Where I share my love of books with reviews, features, giveaways and memes. Family and needlepoint are thrown in from time to time.

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Virginia's War: Tierra, Texas 1944 by Jack W. London (Book Review)

Title: Virginia's War: Tierra Texas 1944 (Book 1 - French Letters Trilogy)
Author: Jack Woodville London
Publisher: Vire Press

My synopsis: This is the story of a small town in Texas during WWII and the power struggle that goes on behind the scenes for control. 

Poppy Sullivan runs the local paper, and seems to have a lot of power in town.  His daughter, Virginia,  is the clerk at the courthouse for the ration stamps and his son, Bart  is the local postmaster. Both of these jobs were arranged for them by Poppy.  Together with the Sheriff and the President of the bank, they seem to be able to make sure that everyone has whatever they need, even during war times. Bart is somewhat of a loose cannon and his father doesn't know what he is up to all the time.  The hatefulness between him and his sister is monumental.  He goes so far as to post the letters from Will to Virginia  up on the wall of the post office for all to read, claiming that he didn't know who they were too and hoped someone could help him.  Virginia retaliates by baking a chocolate cake with lots of castor oil, knowing Bart will consume most of it. 

When Poppy learns that Virginia is pregnant, he publishes in his paper that his daughter eloped with Captain Will Hastings over his Thanksgiving leave.  Now Will had been after Virginia for years, and everytime he left, he would ask her to wait for him, and Virginia would just smile and walk away.  Shirley used to be Virginia's best friend, until she fell in love with Will and Will wouldn't give her a second glance.  Shirley knew that they were not married, as she had been there the day Will had left to go back to France.

That old saying - Oh what a tangled web we weave. . .  was definitely talking about Tierra, Texas.  Everyone has secrets to keep.  Seems everyone owes someone a favor.  And whenever the government rolls into town in their green sedan, the excess meat and gas and tires conveniently disappear.  There were some other players in this book - Hoyt Carter and Johnny Bradley - two locals who joined the Army and had been missing for a couple of years, Johnny's father - the local barber and four of the local boys - Sandy, Slugo, Butch and Tommy who seem to be in the right places to start to piece some of the puzzle together.
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My thoughts:  I flew through this book.  If you recall from my Mailbox Monday post, I just received Book 2 in this trilogy.  I was able to get this first book through our library and am glad that I did.  All these shenanigans in this town just amazed me.  Makes you wonder what went on during WWII when so many things were rationed.  Where the book is titled Virginia's War - aside from the fact that she seemed to be fighting a war with her father and brother - I think there is still something coming that we have not learned.  Seems like there might be a little bit of a mystery that we have yet to discover.  I can't wait to get into book 2!

Virginia's War: Tierra, Texas 1944
Publisher/Publication Date: VirePress, Feb 2009
ISBN: 978-0-9815975-0-8
224 pages
















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Seduced by the Wolf by Terry Spear (Book Review)

Title: Seduced by the Wolf
Author: Terry Spear
Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca

My synopsis: Cassie Roux was a wolf biologist visiting Oregon to give a presentation to help protect wolves in the wild.  She was a loner, preferring to work alone and live alone.  But she wasn't just partial to wild wolves (lupus) - but also to lupus garou or what we might call a werewolf.  See, she was a royal and had been born into a lupus garou pack.  Her family/pack had all been killed when she was a teenager - their homes burnt to the ground.  Cassie had not been home when it had happened, but had been in the forest observing the wild wolves.  Having no where else to go, she goes to live with the wild wolves.  This is partly where her desire to protect the wild wolves derived from, but she had always had a fascination with them.  It was when her family was killed though, that she became a loner - vowing she would never again lose somebody that she loved.

Leidolf Wildhaven is the local pack leader in Oregon. He had taken over a pack that had lived by their own rules and was having difficulty getting them under control. Some of the pack members were werewolf hunters who had been turned, as well as some boys, who as teenagers had not had any guidance and so had a tendency to run wild.  Combined with some local zoologists who were determined to capture a red wolf that had been seen in the area to take to their zoo - and he had his hands full.  He didn't need the distraction that Cassie brought, but he couldn't deny his attraction to her.

