tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44175105271262053482024-03-18T13:05:05.616-04:00A Modern Day Fairy TaleFaith. Family. Fiction. Fun.Randi Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02733835395527590988noreply@blogger.comBlogger5310125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4417510527126205348.post-29504911185390317682024-03-18T07:00:00.000-04:002024-03-18T08:06:32.200-04:00Head Over Skates by Gigi Blume: Book Review<p><span style="font-family: inherit;"> <i style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">*Book received for consideration. All thoughts are my own.</i></span></p><div class="post-body clearfix" id="post-body-1441020991711469998" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; width: 632.042px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/717b12QpMSL._SY522_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="522" data-original-width="343" height="522" src="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/717b12QpMSL._SY522_.jpg" width="343" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="border: 0px !important; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; margin: 0px !important; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="border: 0px !important; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; margin: 0px !important; text-align: center;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0IcBcmaM9yXGh0T98aitd8IFGpUfOLTqI02fYdIeKsfUkEsLqvR_ZcUKrQxMCHecYF6QBzB35s-EGGg0eIbavc7pVZua6gq2pdq8h8BAe19bIEKny8BWo1wNl87dd3AurkognJK3s-Jep2NqO5ibhtSKF2UHVuPAg0w-eUNkDkQ2J59sU7TKl0sAX/s626/3book.png" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom-color: rgb(225, 188, 76); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-width: 0px 0px 4px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: none; color: #65175a; margin: 0px 1em; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="185" data-original-width="626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0IcBcmaM9yXGh0T98aitd8IFGpUfOLTqI02fYdIeKsfUkEsLqvR_ZcUKrQxMCHecYF6QBzB35s-EGGg0eIbavc7pVZua6gq2pdq8h8BAe19bIEKny8BWo1wNl87dd3AurkognJK3s-Jep2NqO5ibhtSKF2UHVuPAg0w-eUNkDkQ2J59sU7TKl0sAX/s16000/3book.png" style="border: none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px auto; max-width: 100%; position: relative;" /></span></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: 0px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span class="a-text-bold" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700 !important;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: 0px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">From </span><span class="a-text-bold a-text-italic" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic !important; font-weight: 700 !important;">USA Today Bestselling Author</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"> Gigi Blume comes a new, standalone sports romance featuring a surly hockey star and the figure skater who has it in for him.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span class="a-text-bold" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700 !important;">Sometimes you have to play dirty to score big.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span class="a-text-bold" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700 !important;">OWEN:</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">I've never met a challenge I couldn't deke out—until Emily Brooks blasted into my world with all the subtlety of a slapshot to the face.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">When an underwear incident (don’t ask) gives Emily ammunition for her gossip blog </span><span class="a-text-italic" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic !important;">Blades After Dark</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">, I’ve become her very reluctant muse. Perched on her Zamboni with a crafty smirk on that gorgeous face, she’s determined to turn my life into one big penalty box.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Not only does this woman have an Olympic-sized grudge against me, she cheered—yes, cheered—for the other team.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">When I find out she has a secret she doesn’t want out, it’s gloves off.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">I’m tempted to toss her right into the sin bin, but she’s skating circles around me.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">In a catsuit. (don’t ask about that, either)</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">But now the championship cup’s gone missing, and we find ourselves sleuthing in closed quarters—despite Emily’s stubborn determination to keep me at stick's length.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Now I can’t stop thinking about that stolen kiss, and I want another taste.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Am I playing for keeps? Or am I the one who's being played?</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span class="a-text-bold" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700 !important;">EMILY:</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">My Olympic figure skating dreams got toe-picked, but driving a Zamboni at the Toronto Blizzard Dome has its perks—like not being recognized.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Beneath the cloak of anonymity, my words do what my skates used to; they slice with precision—in my late-night hockey blog.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Enter Owen Jablonski, the cocky star player with more notches on his hockey stick than all the pucks in Canada. Yet he singles me out to—get this—come on to me.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">The gall. But the pen is mightier than the skate blade, so they say.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Do I have reasons for slamming Owen’s name against the boards? Yes, I do.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">And when a funny post about him goes viral, can you blame me for finding Owen's flustered face a little bit delightful?</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">But instead of a simple exposé, Owen turns the tables on me and brokers a twisted deal: polish his precious public image in my blog in exchange for his silence on my identity. It's extortion with a side of sultry glares.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">And secret kisses against the wall.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">He's maddening, infuriating... a reeaaally good kisser.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Now I’m stuck in a reluctant pact with Owen. Stack on a mystery and the sting of his smoldering kiss on my mind, the heat between us might just melt all the ice in the rink.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">He’s not what I expected, or wanted. How fiercely protective he is. How he insists I wear his jersey. How my heart flips when he stands up for me.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Or the way his eyes rake over me with want.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Oof. Is it getting hot in here?</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">I need to body-check my feelings before Owen scores more than just goals.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: 0px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span class="a-text-bold" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700 !important;"></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="a-text-bold a-text-italic" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic !important; font-weight: 700 !important;">Lace up your skates and get ready to laugh, cry, and swoon. Head Over Skates is just the ticket for those who love their sports RomCom served with a side of snark, witty banter, and just a hint of mayhem.</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />🏒 Enemies to Lovers<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />🏒 Protective MMC<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />🏒 Figure skater FMC<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />🏒 Forced Proximity<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />🏒 Who did this to you trope<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />🏒 Wall kisses<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />🏒 Zamboni rides<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />🏒 Amateur sleuths<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />🏒 Fake dating</span></p><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-width: initial; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><h4 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 4px; position: relative; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; text-transform: uppercase;"><img border="0" data-original-height="185" data-original-width="626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFe885ONiocPfX7SWlC9hLBTCe_oCwdR3_PwtznnrWqAfx4LS8wNYmZZrkckPNN4FzILVsog21s7np5L34ZXVyotLWc36Sf88l0louNy45RbyJ4axA39tv3lIdiN0hnrNQaRy2Ke_jlS5pfZa6Q5wwLosfjL9yAAY4QA_Ncp2hZoT6F8GmzA94BrOQ/s16000/3author.png" style="border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; max-width: 100%; position: relative;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></h4></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: 0px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Gigi is a USA TODAY bestselling author and hopeless musical theatre nerd who has perfected the art of lollygagging.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Former professional wedding singer, Gigi lives in Southern California with her personal chef (AKA husband) and two weird and awesome teenagers who take after her more than she’s comfortable with. Quoting movies and pop culture with her kids is one of her favorite pastimes. A Hufflepuff and die-hard Whovian, she’s convinced magic is really a thing, still believes in Santa Claus, and finds miracles everywhere.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">When Gigi's not writing about swoony book boyfriends and the women that bring them to their knees, she likes to belt out showtunes, embarrass her kids, and get distracted by her dog.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">LOVE ROMANTIC COMEDY?</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Join Gigi Blume's rollicking band of romance enthusiasts and get weekly updates on new releases, bonus features, and recommended reading that won't make your grandmother blush.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">gigiblume.com/free-novella</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Stalk me here:</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Instagram @gigiblume</span></p><div class="separator" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #0f1111;">Facebook @gigiblume</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZSZSpDwCcmnL0npVvci5Q89Vc3ZQ-rZTBfRccDAssmWBYQZMCf5KHV6nzBVMABbAYI8REV-_3UOWLJC5ehpsmVx6advm8hT-5e0wemdN4NJSv6yaA7eq1KDcr3wtHUVR_6HgsgR_VpAShjhy6IaiZP8qds2KPBrrRba9B8YmhskNaz7Vam8I__rL_/s626/3review.png" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom-color: rgb(225, 188, 76); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-width: 0px 0px 4px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: none; color: #65175a; margin: 0px 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><img border="0" data-original-height="185" data-original-width="626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZSZSpDwCcmnL0npVvci5Q89Vc3ZQ-rZTBfRccDAssmWBYQZMCf5KHV6nzBVMABbAYI8REV-_3UOWLJC5ehpsmVx6advm8hT-5e0wemdN4NJSv6yaA7eq1KDcr3wtHUVR_6HgsgR_VpAShjhy6IaiZP8qds2KPBrrRba9B8YmhskNaz7Vam8I__rL_/s16000/3review.png" style="border: none; box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; position: relative;" /></span></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; text-align: left;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Oh my goodness... I am obsessed with this book! <br /><br />It's no secret that I am ALL about the hockey romances lately, so I was definitely excited for this one. Not only did it meet my expectations... but it far exceeded them. Right away I was drawn into these characters' lives. The banter was fantastically done and oh my goodness, the chemistry! Just wow! It was interesting seeing Emily's perception of Owen, because when we see his POV, he seems so far different than what she has been told. Yeah, he was a little on the cocky side sometimes... but also super sweet and protective too. I found myself wondering what on earth was going on, knowing there had to be more to the story... and boy was there! I won't give anything away, but I loved all the twists and turns that kept me wanting to read on. There was a bit of a mystery and lots of amateur sleuthing which was definitely made it all that much more fun to read too. I really just could not put it down!<br /><br /><i>Head Over Skates </i>is a closed-door romance with sizzling kisses, but nothing beyond that. There is, however, a good amount of innuendo and minor language and as such might not be for everyone. <br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWp5PiWtUgQ6KhqAK9WXQasZaHAi5vbqD0KiZy3bHVL0oMtwCgYjfN0ZzLsgRXjlDuxEPxo0N3C66e6HJM3U0LMCBlGW3zucTPOtwPj8_J25VrFBwvV903rKVFwJwAeYkjdO4mLnALgf4bOjbyUQj0wc1aMQJj3PGbeH69JKAjnKZ2Ko3jeeDqwl0B/s626/3buy.png" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: 4px solid rgb(225, 188, 76); box-sizing: border-box; color: #65175a; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><img border="0" data-original-height="185" data-original-width="626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWp5PiWtUgQ6KhqAK9WXQasZaHAi5vbqD0KiZy3bHVL0oMtwCgYjfN0ZzLsgRXjlDuxEPxo0N3C66e6HJM3U0LMCBlGW3zucTPOtwPj8_J25VrFBwvV903rKVFwJwAeYkjdO4mLnALgf4bOjbyUQj0wc1aMQJj3PGbeH69JKAjnKZ2Ko3jeeDqwl0B/s16000/3buy.png" style="border: none; box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; position: relative;" /></span></a><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Get your copy: <a href="https://amzn.to/3v5JK9f">https://amzn.to/3v5JK9f</a></span></span></span></div></div></div>Randi Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02733835395527590988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4417510527126205348.post-37399947038472842024-03-18T05:00:00.003-04:002024-03-18T05:00:00.135-04:00This Ain’t No Promised Land: Q&A with Tina Shelton + Giveaway<p> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="This Ain't No Promised Land JustRead Blog + Review Tour" class="alignnone wp-image-28264" height="237" src="https://justreadtours.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Banner_ThisAintNoPromisedLand_BlogReview_JR.jpg" width="640" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Welcome to the Blog + Review Tour for <i><b><span style="color: #ce3857;">This Ain’t No Promised Land </span></b></i>by Tina Shelton, hosted by <a href="https://justreadtours.com/2024/03/18/welcome-to-the-this-aint-no-promised-land-blog-review-tour-giveaway" rel="noopener" target="_blank">JustRead Publicity Tours</a>!</p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ce3857;"><b>About the Book</b></span></h3>
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<p data-pm-slice="1 1 []"><b>Title:</b> This Ain’t No Promised Land
<b><br />Author:</b> Tina Shelton
<b><br />Publisher:</b> Kregel Publications
<b><br />Release Date:</b> March 19, 2024
<b><br />Genre:</b> Christian General Fiction</p><p>
"With stellar storytelling skills, Tina Shelton reminds us that while love isn't always enough to erase the hurts, it's the only way to survive them. A powerful read!" </p><p>--<b>Julie Cantrell</b>, <i>New York Times & USA Today</i> best-selling author of <i>Perennials</i> </p><p>When her husband dies, Charlotte can't face the things she's done that could tear her family apart. So she drops a goodbye letter in the cookie jar and flees south to escape everything--her life, her three daughters, the mistakes she's made, and the secrets eating her alive. </p><p>Now Gracey and her sisters are alone on Chicago's South Side with nothing but their home and belongings. They're doing everything they can to stay together, but young teens aren't meant to parent themselves. Their close-knit Black community gathers around them to keep them fed and clothed with the utilities on, but that's not enough to fix the damage of abandonment. </p><p>Hundreds of miles away, Charlotte is struggling to keep her own head above water. She's made a close friend who talks to her about God in a way Charlotte's never heard before. But when her demons catch up to her, the shaky peace she tried to build shatters. Even if she's able to find the courage to embrace motherhood again, will it be enough to save the family she left behind?
</p><p data-pm-slice="1 1 []"><b><span style="color: #ce3857;">PURCHASE LINKS:</span></b> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/197113235-this-ain-t-no-promised-land" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Goodreads</a> | <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CRWV17BQ" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Amazon</a> | <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/this-aint-no-promised-land-tina-shelton/1143946954" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Barnes & Noble</a> | <a href="https://www.christianbook.com/this-aint-no-promised-land-novel/9780825448515/pd/5448515" rel="noopener" target="_blank">ChristianBook</a> | <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/this-ain-t-no-promised-land-tina-shelton/20506916" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Bookshop</a> | <a href="https://www.bookbub.com/books/this-ain-t-no-promised-land-by-tina-shelton" rel="noopener" target="_blank">BookBub</a></p>
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<h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ce3857;"><b>About the Author</b></span></h3>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Tina Shelton" class="alignnone wp-image-29351 size-medium" height="290" src="https://justreadtours.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Shelton-Tina-Kayliani-Shi-300x290.png" width="300" /></p>
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<p data-pm-slice="1 1 []"><b>Tina Shelton</b> is registrar at Chicago Theological Seminary and a pastor in the Northern Illinois Conference of the United Methodist Church. She is also the mother of two young adults, and loves walking, working out, and traveling with her family. This is her first novel.</p>
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<p data-pm-slice="1 1 []">Connect with Tina by following her on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ts_walking/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">@ts_walking</a><br /><br /></p><h3><span style="color: #ce3857;">Author Interview</span></h3><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW17082929 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW17082929 BCX8" paraeid="{c7873685-cfe5-4c63-bdd5-21fe916c391d}{249}" paraid="1" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span class="TextRun Highlight SCXW17082929 BCX8" data-contrast="none" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #434343; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: transparent solid 1px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW17082929 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">Welcome, Tina! Thank you for taking the time to answer my questions and giving my readers a chance to get to know you and your new book </span></span><span class="TextRun Highlight SCXW17082929 BCX8" data-contrast="none" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #434343; font-style: italic; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: transparent solid 1px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW17082929 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">This </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW17082929 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">Ain’t</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW17082929 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> No Promised Land</span></span><span class="TextRun Highlight SCXW17082929 BCX8" data-contrast="none" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; 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-webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px 0px 16px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span class="TextRun Highlight SCXW17082929 BCX8" data-contrast="none" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #434343; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: transparent solid 1px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW17082929 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">If you could describe your main character(s) in just three words each, what would those words be?</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW17082929 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":240,"335559740":240}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #434343; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></b></span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW17082929 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW17082929 BCX8" paraeid="{0f032b85-fd57-4802-8f46-9db056d75f9b}{44}" paraid="8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px 0px 16px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="TextRun Highlight SCXW17082929 BCX8" data-contrast="none" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #434343; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: transparent solid 1px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW17082929 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">Charlotte is sensitive, </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW17082929 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">thoughtful</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW17082929 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> and strong</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW17082929 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":240,"335559740":240}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #434343; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW17082929 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW17082929 BCX8" paraeid="{0f032b85-fd57-4802-8f46-9db056d75f9b}{50}" paraid="9" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px 0px 16px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="TextRun Highlight SCXW17082929 BCX8" data-contrast="none" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #434343; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: transparent solid 1px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW17082929 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">Gracie is resourceful, intuitive, and tenacious</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW17082929 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":240,"335559740":240}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #434343; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW17082929 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW17082929 BCX8" paraeid="{0f032b85-fd57-4802-8f46-9db056d75f9b}{56}" paraid="10" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span class="TextRun SCXW17082929 BCX8" data-contrast="none" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #434343; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">Can you tell us a little bit more about </span><span class="TextRun SCXW17082929 BCX8" data-contrast="none" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #434343; font-style: italic; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW17082929 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">This </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW17082929 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">Ain’t</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW17082929 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> No Promised Land</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW17082929 BCX8" data-contrast="none" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #434343; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">?</span><span class="EOP SCXW17082929 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #434343; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></b></span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW17082929 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW17082929 BCX8" paraeid="{0f032b85-fd57-4802-8f46-9db056d75f9b}{66}" paraid="11" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="TextRun SCXW17082929 BCX8" data-contrast="none" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #434343; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW17082929 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"></span></span><span class="EOP SCXW17082929 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #434343; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW17082929 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW17082929 BCX8" paraeid="{0f032b85-fd57-4802-8f46-9db056d75f9b}{70}" paraid="12" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="TextRun SCXW17082929 BCX8" data-contrast="none" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #434343; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW17082929 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">It’s</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW17082929 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> a story about resilience and the ways in which a family fights to stay together. Sometimes people leave simply because they </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW17082929 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">don’t</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW17082929 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> know how to stay, but that </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW17082929 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">doesn’t</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW17082929 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> mean they </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW17082929 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">don’t</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW17082929 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> love you–They just </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW17082929 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">don’t</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW17082929 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> know how. This is a story about learning to love even when the tools </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW17082929 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">aren’t</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW17082929 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> there.</span></span><span class="LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW17082929 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #434343; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"><span class="SCXW17082929 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-wrap: nowrap !important; user-select: text;"> </span><br class="SCXW17082929 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-wrap: nowrap !important; user-select: text;" /></span><span class="TextRun EmptyTextRun SCXW17082929 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 17px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"></span><span class="LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW17082929 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; line-height: 17px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"><span class="SCXW17082929 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-wrap: nowrap !important; user-select: text;"> </span><br class="SCXW17082929 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-wrap: nowrap !important; user-select: text;" /></span><span class="TextRun Highlight SCXW17082929 BCX8" data-contrast="none" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #434343; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: transparent solid 1px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW17082929 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"><b>What was the most challenging part of bringing this story to life?
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There are some </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW17082929 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">really sensitive</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW17082929 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> issues in this story. I wanted to be mindful of what others may have gone through in their own lives and hopefully create </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW17082929 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">safe</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW17082929 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> space that could </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW17082929 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">possibly lead</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW17082929 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> to a layer of healing.
<b>The most rewarding?</b>
It was rewarding to see the finished product. The book feels like </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW17082929 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">an</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW17082929 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> physical addition to my family </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW17082929 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">that’s</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW17082929 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> always been there but never seen.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW17082929 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #434343; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW17082929 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW17082929 BCX8" paraeid="{0f032b85-fd57-4802-8f46-9db056d75f9b}{78}" paraid="13" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="TextRun EmptyTextRun SCXW17082929 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 17px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"></span><span class="LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW17082929 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; line-height: 17px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"><span class="SCXW17082929 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-wrap: nowrap !important; user-select: text;"> </span><br class="SCXW17082929 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-wrap: nowrap !important; user-select: text;" /></span><span class="TextRun SCXW17082929 BCX8" data-contrast="none" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #434343; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><b>What do you hope readers will take away from the book?</b></span><span class="EOP SCXW17082929 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #434343; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW17082929 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW17082929 BCX8" paraeid="{0f032b85-fd57-4802-8f46-9db056d75f9b}{84}" paraid="14" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="TextRun SCXW17082929 BCX8" data-contrast="none" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #434343; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW17082929 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"></span></span><span class="EOP SCXW17082929 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #434343; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW17082929 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW17082929 BCX8" paraeid="{0f032b85-fd57-4802-8f46-9db056d75f9b}{88}" paraid="15" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="TextRun SCXW17082929 BCX8" data-contrast="none" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #434343; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW17082929 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">I honestly hope they take away that </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW17082929 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">it’s</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW17082929 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> okay to trust your gut when it comes to love. God has a way of nudging us. If it feels in any way wrong, it </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW17082929 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">probably is</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW17082929 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">. 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Randi Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02733835395527590988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4417510527126205348.post-61978347096026040092024-03-18T05:00:00.001-04:002024-03-18T05:00:00.136-04:00Honeysuckle Breeze by B.R. Goodwin: Book Review<p><span style="font-family: inherit;"> <i style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">*Book received for consideration. All thoughts are my own.</i></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71AWUoQ0+LL._SY522_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="522" data-original-width="326" height="522" src="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71AWUoQ0+LL._SY522_.jpg" width="326" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; border: 0px !important; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; color: #333333; margin: 0px !important; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; color: #333333; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0IcBcmaM9yXGh0T98aitd8IFGpUfOLTqI02fYdIeKsfUkEsLqvR_ZcUKrQxMCHecYF6QBzB35s-EGGg0eIbavc7pVZua6gq2pdq8h8BAe19bIEKny8BWo1wNl87dd3AurkognJK3s-Jep2NqO5ibhtSKF2UHVuPAg0w-eUNkDkQ2J59sU7TKl0sAX/s626/3book.png" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom-color: rgb(225, 188, 76); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-width: 0px 0px 4px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: none; color: #65175a; margin: 0px 1em; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="185" data-original-width="626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0IcBcmaM9yXGh0T98aitd8IFGpUfOLTqI02fYdIeKsfUkEsLqvR_ZcUKrQxMCHecYF6QBzB35s-EGGg0eIbavc7pVZua6gq2pdq8h8BAe19bIEKny8BWo1wNl87dd3AurkognJK3s-Jep2NqO5ibhtSKF2UHVuPAg0w-eUNkDkQ2J59sU7TKl0sAX/s16000/3book.png" style="border: none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px auto; max-width: 100%; position: relative;" /></span></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; color: #333333; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-width: initial; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: 0px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span class="a-text-bold" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700 !important;">Would you rather know what your best friend’s lips feel like against yours but get ghosted immediately after… or never even taste the possibility of forever?</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />What could be worse than inconveniently falling for your long-distance best friend? How ‘bout sharing an unexpected, but magical, Christmas kiss with him, then being ghosted ever after…</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">It's been three months since Caroline has spoken to Griffin Lovett—since he leaned in, gave her the kiss of her life, then returned to his life across the country without another word. After praying through the heartbreak, then pouring her emotions into glitter-filled crafts, Caroline is properly distracted with spring wedding plans for her sister, spending time with her siblings, and enjoying her job as Sugartree Elementary’s newest kindergarten teacher. She’s nearly over </span><span class="a-text-italic" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic !important;">the event.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">In fact, she barely, BARELY, even thinks about how special Griffin Lovett made her feel or how much she misses their easy conversations. And she definitely does NOT daydream about how impossibly soft his lips felt against hers. But when Griffin unexpectedly returns to Sugartree and enrolls his son in Caroline’s class, she’s forced to confront her best friend, and her very real feelings for him, every single day.</span></p><h4 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 4px; position: relative; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; text-transform: uppercase;"><img border="0" data-original-height="185" data-original-width="626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFe885ONiocPfX7SWlC9hLBTCe_oCwdR3_PwtznnrWqAfx4LS8wNYmZZrkckPNN4FzILVsog21s7np5L34ZXVyotLWc36Sf88l0louNy45RbyJ4axA39tv3lIdiN0hnrNQaRy2Ke_jlS5pfZa6Q5wwLosfjL9yAAY4QA_Ncp2hZoT6F8GmzA94BrOQ/s16000/3author.png" style="border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; max-width: 100%; position: relative;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></h4></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: 0px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">B.R. Goodwin is a Georgia native, married to her college sweetheart, and the mother of three wild animal children she adores.</span></p><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; color: #333333; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #0f1111;">When she isn’t writing Christian Fiction, she’s reading, hiking, bee-keeping, soccer mom-ing, or planning her family’s next big adventure while drinking copious amounts of tea & coffee. Above all else, the heartbeat of everything she does in life, friendship, and writing is with an eye to sharing the Good News of salvation through Jesus Christ with everyone she meets.