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We celebrated Sara's 50th birthday on August 25th! At birth, she weighed only 4 1/2 pounds. She was in Children's Hospital for a month due to an intestinal blockage that required surgery. To celebrate her big day, we had lasagna and a Dairy Queen cake. Sara got nice gifts, including the T-shirt she's wearing that says "50 Years Of Being Awesome." She modeled the tops that she received as gifts. Sara enjoyed her birthday and we had fun celebrating her!
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My ebook Priscilla’s Escape is available on BookBub for free for a limited time! Subscribe to BookBub for free to access amazing ebook deals from your favorite authors. Go to the link below to snag Priscilla’s Escape before the sale is over! It is available on Amazon, Apple, B & N, Kobo, and Google.
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I got a BookBub Featured Deal for the third book, Priscilla's Escape in The Bishop's Daughters Series! It is hard to get this promotion from BookBubl! I hope I'll have new readers to grab Priscilla's Escape, then will fall in love with the King family and want to read more about this family.
Here is a blurb:
When faith and freedom collide, mistakes made in the past may decide the future.
Twenty-year-old Priscilla King is unsure about joining the Amish Church or using her rumspringa freedom to paint beach landscapes. She's been offered a two-month-long nanny position in Siesta Key, Florida by an author on a tight writing deadline. The opportunities presented are more than a little tempting for Priscilla, even if it means disappointing her parents and leaving her new boyfriend.
Stephen Hertzler grew up in an Amish family, but, like Priscilla, he's undecided about joining the church. He loves Priscilla and wants to marry her, though he knows she's not ready to make a decision about anything other than her summer plans. His biggest worry is that she'll meet someone else in Florida and forget him.
Priscilla's father Amos, bishop of the church, has a secret. As a child, he'd also loved painting pictures. But, because of his Amish district, painting was frowned upon and he was forced to do it in hiding. His father found out about his art and, in fury, he burned the paintings. When he was older, Amos moved to Fields Corner, where he would have been allowed to paint. Traumatized, he'd instead buried his passion for art in order to focus on being a good bishop for the community.
When Priscilla's parents sabotage her part-time job at a local fabric store to dissuade her from following a "worldly lifestyle" in taking the nanny position in Florida, Priscilla is distraught. She knows she would regret not taking this chance. Leaving a note, she sneaks out in disobedience of her parents' wishes.
Stolen paintings and Mitch, a Jewish New Yorker, are unexpected complications for Priscilla. Free to paint, dreams she's never fully envisioned before seem within reach…but at what price?
Here is a blurb:
When faith and freedom collide, mistakes made in the past may decide the future.
Twenty-year-old Priscilla King is unsure about joining the Amish Church or using her rumspringa freedom to paint beach landscapes. She's been offered a two-month-long nanny position in Siesta Key, Florida by an author on a tight writing deadline. The opportunities presented are more than a little tempting for Priscilla, even if it means disappointing her parents and leaving her new boyfriend.
Stephen Hertzler grew up in an Amish family, but, like Priscilla, he's undecided about joining the church. He loves Priscilla and wants to marry her, though he knows she's not ready to make a decision about anything other than her summer plans. His biggest worry is that she'll meet someone else in Florida and forget him.
Priscilla's father Amos, bishop of the church, has a secret. As a child, he'd also loved painting pictures. But, because of his Amish district, painting was frowned upon and he was forced to do it in hiding. His father found out about his art and, in fury, he burned the paintings. When he was older, Amos moved to Fields Corner, where he would have been allowed to paint. Traumatized, he'd instead buried his passion for art in order to focus on being a good bishop for the community.
When Priscilla's parents sabotage her part-time job at a local fabric store to dissuade her from following a "worldly lifestyle" in taking the nanny position in Florida, Priscilla is distraught. She knows she would regret not taking this chance. Leaving a note, she sneaks out in disobedience of her parents' wishes.
Stolen paintings and Mitch, a Jewish New Yorker, are unexpected complications for Priscilla. Free to paint, dreams she's never fully envisioned before seem within reach…but at what price?
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I am thrilled to have received this 5-star review from Kristina Anderson!