Cassie had initially kept hidden the fact that she was a lupus garou, and when the secret emerged, Leidolf was determined to make her his partner.  Actually, his whole pack wanted this to happen.  They all thought he needed a partner and maybe he would relax a little more. Cassie wanted no part in it, but couldn't stop the sparks that were between them. 

Things get totally mixed up between Leidolf getting tranquilized, Cassie getting shot, and Alex, another wolf biologist - human variety, wandering around in the forest claiming that a woman had been murdered.  The woman he thought had been murdered was Cassie.  He had been determined to make Cassie his partner both in work and in life, so he was hell-bent on finding out what had happened to her also.

My thoughts:  This is the third Heart of the Wolf books that I have read - and where there is an occassional overlap of characters, they can each be read on their own.  I actually started the series with the third book - To Tempt the Wolf and the fourth - Legend of the White Wolf and enjoyed them both.  This book was no different in my enjoyment.  Each book takes place in a different part of the country with a different wolf pack - so the dynamics of the story change - but the pace is quick and there is always a little mystery or secret that is being kept as well as some hot romance.  If you haven't tried one of these Wolf books yet - it is time to pick one up.

~I received this book from Sourcebooks in exchange for my review.~



Publisher/Publication Date: Sourcebooks Casablanca, Aug 2010
ISBN: 978-1-4022-3753-9
404 pages

Sunday, September 5, 2010

Sweet 16 - Happy Birthday Lexi!

Sixteen years ago today I was giving birth to my second child.  It was actually labor day and also my step-father's birthday!  I am thankful that it was a holiday as that meant my husband was home.  I ended up having a seizure and stopped breathing.  Lexi was born about an hour later by emergency C-section as it turns out I was toxemic and had developed eclampsia.  As it was a second child it was not something that anyone was looking for - and my blood pressure had been normal.  Of course, I had been having lots of kidney infections, fevers and my vision had gone blurry a couple of times.  The doctor knew about everything but the blurred vision - and maybe that would have tipped him off that there was something else going on - so now I tell everything that is not normal!



Lexi ended up in Milwaukee Children's Hospital for 16 days as she had a seizure right after she was born.  They think that it was due to her lack of oxygen when I stopped breathing.  She has been fine ever since though!  And at 5'9", being born 4 weeks early didn't stunt her growth at all. . .


HAPPY BIRTHDAY LEXI!

It's Monday! What are you reading? (Sept 6, 2010)






What are you reading on Mondays is hosted by Sheila at One Person's Journey - You can hook up with the Mr. Linky there with your own post - but be sure and let me know what you are reading too!

This post is going to cover the last 2 weeks as I had kind of a rough week last week.  Started out with a migraine and ended the week with a really bad sinus infection.  I was able to get some reading done - but I am behind on my reviews!  Feeling better though and still have one more day to recuperate!  I think the migraine came from worrying about my little one with his first full week of school!

Currently Reading:
Fragile: A Novel by Lisa Unger



Bathroom Book:



Audio Book:
The Scarecrow by Michael Connelly
Worst Case by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge



New this week:
Friday Mornings at Nine by Marilyn Brant
The Wake of Forgiveness by Bruce Machart



Books Reviewed Last Week:

Kids Books Reviewed:

Books Waiting to Be Reviewed:
Seduced by the Wolf by Terry Spear
Hell, Yeah by Carolyn Brown
Meet Me in Dreamland: A Lu-Chu & Lena Book by Steven McKinney, Valerie McKinney
Masked edited by Lou Anders

Ready - Set - Read!


Sin Undone - Blog Tour and Giveaway!


Sin Undone
By Larissa Ione
(Tour Aug 30 -  Sept 10)

As the only female Seminus demon ever born, master assassin Sinead Donnelly is used to being treated like an outcast. She spent decades enslaved, and now vows she'll die before she'll relinquish her freedom again. Then Sin's innate ability to kill her enemies goes awry: She creates a lethal new werewolf virus that sparks a firestorm of panic and violence.