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZSZSpDwCcmnL0npVvci5Q89Vc3ZQ-rZTBfRccDAssmWBYQZMCf5KHV6nzBVMABbAYI8REV-_3UOWLJC5ehpsmVx6advm8hT-5e0wemdN4NJSv6yaA7eq1KDcr3wtHUVR_6HgsgR_VpAShjhy6IaiZP8qds2KPBrrRba9B8YmhskNaz7Vam8I__rL_/s626/3review.png" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom-color: rgb(225, 188, 76); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-width: 0px 0px 4px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: none; color: #65175a; margin: 0px 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><img border="0" data-original-height="185" data-original-width="626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZSZSpDwCcmnL0npVvci5Q89Vc3ZQ-rZTBfRccDAssmWBYQZMCf5KHV6nzBVMABbAYI8REV-_3UOWLJC5ehpsmVx6advm8hT-5e0wemdN4NJSv6yaA7eq1KDcr3wtHUVR_6HgsgR_VpAShjhy6IaiZP8qds2KPBrrRba9B8YmhskNaz7Vam8I__rL_/s16000/3review.png" style="border: none; box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; position: relative;" /></span></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><i>Honeysuckle Breeze </i>is the second book in the Sugartree Romance series. While reading the first book might give you a little bit better idea of the family dynamics, I do believe this could be enjoyed just fine as a standalone as well. (That said, book one was great, and I'd still highly recommend it as well.)<br /><br />Oh my goodness, this was such a sweet read. This story focuses on Caroline and Griffin's story. After sharing a Christmas kiss, Griffin disappears without a word... until he shows back up to town a few months later-- his son Theo being the newest kid in Caroline's kindergarten class. I loved how this story was broken into two alternating time frames--- but not in your typical manner. It's broken down to before the kiss... and after. I loved seeing the pre-kiss text exchanges, the everchanging phone nicknames and just how the dynamic changed between the two of them throughout the story. I couldn't get enough of the two of them... or Theo! <br /><br />This story was truly the perfect blend of smalltown and family shenanigans to keep me laughing out loud with sweet romantic moments all with a great message of faith throughout... and I just adored everything about it. Seeing the other siblings' and hints at what could be coming in their respective stories also has me looking forward to the rest of the series even more... I cannot wait to spend more time with the whole crazy bunch! <br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; color: #333333; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; text-align: left;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWp5PiWtUgQ6KhqAK9WXQasZaHAi5vbqD0KiZy3bHVL0oMtwCgYjfN0ZzLsgRXjlDuxEPxo0N3C66e6HJM3U0LMCBlGW3zucTPOtwPj8_J25VrFBwvV903rKVFwJwAeYkjdO4mLnALgf4bOjbyUQj0wc1aMQJj3PGbeH69JKAjnKZ2Ko3jeeDqwl0B/s626/3buy.png" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: 4px solid rgb(225, 188, 76); box-sizing: border-box; color: #65175a; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><img border="0" data-original-height="185" data-original-width="626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWp5PiWtUgQ6KhqAK9WXQasZaHAi5vbqD0KiZy3bHVL0oMtwCgYjfN0ZzLsgRXjlDuxEPxo0N3C66e6HJM3U0LMCBlGW3zucTPOtwPj8_J25VrFBwvV903rKVFwJwAeYkjdO4mLnALgf4bOjbyUQj0wc1aMQJj3PGbeH69JKAjnKZ2Ko3jeeDqwl0B/s16000/3buy.png" style="border: none; box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; position: relative;" /></span></a><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Grab your copy here: <a href="https://amzn.to/3UXGXto">https://amzn.to/3UXGXto</a></span></span></div></div>Randi Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02733835395527590988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4417510527126205348.post-37253338056983116472024-03-17T05:00:00.003-04:002024-03-17T05:00:00.240-04:00Brewin' Up Love by Kaci Lane: Book Review<p><span style="font-family: inherit;"> <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"> </span><i style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">*Book received for consideration. All thoughts are my own.</i></span></p><div class="post-body clearfix" id="post-body-1441020991711469998" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; width: 632.042px;"><div class="separator" style="border: 0px !important; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; margin: 0px !important; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="border: 0px !important; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; margin: 0px !important; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71cNyi9KVbL._SY522_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="522" data-original-width="348" height="522" src="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71cNyi9KVbL._SY522_.jpg" width="348" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0IcBcmaM9yXGh0T98aitd8IFGpUfOLTqI02fYdIeKsfUkEsLqvR_ZcUKrQxMCHecYF6QBzB35s-EGGg0eIbavc7pVZua6gq2pdq8h8BAe19bIEKny8BWo1wNl87dd3AurkognJK3s-Jep2NqO5ibhtSKF2UHVuPAg0w-eUNkDkQ2J59sU7TKl0sAX/s626/3book.png" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom-color: rgb(225, 188, 76); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-width: 0px 0px 4px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: none; color: #65175a; margin: 0px 1em; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="185" data-original-width="626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0IcBcmaM9yXGh0T98aitd8IFGpUfOLTqI02fYdIeKsfUkEsLqvR_ZcUKrQxMCHecYF6QBzB35s-EGGg0eIbavc7pVZua6gq2pdq8h8BAe19bIEKny8BWo1wNl87dd3AurkognJK3s-Jep2NqO5ibhtSKF2UHVuPAg0w-eUNkDkQ2J59sU7TKl0sAX/s16000/3book.png" style="border: none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px auto; max-width: 100%; position: relative;" /></span></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-width: initial; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: 0px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span class="a-text-bold" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700 !important;">My new adult life is going as planned . . . until my boyfriend gets drafted.</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Luckily it’s just baseball, not war.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Although I’m fighting pretty hard to make a long-term relationship transition seamlessly into long-distance.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />One minute Nate and I are headed to college. The next he’s joining a minor league team in Atlanta. The only part of my life not changing is my family’s apple orchard and good old Apple Cart, Alabama.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Mary’s Diner and Piggly Wiggly are still the hub of downtown, and the General Store is still selling “everything from a cradle to a coffin.” (A rather morbid marketing tactic if you ask me.)<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Part of me is ready to spread my wings and see what the rest of the world has to offer. Like the chocolate coffee Nate and I discovered recently. But Nate’s the other part of the equation—the solution to the “x” that was missing in my life. One that I pray never becomes an “ex.”<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />When we were only sixteen, we made a promise to love each other forever. That’s a promise I know I can keep.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />But can that promise outlast us chasing separate dreams?<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span><span class="a-text-bold" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700 !important;">About the Series:</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Welcome to </span><span class="a-text-bold a-text-italic" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic !important; font-weight: 700 !important;">The Coffee Loft</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">, a place where romance is always brewing.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Grab your favorite table over in the corner and be prepared to be swept off your feet. This multi-author collection features some of your favorite sweet romance authors that you already know and love, as well as a few new names you'll be rushing to check out.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />From cold brews to cappuccinos and frothy frappes, there's something on the menu for every romantic comedy reader. Fake dates, meddling matchmakers, friends-to-lovers and so much more, each stand-alone story is the right blend of sweet, guaranteed to warm your heart.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Happily-ever-after's coming right up!</span></p><h4 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 4px; position: relative; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; text-transform: uppercase;"><img border="0" data-original-height="185" data-original-width="626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFe885ONiocPfX7SWlC9hLBTCe_oCwdR3_PwtznnrWqAfx4LS8wNYmZZrkckPNN4FzILVsog21s7np5L34ZXVyotLWc36Sf88l0louNy45RbyJ4axA39tv3lIdiN0hnrNQaRy2Ke_jlS5pfZa6Q5wwLosfjL9yAAY4QA_Ncp2hZoT6F8GmzA94BrOQ/s16000/3author.png" style="border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; max-width: 100%; position: relative;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></h4></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: 0px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Kaci Lane is an Alabama girl whose mission in life is to write stories that relate to real-life issues with a bit of comic relief. While unsuccessfully trying to learn Spanish for a decade, she has become fluent in Sarcasm, Southern Belle and movie quotes. She is married to a true Southern gentleman and has two young children, all of which help keep her humility in check.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">With a background and degree in journalism, Kaci has written almost everything about anything. Well, except for topics that would make any good Southern Baptist’s face turn the color of a Crimson Tide football jersey.</span></p><div class="separator" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #0f1111;">If you want to learn more about Kaci and fun, behind the scenes of her writing, sign up for her newsletter: https://www.subscribepage.com/v3v3p5.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZSZSpDwCcmnL0npVvci5Q89Vc3ZQ-rZTBfRccDAssmWBYQZMCf5KHV6nzBVMABbAYI8REV-_3UOWLJC5ehpsmVx6advm8hT-5e0wemdN4NJSv6yaA7eq1KDcr3wtHUVR_6HgsgR_VpAShjhy6IaiZP8qds2KPBrrRba9B8YmhskNaz7Vam8I__rL_/s626/3review.png" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom-color: rgb(225, 188, 76); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-width: 0px 0px 4px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: none; color: #65175a; margin: 0px 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><img border="0" data-original-height="185" data-original-width="626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZSZSpDwCcmnL0npVvci5Q89Vc3ZQ-rZTBfRccDAssmWBYQZMCf5KHV6nzBVMABbAYI8REV-_3UOWLJC5ehpsmVx6advm8hT-5e0wemdN4NJSv6yaA7eq1KDcr3wtHUVR_6HgsgR_VpAShjhy6IaiZP8qds2KPBrrRba9B8YmhskNaz7Vam8I__rL_/s16000/3review.png" style="border: none; box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; position: relative;" /></span></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><br /><br />Brewin' Up Love</i> is part of the Coffee Loft series. This is a multi-author series with all books involving a Coffee Loft coffee shop in some way. All books can be enjoyed as standalones or in any order. <br /><br />This is actually a prequel to the upcoming second book in the Single Southern Mamas series- <i>Mom Ball</i>. Brooke is apparently introduced in the first book of that series- <i>Mom Squad</i>. I had not read that book yet, so this was my first introduction to Brooke and her story. Brooke and Nate are high school sweethearts. We meet them at the tail end of their senior year as they're about to graduate and head off to college. But their plans get changed when he is drafted to play baseball in the minor leagues, and they find themselves trying to make it work long distance. The story follows them as they try to navigate their new normal with his baseball career and the start of college. This is a super quick read. It could probably be easily read in one or two sittings... and it's definitely very much an introduction... they won't be getting their happily ever after just yet! We are given a peek at what is to come in <i>Mom Ball</i> and well, let's just say it definitely has me wanting to know what on earth happened in those years between this one and that one! Despite its short length, this was a really enjoyable read. It has some of that great country humor that I've come to love and expect from Kaci's books, and I really just found that I enjoyed these two together very much. I am looking forward to seeing the rest of their story very soon! (While I wouldn't say this ends on a cliffhanger exactly, their story again isn't quite finished yet. If that's something that would bother you, I might wait just a bit to read until that next book comes out!)<br /><br /><i>Brewin' Up Love</i> is a closed-door romance with kisses only and no language. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; text-align: left;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWp5PiWtUgQ6KhqAK9WXQasZaHAi5vbqD0KiZy3bHVL0oMtwCgYjfN0ZzLsgRXjlDuxEPxo0N3C66e6HJM3U0LMCBlGW3zucTPOtwPj8_J25VrFBwvV903rKVFwJwAeYkjdO4mLnALgf4bOjbyUQj0wc1aMQJj3PGbeH69JKAjnKZ2Ko3jeeDqwl0B/s626/3buy.png" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: 4px solid rgb(225, 188, 76); box-sizing: border-box; color: #65175a; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><img border="0" data-original-height="185" data-original-width="626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWp5PiWtUgQ6KhqAK9WXQasZaHAi5vbqD0KiZy3bHVL0oMtwCgYjfN0ZzLsgRXjlDuxEPxo0N3C66e6HJM3U0LMCBlGW3zucTPOtwPj8_J25VrFBwvV903rKVFwJwAeYkjdO4mLnALgf4bOjbyUQj0wc1aMQJj3PGbeH69JKAjnKZ2Ko3jeeDqwl0B/s16000/3buy.png" style="border: none; box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; position: relative;" /></span></a><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Get your copy: <a href="https://amzn.to/3Tf8X9e">https://amzn.to/3Tf8X9e</a></span></span></span></div></div></div>Randi Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02733835395527590988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4417510527126205348.post-30834377841841843822024-03-17T05:00:00.001-04:002024-03-17T05:00:00.239-04:00No Kisses for the Neighbor Next Door by Francesca Spencer: Book Review<p><span style="font-family: inherit;"> <i style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">*Book received for consideration. All thoughts are my own.</i></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51K3z10AViL._SY522_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="522" data-original-width="334" height="522" src="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51K3z10AViL._SY522_.jpg" width="334" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; border: 0px !important; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; color: #333333; margin: 0px !important; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; color: #333333; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0IcBcmaM9yXGh0T98aitd8IFGpUfOLTqI02fYdIeKsfUkEsLqvR_ZcUKrQxMCHecYF6QBzB35s-EGGg0eIbavc7pVZua6gq2pdq8h8BAe19bIEKny8BWo1wNl87dd3AurkognJK3s-Jep2NqO5ibhtSKF2UHVuPAg0w-eUNkDkQ2J59sU7TKl0sAX/s626/3book.png" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom-color: rgb(225, 188, 76); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-width: 0px 0px 4px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: none; color: #65175a; margin: 0px 1em; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="185" data-original-width="626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0IcBcmaM9yXGh0T98aitd8IFGpUfOLTqI02fYdIeKsfUkEsLqvR_ZcUKrQxMCHecYF6QBzB35s-EGGg0eIbavc7pVZua6gq2pdq8h8BAe19bIEKny8BWo1wNl87dd3AurkognJK3s-Jep2NqO5ibhtSKF2UHVuPAg0w-eUNkDkQ2J59sU7TKl0sAX/s16000/3book.png" style="border: none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px auto; max-width: 100%; position: relative;" /></span></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; color: #333333; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-width: initial; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: 0px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span class="a-text-bold" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700 !important;">I’m not falling for the hot firefighter next door. There’s no point. He’s not sticking around.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: 0px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Despite the initial spark between us, Cam Wickham remains aloof: polite but detached.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Which suits me fine. I love books and my cozy quiet librarian life. Shush, please.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">So what if he has smoldering eyes, shoulders of a Greek hero, and a smile that melts me to mush.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Cam’s a confirmed city-boy bachelor who doesn’t even want to be in a small town like Oak River.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">When the two of us are paired up at The Annual Spring Fair our attraction ignites.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">My defenses are toast.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Then things really heat up at the Fire Department demonstration.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">After a simulated rescue from a burning tower, the pretend mouth-to-mouth resuscitation feels more like a kiss.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">If Cam still decides to leave, everything could go up in smoke, including my unprotected heart.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span class="a-text-bold" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700 !important;">But he can never know.</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span><span class="a-text-bold a-text-italic" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic !important; font-weight: 700 !important;">No Kisses for the Neighbor Next Door</span><span class="a-text-italic" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic !important;"> is a heart-warming, closed-door, stand-alone romcom with laugh-out-loud funny stuff, falling-in-love kisses, and a HEA to bring on those happy tears.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />_____________________________________________________________________________________<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span><span class="a-text-bold a-text-italic" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic !important; font-weight: 700 !important;">WELCOME to the Sweet Spring Kisses Series Below!</span><span class="a-text-italic" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic !important;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />The Sweet Spring Kisses Series comprises of four standalone sweet romance novels that contain swoon worthy moments, kisses, and happily ever afters. We hope you enjoy every one of them!<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span><span class="a-text-bold a-text-italic" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic !important; font-weight: 700 !important;">Book 1</span><span class="a-text-italic" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic !important;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Never Fall for your Brothers Best Friend by Abby Greyson<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span><span class="a-text-bold a-text-italic" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic !important; font-weight: 700 !important;">My brother’s best friend shattered my heart when he left to chase a dream of shoulder pads and glory. Now he’s back, but even worse, so is my crush. Anyone know how to keep a heart intact when heartbreak is inevitable?</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span><span class="a-text-bold a-text-italic" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic !important; font-weight: 700 !important;">Book 2</span><span class="a-text-italic" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic !important;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Digging up Love with the Sheriff by Evie Sterling<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span><span class="a-text-bold a-text-italic" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic !important; font-weight: 700 !important;">There's a new sheriff in town. He's tall, dark, and handsome. And a total thorn in my side. I can't seem to stop smiling. And I don't smile for just anyone.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span class="a-text-bold a-text-italic" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic !important; font-weight: 700 !important;">Book 3</span><span class="a-text-italic" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic !important;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Whisked Away by my Billionaire Boyfriend by Bella Greene<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span><span class="a-text-bold a-text-italic" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic !important; font-weight: 700 !important;">When a billionaire CEO walks into a bakery, he gets more than a sweet treat, he now has a fake girlfriend. Maybe this structured life of mine needs a little chaos—and a whole lot of Piper.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span><span class="a-text-bold a-text-italic" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic !important; font-weight: 700 !important;">Book 4</span><span class="a-text-italic" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic !important;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />No Kisses for the Neighbor Next Door by Francesca Spencer<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span><span class="a-text-bold a-text-italic" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic !important; font-weight: 700 !important;">A handsome firefighter. A straight-laced librarian. A small town spring fair where the spark of pent-up emotions could burst into flames.</span></p><h4 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 4px; position: relative; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; text-transform: uppercase;"><img border="0" data-original-height="185" data-original-width="626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFe885ONiocPfX7SWlC9hLBTCe_oCwdR3_PwtznnrWqAfx4LS8wNYmZZrkckPNN4FzILVsog21s7np5L34ZXVyotLWc36Sf88l0louNy45RbyJ4axA39tv3lIdiN0hnrNQaRy2Ke_jlS5pfZa6Q5wwLosfjL9yAAY4QA_Ncp2hZoT6F8GmzA94BrOQ/s16000/3author.png" style="border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; max-width: 100%; position: relative;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></h4></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: 0px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">www.francescaspencerauthor.com</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">My stories are loaded with funny stuff, coincidence, drama and love.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I pull out all the action and comedy, which is usually tragic and accident laden - add some romance if it's romcom - and package it up in a satisfying narrative tied up with a big pink shiny satin bow.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Tadaah! Here you go. Enjoy.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I'm a compulsive traveller. In fact, it's almost an addiction. I have to move around. To fund this expensive hobby, I've worked as an international primary school teacher in a number of countries, for a number of years, which has supplied its own rewards and serviced a mountain of writing material.</span></p><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; color: #333333; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #0f1111;">When I'm not teaching or having marvellous adventures, I'm visiting friends and family and writing books.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZSZSpDwCcmnL0npVvci5Q89Vc3ZQ-rZTBfRccDAssmWBYQZMCf5KHV6nzBVMABbAYI8REV-_3UOWLJC5ehpsmVx6advm8hT-5e0wemdN4NJSv6yaA7eq1KDcr3wtHUVR_6HgsgR_VpAShjhy6IaiZP8qds2KPBrrRba9B8YmhskNaz7Vam8I__rL_/s626/3review.png" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom-color: rgb(225, 188, 76); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-width: 0px 0px 4px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: none; color: #65175a; margin: 0px 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><img border="0" data-original-height="185" data-original-width="626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZSZSpDwCcmnL0npVvci5Q89Vc3ZQ-rZTBfRccDAssmWBYQZMCf5KHV6nzBVMABbAYI8REV-_3UOWLJC5ehpsmVx6advm8hT-5e0wemdN4NJSv6yaA7eq1KDcr3wtHUVR_6HgsgR_VpAShjhy6IaiZP8qds2KPBrrRba9B8YmhskNaz7Vam8I__rL_/s16000/3review.png" style="border: none; box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; position: relative;" /></span></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><i>No Kisses for the Neighbor Next Door</i> is the fourth book in the Sweet Spring Kisses series. This is a multi-author series, with each book able to be enjoyed as a standalone or in any order. <br /><br />This was a super quick and sweet read! Cam and Molly had an unconventional meeting, but they hit it off quickly... the problem? He is only there temporarily and has no plans to stay in a small town. Their meet cute was definitely fun... it was awkward and cute and had me smiling right from the start and looking forward to what was to come in their story. Though the attraction is there right away, this was definitely a bit of a slower burn... though because it was a shorter read, it really didn't feel too slow! I loved the fair planning and how easily these two connected. Perhaps my favorite character was not even a human character at all though! Sinatra-- another neighbor's rambunctious dog-- certainly added a lot of humor and fun to the story that I absolutely adored. This was definitely a fun read. I hadn't read anything by this author before, but definitely look forward to seeing more from her in the future!<br /><br /><i>No Kisses for the Neighbor Next Door</i> is a closed-door romance with kisses only and no language. <br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; color: #333333; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; text-align: left;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWp5PiWtUgQ6KhqAK9WXQasZaHAi5vbqD0KiZy3bHVL0oMtwCgYjfN0ZzLsgRXjlDuxEPxo0N3C66e6HJM3U0LMCBlGW3zucTPOtwPj8_J25VrFBwvV903rKVFwJwAeYkjdO4mLnALgf4bOjbyUQj0wc1aMQJj3PGbeH69JKAjnKZ2Ko3jeeDqwl0B/s626/3buy.png" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: 4px solid rgb(225, 188, 76); box-sizing: border-box; color: #65175a; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><img border="0" data-original-height="185" data-original-width="626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWp5PiWtUgQ6KhqAK9WXQasZaHAi5vbqD0KiZy3bHVL0oMtwCgYjfN0ZzLsgRXjlDuxEPxo0N3C66e6HJM3U0LMCBlGW3zucTPOtwPj8_J25VrFBwvV903rKVFwJwAeYkjdO4mLnALgf4bOjbyUQj0wc1aMQJj3PGbeH69JKAjnKZ2Ko3jeeDqwl0B/s16000/3buy.png" style="border: none; box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; position: relative;" /></span></a><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Grab your copy here: <a href="https://amzn.to/49Zs6CP">https://amzn.to/49Zs6CP</a></span></span></div></div>Randi Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02733835395527590988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4417510527126205348.post-31884701312511529292024-03-16T00:00:00.002-04:002024-03-16T00:00:00.134-04:00Fences Left Broken: Q&A with Kristen Terrette + Giveaway<p> </p><p center=""></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiilZCUacctemhC46LrpT0RBUz41iSWFFrCmAHb2xgZv8skCm68jLAUmXzZqI0avMV5k6nKfXs1435F5kL7Z6btmC4ZlDFRIHCC4yizPETnK0nJ2qe-xCnuZRuZQAz5bz9LvFLNEor9GEbTTS9tTDpHJgnGp_jA7z3eVbLBdw4oCQQH69qVx008_jaIVD4/s851/fences-left-broken.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="851" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiilZCUacctemhC46LrpT0RBUz41iSWFFrCmAHb2xgZv8skCm68jLAUmXzZqI0avMV5k6nKfXs1435F5kL7Z6btmC4ZlDFRIHCC4yizPETnK0nJ2qe-xCnuZRuZQAz5bz9LvFLNEor9GEbTTS9tTDpHJgnGp_jA7z3eVbLBdw4oCQQH69qVx008_jaIVD4/w640-h236/fences-left-broken.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><h1><span underline="">About the Book</span></h1><p><strong></strong></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT8k0QIAY1A5h5jn13mWZUW9tZYeaWrNxWRKcDjyhzxmuj1-R7QzWPnxHSPQoJ8-gYgcqhyMIyg5p12ylk_pvxau63GSQiPtc3-UvlhJ-734_-RpgZsZuhCDpGvzCMQmmMDhoCJi5KfvYKa5OYt6mmBCHej6p62UpXwDQeKPghqaMaNyxLs4CS6BODpQw/s300/CMYK300_FencesLeftBroken-199x300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="199" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT8k0QIAY1A5h5jn13mWZUW9tZYeaWrNxWRKcDjyhzxmuj1-R7QzWPnxHSPQoJ8-gYgcqhyMIyg5p12ylk_pvxau63GSQiPtc3-UvlhJ-734_-RpgZsZuhCDpGvzCMQmmMDhoCJi5KfvYKa5OYt6mmBCHej6p62UpXwDQeKPghqaMaNyxLs4CS6BODpQw/s1600/CMYK300_FencesLeftBroken-199x300.jpg" width="199" /></a></strong></div><strong><br /><br /></strong><p></p><p><strong>Book: </strong>Fences Left Broken</p><p><strong>Author: </strong>Kristen Terrette</p><p><b>Genre: </b>YA</p><p><strong>Release Date: </strong>October 13, 2023</p><p>Mia’s father is dead, and her mother has left her in the rural Mississippi Delta town of Marigold with family she’s never known. Her two sets of grandparents are separated not only by a fence dividing their properties, but by skin color and a deep-seated hatred for each other which none of them will discuss.<br />When Mia learns their mutual hatred concerns a long-ago murder, she and her new friends set out to uncover who was murdered and why. Their search leads them to unspoken secrets and buried tragedies, stretching from the years of the Great Depression to the Freedom Summer Movement of ‘64.<br />Mia hopes to reconcile her grandparents by finding the truth. But can broken family fences be truly mended in the face of decades of unforgiving hate?</p><p> </p><pre>Click <a href="”https://amzn.to/4bb5tgb”">here</a> to get your copy!</pre><p> </p><h1><span underline="">About the Author</span></h1><p><strong></strong></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4uLt1TaBebH3td7uUh9v51MA8NNRFxOoMGvMBcR4z9U8HEIrAy4hGZrBpixtqUwnPqQyi56Dz9kISUIuB3snMIRntcs3iMtLljuHlc5GzNkplvu7ajC42cQB-uVf7nDA68Q0pSQwQGXsxgALYb_1LJ76Q5cbNVB7ECXWX-_S9XhKmDu2RA7-R5eAQ2VY/s300/Kristen-Terrette-Headshot-Back-Book-199x300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="199" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4uLt1TaBebH3td7uUh9v51MA8NNRFxOoMGvMBcR4z9U8HEIrAy4hGZrBpixtqUwnPqQyi56Dz9kISUIuB3snMIRntcs3iMtLljuHlc5GzNkplvu7ajC42cQB-uVf7nDA68Q0pSQwQGXsxgALYb_1LJ76Q5cbNVB7ECXWX-_S9XhKmDu2RA7-R5eAQ2VY/s1600/Kristen-Terrette-Headshot-Back-Book-199x300.jpg" width="199" /></a></strong></div><strong><br /></strong><p></p><p>With a background in education and theology, <strong>Kristen</strong> served as a children’s ministry director and women’s leader for many years before returning to her first love—writing the stories playing out in her head. She dove into the publishing world writing numerous articles, devotionals, and novels in both the Romance and Young Adult genres. After managing an international blog and a publishing house’s social media feed, she found herself as an intern at the esteemed literary agency, Writers House, in the summer of 2022.</p><p>This landed her a job with Martin Literary Management where she now takes on author clients of her own. Stories are her thing and authors are her people. When not on her computer writing, editing, or emailing, or with her nose in a book, you can find her getting a little too loud from the sidelines of a kids’ basketball or football game. She’s also a recent transplant to rural Georgia where she thrives on jogging her forty acres terribly, drinking coffee while birdwatching, and daydreaming of new book characters, plotlines, and making her client’s dreams come true (which are her dreams as well).</p><h1><span underline="">More from Kristen</span></h1><p>All you need is a spark.</p><p>When people find out I’m an author or have read one of my books, I’m often asked how I came up with the story. My answer is always the same. They all begin with a spark, a small idea, sometimes even taking root first in a remote corner of my mind, that says, “There’s a story there.” And that one spark lights, then it quadruples, over and over until it ends up a bright and thriving fire.</p><p>The spark for <em>Fences Left Broken </em>was a documentary from 2016 called Dirt & Deeds in Mississippi which told of “the largely unknown and pivotal role played (in the Freedom Sumer Movement and the Voting Rights Act) by black landowning families in the deep South who controlled over a million acres in the 1960s.” This documentary was fascinating and linked generations who had no idea just how important they would end up being in a much-needed and changing time in history. Black sharecroppers who benefitted from an agricultural program during Roosevelt’s New Deal became landowners overnight. Skip ahead a few decades, and these same landowners, or their heirs, had the power to force change.</p><p>In the sixties, Mississippi law said that if you were a landowner, you could vote, which opened doors for black families. But, also, these black landowners had leverage. Land was king. Land was also collateral. So when Freedom Summer came along and the wave of black Southerners tried to register to vote, these black landowners had a unique advantage.</p><p>Blacks and whites who were volunteering for the Freedom Summer Movement were arrested, often on bogus charges like disrupting the peace and put in jail. But guess what? Black landowners put their land titles up as collateral and got these people out on bond.</p><p>Even crazier, out of the hundreds of arrests and bail bonds issued that summer, not ONE failed to follow through and appear in court. Not ONE person charged with a bogus crime was found in default, their bail revoked, and the bond kept. This means not ONE black family who put their land up as collateral lost it.</p><p>Historians have gone so far as to say the success of Freedom Summer and the result of the Voting Rights Act wouldn’t have been possible <em>without</em> these families risking it all for the sake of justice and equality.</p><p>This documentary was my spark. I got to thinking about these families. They were real people, now generations of people, living in these intertwined communities. What would this have looked like through the years? What became of these families? Where are they now?</p><p>And the rabbit trail of my mind began. That spark ignited, and I followed it, outlining potential events that could have happened to families in Mississippi before and after the 1960s, and it all led to my main character, Mia. And <em>Fences Left Broken</em> was born.</p><p>I hope you enjoyed learning some little-known history, and a little tidbit of my writing inspiration. And I hope you are curious to find out more about Mia’s story!<br /><br /></p><h1><span underline="">Author Interview</span></h1><div class="SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW77098767 BCX8" paraeid="{12467836-45d3-4e76-9453-0d4571c133b0}{250}" paraid="1879272940" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: #5a5a5a; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px 0px 10.6667px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span class="TextRun Highlight SCXW77098767 BCX8" data-contrast="none" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; outline: transparent solid 1px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW77098767 BCX8" data-ccp-parastyle="Subtitle" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">Can you share 5 random facts about you that we will not find in your bio? </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW77098767 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"335559739":160}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></b></span></p></div><div class="ListContainerWrapper SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: left; user-select: text;"><ol><li><span class="TextRun Highlight SCXW77098767 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-family: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; outline: transparent solid 1px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; white-space-collapse: preserve;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW77098767 BCX8" data-ccp-parastyle="Subtitle" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">I had four legit careers before I started writing. It took me </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW77098767 BCX8" data-ccp-parastyle="Subtitle" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">while</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW77098767 BCX8" data-ccp-parastyle="Subtitle" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> to find my true passion, which really meant going back to what I ALWAYS wanted to do in the first place. </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW77098767 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"335559739":160}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-family: inherit; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> </span></li><li><span class="TextRun Highlight SCXW77098767 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-family: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; outline: transparent solid 1px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; white-space-collapse: preserve;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW77098767 BCX8" data-ccp-parastyle="Subtitle" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">I’ve</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW77098767 BCX8" data-ccp-parastyle="Subtitle" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> been married to my husband and college sweetheart for 20 years. </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW77098767 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"335559739":160}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-family: inherit; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> </span></li><li><span class="TextRun SCXW77098767 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-family: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; white-space-collapse: preserve;" xml:lang="EN-US">My two kids got their athleticism from their dad, lol.</span><span class="EOP SCXW77098767 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-family: inherit; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> </span></li><li><span class="TextRun SCXW77098767 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-family: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; white-space-collapse: preserve;" xml:lang="EN-US">I love birds. </span><span class="EOP SCXW77098767 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-family: inherit; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> </span></li><li><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">I was NOT a cat person until my husband brought one home to be an “outside” cat and I </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">feel</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> in love. </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">He’s</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> now in the house A LOT! </span><span class="EOP SCXW77098767 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-family: inherit; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> </span></li></ol></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW77098767 BCX8" paraeid="{8d9938f0-e78f-4290-9aa4-627bd7ecd37f}{36}" paraid="627228354" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: #5a5a5a; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px 0px 10.6667px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="TextRun Highlight SCXW77098767 BCX8" data-contrast="none" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; outline: transparent solid 1px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW77098767 BCX8" data-ccp-parastyle="Subtitle" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"></span></span><span class="EOP SCXW77098767 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"335559739":160}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW77098767 BCX8" paraeid="{8d9938f0-e78f-4290-9aa4-627bd7ecd37f}{40}" paraid="1194206266" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: #5a5a5a; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px 0px 10.6667px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span class="TextRun Highlight SCXW77098767 BCX8" data-contrast="none" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; outline: transparent solid 1px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW77098767 BCX8" data-ccp-parastyle="Subtitle" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">When did you first discover you had a passion for writing?</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW77098767 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"335559739":160}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></b></span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW77098767 BCX8" paraeid="{8d9938f0-e78f-4290-9aa4-627bd7ecd37f}{46}" paraid="2001330295" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="TextRun SCXW77098767 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">100% in elementary school. I won awards every year in our Young Author’s Fairs at school. By high school and college, I was the family go-to to help with reports, essays, etc. My mom still tells stories about how I would write something to help one of my sisters in like five minutes, and it would be poignant and perfect. I </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">don’t</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> really remember doing this, but glad I could help!</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW77098767 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW77098767 BCX8" paraeid="{8d9938f0-e78f-4290-9aa4-627bd7ecd37f}{52}" paraid="1345365453" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="TextRun SCXW77098767 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"></span></span><span class="EOP SCXW77098767 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW77098767 BCX8" paraeid="{8d9938f0-e78f-4290-9aa4-627bd7ecd37f}{56}" paraid="1968543338" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="TextRun Highlight SCXW77098767 BCX8" data-contrast="none" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #434343; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; outline: transparent solid 1px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"><b>What drew you to your chosen genre? </b></span></span><span class="EOP SCXW77098767 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #434343; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">
