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Newsflash ~ win some great winter reads!

December 3, 2016 by Patricia Sands

If you don’t receive my newsletter, I didn’t want you to miss out on this giveaway. It’s always fun to win books, isn’t it? There are two days left to try your luck!

Two winners will receive all twelve ebooks and twelve winners will receive one ebook. In the meantime, you may meet some new authors … all good friends too! Bonne chance! Good luck!

Win 12 Women’s Fiction eBooks!

(2) Grand Prize “Gift Baskets” of ALL eBooks!
(12) Winners of Individual eBooks (randomly selected titles)
Enter here

Before The Storm
www.steenaholmes.com
Author: Steena Holmes
Description: Fans of Jodi Picoult and Elin Hilderbrand will fall in love with this new series that sets the stage for her upcoming novel, Stillwater Rising, from NY Times bestselling author Steena Holmes. Before the first shots are fired within the walls of Stillwater Elementary School, life went on as normal for five women who were close friends. Their monthly girls’ night was coming up and they couldn’t wait to get together. They all needed this night to run away and be carefree – from their husbands, their children, their church – with no expectations, no responsibilities, where they weren’t mothers or wives. No one expected their lives to be torn apart, their friendships tested in one short minute when their town is rocked by a danger lurking in their tight-knit community. This novella gives you a …
Amazon Link: www.amazon.com/Before-Storm-Stillwater-Steena-Holmes-ebook/d
My Twitter Link: www.twitter.com/steenaholmes
My Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/steenaholmes.author
My Amazon Author Page: amzn.to/2foG097
My Bookbub Page: www.bookbub.com/authors/steena-holmes

 

Christmas Joy
www.NancyNaigle.com
Author: Nancy Naigle
Description: A heartwarming Christmas story about family, friendship and finding love in unexpected places. Joy Holbrook might be all work and no play, but that changes when her Aunt Ruby takes a fall that lands her in a rehabilitation center before the holidays. Joy takes a leave of absence from her job as a market researcher to run the family farm, even though the timing may hinder her chance at garnering the promotion of her dreams. Ben Andrews isn’t your average accountant. He also happens to be the handiest man in Crystal Falls. He’s helped his elderly neighbor, Ruby Johnson, decorate for the annual Christmas Home Tour―and win―the last several years. He’s not about to let some drop-in niece break their winning streak. Ruby seems overly concerned about Joy being able to handle Mol …
Amazon Link: www.amazon.com/Christmas-Joy-Novel-Nancy-Naigle/dp/125010607
My Twitter Link: twitter.com/nancynaigle
My Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/NancyNaigleAuthor/
My Amazon Author Page: www.amazon.com/Nancy-Naigle/e/B004IJC6B0/ref=dp_byline_cont_…
My Bookbub Page: www.bookbub.com/search?search=nancy+naigle

 

Memory House
betteleecrosby.com
Author: Bette Lee Crosby
Description: A MAGICAL LOVE STORY… Memory House is a place where friendship turns to love, love lasts forever, and memories outlive their owner. Ophelia Browne knows this because she’s been granted the unique gift of finding and caring for those forgotten memories. But now she’s nearing ninety, and needs to find a successor – soon. When broken-hearted Annie Cross shows up on the doorstep of The Memory House Bed and Breakfast, Ophelia knows she is the one. The two women forge a bond of friendship as they sip magical dandelion tea and share stories. When Annie starts to uncover new memories Ophelia is delighted, but then a thread of violence begins to unravel and she fears things have gone too far. Winner of the 2015 FAPA President’s Book Award Silver Medal
Amazon Link: www.amazon.com/Memory-House-Collection-Book-ebook/dp/B00U6W3
My Twitter Link: twitter.com/BetteLeeCrosby
My Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/authorbetteleecrosby/?ref=bookmarks
My Amazon Author Page: www.amazon.com/Bette-Lee-Crosby/e/B005TLT1PK/ref=sr_ntt_srch…
My Bookbub Page: www.bookbub.com/authors/bette-lee-crosby

 

