tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41862431711319349952024-03-05T22:43:51.109-05:00LAURIE LC LEWIS: A VIEW FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE HILLThe musings of a craft-challenged, LDS wife, mother, grandma, and author.Laurie LC Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11642055237160385791noreply@blogger.comBlogger850125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186243171131934995.post-31169698529476971572018-07-20T11:10:00.000-04:002018-07-20T11:10:03.185-04:00GEARING UP FOR THE "AWAKENING AVERY" LAUNCH with a RAFFLECOPTER GIVEAWAY!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer">Copyright 2009 Laurie LC Lewis, (To obtain permission to copy or reprint any portion of this post, please contact the author at lclewis2007@gmail.com)</div>Laurie LC Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11642055237160385791noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186243171131934995.post-54518996323394417752018-07-14T00:25:00.002-04:002018-07-19T23:25:47.500-04:00PRE-ORDER "AWAKENING AVERY" for $0.99!!!<div align="left" class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst">
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nowhere in sight. One box was missing but one still remained. He told himself
it had been only a few minutes since they parted, but he strolled outside
anyway to look for her, anxious to settle the details and be done with the arrangements. </span><br />
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<span lang="X-NONE" style="color: #231f20; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">He scanned the parking garage with no luck, but on the way back he saw the
woman huddled on the asphalt by a large, green recycling bin, rubbing her shin
and crying. </span><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: #231f20; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">This time he overruled the selfish </span><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">inner </span><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: #231f20; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">voice that
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<span lang="X-NONE" style="color: #231f20; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">“I’m fine, I’m fine.” She raised a hand to
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had carried there.</span><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="X-NONE" style="color: #231f20; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">“What happened?” he asked as he knelt beside her,
touching the tear in the leg of her pants and then glancing at his hand.
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smearing her mascara. “I haven’t always been this way,” she said with flailing
hands as she struggled to a stand and wiped her runny nose on her sleeve. “I’m
a successful professional woman, an author, well respected in my genre. The
truth is, Mr. Carson, my husband died recently, just a few months ago, and I’m
still a little shaken by it all, you know?”</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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look on her face, her show of fortitude had surprised her as well. “I do
understand, Mrs. Thompson. What can I do to help?”</span><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="X-NONE" style="color: #231f20; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Avery bit her lip and sniffed loudly before
grabbing hold of the bin for support to stand. “I was trying to toss this box
in</span><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">,</span><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: #231f20; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> but I was
too short to lift the lid. I climbed on top of the box to reach the lid, and it
collapsed under me. I must have scraped my leg against the metal bar.”</span><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="X-NONE" style="color: #231f20; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">“How long has it been since you’ve had a tetanus
shot?” He pointed to the protruding bar the garbage trucks hooked on to for
dumping. “That’s a pretty dirty piece of metal.”</span><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="X-NONE" style="color: #231f20; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Avery tensed, looking thoughtful. “I’m current.”
She slumped against the dumpster</span><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">,</span><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: #231f20; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> and the pitiful voice returned again. “This
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<span lang="X-NONE" style="color: #231f20; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">“No</span><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">.</span><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: #231f20; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">” </span><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">S</span><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: #231f20; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">he </span><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">groaned the word more than spoke it. </span><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: #231f20; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Her body shuddered for a moment and then her
heartbroken eyes met Gabriel’s. “I don’t just mean the fall. I mean all of it.
