Today I bring into your consideration (I feel it like too formal but I couldn't figure out another way to say this!) another book which seems so good! I am starting to love this as you may have already noticed! (specially because I can add lots of new books into my reading list which is AH-MAZING)
There is something about books that drive us to other places and let our minds wonder freely and boost our imaginations. It's a great way to relax.
This book tour is possible thanks to the girls over at
Romantic Maidens Book Tours! go say hi! There is also a giveaway open stop-wide so that you can enter to win awesome prices! Check it out at the end of the post, but specially have fun and I hope you'll want to read the book like.... ASAP!
Title: Romance in the Rain
(A Seattle Anthology)
Authors: Kristine Cayne, Dawn Kravagna, Charlotte Russell, Sherri Shaw,
Clare Tisdale, Marianne Stillings
Publisher: Kristine Cayne
Release
Date: October 15, 2012
Blurb:
From the
pioneer days of Seattle through the smoke-filled clouds of WWII and into the
present, Romance in The Rain takes readers on a journey with four
generations of the strong-willed and passionate Caldwell family. The anthology
of six novellas is a collaboration of the Seattle-based Rainy Day Writers group.
Splendor in the Moss by
Charlotte Russell—By the spring of 1853 Englishman James Caldwell has traveled
thousands of miles in a quest to find a place to call home. Newly settled
Seattle isn’t that place and he’s ready to move on again when widowed Mattie
Jensen marches into his life as somber as a cloudy day. But James can see
through the solemn haze to Mattie’s strength and passion. Now he has a reason
to stay, if he can just convince Mattie to take a second chance on love—and
him. (22,000 words)
Final Approach by Marianne Stillings—With
the world at war, Women's Auxiliary Ferrying Service pilot Lt. Charlene
(Charlie) Thompson faces personal battles as well. Pearl Harbor left her a
widowed bride, certain love would never come again – but battle-scarred Capt.
Joe Caldwell has other ideas for the beautiful lady flyer, if he can just keep
her safe from the secret saboteur who's already taken the life of Charlie's
best friend. (17,000 words)
Love
Phantom by Dawn Kravagna—University of Washington, 1983: A great place to
get an education and meet single men. Drama major Kara Caldwell prefers to hide
behind the characters in her plays, yet feels pressure to live up to the
example set by her brave and witty grandmother, a veteran of WWII. Can she
learn to overcome her reticence and prejudices to discover which guy truly
cares for her--and who is just putting on an act? (17,000 words)
What’s
Wrong with Mr. Perfect? by Sherri Shaw—No sooner did Chef Ivy Turin wish to meet the
perfect man than Sam Rockney walked into her restaurant. But is the sexy Seattle
quarterback for real or is there something wrong with Mr. Perfect? (17,000 words)
Shelter from the Storm by Clare Tisdale—Seven years and one broken heart later, JD
Caldwell returns to Seattle to pick up the pieces of his old life, never
imagining he will fall for Maya—the mysterious woman who lets him into her
house and bed but keeps the door to her heart tightly closed. When their summer
fling takes an unexpectedly serious turn and Maya gives him his walking papers,
JD has to decide whether their love—and his legacy—is worth fighting for. (21,000 words)
Aftershocks by Kristine Cayne—When Seattle is struck by
a devastating earthquake, technical rescue firefighter Jamie Caldwell must save
his estranged wife and daughter from the wreckage of a collapsed building. He's
defied the odds hundreds of times, but will his luck finally run out for good? (24, 000 words)
RAINY
DAY WRITERS
Writing
fiction is difficult and lonely and more often than not, the "normal"
people in your life don't understand the writing process and can't fathom why
you are possessed and obsessed with finding the perfect word or phrase that
says exactly what you want to say right where you want to say it. Only other
writers comprehend and accept that kind of torment.
To
fill this need to surround herself with like-minded obsessive-compulsive
self-doubting lunatics, in 2005, Marianne
Stillings, who writes Romantic Suspense, established what came to be known
as The Rainy Day Writers.
There
were only two requirements for joining the group: You must be serious about
writing and getting published, and any criticisms of co-members' work be
honest, gentle, and kind.