GOOD SAM
www.DeteMeserve.com
Author: Dete Meserve
Description: #1 Amazon Bestseller and multi-award winner! Romantic mystery with an uplifting ending. Good Sam is in development as a film for The Hallmark Channel. Publishers Weekly says: “Meserve’s narrative has..well-conceived dialogue throughout. Kate’s relatable qualities of self-reliance tinged with vulnerability drive this gratifying mystery-romance about finding the good guys—and knowing when to recognize them.” “If you are a Nicholas Sparks or Richard Paul Evans fan, I’m betting you will like author Meserve’s new book GOOD SAM. Uplifting, heart wrenching and a two hankie read, this story is a winner.”—Cheryl Stout, Amazon Top Reviewer. When Los Angeles TV news reporter Kate Bradley is assigned to cover a story about ten people who have each found $100,000 in cash on thei …
Amazon Link: www.amazon.com/Good-Sam-Dete-Meserve-ebook/dp/B00JETTV08
My Twitter Link: twitter.com/detemeserve
My Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/GoodSamBook
My Amazon Author Page: www.amazon.com/Dete-Meserve/e/B00JH4RLQQ
My Bookbub Page: www.bookbub.com/authors/dete-meserve

 

The Rejected Writers’ Book Club
www.suzannekelmanauthor.com
Author: Suzanne Kelman
Description: Librarian Janet Johnson is puzzled when she is invited—and practically dragged—to her first meeting of the Rejected Writers’ Book Club. This quirky group of women would much rather celebrate one another’s rejected manuscripts over cups of tea and slices of lemon cake than actually publish a book. But good friends are exactly what Janet needs after moving to the small town of Southlea Bay, Washington. Just as the ladies are about to raise a teacup to their five hundredth rejection letter, they receive bad news that could destroy one member’s reputation—and disband the group forever. To save the club, Janet joins her fellow writers on a wild road trip to San Francisco in search of the local publisher who holds the key to a long-buried secret. As they race …
Amazon Link: www.amazon.com/Rejected-Writers-Book-Club-Southlea-ebook/dp/
My Twitter Link: twitter.com/suzkelman
My Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/Suzanne-Kelman-1818034558424141/
My Amazon Author Page: www.amazon.com/Suzanne-Kelman/e/B00JH1V3HW/ref=dp_byline_con…

 

Tea & Comfort
www.andreahurst-author.com
Author: Andrea Hurst
Description: Fear made her run – A second chance at love made her stay After receiving life-changing news, Kyla Nolan ran away from her life as a top model in New York and left her fiancé, Luke Bradford, behind. Now, almost two years later, Kyla has a rebuilt her life as the successful owner of Tea & Comfort on Madrona Island. She lives in a cozy home behind her tea shop, has great friends, and a community where she belongs. But Kyla’s life is thrown off balance when Luke moves to the island. Luke has purchased the local vineyards, just like he and Kyla had always dreamt of. But Luke is not here just for the grapes. He is determined to discover why Kyla left him, if she still loves him, and if the future they planned is truly over. Kyla must face her past and make a decision. She knows that …
Amazon Link: www.amazon.com/Tea-Comfort-Madrona-Island-Book/dp/B01BO672BS
My Twitter Link: twitter.com/AndreaHurst_
My Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/andreahurstauthor/
My Amazon Author Page: www.amazon.com/Andrea-Hurst/e/B001JS0Y76/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk…
My Bookbub Page: www.bookbub.com/authors/andrea-hurst

 

The Cowgirl’s Christmas Wish
Barbaraankrum.com
Author: Barbara Ankrum
Description: Event planner Eve Canaday and her secret crush, Dr. Ben Tyler, are unexpectedly drafted to help a little girl fulfill her late mother’s wish—a magical Christmas to create some happy memories. Eve sees this opportunity as a sign; Ben, as a glitch in his plan to leave Marietta behind for good. As the trio checks off the to-do list of Christmas fun, Ben’s ‘bah-humbug’ opinion of the holiday fades, along with ideas about keeping his distance from Eve. Getting involved is the last thing he wants to do but, alas, there’s no accounting for cosmic interference. With the season of miracles upon this jewel of a town, will Eve find it’s possible that Christmas wishes aren’t only for little girls?
Amazon Link: www.amazon.com/Cowgirls-Christmas-Wish-Canadays-Montana-eboo
My Twitter Link: twitter.com/BarbaraAnkrum
My Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/Barbara.ankrum.author/
My Amazon Author Page: www.amazon.com/Barbara-Ankrum/e/B001KI0TC0/
My Bookbub Page: www.bookbub.com/search?search=Barbara+Ankrum