</span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #434343; font-family: inherit;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW77098767 BCX8" paraeid="{8d9938f0-e78f-4290-9aa4-627bd7ecd37f}{66}" paraid="520412623" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="TextRun Highlight SCXW77098767 BCX8" data-contrast="none" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #434343; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; outline: transparent solid 1px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">I </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">actually do</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> write in two genres. Young Adult and Romance. My first three books have been Romance, and my last three have been Young Adult. Really, I think </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">it’s</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> all about what characters and story GOD gives me. I joke th</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">a</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">t the stories </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">He’s</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> giving me now are teen ones! So, </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">that’s</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> what </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">spill</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> out. I also think this has played out because I read a lot in these genres as well. </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW77098767 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #434343; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW77098767 BCX8" paraeid="{8d9938f0-e78f-4290-9aa4-627bd7ecd37f}{80}" paraid="1870161089" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="TextRun SCXW77098767 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"></span></span><span class="EOP SCXW77098767 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW77098767 BCX8" paraeid="{8d9938f0-e78f-4290-9aa4-627bd7ecd37f}{84}" paraid="2025730273" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="TextRun Highlight SCXW77098767 BCX8" data-contrast="none" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #434343; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; outline: transparent solid 1px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"><b>What does your writing routine look like? </b></span></span><span class="EOP SCXW77098767 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #434343; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW77098767 BCX8" paraeid="{8d9938f0-e78f-4290-9aa4-627bd7ecd37f}{90}" paraid="862326737" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="TextRun SCXW77098767 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"></span></span><span class="EOP SCXW77098767 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW77098767 BCX8" paraeid="{8d9938f0-e78f-4290-9aa4-627bd7ecd37f}{94}" paraid="864097632" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="TextRun SCXW77098767 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">I am by far the most productive in the morning. I have prayer time, take my son to </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">school, and</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> come home, get MORE coffee</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">,</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> and go to work. Overall, </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">I’ve</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> always worked while the kids were at school and the hubs is at work.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW77098767 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW77098767 BCX8" paraeid="{8d9938f0-e78f-4290-9aa4-627bd7ecd37f}{104}" paraid="2132844946" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="TextRun SCXW77098767 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"></span></span><span class="EOP SCXW77098767 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW77098767 BCX8" paraeid="{8d9938f0-e78f-4290-9aa4-627bd7ecd37f}{108}" paraid="1462805143" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span class="TextRun Highlight SCXW77098767 BCX8" data-contrast="none" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #434343; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; outline: transparent solid 1px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">Are you a planner or a </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">pantser</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">?</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW77098767 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #434343; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></b></span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW77098767 BCX8" paraeid="{8d9938f0-e78f-4290-9aa4-627bd7ecd37f}{118}" paraid="1991661929" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="TextRun Highlight SCXW77098767 BCX8" data-contrast="none" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #434343; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; outline: transparent solid 1px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"></span></span><span class="EOP SCXW77098767 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #434343; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></span></p></div></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW77098767 BCX8" paraeid="{8d9938f0-e78f-4290-9aa4-627bd7ecd37f}{122}" paraid="1940901795" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="TextRun Highlight SCXW77098767 BCX8" data-contrast="none" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #434343; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; outline: transparent solid 1px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">Planner, overall. Though I will say, I have a solid outline, but not necessarily how I will fulfill the outline scene</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">-</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">by</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">-</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">scene. Like, I may start out a scene and </span></span><span class="TextRun Highlight SCXW77098767 BCX8" data-contrast="none" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #434343; font-style: italic; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; outline: transparent solid 1px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">know</span></span><span class="TextRun Highlight SCXW77098767 BCX8" data-contrast="none" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #434343; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; outline: transparent solid 1px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">it’ll</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> end with a certain action or dialog happening, but how those characters get there </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">i</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">s fully </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">pantser</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">-</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">style. I surprise myself sometimes with what come</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">s</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> out!</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW77098767 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #434343; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW77098767 BCX8" paraeid="{8d9938f0-e78f-4290-9aa4-627bd7ecd37f}{154}" paraid="721923810" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="TextRun Highlight SCXW77098767 BCX8" data-contrast="none" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #434343; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; outline: transparent solid 1px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></span><span class="LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #434343; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"><span class="SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-wrap: nowrap !important; user-select: text;"> </span><br class="SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-wrap: nowrap !important; user-select: text;" /></span><b><span class="TextRun Highlight SCXW77098767 BCX8" data-contrast="none" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #434343; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; outline: transparent solid 1px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">If you had to describe your main character(s) in just three words, what would they be? </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW77098767 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #434343; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></b></span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW77098767 BCX8" paraeid="{8d9938f0-e78f-4290-9aa4-627bd7ecd37f}{162}" paraid="739696300" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="TextRun Highlight SCXW77098767 BCX8" data-contrast="none" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #434343; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; outline: transparent solid 1px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"></span></span><span class="EOP SCXW77098767 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #434343; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW77098767 BCX8" paraeid="{8d9938f0-e78f-4290-9aa4-627bd7ecd37f}{166}" paraid="1836680176" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="TextRun SCXW77098767 BCX8" data-contrast="none" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #434343; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">Peacemaker, tenacious, strong</span><span class="LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #434343; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"><span class="SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-wrap: nowrap !important; user-select: text;"> </span><br class="SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-wrap: nowrap !important; user-select: text;" /></span><span class="TextRun EmptyTextRun SCXW77098767 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"></span><span class="LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"><span class="SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-wrap: nowrap !important; user-select: text;"> </span><br class="SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-wrap: nowrap !important; user-select: text;" /></span><b><span class="TextRun Highlight SCXW77098767 BCX8" data-contrast="none" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #434343; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; outline: transparent solid 1px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">What was the most challenging part of bringing this story to life? </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW77098767 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #434343; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></b></span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW77098767 BCX8" paraeid="{8d9938f0-e78f-4290-9aa4-627bd7ecd37f}{174}" paraid="1362445297" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="TextRun Highlight SCXW77098767 BCX8" data-contrast="none" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #434343; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; outline: transparent solid 1px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"></span></span><span class="EOP SCXW77098767 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #434343; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW77098767 BCX8" paraeid="{8d9938f0-e78f-4290-9aa4-627bd7ecd37f}{178}" paraid="1416835457" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="TextRun SCXW77098767 BCX8" data-contrast="none" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">By far the most challenging part of bringing this story to life is all about correctly capturing my biracial main character’s life and understanding of the world around her. I am a literary agent as well, and certainly know the faux pa</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">s</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> involved here with a white woman writing a biracial character. I took this very seriously. I had four </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">sensitivity</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> readers give feedback on the book. I interviewed a biracial girl and her biological white mother. (These are good friends of mine, so I could be real, and so could they!) I tried many times to figure out how to </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">write</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> this fascinating story (inspired by true events) that God had planted inside me without making Mia a biracial teen, but I </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">couldn’t</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> do it. So, I just started writing. And </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">I’m</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">very proud</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> of the story. And my feedback from both black and white readers has been wonderful. </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">This is not a white</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">-</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">hero story. This is a forgiveness story.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW77098767 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW77098767 BCX8" paraeid="{8d9938f0-e78f-4290-9aa4-627bd7ecd37f}{194}" paraid="1774683436" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="TextRun SCXW77098767 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; 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background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span class="TextRun Highlight SCXW77098767 BCX8" data-contrast="none" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #434343; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; outline: transparent solid 1px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">What was the most rewarding?</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW77098767 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #434343; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></b></span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW77098767 BCX8" paraeid="{8d9938f0-e78f-4290-9aa4-627bd7ecd37f}{204}" paraid="533714794" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="TextRun Highlight SCXW77098767 BCX8" data-contrast="none" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #434343; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; outline: transparent solid 1px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"></span></span><span class="EOP SCXW77098767 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #434343; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW77098767 BCX8" paraeid="{8d9938f0-e78f-4290-9aa4-627bd7ecd37f}{208}" paraid="173163976" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="TextRun Highlight SCXW77098767 BCX8" data-contrast="none" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #434343; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; outline: transparent solid 1px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">Oh goodness, easy, the reader reviews! </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">I truly get butterflies read</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">ing</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW77098767 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> them!</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW77098767 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; 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Click the link below to enter.</p><p center=""><a href="https://promosimple.com/ps/2a553/fences-left-broken-celebration-tour-giveaway" style="background-color: white; box-shadow: none; box-sizing: inherit; color: #686868; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; outline: 0px; text-align: center; text-decoration-line: none;">https://promosimple.com/ps/2a553/fences-left-broken-celebration-tour-giveaway</a></p>Randi Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02733835395527590988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4417510527126205348.post-11956517616147718752024-03-15T13:03:00.000-04:002024-03-15T13:03:56.177-04:00Top Tips for Inspiring Students in the Classroom<p><br /></p><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW259105918 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW259105918 BCX8" paraeid="{800247c4-17a2-46a1-8095-426e60c34b3a}{168}" paraid="530172977" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px 0px 10.6667px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span class="TextRun SCXW259105918 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-GB" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 18.3458px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259105918 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"></span></span><span class="EOP SCXW259105918 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 18.3458px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW259105918 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW259105918 BCX8" paraeid="{800247c4-17a2-46a1-8095-426e60c34b3a}{172}" paraid="719956422" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px 0px 10.6667px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span class="TextRun SCXW259105918 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-GB" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Ebrima, Ebrima_EmbeddedFont, Ebrima_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 22.6625px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259105918 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">Every parent wants their child to </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259105918 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">benefit</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259105918 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> from a well-rounded education. </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259105918 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">Children have an innate desire to learn </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259105918 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">new information</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259105918 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> and their formative years are a time when new skills can be learned along with gaining a deeper understanding of the world. The education sector plays a vital role in their development. It helps them to gain the knowledge and understanding that will allow them to effectively contribute to society when they become adults. However, some traditional forms of learning may not inspire modern students. </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW259105918 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Ebrima, Ebrima_EmbeddedFont, Ebrima_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 22.6625px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW259105918 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW259105918 BCX8" paraeid="{800247c4-17a2-46a1-8095-426e60c34b3a}{180}" paraid="2056789472" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px 0px 10.6667px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span class="TextRun SCXW259105918 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-GB" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Ebrima, Ebrima_EmbeddedFont, Ebrima_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 22.6625px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259105918 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">Learning information by rote and then repeating it in the form of tests and assessments does not give a complete understanding of the subject matter. This form of teaching can also demoralize students as it can stifle the creativity of young minds, reducing education to simply memorizing facts. Thankfully, modern teaching methods and techniques can help </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259105918 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">inspire the current student generation</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259105918 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">. In this article, some t</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259105918 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">ips will be explored that help</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259105918 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> make education more mentally invigorating, allowing students to be inspired as they learn.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW259105918 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Ebrima, Ebrima_EmbeddedFont, Ebrima_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 22.6625px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW259105918 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; 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-webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: #0f4761; font-kerning: none; margin: 10.6667px 0px 5.33333px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span class="TextRun SCXW259105918 BCX8" data-contrast="none" lang="EN-GB" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Ebrima, Ebrima_EmbeddedFont, Ebrima_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; font-weight: bold; line-height: 26.9792px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259105918 BCX8" data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">Cultivate collaboration with a </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259105918 BCX8" data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">school book</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259105918 BCX8" data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> project</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW259105918 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"134245418":true,"134245529":true,"201341983":0,"335559738":160,"335559739":80,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Ebrima, Ebrima_EmbeddedFont, Ebrima_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 26.9792px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW259105918 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; 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-webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Ebrima, Ebrima_EmbeddedFont, Ebrima_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 22.6625px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-GB">It is now widely recognized that </span><a class="Hyperlink SCXW259105918 BCX8" href="https://www.studentresearchfoundation.org/blog/learn-project-management-skills-in-high-school/#:~:text=In%20teaching%20and%20education%2C%20PM%20skills%20are%20especially,determined%2C%20and%20handling%20a%20myriad%20of%20other%20details." rel="noreferrer noopener" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; user-select: text;" target="_blank"><span class="TextRun Underlined SCXW259105918 BCX8" data-contrast="none" lang="EN-GB" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #467886; font-family: Ebrima, Ebrima_EmbeddedFont, Ebrima_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 22.6625px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: underline; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259105918 BCX8" data-ccp-charstyle="Hyperlink" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">teaching project management skills</span></span></a><span class="TextRun SCXW259105918 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-GB" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Ebrima, Ebrima_EmbeddedFont, Ebrima_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 22.6625px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259105918 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> to students is extremely important. In adult life, project management forms a key part of most professions, from undertaking group tasks in an office environment to working as a dedicated project manager. Schools can foster the learning of some key collaborative skills in this respect by creating a </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259105918 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">school book</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259105918 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> project. For this task, students will need to work together to contribute to the design and content of the book. </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW259105918 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Ebrima, Ebrima_EmbeddedFont, Ebrima_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 22.6625px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW259105918 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW259105918 BCX8" paraeid="{800247c4-17a2-46a1-8095-426e60c34b3a}{219}" paraid="606663123" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px 0px 10.6667px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span class="TextRun SCXW259105918 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-GB" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Ebrima, Ebrima_EmbeddedFont, Ebrima_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 22.6625px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259105918 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">They may need to work to pre-determined timescales and plan the </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259105918 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">different stages</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259105918 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> of the project to completion. </span></span><a class="Hyperlink SCXW259105918 BCX8" href="https://studentreasures.com/teachers-lounge/lesson-plans/" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; user-select: text;" target="_blank"><span class="TextRun Underlined SCXW259105918 BCX8" data-contrast="none" lang="EN-GB" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #467886; font-family: Ebrima, Ebrima_EmbeddedFont, Ebrima_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 22.6625px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: underline; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259105918 BCX8" data-ccp-charstyle="Hyperlink" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">If you are a teacher who is seeking additional information on this project, you can find some here</span></span></a><span class="TextRun SCXW259105918 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-GB" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Ebrima, Ebrima_EmbeddedFont, Ebrima_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 22.6625px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259105918 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">. Students can choose specific roles that they would like to play in the project. These can include overseeing the artwork, writing on specific topics, or managing the overall project process</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259105918 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">. </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259105918 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">In short, a </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259105918 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">school book</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259105918 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> project is an ideal way to introduce students to the key concepts of project management and collaboration whil</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259105918 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="851" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_NbsCEpmYXQSclh-5yKhDSGjlWL2lWyTIppWH2rSbcwi50IEt3mD-UKwWDcQnGjE8PGjNSERxLoL1kYhz9Car_j3RtVLBMRUwsve383JW2TimZb-itn5_KaHAjRK_a-w8yUhQIY_HitEhDH75Yk24nWA8wkVMT80RYCunzHLdqn2qvBlbl9h4Jx7adh4/w640-h236/gaurdian%20(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><h1><span underline="">About the Book</span></h1><p><strong></strong></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNcPNhgje-u8p2sTrZzzHXwcGD023sPLwDDRzzDrqv0vpZIytSjMkubt0uPvrLYxCWaFViC6GU_wuD51ks9w9c1dp31oruZQRKBI4qs5x6xwBshoYRdnAnnYGtgEcZotellYxIeGrHN78TjP1tuPFZF2mb_H_-myoMk7KyWSxpcYzPD8DNhgFdVvLzEVo/s300/McCrumb-Guardian-LOW-RES-200x300.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="200" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNcPNhgje-u8p2sTrZzzHXwcGD023sPLwDDRzzDrqv0vpZIytSjMkubt0uPvrLYxCWaFViC6GU_wuD51ks9w9c1dp31oruZQRKBI4qs5x6xwBshoYRdnAnnYGtgEcZotellYxIeGrHN78TjP1tuPFZF2mb_H_-myoMk7KyWSxpcYzPD8DNhgFdVvLzEVo/s1600/McCrumb-Guardian-LOW-RES-200x300.jpg" width="200" /></a></strong></div><strong><br /></strong><p></p><p><strong>Book: </strong>Guardian</p><p><strong>Author: </strong>Cathy McCrumb</p><p><b>Genre: </b>Science Fiction</p><p><strong>Release Date: </strong>February 20, 2024</p><p><strong>The Recorder’s fate has been sealed, but the Consortium is not the only enemy. </strong></p><p>Labeled an aberration by the Consortium, the Recorder is not yet free. Time is running out as an engineered bioweapon wreaks havoc on friend and foe alike.</p><p>Stopping both the biological agent and the people who created it is no easy task, especially since the Recorder and her friends are trapped on a research station infested with behemoth insects. Without Consortium technology, the probability of neutralizing the threat falls to nothing. In order to save her allies, the Recorder must activate a drone, but her success might destroy any hope for freedom, a future, and a name.</p><p> </p><pre>Click <a href="”https://amzn.to/3StRwTm”">here</a> to get your copy!</pre><p> </p><h1><span underline="">About the Author</span></h1><p><strong></strong></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpGVuftBrqUwWkih7ivTxBOjb4fzZZzimhPFYFKcYpyc_3COod8d_q9-pA7EnOQjB9ZZGvJ7r1sEdKXjYHlK6b1HMoBBtVulptUyamujPDbH4vhP51GkkHxyg4bjdgSRjMf30MrfkMbzZmJJEHdX0OT3WX1cwxyBmlGqJwpFpYJytTMbRxrDmgGcHU5Hw/s300/McCrumb-Cathy-200x300.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="200" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpGVuftBrqUwWkih7ivTxBOjb4fzZZzimhPFYFKcYpyc_3COod8d_q9-pA7EnOQjB9ZZGvJ7r1sEdKXjYHlK6b1HMoBBtVulptUyamujPDbH4vhP51GkkHxyg4bjdgSRjMf30MrfkMbzZmJJEHdX0OT3WX1cwxyBmlGqJwpFpYJytTMbRxrDmgGcHU5Hw/s1600/McCrumb-Cathy-200x300.jpg" width="200" /></a></strong></div><p></p><p><strong>Cathy McCrumb </strong>graduated from Biola University with a degree in English Literature and a love for stories. She and her husband, whom she met while writing letters to soldiers, have five children and currently live within the shadow of the Rocky Mountains. While writing is one of her favorite things to do, she also enjoys reading, long hikes and long naps, gluten-free brownies and raspberries, and crocheting while watching science fiction movies with friends and family.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><h1><span underline="">More from Cathy</span></h1><p>Someone asked me recently why I wrote <em>Guardian</em>. My answer was that the whole Children of the Consortium trilogy is my love song to people who feel left out.</p><p>In the first novel, the Recorder—a young woman with no name, no family, and no friends—doesn’t see her life as valuable. As she discovers friendship and love, however, she realizes that every person in the system is unique, and this by definition must include her, too.</p><p>How often do we doubt our own value and that of the people around us? In a world that prioritizes youth, beauty, health, and success, many people are on the outside, looking in. I suspect that deep down, a lot of us wrestle with who we are and how we fall short of this external measuring tape.</p><p>The truth, however, is very, very different from the lie of worthlessness. While we have names (and don’t usually encounter two-meter insects, for which I am extremely thankful), we frequently forget that as humans, even though we are fallen, we are made in God’s image. Furthermore, as Christians, we have been both called and adopted.</p><p>Zephaniah 3:17 says that the Lord is with us. He takes “great delight” in us and rejoices over us. What an amazing, beautiful, and comforting image. The One who formed the stars, who breathed life into every human on the planet rejoices over YOU.</p><p>My prayer is that you find hope and joy in the midst of darkness, whether or not you find friends in the pages of these novels. Look to the Lord and hold fast to the fact that you are unique and valuable. Because even when you feel like you’re on the outside looking in, you are <em>never</em> alone.<br /><br /></p><h1><span underline="">Author Interview</span></h1><div class="ListContainerWrapper SCXW87228976 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: left; user-select: text;"><span class="LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW87228976 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: #434343; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Can you share 5 random facts about you that we will not find in your bio? </b>
1) I used to play the violin and wish younger me hadn’t stopped.
2) When I was in elementary school, I climbed a tree to get my dog who had chased a squirrel into the branches.
3) I sneak vegetables into baked goods. (Shh. Don’t tell my family.)
4) Jane Austen’s novels helped settle me in the mood for writing science fiction.
5) Someday, I want to have a tuxedo cat like Bustopher. So far, I haven’t convinced my husband that a cat is essential for marketing. (Yeah, he’s not buying THAT excuse.)