Half-werewolf, half-vampire Conall Dearghul is charged with bringing in Sin to face punishment for the plague. And she's no stranger: He's bound to her by blood, and the one sexual encounter they shared has left him hungering for her raw sensuality. Worse, Sin is the underworld's most wanted and Con soon learns he's the only one who can help her . . . and that saving her life might mean sacrificing his own.

Author Bio (from Hachette website)

I began writing the way so many writers do—the moment I learned to wield a pencil. But even as a child, I didn't write "kid" stories. I preferred something more dramatic. Something that didn't include Dick, Jane, and a dog named Spot. I wanted my characters to be named Dracula and my dogs to have names like White Fang or Cujo. I'll always have my parents to thank for that. They never censored my reading material (though I suspect that if they had truly known what was between the covers of some of the books, they'd have been a little more careful,) so when other girls my age were reading Laura Ingalls Wilder and Judy Blume, I was immersing myself in Stephen King and Dean Koontz.


Later, after I'd joined the Air Force and was in dire need of something to read between shifts at the weather station, I continued to read horror, but I'd branched out into fantasy, and then, finally, romance (though I admit I went kicking and screaming to the latter.)


Turned out that I loved romance! So I started writing it, but again, my style and voice leaned toward the dark, paranormal side. Fortunately for me, paranormal romance, as a sub-genre, was booming. I let my imagination fly, and soon I'd sold a series of dark, sexy paranormal romances to Grand Central Publishing.


I still read a lot of horror, science fiction, and fantasy, and in fact, one of my all time favorite books about writing is On Writing, by my favorite childhood horror author, Stephen King. If you're an author or a reader, I highly recommend this book for an insight into an author's mind—which can sometimes be a very scary place.


Go ahead; Seduce your dark side.


You can find Larissa Ione in a variety of places:  Twitter, Facebook, Myspace,

GIVEAWAY! 

I have 3 copies of this book to giveaway courtesy of Hachette Books (I will not be reviewing this one though).
There are a few ways to enter:
1. Sign up to be a follower of this blog - just let me know how you follow. (1 entry)
2. Follow me on twitter (@kherbrand) and tweet or use tweet button below. (1 entry)
3. Comment on any non-giveaway post and let me know. (1 entry)

All entries can be left in one comment.  Giveaway open to US/Canada only - no PO boxes.  Giveaway will end on Sept 26.  Winners will have 48 hours to respond.  Any unclaimed books will be given away on twitter at that time. 




Participating Blogs:

8/30/2010
http://fictionvixen.com/  Review, Giveaway
http://www.froggaritasbookcase.net/  Review, Giveaway, Q and A
http://www.eclecticbooklover.com/  Review, Giveaway, Q and A
http://www.rexrobotreviews.com/   Giveaway, Q and A

8/31/2010
http://seductivemusings.blogspot.com/  Feature, Review, Giveaway, Q and A

9/1/2010
http://www.smexybooks.com/  Review, Giveaway

9/2/2010
http://diana-book-of-secrets.blogspot.com/  Review, Giveaway, Q and A

9/3/2010
http://simplyali.blogspot.com/  Feature, Review, Giveaway, Q and A
http://www.thebookgirl.net/  Review, Giveaway

9/4/2010

9/5/2010

9/6/2010

9/7/2010
http://www.saveyspender.com/   Review, Giveaway
http://triciareads.blogspot.com/   Review, Giveaway, Q and A

9/8/2010

9/9/2010

9/10/2010


Mailbox Mayhem (Aug 30 - Sept 5)

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In My Mailbox is hosted Sundays at The Story Siren.  Mailbox Monday's host for September is Bermuda Onion . Please visit these posts and take a look at what packages everybody else got this week!


by Susan Meissner

Love is a choice you make every day.

Content in her comfortable marriage of twenty-two years, Jane Lindsay had never expected to watch her husband, Brad, pack his belongings and walk out the door of their Manhattan home. But when it happens, she feels powerless to stop him and the course of events that follow Brad's departure.

Jane finds an old ring in a box of relics from a British jumble sale and discovers a Latin inscription in the band along with just one recognizable word: Jane.  Feeling an instant connection to the mysterious ring bearing her namesake, Jane begins a journey to learn more about the ring -- and perhaps about herself.