I’m not supposed to be here in the first place. Taking out the garbage was
always his job, but even if it weren’t, I am certainly not supposed to be here,
anguishing over the chore of tossing the memories out of my condo, because my
husband is not supposed to be dead. Do you understand?”</span><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="X-NONE" style="color: #231f20; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Gabriel offered her a hand to raise her from her
resting place against the dumpster. “Yes, I do. Better than you could know.” He
stared into her eyes, trying to summon the brave portion of her to the
forefront again. “I know what it’s like to have to decide what to do with the
clothes they didn’t like in the first place or bottles of cologne that make you
cry when you smell them and cry when their scent fades from the house. And then
there</span><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"> are</span><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: #231f20; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"> the
trivial dilemmas like deciding what to do with the tins of buttons they
collected off every article of clothing before it was tossed out, and what to
do with the cards you sent them.” His eyes seemed weary and older somehow. “Oh,
yes, Mrs. Thompson, I most certainly know.”</span><br />
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<span lang="X-NONE" style="color: #231f20; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">(If you enjoyed this excerpt, click <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07F246SJT">here </a>to buy the book.)</span></div>
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">Copyright 2009 Laurie LC Lewis, (To obtain permission to copy or reprint any portion of this post, please contact the author at lclewis2007@gmail.com)</div>Laurie LC Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11642055237160385791noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186243171131934995.post-4512146315405852402018-06-30T10:46:00.001-04:002018-06-30T10:46:06.054-04:00THE SUMMER BOOK TREK sponsored by THE LDS BOOK GEEK REGISTER NOW!<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">If you're in search of a fun summer reading program with a stellar book and author list, look no further.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Each July, The LDS BOOK GEEK assembles a deep roster of authors and their clean read novels. </span></div>
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I'm A READER NOT A WRITER features HUGE Promos, and the "UNFORGETTABLE LOVE Promo is packed with free books and gift cards. My drawing for free copies of "SWEET WATER" id already over, but Elizabeth Johns' and Shanna Hatfields' days are coming this week.</div>
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For the first time ever, and with a big thank you to the original publisher, every e-volume of my award-winning American historical fiction series, FREE MEN and DREAMERS, is discounted.</div>
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You can now download the entire series for under $10.00 for a limited time.</div>
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This eight-year labor of love takes six families--three American, two British, and one slave--through 40 years of tumultuous American history. Witness the second war of independence, the War of 1812, the war most historians credit with forging a loose confederation of states into one nation under God. Experience the Chesapeake campaign, the burning of Washington, the Battle of Baltimore, the Star- Spangled Banner story, and the first major test of the Constitution's guarantee of religious freedom.</div>
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<strong>Sweet Water by Laurie Lewis</strong>
College life could not heal the wounds an unstable home life inflicted upon programmer Olivia Morgan, until scholar Hudson Bauer welcomed her, introducing her to his friend, Jeff McAllister, with whom he was developing a college business.<br />
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Olivia joined the project, and while she and Hudson dreamed of using their success to improve the world, Jeff set his sights on fortunes and on Olivia. On the most important night of Hudson’s life, Olivia and Jeff eloped, and upon hearing the news, Hudson leaves town, along with the company's first big contract and Olivia and Jeff's dreams.<br />
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Olivia McAllister now holds billionaire entrepreneur Hudson Bauer responsible for all her losses, including her anemic marriage and the tragic accident that leaves her body battered, and her dreams of a family shattered. In desperate straits, she is forced to accept Hudson’s offer to recuperate at his parents’ empty house on Oregon’s Cannon Beach, but her return to the place where the three friends once summered casts new light on her hasty marriage, and on the enemy she once called friend.<br />
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When Hudson offers Olivia a job doing humanitarian work, hope reawakens in her, along with memories of what she and Hudson almost had. But guilt over Jeff’s death leaves Olivia stuck between grief and the possibility of new love, forcing her to decide if she can embrace a future with a man she’s learned to hate, before Hudson walks away for the final time. <br />
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He stood and tucked the blanket roll under one arm while extending the other to Olivia. She accepted his offer, fitting into his support as if it was meant for her all along. She leaned on Hudson more heavily the further they went until he was bearing the majority of her weight by the time they reached the ancient cave. Two surfers in wetsuits were exiting the cavern and gathering up their boards as Hudson and Olivia arrived. They, too, had their eyes on the darkening sky, but they shifted their attention to the couple and down to Olivia’s legs.</div>
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It is so refreshing to find a swoon-worthy clean romance! The mystery and characters gripped me from the very first page and held me captive till I devoured the book in one day. There were many levels of happy reading it! This is not the first book that I've read from this author( also known as L.C. Lewis), and let me say, she is a master at delivering powerful messages and pulling on the heart strings! Everything I've read of hers is AMAZING!
