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Blurb Blitz + #Giveaway: A Mother's Love by Charlotte Hubbard @GoddessFish
A Mother’s Love
by Charlotte
Hubbard
GENRE: Inspirational
Romance (Amish)
BLURB:
It’s been a year of
tragic loss and difficult decisions for widow Rose Raber. She thought providing
for her young daughter was the greatest challenge she faced. Until her dying
mother revealed Rose was adopted—and her birth mother is someone with much to
lose if the secret comes out. As Rose struggles to reconcile the truth with her
faith—and her troubling curiosity—outgoing newcomer Matthias Wagler is another
surprise she didn’t expect. His optimism and easy understanding inspire her.
And his prospective partnership with wealthy deacon Saul Hartzler promises a
possible new life for them—together. But with this second chance comes yet
another revelation for all involved.
When Saul’s wife
unexpectedly turns up at Rose’s new job, their bond as mother and daughter is
instant and unmistakable. It isn’t long before an unforgiving Saul discovers
the truth, threatening Matthias’s livelihood and Rose’s future. Now with more
than just their happiness at stake, Rose and Matthias must find the strength
and courage to stand strong—and trust God’s enduring miracles of motherhood,
forgiveness, and love.
Excerpt:
Pausing at the door of the
downstairs bedroom, where Mamma was staying now because she could no longer
climb the stairs, Rose nipped her lip. Mamma’s face and arms were so withered
and pale. It was a blessing that her pain relievers kept her fairly
comfortable. When Mamma realized Rose had returned, she beckoned with her hand.
“Let’s talk about this before I lose my nerve,” she murmured. “There’s a
stationery box . . . in my bottom dresser drawer. The letters inside it . . .
will explain everything.”
Rose’s pulse lurched. In all her
life, she’d never known Mamma to keep secrets—but the shadows beneath Mamma’s
eyes and the fading of her voice warned Rose that this was no time to demand an
explanation. Rose sat down in the chair beside the bed again, leaning closer to
catch Mamma’s every faint word.
“I hope you’ll understand . . . what
I’ve done,” Mamma murmured. “I probably should have told you long ago, but . .
. there just never seemed to be a right time—and I made promises—and your dat
believed we should let sleeping dogs lie.”
Rose’s heart was beating so hard she
wondered if Mamma could hear it. “Mamma, what do you mean? What are you trying
to—”
Mamma suddenly gripped Rose’s hands
and struggled, as though she wanted to sit up but couldn’t. “Do not look for
her, Rose. I—I promised her you wouldn’t.”
Rose swallowed hard. Her mother
appeared to be sinking in on herself now, drifting in and out of rational
thought. “Who, Mamma?” Rose whispered urgently. “Who are you talking about?”
Mamma focused on Rose for one last,
lingering moment and then her body went limp. “I’m so tired,” she rasped.
“We’ll talk tomorrow.”
Rose bowed her head, praying that
they would indeed have another day together. She tucked the sheet and light
quilt around Mamma’s frail shoulders. It was all she could do. “Gut night,
Mamma,” she murmured. “I love you.”
She listened for a reply, but Mamma
was already asleep.
AUTHOR BIO:
Many
moons ago—like, in 1983 while she was still a school librarian—Charlotte
Hubbard sold her first story to True Story. This launched her into writing
around seventy of those “true confessions” stories over the years, and she’s
been a slave to her overactive imagination ever since. Over the course of her
writing career, she has sold nearly 50 books—most recently, Amish romance
series she’s written as Charlotte Hubbard or Naomi King.
Charlotte
lived in Missouri for most of her life, so her Amish stories are set in
imaginary Missouri towns. These days she lives in St. Paul, MN with her husband
of 40+ years and their Border collie, Vera.
Buy Links:
A
MOTHER’S LOVE
Kensington (March 28,
2017)
ISBN-13:
9781496708441 •• ISBN-10: 149670844X
Click
on these links to buy this book now!
