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Skiptworth"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"historical fiction"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Rosslare Press"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"suffrage"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Virtual Book Tours"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"The Simpering North Dakota Literary Society Virtual Book Tour July ‘10"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_MQ1h9AH7xDI\/TDxszubATAI\/AAAAAAAACls\/179oxZ6y4rI\/s1600\/The-Simpering-196x300.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" linkindex=\"1490\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_MQ1h9AH7xDI\/TDxszubATAI\/AAAAAAAACls\/179oxZ6y4rI\/s200\/The-Simpering-196x300.jpg\" width=\"130\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EPaperback: 242 pages\u003Cbr \/\u003EPublisher: Rosslare Press; First edition (March 24, 2010)\u003Cbr \/\u003ELanguage: English\u003Cbr \/\u003EISBN-10: 0982471076\u003Cbr \/\u003EISBN-13: 978-0982471074\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EJoin\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003E G.F. Skipworth,\u003C\/span\u003E author of the historical fiction\/humor novel, \u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Simpering-North-Dakota-Literary-Society\/dp\/0982471076\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;s=books\u0026amp;qid=1277164174\u0026amp;sr=8-1\" linkindex=\"1491\"\u003EThe Simpering, North Dakota Literary Society\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E (Rosslare Press), as he virtually tours the blogosphere in July ‘10 on his first virtual book tour with \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/draft.blogger.com\/2010\/06\/18\/2010\/06\/12\/2010\/06\/04\/\" linkindex=\"1492\"\u003EPump Up Your Book\u003C\/a\u003E!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EAbout The Simpering, North Dakota Literary Society\u003C\/h2\u003ECard shark and ex-nun Farika Zingarella won the town of Simpering, North Dakota in the greatest card game ever played at The Huffy Hussy Casino \u0026amp; Billiards Parlor. Gathering five female geniuses to her side, she assembled a sisterhood so powerful that even the United States government had to watch its step. There wasn’t much to laugh about in 1919 – World War I had ended, fascism was already rising in Italy and American women took up the suffrage question. Then along came The Literary Society. You’ve never lived in a town like this!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ch2\u003ERead the excerpt!\u003C\/h2\u003EEdielou Zingarella chose not to marry. Among the possible reasons for avoiding it, she cited neither lack of time nor interest. Indeed, she gave it a great deal of careful thought, sitting up nights for almost two weeks adding and subtracting the numbers, figuring the rate of interest and upkeep costs. She figured the capital lost to the bartenders and the local pool sharks, clothing for the mistress and flowers for the funeral following the discovery of his infidelity…and it just didn’t add up…all that waste was just too much for a well-ordered fiscal mind. In the end, every indication pointed to marriage as a financial tar pit, an endless abyss from which lost funds would likely never be recovered. And so, her pages of penciled calculations went into the wall safe along with every one of that year’s rejected loans…almost every \u003Cnobr\u003E\u003Ca class=\"GVAdLink\" href=\"http:\/\/draft.blogger.com\/post-create.g?blogID=4616247336548508893#\" id=\"GVLINK_1_0_0\"\u003Eapplication\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/nobr\u003E submitted. Edielou declined to visit those numbers ever again, and no suitor ever made it into her garden, much less down its path. Well, that’s not entirely true…Hank Wiessenschtanker almost made it, but Edielou’s Great Dane Henrietta headed him off at the swinging gate just short of the weeping willow. If this whining, poetry-spewing flower-bearer thought for a moment that he would ever gain the secrets to the wall safe, or that anyone in this house would deign to be paraded about as Edielou Wiessenschtanker, he was in immediate and dire need of correcting. That was as close a brush with the grim specter of shared wealth as Edielou ever had, but at least she stopped \u003Ci\u003Eharumphing\u003C\/i\u003E at every man she saw on the street after a month or two. Her resolve buttressed the flagging matriarchal creed, and not a solitary woman in Simpering would change her name out of matrimonial necessity for another thirty years…and even that occurred in a weak moment for the sake of a departing soldier. Why, no sooner did he set foot on French soil than she headed straight for the courthouse and changed it right back…Edielou Wiessenschtanker, indeed!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EAbout G.F. Skipworth\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_MQ1h9AH7xDI\/TDxsvQvAtuI\/AAAAAAAAClo\/354TUdKFEUY\/s1600\/G.F.-Skipworth-241x300.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" linkindex=\"1493\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_MQ1h9AH7xDI\/TDxsvQvAtuI\/AAAAAAAAClo\/354TUdKFEUY\/s200\/G.F.-Skipworth-241x300.jpg\" width=\"160\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EG.F. Skipworth has toured much of the  world as a concert pianist, symphony\/opera conductor, composer, vocalist  and opera coach. Along the way, however, he also worked as a  speechwriter, in comedy and as an academic author. His formal \u003Cnobr\u003E\u003Ca class=\"GVAdLink\" href=\"http:\/\/draft.blogger.com\/post-create.g?blogID=4616247336548508893#\" id=\"GVLINK_2_0_1\"\u003Eeducation\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/nobr\u003E includes \u003Cnobr\u003E\u003Ca class=\"GVAdLink\" href=\"http:\/\/draft.blogger.com\/post-create.g?blogID=4616247336548508893#\" id=\"GVLINK_3_0_2\"\u003EWhitman College\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/nobr\u003E, Johns Hopkins, Harvard  and UCLA. As he describes it, one day he sat down to write a fourth  symphony, but a four-volume fantasy series came out instead, which he  affectionately refers to as a “shoot ‘em up clang clang.” Following the  “Fables of the Carpailtin Campfire,” he wrote a fantasy based upon the  twenty four poems of Franz Schubert’s great song-cycle, “Winterreise  (Winter Journey.) Moving on to historical fiction, he released  “Stormfield – Tales from the Hereafter,” based on Mark Twain’s final  incomplete work. Dr. Skipworth often refers to “The Simpering, North  Dakota Literary Society” as his \u0026nbsp;personal favorite, although writing  dialogue for a cameo appearance by the razor-sharp Dorothy Parker was  maddening, even worse than for Mark Twain (at least he paused to light a  cigar now and then.) Currently, he resides in Portland,  Oregon with  his wife Barbara, where he serves on the faculty of Lewis   \u0026amp;  Clark College. Upcoming works include “The World-Weary String Quartet of  Alliance, Nebraska” and “The Madonna of Dunkirk.” Please visit G.F.  