<b>What does your writing routine look like? </b></span></span></div><div class="ListContainerWrapper SCXW87228976 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: left; user-select: text;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="TextRun SCXW87228976 BCX8" data-contrast="none" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; white-space-collapse: preserve;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW87228976 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">Chaos. Lol! I still have four of my five kids at home, so I </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW87228976 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">write</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW87228976 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> in stolen moments, </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW87228976 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">frequently</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW87228976 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> on scraps of paper (which I inevitably lose) or on my phone</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW87228976 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> or </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW87228976 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">my Kindle.</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW87228976 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> When I can, I break out my laptop and hope that </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW87228976 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">Autocorrupt</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW87228976 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW87228976 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">doesn’t</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW87228976 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> make the story incomprehensible.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW87228976 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; white-space-collapse: preserve;">
</span><br /><span class="TextRun Highlight SCXW87228976 BCX8" data-contrast="none" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: #434343; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; font-weight: bold; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; outline: transparent solid 1px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; white-space-collapse: preserve;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW87228976 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">Are you a planner or a </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW87228976 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">pantser</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW87228976 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">?</span></span><span class="LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW87228976 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: #434343; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span class="SCXW87228976 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-wrap: nowrap !important; user-select: text;"> </span></span></span></div><div class="ListContainerWrapper SCXW87228976 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: left; user-select: text;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="TextRun SCXW87228976 BCX8" data-contrast="none" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; white-space-collapse: preserve;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW87228976 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">I discover most of the story as I go. </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW87228976 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">It’s</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW87228976 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> a little like seeing a mountain top and going toward it </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW87228976 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">without</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW87228976 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> knowing what lies in my path. I keep the themes and the end goal in mind, then follow my </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW87228976 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">characters</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW87228976 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> around as things happen.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW87228976 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; white-space-collapse: preserve;">
</span><br /><span class="TextRun SCXW87228976 BCX8" data-contrast="none" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: #434343; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; font-weight: bold; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; white-space-collapse: preserve;" xml:lang="EN-US">What do you hope readers will take away from the book?</span><span class="LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW87228976 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: #434343; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span class="SCXW87228976 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-wrap: nowrap !important; user-select: text;"> </span></span></span></div><div class="ListContainerWrapper SCXW87228976 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: left; user-select: text;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="TextRun SCXW87228976 BCX8" data-contrast="none" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; white-space-collapse: preserve;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW87228976 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">That you are each valuable and unique. In </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW87228976 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">all of</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW87228976 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> the universe, there has only been and only will be ONE of you. What a blessing and opportunity! </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW87228976 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">And </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW87228976 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">in the midst of</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW87228976 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> turmoil, grief, and disaster, hold fast to hope and the One who made you.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW87228976 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; white-space-collapse: preserve;">
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box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blossomsandblessings.blogspot.com/" style="background-color: transparent; box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration-line: none;"><span data-sheets-hyperlinkruns="{"1":0,"2":"https://vickysluitercom.wordpress.com/author-spotlight/"}" data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4224,"10":2,"15":"arial, sans, sans-serif"}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Blossoms and Blessings"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Blossoms and Blessings</span></a>, March 17 (Author Interview)</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.theloftypages.wordpress.com/" style="background-color: transparent; box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; 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box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration-line: none;">Blogging With Carol</a> </span>, March 19</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://vickysluitercom.wordpress.com/author-spotlight/" style="background-color: transparent; box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; text-decoration-line: none;"><span data-sheets-hyperlinkruns="{"1":0,"2":"https://vickysluitercom.wordpress.com/author-spotlight/"}" data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4224,"10":2,"15":"arial"}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Vicky Sluiter"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Vicky Sluiter</span></a>, March 20 (Author Interview)</p><h1 center=""><span underline="">Giveaway</span></h1><p center=""><strong></strong></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrJCXMMTivj3K5Pdqz5xTUeM-M7sINgx3BlgUVqa6cXn_dFyPipykHJnXhY8H104CpsZn32u17YYHGtX9qE7M8-Pe3bsiG_20UQU0B_ylEo3tj3vXGGCjnQhUShabxG03lTsswY4Ipq0Pjs2vGCptPzWgwpKfxyFXtVhY5araUzP4r_xwe-OjpRLey35A/s1024/McCrumb-Guardian-LOW-RES-683x1024.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="683" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrJCXMMTivj3K5Pdqz5xTUeM-M7sINgx3BlgUVqa6cXn_dFyPipykHJnXhY8H104CpsZn32u17YYHGtX9qE7M8-Pe3bsiG_20UQU0B_ylEo3tj3vXGGCjnQhUShabxG03lTsswY4Ipq0Pjs2vGCptPzWgwpKfxyFXtVhY5araUzP4r_xwe-OjpRLey35A/s320/McCrumb-Guardian-LOW-RES-683x1024.jpg" width="213" /></a></strong></div><strong><br /><br /></strong><p></p><p center="">To celebrate her tour, Cathy is giving away the grand prize of a copy of Guardian!!</p><p center="">Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.</p><p center=""><a href="https://promosimple.com/ps/2a552/guardian-celebration-tour-giveaway" style="background-color: white; box-shadow: none; box-sizing: inherit; color: #686868; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; outline: 0px; text-align: center; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">https://promosimple.com/ps/2a552/guardian-celebration-tour-giveaway</a></p>Randi Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02733835395527590988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4417510527126205348.post-44309005747761399342024-03-14T05:00:00.001-04:002024-03-14T05:00:00.152-04:00Catch a Wave by Savannah Scott: Book Review<p><span style="font-family: inherit;"> <i style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">*Book received for consideration. All thoughts are my own.</i></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/715ZHKlvgaL._SY522_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="522" data-original-width="338" height="522" src="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/715ZHKlvgaL._SY522_.jpg" width="338" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; border: 0px !important; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; color: #333333; margin: 0px !important; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; color: #333333; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0IcBcmaM9yXGh0T98aitd8IFGpUfOLTqI02fYdIeKsfUkEsLqvR_ZcUKrQxMCHecYF6QBzB35s-EGGg0eIbavc7pVZua6gq2pdq8h8BAe19bIEKny8BWo1wNl87dd3AurkognJK3s-Jep2NqO5ibhtSKF2UHVuPAg0w-eUNkDkQ2J59sU7TKl0sAX/s626/3book.png" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom-color: rgb(225, 188, 76); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-width: 0px 0px 4px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: none; color: #65175a; margin: 0px 1em; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="185" data-original-width="626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0IcBcmaM9yXGh0T98aitd8IFGpUfOLTqI02fYdIeKsfUkEsLqvR_ZcUKrQxMCHecYF6QBzB35s-EGGg0eIbavc7pVZua6gq2pdq8h8BAe19bIEKny8BWo1wNl87dd3AurkognJK3s-Jep2NqO5ibhtSKF2UHVuPAg0w-eUNkDkQ2J59sU7TKl0sAX/s16000/3book.png" style="border: none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px auto; max-width: 100%; position: relative;" /></span></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; color: #333333; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-width: initial; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: 0px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span class="a-text-bold" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700 !important;">Did you ever see a guy and just know you had to meet him?</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />That was me and Bodhi Merrick. I couldn't take my eyes off him as he donned his wetsuit at the famous big-wave surf spot, Mavericks. I'll never forget that day. Or every time our paths crossed after that. Big wave surfing is a small world.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />And, as it happens, Bodhi felt the same tug---this irresistible attraction that drew us to one another.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />We became known as surfing's "it couple." Our love was more famous than either of us.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Until life threw us for a loop and tore what we had apart.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Now, two years after our breakup, I find myself standing on my brother's front porch, ready to beg my only sibling for a place to crash.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Only, the man who answers the door isn't my brother.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />It's my brother's best friend---also known as my ex-boyfriend, Bodhi Merrick.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Now we're living in the same house on Marbella Island.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Bodhi seems to have moved on.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />My heart will always be his.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />How am I supposed to heal from the biggest tragedy of my life when he's walking around in board shorts with his wavy hair falling across his forehead, and calling me the nickname he gave me years ago? Maybe I don't want to get over him. The question is: After all we've been through, can we give our relationship a second chance?<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span><span class="a-text-italic" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic !important;">Catch a Wave is a closed-door romcom that will grip your heart and take you on a ride ending in a sweet happily ever after. Catch a Wave is the third book in the Love Trippin' series, but can be read as a stand-alone read without reading the other books in series.</span></p><h4 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 4px; position: relative; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; text-transform: uppercase;"><img border="0" data-original-height="185" data-original-width="626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFe885ONiocPfX7SWlC9hLBTCe_oCwdR3_PwtznnrWqAfx4LS8wNYmZZrkckPNN4FzILVsog21s7np5L34ZXVyotLWc36Sf88l0louNy45RbyJ4axA39tv3lIdiN0hnrNQaRy2Ke_jlS5pfZa6Q5wwLosfjL9yAAY4QA_Ncp2hZoT6F8GmzA94BrOQ/s16000/3author.png" style="border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; max-width: 100%; position: relative;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></h4></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; color: #333333; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: 0px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;">Savannah Scott loves writing happily-ever-after romcoms with scenes where kisses make you melt. Her characters feel like long lost friends, and the settings make you want to take off on a road trip to visit.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;">You will smile. You will laugh. Yes. You will need coffee because you stayed up past your bedtime reading. Sorry, not sorry.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;">If you can’t find Savannah, she’s probably hiding with a book, dancing Zumba, or going a little crazy being the fun carpool mom who cranks the tunes and always goes through the drive-thru for copious amounts of sugar and fat on the way home from school.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;">(Can you keep a secret? I thought so. Savannah also writes as Patty H Scott, which is the Clark Kent to her Superman. If you like clean romance, check out Patty's books.)</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;">Follow Savannah on Amazon. Just click that little button so you don't miss a new release.</p><span style="color: #0f1111;">And visit https://SavannahScott.website/ to sign up for a weekly smile in your inbox.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZSZSpDwCcmnL0npVvci5Q89Vc3ZQ-rZTBfRccDAssmWBYQZMCf5KHV6nzBVMABbAYI8REV-_3UOWLJC5ehpsmVx6advm8hT-5e0wemdN4NJSv6yaA7eq1KDcr3wtHUVR_6HgsgR_VpAShjhy6IaiZP8qds2KPBrrRba9B8YmhskNaz7Vam8I__rL_/s626/3review.png" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom-color: rgb(225, 188, 76); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-width: 0px 0px 4px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: none; color: #65175a; margin: 0px 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><img border="0" data-original-height="185" data-original-width="626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZSZSpDwCcmnL0npVvci5Q89Vc3ZQ-rZTBfRccDAssmWBYQZMCf5KHV6nzBVMABbAYI8REV-_3UOWLJC5ehpsmVx6advm8hT-5e0wemdN4NJSv6yaA7eq1KDcr3wtHUVR_6HgsgR_VpAShjhy6IaiZP8qds2KPBrrRba9B8YmhskNaz7Vam8I__rL_/s16000/3review.png" style="border: none; box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; position: relative;" /></span></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><i style="color: #333333; font-family: inherit;">Catch a Wave</i><span style="color: #333333; font-family: inherit;"> is the third book in the Love Trippin' series. While we've met several characters in the previous books in the series, this can absolutely be enjoyed as a standalone as well. </span><br /><br /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: inherit;">Anytime I pick up a Savannah Scott book, I know that it's going to be a good read. Her books are always just the right blend of heart and romance with laugh out loud comedic moments that I adore and I've not read one that I did not enjoy. But I have never fallen as deeply for two characters and their story as I did with Bodhi and </span><span style="color: #333333;">Kalaine. Oh My. Goodness. These two were just... wow. I don't even have the words to fully express how much I enjoyed their story! There was such a depth to them that I couldn't help but want them to get their happily ever after... the tone might have been just a bit more on the serious side compared to other books in the series, but it still had all those humorous moments that I've come to expect as well to give it that perfect balance. I'm a big fan of second chance romances anyway, and I found this one was done remarkably. I loved how the healing from Kalaine's accident so perfectly mirrored the healing that needed to take place in their relationship. The story flashes back to their past, giving us that great history and I loved how we were given just enough to want to read on and see what went wrong. The surf culture added so much to the story as well and honestly, I just loved absolutely everything about this book! <br /></span><br /><i>Catch a Wave</i> is a closed-door romance with nothing beyond kisses.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; color: #333333; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; text-align: left;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWp5PiWtUgQ6KhqAK9WXQasZaHAi5vbqD0KiZy3bHVL0oMtwCgYjfN0ZzLsgRXjlDuxEPxo0N3C66e6HJM3U0LMCBlGW3zucTPOtwPj8_J25VrFBwvV903rKVFwJwAeYkjdO4mLnALgf4bOjbyUQj0wc1aMQJj3PGbeH69JKAjnKZ2Ko3jeeDqwl0B/s626/3buy.png" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: 4px solid rgb(225, 188, 76); box-sizing: border-box; color: #65175a; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><img border="0" data-original-height="185" data-original-width="626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWp5PiWtUgQ6KhqAK9WXQasZaHAi5vbqD0KiZy3bHVL0oMtwCgYjfN0ZzLsgRXjlDuxEPxo0N3C66e6HJM3U0LMCBlGW3zucTPOtwPj8_J25VrFBwvV903rKVFwJwAeYkjdO4mLnALgf4bOjbyUQj0wc1aMQJj3PGbeH69JKAjnKZ2Ko3jeeDqwl0B/s16000/3buy.png" style="border: none; box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; position: relative;" /></span></a><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Grab your copy here: <a href="https://amzn.to/4c0R6M0">https://amzn.to/4c0R6M0</a></span></span></div></div>Randi Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02733835395527590988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4417510527126205348.post-17634065652754531222024-03-14T00:00:00.001-04:002024-03-14T10:29:59.130-04:00One Last Shot by Susan May Warren: Book Review<p><span style="font-family: inherit;"> <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"> </span><i style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">*Book received for consideration. All thoughts are my own.</i></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81cV1gvQBbL._SY522_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="522" data-original-width="338" height="522" src="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81cV1gvQBbL._SY522_.jpg" width="338" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; border: 0px !important; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; color: #333333; margin: 0px !important; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; color: #333333; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0IcBcmaM9yXGh0T98aitd8IFGpUfOLTqI02fYdIeKsfUkEsLqvR_ZcUKrQxMCHecYF6QBzB35s-EGGg0eIbavc7pVZua6gq2pdq8h8BAe19bIEKny8BWo1wNl87dd3AurkognJK3s-Jep2NqO5ibhtSKF2UHVuPAg0w-eUNkDkQ2J59sU7TKl0sAX/s626/3book.png" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom-color: rgb(225, 188, 76); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-width: 0px 0px 4px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: none; color: #65175a; margin: 0px 1em; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="185" data-original-width="626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0IcBcmaM9yXGh0T98aitd8IFGpUfOLTqI02fYdIeKsfUkEsLqvR_ZcUKrQxMCHecYF6QBzB35s-EGGg0eIbavc7pVZua6gq2pdq8h8BAe19bIEKny8BWo1wNl87dd3AurkognJK3s-Jep2NqO5ibhtSKF2UHVuPAg0w-eUNkDkQ2J59sU7TKl0sAX/s16000/3book.png" style="border: none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px auto; max-width: 100%; position: relative;" /></span></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; color: #333333; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-width: initial; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: 0px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;">When country music star Oaken Fox joins survivalist Mike Grizz's new adventure show in the Alaskan wilderness, he just wants to boost his fan base. But when tragedy strikes, and Air One Rescue must save them, Oaken just wants to quit. Too bad his producer has other plans—signing him on with Air One Rescue as a recruit and making a reality show...<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />EMT Boo Kingston did not join Air One Rescue to train a celebrity. But she's a rookie to the team, so yes, she'll train Oaken and keep him alive and not for a minute pay attention to his charm...<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />And then five women go missing from a resort during a bachelorette weekend gone south. Now, Air One and the rescue team will have to use all their skills--and manpower, including Oaken--to find them before a blizzard settles in. But can they work together before tragedy strikes?</p><h4 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 4px; position: relative; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; text-transform: uppercase;"><img border="0" data-original-height="185" data-original-width="626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFe885ONiocPfX7SWlC9hLBTCe_oCwdR3_PwtznnrWqAfx4LS8wNYmZZrkckPNN4FzILVsog21s7np5L34ZXVyotLWc36Sf88l0louNy45RbyJ4axA39tv3lIdiN0hnrNQaRy2Ke_jlS5pfZa6Q5wwLosfjL9yAAY4QA_Ncp2hZoT6F8GmzA94BrOQ/s16000/3author.png" style="border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; max-width: 100%; position: relative;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></h4></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: 0px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Although I attended the U of Minnesota, I’m a woodsy girl at heart. Or maybe I’m an adventurer—having lived and traveled all over the world, including Siberia, Russia as a missionary for eight years. That’s why my characters seem to get into one scrape after another—they’re too much like me! I love God, my family, my country, my church, and feel privileged every day to be able to write stories.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">And my 'official' bio:</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">With nearly 2 million books sold, critically acclaimed novelist Susan May Warren is the Christy, RITA, and Carol award-winning author of over ninety novels. Known for her compelling plots and unforgettable characters, Susan has penned contemporary and historical romances, romantic suspense, thrillers, rom-coms, and Christmas novellas. With books translated into eight languages, she's a USA Today, ECPA and CBA bestseller, and has received numerous starred Publisher Weekly reviews. Library Journal says, "Warren’s characters are well-developed and she knows how to create a first rate contemporary romance.”</span></p><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; color: #333333; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #0f1111;">Susan is a nationally acclaimed writing coach, and winner of the 2009 American Christian Fiction Writers Mentor of the Year. She is the founder of Novel.Academy, author of the popular writing method, The Story Equation, and a founding partner of Sunrise Media Group.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZSZSpDwCcmnL0npVvci5Q89Vc3ZQ-rZTBfRccDAssmWBYQZMCf5KHV6nzBVMABbAYI8REV-_3UOWLJC5ehpsmVx6advm8hT-5e0wemdN4NJSv6yaA7eq1KDcr3wtHUVR_6HgsgR_VpAShjhy6IaiZP8qds2KPBrrRba9B8YmhskNaz7Vam8I__rL_/s626/3review.png" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom-color: rgb(225, 188, 76); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-width: 0px 0px 4px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: none; color: #65175a; margin: 0px 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><img border="0" data-original-height="185" data-original-width="626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZSZSpDwCcmnL0npVvci5Q89Vc3ZQ-rZTBfRccDAssmWBYQZMCf5KHV6nzBVMABbAYI8REV-_3UOWLJC5ehpsmVx6advm8hT-5e0wemdN4NJSv6yaA7eq1KDcr3wtHUVR_6HgsgR_VpAShjhy6IaiZP8qds2KPBrrRba9B8YmhskNaz7Vam8I__rL_/s16000/3review.png" style="border: none; box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; position: relative;" /></span></a></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Susan May Warren never fails to deliver a great story that is full of faith, romance, adventure and suspense... and <i>One Last Shot</i> is a great example of that!<br /><br />This was the first book in a new series, and oh what a start it was! In this series, we meet country music star Oaken Fox as he's trying to restore his reputation and career with a reality TV appearance. Plans change when tragedy strikes, and he finds himself training with Air One Rescue with EMT Boo Kingston. She's had her fair share of experience with reality TV and wants no part of it. The two connect, but due to events in their past have a lot to work through to make it all work. <br /><br />There is a LOT going on in this story. Being the first in the series, of course we're getting to know several new characters, but on top of that we have two characters with complicated pasts, a reality TV show and all the complications that can bring, an Alaskan blizzard, multiple tragedies and yes, even a murder. Like I said, it's a LOT going on... and yet, it all comes together wonderfully in a story that I couldn't get enough of. I was at the edge of my seat wondering what was going to happen next...while also really loving how the romance between Oaken and Boo balanced perfectly with the suspense. This book gives a bit of a preview about some things to come, and I absolutely cannot wait for the next book to see what happens next. <br /><br />If you love Christian romantic suspense and epic adventures, you'll definitely want to start this series! If you're already a fan of Susan May Warren, you'll appreciate a few familiar characters popping up throughout... but you can definitely enjoy this one if it's the first of her books too. <br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; color: #333333; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; text-align: left;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWp5PiWtUgQ6KhqAK9WXQasZaHAi5vbqD0KiZy3bHVL0oMtwCgYjfN0ZzLsgRXjlDuxEPxo0N3C66e6HJM3U0LMCBlGW3zucTPOtwPj8_J25VrFBwvV903rKVFwJwAeYkjdO4mLnALgf4bOjbyUQj0wc1aMQJj3PGbeH69JKAjnKZ2Ko3jeeDqwl0B/s626/3buy.png" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: 4px solid rgb(225, 188, 76); box-sizing: border-box; color: #65175a; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><img border="0" data-original-height="185" data-original-width="626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWp5PiWtUgQ6KhqAK9WXQasZaHAi5vbqD0KiZy3bHVL0oMtwCgYjfN0ZzLsgRXjlDuxEPxo0N3C66e6HJM3U0LMCBlGW3zucTPOtwPj8_J25VrFBwvV903rKVFwJwAeYkjdO4mLnALgf4bOjbyUQj0wc1aMQJj3PGbeH69JKAjnKZ2Ko3jeeDqwl0B/s16000/3buy.png" style="border: none; box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; position: relative;" /></span></a><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Grab your copy here: <a href="https://amzn.to/3VeWXXV">https://amzn.to/3VeWXXV</a></span></span></div></div>Randi Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02733835395527590988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4417510527126205348.post-38010314783797437912024-03-13T07:00:00.001-04:002024-03-13T07:00:00.137-04:00 4 Tips for Planning a Camping Trip Over Your Kids' Spring Break<p><br /></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-40f0b9f1-7fff-0985-35e6-6bf8023e53ed"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Spring break is a chance to bond with your children, making sure that they enjoy their break in a fun, safe, and productive way whenever possible. One of the best ways to make sure that this is the case is to plan a camping trip over spring break. If you want to plan a successful camping trip for your kids, make use of these four tips for a memorable adventure.</span></p><h3 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-top: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">1. Set a Budget</span></h3><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">The first and most important thing that you need to do is to set a budget. Planning how much you can spare for this trip is the best way for you to begin since this is going to inform the rest of the process. You can decide on details such as the destination, activities, and even the length of the camping trip a lot more easily once you know how much you can spare comfortably. Don't forget to set aside money to use for unexpected emergencies or similar issues so that the trip won't be cut short unexpectedly.</span></p><h3 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-top: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">2. Make the Necessary Preparations</span></h3><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Next, once you know how much you can spend, you should itemize everything so that you have a solid list. This way, you can make sure that you don't leave any important details out. One of these details is getting your vehicle in good shape if you intend to take it with you. To this end, start by taking your vehicle for service so that it's in good running shape, keeping in mind that you should expect to pay anywhere from </span><a href="https://dustystransmissions.com/your-guide-to-professional-transmission-maintenance/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">$200 to $300 on average</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> to get the transmission fluid changed. This should give you an idea of other details that you may need to plan for.</span></p><h3 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-top: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">3. Pick the Destination</span></h3><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Remember to pick the destination as well, making comparisons between various locations that you could visit. On this note, the best one should be one that offers you easy access to all the activities you'd like to do while you camp. Don't forget to consider safety, since it's crucial to ensure that you and your family don't run into issues such as severe weather or even dangerous animals. You should find the perfect location without too much struggle, with the United States and Canada having over </span><a href="https://www.discoverrv.net/blog/3-tips-on-a-successful-rv-road-trip-this-winter/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">15,000 RV parks and campgrounds</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">. That said, remember to call early enough and make the necessary bookings once you identify the perfect location so that you can be assured of a spot.</span></p><h3 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-top: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">4. Gather Everything You'll Need</span></h3><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Last but not least, take time to write another list, this time, one for everything that you're going to need for the camping trip. You can search for ideas about what this could be online if you've never gone camping before, noting that the specific activities and area you want to camp will help form an accurate list. This is something you want to involve your kids in so that they get a good idea of what's involved in terms of packing practically for a camping trip. Whether your child attends public school or if they're among the </span><a href="https://keypointacademydoral.com/what-role-do-teachers-play-in-local-early-learning-centers/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">10% of students in the United States</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> who go to a private school, be sure your kids know about any homework they need to complete on the drive to your campsite, too!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">These four tips should help you plan an amazing camping trip over your kids' spring break and get the best time underway. If you can get this done, you're sure to learn some valuable lessons about what to do and what not to do for future trips that you plan. Over time, you can improve the experience significantly for everyone involved, creating many fun memories and bonding a lot more as a family.</span></p><br /></span>Randi Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02733835395527590988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4417510527126205348.post-52872083351787832432024-03-13T05:00:00.001-04:002024-03-13T05:00:00.138-04:00Matched with Her Brother's Best Friend by Britney M. Mills: Book Review<p><span style="font-family: inherit;"> <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"> </span><i style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">*Book received for consideration. All thoughts are my own.</i></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71z1P5McY4L._SY522_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="522" data-original-width="326" height="522" src="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71z1P5McY4L._SY522_.jpg" width="326" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; border: 0px !important; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; color: #333333; margin: 0px !important; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; color: #333333; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0IcBcmaM9yXGh0T98aitd8IFGpUfOLTqI02fYdIeKsfUkEsLqvR_ZcUKrQxMCHecYF6QBzB35s-EGGg0eIbavc7pVZua6gq2pdq8h8BAe19bIEKny8BWo1wNl87dd3AurkognJK3s-Jep2NqO5ibhtSKF2UHVuPAg0w-eUNkDkQ2J59sU7TKl0sAX/s626/3book.png" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom-color: rgb(225, 188, 76); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-width: 0px 0px 4px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: none; color: #65175a; margin: 0px 1em; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="185" data-original-width="626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0IcBcmaM9yXGh0T98aitd8IFGpUfOLTqI02fYdIeKsfUkEsLqvR_ZcUKrQxMCHecYF6QBzB35s-EGGg0eIbavc7pVZua6gq2pdq8h8BAe19bIEKny8BWo1wNl87dd3AurkognJK3s-Jep2NqO5ibhtSKF2UHVuPAg0w-eUNkDkQ2J59sU7TKl0sAX/s16000/3book.png" style="border: none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px auto; max-width: 100%; position: relative;" /></span></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; color: #333333; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-width: initial; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><h4 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 4px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span class="a-text-bold" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Life is a highway, and love is the destination.</span></h4><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: 0px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Millie finds herself torn between her life in Boston and her family obligations when her brother's sudden engagement to her high school nemesis disrupts her carefully crafted routine. As she embarks on a road trip with Spencer, she grapples with conflicting emotions, realizing that her feelings for him may run deeper than the older brother she’s always thought of him as.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Spencer, a former child actor and successful business owner, is haunted by past wounds of betrayal. He sees Millie's invitation to drive to the wedding as a chance to protect her, as well as experiencing the journey for the first time. However, as they drive, he unravels the layers of his own emotions and finds himself drawn to Millie in a way he never expected. He faces the challenge of letting go of his past to embrace a potential future with Millie, questioning his own vulnerabilities and desires along the way.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span class="a-text-bold" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700 !important;">Love, laughter, and unexpected detours: Join Millie and Spencer on a journey of self-discovery and second chances.</span></p><h4 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 4px; position: relative; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; text-transform: uppercase;"><img border="0" data-original-height="185" data-original-width="626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFe885ONiocPfX7SWlC9hLBTCe_oCwdR3_PwtznnrWqAfx4LS8wNYmZZrkckPNN4FzILVsog21s7np5L34ZXVyotLWc36Sf88l0louNy45RbyJ4axA39tv3lIdiN0hnrNQaRy2Ke_jlS5pfZa6Q5wwLosfjL9yAAY4QA_Ncp2hZoT6F8GmzA94BrOQ/s16000/3author.png" style="border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; max-width: 100%; position: relative;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></h4></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: 0px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">By day, Britney M. Mills is the wife to a builder and mom to five, but by night, she turns into an author, writing YA & contemporary romance stories.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">A book lover, former college athlete, and Jane Austen fan, she crafts stories with the idea that anyone can find love. When she's not writing, she spends time playing games with her kids, or shuttling them to and from their activities, watching Sanditon and Murdock Mysteries, or dreaming of future characters while she folds a mountain of laundry.</span></p><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; color: #333333; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #0f1111;">You can find excerpts of her next project at http://www.britneymmills.com.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZSZSpDwCcmnL0npVvci5Q89Vc3ZQ-rZTBfRccDAssmWBYQZMCf5KHV6nzBVMABbAYI8REV-_3UOWLJC5ehpsmVx6advm8hT-5e0wemdN4NJSv6yaA7eq1KDcr3wtHUVR_6HgsgR_VpAShjhy6IaiZP8qds2KPBrrRba9B8YmhskNaz7Vam8I__rL_/s626/3review.png" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom-color: rgb(225, 188, 76); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-width: 0px 0px 4px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: none; color: #65175a; margin: 0px 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><img border="0" data-original-height="185" data-original-width="626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZSZSpDwCcmnL0npVvci5Q89Vc3ZQ-rZTBfRccDAssmWBYQZMCf5KHV6nzBVMABbAYI8REV-_3UOWLJC5ehpsmVx6advm8hT-5e0wemdN4NJSv6yaA7eq1KDcr3wtHUVR_6HgsgR_VpAShjhy6IaiZP8qds2KPBrrRba9B8YmhskNaz7Vam8I__rL_/s16000/3review.png" style="border: none; box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; position: relative;" /></span></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><i>Matched with Her Brother's Best Friend</i> is the fifth book in the Romance by Love, Austen series. While this is a super fun series that I'd recommend anyway, this can definitely be enjoyed as a standalone as well. <br /><br />This was a super cute read. As a people please who as trouble telling people no, I could definitely relate to Millie on that front... and as such, I loved how Spencer encourages her to stand up for herself and what she wants. He's definitely good for her! Likewise, she helps him to deal with some past hurts too. These two really are just the sweetest together and the story had a great message of healing and letting go of the past. Throw in a great road trip, a last-minute wedding and crazy family dynamics and what's not to love about this book? This was definitely a slow burn, but it fit these two so well and definitely was worth it to see them finally figure things out! It was a quick read, but I enjoyed every second of it.<br /><br /><i>Matched with Her Brother's Best Friend </i>is a closed-door romance with kisses only. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; color: #333333; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; text-align: left;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWp5PiWtUgQ6KhqAK9WXQasZaHAi5vbqD0KiZy3bHVL0oMtwCgYjfN0ZzLsgRXjlDuxEPxo0N3C66e6HJM3U0LMCBlGW3zucTPOtwPj8_J25VrFBwvV903rKVFwJwAeYkjdO4mLnALgf4bOjbyUQj0wc1aMQJj3PGbeH69JKAjnKZ2Ko3jeeDqwl0B/s626/3buy.png" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: 4px solid rgb(225, 188, 76); box-sizing: border-box; color: #65175a; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><img border="0" data-original-height="185" data-original-width="626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWp5PiWtUgQ6KhqAK9WXQasZaHAi5vbqD0KiZy3bHVL0oMtwCgYjfN0ZzLsgRXjlDuxEPxo0N3C66e6HJM3U0LMCBlGW3zucTPOtwPj8_J25VrFBwvV903rKVFwJwAeYkjdO4mLnALgf4bOjbyUQj0wc1aMQJj3PGbeH69JKAjnKZ2Ko3jeeDqwl0B/s16000/3buy.png" style="border: none; box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; position: relative;" /></span></a><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Grab your copy here: <a href="https://amzn.to/3PisyUN">https://amzn.to/3PisyUN</a></span></span></div></div>Randi Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02733835395527590988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4417510527126205348.post-79047440486305780182024-03-13T03:00:00.001-04:002024-03-13T17:41:31.314-04:00Maximizing Your Home's Value Tips and Tricks for a Profitable Sale<p> <span class="TextRun SCXW257870714 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: windowtext; font-family: Ebrima, Ebrima_EmbeddedFont, Ebrima_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 22.6625px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; white-space-collapse: preserve;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW257870714 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">Selling your home is </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW257870714 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">a significant decision</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW257870714 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">, and </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW257870714 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">you</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW257870714 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">’ll</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW257870714 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> naturally want to get the best possible price for it. 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-webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"></span></span><span class="EOP SCXW257870714 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Ebrima, Ebrima_EmbeddedFont, Ebrima_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 22.6625px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW257870714 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW257870714 BCX8" paraeid="{5d5ef0f6-3318-40d9-97cb-822de43665cd}{234}" paraid="1520134172" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px 0px 10.6667px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span class="TextRun SCXW257870714 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Ebrima, Ebrima_EmbeddedFont, Ebrima_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; font-weight: bold; line-height: 26.9792px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">Make Necessary Repairs</span><span class="EOP SCXW257870714 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Ebrima, Ebrima_EmbeddedFont, Ebrima_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 26.9792px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW257870714 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW257870714 BCX8" paraeid="{5d5ef0f6-3318-40d9-97cb-822de43665cd}{240}" paraid="726106203" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px 0px 10.6667px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span class="TextRun SCXW257870714 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Ebrima, Ebrima_EmbeddedFont, Ebrima_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 22.6625px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; 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Fix leaky faucets, replace cracked tiles, and repair any structural issues. A home that</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW257870714 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">’</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW257870714 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">s in good condition will attract more </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW257870714 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">people</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW257870714 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> and command a higher price than one in need of extensive repairs.