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Laurie (L.C.) Lewis is Marylander—a weather-whining lover of crabs, American history, and the sea. Her women’s fiction novels, written as Laurie Lewis, include <i>Unspoken</i> (2004), <i>The Dragons of Alsace Farm</i> (2016) and <i>Sweet Water </i>(2017), books one and two in her SECOND CHANCE ROMANCE SERIES, and <i>Love on a Limb </i>(2017), book one in her new GREAT EXPECTATIONS LOVE STORIES SERIES.
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Using the pen name L.C. Lewis, she wrote the five volumes of her award-winning FREE MEN and DREAMERS historical fiction series: <i>Dark Sky at Dawn </i>(2007), <i>Twilight’s Last Gleaming </i>(2008), <i>Dawn’s Early Light</i> (2009), <i>Oh, Say Can You See?</i> (2010), and In God is Our Trust, (2011).<br />
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<strong>Earl of Sunderland by Aubrey Wynne</strong>
He’s inherited the title of rake. She hides behind her independence... Fate accepts the challenge.
Grace Beaumont has seen what love can do to a woman. Her mother sacrificed her life to produce the coveted son and heir. A devastated father and newborn brother force her to take on the role of Lady Boldon at the age of fifteen. But Grace finds solace in the freedom and power of her new status.
Christopher Roker made a name for himself in the military. The rigor and pragmatism of the army suits him. When a tragic accident heaves Kit into a role he never wanted or expected, his world collides with another type of duty. Returning to England and his newfound responsibilities, the Wicked Earls’ Club becomes a refuge from the glitter and malice of London society but cannot ease his emptiness.
Needing an escape from his late brother’s memory and reputation, Kit visits the family estate for the summer. Lady Grace, a beauty visiting from a neighboring estate, becomes a welcome distraction. When the chance to return to the military becomes a valid possibility, the earl finds himself wavering between his old life and the lure of an exceptional—and unwilling—woman.
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<strong>Chapter One</strong>
<em>“It isn’t what we say or think that defines us, but what we do.” </em>
Jane Austen, <em>Sense and Sensibility</em>
<em>Early May 1814</em>
<em>London, England </em>
Lord Christopher Roker slapped his twin brother, the Earl of Sunderland, on the back. “A fit of the blue devils on your wedding day, eh? Come now, the bride seems a prime article to me.”
“She’s not the woman of <em>my</em> choice. I’m more than an unwilling groom. I’m downright defiant.” Carson tucked his white linen tails into the pale gray pantaloons, gave his matching waistcoat a tug, and adjusted his neckcloth again. “Yet our parents are deliriously happy over the match because she is the daughter of the Marquess of Landonshire.”
“You made your own name.” Christopher shook his head and gave his brother’s shoulder a hard squeeze. “Gambling and womanizing has its place when you’re more boy than man. By Christ, we’ve passed thirty.”
“How did I know I’d fall in love and my reputation would haunt me?” Carson walked over to a polished oak side table and poured two glasses of brandy from the crystal decanter. He handed one to Christopher. “Or that the woman who stole my heart would have a self-righteous father who despises me?”
“How many times did I warn you to pull back on the reins? There are always consequences to one’s actions. You will be the Marquess of Falsbury in your own right someday. It’s time you accepted some responsibility.” He took a sip of the amber liquid as Carson downed his in one gulp and poured another. “It’s a bit early for that, isn’t it? You might want to pace yourself.”
Sunderland sank heavily into a chair, pushing his fingers through a tangle of black waves. “Kit, trade places with me. Marry the chit and take the title. You should have been the heir anyway. You’re better suited to this type of life than I am.”