Skipworth’s site at \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.rosslarebooks.com\/\" linkindex=\"1494\"\u003Erosslarebooks.com\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EAbout G.F. Skipworth\u003C\/h2\u003EG.F. Skipworth has toured much of the  world as a concert pianist, symphony\/opera conductor, composer, vocalist  and opera coach. Along the way, however, he also worked as a  speechwriter, in comedy and as an academic author. His formal \u003Cnobr\u003E\u003Ca class=\"GVAdLink\" href=\"http:\/\/draft.blogger.com\/post-create.g?blogID=4616247336548508893#\" id=\"GVLINK_2_0_1\"\u003Eeducation\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/nobr\u003E includes \u003Cnobr\u003E\u003Ca class=\"GVAdLink\" href=\"http:\/\/draft.blogger.com\/post-create.g?blogID=4616247336548508893#\" id=\"GVLINK_3_0_2\"\u003EWhitman College\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/nobr\u003E, Johns Hopkins, Harvard  and UCLA. As he describes it, one day he sat down to write a fourth  symphony, but a four-volume fantasy series came out instead, which he  affectionately refers to as a “shoot ‘em up clang clang.” Following the  “Fables of the Carpailtin Campfire,” he wrote a fantasy based upon the  twenty four poems of Franz Schubert’s great song-cycle, “Winterreise  (Winter Journey.) Moving on to historical fiction, he released  “Stormfield – Tales from the Hereafter,” based on Mark Twain’s final  incomplete work. Dr. Skipworth often refers to “The Simpering, North  Dakota Literary Society” as his \u0026nbsp;personal favorite, although writing  dialogue for a cameo appearance by the razor-sharp Dorothy Parker was  maddening, even worse than for Mark Twain (at least he paused to light a  cigar now and then.) Currently, he resides in Portland,  Oregon with  his wife Barbara, where he serves on the faculty of Lewis   \u0026amp;  Clark College. Upcoming works include “The World-Weary String Quartet of  Alliance, Nebraska” and “The Madonna of Dunkirk.” Please visit G.F.  Skipworth’s site at \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.rosslarebooks.com\/\" linkindex=\"1495\"\u003Erosslarebooks.com\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.pumpupyourbook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/banner-bar26.png\" linkindex=\"1496\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"banner bar\" class=\"aligncenter  size-full wp-image-4355\" height=\"34\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pumpupyourbook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/banner-bar26.png\" title=\"banner bar\" width=\"552\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EMy Thoughts on The Simpering, North Dakota Literary Society\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003EThis is a very different type of book than what I've read in a very long time.\u0026nbsp; This is definitely a book that you relish each word, you roll each phrase and paragraph around in your head, you can almost taste each well turned phrase.\u0026nbsp; From the first page I knew that I was in for a treat.\u0026nbsp; Be warned - this book is not for everyone and certainly not for the faint of heart.\u0026nbsp; It's very flowery and wordy - reminiscent of the Edwardian period it's written about.\u0026nbsp; Because of this, it's not something that you can breeze right through.\u0026nbsp; But for those who do jump in and go along for the ride, it's a journey they'll remember.\u0026nbsp; Witty and intelligent writing, it hails to memories of a time long past.\u0026nbsp; Definitely one to put on your list!\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Ch2\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.pumpupyourbook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/banner-bar26.png\" linkindex=\"1497\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"banner bar\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4355\" height=\"34\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pumpupyourbook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/banner-bar26.png\" title=\"banner bar\" width=\"552\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.pumpupyourbook.com\/2010\/06\/21\/the-simpering-north-dakota-literary-society-virtual-book-tour-july-10\" imageanchor=\"1\" linkindex=\"1498\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"73\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_MQ1h9AH7xDI\/TDxsrCv9Q9I\/AAAAAAAAClk\/Zs3MHTRvK5U\/s200\/The-Simpering-2.jpg\" width=\"200\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EThe Simpering North Dakota Literary Society Tour Schedule\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cb\u003ETuesday, July 6\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBook spotlighted at \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.examiner.com\/x-21649-Virginia-Beach-Publishing-Examiner%7Ey2010m6d23-Card-sharks-exnuns-and-a-powerful-sisterhood-highlights-new-book-by-GF-Skipworth\" linkindex=\"1499\"\u003EExaminer\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWednesday, July 7\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EInterviewed at \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.pumpupyourbook.com\/\" linkindex=\"1500\"\u003EPump Up Your Book\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EInterviewed at \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/draft.blogger.com\/%20http:\/\/www.divinecaroline.com\/49804\/100650-talking-books-historical-fiction-author\" linkindex=\"1501\"\u003EDivine Caroline\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EThursday, July 8\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EInterviewed at \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.reviewfromhere.com\/\" linkindex=\"1502\"\u003EReview From Here\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EFriday, July 9\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EInterviewed at \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/literarilyspeaking.net\/2010\/07\/09\/interview-with-g-f-skipworth-everyone-faces-themselves-and-life-gets-everybody\/\" linkindex=\"1503\"\u003ELiterarily Speaking\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMonday, July 12\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EInterviewed at \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/thewriterslife.blogspot.com\/2010\/07\/interview-with-gf-skipworth-being.html\" linkindex=\"1504\"\u003EThe Writer’s Life\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ETuesday, July 13\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EInterviewed at \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.letstalkvirtualbooktours.wordpress.com\/\" linkindex=\"1505\"\u003ELet’s Talk Virtual Book Tours\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EInterviewed at \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/bookmarketingbuzz.com\/2010\/07\/12\/shining-the-book-promotion-spotlight-on-g-f-skipworth\/\" linkindex=\"1506\"\u003EBook Marketing Buzz\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWednesday, July 14\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EInterviewed at \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.thehotauthorreport.com\/\" linkindex=\"1507\"\u003EThe Hot Author Report\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EGuest blogging at \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.literarilyspeaking.net\/\" linkindex=\"1508\"\u003ELiterarily Speaking’s “A Day in the Life”\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EThursday, July 15\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EInterviewed at \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/blogcritics.org\/books\/article\/interview-gf-skipworth-author-of-the\/\" linkindex=\"1509\"\u003EBlogcritics\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EFriday, July 16\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EInterviewed at \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.beyondthebooks.wordpress.com\/\" linkindex=\"1510\"\u003EBeyond the Books\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMonday, July 19\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBook reviewed at \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.detweilermom.blogspot.com%20\/\" linkindex=\"1511\"\u003EA Room Without Books is