OK. So I didn’t actually announce each day’s winner on the next day so here they are. If you’ve won a copy of the book you need to send me an email at lduncan512@aol.com so that I can send you the ecopy from Amazon.
2/9 PAMELA H.
2/10 NICOLE D. ( claimed)
2/11 JERRY M.
2/12 CAROL Y.
2/13 JOAN A.
2/14 ANXIOUS
2/15 CLICK
And the winner of the $25 Amazon Gift Card is Nicole D.
Thans everyone for participating in the giveaway and all your kind comments.
GOD BLESS & GOOD READING!
Finally, the last post to talk about my latest release, WALKING THROUGH THE RAIN. Tomorrow, I’ll pick the winner of the $25 Amazon Gift Card and post it here. Now remember to get it, you need to respond to the post and send me your email address. That goes for the book winners as well. I will need an email address to get you your prize.
I haven’t really talked much about what led me to write this book. As with most of my books, I have no idea when I sit down who the characters are or what will happen to them. What I did know was that I wanted to write a love story that would make the reader say….awww, how sweet!”
I hope that’s what I’ve done with WALKING THROUGH THE RAIN.
If you’ve read the book, I would love for you to post a review on Amazon, Goodreads, Barnes & Nobles or any of the other book sites. Reviews really help an author. The more reviews they get for a book, the more Amazon is willing to promote the book as well. If you’ve read other books of mine and didn’t post a review, feel free to go review them as well. It’s never too late to do a book review!
What else can you do to help me (or any author)? Word of mouth is still the best way to get a book noticed so if you like the book recommend it to your friends and that includes your friends on social media as well.
By the way, I had another book release a few months ago. SMALL TOWN SECRETS is a romantic suspense with lots of suspense and a little romance. Check it out, you might enjoy it.
To celebrate my latest release, WALKING THROUGH THE RAIN, I’m having a giveaway. When you leave a comment here, you will be automatically entered in the giveaway. From February 9th (release day) to February 15th, one winner will be chosen every day to receive a copy of WALKING THROUGH THE RAIN (ebook only) through Amazon.
If you leave a comment every day, you have a chance to win every day!
On February 16th one winner will be drawn to win an Amazon Gift Card worth $25! If you left comments on more than one day, your name will be entered for each day. More comments—more chances to win!
If you have any questions, please ask me in a comment on one of the posts. Thanks.
Thanks for your participation in the giveaway and for your support.
GOD BLESS & GOOD READING!
Valentine’s Day is almost here. Everyone loves a love story—even if you don’t want to admit it. But since it’s almost Valentine’s day, it’s OK to admit this time.
WALKING THROUGH THE RAIN is Rachel and Brandon’s love story. And as Shakespeare said, the course of true love never did run smooth. Truer words couldn’t be spoken about Rachel and Brandon. I’m not going to give the plot away, but I will tell you that both of their mothers aren’t happy about their relationship so…. You can imagine what happens next.
Like I said, everybody loves a love story so I’ll tell you mine.
I’ve sort of known my husband my whole life. His brother was married to my aunt. NO, we aren’t related to each other. Anyway…I had a crush on him but he was a few years older and he went off to the service while I finished high school then college.
Fast forward twenty some years and we reconnected .And what a reconnection it was! We’ve been married twenty-two years and have a wonderful marriage.
So what’s your love story?
Share your love story with us today as we celebrate love.
To celebrate my latest release, WALKING THROUGH THE RAIN, I’m having a giveaway. When you leave a comment here, you will be automatically entered in the giveaway. From February 9th (release day) to February 15th, one winner will be chosen every day to receive a copy of WALKING THROUGH THE RAIN (ebook only) through Amazon. If you leave a comment every day, you have a chance to win every day!
On February 16th one winner will be drawn to win an Amazon Gift Card worth $25! If you left comments on more than one day, your name will be entered for each day. More comments—more chances to win!
If you have any questions, please ask me in a comment on one of the posts. Thanks.
GOD BLESS AND GOOD READING!
Walking Through The Rain is my just released novel. Here’s a bit about the story.
Rachel and Brandon are in love.
Rachel is poor.
Brandon is rich.
But that doesn’t matter to them. The only thing that matters is each other. They have big plans for their future.
Brandon’s mother has big plans for her son’s future as well. They don’t include a girl from the wrong side of the tracks. Sara Withers believes she knows what’s best for her son, Brandon.
She’ll do whatever it takes to make sure Brandon has the future he deserves.
Rachel’s mother works hard to keep a roof over their heads. Life hasn’t been kind to Amanda Stickley. She understands how hard life can be so when Brandon’s mother offers her money to keep Rachel away from Brandon, she agrees.