 

Kincaid’s Hope
www.gracegreene.com
Author: Grace Greene
Description: Beth Kincaid left her hot temper and unhappy childhood behind and created a life in the city free from untidy emotionalism, but even a tidy life has danger, especially when it falls apart. In the midst of her personal disasters, Beth is called back to her hometown of Preston, a small town in southwestern Virginia, to settle her guardian’s estate. There, she runs smack into the mess she’d left behind a decade earlier: her alcoholic father, the long-ago sweetheart, Michael, and the poor opinion of almost everyone in town. As she sorts through her guardian’s possessions, Beth discovers that the woman who saved her and raised her had secrets, and the truths revealed begin to chip away at her self-imposed control. Michael is warmly attentive and Stephen, her ex-fiancé, …
Amazon Link: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00RNDQAXS/ref=pd_sim_351_6?ie=UTF
My Twitter Link: twitter.com/Grace_Greene
My Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/GraceGreeneBooks/
My Amazon Author Page: www.amazon.com/Grace-Greene/e/B005C1QUDS
My Bookbub Page: www.bookbub.com/authors/grace-greene

 

Her Sister’s Shoes
www.ashleyfarley.net
Author: Ashley Farley
Description: Set in the South Carolina Lowcountry. Packed with Southern charm and memorable characters Her Sister’s Shoes is the story of three sisters—Samantha, Jackie, and Faith—who struggle to balance the demands of career and family while remaining true to themselves. Samantha Sweeney has always been the glue that holds her family together, their go-to girl for love and support. When an ATV accident leaves her teenage son in a wheelchair, she loses her carefully constructed self-control. In the after-gloom of her dreaded fiftieth birthday and the discovery of her husband’s infidelity, Jackie realizes she must reconnect with her former self to find the happiness she needs to move forward. Faith lacks the courage to stand up to her abusive husband. She turns to her sisters for …
Amazon Link: amzn.to/2gfuESy
My Twitter Link: twitter.com/AshleyWFarley
My Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/ashleywfarley
My Amazon Author Page: www.amazon.com/Ashley-Farley/e/B00BI8MKQA/ref=sr_ntt_srch_ln…
My Bookbub Page: www.bookbub.com/authors/ashley-farley

 

The Bridge Club
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Author: Patricia Sands
Description: How far would you go to help a close friend? Is there a place where you might draw the line and simply have to say no? Eight women. Four decades of friendship. One unimaginable request. Where can you find a story about friendship, laughter and the good things in life that also touches on alcoholism, infidelity, porn addiction, illness and grief? For many women, it’s often within their own circle of friends. Whether your BFFs are in their twenties or are seniors, everyone has a story. The Bridge Club reminds us of the complexities of women’s friendships through an entertaining and often moving tale of eight women whose lives intersect once a month initially to play the game of bridge. What began as one night turns into four decades that span the segments of a woman’s journey from yout …
Amazon Link: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005W81TEQ/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&ca
My Twitter Link: twitter.com/patricia_sands
My Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/AuthorPatriciaSands/
My Amazon Author Page: www.amazon.com/Patricia-Sands/e/B004CSUD2Q/ref=dp_byline_con…
My Bookbub Page: www.bookbub.com/search?search=Patricia+Sands

 