“We had this conversation when we were twelve, and you wanted to be a sheik and live in the desert. And then again at sixteen, when you wanted to run away and join the Royal Navy.” He smirked and sat down opposite Carson. “Besides, Mother would know at once.”
“She’d stay quiet for her darling Christopher. You’ve always been her favorite.” He tipped back his head and gulped the second glass of brandy. “A little courage for the ceremony.”
“There will be plenty of time for that afterwards.”
“I’ve missed you, brother. I’m jealous of the army and your long absences.” He gave Kit a crooked grin. “It’s always been you and me against the world. I don’t like having my other half missing.”
“Well, I’m here now! Bonaparte is no longer a threat, and we can enjoy a summer in the country this year.” A knot tightened in Kit’s stomach. He had a bad feeling about this union but knew better than to admit it. It wasn’t the wedding itself. Lady Eliza was a beauty and came with a generous dowry. And he didn’t believe for a moment Carson loved another woman. Infatuation was more likely. He fell for one chit, and before he hit the ground, another had taken his fancy. While Kit loved his brother, he also accepted his faults. His abilities did not include accountability or dependability.
No, it was the girl’s father, Landonshire. His breeding was beyond reproach but his vile reputation behind closed doors was not well known. He kept his wife and daughter isolated on their estate and rarely entertained or brought them to London. Some of the whispers he’d heard from another officer could make a seasoned soldier grimace. Kit had mentioned it to his father but the man had waved it away as gossip.
“You’re dipping too deep, brother,” Kit said as he took the third glass of liquor from his twin, recognizing the slight glaze in those familiar chestnut eyes. “Let’s get you to the church, shall we? At this rate, you’ll be foxed before the end of the wedding breakfast.”
“That’s the plan, sir. I won’t feel those leg shackles I’ve acquired.”
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“Aye, it’s a fine wedding. It gives me ideas for other weddings yet to come.” Her father nudged her gently with his elbow, his mouth set in a firm line. “It’s time we started thinking about your future. I’ve been deficient in my duties. Your mother would be mortified to know I’ve kept you hidden in the country, and you almost twenty.”
“I have not been hidden. It was my choice to skip the Season.” Grace had become adept at sidestepping this issue.
“Two seasons, Gracie.”
“My home is far more important than socializing with those shallow, silly girls.” The thought of standing against a wall, hoping a man would fill her card and not step on her feet during a cotillion, seemed more like a punishment. Making inane conversation while remembering dance steps, and drinking punch fetched by a bored or overeager suitor, was also not a rite of passage that appealed to her. “I’m quite content with my station, Papa. There’s no reason to upset our lives over marriage or romance.”
Lord Boldon rolled his light brown eyes. “We’ll see, daughter. There may come a time you’ll eat those fine words.” Then he smiled over her head at someone. “Isn’t it a grand day for a wedding? Is that music I hear?”
“Indeed, Lord Boldon. I’ve come to ask Lady Grace for the honor of a dance.” A deep baritone sent a warm flush through her belly. “With your permission?”
Her father stood, grasped her hand, and pulled Grace to her feet as she opened her mouth to decline. “My daughter would love to dance.”
She looked at her fingers now placed in the man’s palm. The heat in her belly began to pirouette and leap toward her throat. When her eyes moved to his face, the dark gaze pinned her to the spot. The air pushed from her lungs, and she found herself unable to speak. A chuckle from her father spurred her to action. With a slight curtsey, she acknowledged her partner, and they joined the others already gathering to the first notes of a country dance.
Grace focused on the gold epaulettes adorning his broad shoulders, as she placed a gloved hand on his wrist. The material did little to diminish the intensity of his touch as they followed the other couples in a circle.
“I understand you are a cousin to the bride. Are you pleased with the match?” His tone was conversational, but she sensed there was purpose to his question. The group of four came together and separated.
