaker. His books include Don't Check Your Brains at the Door and The Bone Box.
My Review:
This is an excellent book! If your child is a teen or maybe even headed off to college, you will definitely want to make sure they have this in their suitcase! This book will be a huge help to them, but it is also an excellent tool for others that they meet who just "aren't sure" what they believe or why they believe what they do! Or maybe you are a Youth Pastor and sometimes the kids need a little more than others...."Don't check your Brains at the door" is an EXCELLENT RESOURCE! Instead of watching the TV show "Mythbusters", this book is filled with Bible Myths and backed up with lots of Scripture!
Don't check your Brains at the door gets a definite 5 ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥'s from HeartofaBookWorm!
Thanks so much Litfuse Publicity Group for allowing me this complimentary issue in exchange for my honest review!
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A native of southern Illinois, Stephanie Grace Whitson has lived in Nebraska since 1975. She began what she calls "playing with imaginary friends" (writing fiction) when, as a result of teaching her four homeschooled children Nebraska history, she was personally encouraged and challenged by the lives of pioneer women in the West. Since her first book, Walks the Fire, was published in 1995, Stephanie's fiction titles have appeared on the ECPA bestseller list numerous times and been finalists for the Christy Award, the Inspirational Reader's Choice Award, and ForeWord Magazine's Book of the Year.
Her first nonfiction work, How to Help a Grieving Friend, was released in 2005. In addition to serving in her local church and keeping up with two married children, two college students, and a high school senior, Stephanie enjoys motorcycle trips with her family and church friends. Her passionate interests in pioneer women's history, antique quilts, and French, Italian, and Hawaiian language and culture provide endless story-telling possibilities.
ABOUT THE BOOK
An unlikely attraction occurs between two passengers on a steamboat journey up the Missouri River to Montana...
She is a self-centered young woman from a privileged family who fears the outdoors and avoids anything rustic. He is a preacher living under a sense of duty and obligation to love the unlovable people in the world. She isn't letting anything deter her from solving a family mystery that surfaced after her mother's death. He is on a mission to reach the rejects of society in the remote wilderness regions of Montana. Miss Fannie Rousseau and Reverend Samuel Beck are opposites in every way... except in how they both keep wondering if their paths will ever cross again.
Sharing your story can sometimes be one of the most difficult things we have to do. In the case of author Cindy Beall, telling her story became the catalyst that would prove to help many couples in their journey to restoration and forgiveness.
I "met" Cindy Beall in the blog world. She was a fun and witty blogger who also was clearly a Believer and shared the Love of the Lord with those who stopped by her blog on a daily or maybe weekly basis. If you are like me, when you have "followed" someone on their blog for awhile, you feel you know them. I also learned that Cindy and I attended the same church, LifeChurch.tv. Even though we attended different campuses, everyone who attends LifeChurch.tv knows that we are all one Church.
I learned of Cindy & Chris' story one day and learned what the Lord had done in their lives. I was sooo happy to see that not only had he healed their marriage but now in turn Chris and Cindy were helping others who had dealt with the same issues they had.
Cindy's story is unfortunately becoming more and more common. A wife, A pastors wife at that, who has her world turned upside down in one morning. Finding out that her Pastor husband has been cheating on her. Not only cheating, but is also addicted to pornography and if that isn't bad enough, he has also gotten some "other woman" pregnant.
Don't you know that would rock your world! What would you do? Could you ever trust again, if there was any chance you would stay and try to make things work??
In Healing Your Marriage when Trust is Broken, Cindy takes you on the journey of Truth, Resotration and Forgiveness. Complete and total Forgiveness. The journey is a difficult one to say the least but nothing is too difficult for our God!
This book will inspire you and show you the depths of Love that your Heavenly Father has for you. How HE longs to walk with you in life's most difficult places. To heal the wounds and give you a strength that can only come from HIM.
I am so thankful that Chris and Cindy Beall allowed the Lord to take what the enemy sooo meant for harm in their lives and turn it into something good ~ something HE purposed for them. HE gets all the glory in this story and in the lives of these two people who humbled themselves and walked that difficult path to healing.
About the Author:
Cindy Beall is a writer, speaker, and a mentor to women. She and her husband, Chris, speak openly about their difficult journey through Chris’ infidelity and pornography addiction that nearly destroyed their marriage and ministry. Through God’s grace they have inspired thousands of couples and have returned to full-time ministry where Chris serves as the Oklahoma City Campus Pastor at LifeChurch.tv.
Life changed forever for Cindy Beall when her husband, a respected pastor, confessed to pornography addiction and numerous affairs. Through her remarkable story and with biblical, practical insight, Cindy helps husbands and wives grieve, heal, as they trust God’s power to resurrect something new out of the debris of betrayal.
Foreword by Craig Groeschel, bestselling author and senior pastor of LifeChurch.tv.
Thank you for allowing me this book in exchange for my honest review!