Heavenscribe: Part One
christinenolfi.com
Author: Christine Nolfi
Description: Zobie Marsh hides the fearsome talent of prophecy. Young, poor and grieving the loss of her beloved Black Gram, she leaves home suddenly to avoid the advances of her mother’s latest boyfriend. Her decision to travel to South Carolina sets in motion Heavenscribe, a spiritual transformation devised by angels to aid a dying world. Bel Petersen seems to have it all: ample means, a loving marriage and a rewarding family life. But she’s suffered through a year of unexpected deaths, and near-constant nightmares that portend the downfall of civilization. Now she’s visiting Health Presbyterian daily as Milly battles a relentless bone cancer sure to end their decades-long friendship in a matter of weeks. One evening as Bel unlocks her car in the hospital’s parking lot, four a …
Amazon Link: www.amazon.com/Heavenscribe-Part-One-Book-ebook/dp/B00XFASFF
My Twitter Link: twitter.com/christinenolfi
My Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/christinenolfi
My Amazon Author Page: www.amazon.com/Christine-Nolfi/e/B004XW5XC6/ref=dp_byline_co…
My Bookbub Page: partners.bookbub.com/authors/3524/edit

 

Coming to Rosemont
www.barbarahinske.com
Author: Barbara Hinske
Description: Forensic accountant Maggie Martin survives the sudden death of her husband, the charismatic President of Windsor College, only to uncover the secrets of his carefully concealed double life. Dealing with the financial and emotional wreckage left in Paul’s wake, she is stunned to learn he inherited an estate known as Rosemont in the seemingly serene Midwestern town of Westbury. Why had he never told her? Maggie travels to Westbury for the stated purpose of listing Rosemont for immediate sale, but what she really seeks are answers to her all consuming questions about her sham of a marriage; her sham of a life. She never anticipated the seductive charm of Rosemont. Throwing her trademark caution to the wind, and over the objections of her opinionated grown children, she pulls up stakes and mov …
Amazon Link: www.amazon.com/Coming-Rosemont-First-Book-ebook/dp/B00BHPF2P
My Twitter Link: twitter.com/BarbaraHinske
My Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/bhinske
My Amazon Author Page: www.amazon.com/Barbara-Hinske/e/B00AO5HDC4/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid…
My Bookbub Page: www.bookbub.com/authors/barbara-hinske

Filed Under: Author Promotion, Blog, Contests, Uncategorized, Writing Tagged With: books, fiction, giveaway, women's fiction fans

Just for you ~ a Reader Appreciation Event

January 20, 2015 by Patricia Sands

Have you heard? Have you dropped by yet? Did you know that hundreds of readers have stopped in to chat and enter giveaway contests? We’ve been having a grand time getting to know each other at our =====>

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I’ve teamed up with 16 friends, who write in all different genres, to offer a January Reader Appreciation Event. Readers are the reason we write and we wanted to say thanks. Book Rhythm has put together a Rafflecopter for us and we are all offering giveaways of our books for two weeks beginning January 15th.

I’m looking forward to seeing you there and you will no doubt see some old friends, as you make some new ones.

There’s no rush! You can take your time working your way through the Rafflecopter. The more you visit, the more opportunities you have to win one of these gift cards:

1st prize – $250 Gift card (Winner’s choice)
2nd Prize – $75 Gift card (Winner’s choice)
3rd Prize – $50 Gift card (Winner’s choice)
4th Prize – $10 Gift card (Winner’s choice)
5th Prize – $10 Gift card (Winner’s choice)
6th Prize – $10 Gift card (Winner’s choice)
7th Prize – $10 Gift card (Winner’s choice)
8th Prize – $10 Gift card (Winner’s choice)

Enter the Rafflecopter and try your luck!
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Filed Under: Blog, Contests Tagged With: Amazon gift cards, giveaway, Patricia Sands, Rafflecopter, Reader appreciation event, The Promise of Provence, Women, writing

Calling all historical fiction fans!

October 24, 2014 by Patricia Sands

If it’s Friday, it must be France …

As I was working on my WIP this morning, my characters were lingering (on the pages) over a delicious lunch and a few glasses of rosé, in one of my favourite villages. I began thinking about joining them! Right there in this inviting little square! Do you know where we (… in my dreams …) are?

If you think you know, please leave a comment below.  Even if you don’t know, leave a comment anyway because I have a very special giveaway that you aren’t going to want to miss. We’ll do a random draw from all the names and if you guess the correct name of this village, your name will go into the draw three times.

If you are a fan of historical fiction, you’ll be pleased to know that my friendWolfsangel_CoverFinal_EBOOK Liza Perrat is offering an ebook of her WW II novel, WOLFSANGEL today on my blog. I read it last month and simply could not put the book down.  Coming from me, it’s no surprise to discover it is set in France. Oui?