In the sixteenth-century, Lucy Day becomes the dressmaker to Lady Jane Grey, an innocent young woman whose fate seems to be controlled by a dangerous political and religious climate, one threatening to deny her true love and pursuit of her own interests.

As the stories of both Janes dovetail through the journey of one ring, it becomes clear that each woman has far more influence over her life than she once imagined.  It all comes down to the choices each makes despite the realitites they face.




Song of the Silent Harp (Emerald Ballad Series - Book 1)
by BJ Hoff

Nora Kavanagh has already lost her husband and young daughter.  Now she lives in fear of losing her home...

Nora and her young son, Daniel, have only one hope for survival, the poet/patriot -- and love of Nora's youth -- Morgan Fitzgerald.  But his involvement with a band of Irish rebels keeps him in constant danger and puts the possibility of a future for him and those he loves in jeopardy.

Michael Burke, a close childhood friend of both Nora and Morgan, left his homeland for America and is now a New York City policeman.  A widower with a difficult, rebellious son, he still remembers Nora with love and fondness and wants nothing more than to help her escape the cataclysmic potato famine and build a new life...with him.

From bestselling author BJ Hoff, this panoramic epic of love, faith, and adventure follows three memorable characters in their quest for survival and courage and hope.




Heart of the Lonely Exile (Emerald Ballad Series - Book 2)
by BJ Hoff

Nora Kavanagh and her young son, Daniel, fled their home in famine-ravaged Ireland in hopes of building a better life in America...

Now they struggle to survive in their new and unfamiliar country.  Even with the friendship and help of a wealthy, influential American family and the affection of fellow immigrant Evan Whittaker, Nora finds herself caught in a conflict of the heart.

Michael Burke, a dedicated and resolute New York City policeman, desperately wants to keep his promise to his best friend, Morgan Fitzgerald, to marry Nora and protect her.  But Nora's instincts urge her to resist Michael's proposal and instead follow her heart in a different direction.  Her personal struggle is complicated by the heartaches from the homeland that continue to plague her.

Heart of the Lonely Exile continues the saga of the Kavanagh pilgrimage -- a journey of the soul in a strange new land, where all those who are exiles and aliens seek to finally find their true home.




A Hope Undaunted (Winds of Change series)
by Julie Lessman

What happens when the boy she loved to hate becomes the man she hates to love?

The 1920s are drawing to a close, and feisty Katie O'Connor is the epitome of the new woman -- smart and sassy with goals for her future that include the perfect husband and a challenging career in law.  Her boyfriend Jack fits all of her criteria for a husband -- good-looking, well-connected, wealthy, and eating out of her hand.  But when she is forced to spend the summer of 1929 with Luke McGee, the bane of her childhood existence, Katie comes fact-to-face with a choice.  Will she follow her well-laid plans to marry Jack?  Or will she fall for the man she swore to despise forever?




by Judge Glenda Hatchett

Judge Glenda Hatchett, popular speaker and host of her own Emmy-nominated television show, shares the vital strategies for success she has learned from years of experience both in and out of the courtroom.

For nearly ten yeas, Judge Hatchett has delighted TV audiences with a brand of justice that turns the everyday into something eminently watchable.  Each week on her nationally syndicated show, Judge Hatchett, she hands down unique sentences that help litigants weigh their choices in the balance of future consequences.

Now, Judge Hatchett shares with you the insightful philosophy behind her sometimes-offbeat but always effective techniques, focusing each chapter on a particular life skill or inspirational thought.

Real-life courtroom dramas and compelling personal stories illustrate the universal wisdom in these pages.  At age six, Hatchett discovered that African-American schoolchildren didn't receive new schoolbooks, but copies salvaged by teachers. She went to her father, believing with the faith of a child that he could set the world right.  His advice, when the world isn't fair and isn't right: "Glenda, write your own story, the kind you want to find in a book all your own."  His words proved to be universal advise we can all apply:  Take charge of your life, and live it with passion and purpose.  Imploring you to write your own story, Judge Hatchett shares practical ways to discover your gifts, be real about your reality, overcome setbacks with hope, and take on challenging circumstances while remaining true to yourself.