</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW257870714 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW257870714 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Ebrima, Ebrima_EmbeddedFont, Ebrima_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 22.6625px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW257870714 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW257870714 BCX8" paraeid="{a64e9ef5-090a-4213-8f1c-0136d43aa30a}{1}" paraid="2133317666" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px 0px 10.6667px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span class="TextRun SCXW257870714 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Ebrima, Ebrima_EmbeddedFont, Ebrima_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 22.6625px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">When getting a </span><a class="Hyperlink SCXW257870714 BCX8" href="https://www.purplebricks.co.uk/book-your-free-valuation/find-your-address" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; user-select: text;" target="_blank"><span class="TextRun Underlined SCXW257870714 BCX8" data-contrast="none" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #467886; font-family: Ebrima, Ebrima_EmbeddedFont, Ebrima_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 22.6625px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: underline; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW257870714 BCX8" data-ccp-charstyle="Hyperlink" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">professional house valuation</span></span></a><span class="TextRun SCXW257870714 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Ebrima, Ebrima_EmbeddedFont, Ebrima_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 22.6625px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW257870714 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> from a trustworthy estate agent, consider discussing with them what needs </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW257870714 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">doing</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW257870714 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> to the house and where you can best spend your money and time to </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW257870714 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">help</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW257870714 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> the sale. </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW257870714 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Ebrima, Ebrima_EmbeddedFont, Ebrima_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 22.6625px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW257870714 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW257870714 BCX8" paraeid="{a64e9ef5-090a-4213-8f1c-0136d43aa30a}{12}" paraid="916164424" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px 0px 10.6667px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span class="TextRun SCXW257870714 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Ebrima, Ebrima_EmbeddedFont, Ebrima_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 22.6625px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW257870714 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; 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color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px 0px 10.6667px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span class="TextRun SCXW257870714 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Ebrima, Ebrima_EmbeddedFont, Ebrima_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; font-weight: bold; line-height: 26.9792px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">Clean and Declutter</span><span class="EOP SCXW257870714 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Ebrima, Ebrima_EmbeddedFont, Ebrima_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 26.9792px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW257870714 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW257870714 BCX8" paraeid="{a64e9ef5-090a-4213-8f1c-0136d43aa30a}{22}" paraid="148147100" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px 0px 10.6667px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span class="TextRun SCXW257870714 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Ebrima, Ebrima_EmbeddedFont, Ebrima_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 22.6625px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW257870714 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">A clean and </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW257870714 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">certainly </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW257870714 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">a </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW257870714 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">clutter</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW257870714 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">-free home is more appealing to buyers and can make rooms appear larger and brighter. Deep clean your home, including carpets, windows, and hard-to-reach areas. 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-webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Ebrima, Ebrima_EmbeddedFont, Ebrima_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 22.6625px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW257870714 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"></span></span><span class="EOP SCXW257870714 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Ebrima, Ebrima_EmbeddedFont, Ebrima_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 22.6625px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW257870714 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW257870714 BCX8" paraeid="{a64e9ef5-090a-4213-8f1c-0136d43aa30a}{48}" paraid="1379387786" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px 0px 10.6667px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span class="TextRun SCXW257870714 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Ebrima, Ebrima_EmbeddedFont, Ebrima_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; font-weight: bold; line-height: 26.9792px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">Update the Interior</span><span class="EOP SCXW257870714 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Ebrima, Ebrima_EmbeddedFont, Ebrima_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 26.9792px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW257870714 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW257870714 BCX8" paraeid="{a64e9ef5-090a-4213-8f1c-0136d43aa30a}{54}" paraid="1638629045" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px 0px 10.6667px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span class="TextRun SCXW257870714 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Ebrima, Ebrima_EmbeddedFont, Ebrima_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 22.6625px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW257870714 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">Making small updates to the interior of your home can have </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW257870714 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">a big impact</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW257870714 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> on its perceived value. Consider painting walls in neutral tones, updating light fixtures, and replacing </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW257870714 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">outdated hardware. These </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW257870714 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">relatively inexpensive</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW257870714 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> updates can give your home a fresh, modern look and increase its appeal to potential buyers.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW257870714 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Ebrima, Ebrima_EmbeddedFont, Ebrima_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 22.6625px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW257870714 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW257870714 BCX8" paraeid="{a64e9ef5-090a-4213-8f1c-0136d43aa30a}{62}" paraid="187221955" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px 0px 10.6667px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span class="TextRun SCXW257870714 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Ebrima, Ebrima_EmbeddedFont, Ebrima_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 22.6625px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW257870714 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"></span></span><span class="EOP SCXW257870714 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Ebrima, Ebrima_EmbeddedFont, Ebrima_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 22.6625px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW257870714 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW257870714 BCX8" paraeid="{a64e9ef5-090a-4213-8f1c-0136d43aa30a}{66}" paraid="637562392" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px 0px 10.6667px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span class="TextRun SCXW257870714 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Ebrima, Ebrima_EmbeddedFont, Ebrima_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; font-weight: bold; line-height: 26.9792px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">Stage Your Home</span><span class="EOP SCXW257870714 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Ebrima, Ebrima_EmbeddedFont, Ebrima_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 26.9792px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW257870714 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW257870714 BCX8" paraeid="{a64e9ef5-090a-4213-8f1c-0136d43aa30a}{72}" paraid="914640332" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px 0px 10.6667px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span class="TextRun SCXW257870714 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Ebrima, Ebrima_EmbeddedFont, Ebrima_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 22.6625px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">Proper staging can help highlight your home's best features and make it more attractive to buyers. Arrange furniture to create inviting living spaces, remove excess clutter, and add tasteful decor to enhance the overall aesthetic. </span><a class="Hyperlink SCXW257870714 BCX8" href="https://thestaging.co/benefits-of-professional-home-staging/" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; user-select: text;" target="_blank"><span class="TextRun Underlined SCXW257870714 BCX8" data-contrast="none" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #467886; font-family: Ebrima, Ebrima_EmbeddedFont, Ebrima_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 22.6625px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: underline; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW257870714 BCX8" data-ccp-charstyle="Hyperlink" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">Professional staging</span></span></a><span class="TextRun SCXW257870714 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Ebrima, Ebrima_EmbeddedFont, Ebrima_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 22.6625px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW257870714 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> can be particularly effective in </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW257870714 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">showcasing</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW257870714 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> your home in the best possible light.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW257870714 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; 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-webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Ebrima, Ebrima_EmbeddedFont, Ebrima_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 22.6625px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW257870714 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"></span></span><span class="EOP SCXW257870714 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Ebrima, Ebrima_EmbeddedFont, Ebrima_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 22.6625px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW257870714 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW257870714 BCX8" paraeid="{a64e9ef5-090a-4213-8f1c-0136d43aa30a}{87}" paraid="413883804" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px 0px 10.6667px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span class="TextRun SCXW257870714 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Ebrima, Ebrima_EmbeddedFont, Ebrima_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; font-weight: bold; line-height: 26.9792px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">Highlight Unique Features</span><span class="EOP SCXW257870714 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Ebrima, Ebrima_EmbeddedFont, Ebrima_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 26.9792px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW257870714 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW257870714 BCX8" paraeid="{a64e9ef5-090a-4213-8f1c-0136d43aa30a}{93}" paraid="1932170498" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px 0px 10.6667px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span class="TextRun SCXW257870714 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Ebrima, Ebrima_EmbeddedFont, Ebrima_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 22.6625px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW257870714 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">Identify</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW257870714 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> and highlight the distinctive attributes of your home that differentiate it from others </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW257870714 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">on</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW257870714 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> the market. Whether </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW257870714 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">it's</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW257870714 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> a breathtaking view, architectural intricacies, or </span></span><a class="Hyperlink SCXW257870714 BCX8" href="https://uk.pcmag.com/smart-home/137197/the-best-smart-home-devices-for-2021" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; user-select: text;" target="_blank"><span class="TextRun Underlined SCXW257870714 BCX8" data-contrast="none" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #467886; font-family: Ebrima, Ebrima_EmbeddedFont, Ebrima_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 22.6625px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: underline; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW257870714 BCX8" data-ccp-charstyle="Hyperlink" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">modernized appliances</span></span></a><span class="TextRun SCXW257870714 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Ebrima, Ebrima_EmbeddedFont, Ebrima_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 22.6625px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">, ensure these characteristics are prominently highlighted during showings and in promotional materials.</span><span class="EOP SCXW257870714 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Ebrima, Ebrima_EmbeddedFont, Ebrima_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 22.6625px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW257870714 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW257870714 BCX8" paraeid="{a64e9ef5-090a-4213-8f1c-0136d43aa30a}{108}" paraid="654930485" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px 0px 10.6667px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span class="TextRun SCXW257870714 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Ebrima, Ebrima_EmbeddedFont, Ebrima_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 22.6625px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW257870714 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"></span></span><span class="EOP SCXW257870714 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Ebrima, Ebrima_EmbeddedFont, Ebrima_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 22.6625px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW257870714 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW257870714 BCX8" paraeid="{a64e9ef5-090a-4213-8f1c-0136d43aa30a}{112}" paraid="415939565" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px 0px 10.6667px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span class="TextRun SCXW257870714 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Ebrima, Ebrima_EmbeddedFont, Ebrima_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; font-weight: bold; line-height: 26.9792px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">Price Your Home Competitively</span><span class="EOP SCXW257870714 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Ebrima, Ebrima_EmbeddedFont, Ebrima_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 26.9792px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW257870714 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW257870714 BCX8" paraeid="{a64e9ef5-090a-4213-8f1c-0136d43aa30a}{118}" paraid="1883705087" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px 0px 10.6667px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span class="TextRun SCXW257870714 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Ebrima, Ebrima_EmbeddedFont, Ebrima_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 22.6625px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW257870714 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">Collaborate with your real estate agent to </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW257870714 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">establish</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW257870714 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> a competitive price for your home, </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW257870714 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">taking into account</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW257870714 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> current market conditions and comparable sales. Overpricing might dissuade potential buyers, while underpricing could result in missed opportunities. Striking the </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW257870714 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">optimal</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW257870714 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> balance is essential for enticing potential buyers and </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW257870714 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">optimizing</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW257870714 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> your home's value.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW257870714 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Ebrima, Ebrima_EmbeddedFont, Ebrima_MSFontService, sans-serif; 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-webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Ebrima, Ebrima_EmbeddedFont, Ebrima_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 22.6625px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW257870714 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">High-quality photos are essential for attracting buyers online and generating interest in your home. Hire a professional photographer to capture your home in its best light, highlighting its most appealing features. </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW257870714 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">High-q</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW257870714 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">uality images can significantly increase the perceived value of your home and lead to more showings.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW257870714 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Ebrima, Ebrima_EmbeddedFont, Ebrima_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 22.6625px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW257870714 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; 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-webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px 0px 10.6667px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span class="TextRun SCXW257870714 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Ebrima, Ebrima_EmbeddedFont, Ebrima_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 22.6625px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW257870714 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">By following these tips and tricks, you can effectively maximize your home's value and ensure a profitable sale. </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW257870714 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">By meticulously strategizing and paying close attention to particulars, you can a</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW257870714 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">ttract</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW257870714 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> potential buyers, secure a premium price, and a</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW257870714 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">chieve</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW257870714 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> triumph in the real estate domain.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW257870714 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Ebrima, Ebrima_EmbeddedFont, Ebrima_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 22.6625px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div>Randi Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02733835395527590988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4417510527126205348.post-51750473320870827172024-03-12T05:00:00.001-04:002024-03-12T05:00:00.135-04:00That Thing You Brew by Kerry Evelyn: Book Review<p><span style="font-family: inherit;"> <i style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">*Book received for consideration. All thoughts are my own.</i></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61Fma-4jIRL._SY522_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="522" data-original-width="348" height="522" src="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61Fma-4jIRL._SY522_.jpg" width="348" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; border: 0px !important; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; color: #333333; margin: 0px !important; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; color: #333333; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0IcBcmaM9yXGh0T98aitd8IFGpUfOLTqI02fYdIeKsfUkEsLqvR_ZcUKrQxMCHecYF6QBzB35s-EGGg0eIbavc7pVZua6gq2pdq8h8BAe19bIEKny8BWo1wNl87dd3AurkognJK3s-Jep2NqO5ibhtSKF2UHVuPAg0w-eUNkDkQ2J59sU7TKl0sAX/s626/3book.png" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom-color: rgb(225, 188, 76); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-width: 0px 0px 4px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: none; color: #65175a; margin: 0px 1em; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="185" data-original-width="626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0IcBcmaM9yXGh0T98aitd8IFGpUfOLTqI02fYdIeKsfUkEsLqvR_ZcUKrQxMCHecYF6QBzB35s-EGGg0eIbavc7pVZua6gq2pdq8h8BAe19bIEKny8BWo1wNl87dd3AurkognJK3s-Jep2NqO5ibhtSKF2UHVuPAg0w-eUNkDkQ2J59sU7TKl0sAX/s16000/3book.png" style="border: none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px auto; max-width: 100%; position: relative;" /></span></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; color: #333333; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-width: initial; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: 0px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">𝙒𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙛𝙖𝙫𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙥 𝙞𝙨 𝙨𝙤𝙡𝙙, 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙝𝙤𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙮 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙮𝙚𝙧 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙𝙨 𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙡𝙪𝙘𝙠𝙮 𝙋𝙚𝙣𝙣𝙮 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙗𝙚𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚…<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />***<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Every Denver Edge fan thinks they know the secret behind my goal-scoring streak. The truth is, it’s not the pre-game toffee coffee from the Bevvie Bar that brings me luck—it’s Penny, the shy harp-playing barista who makes it for me.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />But my winning streak is threatened when I learn that the coffee shop may be closing and I could lose her forever. On top of that, I’m hit with the news that if I don’t get married, I’ll lose my inheritance.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Can my favorite barista whip up an inheritance-saving recipe before time runs out?<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Time isn’t on my side. With the deadline looming, I’ll have to skate fast to earn her affection, and if I mess up, I could lose everything—my inheritance, my career, and most of all, my heart.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />***<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span><span class="a-text-italic" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic !important;">Hold on to your hockey sticks! </span><span class="a-text-bold a-text-italic" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic !important; font-weight: 700 !important;">That Thing You Brew</span><span class="a-text-italic" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic !important;"> is a he-falls-first, secret crush, friends-to-marriage inheritance clause romcom with no third-act breakup, laugh-out-loud antics, hockey team shenanigans, and meddling townies. A sweet romcom you won't want to miss!</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />***<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span><span class="a-text-italic" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic !important;">Author’s Note: This book features characters from my Palmer City world. It’s a stand-alone, but if you love the town and characters, be sure to check out my Palmer City Voltage and Brewer Brides books.</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />***<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Welcome to </span><span class="a-text-bold a-text-italic" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic !important; font-weight: 700 !important;">The Coffee Loft</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">, a place where romance is always brewing.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Grab your favorite table over in the corner and be prepared to be swept off your feet! This multi-author collection features some of your favorite sweet romance authors that you already know and love, as well as a few new names you'll be rushing to check out.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />From cold brews to cappuccinos and frothy frappes, there's something on the menu for every romantic comedy reader. Fake dates, meddling matchmakers, friends-to-lovers, and so much more; each stand-alone story is the right blend of sweet, guaranteed to warm your heart.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Happily-ever-afters coming right up!</span></p><h4 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 4px; position: relative; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; text-transform: uppercase;"><img border="0" data-original-height="185" data-original-width="626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFe885ONiocPfX7SWlC9hLBTCe_oCwdR3_PwtznnrWqAfx4LS8wNYmZZrkckPNN4FzILVsog21s7np5L34ZXVyotLWc36Sf88l0louNy45RbyJ4axA39tv3lIdiN0hnrNQaRy2Ke_jlS5pfZa6Q5wwLosfjL9yAAY4QA_Ncp2hZoT6F8GmzA94BrOQ/s16000/3author.png" style="border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; max-width: 100%; position: relative;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></h4></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; color: #333333; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #0f1111;">Kerry's sweet romance novels feature small towns, a touch of the supernatural, and unforgettable charming characters pursuing happily-ever-afters. This international award-winning *NSYNC fanatic is fueled on faith, Dunkin’ iced coffee, and a love for people, including her amazing family, Kerry loves (in ever-changing order) books, boybands, cats, hockey, sweet drinks, taking selfies, traveling, and the madness of getting the stories in her head onto the page. Find out more and sign up for her newsletter at KerryEvelyn.com/links.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZSZSpDwCcmnL0npVvci5Q89Vc3ZQ-rZTBfRccDAssmWBYQZMCf5KHV6nzBVMABbAYI8REV-_3UOWLJC5ehpsmVx6advm8hT-5e0wemdN4NJSv6yaA7eq1KDcr3wtHUVR_6HgsgR_VpAShjhy6IaiZP8qds2KPBrrRba9B8YmhskNaz7Vam8I__rL_/s626/3review.png" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom-color: rgb(225, 188, 76); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-width: 0px 0px 4px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: none; color: #65175a; margin: 0px 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><img border="0" data-original-height="185" data-original-width="626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZSZSpDwCcmnL0npVvci5Q89Vc3ZQ-rZTBfRccDAssmWBYQZMCf5KHV6nzBVMABbAYI8REV-_3UOWLJC5ehpsmVx6advm8hT-5e0wemdN4NJSv6yaA7eq1KDcr3wtHUVR_6HgsgR_VpAShjhy6IaiZP8qds2KPBrrRba9B8YmhskNaz7Vam8I__rL_/s16000/3review.png" style="border: none; box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; position: relative;" /></span></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /> <i>That Thing You Brew </i>is part of the Coffee Loft series. This is a multi-author series with each book featuring a Coffee Loft shop but being able to be enjoyed as standalones or in any order. <br /><br />This was such a sweetly unique read! It's no secret by now that I love a good hockey romance, so naturally I was excited for this one and it didn't disappoint. But it did surprise me! Oftentimes with sports star MMC (particularly with hockey), you have these characters that are... well, just what you might think of a star athlete being. Tough. Protective. Charismatic. And yes, Xavier is certainly all of those things too... but he and Penny both just felt like these really unique characters with so many layers to them that I couldn't help but enjoy the two of them. I loved that he's this star hockey player, but he started out ice skating and is a big softie with his sisters. Penny is timid, but loyal... and I love how her love of renfaire plays into their story. There was just something about these two that felt very much unique to them and made reading their story all that more special. There was a lot going on, but it all worked together for a story that had my smiling throughout. This is the first book I had read by this author, but it will not be the last. <br /><br /><i>That Thing You Brew</i> is a closed-door romance with kisses only and no language. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; color: #333333; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; text-align: left;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWp5PiWtUgQ6KhqAK9WXQasZaHAi5vbqD0KiZy3bHVL0oMtwCgYjfN0ZzLsgRXjlDuxEPxo0N3C66e6HJM3U0LMCBlGW3zucTPOtwPj8_J25VrFBwvV903rKVFwJwAeYkjdO4mLnALgf4bOjbyUQj0wc1aMQJj3PGbeH69JKAjnKZ2Ko3jeeDqwl0B/s626/3buy.png" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: 4px solid rgb(225, 188, 76); box-sizing: border-box; color: #65175a; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><img border="0" data-original-height="185" data-original-width="626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWp5PiWtUgQ6KhqAK9WXQasZaHAi5vbqD0KiZy3bHVL0oMtwCgYjfN0ZzLsgRXjlDuxEPxo0N3C66e6HJM3U0LMCBlGW3zucTPOtwPj8_J25VrFBwvV903rKVFwJwAeYkjdO4mLnALgf4bOjbyUQj0wc1aMQJj3PGbeH69JKAjnKZ2Ko3jeeDqwl0B/s16000/3buy.png" style="border: none; box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; position: relative;" /></span></a><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Grab your copy here: <a href="https://amzn.to/3Tlp721">https://amzn.to/3Tlp721</a></span></span></div></div>Randi Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02733835395527590988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4417510527126205348.post-58646639690665835072024-03-11T11:28:00.000-04:002024-03-11T11:28:17.633-04:00Ten Home Remodeling Tips to Accommodate Your Growing Family<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsOhR35doJlZ3ESx4GQfBdaYMIsB1pkzSuUid3-5FzZWJfxJMuFxQ7UkP79neWBdvZhGVvuRdHg7rnhlsQ1IXXZmqVeTfG0Is2ET31MupG2ChzS3NhCNPTt7JwoNRVttnjnxJpowP29HbJGL3R8YFt0bJWyAFVaqBaKXYkK-Gs2juZO6MQwJiYMV_PCKs/s6016/pexels-harrison-haines-3204051.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4016" data-original-width="6016" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsOhR35doJlZ3ESx4GQfBdaYMIsB1pkzSuUid3-5FzZWJfxJMuFxQ7UkP79neWBdvZhGVvuRdHg7rnhlsQ1IXXZmqVeTfG0Is2ET31MupG2ChzS3NhCNPTt7JwoNRVttnjnxJpowP29HbJGL3R8YFt0bJWyAFVaqBaKXYkK-Gs2juZO6MQwJiYMV_PCKs/w640-h428/pexels-harrison-haines-3204051.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW171468863 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; 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font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW171468863 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">As </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW171468863 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">families grow and evolve, so must </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW171468863 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">their living spaces. The addition of children or the simple passage of time can transform the needs and functions of a home. What once might have been the perfect setup for a couple can quickly become cramped or inadequate for a family with </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW171468863 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">kids.</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW171468863 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> Moreover, with the changing dynamics, safety and comfort take precedence, making it crucial to reassess and remodel your living space. </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW171468863 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">Moreover, remodeling your home offers the perfect opportunity to consider essential repairs or replacements, which are particularly essential in a city</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW171468863 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> like Lansing, where the strong winter breezes and heavy snowfall can test the limits of your hom</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW171468863 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">e's durability and insulation. </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW171468863 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW171468863 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; 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margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">H</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW171468863 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">er</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW171468863 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">e are </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW171468863 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">ten</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW171468863 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> tips to make your home more family-friendly, focusing on creating a conducive environment for growth, learning, and togetherness.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW171468863 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; 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Planning for a Family-friendly Layout</span><span class="EOP SCXW171468863 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW171468863 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW171468863 BCX8" paraeid="{fab506b6-0c93-42b5-9e6b-886681777d07}{224}" paraid="1609546977" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px 0px 10.6667px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span class="TextRun SCXW171468863 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW171468863 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">The heart of a family-oriented home lies in its layout. Open floor plans are increasingly popular for fostering togetherness; a combined kitchen and living area allow</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW171468863 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">s</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW171468863 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> for seamless interaction and supervision of children. Yet, </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW171468863 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">it's</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW171468863 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> equally important to balance communal spaces with </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW171468863 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">private areas</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW171468863 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> where individuals can retreat for rest or concentration. Incorporating elements such as a </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW171468863 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">flexible playroom that can double as a study or a quiet reading nook ensures that the home evolves alongside your family's changing dynamics.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW171468863 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW171468863 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW171468863 BCX8" paraeid="{fab506b6-0c93-42b5-9e6b-886681777d07}{236}" paraid="466422830" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px 0px 10.6667px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span class="TextRun SCXW171468863 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; font-weight: bold; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">2. Considering a Roof Replacement</span><span class="EOP SCXW171468863 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW171468863 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW171468863 BCX8" paraeid="{fab506b6-0c93-42b5-9e6b-886681777d07}{242}" paraid="1493100735" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px 0px 10.6667px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span class="TextRun SCXW171468863 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW171468863 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">In regions like Lansing, where winters are harsh, the integrity of a home's roof is paramount. A roof replacement is not just a structural necessity but an opportunity to enhance your home's energy efficiency and weather resistance. Modern roofing materials such as asphalt shingles offer durability and cost-effectiveness, while metal roofing provides superior longevity and snow</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW171468863 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">-</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW171468863 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">shedding capabilities. Opting for solar tiles could also lower energy costs </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW171468863 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">in the long run</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW171468863 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">.</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW171468863 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> Moreover, h</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW171468863 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">iring</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW171468863 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> experienced </span></span><a class="Hyperlink SCXW171468863 BCX8" href="https://www.precisionroofingmi.com/lansing/roof-replacement/" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; user-select: text;" target="_blank"><span class="TextRun Underlined SCXW171468863 BCX8" data-contrast="none" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #0563c1; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: underline; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW171468863 BCX8" data-ccp-charstyle="Hyperlink" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">Lansing, MI roof replacement experts</span></span></a> <span class="TextRun SCXW171468863 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW171468863 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">ensures that your roofing choice aligns with local building codes and climate-specific challenges, guaranteeing a safer and more secure home environment.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW171468863 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW171468863 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW171468863 BCX8" paraeid="{8e3ea024-1a3d-4d09-b565-81043e47505a}{12}" paraid="920673388" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px 0px 10.6667px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span class="TextRun SCXW171468863 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; font-weight: bold; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">3. Updating the Insulation</span><span class="EOP SCXW171468863 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW171468863 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW171468863 BCX8" paraeid="{8e3ea024-1a3d-4d09-b565-81043e47505a}{18}" paraid="1696897400" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px 0px 10.6667px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span class="TextRun SCXW171468863 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW171468863 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">Proper insulation is critical for </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW171468863 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">maintaining</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW171468863 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> a comfortable living environment, especially in climates with extreme weather variations. Good insulation keeps the home warm during the </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW171468863 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">cold months and cool during </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW171468863 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">summer, significantly reducing energy bills. When remodeling, consider updating the insulation in key areas such as the attic, walls, and basement. Options like spray foam, fiberglass, or cellulose can make a substantial difference in your home's thermal performance and comfort level.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW171468863 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW171468863 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW171468863 BCX8" paraeid="{8e3ea024-1a3d-4d09-b565-81043e47505a}{28}" paraid="508877453" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px 0px 10.6667px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span class="TextRun SCXW171468863 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; font-weight: bold; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">4. Expanding Living Spaces</span><span class="EOP SCXW171468863 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW171468863 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW171468863 BCX8" paraeid="{8e3ea024-1a3d-4d09-b565-81043e47505a}{34}" paraid="1709874393" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px 0px 10.6667px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span class="TextRun SCXW171468863 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW171468863 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">As your family grows, so does the need for </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW171468863 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">additional</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW171468863 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> living space. Creative solutions</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW171468863 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">,</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW171468863 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> such as finishing a basement or attic or even constructing an extension, can provide the extra room needed for bedrooms, playrooms, or a home office. These spaces can be designed with flexibility in mind, allowing them to adapt to your family's changing needs over time. Not only do these expansions increase your home's functional square footage, but they also add to its market value.