Release Date: February 14, 2017
Published by: Three Amigas Press
Genre: Historical Romance, Women’s Fiction
Available from: Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and Createspace.
I’m happy to host the blog tour for Olivia Folmar Ard’s latest release, This Dread Road, the third book in The Bennet Series. Jump ahead if you’d like to the book summary, my review, excerpts, and about the author! Continue reading
I’m happy to host Jeannie Ewing on the blog tour for her latest book, a devotional for the downtrodden I’m calling it, A Sea Without A Shore. Jump ahead, if you’d like, to the book description, author interview, my review, buy links, about the author, and a giveaway!
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The blog tour for my inspirational Christmas romance Ornamental Graces begins this week! I’m thankful for the bloggers below who so graciously agreed to participate. I hope you will visit their blogs not only for reviews, author and character interviews, giveaways, and more, but also to enjoy their writing as well!
Check back throughout the week as I update links and add snippets of reviews!
“Ornamental Graces is remarkable because it is an extraordinary story of faith, redemption, healing, forgiveness, and the true meaning of love. It is a beautiful, inspirational pro-life account of the miracles that can occur when we honestly face the consequences of our actions and when authentic love exists in our relationships.”
“This is truly a page-turner! While reading this book, I couldn’t wait to get to the end of my work day, so that I could get back to the story . . . Carolyn Astfalk does an excellent job at relating what it really means to be Catholic (with a capital C) in today’s world; given the many pressures to succumb to in the 21st century.”
“With flawed but loveable characters, this story delves into the real-life consequences of the choices we make in relationships. It brings out the importance of offering and accepting forgiveness, and gives hope to those who find it hard to let go of past mistakes and to forgive one’s self. ”
“Well, I just read a book that surpasses any romantic Christmas movie I have ever watched. And it wasn’t predictable at all! It was quite a page turner that left me guessing what was going to happen next and certainly got me into the holiday spirit. Ornamental Graces by Carolyn Astfalk is a new Christmas classic.”
“Ornamental Graces, like Carolyn Astfalk’s previous novel, Stay with Me, is a Catholic romance with Theology of the Body underpinning the story. This is no Harlequin/gothic/bodice-ripper/shades-of-grey novel. That’s not Carolyn’s style.”
“There’s never a dull page! I was highly absorbed and invested in the story and characters the entire time. The dialogue rings true. There are serious conversations, but also delightfully fun banter.”
“It’s a beautiful and touching story with well-developed, believable characters. I highly recommend this inspirational romance that is a great read any time of year.”
“Buy this new book by Carolyn Astfalk and enjoy a great read. But be sure to settle onto a comfortable chair – once you start – it’s hard to put down.”
Check out Erin McCole Cupp’s Sunday, December 4, Sabbath Rest Book Talk for her take on Ornamental Graces.
“In this day and time it is difficult to find a good love story without all of the sex. It is even more difficult to find a well written love story that shows Christians who struggle with the moral issues in addition to trying to figure out if this is the person they want to spend the rest of their life with.”
“Since my entire life’s work focuses on forgiveness and reconciliation, story lines that deftly illustrate the difficulty, blessing and healing surrounding that important aspect of being whole, always win my heart! Ornamental Graces shines exceptionally well in this area!”
“There are some terrific peripheral characters as well; you’ll want to adopt Grandma.” Read Barb’s interview with Ornamental Graces characters Grandma, Robert, Elizabeth, and Kristen!
While I’ve watched a fair amount of science fiction in movies and on TV, I’ve read very little. Despite the fact that I like science, detailed scientific descriptions in novels tend to make my eyes gloss over.
Even so, I’ve been wanting to read some of Karina Fabian’s work, and Discovery, published by Full Quiver Publishing, provided the perfect opportunity.
I’m not sorry I gave Discovery a shot, and I’m happy to report that my eyes didn’t gloss over once!
Jump ahead for an interview with the author, my review, and an excerpt!
Sisters Ann, Tommie and Rita are part of a classified mission to explore an alien ship that has crash landed on an asteroid three billion miles from earth. Humanity’s first contact with beings from beyond the solar system is bound to unlock the mystery of life in the universe, but the crew have their own secrets; hidden fears, desires, horrible sins – and a mission to kill. Researchers discover something unique about the third arm of the ship: something wonderful, something terrifying. Something holy. This discovery challenges Rita and Ann to confront their own pasts in order to secure the safety of the mission and the very souls of the crew. Continue reading
My release day leisure-time fun consisted solely of clicking the refresh icon in my browser and watching as my ebook ratings bobbed up and down. To make it interesting, I set my sights on overcoming a variety of Amish romances blocking my path to the top. My Facebook status that day said it best:
“My goal for the day: To catch and surpass Amish Baby Surprise in the Inspirational Religious Fiction category. Maybe even catch The Amish Nanny. My Harley-riding hero and his girlfriend are being smothered by 50 Shades of Hay.”
It’s been a whirlwind eleven days since Stay With Me’s release!
For me, one of the most satisfying things is that characters that have lived for years in my imagination now live on in the imaginations of other people as well.
The 10-DayVirtual Book Tour wrapped up a couple of days ago. I’m gratified and humbled at all the lovely things people had to say about the book.
I hope you’ll take a few minutes to peruse the stops. It’s a lineup filled with talented and hard-working writers: bloggers, nonfiction authors, fiction authors, and even a radio show host! Please take a moment to explore their sites and writing as well. Continue reading
Today is the long-awaited day! Stay With Me is now available!
Buy it on Kindle at Amazon!
Buy it in paperback from createspace (and “like” the page) using the $2 off coupon code at checkout: B3E4E622
Buy it in paperback from Amazon!
A statement that is as true for the writer as it is for the reader.
If my memory serves me well, which it often does not, Stay With Me was written largely in 2012, when my youngest daughter was still a tiny baby who enjoyed long naps in her swing. Stay With Me : brought to you by the Graco infant swing. Continue reading
As the final hours click by, marking the hours until book launch, I’m reminded of that classic cinematic tension-builder, the one that catapults the story into action – the wedding scene.
“Speak now or forever hold your peace.”
In other words, this is it. My name will hereafter be linked to Stay With Me, for better or for worse, in good times and in bad, in sickness and in health.
That prospect fills me with a range of emotions: excitement, pride, nervousness, embarrassment.
Blast off!