Diane Craver Award-Winning Author

July 17th, 2017

7/17/2017

I read LOST IN LOVE last month! I know I am slow in posting a review for it. :) I have to admit there are a lot of books I read, but never get a chance to write reviews. By the way, I appreciate all the readers who take time to write reviews for me and other authors. This was the first book I read by Leah Atwood. It is short and an enjoyable book. I look forward to reading more books by Leah. If you enjoy reading Christian romance, I hope you read her books!

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These days, Sunny Evans didn’t live up to her name. She was desperate. As in find-a-husband-online desperate. She had until March to marry or risk losing the bed and breakfast left to her by a quirky aunt who left several odd requirements in her will. When her fiancée showed up, he was nothing as described in his online profile and not in a good way.

After losing the woman he loved to another man, Sean Pearson planned a week long escape to his grandfather’s cabin that he remembered from childhood. He needed time away and solitude to reevaluate his life. Unfortunately for him, his GPS got him lost on back roads, and he stopped for directions at the first place he came across, the Crosswinds Bed and Breakfast.

The unexpected detour led to events Sean couldn’t have anticipated, but in a moment of clarity, he saw the opportunity to make a difference in Sunny’s life. Could the GPS have led him to the right place after all?
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Here is Leah's website: www.leahatwood.com
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Away too long!

6/8/2017

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Oh my gosh, I never meant to be away from my blog this long. I started a social studies project at DRC in Sharonville, Ohio, on April 24 and it ended for me on May 30. I was babysitting one day a week for our grandchildren, Dillon, Elena and Lila. I had told my daughter-in-law that the project wouldn't last that long. Social studies projects had always ended early in the past. I was a team leader/supervisor for this project, so I did have to start training a few days ahead and worked a little longer after the readers were finished.

We also had Saturday hours, overtime and one Sunday available to work. I worked 9 hours a day plus 3 Saturdays. I didn't work on the Sunday. Some worked 9 1/2 hours during the week. I didn't want to stay until 5:30 to get the extra half hour because my commute was long and traffic already bad enough at 5:00. This overtime also had never happened with social studies. It wasn't always easy but I enjoyed being a team leader. I had 10 awesome readers and they gave me a card on their last day and each person had signed it with a thoughtful message.

Amish Baby Snatched is on sale for two weeks! Starting today! It is a savings of $3.00

Blurb:
Instead of going backpacking in Europe for the summer, pregnant eighteen-year-old Chloe Parrish ends up in Fields Corner. Her parents send her there to work in her aunt’s restaurant. Chloe’s parents and her boyfriend Logan want her to consider adoption.
      Amish and happily married, Beth Byler is pregnant with her first baby. When she sees how sad Chloe seems at the doctor’s office, Beth asks if everything is okay. Although they come from different backgrounds, their pregnancies give them something to share and they become friends.
      During their prenatal visits, Chloe and Beth meet a new obstetrician, Dr. Tony Cunningham. He becomes interested in the lovely Chloe. Tony and Chloe find themselves at crossroads in their lives—she’s torn about what to do about her baby, and Tony isn’t sure he wants to do Amish home births.
      After a baby is kidnapped, anger explodes between Beth and Chloe.
      Can both women recover from a heartbreaking situation, and trust God still knows what is best for them?
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CELEBRATE LIT BLOG TOUR started today!!!!!

4/20/2017

My blog tour is off to a great start at Bree's blog. Here is the link: https://bibliophile.reviews/book-review/christian/a-plain-widow

For my Celebrate Blog Tour, I am giving away a complete set of my Dreams of Plain Daughters Series in paperback and a $20 gift certificate to Amazon for the Grand Prize. The Runner-Up prize is Amish Baby Snatched, Book 1 in my new series and a $10 gift certificate to Amazon. If winners live outside the US, I’ll substitute ebooks.

Here is the complete list of all the blog stops!

April 20: Bibliophile Reviews
April 20: Lighthouse Academy
April 21: A Reader’s Brain
April 21: D’S QUILTS & BOOKS
April 22: cherylbbookblog
April 23 Donna's Bookshelf
April 24: Chas Ray’s Book Nerd Corner
April 25: Pause for Tales
April 25: Bigreadersite
April 26: Moments Dipped in Ink
April 27: A Baker’s Perspective
April 28: Christian Bookaholic
April 29: Just Commonly
April 30: Debbie’s Dusty Deliberations
April 30: A Greater Yes
May 1: Because I said so — and other adventures in Parenting
May 1: Splashes of Joy
May 2: Karen Sue Hadley
May 2: my site/autism mom

5 stars for A PLAIN WIDOW!

4/8/2017

Review for A PLAIN WIDOW 5.0 out of 5 stars
By Linda Knott

Molly lost her husband in a barn fire while he was trying to save his horses. The fire turned out to be arson and the investigator,is a woman, who Molly takes to right away. Molly has a two year old and is pregnant.

One of the firemen who came to the fire is an Amish man, Jonathan. He recently move to the community from another area and volunteered to help Molly's grandfather plant her crops. Thus, he and Molly talked a lot and became good friends.

Mourning the loss of her husband, Molly finds out that Caleb had lots of secrets. This is a very good story with some big surprises and as always, a happy ending.

Review posted on Amazon. Click here to buy. Also available on other sites.

Celebrate Lit Blog Tour & Giveaways!

4/2/2017

Blog Stops

April 20: Bibliophile Reviews
April 20: Lighthouse Academy
April 21: A Reader’s Brain
April 21: D’S QUILTS & BOOKS
April 22: cherylbbookblog
April 23: Donna’s Bookshelf
April 24: Chas Ray’s Book Nerd Corner
April 25: Pause for Tales
April 25: Bigreadersite
April 26: Moments Dipped in Ink
April 27: A Baker’s Perspective
April 28: Christian Bookaholic
April 29: Just Commonly
April 30: Debbie’s Dusty Deliberations
April 30: A Greater Yes
May 1: Because I said so — and other adventures in Parenting
May 1: Splashes of Joy
May 2: Karen Sue Hadley
May 2: my site/autism mom
May 3: A Simply Enchanted Life

GIVEAWAYS: Grand Prize - A complete set of my Dreams of Plain Daughters Series in paperback and a $20 GC to Amazon. Runner-Up Prize - Signed copy of AMISH BABY SNATCHED, Book 1 in new series and a $10 GC to Amazon. If winners live outside of the US, I'll substitute ebooks. Our post office seems to have difficulty with mailing anything outside the US.

Weekend Sale on NEW RELEASE, A PLAIN WIDOW!!!!!!

3/10/2017

A PLAIN WIDOW, Book 2 in The Bishop's Daughters is only 99 cents. I want to give my readers a discounted price. It will be $3.99 after Sunday!!!

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Molly Ebersol’s life changes in a few minutes when an arsonist torches their barn. Her husband, Caleb, rushes inside the burning barn to save his horses. Although Amish firefighter, Jonathan Mast, tries to save Caleb, he fails. Suddenly Molly becomes a widow.

A month later, an anonymous person gives money to cover the lumber and food expenses for the barn raising. One late night more money is left for Molly on the porch. The fire investigator wonders if the arsonist feels guilt about Caleb’s death and is responsible for the money gifts.

During the continued investigation, it’s learned that Caleb had secrets he kept from Molly. She is crushed by what Caleb did before meeting her. How could the love of her life kept his English past from her?

Her new neighbor, Jonathan, helps her to make the difficult transition from wife to widow.
Although Molly develops feelings for Jonathan, can she ever trust him to be truthful to her? She isn’t sure she can fall in love again. Her trust in relationships is shattered because of Caleb’s past actions.

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