Empty\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ETuesday, July 20\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBook reviewed at \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.thereviewstew.blogspot.com\/\" linkindex=\"1512\"\u003EThe Review Stew\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EInterviewed at \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.personovelty.com\/\" linkindex=\"1513\"\u003EPersonovelty\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWednesday, July 21\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EGuest blogging at \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/cballan.wordpress.com\/\" linkindex=\"1514\"\u003EFictionary\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EInterviewed at \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.broowaha.com\/\" linkindex=\"1515\"\u003EBroowaha\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EThursday, July 22\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EGuest blogging at \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.bloggingauthors.com\/\" linkindex=\"1516\"\u003EBlogging Authors\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBook reviewed by \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.myheartbelongs2books.blogspot.com\/\" linkindex=\"1517\"\u003E4 the Love of Books\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EFriday, July 23\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBook review and book giveaway at \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/tributebooksreviews.blogspot.com\/\" linkindex=\"1518\"\u003ETribute Books\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMonday, July 26\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBook reviewed at \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.martasmeanderings.blogspot.com\/\" linkindex=\"1519\"\u003EMarta’s Meanderings\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EGuest blogging at \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.rebeccasnotebook.blogspot.com\/\" linkindex=\"1520\"\u003EWriting Daze\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ETuesday, July 27\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EGuest blogging at \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.asthepagesturn.wordpress.com\/\" linkindex=\"1521\"\u003EAs the Pages Turn\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWednesday, July 28\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EInterviewed at \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.examiner.com\/\" linkindex=\"1522\"\u003EExaminer\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBook reviewed by \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.rundpinne.com\/\" linkindex=\"1523\"\u003ERundpinne\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EThursday, July 29\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EGuest blogging at \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.literarilyspeaking.net\/\" linkindex=\"1524\"\u003ELiterarily Speaking\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EGuest blogging at \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.thestorybehindthebook.wordpress.com\/\" linkindex=\"1525\"\u003EThe Story Behind the Book\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EFriday, July 30\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EGuest blogging at \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.lifeinthefirstdraft.blogspot.com\/\" linkindex=\"1526\"\u003ELife in the 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text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_MQ1h9AH7xDI\/TCZOmjnAhVI\/AAAAAAAACig\/BVB7YlqYCUY\/s1600\/9780446561327_154X233.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" linkindex=\"72\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_MQ1h9AH7xDI\/TCZOmjnAhVI\/AAAAAAAACig\/BVB7YlqYCUY\/s200\/9780446561327_154X233.jpg\" width=\"123\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Tempted-Warrior-Amanda-Scott\/dp\/0446561320\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;s=books\u0026amp;qid=1277578866\u0026amp;sr=1-1\" linkindex=\"73\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ETempted By A Warrior\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003Eby \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amandascottauthor.com\/\" linkindex=\"74\"\u003EAmanda Scott\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMass Market Paperback: 432 pages\u003Cbr \/\u003EPublisher: Forever (June 29,  2010)\u003Cbr \/\u003ELanguage: English\u003Cbr \/\u003EISBN-10: 0446561320\u003Cbr \/\u003EISBN-13:  978-0446561327\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"color: #073763; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EMake sure you read all the way to the end so you don't miss out on your chance to win a copy of this great book, compliments of Hachette Books!\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDescription \u003C\/b\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.hachettebookgroup.com\/books_9780446561327.htm\" linkindex=\"75\"\u003E(Publisher Website)\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELady Fiona, wed in haste, has never known marital peace.  When last  she'd seen her cruel husband Will, he'd struck her - and she has no  memory of what she did next - only that she woke later alone in her  bedchamber.  Will has gone missing, and Fiona fears that in her rage and  terror she might somehow have killed him.  When her husband's cousin  Sir Richard comes to search for Will, Fiona is touched by his warm  nature.  A knight and warrior, Richard is drawn to Fiona's brave manner,  quickly seeing in her an equal measure of inner courage.                                                     \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.hachettebookgroup.com\/books_9780446561327_WhereToBuy.htm\" linkindex=\"76\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWhere To Buy\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.hachettebookgroup.com\/books_9780446561327_FiveFunFacts.htm\" linkindex=\"77\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E5 Fun Facts About The Book\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-image: url(\u0026quot;http:\/\/datapipe.libredigital.com\/img\/HBG\/WidgetBackGround.jpg\u0026quot;); background-repeat: no-repeat; height: 236px; width: 189px;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"padding-top: 31px; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/datapipe.libredigital.com\/content\/4021B0E483B3D26367E6B6572656469706A6C706F7E7D7C7B7A79771533233B200D153E205C4B736E5E505B43434A7B64000201091B1B181F1A111F1E190510121211141D2149555E58563A6272666571617E336A696C6162652C666E6A6775666C6E2.jpg\" style=\"border: 1px solid rgb(230, 230, 230);\" \/\u003E  \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/datapipe.libredigital.com\/bil?mUNHuOvDXgKp6YkGiuFW%2Fbpe6IKl3pGPQH7dHBypAk8SGqASHLgq4Mzp5R2EM3Xo%2F1%2FWXBtHYeiMdYMrZqjDZaBmlMBXw36bpC2nNSzdiko%3D\" linkindex=\"78\" target=\"_new\"\u003E  \u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/datapipe.libredigital.com\/img\/HBG\/BrowseInsideBook.jpg\" style=\"border: 0px none;\" \/\u003E  \u003C\/a\u003E  \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 5px; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/datapipe.libredigital.com\/eolink?mUNHuOvDXgKp6YkGiuFW%2Fbpe6IKl3pGPQH7dHBypAk%2BDCe3U2bPy2I%2F%2BBib5Pg08NlR8c1RsoJpMBa91%2BgrLoBUe8e3GL7%2BarT1LxN5mLi4%3D\" linkindex=\"79\" target=\"_new\"\u003E  \u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/datapipe.libredigital.com\/img\/HBG\/GetForYourSite.jpg\" style=\"border: 0px none;\" \/\u003E  \u003C\/a\u003E  \u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"technoratitag\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAbout The Author\u003C\/b\u003E \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.hachettebookgroup.com\/authors_Amanda-Scott-%281015351%29.htm\" linkindex=\"80\"\u003E(Publisher Website) \u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amandascottauthor.com\/\" linkindex=\"81\"\u003EAmanda Scott\u003C\/a\u003E, best-selling author and winner of the Romance Writers of  America's RITA\/Golden Medallion and The Romantic Times' awards for Best  Regency Author and Best Sensual Regency, began writing on a dare from  her husband.  