Over
the years, the membership has changed; some people moved on, others joined. The
group we have now has been stable and constant since 2009. The Rainy Day Writers are a family.
Charlotte
Russell joined the group in 2006 at the suggestion of a former
member. Charlotte writes Historical Romance.
Dawn
Kravagna became a member in the spring of 2007
because of a writers' list where Marianne had posted looking for new members.
Dawn writes Comedy and Mystery.
In the Autumn of 2007, Sherri Shaw found her way to the group
because she and Marianne happened to sit at the same table at the Emerald City
Writer's Conference that year. Sherri writes Historical Romance and Paranormal
Historical Romance.
Clare
Tisdale joined in 2008 as the result of an email Marianne posted on
the Greater Seattle Chapter Romance Writer's list seeking new members. Clare
writes Contemporary Romance.
Kristine
Cayne found the group in 2009 because she won Marianne's raffle
basket at the Emerald City Writer's Conference that year. The basket included
an offer to critique the winner's manuscript—an evaluation that resulted in an
invitation to join. Kristine writes Romantic Suspense.
And it is Giveaway TIME!
All giveaway ends November 22, 2012 at midnight. Make sure to only enter the giveaway you are eligible for.
Giveaway for US residents only.
Grand Prize:
- 1 autographed copy of Deadly
Obsession + SWAG
- 1 autographed copy of
Deadly Addiction + SWAG
- The Secret Diaries of
Miss Miranda Cheever, by Julia Quinn (autographed copy)
- Blood Trinity, by
Sherrilyn Kenyon and Dianna Love
- 1 e-book copy of
“Falling Angel” by Clare Tisdale
- 1 handmade shell
necklace by Clare Tisdale
- A handmade afghan
crocheted by Marianne Stillings
- 1 autographed copy of
AROUSING SUSPICIONS
- 1 autographed copy of
SATISFACTION
- 1 autographed copy of
KILLER CHARMS
- 1 bag of truffles from
Seattle Chocolates
- 3 chocolate bars from
Seattle Chocolates
- $15 Starbucks gift
card
- 1 autographed copy of
Cattle Capers: Search For The MooMoo Pearl by Dawn Kravagna
Prize #5:
- 1 ecopy Deadly
Obsession by Kristine Cayne
- 1 print copy Accidental Cinderella, by Nancy Robards
Thompson
- 1 print copy Everything I Know About Love I Learned From
Romance Novels, by Sarah Wendell
Prize #6:
- 1 ecopy Deadly
Addiction by Kristine Cayne
- 1 print copy The Angel
in My Arms, by Stephanie Sloane
- 1 print copy The
Naughty List, by Donna Kauffman, Cynthia Eden and Susan Fox (autographed by
Susan Fox)
Prize #7:
- 1 ecopy Deadly
Addiction by Kristine Cayne
- 1 print copy Tsunami
Blue, by Gayle Ann Williams
- 1 print copy A Tale of
Two Demon Slayers, by Angie Fox (autographed copy)
Prize #1:
- 1 ecopy Deadly
Obsession
- 1 ecopy of A Week to Be Wicked by Tessa Dare
- 1 ecopy of The Sergeant's Lady by Susanna Fraser
Prize #2:
- 1 ecopy Deadly
Obsession
- 1
ecopy of Unraveled by Courtney Milan
- 1 ecopy of Unlocked, a novella by Courtney Milan
Prize #3:
- 1 ecopy Deadly
Obsession
- 1 ecopy of One Night in London by Caroline
Linden
- 1 ecopy of Ruined by Rumor by Alyssa Everett
Prize #4:
- 1 ecopy Deadly
Obsession
- 1 ecopy of Mr. Impossible by Loretta Chase
Prize #8-10:
- 1 ecopy Deadly
Addiction
- $10 Amazon or B&N
giftcard
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xo,
S.A
Title: Blood Debt
Nancy was born
in Sioux City Iowa, left the cold of the Midwest in 1991 and only returns to
see family in the summer time. She spent ten years traveling the world as a US
Marine and settled in rural SC with her husband and two children.