“They make a lovely couple and both families are pleased. Does our opinion matter, my lord?” She risked a peek at her very masculine dance partner as he moved around her. On close inspection, she realized the brothers were not identical as they first appeared. True, their features were the same but their countenances were utterly different. No light-hearted, fanciful expression would ever grace this man’s face. She doubted such a proud military officer would overindulge in anything, let alone lose his temper. Control emanated from him.
“No, I suppose not. Forgive my lame attempt at conversation with the second loveliest woman here.”
It took a moment for his words to reach her brain as they turned and joined a new set of dancers. They separated again, and when she returned to him, he smiled. Her breath quickened as he spun her around. “You tease me, sir. It is not gallant of you.”
“I do not tease, Lady Grace. It is not in my nature.”
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Best Regency Romance I’ve read in a long time and highly recommend! ~N.N. Light’s Book Heaven Reviews
OMG….she did it again. For me a page turner, I fell in love with the book and characters so easily. ~Magic of Books review
Wow! The Earl Of Sunderland will suck you in and make the care about the characters like family. I found myself near tears for Grace several times and for the Earl's family. Well worth the price. ~Madame Readsalot
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Bestselling and award-winning author Aubrey Wynne resides in the Midwest with her husband, dogs, horses, mule and barn cats. She is an elementary teacher by trade, champion of children and animals by conscience, and author by night. Obsessions include history, travel, trail riding, and all things Christmas.
<em>A Chicago Christmas</em> series and her short stories have won multiple Reader's Choice and professional awards including the Golden Quill, Aspen Gold, and Heart of Excellence.
Her upcoming Regency series, "Once Upon a Widow" begins with <em>A Wicked Earl's Widow</em>. It continues the story of Eliza, a character from Aubrey's first Regency, <em>The Earl of Sunderland </em>(The Wicked Earls' Club).
Wynne's medieval fantasy series "Medieval Encounters" begins with Rolf's Quest, 2016 NTRWA Great Expectations winner.
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For the first time ever, and with a big thank you to the original publisher, every e-volume of my award-winning American historical fiction series, FREE MEN and DREAMERS, is discounted.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Twenty-two authors have contributed a free mother-focused volume from their collection for a promo running from May 1st to the 21st. The theme is Mothers in Romantic Fiction.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm offering my award-winning "The Dragons of Alsace Farm." One of the leads in that story is perhaps my most beloved character--Agnes Devereaux Keller, an 82-Year-old WWII survivor with dementia. Spunky and proud, Agnes has lost and forgotten much, but when two broken twenty-somethings land on her ramshackle farm, they discover that what she still knows best is what they need most--courage and love. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'M A READER is hosting a month-long LOVE in BLOOM promo with twelve beloved romance authors. To kick it off, they're hosting a $100 giveaway. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This week's featured author is Liz Isaacson, whose entire BRUSH CREEK BRIDES series is on sale from April 5-11 for $0.99 each.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">The mega book site, "I'm a Reader," is hosting a $100 giveaway to kick-off their new </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">new all-season cover! The book launched in November with a Christmas-themed cover, but readers have taken this powerful "marriage of necessity" story into their hearts with 92% of readers giving it a 5 star rating! Click the cover to pick up a copy. Paperbacks are also available.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Matthew Grayken is young, successful, and dying, which is why he’s about to propose to a total stranger. He isn’t interested in love. He needs a caregiver, a companion, and someone to be his legal voice when he can no longer speak for himself.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Lonely, compassionate nurse Mikaela Compton is intrigued by Matt Grayken’s tender request, but when their friendly marriage turns into love, she rejects the inevitability of Matt’s death and prays for a miracle instead.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Mikaela succeeds in reigniting Matt’s will to fight, but his body is losing the battle and he is suffering. She recognizes that her urgent need to save Matt has caused her to betray the fundamental promise she made him--to help him die peaceably. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Matt needs a miracle, and Mikaela believes one is attainable, but she will need to leave him at the hour of his greatest need. She's about to learn that while love sometimes draws you close, it sometimes requires you to go out on a limb.</span><br />
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There are two days left in the "SWEPT AWAY with ROMANCE" Promo. Forty-six titles by award-winning and best-selling authors are being offered for free or $0.99. </div>