She has sold every manuscript she has written. More than  twenty-five of her books are  set in the English Regency period  (1810-1820), others are set in fifteenth-century England and  sixteenth-and eighteenth-century Scotland.  Three are contemporary  romances.  Amanda lives with her husband and son in northern California.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMy Thoughts \u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI had reviewed another of Amanda Scott's historical romances \u003Ci\u003ETamed By A Laird\u003C\/i\u003E \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/martasmeanderings.blogspot.com\/2009\/09\/review-to-tame-laird-by-amanda-scott.html\" linkindex=\"82\"\u003E(read review here)\u003C\/a\u003E and loved it.\u0026nbsp; This was a continuation of the series and I wasn't disappointed in the least.\u0026nbsp; If anything, it was better than the first.\u0026nbsp; For anyone who is a fan of historical medieval fiction, this is a gem. There is just enough historical fact mixed in with the fiction to keep the reader enthralled. Scott just seems to write one great story after another.\u0026nbsp; Can there be a better escape from reality than a highlander or a Laird?\u0026nbsp; Grab this one for a great beach read, a rainy afternoon, or just for some plain guilty pleasure reading!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECheck out these other stops on the blog tour for Tempted By A Warrior for more reviews and chances to win a copy of this great book!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThanks to the generosity of Hachette Books, I have 5 copies to giveaway.\u0026nbsp; Simply go here to register!\u0026nbsp; And make sure you leave a comment for an extra chance to win!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EGiveaway Guidelines\u003Cbr \/\u003E-Only residents of the U.S. or Canada are eligible to win\u003Cbr \/\u003E-No P.O.  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fiction"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":""},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Unwilling-Warrior-Seasons-Redemption-Boeshaar\/dp\/1599799855\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;s=books\u0026amp;qid=1277577096\u0026amp;sr=1-1\" imageanchor=\"1\" linkindex=\"559\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_MQ1h9AH7xDI\/TCZIMUzKYFI\/AAAAAAAACiY\/5NinzFd9gyk\/s200\/799858_1_ftc.jpg\" width=\"130\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Unwilling-Warrior-Seasons-Redemption-Boeshaar\/dp\/1599799855\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;s=books\u0026amp;qid=1277577096\u0026amp;sr=1-1\" linkindex=\"560\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EUnwilling Warrior (Seasons of Redemption)\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.andreaboeshaar.com\/\" linkindex=\"561\"\u003EAndrea  Kuhn Boeshaar\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EPaperback: 291 pages\u003Cbr \/\u003EPublisher: Realms; 1 edition (May 4, 2010)\u003Cbr \/\u003ELanguage: English\u003Cbr \/\u003EISBN-10: 1599799855\u003Cbr \/\u003EISBN-13: 978-1599799858\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDescription \u003C\/b\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/andreaboeshaar.com\/cgi-bin\/books.pl\" linkindex=\"562\"\u003E(Author Website)\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe War Between the States has Valerie Fontaine frightened about her  future. She never suspects she’ll be thrust into the middle of it. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBenjamin  McCabe’s got a noble dream of photographing the Civil War – and he  never expected to fall in love with a New Orleans socialite.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhen  Valerie’s father is arrested on charges of treason, Ben secures a way  for her to leave the city and travel to his family’s home in Jericho  Junction, Missouri where she’ll be safe.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECan Valerie adjust to  life on the prairie and remain true to her promise to wait for Ben no  matter what the cost?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cobject height=\"385\" width=\"400\"\u003E\u003Cparam name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/zH8PVRn9C5U\u0026hl=en_US\u0026fs=1\u0026\"\u003E\u003C\/param\u003E\u003Cparam name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"\u003E\u003C\/param\u003E\u003Cparam name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"\u003E\u003C\/param\u003E\u003Cembed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/zH8PVRn9C5U\u0026hl=en_US\u0026fs=1\u0026\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"400\" height=\"385\"\u003E\u003C\/embed\u003E\u003C\/object\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/everythingwriterly.blogspot.com\/\" linkindex=\"563\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAuthor Blog\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.andreaboeshaar.com\/\" linkindex=\"564\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAuthor Website\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_MQ1h9AH7xDI\/TCZL5v1xdKI\/AAAAAAAACic\/iZaNEtgM_nM\/s1600\/AKB_Dec+09.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" linkindex=\"565\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_MQ1h9AH7xDI\/TCZL5v1xdKI\/AAAAAAAACic\/iZaNEtgM_nM\/s200\/AKB_Dec+09.JPG\" width=\"142\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAbout The Author\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAndrea Kuhn Boeshaar has been married for more than 30 years. She and  her husband, Daniel, have three adult sons, daughters-in-law, and two  precious grandchildren. Andrea's educational background includes the  University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, where she studied in English, and  Alverno College where she studied in Professional Communications and  Business Management.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMy Thoughts\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAndrea Boeshaar has given us another wonderful addition to the genre of historical fiction.\u0026nbsp; I loved that the main characters listened and waited on the Lord to answer their prayers vs. doing things in their own time!\u0026nbsp; This was a love story that was hard to put down - just enough drama and excitement to keep me turning the pages!\u0026nbsp; I can't wait to read the next in this series.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.stumbleupon.com\/submit?url=http:\/\/martasmeanderings.blogspot.com%26title%3DThe%2BArticle%2BTitle\" linkindex=\"566\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/cdn.stumble-upon.com\/images\/120x20_thumb_blue.gif\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/digg.com\/\" linkindex=\"567\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Digg!