Both mothers only want what’s best for their child.
Both mothers believe they are helping their child.
Both mothers are wrong.
To celebrate my latest release, WALKING THROUGH THE RAIN, I’m having a giveaway. When you leave a comment here, you will be automatically entered in the giveaway. From February 9th (release day) to February 15th, one winner will be chosen every day to receive a copy of WALKING THROUGH THE RAIN (ebook only) through Amazon. If you leave a comment every day, you have a chance to win every day!
On February 16th one winner will be drawn to win an Amazon Gift Card worth $25! If you leave comments on more than one day, your name will be entered for each day. More comments—more chances to win!
If you have any questions, please ask me in a comment on one of the posts. Thanks.
DON’T FORGET TO LEAVE A COMMENT TO BE ENTERED IN THE DRAWING! Don’t know what to say? What’s your favorite love story that’s part of a TV series? A few of mine are BONES, CASTLE, and MOONLIGHTING.
GOD BLESS & GOOD READING!
We’ve all heard of “helicopter” parents. They are the ones who hover over their children at all times. They love their children and want the best for them. The problem is they want to be in control at all times which makes it difficult for the child to have the freedom to thrive.
I’m not going to give away the plot, but there’s no question in my latest book, WALKING THROUGH THE RAIN, that there are some helicopter parents in the story.
Rachel and Brandon are in love. They know what they want but… their mothers think they know what’s best for them. They go to great lengths to “help” their children.
Is it wrong to want the best for your child? Absolutely not! Is it wrong to make sure that happens? Maybe. Maybe not. It really depends on what the parent is willing to do to make sure that happens.
In other words, how far is too far?
As you read WALKING IN THE RAIN, I think you’ll find the answer to that question.
To celebrate my latest release, WALKING THROUGH THE RAIN, I’m having a giveaway. When you leave a comment here, you will be automatically entered in the giveaway. From February 9th (release day) to February 15th, one winner will be chosen every day to receive a copy of WALKING THROUGH THE RAIN (ebook only) through Amazon. If you leave a comment every day, you have a chance to win every day!
On February 16th one winner will be drawn to win an Amazon Gift Card worth $25! If you leave comments on more than one day, your name will be entered for each day. More comments—more chances to win!
If you have any questions, please ask me in a comment on one of the posts. Thanks.
DON’T FORGET TO LEAVE A COMMENT TO BE ENTERED IN THE CONTEST!
Don’t know what to say? How about telling us a short story about a time your parents went too far.
GOD BLESS & GOOD READING!
My just-released novel, WALKING THROUGH THE RAIN is what I like to call an old-fashioned love story with a modern twist.
But what exactly does that mean?
It’s old-fashioned in the sense that it taps into that place in our hearts that says, “Oh, how sweet!” But the modern twists are that it deals with the realities of modern life. And not everything in modern life is sweet and romantic.
But don’t worry, WALKING THROUGH THE RAIN is a God-honoring book. There’s no bad language or explicit love scenes, but there are some scenes the reflect the realities of our lives these days.
You should also know that this isn’t a romance novel, it’s a love story. Big difference. Romance novels are about two people meeting, falling in love, and living happily ever after. You won’t find that in Walking Through The Rain. It’s a love story–it’s about an enduring love that overcomes obstacles.
To celebrate my latest release, WALKING THROUGH THE RAIN, I’m having a giveaway. When you leave a comment here, you will be automatically entered in the giveaway. From February 9th (release day) to February 15th, one winner will be chosen every day to receive a copy of WALKING THROUGH THE RAIN (ebook only) through Amazon. If you leave a comment every day, you have a chance to win every day!
On February 16th one winner will be drawn to win an Amazon Gift Card worth $25! If you left comments on more than one day, your name will be entered for each day. More comments—more chances to win!
If you have any questions, please ask me in a comment on one of the posts. Thanks.
DON’T FORGET TO LEAVE A COMMENT TO BE ENTERED IN THE DRAWING! Don’t know what to say? Tell us your favorite movie or book that’s a love story.
GOD BLESS AND GOOD READING!
WALKING THROUGH THE RAIN is the title of my new release. But in reality the other part of the title should be WITHOUT AN UMBRELLA.
WALKING THROUGH THE RAIN WITHOUT AN UMBRELLA is Rachel’s (main character) mother’s favorite saying. It means that when trouble comes she has no one to help her. She tells her daughter this over and over—not to count on anyone but herself—never to trust anyone, especially a sweet-talking boy.
It’s the mother’s bitter response to the disappointments and tragedies in her own life. She wants her daughter to learn to rely on herself—only.
But if that’s what we do, then where does God fit in?