Interactive as well as inspirational, Dare to Take Charge guides you to ask reflective questions that lead to moments of self-discovery and a defined pathway to healing.  Challenging you to study the positive with the same interest and intensity that you study the negative, Judge Hatchett uncovers the potential you possess to live a grace-filled, successful life.




French Letters: Engaged in War (French Letters Trilogy - Book 2)
by Jack Woodville London

Engaged in War is the story of Will Hastings, a young Army doctor from Tierra, Texas, who arrives in Normandy amidst the D-Day landings and soon finds himself walking a moral tightrope between saving lives and a growing urge to avenge the death of his brother, his friends and the loss of control over his life.  Isolated and unaware of troubles brewing back home, his story unfolds first in the make-shift field surgery and then on the battlefield, where he is wounded and then ordered to leave the field hospital and give testimony in a military court martial.  One misstep in his account could lead to the death penalty for his best friend or the prosecution of the country girl who saved his life.


What did you get in your mailbox?

Friday, September 3, 2010

Choosing to See Blog Tour (Aug 30 - Sept 12)



By Mary Beth Chapman with Ellen Vaughn
(Blog tour Aug 30 - Sept 12)

From the beginning, Mary Beth Chapman's life was not how she planned.  All she wanted was a calm, peaceful life of stability and control.  Instead, God gave her an award-winning singer/songwriter husband, crazy schedules, and a houseful of creatively rambunctious children.  And then, she experienced the tragedy she never could have imagined.

In Choosing to SEE, Mary Beth unveils her struggle to allow God to write the story of her life, both the happy chapters and the tragic ones.  And as the story unfolds, she's been forced to wrestle with some of life's biggest questions:  Where is God when things fall apart?  Why does God allow terrible things to happen?  How can I survive hard times?

No matter where you find yourself in your own life story, you will treasure the way Mary Beth shows that even in the hard times, there is hope if you choose to SEE.


Mary Beth Chapman is the wife of Grammy and Dove Award winning recording artist Steven Curtis Chapman.  Together they began Show Hope, a nonprofit organization dedicated to caring for the world's most vulnerable children by providing financial assistance to families wishing to adopt, as well as increasing awareness of the orphan crisis and funneling resources to orphans domestically and internationally.  Mary Beth serves as president of Show Hope and is a speaker for Women of Faith 2010 with her husband.  She is also coauthor with Steven of the Shaoey and Dot sereies of children's picture books.  Mary Beth and Steven have six children:  Emily, Caleb, Will Franklin, and adopted daughters Shaohannah Hope, Stevey Joy, and Maria Sue, who is now with Jesus.  The Chapmans live in Tennessee.

Ellen Vaughn is a bestselling author and inspirational speaker.  Her recent books include Shattered, Lost Boy, Time Peace, Radical Gratitude, and It's All About Him, a #1 New York Times bestseller.  She is also coauthor with Chuck Colson of Being the Body and eight other books.  Vaughn and her husband, Lee, live in the Washington, D.C., area with their three teenagers.

Wind Warrior Blog Tour Giveaway!

Wind Warrior Blog Tour Giveaway
Sept 1 ~ Sept. 30


Cynthia Roberts, author of her debut historical romance, Wind Warrior has something pretty darn dynamic for all of Books and Needlepoint's  visitors, friends and subscribers ... one of the largest blog tour promotional giveaways ever attempted.

Breaking into the world of romance fiction is a challenge unto itself but more so, when you’re a newly published author. Books and Needlepoint  is excited to participate in this venture with Cynthia and help introduce Wind Warrior to the world of romance readers. The bonus … every one has the chance to compete for not one, but five pretty extraordinary prizes which will include:

1. Romantic Two-lid willow picnic basket with deluxe service for two ~ $125.00 value
2. Succulent Godiva Chocolate Tier ~ $75.00 value
3. Exquisite Pearl and Crystal Necklace ~ $50.00 value
4. Amazon Gift Certificate ~ $25 value
5. Amazon Gift Certificate ~ $25 value

To view the gifts and read further descriptions visit her website at http://www.romanceauthorcynthiaroberts.com/ .