\" height=\"20\" src=\"http:\/\/digg.com\/img\/badges\/100x20-digg-button.png\" width=\"100\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/faves?add=http:\/\/martasmeanderings.blogspot.com\" linkindex=\"568\"\u003EAdd to Technorati Favorites\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/martasmeanderings.blogspot.com\/feeds\/1891735892684834474\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=4616247336548508893\u0026postID=1891735892684834474\u0026isPopup=true","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4616247336548508893\/posts\/default\/1891735892684834474"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4616247336548508893\/posts\/default\/1891735892684834474"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/martasmeanderings.blogspot.com\/2010\/07\/unwilling-warrior-seasons-of-redemption.html","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_MQ1h9AH7xDI\/TCZIMUzKYFI\/AAAAAAAACiY\/5NinzFd9gyk\/s72-c\/799858_1_ftc.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4616247336548508893.post-3831637779901039150"},"published":{"$t":"2010-06-27T01:17:00.002-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2010-06-27T01:17:00.668-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"christian fiction"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"historical fiction"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"interview"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Siri Mitchell"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"womens christian fiction"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Review: She Walks In Beauty by Siri Mitchell"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_MQ1h9AH7xDI\/TCY3R1x0vVI\/AAAAAAAACiI\/HuNIGYcObLY\/s1600\/9780764204333.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" linkindex=\"100\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_MQ1h9AH7xDI\/TCY3R1x0vVI\/AAAAAAAACiI\/HuNIGYcObLY\/s200\/9780764204333.jpg\" width=\"131\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EPaperback: 400 pages\u003Cbr \/\u003EPublisher: \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.bethanyhouse.com\/ME2\/Audiences\/dirmod.asp?sid=0477683E4046471488BD7BAC8DCFB004\u0026amp;nm=\u0026amp;type=PubCom\u0026amp;mod=PubComProductCatalog\u0026amp;mid=BF1316AF9E334B7BA1C33CB61CF48A4E\u0026amp;tier=3\u0026amp;id=059AF71781E14D289D82FE8B7165EB73\" linkindex=\"101\"\u003EBethany House\u003C\/a\u003E; Original edition (April 1, 2010)\u003Cbr \/\u003ELanguage: English\u003Cbr \/\u003EISBN-10: 0764204335\u003Cbr \/\u003EISBN-13: 978-0764204333\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDescription\u003C\/b\u003E \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.bethanyhouse.com\/ME2\/Audiences\/dirmod.asp?sid=0477683E4046471488BD7BAC8DCFB004\u0026amp;nm=\u0026amp;type=PubCom\u0026amp;mod=PubComProductCatalog\u0026amp;mid=BF1316AF9E334B7BA1C33CB61CF48A4E\u0026amp;tier=3\u0026amp;id=059AF71781E14D289D82FE8B7165EB73\" linkindex=\"102\"\u003E(Publisher Website)\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDuring New York City's Gilded  Age...\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe game is played amid banquets and balls.\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EThe prize is a lifetime of wealth  and privilege.\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EThe rules will test friendships  and \u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003Ethe desires of a young woman's  heart.\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EClara Carter is the social  season's brightest star...\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003Ebut at what cost?\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EFor a young society woman seeking a favorable marriage, so much  depends on her social season debut. Clara Carter has been given one  goal: secure the affections of the city's most eligible bachelor.  Debuting means plenty of work--there are corsets to be fitted, dances to  master, manners to perfect. Her training soon pays off, however, as  celebrity's spotlight turns Clara into a society-page darling. \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"left\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003EYet Clara soon wonders if this is the life she  really wants. Especially when she learns her best friend has also set  her sights on Franklin De Vries. When a man appears who seems to love  her simply for who she is and gossip backlash turns ugly, Clara realizes  it's not just her marriage at stake--the future of her family depends  on how she plays the game.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAbout The Author\u003C\/b\u003E \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.bethanyhouse.com\/ME2\/Audiences\/dirmod.asp?sid=0477683E4046471488BD7BAC8DCFB004\u0026amp;nm=\u0026amp;type=PubCom\u0026amp;mod=PubComProductCatalog\u0026amp;mid=BF1316AF9E334B7BA1C33CB61CF48A4E\u0026amp;AudId=205F4A61B07648D98551934CA40DE116\u0026amp;tier=25\u0026amp;id=052D9F5F437F4F7FB8A0330699240F1E\" linkindex=\"103\"\u003E(Publisher Website)\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_MQ1h9AH7xDI\/TCY3b7epDPI\/AAAAAAAACiM\/88bQdf_q-qw\/s1600\/Mitchell_Siri_0.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" linkindex=\"104\" style=\"clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_MQ1h9AH7xDI\/TCY3b7epDPI\/AAAAAAAACiM\/88bQdf_q-qw\/s200\/Mitchell_Siri_0.jpg\" width=\"148\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"\u003EPhoto courtesy of Ginger Murray Photography\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"AuthorText\" style=\"padding-top: 10px;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/sirimitchell.com\/\" linkindex=\"105\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESiri Mitchell\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E  is the author of nearly a dozen novels, among them the critically  acclaimed Christy Award finalists \u003Ci\u003EChateau of Echoes\u003C\/i\u003E and \u003Ci\u003EThe  Cubicle Next Door\u003C\/i\u003E. A graduate of the University of Washington with  a degree in business, she has worked in many different levels of  government. As military spouse, she has lived in places as varied as  Tokyo and Paris. Siri currently lives in the DC-metro area. Visit \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/sirimitchell.com\/\" linkindex=\"106\"\u003Ewww.sirimitchell.com\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"AuthorText\" style=\"padding-top: 10px;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"AuthorText\" style=\"padding-top: 10px;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.bethanyhouse.com\/ME2\/Audiences\/dirmod.asp?sid=0477683E4046471488BD7BAC8DCFB004\u0026amp;nm=\u0026amp;type=media\u0026amp;mod=Media+Manager\u0026amp;mid=8E7ADACE794A4BDC91C037C7C03EB903\u0026amp;tier=3\u0026amp;rid=D32773D446B9478C94EC3A6D06BAD50D\" linkindex=\"107\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EReaders Guide \u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"AuthorText\" style=\"padding-top: 10px;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_MQ1h9AH7xDI\/TCY004-mghI\/AAAAAAAACiE\/M9Tm2mqPI18\/s1600\/banner-bar4.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" linkindex=\"108\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"19\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_MQ1h9AH7xDI\/TCY004-mghI\/AAAAAAAACiE\/M9Tm2mqPI18\/s320\/banner-bar4.jpg\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EQ A With Siri Mitchell\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.bethanyhouse.com\/ME2\/Audiences\/dirmod.asp?sid=0477683E4046471488BD7BAC8DCFB004\u0026amp;nm=\u0026amp;type=media\u0026amp;mod=Media+Manager\u0026amp;mid=8E7ADACE794A4BDC91C037C7C03EB903\u0026amp;tier=3\u0026amp;rid=BBCB8F26942443F5988C4C6102061AFD\" linkindex=\"109\"\u003E (Publisher Website)\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"AuthorText\" style=\"padding-top: 10px;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E1. This book takes place over 100 years ago in late-Victorian America. What is the \u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003Erelevance for today’s reader?