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW171468863 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW171468863 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW171468863 BCX8" paraeid="{8e3ea024-1a3d-4d09-b565-81043e47505a}{44}" paraid="1605337751" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px 0px 10.6667px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span class="TextRun SCXW171468863 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; font-weight: bold; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">5. Creating a Kid-friendly Bathroom</span><span class="EOP SCXW171468863 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW171468863 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW171468863 BCX8" paraeid="{8e3ea024-1a3d-4d09-b565-81043e47505a}{50}" paraid="1768185623" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px 0px 10.6667px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span class="TextRun SCXW171468863 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">Bathrooms can be designed or remodeled to accommodate the needs of children without sacrificing style or functionality. Considerations such as lower sinks, step stools, non-slip flooring, and bathtub guards can </span><a class="Hyperlink SCXW171468863 BCX8" href="https://safetyculture.com/topics/slips-trips-and-falls/" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; user-select: text;" target="_blank"><span class="TextRun Underlined SCXW171468863 BCX8" data-contrast="none" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #0563c1; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: underline; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW171468863 BCX8" data-ccp-charstyle="Hyperlink" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">make bathrooms safer</span></span></a><span class="TextRun SCXW171468863 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW171468863 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> and more accessible for young ones. Opting for durable, easy-to-clean surfaces and materials will help </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW171468863 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">maintain</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW171468863 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> hygiene and reduce the time spent on cleaning, making these spaces more practical for busy families.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW171468863 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW171468863 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW171468863 BCX8" paraeid="{8e3ea024-1a3d-4d09-b565-81043e47505a}{61}" paraid="2014173364" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px 0px 10.6667px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span class="TextRun SCXW171468863 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; font-weight: bold; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">6. Enhancing Outdoor Living Areas</span><span class="EOP SCXW171468863 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW171468863 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW171468863 BCX8" paraeid="{8e3ea024-1a3d-4d09-b565-81043e47505a}{67}" paraid="80467385" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px 0px 10.6667px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span class="TextRun SCXW171468863 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW171468863 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">Outdoor living areas provide invaluable space for family activities, relaxation, and entertainment. In transforming these areas, consider adding a deck or patio, which not only extends your living space but also enhances the home's aesthetic appeal. For families with young children, installing a safe, private playground can encourage outdoor play and physical </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW171468863 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">activity. Choose durable, weather-resistant materials and design with safety in mind, ensuring that play equipment is age-appropriate and securely installed.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW171468863 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW171468863 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW171468863 BCX8" paraeid="{8e3ea024-1a3d-4d09-b565-81043e47505a}{75}" paraid="1417595049" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px 0px 10.6667px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span class="TextRun SCXW171468863 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; font-weight: bold; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">7. Integrating Smart Home Technology</span><span class="EOP SCXW171468863 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW171468863 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW171468863 BCX8" paraeid="{8e3ea024-1a3d-4d09-b565-81043e47505a}{81}" paraid="707860935" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px 0px 10.6667px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span class="TextRun SCXW171468863 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW171468863 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">The integration of smart home technology can significantly enhance the safety and functionality of a family home. Smart locks and security systems offer peace of mind, while programmable thermostats and smart lighting contribute to energy efficiency and can be easily controlled via smartphone apps. Consider smart appliances that can simplify daily tasks and improve household management. By selecting technologies that align with your family's lifestyle, you can create a home that not only accommodates your needs but also </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW171468863 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">anticipates</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW171468863 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> them.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW171468863 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW171468863 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW171468863 BCX8" paraeid="{8e3ea024-1a3d-4d09-b565-81043e47505a}{87}" paraid="1682126424" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px 0px 10.6667px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span class="TextRun SCXW171468863 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; font-weight: bold; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">8. Prioritizing Storage Solutions</span><span class="EOP SCXW171468863 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW171468863 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW171468863 BCX8" paraeid="{8e3ea024-1a3d-4d09-b565-81043e47505a}{93}" paraid="1093606310" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px 0px 10.6667px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span class="TextRun SCXW171468863 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW171468863 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">Adequate storage is crucial in a family home to </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW171468863 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">maintain</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW171468863 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> organization and minimize clutter. Innovative storage solutions such as built-in cabinets, under-stair drawers, and overhead systems can </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW171468863 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">utilize</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW171468863 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> otherwise wasted spaces. Multifunctional furniture, like ottomans with storage or beds with built-in drawers, can also </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW171468863 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">provide</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW171468863 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> discreet storage options without compromising on style or space. Customizing storage solutions to fit your family's specific needs will help keep your home tidy and functional.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW171468863 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW171468863 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW171468863 BCX8" paraeid="{8e3ea024-1a3d-4d09-b565-81043e47505a}{99}" paraid="393659088" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px 0px 10.6667px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span class="TextRun SCXW171468863 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; font-weight: bold; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">9. Selecting Durable and Safe Materials</span><span class="EOP SCXW171468863 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW171468863 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW171468863 BCX8" paraeid="{8e3ea024-1a3d-4d09-b565-81043e47505a}{105}" paraid="1315101398" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px 0px 10.6667px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span class="TextRun SCXW171468863 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">When remodeling with a family in mind, the materials chosen should be both durable and safe. Non-toxic paints and finishes minimize exposure to </span><a class="Hyperlink SCXW171468863 BCX8" href="https://ehs.princeton.edu/laboratory-research/laboratory-safety/laboratory-safety-manual/sec5" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; user-select: text;" target="_blank"><span class="TextRun Underlined SCXW171468863 BCX8" data-contrast="none" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #0563c1; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: underline; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW171468863 BCX8" data-ccp-charstyle="Hyperlink" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">harmful chemicals</span></span></a><span class="TextRun SCXW171468863 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW171468863 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">, while scratch-resistant flooring and stain-resistant fabrics withstand the wear and tear of daily family life. </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW171468863 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-image: var(--urlSpellingErrorV2, url('data:image/svg+xml;base64,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')); background-position: left bottom; background-repeat: repeat-x; border-bottom: 1px solid transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">Opt</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW171468863 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> for materials that are easy to clean and </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW171468863 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">maintain</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW171468863 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">, reducing the amount of time and effort spent on upkeep. By selecting materials that can stand up to the demands of a busy household, you ensure that your home </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW171468863 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">remains</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW171468863 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> both beautiful and practical.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW171468863 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW171468863 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW171468863 BCX8" paraeid="{8e3ea024-1a3d-4d09-b565-81043e47505a}{116}" paraid="1312613265" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px 0px 10.6667px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span class="TextRun SCXW171468863 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; font-weight: bold; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">10. Incorporating Play Areas</span><span class="EOP SCXW171468863 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW171468863 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW171468863 BCX8" paraeid="{8e3ea024-1a3d-4d09-b565-81043e47505a}{122}" paraid="1365821233" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px 0px 10.6667px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span class="TextRun SCXW171468863 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW171468863 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">Dedicated play areas are essential in a family home, providing spaces where children can explore, imagine, and grow. Whether </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW171468863 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">it's</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW171468863 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> converting a spare room into a playroom or integrating play zones into existing living areas, these spaces should stimulate creativity and physical activity. Use vibrant colors, engaging textures, and interactive elements to create an inviting and inspiring environment. Play areas should be adaptable, evolving with your children's interests and ages.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW171468863 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW171468863 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW171468863 BCX8" paraeid="{8e3ea024-1a3d-4d09-b565-81043e47505a}{128}" paraid="724204089" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px 0px 10.6667px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span class="TextRun SCXW171468863 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; font-weight: bold; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">Conclusion</span><span class="EOP SCXW171468863 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW171468863 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW171468863 BCX8" paraeid="{8e3ea024-1a3d-4d09-b565-81043e47505a}{134}" paraid="1770126566" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px 0px 10.6667px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span class="TextRun SCXW171468863 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW171468863 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">Remodeling your home to accommodate a growing family involves more than just adding space; </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW171468863 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">it's</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW171468863 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> about creating a safe, comfortable, and functional environment that meets the evolving needs of each family member. Whether </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW171468863 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">it's</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW171468863 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> upgrading the roof to withstand Lansing's harsh winters or reimagining living spaces to foster family togetherness, each change contributes to making your house a home. With thoughtful planning and consideration, these </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW171468863 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">ten tips can tr</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW171468863 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">ansform your </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW171468863 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">current</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW171468863 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> living space into </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW171468863 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">a lovely home</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW171468863 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> that supports and nurtures your family's growth and well-being for years to come.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW171468863 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW171468863 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW171468863 BCX8" paraeid="{8e3ea024-1a3d-4d09-b565-81043e47505a}{155}" paraid="171397149" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px 0px 10.6667px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span class="TextRun SCXW171468863 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW171468863 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"></span></span><span class="EOP SCXW171468863 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div>Randi Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02733835395527590988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4417510527126205348.post-3701201478830266982024-03-11T05:00:00.003-04:002024-03-11T05:00:00.134-04:00Falling in Love with the Moth Faerie Prince by Camilla Evergreen: Book Review<p><span style="font-family: inherit;"> <i style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">*Book received for consideration. All thoughts are my own.</i></span></p><div class="post-body clearfix" id="post-body-1441020991711469998" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; width: 632.042px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81VTC65OVmL._SY522_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="522" data-original-width="348" height="522" src="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81VTC65OVmL._SY522_.jpg" width="348" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="border: 0px !important; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; margin: 0px !important; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0IcBcmaM9yXGh0T98aitd8IFGpUfOLTqI02fYdIeKsfUkEsLqvR_ZcUKrQxMCHecYF6QBzB35s-EGGg0eIbavc7pVZua6gq2pdq8h8BAe19bIEKny8BWo1wNl87dd3AurkognJK3s-Jep2NqO5ibhtSKF2UHVuPAg0w-eUNkDkQ2J59sU7TKl0sAX/s626/3book.png" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom-color: rgb(225, 188, 76); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-width: 0px 0px 4px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: none; color: #65175a; margin: 0px 1em; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="185" data-original-width="626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0IcBcmaM9yXGh0T98aitd8IFGpUfOLTqI02fYdIeKsfUkEsLqvR_ZcUKrQxMCHecYF6QBzB35s-EGGg0eIbavc7pVZua6gq2pdq8h8BAe19bIEKny8BWo1wNl87dd3AurkognJK3s-Jep2NqO5ibhtSKF2UHVuPAg0w-eUNkDkQ2J59sU7TKl0sAX/s16000/3book.png" style="border: none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px auto; max-width: 100%; position: relative;" /></span></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-width: initial; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: 0px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span class="a-text-bold" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700 !important;">Just so you know, kidnapping is on the table.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">All I’ve ever wanted is to live in a fantasy world, and, yes, I am willing to sell my soul to a moth faerie prince to make that happen.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Which is perfect because after I’ve accidentally, maybe, kinda, sorta hit one with my car, that’s exactly what he asks for.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">My soul.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">And a kiss.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">But we won’t talk about that. Because he told me not to. And I’m very good at keeping secrets. (Especially the one about how he flew into my headlights. I didn’t immediately blurt that to his chihuahua shifter and vampire cat friends at. all.)</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">I know I’m in over my head when he announces to his kingdom that I’m his soulmate and blackmails me into playing his “princess.”</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">In fact, I think I was in over my head long before I ever stepped foot in Faerie…</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">A scandalous, forced marriage of convenience isn’t going to fix that feeling…but maybe, just maybe, the moth faerie prince who looks at me like he’s never met another person before can show me the answer I haven’t been able to find on my own.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="a-text-italic" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic !important;">Falling in Love with the Moth Faerie Prince is a laugh-out-loud romantic comedy with light fantasy elements, neurodivergent characters, and plenty of closed-door sizzle. PLEASE NOTE the main character struggles with depression.</span></p><h4 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 4px; position: relative; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; text-transform: uppercase;"><img border="0" data-original-height="185" data-original-width="626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFe885ONiocPfX7SWlC9hLBTCe_oCwdR3_PwtznnrWqAfx4LS8wNYmZZrkckPNN4FzILVsog21s7np5L34ZXVyotLWc36Sf88l0louNy45RbyJ4axA39tv3lIdiN0hnrNQaRy2Ke_jlS5pfZa6Q5wwLosfjL9yAAY4QA_Ncp2hZoT6F8GmzA94BrOQ/s16000/3author.png" style="border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; max-width: 100%; position: relative;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></h4></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: 0px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Camilla Evergreen is an alias of USA Today bestselling author Anne Stryker. Originally intended as a dumping ground for all things lacking fantasy, Camilla/Anne came to the shocking discovery that writing sarcastic, chaotic romcoms full of quippy heroines and adoring heroes has a kick to it.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Camilla/Anne’s neurodivergent tendencies leave her hyperfocused on writing sweet and sassy romances from dawn till dusk and lending whatever her current creative obsessions are to her characters. From arranged marriages to falling for the boss, there’s lots of love to go around.</span></p><div class="separator" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #0f1111;">Follow me on Instagram: https://instagram.com/authorannemilla</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZSZSpDwCcmnL0npVvci5Q89Vc3ZQ-rZTBfRccDAssmWBYQZMCf5KHV6nzBVMABbAYI8REV-_3UOWLJC5ehpsmVx6advm8hT-5e0wemdN4NJSv6yaA7eq1KDcr3wtHUVR_6HgsgR_VpAShjhy6IaiZP8qds2KPBrrRba9B8YmhskNaz7Vam8I__rL_/s626/3review.png" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom-color: rgb(225, 188, 76); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-width: 0px 0px 4px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: none; color: #65175a; margin: 0px 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><img border="0" data-original-height="185" data-original-width="626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZSZSpDwCcmnL0npVvci5Q89Vc3ZQ-rZTBfRccDAssmWBYQZMCf5KHV6nzBVMABbAYI8REV-_3UOWLJC5ehpsmVx6advm8hT-5e0wemdN4NJSv6yaA7eq1KDcr3wtHUVR_6HgsgR_VpAShjhy6IaiZP8qds2KPBrrRba9B8YmhskNaz7Vam8I__rL_/s16000/3review.png" style="border: none; box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; position: relative;" /></span></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><i style="box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">Falling in Love with the Moth Faerie Prince </i><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">is the third book in the That's (Para)Normal series. This is one series that I feel like it's definitely best to enjoy in order as a series. The Faerie world is introduced more and more with each book, and I can only imagine that trying to jump in at this point and really getting the full picture would be very difficult to do. <br /><br />First and foremost, it's important to note that like all Camilla Evergreen books-and probably more so with this series than others, this book probably isn't going to be everyone's cup of tea and that's completely fine. She has created this world that is unique and different... taking on topics of mental illness and neurodiversity in a way that is somehow both realistic and magical. For those of us whose minds work similarly and have faced similar struggles, it's actually super relatable. I could see my own thoughts as I read through some of Alana's... (though I'd say in this series, I've related to Willow most of all!) and there's something really comforting in that, I think. But it was also </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">wrapped up perfectly in this really warm and cozy fantasy story! And while fantasy is not my usual preferred genre, I absolutely adore this series!<br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; text-align: left;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">All that being said, this one does deal very strongly with Alana's depression, to include suicidal thoughts so be sure to take care of your mental health before reading. The author did a great job of addressing this in author's note (definitely read that) and I personally opted to wait to read until I was in a better place mentally, which I think was a good choice as there were moments it was definitely tougher than other books in the series. <br /><br /><i>Falling in Love with the Moth Faerie Prince </i>is a closed-door romance, with mentions of sex but nothing beyond kissing on the pages. There is one instance of minor language, and some implied swearing but not spelled out. The author always does a great job with reader expectations, so be sure to check that out! <br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWp5PiWtUgQ6KhqAK9WXQasZaHAi5vbqD0KiZy3bHVL0oMtwCgYjfN0ZzLsgRXjlDuxEPxo0N3C66e6HJM3U0LMCBlGW3zucTPOtwPj8_J25VrFBwvV903rKVFwJwAeYkjdO4mLnALgf4bOjbyUQj0wc1aMQJj3PGbeH69JKAjnKZ2Ko3jeeDqwl0B/s626/3buy.png" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: 4px solid rgb(225, 188, 76); box-sizing: border-box; color: #65175a; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><img border="0" data-original-height="185" data-original-width="626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWp5PiWtUgQ6KhqAK9WXQasZaHAi5vbqD0KiZy3bHVL0oMtwCgYjfN0ZzLsgRXjlDuxEPxo0N3C66e6HJM3U0LMCBlGW3zucTPOtwPj8_J25VrFBwvV903rKVFwJwAeYkjdO4mLnALgf4bOjbyUQj0wc1aMQJj3PGbeH69JKAjnKZ2Ko3jeeDqwl0B/s16000/3buy.png" style="border: none; box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; position: relative;" /></span></a><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Get your copy: <a href="https://amzn.to/3uPSUqt">https://amzn.to/3uPSUqt</a></span></span></span></div></div></div>Randi Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02733835395527590988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4417510527126205348.post-48922169813453583282024-03-11T05:00:00.001-04:002024-03-11T05:00:00.135-04:00The Mercy Seat: Author Guest Post + Giveaway<p> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="The Mercy Seat JustRead Blog Tour" class="alignnone wp-image-28813" height="237" src="https://justreadtours.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Banner_TheMercySeat_Blog_JR.jpg" width="640" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Welcome to the Blog Tour for <span style="color: #f16323;"><i><b>The Mercy Seat</b></i></span> by Henry O. Arnold, hosted by <a href="https://justreadtours.com/2024/03/11/welcome-to-the-mercy-seat-blog-tour-giveaway" rel="noopener" target="_blank">JustRead Publicity Tours</a>!</p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #f16323;"><b>About the Book</b></span></h3>
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<b><br />Series:</b> The Urban Chronicles #1
<b><br />Author:</b> Henry O. Arnold
<b><br />Publisher:</b> Mountain Brook Ink
<b><br />Release Date:</b> March 5, 2024
<b><br />Genre:</b> Christian Contemporary Fiction</p><p>
<b>Hells Canyon is a neighborhood in Richland, Tennessee where tourists never venture, and locals fear to tread.</b> Maxwell Crane, former Marine chaplain and pastor of The Mercy Seat church, struggles to provide a beacon of hope. </p><p>But others have their eyes set on Hells Canyon: power elites, robber barons, and street gangs seek their own gain at the cost of the beleaguered urban neighborhood. For the people who live there, it’s been a fight to exist their whole lives, and that fight is getting harder. </p><p>Maxwell doesn’t have to stay in Hells Canyon. He and his family could leave to live a comfortable middle-class existence. Instead, Maxwell chooses to risk his life—and the lives of those around him—to stand against the oppressors. </p><p>But what happens when this pastor crosses a line, taking justice into his own hands? Will his family, his community, and his God ever forgive him? Will he ever forgive himself?
<span style="color: #f16323;"><b> </b></span></p><p><span style="color: #f16323;"><b>PURCHASE LINKS</b>:</span> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/203819512-the-mercy-seat" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Goodreads</a> | <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CR849X7F" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Amazon</a> | <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-mercy-seat-henry-o-arnold/1144492953" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Barnes & Noble</a> | <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/mercy-seat-henry-o-arnold/20975616" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Bookshop</a>
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<h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #f16323;"><b>About the Author</b></span></h3>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Henry O. Arnold" class="alignnone wp-image-29259 size-medium" height="300" src="https://justreadtours.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Chip-8-Henry-Arnold-225x300.webp" width="225" /></p>
<p data-pm-slice="1 1 []"><b>Mr. Arnold</b>'s career as an actor/author spans over five decades with multiple stage and film credits. His most recent film is <i>The Hiding Place</i>. He has recorded over one hundred audiobooks and is the author of the multi-volume biblical/historical fiction series entitled <i>The Song of Prophets and Kings</i>. When not writing he can be found hiking on a trail somewhere on the planet. He and his lovely wife Kay have two beautiful daughters, married to two handsome men, with three above-average grandchildren.</p>
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<br /><br /><h3><span style="color: #f16323;">Author Guest Post</span></h3><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW238137731 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW238137731 BCX8" paraeid="{111316b6-ac41-4a2a-a4a3-a34c3fffbb3b}{180}" paraid="1007458611" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b><span class="TextRun SCXW238137731 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">A Wife’s Dare</span><span class="EOP SCXW238137731 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"134245417":false,"335551550":2,"335551620":2}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></b></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW238137731 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW238137731 BCX8" paraeid="{111316b6-ac41-4a2a-a4a3-a34c3fffbb3b}{186}" paraid="1247681608" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span class="TextRun SCXW238137731 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW238137731 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"></span></span><span class="EOP SCXW238137731 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"134245417":false}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW238137731 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW238137731 BCX8" paraeid="{111316b6-ac41-4a2a-a4a3-a34c3fffbb3b}{190}" paraid="393207663" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span class="TextRun SCXW238137731 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW238137731 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">My wife, Kay, dared me to make up a story out of whole cloth. Just sit down and start writing and see what happens, she said. With my historical fiction books, I have at least had a loose outline to follow, a </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW238137731 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">commitment to be true to the known facts while telling </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW238137731 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">a good story</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW238137731 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">. But not with </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW238137731 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">The Mercy Seat</span><span class="TextRun SCXW238137731 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">. It was scary at first. I had nothing to go on. I just knew I wanted this novel to be set in the present time, in a large city, and that my characters would be relatable.</span><span class="EOP SCXW238137731 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"134245417":false}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW238137731 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW238137731 BCX8" paraeid="{111316b6-ac41-4a2a-a4a3-a34c3fffbb3b}{202}" paraid="970678443" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span class="TextRun SCXW238137731 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW238137731 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"></span></span><span class="EOP SCXW238137731 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"134245417":false}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW238137731 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW238137731 BCX8" paraeid="{111316b6-ac41-4a2a-a4a3-a34c3fffbb3b}{206}" paraid="806900881" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span class="TextRun Highlight SCXW238137731 BCX8" data-contrast="none" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; outline: transparent solid 1px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW238137731 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">For the reader to identify with the protagonist, the character must face all sorts of difficulties. Since the protagonist is a mere mortal, not a comic book character or a mythological hero or heroine, they will typically not react quickly or forcefully to conflict or trouble. Most mortal characters would avoid dire circumstances until all choices to keep from engaging in conflict are exhausted.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW238137731 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"134245417":false}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW238137731 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW238137731 BCX8" paraeid="{111316b6-ac41-4a2a-a4a3-a34c3fffbb3b}{212}" paraid="812715354" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span class="TextRun Highlight SCXW238137731 BCX8" data-contrast="none" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; outline: transparent solid 1px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW238137731 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"></span></span><span class="EOP SCXW238137731 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"134245417":false}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW238137731 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW238137731 BCX8" paraeid="{111316b6-ac41-4a2a-a4a3-a34c3fffbb3b}{216}" paraid="2082079972" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span class="TextRun Highlight SCXW238137731 BCX8" data-contrast="none" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; outline: transparent solid 1px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW238137731 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">So, I created the character of Maxwell Crane, an ex-Marine chaplain and pastor of The Mercy Seat church. He and his wife, Kenda, are a mixed-race couple with three teenage children, and together, they live in an underserved community in a large city. Once I dreamed up the Crane family, I had to give each of them an ordeal that would test their characters and show their complexity.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW238137731 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"134245417":false}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW238137731 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW238137731 BCX8" paraeid="{111316b6-ac41-4a2a-a4a3-a34c3fffbb3b}{222}" paraid="221945551" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span class="TextRun Highlight SCXW238137731 BCX8" data-contrast="none" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; outline: transparent solid 1px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW238137731 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"></span></span><span class="EOP SCXW238137731 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"134245417":false}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW238137731 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW238137731 BCX8" paraeid="{111316b6-ac41-4a2a-a4a3-a34c3fffbb3b}{226}" paraid="485173240" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span class="TextRun Highlight SCXW238137731 BCX8" data-contrast="none" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; outline: transparent solid 1px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW238137731 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">With the main characters in place, I still </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW238137731 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">didn’t</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW238137731 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> have what I call a jumping off point for my story. Then I came across a newspaper article that told of a local pastor who held a memorial service in a city park just across the street from the downtown public library for those in the homeless community who had died during a calendar year. The library and the park were gathering places for this population of citizens who used these public localities as a rest stop on their nomadic journeys roaming the city st</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW238137731 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">reets.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW238137731 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"134245417":false}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW238137731 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW238137731 BCX8" paraeid="{111316b6-ac41-4a2a-a4a3-a34c3fffbb3b}{234}" paraid="73995389" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span class="TextRun Highlight SCXW238137731 BCX8" data-contrast="none" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; outline: transparent solid 1px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW238137731 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"></span></span><span class="EOP SCXW238137731 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"134245417":false}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW238137731 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW238137731 BCX8" paraeid="{111316b6-ac41-4a2a-a4a3-a34c3fffbb3b}{238}" paraid="1313056294" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span class="TextRun Highlight SCXW238137731 BCX8" data-contrast="none" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; outline: transparent solid 1px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW238137731 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">That article proved an inspiration. My imagination had free rein, and the story began to write itself. Some days it was hard to keep up. Characters I </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW238137731 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">didn’t</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW238137731 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> expect kept appearing requesting a role in the story. I always enjoy the writing process, but this one had a special pleasure because every character had a believable persona and came with specific motivations and desires that made them believable humans. I tried to keep out of their way and let the story unfold as they wished for it to be told.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW238137731 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"134245417":false}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW238137731 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW238137731 BCX8" paraeid="{111316b6-ac41-4a2a-a4a3-a34c3fffbb3b}{244}" paraid="340383264" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 6.66667px 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span class="TextRun SCXW238137731 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">I also wanted to include an up-close and personal look at the social, economic, and spiritual dilemmas facing the urban population of a large metropolitan city. By dropping the Crane family into a challenging and dangerous community, they were forced to learn how to live and serve the local citizens whose lives are a daily battle.</span><span class="EOP SCXW238137731 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"134245417":true,"335559738":100,"335559739":0}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW238137731 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW238137731 BCX8" paraeid="{111316b6-ac41-4a2a-a4a3-a34c3fffbb3b}{250}" paraid="1873299120" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 6.66667px 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span class="TextRun SCXW238137731 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">The Mercy Seat</span><span class="TextRun SCXW238137731 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"> is a tale of godly people trying to bring comfort to the persecuted and afflicted, protect the innocent, and stand against the oppressor. But what happens when the pastor crosses a line taking justice into his own hands? Will his family, his community, and his God ever forgive him?</span><span class="EOP SCXW238137731 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"134245417":true,"335559738":100,"335559739":0}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW238137731 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW238137731 BCX8" paraeid="{10cdb3d8-deb3-41bb-9d77-5d65f7008fa7}{3}" paraid="632082321" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; 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I never really knew what my characters might do until they appeared in my imagination. I kept imagining and typing and eventually I completed the novel filled with twists, turns, and surprises. My hope is that the reader will take pleasure in this story because it was certainly a pleasure for me to write.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW238137731 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"134245417":false}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW238137731 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW238137731 BCX8" paraeid="{10cdb3d8-deb3-41bb-9d77-5d65f7008fa7}{17}" paraid="785290958" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span class="TextRun SCXW238137731 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW238137731 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"></span></span><span class="EOP SCXW238137731 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"134245417":false,"335551550":2,"335551620":2}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><hr />