Contest Rules Are As Follows


1. Leave a comment at the end of this post
2. Tweet the following text: Wind Warrior by Cynthia Roberts A story of longing, wanting & a love so strong it conquers human evil. On sale now at Major Book Retailers
3. Post the same tag on your Facebook and/or Myspace Profile
4. Become a fan/follower/subscriber of the blog(s) you visit
5. The list of participating blogs are registered on Cynthia’s website and you may enter to win on every one, however, only one family member may do so in a household.
6. Open to ALL not just the US and Canada
7. Each participating blog will randomly choose five entrants to compete for the grand prize pool where the final 5 winners will be randomly selected
8. Winners will be chosen on Sept. 30th and notified via email by Cynthia
9. All finalists must provide their email, name and official delivery address at the time of finalist selection to Books and Needlepoint,
10. All prizes will be shipped no later than Oct. 30th directly from the distributor
11. The steps above will be checked to determine your eligibility.

Wind Warrior ~ The Iroquois Series ~ Book One

Leslie Michaels is a visionary, and only those close to her know of her special gift and the visions that come when her mind and body surrender to sleep. Fate has a way of righting many wrongs, and for Leslie it is a destiny that changes her life dramatically. But not before she is forced to flee into the wilderness to escape a murderous trapper bent on claiming her for his very own. Faith and a strong will to survive are her only companions, until she encounters Winnokin, the handsome Seneca war chief who first came to her in her dreams. Not only does he prove to be her rescuer and protector, he teaches her that tragedy can breed happiness and the passion to live and love deeply once again.

Wind Warrior plunges readers into the intimate depths of a relationship that unfolds like a live drama before their eyes while painting an insightful and intriguing portrait of Native Indian life in the 1800s. It is a story of longing, of a wanton need to survive all odds, and a love so strong it conquers human evil. Wind Warrior expresses with cunning words the simple, raw human emotions that hold readers spellbound and captivates their hearts.

On Sale Now at Amazon, Borders, Barnes and Nobel ISBN# 978-1-61663-162-8. Read more than a dozen reviews on her website at http://www.romanceauthorcynthiaroberts.com/.

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

She's Gone Country by Jane Porter (Book Review) and Giveaway!

Title: She's Gone Country
Author: Jane Porter
Publisher: Hachette

My synopsis: Shey is a Texas girl, born and bred - but for the last 20 some years she has lived in the city (New York) and traveled as a high fashion model.  She has even had her own tv show.  She married another model and together they had 3 boys.  But then, what she thought was everything she wanted, started to chip away.

Her husband of 17 years tells her he is gay and is leaving her for a man. She returns home to Texas and her family after her brother Cody commits suicide.  Feeling like she really has returned "home" she packs up her 3 boys and moves back to the family ranch.  The ranch house has been empty since her mom has moved in with her mom to take care of her. Brick and Blue, her 2 remaining brothers both live in the area, but with wives and children of their own.

Hank, her oldest son at 15, is miserable in Texas.  He misses his prep school and the lacrosse team.  Bo, her 14 year old, suffers from depression and Shey is very worried that he is too much like Cody to chalk his problems up to just being a teenager.  Then there is Cooper.  Cooper is only 12, but is already almost 6 feet tall.  He is also probably the strongest willed of the 3 boys and is bound and determined he is going to be a bull rider like his Uncle Brick was and Dane Kelly.

Now Dane is a man from Shey's past.  When she was 16, Shey was sure she was going to marry Dane, but Dane was 6 years older than she was.  Her parents thought she was too young for such intense feelings and shipped her off to a private school in California.  From there she went on to Stanford, and when she finally returned to Texas, discovered that Dane had married a girl from her class.  She is angry and hurt, always thinking that he would wait for her. And now here he is. Divorced. No longer a bull rider due to an injury. But still as sexy as she remembers.  But he is carrying around a lot of baggage of his own.