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe more I learned about late-Victorian culture, the more their problems seemed to \u003Cbr \/\u003Emirror ours: a burgeoning celebrity culture, use of distortion in advertising, commitment to a single standard of beauty. Women still go to dangerous lengths to“fix” the way they look. And media and advertising still perpetuate such unreasonable standards of beauty that some women are driven to anorexia-inducing behaviors. And, like the Victorians, we also still grapple with our attitudes toward the poor. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E2. What surprised you most about the time period? \u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe contradictions! I had to try and understand a society that sent such contradictory \u003Cbr \/\u003Emessages to its young women. “No, let’s not talk about sex but we’ll make sure we \u003Cbr \/\u003Eemphasize your curves to every advantage. We’ll equip you with every artifice known to \u003Cbr \/\u003Ecatch a man, but let’s not discuss what happens in the bedroom or the nursery. We’ll all \u003Cbr \/\u003Ego to church on Sunday, but please don’t tax your mind in thinking about the sermons. \u003Cbr \/\u003EYour role in life, the only way to achieve true happiness, is to be a wife and mother, and \u003Cbr \/\u003Eno, it doesn’t really matter whether you like the groom.” That was a difficult mindset to \u003Cbr \/\u003Ecomprehend. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E3. Your heroine is put through a training regimen to prepare for her debut into \u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003Esociety. Did that really happen? \u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EYes, it really did, though the education generally spanned a period of years rather than \u003Cbr \/\u003Eweeks. It was very important for a girl to understand the role she was expected to play \u003Cbr \/\u003Ein society. Social education was both formal and informal, including etiquette as well as \u003Cbr \/\u003Ereligion, voice training, playing an instrument, dancing, handiwork, and household \u003Cbr \/\u003Emanagement.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E4. In the same vein, your heroine is quite overwhelmed by the abundant variety of \u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003Esilverware and serving ware that she’s expected to memorize. You can’t tell us there were really lemon forks and marrow shovels. Surely you took some artistic license in inventing them. \u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThere were, and I didn’t! The Victorians also had vase-like celery servers and comb-like \u003Cbr \/\u003Ecake breakers. Appearances were very important to Victorians in general and to the \u003Cbr \/\u003Eupper levels of society in particular. This was the period of time in which old money \u003Cbr \/\u003Ewas being challenged by new money. As high society ways were observed and then \u003Cbr \/\u003Ecopied by the lower classes, new rules had to be established to preserve the old \u003Cbr \/\u003Eboundaries. The Victorians did everything they could think of to differentiate between \u003Cbr \/\u003Ethose who had class and those who did not. They were also reluctant to be placed in the \u003Cbr \/\u003Eindelicate situation of having to actually touch their food. Thus, dining was meant to \u003Cbr \/\u003Eset a trap into which the unsuspecting and uneducated could easily fall. So much emphasis was placed on manners and etiquette that the result was a truly astonishing array of arcane implements like lemon forks and cake breakers. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E5. What advice could a Victorian debutante offer to contemporary society? \u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAt its foundation, etiquette and good manners are all about making people feel welcome and placing them at ease. I’m not sure we do such a good job of this today. In some corners of our culture rudeness is applauded and biting, sarcastic comments seem to have replaced more thoughtful and witty humor. Victorian women could teach us quite a bit about focusing our attention on others’ needs. Perhaps they did that to the extent that they gave up more of \u003Cbr \/\u003Ethemselves than they ought to have, but I think we could all stand to lean a little bit more in that direction. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E6. Your heroine’s father, a doctor, appears to be a bit of a quack. Toward the end of the book, you include a recipe for his tonic. Could you enlighten us as to Victorian medicine? \u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFrankly, I don’t think it ought to be called medicine! It had more in common with medieval rather than modern practices. The Victorians made remarkable advancements in technology and education, but their medical establishment still based much of its “knowledge” on superstition and folk remedies. Tonics like Dr. Carter’s were very popular and common ingredients included massive amounts of alcohol, cocaine, ether, chloroform, opium, \u003Cbr \/\u003Ebelladonna, and digitalis. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E7. What ideas are you exploring in this book? What is the take-away message you want readers to receive after reading your book? \u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThat society will tell you who you are and how to be until you decide for yourself who you are and how you want to be. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E8. Any last word to your readers? \u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EGod loves you just the way you are. So many problems, so much heartache comes when we fail to understand that, when we try to evade it or convince God that he really shouldn’t. The best thing you can do is just confront that idea and deal with it. God loves you. Let that knowledge change your life! \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_MQ1h9AH7xDI\/TCY004-mghI\/AAAAAAAACiE\/M9Tm2mqPI18\/s1600\/banner-bar4.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" linkindex=\"110\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"19\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_MQ1h9AH7xDI\/TCY004-mghI\/AAAAAAAACiE\/M9Tm2mqPI18\/s320\/banner-bar4.jpg\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMy Thoughts\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"AuthorText\" style=\"padding-top: 10px;\"\u003EAs always, Siri Mitchell has written a gorgeous book!\u0026nbsp; I couldn't put it down, as is usually the case when I'm reading one of her books.\u0026nbsp; The story is rich and well told, the characters will instantly win you over, and her attention to historic detail is excellent. If you're a fan of historical fiction, then Siri Mitchell is an author you don't want to miss.\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"related","href":"http:\/\/www.bethanyhouse.com\/ME2\/Audiences\/dirmod.asp?sid=0477683E4046471488BD7BAC8DCFB004\u0026nm=\u0026type=PubCom\u0026mod=PubComProductCatalog\u0026mid=BF1316AF9E334B7BA1C33CB61CF48A4E\u0026tier=3\u0026id=059AF71781E14D289D82FE8B7165EB73","title":"Review: She Walks In Beauty by Siri Mitchell"},{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/martasmeanderings.blogspot.com\/feeds\/3831637779901039150\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=4616247336548508893\u0026postID=3831637779901039150\u0026isPopup=true","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4616247336548508893\/posts\/default\/3831637779901039150"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4616247336548508893\/posts\/default\/3831637779901039150"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/martasmeanderings.blogspot.com\/2010\/06\/review-she-walks-in-beauty-by-siri.html","title":"Review: She Walks In Beauty by Siri Mitchell"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_MQ1h9AH7xDI\/TCY3R1x0vVI\/AAAAAAAACiI\/HuNIGYcObLY\/s72-c\/9780764204333.