Patricia Sands

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Happy Valentine’s Day~One Billion Rising

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Bonne Saint-Valentin! Happy Valentine’s Day!

Along with heart and flowers, there’s so much to celebrate about love today and every day. So I want to share this link to my February 14th message from previous years as this information can never be repeated too often. I hope you find a couple of minutes to check it out. Be sure to watch the video.

I’m posting this on the 13th so you can check to see what’s happening in your community tomorrow. Join in … if you are not snowed in!

One Billion Rising 2017 is an international campaign to end the exploitation of women. Here’s a way we can all make a contribution. Click here to see events happening around the world today.
“Like” the Facebook page. Follow on Twitter. Let’s all do our part!

One more way you can help is to share this post. Let’s spread the word far and wide.

And please remember it all starts right here … with you:

Are there One Billion Rising activities in your town? Share them here with us!

Have you discovered The Happiness in Between?

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Let’s give a hearty welcome to the talented Grace Greene! Thanks so much for dropping by.

Patricia, thank you for inviting me to meet your readers. For those who don’t know me, I’m a USA Today Bestselling author and I write women’s fiction set in Virginia, along with sweet romance with inspirational elements set at the beach in Emerald Isle, NC. The Virginia books are mostly single titles (standalones) set in the rural areas outside of Richmond and my upcoming Jan. 31st release, THE HAPPINESS IN BETWEEN, is one of those.

Between what you think you want and what you find = The Happiness In Between.

THE HAPPINESS IN BETWEEN highlights the protagonist, a woman named Sandra, who tried to please everyone and ended up pleasing no one. I feel a ton of empathy with Sandra who tried to do everything asked of her, yet who never felt in-step with her peers or even with the expectations of the adults she tried to emulate and please. Though, to others, she appeared to succeed at school and marriage, it never felt true within herself and she couldn’t keep it together. For those of us who don’t easily fit in, we know that no matter how hard you try to hide your awkwardness behind a polished social demeanor, eventually it will break you.

Luckily, my situation wasn’t as extreme as Sandra’s, but as an adult I would look around me and see people struggling for the approval of others instead of finding their own way. Living for external approval is a sure path to misery.

In THE HAPPINESS IN BETWEEN Sandra wants yet another chance to remake her life, but to succeed, she must first understand the core problem—herself. Unfortunately, to accept one’s own flaws requires belief in oneself, and her self-confidence is sorely lacking. Not her courage, though. She dredges up enough to run away from her manipulative husband, but she’ll need a lot more to make a real difference in her life. She goes into hiding at Cub Creek where she’ll find peace and quiet, but the hope she finds within herself may be the true key to a happier life.

Order the ebook, print book or audio before release day and you’ll get the Amazon lowest price guarantee: The Happiness In Between.

I love to hear from readers! You are always welcome to contact me via my website, GraceGreene.com

P.S. Grace is a member of the exciting new Women’s Fiction Fans Facebook page. She joins 7 other Women’s Fiction authors (in alphabetical order) Bette Lee Crosby, Ashley Farley, Barbara Hinske, Andrea Hurst, Dete Meserve, Christine Nolfi, and me!

We hope you will take a minute to pop over to the Women’s Fiction Fans page and join us.  You will find daily opportunities to chat, and share information about your favourite books, with us and tons of other readers. We’ll be doing regular giveaways and look forward to learning more about all of you.

 

 

Ashley Farley’s New Release~Jan. 18th

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Another release day to celebrate!

Fans of Ashley Farley‘s Sweeney Sisters Series will be delighted to know that Book 4, Tangle of Strings, is now available!

Here’s the synopsis:

A nearly tragic accident leads to a discovery that rocks the Sweeney family’s world.

Some families never resolve conflicts. Not so with the Sweeneys. Their sense of family, their love for one another, and their willingness to forgive have always triumphed and brought them back together. Until now. The latest crisis threatens to tear the family apart and crumble the foundation that has always proved itself rock solid.