"Maggie’s May Song by Diane Craver is a delightful, heartwarming story about relationships, second chances, and the courage it takes to open one’s heart. The story is beautifully written with steady pacing that keeps the pages turning. Maggie and Simon are multifaceted, realistic, and easy to root for, and the true-to-life situations they face make their journey especially engaging. For them to build a happy future together, they must find a way to overcome fear, misunderstandings, and past hurts. This uplifting Amish romance is filled with forgiveness, trust, family, love, and faith. The descriptions of the baked goods are so vivid they will have your mouth watering. Maggie’s May Song is the fifth book in An Amish Romance Birthday series, but it can easily be enjoyed as a standalone. Engaging, sweet, and full of warmth, Maggie’s May Song is a charming Amish story that will leave readers smiling."
"Maggie’s May Song by Diane Craver is a delightful, heartwarming story about relationships, second chances, and the courage it takes to open one’s heart. The story is beautifully written with steady pacing that keeps the pages turning. Maggie and Simon are multifaceted, realistic, and easy to root for, and the true-to-life situations they face make their journey especially engaging. For them to build a happy future together, they must find a way to overcome fear, misunderstandings, and past hurts. This uplifting Amish romance is filled with forgiveness, trust, family, love, and faith. The descriptions of the baked goods are so vivid they will have your mouth watering. Maggie’s May Song is the fifth book in An Amish Romance Birthday series, but it can easily be enjoyed as a standalone. Engaging, sweet, and full of warmth, Maggie’s May Song is a charming Amish story that will leave readers smiling."
Buy here for the ebook! It is in Kindle Unlimited. There is also a paperback version and a large print version!
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Review by Karin
5 out of 5 stars
Well done
Format: Kindle
Good job over introducing so many personalities. The trials and reputations liberally sprinkled with so much love. It kept me interested right to the end. I love happy endings.
Purchase here or can subscribe to KU to access my book!
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If you tried to reply to my newsletter to be entered in my book contest, I heard the emails didn't go through. I will work on resolving this issue. For now, use my email address:
dianecraver@gmail.con
5 out of 5 stars
Well done
Format: Kindle
Good job over introducing so many personalities. The trials and reputations liberally sprinkled with so much love. It kept me interested right to the end. I love happy endings.
Purchase here or can subscribe to KU to access my book!
For newsletter subscribers:
If you tried to reply to my newsletter to be entered in my book contest, I heard the emails didn't go through. I will work on resolving this issue. For now, use my email address:
dianecraver@gmail.con
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Rachel Good interviewed me on her Substack! If you visit and leave a comment, you'll be entered into the drawing to win a print copy of Maggie's May Song!
https://open.substack.com/.../p/meet-author-diane-craver
https://open.substack.com/.../p/meet-author-diane-craver
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Last Thursday evening, we attended the eighth-grade graduation and Mass at St. Veronica Church. We are proud of our grandchildren, Dillon and Camellia! Sharing photos of our handsome son and grandson and our beautiful granddaughter.
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Fantastic News! Maggie's May Song is now available in large print for $19.99. Several of my readers prefer to read their paperback books in larger text! Kindles are nice when you want to change the font in a book! When my eyes get tired, I change the font to a larger one in my Kindle books. I know some readers do not like to read books from a Kindle and enjoy holding a book in their hands. Now readers have 3 choices.
By the way, I have audiobooks in my Dreams of Plain Daughters Series! I personally never listen to audiobooks.
By the way, I have audiobooks in my Dreams of Plain Daughters Series! I personally never listen to audiobooks.
Click here to purchase the large print!
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Congratulations to Elena and Lila! Our granddaughters placed 1st in the discus yesterday at the track meet. I didn't get to go so I hope I can go next week to see them throw.
Happy Mother's Day, Everyone! I received bouquets of flowers yesterday from my son and daughter-in-law. Daughter, Emily, is having brunch delivered to us. I'm getting hungry!
Happy Mother's Day, Everyone! I received bouquets of flowers yesterday from my son and daughter-in-law. Daughter, Emily, is having brunch delivered to us. I'm getting hungry!