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4616247336548508893.post-1682235746117672577"},"published":{"$t":"2010-02-16T15:07:00.000-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2010-02-16T15:07:32.411-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bethany House"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"christian fiction"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"historical fiction"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Siri Mitchell"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Review of Love's Pursuit by Siri Mitchell"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_MQ1h9AH7xDI\/S3r6CYmJUSI\/AAAAAAAACJA\/NbAs1Z_mPCI\/s1600-h\/9780764204326.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"320\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_MQ1h9AH7xDI\/S3r6CYmJUSI\/AAAAAAAACJA\/NbAs1Z_mPCI\/s320\/9780764204326.jpg\" width=\"210\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.deepershopping.com\/item\/mitchell-siri\/loves-pursuit\/465487.html\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003ELove's Pursuit\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003Eby \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003ESiri Mitchell\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EPaperback: 336 pages\u003Cbr \/\u003EPublisher: Bethany House; 1 edition (June 1, 2009)\u003Cbr \/\u003ELanguage: English\u003Cbr \/\u003EISBN-10: 0764204327\u003Cbr \/\u003EISBN-13: 978-0764204326\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDescription\u003C\/b\u003E (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.bethanyhouse.com\/ME2\/Audiences\/dirmod.asp?sid=0477683E4046471488BD7BAC8DCFB004\u0026amp;nm=\u0026amp;type=PubCom\u0026amp;mod=PubComProductCatalog\u0026amp;mid=BF1316AF9E334B7BA1C33CB61CF48A4E\u0026amp;tier=3\u0026amp;id=35ED2985E59E4656938287208AE3525B\"\u003EPublisher Website\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003Cbr \/\u003EIn the small Puritan community of Stoneybrooke, Massachusetts, Susannah Phillips stands out both for her character and beauty. She wants only a simple life but soon finds herself pursued by the town's wealthiest bachelor and by a roguish military captain sent to protect them. One is not what he seems and one is more than he seems.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EIn trying to discover true love's path, Susannah is helped by the most unlikely of allies, a wounded woman who lives invisible and ignored in their town. As the depth, passion, and sacrifice of love is revealed to Susannah, she begins to question the rules and regulations of her childhood faith. In a community where grace is unknown, what price will she pay for embracing love?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.bethanyhouse.com\/ME2\/Audiences\/dirmod.asp?sid=0477683E4046471488BD7BAC8DCFB004\u0026amp;nm=\u0026amp;type=media\u0026amp;mod=Media+Manager\u0026amp;mid=8E7ADACE794A4BDC91C037C7C03EB903\u0026amp;tier=3\u0026amp;rid=9205AD463A0140988B0A411CF17DAECA\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERead An Excerpt \u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.bethanyhouse.com\/Media\/MediaManager\/LovesPursuit_QUES.pdf\"\u003EQ \u0026amp; A With The Author\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.bethanyhouse.com\/ME2\/Audiences\/dirmod.asp?sid=0477683E4046471488BD7BAC8DCFB004\u0026amp;nm=\u0026amp;type=media\u0026amp;mod=Media+Manager\u0026amp;mid=8E7ADACE794A4BDC91C037C7C03EB903\u0026amp;tier=3\u0026amp;rid=8CE1D237E9B14053968769E19D80AA8B\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EReading Group Guide\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAbout The Author \u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E(\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.bethanyhouse.com\/ME2\/Audiences\/dirmod.asp?sid=0477683E4046471488BD7BAC8DCFB004\u0026amp;nm=\u0026amp;type=PubCom\u0026amp;mod=PubComProductCatalog\u0026amp;mid=BF1316AF9E334B7BA1C33CB61CF48A4E\u0026amp;AudId=205F4A61B07648D98551934CA40DE116\u0026amp;tier=25\u0026amp;id=052D9F5F437F4F7FB8A0330699240F1E\"\u003EPublisher Website\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_MQ1h9AH7xDI\/S3r0EUsaW0I\/AAAAAAAACI8\/etDU6b0my-g\/s1600-h\/Mitchell_Siri_0.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_MQ1h9AH7xDI\/S3r0EUsaW0I\/AAAAAAAACI8\/etDU6b0my-g\/s200\/Mitchell_Siri_0.jpg\" width=\"148\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"AuthorText\" style=\"padding-top: 10px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003ESiri Mitchell\u003C\/span\u003E has written six novels, two of which (\u003Cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003EChateau of Echoes\u003C\/span\u003E and \u003Cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003EThe Cubicle Next Door\u003C\/span\u003E) were named Christy Award Finalists. A graduate from the University of Washington with a business degree, she has worked in many levels of government and lived on three continents. She currently resides in the Washington DC metro area. Visit \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/sirimitchell.com\/\"\u003Ewww.sirimitchell.com\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"AuthorText\" style=\"padding-top: 10px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EReview \u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"AuthorText\" style=\"padding-top: 10px;\"\u003EWhen I started this book, I thought it was going to be a typical historical fiction romance.\u0026nbsp; This book is anything but typical.\u0026nbsp; There is a depth and beauty to the story that really is far beyond the norm.\u0026nbsp; The writing is beautiful, and I really look forward to reading more by Siri Mitchell.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"AuthorText\" style=\"padding-top: 10px;\"\u003EI have to admit that at first I was really drawn to the cover.\u0026nbsp; I am a total sucker for a good cover, and in my opinion this book has a great one!\u0026nbsp; Once I started reading, I was really drawn into the story.\u0026nbsp; The story is very complex and not at all a light fluffy romance.\u0026nbsp; The characters are well rounded, and both the characters and the story take the reader to unexpected places.\u0026nbsp; There was an incredible amount of information just about the daily lives of these early Americans.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"AuthorText\" style=\"padding-top: 10px;\"\u003EI'd highly recommend this book.\u0026nbsp; While it's labeled as Christian Fiction, any lover of historical romance will enjoy the book.\u0026nbsp; As I stated before, this isn't a light, fluffy romance.\u0026nbsp; This story will pull you in and keep you reading.\u0026nbsp; I finished the book in one day - I couldn't put it down.\u0026nbsp; Definitely a book worth reading and recommending.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.stumbleupon.com\/submit?url=http:\/\/martasmeanderings.blogspot.com%26title%3DThe%2BArticle%2BTitle\"\u003E \u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/cdn.stumble-upon.com\/images\/120x20_thumb_blue.gif\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/digg.com\/\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Digg!