My thoughts: I liked Shey's character.  You can tell she is very strong - being a single parent to 3 teenage boys - but her whole life has been shaken up by the announcement of her husband that he is gay.  For 17 years she has lived as his partner, his lover, and she considered him her best friend - and now she finds out that it was all a lie.  It is enough to make you question how much of your life has been real. Her boys are no angels either.  Hank feels he is entitled to his private school education at any cost.  Bo, once a straight-A student is struggling to get by.  Cooper will do anything to get Dane to teach him all about bull riding.  Talk about having her hands full.  Then there is the whole family dynamic of 2 older brothers still trying to tell Shey what is right for her and a mom that disapproves of pretty much everything Shey does because she doesn't take her family to church on Sundays! 

In the course of this book, Shey is able to shake off the stuff that doesn't matter, and discovers that you have to take what life throws at you. Iit may not always be what you wanted - or when you wanted it - but stay true to yourself and your family - and things usually will work themselves out.  With cooler weather coming (hopefully!) - this would be a good one to curl up in front of the fireplace with.

~I received a copy of this book from BookSparks in exchange for my review.~

GIVEAWAY TIME!

Thanks to Hachette Books I have 3 copies of She's Gone Country to give away to 3 of my readers.  School is back in session, so even though the heat is still here - simple summer rules have gone away.  But don't worry - things aren't THAT tough.

1.  To enter, must be a follower - but I don't care how, just let me know (Facebook, twitter, Google Friend Connect, email subscriber).  Leave me that information in a comment with your email address and you are in!
2.  You can also twitter about this giveaway by just using the twitter button at the end of the post - or spread the word in any creative fashion that you want - just let me know where to find it.
3. If you comment on any of my non-giveaway links - just let me know here and you can have another entry.

So you see - you can get 3 entries - nothing real difficult - and you can leave them all in one entry if you want!  Amazing!  Just don't forget that email address!

This giveaway is open to U.S. and Canada, but no PO boxes.  It will end on Sept 21.  Winners will have 48 hours to respond, and if at that time there are unclaimed books, they will be given away on twitter.

She's Gone Country
Publisher/Publication Date: Hachette, Aug 23, 2010
ISBN: 978-0-446-50941-1
382 pages

The Women in Jesus' Life by Mindy Ferguson (Book Review)

Title: The Women in Jesus' Life
Author: Mindy Ferguson
Publisher: CreateSpace




About the Book:  The Women in Jesus' Life is a six week study of the women Jesus encountered during His life and ministry.  Jesus felt the pain of those who grieved; spoke to the unacceptable; healed the sick; extended grace to the sinner; made the crippled whole. Through the lessons in this study, you'll experience the compassionate and merciful nature of our Savior.  It's encouraging material that emphasizes application and the lessons are manageable for today's busy women.

My thoughts:  This is a really good no pressure study.  It was interesting to me as it brought forth women that were in Jesus' life that might not associate with Him at first glance or maybe had forgotten about.  Mindy give small bites of the Bible to read accompanied with her insight and great questions.  The questions not only help you to see what was happening in Jesus' day, but also how it is applicable today.  If you are looking for a light study, with rich rewards - you should check this one out.


About the author: In a world that urges us to live for ourselves, Mindy Ferguson encourages women to live for Christ. She founded Fruitful Word Ministries in April 2003 and is passionate about encouraging women of all denominations to apply and abide in God's transforming Word.

Mindy stumbled her way into the arms of Christ at the age of twenty-six. She speaks nationally at women's events and at retreats as one who understands the tug of worldly passions and the emptiness of selfish ambition. Her writings have appeared in Christianity Today's Kyria.com, the P31 Woman magazine, Just Between Us magazine, Chicken Soup for the Mother of Preschooler's Soul, and the One Year Life Verse Devotional.
Mindy is the author of Walking with God: From Slavery to Freedom; Living the Promised Life, Hugs Bible Reflections for Women, and The Women in Jesus’ Life.

Mindy is also the Women’s Ministry Director for her home church in Cypress, Texas where she lives with her husband of twenty-three years. Their son is currently attending college and their daughter is a junior in high school.

The Women in Jesus' Life: Exploring the Lives of the Women Jesus Encountered During His Life and Ministry
Publisher/Publication Date: CreateSpace, June 2010
ISBN: 978-1453611494
97 pages
















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