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Randi Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02733835395527590988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4417510527126205348.post-30733869502579058912024-03-10T05:00:00.003-04:002024-03-10T05:00:00.240-04:00Just for the Summer by Melody Carlson: Book Review<p><span style="font-family: inherit;"> <i style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">*Book received for consideration. All thoughts are my own.</i></span></p><div class="post-body clearfix" id="post-body-1441020991711469998" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; width: 632.042px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #333333; text-align: center;"><a href="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71cdewP7D7L._SY522_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="522" data-original-width="338" height="522" src="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71cdewP7D7L._SY522_.jpg" width="338" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="border: 0px !important; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; color: #333333; margin: 0px !important; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; color: #333333; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0IcBcmaM9yXGh0T98aitd8IFGpUfOLTqI02fYdIeKsfUkEsLqvR_ZcUKrQxMCHecYF6QBzB35s-EGGg0eIbavc7pVZua6gq2pdq8h8BAe19bIEKny8BWo1wNl87dd3AurkognJK3s-Jep2NqO5ibhtSKF2UHVuPAg0w-eUNkDkQ2J59sU7TKl0sAX/s626/3book.png" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom-color: rgb(225, 188, 76); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-width: 0px 0px 4px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: none; color: #65175a; margin: 0px 1em; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="185" data-original-width="626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0IcBcmaM9yXGh0T98aitd8IFGpUfOLTqI02fYdIeKsfUkEsLqvR_ZcUKrQxMCHecYF6QBzB35s-EGGg0eIbavc7pVZua6gq2pdq8h8BAe19bIEKny8BWo1wNl87dd3AurkognJK3s-Jep2NqO5ibhtSKF2UHVuPAg0w-eUNkDkQ2J59sU7TKl0sAX/s16000/3book.png" style="border: none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px auto; max-width: 100%; position: relative;" /></span></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; color: #333333; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-width: initial; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: 0px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;">Ginny Masters manages a popular boutique hotel in Seattle and manages it with aplomb. But the daily challenges and irritations of a fast-paced job and a demanding boss are starting to get to her. Jacqueline Potter manages her grandfather's fishing lodge in Idaho because it was the only job she could find after graduating with her hospitality degree. She's grateful for the work but longs for a more sophisticated and cosmopolitan life she's just not going to find in this backwoods town.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />The solution to both their problems seems obvious. Just for the summer, they'll swap jobs and lifestyles. But they never anticipated swapping love interests . . .<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />In this fabulous new twist on an age-old fable, award-winning and bestselling author Melody Carlson introduces you to two career-focused women who are about to discover that there's more to finding happiness than just switching up the scenery.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: 0px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"> </span></span></p><h4 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 4px; position: relative; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; text-transform: uppercase;"><img border="0" data-original-height="185" data-original-width="626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFe885ONiocPfX7SWlC9hLBTCe_oCwdR3_PwtznnrWqAfx4LS8wNYmZZrkckPNN4FzILVsog21s7np5L34ZXVyotLWc36Sf88l0louNy45RbyJ4axA39tv3lIdiN0hnrNQaRy2Ke_jlS5pfZa6Q5wwLosfjL9yAAY4QA_Ncp2hZoT6F8GmzA94BrOQ/s16000/3author.png" style="border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; max-width: 100%; position: relative;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></h4></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; color: #333333; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #0f1111;">Melody Carlson has written more than 200 books (with sales around 6.5 million) for teens, women and children. That's a lot of books, but mostly she considers herself a "storyteller." Her novels range from serious issues like schizophrenia (Finding Alice) to lighter topics like house-flipping (A Mile in My Flip-Flops) but most of the inspiration behind her fiction comes right out of real life. Her young adult novels (Diary of a Teenage Girl, TrueColors etc.) appeal to teenage girls around the world. Her annual Christmas novellas become more popular each year. She's won a number of awards (including Romantic Time's Career Achievement Award, the Rita and the Gold Medallion) and some of her books have been optioned for film/TV. Carlson has two grown sons and makes her home in the Pacific Northwest with her husband and yellow Lab dog. To find out more about Melody Carlson, visit her website at http://www.melodycarlson.com/</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZSZSpDwCcmnL0npVvci5Q89Vc3ZQ-rZTBfRccDAssmWBYQZMCf5KHV6nzBVMABbAYI8REV-_3UOWLJC5ehpsmVx6advm8hT-5e0wemdN4NJSv6yaA7eq1KDcr3wtHUVR_6HgsgR_VpAShjhy6IaiZP8qds2KPBrrRba9B8YmhskNaz7Vam8I__rL_/s626/3review.png" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom-color: rgb(225, 188, 76); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-width: 0px 0px 4px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: none; color: #65175a; margin: 0px 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><img border="0" data-original-height="185" data-original-width="626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZSZSpDwCcmnL0npVvci5Q89Vc3ZQ-rZTBfRccDAssmWBYQZMCf5KHV6nzBVMABbAYI8REV-_3UOWLJC5ehpsmVx6advm8hT-5e0wemdN4NJSv6yaA7eq1KDcr3wtHUVR_6HgsgR_VpAShjhy6IaiZP8qds2KPBrrRba9B8YmhskNaz7Vam8I__rL_/s16000/3review.png" style="border: none; box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; position: relative;" /></span></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />I have enjoyed Melody Carlson's books for MANY years (they were one of my first introductions to Christian fiction as a teenager, in fact) and I always look forward to reading her new ones. This was no exception. I loved this idea of two women who are unhappy with their work situations agreeing to swap jobs for 60 days. Fun concept, right? And it really did make for a fun story that I found myself enjoying. Ginny was a great character and I found myself really enjoying her parts of the story a lot. That said, </span></span><span style="color: #333333;">Jacqueline was not my favorite. She was spoiled and at times a bit manipulative even. While I definitely think that was the point and we needed to see where she was coming from to see her growth in the end... I do wish there would have been more of that. It came, eventually, but it was definitely towards the very end of the story. While this is listed as romance and does have a little bit in there, I thought the romance didn't take as much of a front stage as I might have expected... not a bad thing, just something to keep in mind if that's not your preference. Overall, this was a quick and enjoyable read and one that I would definitely recommend checking out! </span></div><div class="separator" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; color: #333333; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; text-align: left;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWp5PiWtUgQ6KhqAK9WXQasZaHAi5vbqD0KiZy3bHVL0oMtwCgYjfN0ZzLsgRXjlDuxEPxo0N3C66e6HJM3U0LMCBlGW3zucTPOtwPj8_J25VrFBwvV903rKVFwJwAeYkjdO4mLnALgf4bOjbyUQj0wc1aMQJj3PGbeH69JKAjnKZ2Ko3jeeDqwl0B/s626/3buy.png" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: 4px solid rgb(225, 188, 76); box-sizing: border-box; color: #65175a; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><img border="0" data-original-height="185" data-original-width="626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWp5PiWtUgQ6KhqAK9WXQasZaHAi5vbqD0KiZy3bHVL0oMtwCgYjfN0ZzLsgRXjlDuxEPxo0N3C66e6HJM3U0LMCBlGW3zucTPOtwPj8_J25VrFBwvV903rKVFwJwAeYkjdO4mLnALgf4bOjbyUQj0wc1aMQJj3PGbeH69JKAjnKZ2Ko3jeeDqwl0B/s16000/3buy.png" style="border: none; box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; position: relative;" /></span></a><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Get your copy: <a href="https://amzn.to/49FBXy3">https://amzn.to/49FBXy3</a></span></span></span></div></div></div>Randi Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02733835395527590988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4417510527126205348.post-90752058331221329312024-03-10T05:00:00.001-04:002024-03-10T05:00:00.240-04:00Noticing Natalie by Belinda Mary: Book Review<p><span style="font-family: inherit;"> <i style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">*Book received for consideration. All thoughts are my own.</i></span></p><div class="post-body clearfix" id="post-body-5009636831866029148" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; width: 632.042px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71JnwJgtb7L._SY522_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="522" data-original-width="326" height="522" src="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71JnwJgtb7L._SY522_.jpg" width="326" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="border: 0px !important; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; margin: 0px !important; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0IcBcmaM9yXGh0T98aitd8IFGpUfOLTqI02fYdIeKsfUkEsLqvR_ZcUKrQxMCHecYF6QBzB35s-EGGg0eIbavc7pVZua6gq2pdq8h8BAe19bIEKny8BWo1wNl87dd3AurkognJK3s-Jep2NqO5ibhtSKF2UHVuPAg0w-eUNkDkQ2J59sU7TKl0sAX/s626/3book.png" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom-color: rgb(225, 188, 76); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-width: 0px 0px 4px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: none; color: #65175a; margin: 0px 1em; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="185" data-original-width="626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0IcBcmaM9yXGh0T98aitd8IFGpUfOLTqI02fYdIeKsfUkEsLqvR_ZcUKrQxMCHecYF6QBzB35s-EGGg0eIbavc7pVZua6gq2pdq8h8BAe19bIEKny8BWo1wNl87dd3AurkognJK3s-Jep2NqO5ibhtSKF2UHVuPAg0w-eUNkDkQ2J59sU7TKl0sAX/s16000/3book.png" style="border: none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px auto; max-width: 100%; position: relative;" /></span></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-width: initial; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: 0px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span class="a-text-bold a-text-italic" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic !important; font-weight: 700 !important;">What happens when the boy you crushed on in high school—the one who crushed your heart—turns up 6 years later…and he needs your help?</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Natalie Henderson was </span><span class="a-text-italic" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic !important;">that</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"> girl in high school. The invisible one lost in her books; going unnoticed in the hallways. Until he paid her attention. Matthew Barkly was </span><span class="a-text-italic" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic !important;">that</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"> boy in high school. The star of the soccer team and all-round Mr Popular, and he’d started noticing her. Under the guise of studying together, Natalie was swept into his spotlight and started believing that perhaps she wasn’t invisible after all. But turns out…it was all a lie.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Six years later, Natalie is taking her first steps into adulthood. Leaving behind the shy, awkward girl from high school and embracing her new role as a nurse in a busy hospital, she has everything carefully planned out. Until her one and only crush comes barrelling back into her life, disrupting everything.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Matthew is a national soccer hero and has the world at his feet. He’s also wondering if any of it—fame, attention, money—is worth it. And then he sees her again. The one he always wanted, the one he can’t forget. Grasping at any opportunity to spend time with her; he begs Natalie to pretend to be his girlfriend to help fix his playboy image. Unbelievably, she agrees to play along, and soon the lines between what’s fake and what’s real are blurred and all those long-forgotten feelings are flaring back to life.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />But as Natalie navigates the pitfalls of fame and media attention that follow ‘dating’ a celebrity sports star, will the distrust and uncertainty from their past stand in the way of them becoming something more in the present? Or will Natalie have the courage to believe that Matthew could possibly notice her…for real this time?<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span><span class="a-text-italic" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic !important;">Find out in this delightful celebrity romantic comedy with a splash of fake dating and no third act breakup. Noticing Natalie is a closed-door romance that will make your heart swoon with steamy kisses and has no explicit content.</span></p><h4 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 4px; position: relative; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; text-transform: uppercase;"><img border="0" data-original-height="185" data-original-width="626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFe885ONiocPfX7SWlC9hLBTCe_oCwdR3_PwtznnrWqAfx4LS8wNYmZZrkckPNN4FzILVsog21s7np5L34ZXVyotLWc36Sf88l0louNy45RbyJ4axA39tv3lIdiN0hnrNQaRy2Ke_jlS5pfZa6Q5wwLosfjL9yAAY4QA_Ncp2hZoT6F8GmzA94BrOQ/s16000/3author.png" style="border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; max-width: 100%; position: relative;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></h4></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: 0px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Belinda Mary is a long-time lover of all the books and has dreamed of being a writer her whole life. Since picking up her first Judy Blume novel at the age of ten, she has been happily lost in the world of fiction, and ask anyone around her, when she has a book to read, she turns into a very unproductive member of society.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">After studying for ten years and obtaining her PhD in molecular biology, she pursued a career in the healthcare industry, and has recently taken the leap to make her lifelong dream of writing and publishing a novel come true. And when she is not looking after her two kids, her husband of eleven years and her crazy spoodle, she can be found on the couch reading, watching all things Bravo TV, or listening to true crime podcasts.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Belinda writes the kind of stories that she loves to read; filled with laughs, longing and love.</span></p><div class="separator" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #0f1111;">For the latest news, book information and bonus scenes—sign up to Belinda's newsletter at https://belindamary.com</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZSZSpDwCcmnL0npVvci5Q89Vc3ZQ-rZTBfRccDAssmWBYQZMCf5KHV6nzBVMABbAYI8REV-_3UOWLJC5ehpsmVx6advm8hT-5e0wemdN4NJSv6yaA7eq1KDcr3wtHUVR_6HgsgR_VpAShjhy6IaiZP8qds2KPBrrRba9B8YmhskNaz7Vam8I__rL_/s626/3review.png" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom-color: rgb(225, 188, 76); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-width: 0px 0px 4px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: none; color: #65175a; margin: 0px 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><img border="0" data-original-height="185" data-original-width="626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZSZSpDwCcmnL0npVvci5Q89Vc3ZQ-rZTBfRccDAssmWBYQZMCf5KHV6nzBVMABbAYI8REV-_3UOWLJC5ehpsmVx6advm8hT-5e0wemdN4NJSv6yaA7eq1KDcr3wtHUVR_6HgsgR_VpAShjhy6IaiZP8qds2KPBrrRba9B8YmhskNaz7Vam8I__rL_/s16000/3review.png" style="border: none; box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; position: relative;" /></span></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i style="box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></i><br /><i>Noticing Natalie</i> is a prequel to the Love Always series and can be enjoyed as a standalone. <br /><br />This was such a sweet read! It has all the vibes of a second chance romance, but really there wasn't much of a first chance to start with... perhaps more of a missed chance? Either way, I couldn't get enough of Matthew and Natalie's sweet relationship. They had a friendship in high school that ultimately ended badly. When he is injured and finds himself in the ER where she has just started working as a student nurse, it seems like fate is stepping in to give them the chance they never really got back then. The story goes back and forth between past and present, and I loved seeing their history play out. There really was just something so sweet and genuine between them that I absolutely adored. I tend to love nicknames in a romance anyway and thought his calling her 'New Girl' was really cute... but when we finally find out WHY he started calling her that to begin with? Oh my heart... so stinkin' sweet! <br /><br /><i>Noticing Natalie</i> is a closed-door romance with kisses only. It does have just a handful of minor language. <br /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; text-align: left;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWp5PiWtUgQ6KhqAK9WXQasZaHAi5vbqD0KiZy3bHVL0oMtwCgYjfN0ZzLsgRXjlDuxEPxo0N3C66e6HJM3U0LMCBlGW3zucTPOtwPj8_J25VrFBwvV903rKVFwJwAeYkjdO4mLnALgf4bOjbyUQj0wc1aMQJj3PGbeH69JKAjnKZ2Ko3jeeDqwl0B/s626/3buy.png" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: 4px solid rgb(225, 188, 76); box-sizing: border-box; color: #65175a; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><img border="0" data-original-height="185" data-original-width="626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWp5PiWtUgQ6KhqAK9WXQasZaHAi5vbqD0KiZy3bHVL0oMtwCgYjfN0ZzLsgRXjlDuxEPxo0N3C66e6HJM3U0LMCBlGW3zucTPOtwPj8_J25VrFBwvV903rKVFwJwAeYkjdO4mLnALgf4bOjbyUQj0wc1aMQJj3PGbeH69JKAjnKZ2Ko3jeeDqwl0B/s16000/3buy.png" style="border: none; box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; position: relative;" /></span></a><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Get your copy: <a href="https://amzn.to/4c2moCf">https://amzn.to/4c2moCf</a></span></span></span></div></div></div>Randi Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02733835395527590988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4417510527126205348.post-41259180866240783722024-03-08T13:56:00.001-05:002024-03-08T13:56:46.363-05:00Navigating the Road to Victory: The Intricacies of Sports Team Transport <p><br /></p><div class="SCXW13233923 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW13233923 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW13233923 BCX8" paraeid="{137519c9-99c3-4838-a3b1-de6e247c2c98}{190}" paraid="1936167580" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px 0px 10.6667px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span class="TextRun SCXW13233923 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Ebrima, Ebrima_EmbeddedFont, Ebrima_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 22.6625px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW13233923 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">In the realm of sports, the journey to victory extends beyond the field, court, or pitch. Behind every successful team lies a well-oiled machine, seamlessly managing </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW13233923 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">logistics</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW13233923 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> both on and off the playing surface. </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW13233923 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Ebrima, Ebrima_EmbeddedFont, Ebrima_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 22.6625px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW13233923 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; 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user-select: text;">One of the most critical yet often overlooked aspects is sports team transport. </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW13233923 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">Let's</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW13233923 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> delve into the fascinating world where travel, automotive, and sports intersect, exploring the challenges, innovations, and the teamwork </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW13233923 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">required</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW13233923 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> to keep athletes moving toward</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW13233923 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; 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font-size: 14pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 26.9792px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">The Importance of Reliable Transportation</span><span class="EOP SCXW13233923 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"134245418":true,"134245529":true,"201341983":0,"335559738":40,"335559739":0,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Ebrima, Ebrima_EmbeddedFont, Ebrima_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 26.9792px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW13233923 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW13233923 BCX8" paraeid="{137519c9-99c3-4838-a3b1-de6e247c2c98}{216}" paraid="1062252898" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px 0px 10.6667px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span class="TextRun EmptyTextRun SCXW13233923 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-GB" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Ebrima, Ebrima_EmbeddedFont, Ebrima_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 22.6625px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-GB"></span><a class="Hyperlink SCXW13233923 BCX8" href="https://napaway.com/sports-team-charters/" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; user-select: text;" target="_blank"><span class="TextRun Underlined SCXW13233923 BCX8" data-contrast="none" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #0563c1; font-family: Ebrima, Ebrima_EmbeddedFont, Ebrima_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 22.6625px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: underline; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW13233923 BCX8" data-ccp-charstyle="Hyperlink" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">Sports team bus charters</span></span></a><span class="TextRun SCXW13233923 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Ebrima, Ebrima_EmbeddedFont, Ebrima_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 22.6625px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW13233923 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> play a pivotal role in ensuring reliable and comfortable transportation for athletes, </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW13233923 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">facilitating</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW13233923 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> seamless travel </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW13233923 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">logistics</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW13233923 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> and fostering team cohesion both on and off the field.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW13233923 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Ebrima, Ebrima_EmbeddedFont, Ebrima_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 22.6625px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW13233923 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW13233923 BCX8" paraeid="{137519c9-99c3-4838-a3b1-de6e247c2c98}{225}" paraid="363978511" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px 0px 10.6667px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span class="TextRun SCXW13233923 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Ebrima, Ebrima_EmbeddedFont, Ebrima_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 22.6625px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">Top of Form</span><span class="EOP SCXW13233923 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Ebrima, Ebrima_EmbeddedFont, Ebrima_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 22.6625px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="ListContainerWrapper SCXW13233923 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: left; user-select: text;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span class="TextRun SCXW13233923 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-family: Ebrima, Ebrima_EmbeddedFont, Ebrima_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 22.6625px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; white-space-collapse: preserve;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW13233923 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">The Backbone of Athletic Success: Efficient transportation is the backbone of athletic success, ensuring </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW13233923 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">that </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW13233923 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">teams arrive punctually, rested, and ready to compete.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW13233923 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-family: Ebrima, Ebrima_EmbeddedFont, Ebrima_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 22.6625px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> </span></li><li><span class="TextRun SCXW13233923 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-family: Ebrima, Ebrima_EmbeddedFont, Ebrima_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 22.6625px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; white-space-collapse: preserve;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW13233923 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">Minimizing Distractions: Reliable transport minimizes distractions, allowing athletes to focus solely on their performance rather than worrying about logistical hiccups</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW13233923 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW13233923 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-family: Ebrima, Ebrima_EmbeddedFont, Ebrima_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 22.6625px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> </span></li><li><span class="TextRun SCXW13233923 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Ebrima, Ebrima_EmbeddedFont, Ebrima_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 22.6625px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">Enhancing Team Bonding: Long journeys present invaluable opportunities for team bonding, fostering camaraderie crucial for on-field cohesion.</span><span class="EOP SCXW13233923 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; 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font-size: 14pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 26.9792px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">Challenges on the Road</span><span class="EOP SCXW13233923 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"134245418":true,"134245529":true,"201341983":0,"335559738":40,"335559739":0,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Ebrima, Ebrima_EmbeddedFont, Ebrima_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 26.9792px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="ListContainerWrapper SCXW13233923 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: left; user-select: text;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span class="TextRun SCXW13233923 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-family: Ebrima, Ebrima_EmbeddedFont, Ebrima_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 22.6625px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; white-space-collapse: preserve;" xml:lang="EN-US">Scheduling Complexities: Coordinating travel schedules amid a packed tournament calendar can be akin to solving a puzzle, requiring meticulous planning and flexibility.</span><span class="EOP SCXW13233923 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-family: Ebrima, Ebrima_EmbeddedFont, Ebrima_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 22.6625px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> </span></li><li><span class="TextRun SCXW13233923 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-family: Ebrima, Ebrima_EmbeddedFont, Ebrima_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 22.6625px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; white-space-collapse: preserve;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW13233923 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">Weather and Traffic: Mother Nature and traffic congestion pose formidable adversaries, </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW13233923 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">necessitating</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW13233923 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> contingency plans and alternative routes.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW13233923 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-family: Ebrima, Ebrima_EmbeddedFont, Ebrima_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 22.6625px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> </span></li><li><span class="TextRun SCXW13233923 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Ebrima, Ebrima_EmbeddedFont, Ebrima_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 22.6625px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW13233923 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">Fatigue Management: Managing the fatigue of athletes during extended journeys is paramount, with comfort and rest becoming top priorities to </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW13233923 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">maintain</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW13233923 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> peak performance.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW13233923 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Ebrima, Ebrima_EmbeddedFont, Ebrima_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 22.6625px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></li></ul><p class="Paragraph SCXW13233923 BCX8" paraeid="{55d24a48-8fec-4513-a3b5-24064dd0c405}{27}" paraid="1939932950" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-family: Ebrima, Ebrima_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-kerning: none; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; 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font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 22.6625px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW13233923 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"></span></span><span class="EOP SCXW13233923 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559685":1440,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Ebrima, Ebrima_EmbeddedFont, Ebrima_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 22.6625px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW13233923 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p aria-level="2" class="Paragraph SCXW13233923 BCX8" paraeid="{55d24a48-8fec-4513-a3b5-24064dd0c405}{38}" paraid="1805819545" role="heading" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; font-weight: bold; margin: 2.66667px 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span class="TextRun SCXW13233923 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Ebrima, Ebrima_EmbeddedFont, Ebrima_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 26.9792px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">The Role of Automotive Technology</span><span class="EOP SCXW13233923 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"134245418":true,"134245529":true,"201341983":0,"335559738":40,"335559739":0,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Ebrima, Ebrima_EmbeddedFont, Ebrima_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 26.9792px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="ListContainerWrapper SCXW13233923 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: left; user-select: text;"><ul><li><span class="TextRun SCXW13233923 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-family: Ebrima, Ebrima_EmbeddedFont, Ebrima_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 22.6625px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; white-space-collapse: preserve;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW13233923 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">Safety First: </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW13233923 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">Cutting-edge</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW13233923 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> automotive technology prioritizes the safety of athletes, with features like </span></span><a class="Hyperlink SCXW13233923 BCX8" href="https://www.synopsys.com/automotive/what-is-adas.html" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; font-family: Ebrima, Ebrima_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; user-select: text; white-space-collapse: preserve;" target="_blank"><span class="TextRun Underlined SCXW13233923 BCX8" data-contrast="none" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #0563c1; font-family: Ebrima, Ebrima_EmbeddedFont, Ebrima_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 22.6625px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: underline; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW13233923 BCX8" data-ccp-charstyle="Hyperlink" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">advanced driver-assistance systems</span></span></a><span class="TextRun SCXW13233923 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-family: Ebrima, Ebrima_EmbeddedFont, Ebrima_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 22.6625px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; white-space-collapse: preserve;" xml:lang="EN-US"> and fatigue detection mechanisms.</span><span class="EOP SCXW13233923 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-family: Ebrima, Ebrima_EmbeddedFont, Ebrima_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 22.6625px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> </span></li><li><span class="TextRun SCXW13233923 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-family: Ebrima, Ebrima_EmbeddedFont, Ebrima_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 22.6625px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; white-space-collapse: preserve;" xml:lang="EN-US">Sustainability Initiatives: Sports teams are increasingly embracing eco-friendly transport solutions, such as electric or hybrid vehicles, to reduce their carbon footprint.</span><span class="EOP SCXW13233923 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-family: Ebrima, Ebrima_EmbeddedFont, Ebrima_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 22.6625px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="SCXW13233923 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"><div class="ListContainerWrapper SCXW13233923 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: left; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW13233923 BCX8" paraeid="{55d24a48-8fec-4513-a3b5-24064dd0c405}{63}" paraid="818368233" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-family: Ebrima, Ebrima_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-kerning: none; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"></p><ul><li><span class="TextRun SCXW13233923 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Ebrima, Ebrima_EmbeddedFont, Ebrima_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 22.6625px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW13233923 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">Connectivity and Comfort: Modern vehicles offer connectivity options and amenities tailored to athletes' needs, ensuring they </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW13233923 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">remain</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW13233923 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> connected and comfortable throughout their journey.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW13233923 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Ebrima, Ebrima_EmbeddedFont, Ebrima_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 22.6625px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></li></ul><p></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW13233923 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW13233923 BCX8" paraeid="{55d24a48-8fec-4513-a3b5-24064dd0c405}{70}" paraid="31696296" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; 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font-size: 11pt; line-height: 22.6625px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW13233923 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p aria-level="2" class="Paragraph SCXW13233923 BCX8" paraeid="{55d24a48-8fec-4513-a3b5-24064dd0c405}{74}" paraid="311963687" role="heading" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; font-weight: bold; margin: 2.66667px 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span class="TextRun SCXW13233923 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Ebrima, Ebrima_EmbeddedFont, Ebrima_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 26.9792px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">Teamwork Beyond the Field</span><span class="EOP SCXW13233923 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"134245418":true,"134245529":true,"201341983":0,"335559738":40,"335559739":0,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Ebrima, Ebrima_EmbeddedFont, Ebrima_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 26.9792px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="ListContainerWrapper SCXW13233923 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: left; user-select: text;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span class="TextRun SCXW13233923 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-family: Ebrima, Ebrima_EmbeddedFont, Ebrima_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 22.6625px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; white-space-collapse: preserve;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW13233923 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">Collaboration with Transport Specialists: </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW13233923 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">Establishing</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW13233923 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> partnerships with transport specialists is pivotal, </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW13233923 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">leveraging</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW13233923 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> their </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW13233923 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">expertise</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW13233923 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> to streamline travel </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW13233923 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">logistics</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW13233923 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> and overcome challenges.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW13233923 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-family: Ebrima, Ebrima_EmbeddedFont, Ebrima_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 22.6625px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> </span></li><li><span class="TextRun SCXW13233923 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-family: Ebrima, Ebrima_EmbeddedFont, Ebrima_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 22.6625px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; white-space-collapse: preserve;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW13233923 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">Support Staff: Behind every successful sports team, </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW13233923 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">there's</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW13233923 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> a dedicated support staff managing every aspect of transportation, from booking </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW13233923 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">accommodations</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW13233923 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> to coordinating airport transfers.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW13233923 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-family: Ebrima, Ebrima_EmbeddedFont, Ebrima_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 22.6625px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> </span></li><li><span class="TextRun SCXW13233923 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Ebrima, Ebrima_EmbeddedFont, Ebrima_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 22.6625px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW13233923 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">Athlete Input: Listening to athlete feedback plays a crucial role in refining transport arrangements, ensuring their needs and preferences are </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW13233923 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">taken into account</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW13233923 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW13233923 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Ebrima, Ebrima_EmbeddedFont, Ebrima_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 22.6625px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></li></ul><p class="Paragraph SCXW13233923 BCX8" paraeid="{55d24a48-8fec-4513-a3b5-24064dd0c405}{98}" paraid="202730951" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-family: Ebrima, Ebrima_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-kerning: none; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW13233923 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; 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-webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: left; user-select: text;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span class="TextRun SCXW13233923 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-family: Ebrima, Ebrima_EmbeddedFont, Ebrima_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 22.6625px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; white-space-collapse: preserve;" xml:lang="EN-US">Autonomous Vehicles: The advent of </span><a class="Hyperlink SCXW13233923 BCX8" href="https://www.synopsys.com/automotive/what-is-autonomous-car.html" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; font-family: Ebrima, Ebrima_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; 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font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 22.6625px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; white-space-collapse: preserve;" xml:lang="EN-US"> promises to revolutionize sports team transport, offering enhanced safety and efficiency while reducing reliance on human drivers.</span><span class="EOP SCXW13233923 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-family: Ebrima, Ebrima_EmbeddedFont, Ebrima_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 22.6625px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> </span></li><li><span class="TextRun SCXW13233923 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-family: Ebrima, Ebrima_EmbeddedFont, Ebrima_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 22.6625px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; white-space-collapse: preserve;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW13233923 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">Hyperloop and High-Speed Rail: Futuristic modes of transport like hyperloop and high-speed rail hold the potential to drastically shorten travel times between games, </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW13233923 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">optimizing</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW13233923 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> athletes' rest and recovery.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW13233923 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; 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font-size: 14pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 26.9792px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">Conclusion</span><span class="EOP SCXW13233923 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"134245418":true,"134245529":true,"201341983":0,"335559738":40,"335559739":0,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Ebrima, Ebrima_EmbeddedFont, Ebrima_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 26.9792px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW13233923 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW13233923 BCX8" paraeid="{55d24a48-8fec-4513-a3b5-24064dd0c405}{155}" paraid="1044043470" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px 0px 10.6667px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span class="TextRun SCXW13233923 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Ebrima, Ebrima_EmbeddedFont, Ebrima_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 22.6625px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW13233923 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">Sports team transport is a complex yet integral </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW13233923 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">component</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW13233923 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> of athletic success, requiring meticulous planning, </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW13233923 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">cutting-edge</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW13233923 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> technology, and seamless teamwork. As we continue to navigate the road to victory, </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW13233923 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">it's</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW13233923 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> essential to recognize the efforts behind the scenes that ensure athletes reach their destination prepared to compete at their best. </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW13233923 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Ebrima, Ebrima_EmbeddedFont, Ebrima_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 22.6625px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW13233923 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW13233923 BCX8" paraeid="{55d24a48-8fec-4513-a3b5-24064dd0c405}{161}" paraid="472944237" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px 0px 10.6667px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span class="TextRun SCXW13233923 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Ebrima, Ebrima_EmbeddedFont, Ebrima_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 22.6625px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">In this intersection of travel, automotive, and sports, innovation paves the way for a future where the journey is as rewarding as the destination itself.