\" height=\"20\" src=\"http:\/\/digg.com\/img\/badges\/100x20-digg-button.png\" width=\"100\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/faves?add=http:\/\/martasmeanderings.blogspot.com\"\u003EAdd to Technorati Favorites\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"related","href":"http:\/\/www.deepershopping.com\/item\/mitchell-siri\/loves-pursuit\/465487.html","title":"Review of Love's Pursuit by Siri Mitchell"},{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/martasmeanderings.blogspot.com\/feeds\/1682235746117672577\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=4616247336548508893\u0026postID=1682235746117672577\u0026isPopup=true","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4616247336548508893\/posts\/default\/1682235746117672577"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4616247336548508893\/posts\/default\/1682235746117672577"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/martasmeanderings.blogspot.com\/2010\/02\/review-of-loves-pursuit-by-siri.html","title":"Review of Love's Pursuit by Siri Mitchell"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_MQ1h9AH7xDI\/S3r6CYmJUSI\/AAAAAAAACJA\/NbAs1Z_mPCI\/s72-c\/9780764204326.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4616247336548508893.post-5386779445251824752"},"published":{"$t":"2010-01-24T19:02:00.003-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2010-02-15T16:37:12.512-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"christian fiction"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"christian romance"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"historical fiction"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"review"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Review of A Dream To Call My Own by Tracie Peterson"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.deepershopping.com\/item\/tracie-peterson\/dream-to-call-my-own-a-the-brides-of-gallatin-county\/465475.html\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_MQ1h9AH7xDI\/S1zgeYLIS9I\/AAAAAAAACEk\/yG9ixCcow_E\/s200\/n296914.jpg\" width=\"130\" border=\"0\" height=\"200\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.deepershopping.com\/item\/tracie-peterson\/dream-to-call-my-own-a-the-brides-of-gallatin-county\/465475.html\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EA Dream To Call My Own (Brides of Gallatin County series book #3)\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003Eby \u003Cb\u003ETracie Peterson\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EPaperback: 365 pages\u003Cbr \/\u003EPublisher: \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.bethanyhouse.com\/ME2\/Audiences\/Default.asp\"\u003EBethany House\u003C\/a\u003E (June 1, 2009)\u003Cbr \/\u003ELanguage: English\u003Cbr \/\u003EISBN-10: 0764201506\u003Cbr \/\u003EISBN-13: 978-0764201509\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDescription\u003C\/b\u003E (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.bethanyhouse.com\/ME2\/Audiences\/dirmod.asp?sid=0477683E4046471488BD7BAC8DCFB004\u0026amp;nm=\u0026amp;type=PubCom\u0026amp;mod=PubComProductCatalog\u0026amp;mid=BF1316AF9E334B7BA1C33CB61CF48A4E\u0026amp;tier=3\u0026amp;id=1906E4BB7F2040B0972583BDBF988E06\"\u003EPublisher Website\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003ELacy Gallatin, the youngest of the Gallatin sisters, is a woman with a mission: to find her father's killer. Haunted by the belief that she's failed him, Lacy is also battling a desire to have something more than just revenge, something she can't quite figure out.\u003Cbr \/\u003EEnter Dave Shepard, deputy sheriff for the area. Dave has been fervently trying to find the man who killed George Gallatin, but he always feels inadequate when it comes to the beautiful Lacy. When they are together, the tension crackles between them--both when they argue and when they kiss. Lacy finds him frustratingly irresistible, but is it truly love?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAbout the Author \u003C\/b\u003E(\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.bethanyhouse.com\/ME2\/Audiences\/dirmod.asp?sid=0477683E4046471488BD7BAC8DCFB004\u0026amp;nm=\u0026amp;type=PubCom\u0026amp;mod=PubComProductCatalog\u0026amp;mid=BF1316AF9E334B7BA1C33CB61CF48A4E\u0026amp;AudId=205F4A61B07648D98551934CA40DE116\u0026amp;tier=25\u0026amp;id=4BC4CC69092B4B2FBC41F06C5377E1E2\"\u003EPublisher Website\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_MQ1h9AH7xDI\/S1zhY1ISN9I\/AAAAAAAACEo\/ueGFjKN6Q-Y\/s1600-h\/Peterson_Tracie.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_MQ1h9AH7xDI\/S1zhY1ISN9I\/AAAAAAAACEo\/ueGFjKN6Q-Y\/s200\/Peterson_Tracie.jpg\" width=\"144\" border=\"0\" height=\"200\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETracie Peterson \u003C\/strong\u003Eis the bestselling, award-winning author of more than 70 novels. She teaches writing workshops at a variety of conferences on subjects such as inspirational romance and historical research. Tracie and her family live in Belgrade, Montana. Visit \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.traciepeterson.com\/\"\u003Ewww.traciepeterson.com\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EReview\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI hadn't read the other two books in the series before I read this one, but that really didn't matter.  This book was absolutely delightful and I really enjoyed it.  The characters and plot were fun and believable, which isn't always the case with Christian fiction. I think anyone could pick up this book and enjoy it.  I'd heartily recommend this book and I'm planning on checking out the rest of the series as well as some other books by Tracie Peterson.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhile this is Christian fiction, and Christianity plays an important part in the story, I didn't feel like the author was hitting the reader over the head with it.  This could make it an excellent choice for the reader who just wants a nice love story without it being x rated.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThanks to Bethany House for sending me a copy of this great book to review!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.stumbleupon.com\/submit?url=http:\/\/martasmeanderings.blogspot.com%26title%3DThe%2BArticle%2BTitle\"\u003E \u003Cimg alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/cdn.stumble-upon.com\/images\/120x20_thumb_blue.gif\" border=\"0\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/digg.com\/\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Digg!\" src=\"http:\/\/digg.com\/img\/badges\/100x20-digg-button.png\" width=\"100\" height=\"20\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/faves?add=http:\/\/martasmeanderings.blogspot.com\"\u003EAdd to Technorati Favorites\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/martasmeanderings.blogspot.com\/feeds\/5386779445251824752\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=4616247336548508893\u0026postID=5386779445251824752\u0026isPopup=true","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4616247336548508893\/posts\/default\/5386779445251824752"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4616247336548508893\/posts\/default\/5386779445251824752"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/martasmeanderings.blogspot.com\/2010\/01\/review-of-dream-to-call-my-own-by.html","title":"Review of A Dream To Call My Own by Tracie Peterson"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_MQ1h9AH7xDI\/S1zgeYLIS9I\/AAAAAAAACEk\/yG9ixCcow_E\/s72-c\/n296914.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}}]}});