At the heart of the matter are sixteen-year-old Annie Bethune and her boyfriend, Cooper. At stake are their dreams for the future. As to these dreams, no one in the family holds back when asserting an opinion.

Annie soon begins to feel like a puppet on strings with all those she loves telling her what to do. When those strings become tangled and a family feud develops, Annie, unable to bear the pressure, runs away. Straight into the arms of danger.

Ashley Farley writes books about women for women. Her characters are mothers, daughters, sisters, and wives facing real-life issues. Her goal is to keep you turning the pages until the wee hours of the morning. If her story stays with you long after you’ve read the last word, she’s done her job. Visit her blog where she shares book reviews and recipes and talks up close and personal about maturing women’s issues.

Ashley puts on Facebook parties that offer a great opportunity for readers to chat with her and with each other about books, reading, writing and just about anything you have on your mind.

Just click right here to join the fun. I’ve got a giveaway going there right now!

Drop by!

 

 

 

 

Celebrate this new release by Bette Lee Crosby!

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Having just finished the first draft of my next novel … yes, really, I did type “The End” and now it will go off to my Lake Union editor … I know how satisfying and exciting it is to reach the best day of all ~

RELEASE DAY

and today we are celebrating the beloved author BETTE LEE CROSBY!

Bette Lee Crosby has done it again! If you pre-ordered your copy, I’ll bet you are already buried in the pages of this gripping story.

Today is the release day for Beyond The Carousel!

Here’s a little taste for what awaits you:

Laura Wilkes has everything a woman could want when she snaps the carousel picture. Her daughter, a happy little five-year-old, is holding the brass ring and smiling at a daddy who adores her. Each time the carousel circles around Laura snaps another picture, seven in all. This is a day of unforgettable happiness; one of the few Laura has left.
In the months following the stock market crash, Franklin Wilkes is killed; gunned down in senseless act of vengeance. The police know who did it, but the man has disappeared. It’s the height of the depression and there are hoards of nameless, faceless men living in freight train yards and back alleys. The murderer is never caught, but Laura and Emory, her father, never give up hope of finding him.
Now, twenty-five years later, Laura’s daughter has fallen in love with Jack Mahoney a policeman working crowd control with the strikers at the Telephone Company.
Right now Mahoney is a rookie, he has little or no power, but Emory is hopeful he is the one person who can ultimately find Franklin’s killer and deliver the justice the family has long awaited.

Readers of the other Wyattsville books will welcome the chance to get to know the kind-hearted Spare Change detective as a young man about to fall in love.

Purchase Beyond the Carousel on Amazon or iBooks.

 To celebrate Bette is giving away four signed paperback books.

There will be 3 copies of the USA Today Bestseller Spare Change, which is book one in the series, and 1 copy of “Beyond the Carousel”.

To enter, go to Bette’s FB page by clicking right here and leave a comment on the thread for the giveaway.

A random draw will decide four lucky winners.

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Award-winning novelist Bette Lee Crosby brings the wit and wisdom of her Southern Mama to works of fiction—the result is a delightful blend of humor, mystery and romance along with a cast of quirky charters who will steal your heart away.

“Storytelling is in my blood,” Crosby laughingly admits, “My mom was not a writer, but she was a captivating storyteller, so I find myself using bits and pieces of her voice in most everything I write.”

Crosby’s work was first recognized in 2006 when she received The National League of American Pen Women Award for a then unpublished manuscript. Since then, she has gone on to win numerous other awards, including The Reviewer’s Choice Award, The Reader’s Favorite Gold Medal, FPA President’s Book Award Gold Medal and The Royal Palm Literary Award.

Crosby originally studied art and began her career as a packaging designer. When asked to write a few lines of copy for the back of a pantyhose package, she discovered a love for words that was irrepressible. After years of writing for business, she turned to works of fiction and never looked back

Find out more about Bette’s books on her Amazon author page … don’t forget to click on the link to “Follow” her, while you are there. That way you won’t miss any exciting news!

Visit Bette at her website for more news, information, and good fun!