God doesn’t want us to depend on ourselves. He wants us to trust and depend on him. And I know from my own personal experience God is trustworthy. He is faithful and his mercies are new every morning.
These are lessons Rachel and her mother need to learn.
So the question becomes will they learn the lesson or not?
You’ll just have to read the book to find out!
To celebrate my latest release, WALKING THROUGH THE RAIN, I’m having a giveaway. When you leave a comment here, you will be automatically entered in the giveaway. From February 9th (release day) to February 15th, one winner will be chosen every day to receive an e-copy of WALKING THROUGH THE RAIN (ebook only) through Amazon. If you leave a comment every day, you have a chance to win every day!
On February 16th one winner will be drawn to win an Amazon Gift Card worth $25! If you leave comments on more than one day, your name will be entered for each day. More comments—more chances to win!
If you have any questions, please ask me in a comment on one of the posts. Thanks.
DON’T FORGET TO LEAVE A COMMENT!
Don’t know what to say? Tell me your favorite cliche.
GOD BLESS & GOOD READING!
I’m so excited to talk about my newly-released book, WALKING THROUGH THE RAIN.
Here’s the Back Cover Blurb:
Rachel and Brandon are teenagers when they fall in love and make big plans for their future. But plans don’t always pan out in reality.
Brandon’ s mother has big plans for her son’ s future as well, but they don’ t include a girl from the wrong side of the tracks. Sara Withers believes she knows what’ s best for Brandon.
She’ ll do anything to make sure that happens.
Life hasn’ t been kind to Rachel’ s mother. Amanda Stickley works hard to keep a roof over their heads and she wants a better life for Rachel, so when Brandon’ s mother offers her money to keep Rachel and Brandon apart, she agrees— reluctantly. She believes the money will help her give Rachel the life she deserves.
Both mothers want what’ s best for their child.
Both mothers are wrong.
Only strength, time, and a strong faith in God can untwist the lies and deception that drive a wedge between Rachel and Brandon and threaten to affect their entire lives.
WALKING THROUGH THE RAIN is what I call an old-fashioned love story. And as Shakespeare said, “the course of love never did run smooth.” And that’s certainly true in my new book. There is nothing smooth about Brandon and Rachel’s love. I’m not going to give away the plot but there are more twists and turns than on Lombard Street in San Francisco.
I loved writing this story, but they were some difficult scenes that weren’t easy to write. To tell Rachel and Brandon’s story, it had to be done. It is Christian fiction, but it does touch on some difficult issues. And those scenes are written realistically but with taste.
To celebrate my latest release, WALKING THROUGH THE RAIN, I’m having a giveaway. When you leave a comment here, you will be automatically entered in the giveaway. From February 9th (release day) to February 15th, one winner will be chosen every day to receive a copy of WALKING THROUGH THE RAIN (ebook only) through Amazon. If you leave a comment every day, you have a chance to win every day!
On February 16th one winner will be drawn to win an Amazon Gift Card worth $25! If you left comments on more than one day, your name will be entered for each day. More comments—more chances to win!
If you have any questions, please ask me in a comment on one of the posts. Thanks.
GOD BLESS AND GOOD READING!
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I just completed my Bible in a year plan so I wanted to share my thoughts about it. It is an accomplishment.–that’s for sure. It’s not the first time I’ve done the Bible in a year plan and each time I’ve sort of had the same reaction.
There’s lots of good to it. It let me see the Bible as a whole. It reminded me of all the Old Testament heroes and the difficulties God helped them overcome. It demonstrated again and again God’s faithfulness. HIs love. HIs goodness. It showed me the beauty of the Psalms and the wisdom of Proverbs.
The plan I used was chronological order. Chronological in the order it happened, not the order it was written. That’s something I hadn’t done before and I definitely found it thought-provoking, especially when I got to the New Testament.
But…there were things I didn’t like about such a rigid Bible reading plan as well. First, it was as I said rigid. It didn’t allow for flexibility if I wanted/needed to read other passages for some reason.
Second of all, we didn’t get to the New Testament until day 274. Day 274! There’s only 365 days in a year so that left 91 days for the entire New Testament. There
There were four days allotted to the book of Revelation. Only 4 days. I did a Bible study on Revelation a few years ago. I’m not exactly sure how long it took but I’m going to guess about two months.
And it wasn’t just Revelation, it was the same for many of the books. There just wasn’t enough time to go in depth the way I like to. It felt way too rushed for me.
One of the other good things is that it definitely helped me get back into daily Bible reading, something that I’d slacked off in the past few years. And I liked having a plan. It kept me on track so I’m coming up with my own plan for next year.
I’d love to hear your thoughts about reading the Bible in a Year plan. Or tell us about what plan you like to use. Thanks.
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