B-A-M ~ Chapters
~ IndieBound ~ Powell’s
Ebook:
Kindle ~ Nook
~ Kobo
~ iBooks
~ Google
Play
Giveaway:
$15 Amazon or B/N GC
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Thursday, October 6, 2016
Excerpt Tour + #Giveaway: Christmas at Promise Lodge by Charlotte Hubbard @GoddessFish
Christmas at Promise Lodge
by Charlotte
Hubbard
GENRE: Inspirational
Romance (Amish)
BLURB:
Promise Lodge's first
wedding is cause for celebration—but the bishop's narrow-minded wedding sermon
doesn't sit well with the Bender sisters, especially widowed Mattie Schwartz.
She believes marriage and family aren't the only important gifts God
gives--even if she suspects her tender feelings for Preacher Amos Troyer run
deeper than simple friendship. Amos hasn't given up hope that stubborn,
spirited Mattie will change her mind about taking another husband, but when an
accident threatens to change his life forever, he wonders if the Lord has sent
him a message. He'll need faith, hope, and charity to find the right path—and a
Christmas blessing to convince Mattie to walk it with him.
Excerpt:
When she saw Amos Troyer stepping
out onto his porch, Mattie waved and started walking toward him. His new home
was modest and small compared to the others, because as a widower he wasn’t
going to raise another family—although it was no secret that he hoped Mattie
would marry him someday soon. Truth be told, she savored her independence after
enduring a husband who’d mistreated her, but she enjoyed Preacher Amos’s
company.
“I’ve got a surprise for your
breakfast,” she called out as she approached his tidy white house. “The Kuhn
sisters were kind enough to make us some biscuit sandwiches—”
“Did somebody say biscuits?” Roman
hollered as he came out of Noah’s house, which was next door to Amos’s.
Queenie, Noah’s black-and-white border collie, rushed out into the yard,
barking excitedly.
Behind Roman, Noah was stepping
outside, buttoning his black vest over his white shirt. “Hope you’ve got more
than one of those sandwiches, Mamm,” he said with a laugh. “The pizza Deborah
made for us last night is long gone—and she’s not showing her face until church
starts.”
“You poor starving things,” Mattie
teased as she started up the walk toward her sons. “Deborah deserves a wedding
day away from the stove.”
“Or you could get by on bacon, eggs,
and toast like I do,” Preacher Amos teased as he strode across his small,
leaf-covered yard. He stopped a few feet away from Mattie to take in her new
dress—and the plate in her hand—with an appreciative smile. He lowered his
voice before Roman and Noah reached them. “Of course, if you married me,
Mattie, I wouldn’t be threatened by starvation or depression or any of those
other maladies a man alone endures.”
“Jah, so you’ve told me,” Mattie
teased as she removed the napkin that covered her plate. “Maybe someday I’ll
feel sorry enough for you to give up my cozy apartment in the lodge.”
AUTHOR BIO:
Many moons ago—like, in 1983 while she was still a
school librarian—Charlotte Hubbard sold her first story to True Story. This
launched her into writing around seventy of those “true confessions” stories
over the years, and she’s been a slave to her overactive imagination ever
since. Over the course of her writing career, she has sold nearly 50 books—most
recently, Amish romance series she’s written as Charlotte Hubbard or Naomi
King.
Charlotte lived in Missouri for most of her life, so
her Amish stories are set in imaginary Missouri towns. These days she lives in
St. Paul, MN with her husband of 40 years and their Border collie, Ramona.
BUY LINKS:
Ebook:
Kindle
~ Nook ~ Kobo ~ iBooks
~ Google
Play ~ Kensington
Giveaway:
$25 Amazon/BN.com GC
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Monday, July 11, 2016
Excerpt Tour + #Giveaway: A Simple Vow by Charlotte Hubbard @GoddessFish
A Simple Vow
by Charlotte Hubbard
GENRE: Inspirational
Romance ( Amish)
BLURB:
Housed in a rustic
red barn, the Simple Gifts crafts shop celebrates the talents of the Amish of
Willow Ridge—and the faith that inspires them. For the acceptance of simplicity
opens the path to love.