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I met with my friend Michelle again to interview her for the upcoming biography I'm writing about her life. She is a real survivor of the bombing of France, much like my character Agnes from "The Dragons of Alsace Farm." Today, we documented her memories of the evacuation of her French town, Braquis, as the German invasion began. The memories became a bit overwhelming as she told of the planes bombing and shooting at the lines of refugees, so we switched things up, and talked about what the children likely did on their four-day exodus from home.</div>
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She showed me that they sang as they walked, and when she broke into the French National Anthem, "La Marseillaise," I felt her patriotism and love for her native land:</div>
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Allons enfants de la Patrie<br />
Le jour de gloire est arrivé !<br />
Contre nous de la tyrannie<br />
L'étendard sanglant est levé<br />
Entendez-vous dans nos campagnes<br />
Mugir ces féroces soldats?<br />
Ils viennent jusque dans vos bras.<br />
Égorger vos fils, vos compagnes!</div>
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Arise children of the fatherland<br />
The day of glory has arrived<br />
Against us tyranny's<br />
Bloody standard is raised<br />
Listen to the sound in the fields<br />
The howling of these fearsome soldiers<br />
They are coming into our midst<br />
To cut the throats of your sons and consorts</div>
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To arms citizens<br />
Form your battalions<br />
March, march<br />
Let impure blood<br />
Water our furrows</div>
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I sang this song in high school French class, but the words were so terribly poignant as I imagined little children singing them as tyrants were literally attempting to cut them down.</div>
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A moment later, she then began singing this little ditty. I asked her what it meant. The tune was much happier than the lyrics, about children looking for bread and finding their pantry bare, then noting that the neighbor had bread, but it wasn't for them. Another reminder of the toll war and its deprivations had on children who saw this simply as "life."</div>
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She teared up several times during our interview, and I told her what an example she was of faith, that she held on with the hope that tomorrow would be better.</div>
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She reminds me of this quote I love by Hugh B. Brown: “Night never had the last word. The dawn is always invincible.”</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> Life and travel have provided opportunities for interactions with diverse people the past few weeks--health care workers, servers, travelers, customers, store clerks, and more. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> We're out in California where news reports of protests and unrest made me brace for rude or uncaring treatment. Not so. Not one time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> A few of these multicultural interactions led to a conversation about what we see and hear in the news. One such conversation included a Black sales clerk, a liberal psychologist, a Latino man, and myself. The consensus? None of them felt the media conveyed their opinions or life experience. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> They were clearly not fans of the president, but their comments were not angry or hate-filled.</span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="9d6v8-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">We laughed, worried, and listened to one another. A retail service transaction turned to hugs and handshakes of friendship as we shared the relief of knowing that for most Americans, regardless of color, race, or gender, we are on the same page. We want the same things. We are working for the same things.</span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="5icqo-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">I've been conducting a little experiment, following President Uchtdorf's counsel to smile more. I've slowed down in retail lines, and in parking lots, not worrying as much about MY turn, My slot, My place, and what I've noticed is other people do the same.</span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="5f0f0-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">I've seen greater courtesy, more humor, and more conversation lately among relative strangers, and I wonder if recent, sad events have made civil society more aware of being kind, of breaking the ice with a smile instead of a scowl, of simply being civil.</span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="8c4ji-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">I'm reminded of the story of the men meeting an elephant for the first time, and how each man's interpretation of that event was so completely singular. The media can build a false reality from a single photo, from one person's perspective. </span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="7kcs-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">We live in a time when we can't always believe what is placed before our eyes. The heart and spirit are the true barometers of humanity, and I have confidence that most people are good, and honest, and more likely to help than we realize.</span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="2pt6o-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Like in Texas. Amazing. Civility still reigns.</span></div>
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