“A beautifully laid-out spiral of unfolding tragedy in German-occupied France; a tale of courage, hardship, forbidden love and the possibility of redemption in times of terror.’ Perry Iles, proofreader and author of A Dictionary of Linguistic Absurdities.”

We also offered a giveaway of this in my latest newsletter, so if you are a subscriber and entered there, you can enter again here too. Bonne chance! (And if you aren’t a subscriber, you can be by clicking right here!)

lizaFor more information about the talented Liza Perrat, please visit her website. Originally from Australia, she lives my dream with her family in the countryside not far from Lyon. Wolfsangel is the second book in a trilogy, but easily read as a stand-alone novel.  The story is based on the true history of events that occurred in the village of Oradour-sur-Glane in 1944.

After Liza visited the historical site, she knew one day she would write about it. In her words: “I visited the ruins several years ago, staring in disbelief at the burnt-out homes and buildings as I walked about. Tram tracks ran everywhere, but to nowhere. The car from which the village mayor was hauled and shot lay rusting by the roadside. A few items had survived the inferno: a sewing machine, plates set at a table for the midday meal, theOradour-photo credit to Dennis Nisson charred remains of a child’s doll, the blackened, crumbling façades of their homes. A rusty, flattened pram littered the church floor in front of the altar – all gruesome witnesses to a village full of living, laughing and loving people; families cut down in the midst of their usual daily routine.
Fortunately, there were barely any tourists, so I could stop and listen, and it seemed their ghostly sounds echoed in my ears – the banter of adults, the playful shrieks of children, the barking of dogs, the cries of the village artisans. The echoes of a village obliterated.”

The entire village was left as it was on the orders of General Charles DeGaulle, as a permanent memorial.

Trust me, Wolfsangel a gripping tale from beginning to end. You can also visit with Liza here:

Blog: http://lizaperrat.blogspot.com
Twitter: @LizaPerrat
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/liza.perrat.5

Say hello to Liza from me if you stop by! It’s always fun to be introduced to new authors, isn’t it? Do you have a favourite historical fiction novel? Share it with us here! 

 

Filed Under: Author Promotion, Blog, France, General Travel, If it is France..., Writing Tagged With: France, giveaway, historical fiction, Liza Perrat, Oradour-sur-Glane, Patricia Sands, The Promise of Provence, Wolfsangel, WW II

Celebrate Bette’s new website + a BONUS giveaway

March 20, 2014 by Patricia Sands

My good friend, the talented Bette Lee Crosby has a new website.Bette Lee Crosby With all of the bestsellers Bette has written in the past couple of years, it was time to provide them with a new home. To celebrate the launch of this website, 5 of us are pleased to be joining  Bette in this fabulous giveaway which contains 12 bestselling books in all.

 

Here’s a taste of what awaits you:

A Dozen Reasons to Celebrate My Grand Opening

March 15, 2014  Bette Lee Crosby  News & Events  22

Take a look at all the paperbacks to win during this giveaway to celebrate my grand opening!

A Dozen Reasons To Celebrate My Grand Opening

“I’m so pleased that several of my author friends came together to help me celebrate the grand opening of my new website. Please take a look around, leave some comments, visit and read about the different authors involved (links to their posts are below). If you like what you see, why not connect with me through social media or sign up for my newsletter so you’ll be the first to know about events like this. The paperback giveaway will be open all week, and of course this is my new home and the door is always open so visit anytime!”

 Today is my day to be featured, so please stop by and leave Bette your good wishes. Then join in the fun. Click right here to take a look around Bette’s website and enter in the Rafflecopter options as often as you like. Good luck! 

If you are in search of more great reading material to get you through this long winter, visit the other participating authors’ websites and make a list! Christine Nolfi, Kathleen Valentine, Rachel Thompson, and Leona Bodie have an excellent selection of novels just waiting for you.

Filed Under: Blog, Contests Tagged With: bette lee crosby, Christine Nolfi, giveaway, Kathleen Valentine, Leona Bodie, Patricia Sands, Rachel Thompson

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