As far as Edith Riehl is concerned, the baby twins thrust suddenly into her arms are a heaven-sent gift. Unable to conceive, she longs to be a mother with a home of her own. She’s going to abide by her promise to handsome Asa Detweiler to take care of them while he looks for their real father. And even if her domineering dat Cornelius refuses to countenance Asa’s suit, she can only pray the bachelor’s honesty and persistence will uncover the truth—even as he’s kindled an impossible hope for a love of her own…
Asa can’t understand why anyone would think he would be so dishonorable as to father babies and then abandon them. He’s determined to clear his name—but Edith’s caring ways also inspire him to help heal her wounded spirit and earn her trust. In the face of heartbreaking deception, he and Edith must find the strength to understand, forgive…and claim their own hearts’ joy.
As far as Edith Riehl is concerned, the baby twins thrust suddenly into her arms are a heaven-sent gift. Unable to conceive, she longs to be a mother with a home of her own. She’s going to abide by her promise to handsome Asa Detweiler to take care of them while he looks for their real father. And even if her domineering dat Cornelius refuses to countenance Asa’s suit, she can only pray the bachelor’s honesty and persistence will uncover the truth—even as he’s kindled an impossible hope for a love of her own…
Asa can’t understand why anyone would think he would be so dishonorable as to father babies and then abandon them. He’s determined to clear his name—but Edith’s caring ways also inspire him to help heal her wounded spirit and earn her trust. In the face of heartbreaking deception, he and Edith must find the strength to understand, forgive…and claim their own hearts’ joy.
EXCERPT:
As Asa mounted his horse and headed down the road, his
thoughts whirled like a tornado’s funnel cloud. When he’d first heard the phone
message accusing him of fathering twins by some young woman named Molly, he’d
found the situation outrageous—but now that he’d met Will Gingerich and heard
more of the story, he was even more upset. And confused.
He could understand why Will was acting half crazy, because
dealing with cancer and grief did that to a man. But how had Will gotten his
phone number? If Will’s wife had hollered only a first name what if she’d
declared her love for a different man altogether? The whole situation seemed
bizarre, and Asa sensed that he could mull it over all the way home and still
not have any answers by the time he reached Clifford.
On instinct Asa turned and saw that Edith Riehl was still
standing on her porch, watching him. When he waved, she waved back before
stooping to pick up the two babies in their baskets. Now that young woman was a
saint, taking responsibility for twins on the promise that Will Gingerich would
return for them. Asa wasn’t a betting man, but he figured the odds were about
fifty-fifty that Will would come back—and about nil that he’d try to raise the
babies on his own. Parenting would be a daunting task for a man alone even
under more normal circumstances, and even with help from Molly’s family.
Asa shook his head as he imagined the trials and
tribulations of tending two helpless babies. But Edith will handle it. She’s a
can-do sort of woman whose heart and priorities are in the right place.
“Let’s go, Midnight,” he murmured, urging his gelding into
an easy canter as they reached the curve where the road left town. His ride
home would be much more enjoyable if he thought about Edith Reihl . . .
imagined her waiting for him on the porch of a tidy house as his work day came
to an end . . .
Asa heard rapid hoofbeats coming up behind him, but he was
awash in his pleasant thoughts—and he never dreamed a buggy driver would race
past him so fast on the narrow road that Midnight would spook and lose his
footing in the gravel. Asa cried out as a small rock struck his forehead. He
had the sensation of flying through the air—leaving the saddle—
And then he hit the ground and felt nothing at all.
AUTHOR BIO:
Many moons ago—like, in 1983 while she was still a school
librarian—Charlotte Hubbard sold her first story to True Story. This launched
her into writing around seventy of those “true confessions” stories over the
years, and she’s been a slave to her overactive imagination ever since. Over
the course of her writing career, she has sold nearly 50 books—most recently,
Amish romance series she’s written as Charlotte Hubbard or Naomi King.
Charlotte lived in Missouri for most of her life, so her Amish
stories are set in imaginary Missouri towns. These days she lives in St. Paul,
MN with her husband of 40+ years and their Border collie, Ramona.
Click on these links to
buy this book now!
• Amazon.com •• Barnes & Noble •• The Book Depository •
• B-A-M
•• Chapters •• IndieBound
•• Powell’s
•• Kensington
Books •
Ebook: • Kindle •• Nook •• Kobo
•• iBooks •• Google Play •• Kensington
•
Giveaway:
$15 Amazon or B/N GC
Follow the tour and comment; the more you comment, the better your chances of winning.
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