</span><span class="EOP SCXW13233923 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Ebrima, Ebrima_EmbeddedFont, Ebrima_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 22.6625px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div></div>Randi Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02733835395527590988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4417510527126205348.post-71521428772636453792024-03-08T05:00:00.001-05:002024-03-08T05:00:00.131-05:00Love, Unscripted by Denise Hunter: Book Review<p><span style="font-family: inherit;"> <i style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">*Book received for consideration. All thoughts are my own.</i></span></p><div class="post-body clearfix" id="post-body-1441020991711469998" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; width: 632.042px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/819A4vtbDXL._SY522_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="522" data-original-width="343" height="522" src="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/819A4vtbDXL._SY522_.jpg" width="343" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="border: 0px !important; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; margin: 0px !important; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0IcBcmaM9yXGh0T98aitd8IFGpUfOLTqI02fYdIeKsfUkEsLqvR_ZcUKrQxMCHecYF6QBzB35s-EGGg0eIbavc7pVZua6gq2pdq8h8BAe19bIEKny8BWo1wNl87dd3AurkognJK3s-Jep2NqO5ibhtSKF2UHVuPAg0w-eUNkDkQ2J59sU7TKl0sAX/s626/3book.png" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom-color: rgb(225, 188, 76); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-width: 0px 0px 4px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: none; color: #65175a; margin: 0px 1em; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="185" data-original-width="626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0IcBcmaM9yXGh0T98aitd8IFGpUfOLTqI02fYdIeKsfUkEsLqvR_ZcUKrQxMCHecYF6QBzB35s-EGGg0eIbavc7pVZua6gq2pdq8h8BAe19bIEKny8BWo1wNl87dd3AurkognJK3s-Jep2NqO5ibhtSKF2UHVuPAg0w-eUNkDkQ2J59sU7TKl0sAX/s16000/3book.png" style="border: none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px auto; max-width: 100%; position: relative;" /></span></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: 0px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span class="a-text-bold" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700 !important;"><br /><br />The perfect boyfriend only exists on paper…doesn’t he?</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Fresh off the heels of a bad breakup, Chloe Anderson poured her heart into penning the perfect boyfriend—and the result was an off-the-charts debut beach read that resonated with women worldwide. Now, Chloe’s scripted hero is headed for Hollywood, with her book destined to become a major motion picture.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">When Chloe gets wind that silver screen bad boy Liam Hamilton has been cast as the ideal-in-every-way hero of her novel, she’s horrified by the film director’s choice. How could a player like Liam possibly do Chloe’s perfect hero justice? Unafraid to speak her mind, Chloe lets her executive producer know she’s one hundred percent opposed to the casting. And oops—the call is on speakerphone, where the annoyingly attractive Hollywood star hears Chloe’s unbridled outrage firsthand.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">With Liam’s reputation already on the rocks, his agent concocts a PR plan to upgrade Liam’s image while putting the story—and the film—in the spotlight. The catch? During the movie’s filming in Chloe’s cute hometown of Stillwater, North Carolina, Chloe and Liam will fake a wholesome, committed relationship. Both stand to gain something from the arrangement. Liam’s fans will see him in a new light, while Chloe can boost her struggling social media following and further her writing career. What could possibly go wrong?</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">As author and actor navigate the waters of the PR relationship, they’re unprepared when their professional agreement turns into an actual friendship. And when serious sparks start to fly—well, that’s an unread chapter for both of them.</span></p><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-width: initial; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><h4 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 4px; position: relative; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; text-transform: uppercase;"><img border="0" data-original-height="185" data-original-width="626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFe885ONiocPfX7SWlC9hLBTCe_oCwdR3_PwtznnrWqAfx4LS8wNYmZZrkckPNN4FzILVsog21s7np5L34ZXVyotLWc36Sf88l0louNy45RbyJ4axA39tv3lIdiN0hnrNQaRy2Ke_jlS5pfZa6Q5wwLosfjL9yAAY4QA_Ncp2hZoT6F8GmzA94BrOQ/s16000/3author.png" style="border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; max-width: 100%; position: relative;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></h4></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #0f1111;">Denise Hunter is the internationally published, bestselling author of more than forty books, three of which have been adapted into original Hallmark Channel movies. She has won the Holt Medallion Award, the Reader’s Choice Award, the Carol Award, the Foreword Book of the Year Award, and is a RITA finalist. When Denise isn’t orchestrating love lives on the written page, she enjoys traveling with her family, drinking chai lattes, and playing drums. Denise makes her home in Indiana, where she and her husband raised three boys and are now enjoying an empty nest and three beautiful grandchildren. DeniseHunterBooks.com; Facebook: @AuthorDeniseHunter; Twitter: @DeniseAHunter; Instagram: @deniseahunter.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZSZSpDwCcmnL0npVvci5Q89Vc3ZQ-rZTBfRccDAssmWBYQZMCf5KHV6nzBVMABbAYI8REV-_3UOWLJC5ehpsmVx6advm8hT-5e0wemdN4NJSv6yaA7eq1KDcr3wtHUVR_6HgsgR_VpAShjhy6IaiZP8qds2KPBrrRba9B8YmhskNaz7Vam8I__rL_/s626/3review.png" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom-color: rgb(225, 188, 76); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-width: 0px 0px 4px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: none; color: #65175a; margin: 0px 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><img border="0" data-original-height="185" data-original-width="626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZSZSpDwCcmnL0npVvci5Q89Vc3ZQ-rZTBfRccDAssmWBYQZMCf5KHV6nzBVMABbAYI8REV-_3UOWLJC5ehpsmVx6advm8hT-5e0wemdN4NJSv6yaA7eq1KDcr3wtHUVR_6HgsgR_VpAShjhy6IaiZP8qds2KPBrrRba9B8YmhskNaz7Vam8I__rL_/s16000/3review.png" style="border: none; box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; position: relative;" /></span></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />When I pick up a book by Denise Hunter, I know that I am in for a beautiful love story... and <i>Love, Unscripted</i> absolutely did not disappoint. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />Chloe and Liam did not exactly get off on the right foot. He is an actor with a bad-boy reputation, signed to play the lead in the movie being made from her novel... and she is NOT pleased with the selection and is quick to let her opinion be known. When they wind up in a PR relationship to help with his reputation for the better of the movie, she quickly learns that there is a lot more than the man in the tabloids. These two drew me in right away--- from their hilarious meeting (both in person and over the phone) to the amazing chemistry, I couldn't help but love them. Both of them are imperfect characters with histories that make them hesitant to fully trust and I loved watching them grow as the story went on. I loved the message that it's not about perfection, but about finding the right one for you... and that certainly came through in their story. It was beautifully written and heartfelt, keeping me thoroughly invested in these characters right to the very end. <br /><br />If you enjoy a good Hallmark-like romance, this is certainly one to check out. </span></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; text-align: left;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWp5PiWtUgQ6KhqAK9WXQasZaHAi5vbqD0KiZy3bHVL0oMtwCgYjfN0ZzLsgRXjlDuxEPxo0N3C66e6HJM3U0LMCBlGW3zucTPOtwPj8_J25VrFBwvV903rKVFwJwAeYkjdO4mLnALgf4bOjbyUQj0wc1aMQJj3PGbeH69JKAjnKZ2Ko3jeeDqwl0B/s626/3buy.png" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: 4px solid rgb(225, 188, 76); box-sizing: border-box; color: #65175a; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><img border="0" data-original-height="185" data-original-width="626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWp5PiWtUgQ6KhqAK9WXQasZaHAi5vbqD0KiZy3bHVL0oMtwCgYjfN0ZzLsgRXjlDuxEPxo0N3C66e6HJM3U0LMCBlGW3zucTPOtwPj8_J25VrFBwvV903rKVFwJwAeYkjdO4mLnALgf4bOjbyUQj0wc1aMQJj3PGbeH69JKAjnKZ2Ko3jeeDqwl0B/s16000/3buy.png" style="border: none; box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; position: relative;" /></span></a><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Get your copy: <a href="https://amzn.to/3V5pcbs">https://amzn.to/3V5pcbs</a></span></span></span></div></div></div>Randi Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02733835395527590988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4417510527126205348.post-29064035223971075242024-03-07T12:50:00.000-05:002024-03-07T12:50:39.144-05:00Watch The Pastor's Kid in Theaters, March 15! #ChristianArtHouse #RawFaith #NeverTooFar @ironside_films @pastorskidmovie @bandekoot<p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">**Screener received for consideration. All opinions are my own.</span></i><br /><br /></span></span></p><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_heading et_pb_heading_0 et_pb_bg_layout_" style="animation-duration: 0.2s; animation-timing-function: linear; background: 50% 50% / cover no-repeat rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 27.6458px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="et_pb_heading_container" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><h1 class="et_pb_module_heading" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">You are never too far, that God won’t chase you.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;">That's a beautiful message, isn't it? And it's one that so many people need. This is the message in the new movie, Pastor's Kid--take a look:</span></span></h1></div></div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light" style="animation-duration: 0.2s; animation-timing-function: linear; background: 50% 50% / cover no-repeat rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="et_pb_text_inner" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrp-FP9q8JQnYn-cNMtU6BGYEG13vp0lUifzdsseRnqZFgVMaWwIgwb4pafMpI5cVAOhtvswvapxyvMVYDpETj3lpl4OO05xo-XJ56XRJ9YLVaewp4eNpdKOO4ciJxvr6XOJaPVSy3VD8tnuOGWTWYY7cvKrO2zfxjErvhcKt0t8Gdjkg6tZ1LNG25Xpk/s2845/_5RwEu64.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2845" data-original-width="1920" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrp-FP9q8JQnYn-cNMtU6BGYEG13vp0lUifzdsseRnqZFgVMaWwIgwb4pafMpI5cVAOhtvswvapxyvMVYDpETj3lpl4OO05xo-XJ56XRJ9YLVaewp4eNpdKOO4ciJxvr6XOJaPVSy3VD8tnuOGWTWYY7cvKrO2zfxjErvhcKt0t8Gdjkg6tZ1LNG25Xpk/w432-h640/_5RwEu64.jpeg" width="432" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><i>In this raw true story of faith and redemption, college student, Riley, runs from her painful past of abuse and religious hypocrisy. However, God has other plans for Riley when an unforeseen circumstance compels her to confront the very source of her anguish – her estranged mother. Faced with the choice to either continue running from her demons or confront them head-on, Riley embarks on a powerful journey of faith, redemption, and healing. As she unravels the layers of her painful childhood, Riley discovers the transformative power of forgiveness and the strength to break free from the chains of her past.</i></span><p></p></div></div><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424;"><br /><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/aqdYoyOpJMU?si=F5oqYy7Em_qGdRAk" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe><br /><br /><br />It is important to note that this is not the typical family friendly, faith-filled movie that I usually share. While it has a beautiful and impactful message of faith... it's far from family friendly. The creators opted to make Pastor's</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424;"> </span><span class="markd2aq3a5ls" color="inherit" data-markjs="true" data-ogab="" data-ogac="" data-ogsb="" data-ogsc="" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Kid</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424;">a raw R-rated film</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424;"> </span><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">to 'honor the true journey it's based on and show the power of what God was bringing her through. The goal was not to be "dark/edgy" but to show the realities of those caught in substance abuse and the freedom that can be found through Christ'. Drugs are a huge part of this story and that is not shied away from on the screen. There is also a LOT of language. It certainly earns that R rating and as such isn't one to be watched with younger children (I would recommend watching yourself to decide for teens). While I may not personally prefer that type of language in my entertainment, it IS the reality of the world we live in. I think sometimes when we sugarcoat or avoid language and the tougher moments in a film like this, while it may make some of us more comfortable, it can also seem too perfect and be off-putting to those who need the message most... and this is definitely a message that needs to be heard! It was a beautiful story and one absolutely worth watching. <br /></span></span></p><div style="text-indent: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #242424; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: -18.6pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />You can learn more and get tickets to see the movie in theaters March 15 here: </span><u style="background-color: white; color: #242424; 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font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18.9px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">Author Name: </span><span class="TextRun SCXW178967776 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 18.9px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">D.M. Griffin</span><span class="EOP SCXW178967776 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":252}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.9px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW178967776 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW178967776 BCX8" paraeid="{f71f70ab-c18c-465a-b01c-81aeabe8775c}{206}" paraid="1919358156" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px 0px 10.6667px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span class="TextRun SCXW178967776 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18.9px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">Genre: </span><span class="TextRun SCXW178967776 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 18.9px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW178967776 BCX8" data-ccp-charstyle="Strong" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">Biblical</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW178967776 BCX8" data-ccp-charstyle="Strong" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> Fiction</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW178967776 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":252}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.9px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW178967776 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW178967776 BCX8" paraeid="{f71f70ab-c18c-465a-b01c-81aeabe8775c}{216}" paraid="1788769494" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px 0px 10.6667px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span class="TextRun SCXW178967776 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18.9px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">Release Date: </span><span class="TextRun SCXW178967776 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 18.9px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW178967776 BCX8" data-ccp-charstyle="Strong" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">March </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW178967776 BCX8" data-ccp-charstyle="Strong" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">28</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW178967776 BCX8" data-ccp-charstyle="Strong" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">, 2024</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW178967776 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":252}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.9px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW178967776 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW178967776 BCX8" paraeid="{f71f70ab-c18c-465a-b01c-81aeabe8775c}{228}" paraid="787380391" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: auto 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span class="TextRun SCXW178967776 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW178967776 BCX8" data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">Choices her father made before she was even born reached a bony finger into her life, clouding her future with hopelessness. Her father’s cold heart had no room for her. He easily cast her aside when the Law </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW178967776 BCX8" data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">permitted</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW178967776 BCX8" data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> it. Defined as an outcast because of a physical infirmity, Priscilla was told death was her destiny. Despite the limited perspective brought about by years of adversity, Priscilla fought to keep hope alive and wait for the Lord’s timing.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW178967776 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":0,"335559740":240}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW178967776 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW178967776 BCX8" paraeid="{f71f70ab-c18c-465a-b01c-81aeabe8775c}{234}" paraid="228025435" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: auto 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span class="TextRun SCXW178967776 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">Aquila lost his father at the most critical time in his life. Battling against grief and bitterness, Aquila uncovers a secret about his father’s death that undermines his faith in a religious system that once defined him. Driven from his homeland, Aquila becomes someone he no longer recognizes.</span><span class="EOP SCXW178967776 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":0,"335559740":240}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW178967776 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW178967776 BCX8" paraeid="{f71f70ab-c18c-465a-b01c-81aeabe8775c}{240}" paraid="66168753" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: auto 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span class="TextRun SCXW178967776 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW178967776 BCX8" data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">Two people whose perspectives are skewed by adversity become divinely intertwined in mysterious ways. As they wait upon the Lord for His timing, would Priscilla and Aquila ever find the truth that would lift their eyes to the hills so they could see the purpose of life, not only between a man and a woman but between God and His creation? A poignant story about how God uses adversity for good in the lives of those who </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW178967776 BCX8" data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">truly love</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW178967776 BCX8" data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> and trust Him.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW178967776 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":0,"335559740":240}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW178967776 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; 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-webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px 0px 10.6667px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span class="TextRun Underlined SCXW178967776 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" face="Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18.9px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: underline; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW178967776 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">Book Excerpt</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW178967776 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":252}" face="Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; 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margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; text-indent: 28px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span class="TextRun SCXW125478494 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Book Antiqua", "Book Antiqua_EmbeddedFont", "Book Antiqua_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 20.7px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW125478494 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">Distributing the bread and fruit amongst the infirm was tedious, but necessary work. Prisca praised God for giving her an assignment within the discarded community. Despite the daily disappointments, Prisca waited with hopeful anticipation. If she could only </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW125478494 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">witness</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW125478494 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> one person get healed, then she felt her heart would be full again. Just one miracle would be enough to believe that someday…She sighed, fingering the bread.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW125478494 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559731":432,"335559739":0,"335559740":276}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Book Antiqua", "Book Antiqua_EmbeddedFont", "Book Antiqua_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 20.7px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW125478494 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW125478494 BCX8" paraeid="{74cc73d7-fa41-4f21-92b8-42c8511b8fb6}{167}" paraid="264811999" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; text-indent: 28px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span class="TextRun SCXW125478494 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Book Antiqua", "Book Antiqua_EmbeddedFont", "Book Antiqua_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 20.7px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW125478494 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">“Would you like some bread?” Prisca </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW125478494 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">held it out the offering, her stomach growling in protest</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW125478494 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW125478494 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559731":432,"335559739":0,"335559740":276}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Book Antiqua", "Book Antiqua_EmbeddedFont", "Book Antiqua_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 20.7px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW125478494 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW125478494 BCX8" paraeid="{74cc73d7-fa41-4f21-92b8-42c8511b8fb6}{177}" paraid="569767205" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; text-indent: 28px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span class="TextRun SCXW125478494 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Book Antiqua", "Book Antiqua_EmbeddedFont", "Book Antiqua_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 20.7px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">An older woman, new to the area, sat near the pool. The water reflected the gray sky above them. Prisca did not remember seeing the woman before. She must have come during the pre-dawn hours when Prisca was still sleeping. </span><span class="EOP SCXW125478494 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559731":432,"335559739":0,"335559740":276}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Book Antiqua", "Book Antiqua_EmbeddedFont", "Book Antiqua_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 20.7px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW125478494 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW125478494 BCX8" paraeid="{74cc73d7-fa41-4f21-92b8-42c8511b8fb6}{183}" paraid="1942637236" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; text-indent: 28px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span class="TextRun SCXW125478494 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Book Antiqua", "Book Antiqua_EmbeddedFont", "Book Antiqua_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 20.7px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">The woman replied by showing Prisca her shriveled hands. Like the claw of an eagle, the poor woman’s fingers were bent at an odd angle. Her entire hand curved inward, making them unusable. Prisca wanted to ask what happened, but given her own situation, she knew better. 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user-select: text;"> </span></span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW178967776 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW178967776 BCX8" paraeid="{68088974-9eb8-4f9b-8172-c413eed5debc}{27}" paraid="638287166" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px 0px 10.6667px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span class="TextRun Underlined SCXW178967776 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" face="Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18.9px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: underline; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW178967776 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">Missed Any </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW178967776 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">Excerpts</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW178967776 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">, Go Here</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW178967776 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":252}" face="Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 18.9px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW178967776 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Excerpt One: <a data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0" href="https://lakesidelivingsite.wordpress.com/2024/03/06/the-crooked-daughter-epic-book-launch/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">https://lakesidelivingsite.wordpress.com/2024/03/06/the-crooked-daughter-epic-book-launch/</a></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Excerpt Two: <a data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="1" href="https://coverloverbookreview.blogspot.com/2024/03/the-crooked-daughter.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">https://coverloverbookreview.blogspot.com/2024/03/the-crooked-daughter.html</a></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Excerpt Three: <a data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="2" href="https://musingsbymaureen.blogspot.com/2024/03/celebrate-lit-presents-crooked-daughter.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">https://musingsbymaureen.blogspot.com/2024/03/celebrate-lit-presents-crooked-daughter.html</a></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Excerpt Four: <a data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="3" href="http://www.simpleharvestreads.com/posts/the-crooked-daughter-book-excerpt/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">http://www.simpleharvestreads.com/posts/the-crooked-daughter-book-excerpt/</a></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Excerpt Five: <a data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="4" href="https://www.amoderndayfairytale.net/2024/03/the-crooked-daughter-epic-book-launch.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">https://www.amoderndayfairytale.net/2024/03/the-crooked-daughter-epic-book-launch.html</a></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Excerpt Six: <a data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="5" href="https://www.artistwriterandstudentohmy.com/posts/the-crooked-daughter-book-excerpt/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">https://www.artistwriterandstudentohmy.com/posts/the-crooked-daughter-book-excerpt/</a></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Excerpt Seven: <a data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="6" href="https://blossomsandblessings.blogspot.com/2024/03/crooked-daughter-by-dm-griffin-epic.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; 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background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px 0px 10.6667px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span class="TextRun Underlined SCXW178967776 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" face="Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18.9px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: underline; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW178967776 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">About the Author</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW178967776 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":252}" face="Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; 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-webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">D.M. Griffin</span><span class="TextRun SCXW178967776 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW178967776 BCX8" data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> is the author of several Biblical Fiction novels as well as devotionals, prayer journals, and Bible studies. She will be releasing a Christian Fantasy series in 2025. She currently </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW178967776 BCX8" data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">resides</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW178967776 BCX8" data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> in Northern California with her husband. They met in middle school a few days after she was transplanted to the West Coast at the tender age of twelve. She has three adult children who have been an endless source of delight and inspiration. She also has a precious new grandchild who brings her joy.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW178967776 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":0,"335559740":240}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW178967776 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW178967776 BCX8" paraeid="{68088974-9eb8-4f9b-8172-c413eed5debc}{85}" paraid="1111061662" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: auto 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span class="TextRun SCXW178967776 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">As a native New England girl, she fondly remembers spending her summers there as a child. Thick accents, small towns, and fascinating weather stirred the imagination of a young heart. She has always had a fondness for stories thanks to her imaginative mother who would make up wild, adventurous tales to tell when tucking her into bed as a child.</span><span class="EOP SCXW178967776 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":0,"335559740":240}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW178967776 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW178967776 BCX8" paraeid="{68088974-9eb8-4f9b-8172-c413eed5debc}{91}" paraid="1083987261" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: auto 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span class="TextRun SCXW178967776 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW178967776 BCX8" data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">She </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW178967776 BCX8" data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">truly believes</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW178967776 BCX8" data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> that a book that sits on a shelf unread is like a planted seed that never blossoms. Nothing delights her more than sharing a story.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW178967776 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":0,"335559740":240}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div>Randi Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02733835395527590988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4417510527126205348.post-51135659138297212132024-03-06T05:00:00.003-05:002024-03-06T05:00:00.159-05:00That Time I Kissed My Beachfront Boss by Julie Christianson: Book Review<p><span style="font-family: inherit;"> <i style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">*Book received for consideration. All thoughts are my own.</i></span></p><div class="post-body clearfix" id="post-body-1441020991711469998" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; width: 632.042px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #333333; text-align: center;"><a href="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71dKz3vKhmL._SY522_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="522" data-original-width="338" height="522" src="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71dKz3vKhmL._SY522_.jpg" width="338" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="border: 0px !important; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; color: #333333; margin: 0px !important; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; color: #333333; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0IcBcmaM9yXGh0T98aitd8IFGpUfOLTqI02fYdIeKsfUkEsLqvR_ZcUKrQxMCHecYF6QBzB35s-EGGg0eIbavc7pVZua6gq2pdq8h8BAe19bIEKny8BWo1wNl87dd3AurkognJK3s-Jep2NqO5ibhtSKF2UHVuPAg0w-eUNkDkQ2J59sU7TKl0sAX/s626/3book.png" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom-color: rgb(225, 188, 76); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-width: 0px 0px 4px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: none; color: #65175a; margin: 0px 1em; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="185" data-original-width="626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0IcBcmaM9yXGh0T98aitd8IFGpUfOLTqI02fYdIeKsfUkEsLqvR_ZcUKrQxMCHecYF6QBzB35s-EGGg0eIbavc7pVZua6gq2pdq8h8BAe19bIEKny8BWo1wNl87dd3AurkognJK3s-Jep2NqO5ibhtSKF2UHVuPAg0w-eUNkDkQ2J59sU7TKl0sAX/s16000/3book.png" style="border: none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px auto; max-width: 100%; position: relative;" /></span></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; color: #333333; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-width: initial; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: 0px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span class="a-text-bold" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700 !important;">My dream job just got snapped up by the one man who rejected me…</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">That’s right. I’m an unemployed twenty-something stuck sleeping on my grandmother’s old futon while Hudson Blaine, the guy who shot me down, gets to manage The Beachfront Inn<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Talk about life being unfair.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">I’m about to flee town with what’s left of my pride, when Mr. Rejection begs me to stay. Apparently, he needs my help resuscitating the inn’s reputation before the grand reopening.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">But I’m not sure I can bear Hudson being my new boss, or survive sharing an office with him and his wife-me-up eyes.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">So I tell myself it’s just for one month. One month to prove myself and what I’m capable of …<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Or go down on the shores of The Beachfront Inn in a blaze of humiliation.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">That Time I Kissed My Beachfront Boss </span><span class="a-text-italic" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic !important;">is a closed-door romantic comedy in the Abieville Love Stories series with all the sizzling chemistry you love, but no explicit scenes or language.</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Tropes in the book:</span></p><ul class="a-unordered-list a-vertical" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: 0px 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span class="a-list-item" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Sworn off relationships<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span></span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span class="a-list-item" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Forced proximity</span></span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span class="a-list-item" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Workplace romance<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span></span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span class="a-list-item" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Found family<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span></span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span class="a-list-item" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Small town</span></span></li></ul><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: 0px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"> </span></span></p><h4 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 4px; position: relative; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; text-transform: uppercase;"><img border="0" data-original-height="185" data-original-width="626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFe885ONiocPfX7SWlC9hLBTCe_oCwdR3_PwtznnrWqAfx4LS8wNYmZZrkckPNN4FzILVsog21s7np5L34ZXVyotLWc36Sf88l0louNy45RbyJ4axA39tv3lIdiN0hnrNQaRy2Ke_jlS5pfZa6Q5wwLosfjL9yAAY4QA_Ncp2hZoT6F8GmzA94BrOQ/s16000/3author.png" style="border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; max-width: 100%; position: relative;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></h4></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: 0px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Julie Christianson writes sweet romantic comedies—but only when she’s not reading them. A former English teacher and lapsed marathon runner, Julie lives in Southern California with her one husband, two kids, and three rescue dogs. She’s madly in love with all of them, but there’s not a lot of room on her couch.</span></p><div class="separator" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; color: #333333; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #0f1111;">To connect with Julie, visit her website juliechristianson.com and follow her on Instagram (@juliechristiansonauthor).</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZSZSpDwCcmnL0npVvci5Q89Vc3ZQ-rZTBfRccDAssmWBYQZMCf5KHV6nzBVMABbAYI8REV-_3UOWLJC5ehpsmVx6advm8hT-5e0wemdN4NJSv6yaA7eq1KDcr3wtHUVR_6HgsgR_VpAShjhy6IaiZP8qds2KPBrrRba9B8YmhskNaz7Vam8I__rL_/s626/3review.png" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom-color: rgb(225, 188, 76); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-width: 0px 0px 4px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: none; color: #65175a; margin: 0px 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><img border="0" data-original-height="185" data-original-width="626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZSZSpDwCcmnL0npVvci5Q89Vc3ZQ-rZTBfRccDAssmWBYQZMCf5KHV6nzBVMABbAYI8REV-_3UOWLJC5ehpsmVx6advm8hT-5e0wemdN4NJSv6yaA7eq1KDcr3wtHUVR_6HgsgR_VpAShjhy6IaiZP8qds2KPBrrRba9B8YmhskNaz7Vam8I__rL_/s16000/3review.png" style="border: none; box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; position: relative;" /></span></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><i style="box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></i></span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: inherit;"><i>That Time I Kissed My Beachfront Boss</i> is the third book in the </span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Abieville Love Stories</span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: inherit;"> series, but I think it could definitely be enjoyed just fine as a standalone as well. That said, if you have read the previous books in that series or any books from Julie Christianson's OTHER series, you might see a few familiar characters pop up--- which is always a fun treat! <br /><br />This was such a fun read! Right from the start, I was drawn right in with a game of truth or dare that... well, let's just say it doesn't end so well! What a way to start the story! The story then jumps to a few years later and Olivia finds herself back in Abieville and face to face in another awkward moment with Hudson... and a moment that had me laughing out loud. These two were so wonderful together--- not only in how they worked together, but their chemistry too. Both had reasons for not wanting to get involved with anyone, but I loved seeing them work through their issues as the story goes on. Not only was it a great romance, but I loved the smalltown/found family vibes of the story too. And the sibling texts? That was another favorite that really just added so much humor and fun to the story. I loved everything about it!<br /><br /><i>That Time I Kissed My Beachfront Boss</i> is a closed-door romance, with nothing beyond kisses and no language. </span></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; text-align: left;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWp5PiWtUgQ6KhqAK9WXQasZaHAi5vbqD0KiZy3bHVL0oMtwCgYjfN0ZzLsgRXjlDuxEPxo0N3C66e6HJM3U0LMCBlGW3zucTPOtwPj8_J25VrFBwvV903rKVFwJwAeYkjdO4mLnALgf4bOjbyUQj0wc1aMQJj3PGbeH69JKAjnKZ2Ko3jeeDqwl0B/s626/3buy.png" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: 4px solid rgb(225, 188, 76); box-sizing: border-box; color: #65175a; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><img border="0" data-original-height="185" data-original-width="626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWp5PiWtUgQ6KhqAK9WXQasZaHAi5vbqD0KiZy3bHVL0oMtwCgYjfN0ZzLsgRXjlDuxEPxo0N3C66e6HJM3U0LMCBlGW3zucTPOtwPj8_J25VrFBwvV903rKVFwJwAeYkjdO4mLnALgf4bOjbyUQj0wc1aMQJj3PGbeH69JKAjnKZ2Ko3jeeDqwl0B/s16000/3buy.png" style="border: none; box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; position: relative;" /></span></a><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Get your copy: <a href="https://amzn.to/3IhRGr6">https://amzn.to/3IhRGr6</a></span></span></span></div></div></div>Randi Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02733835395527590988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4417510527126205348.post-38601870819478420552024-03-06T05:00:00.001-05:002024-03-06T05:00:00.158-05:008 Down: Read an Excerpt + Enter to Win<p> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="8 Down JustRead Takeover + Review Blitz" class="alignnone wp-image-28755 size-full" height="237" src="https://justreadtours.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Banner_8Down_TakeoverReview_JR.jpg" width="640" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Welcome to the Takeover + Review Blitz for <strong><em><span style="color: #6d4492;"><i>8 Down</i></span></em></strong> by Kimberley Woodhouse hosted by <a href="https://justreadtours.com/2024/03/06/welcome-to-the-8-down-takeover-review-blitz-giveaway">JustRead Publicity Tours</a>!</p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #6d4492;"><strong>About the Book</strong></span></h3>
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<strong>Title:</strong> 8 Down <div><strong>Series:</strong> Alaskan Cyber Hunters #2 </div><div><strong>Author:</strong> Kimberley Woodhouse </div><div><strong>Publisher:</strong> Kregel Publications </div><div><strong>Release Date:</strong> February 20, 2024 </div><div><strong>Genre:</strong> Christian Romantic Suspense
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<strong>8 more lives at stake.</strong> </div><div><br /></div><div>Investigator Carrie Kintz is new blood with the Alaska Bureau of Investigation in Anchorage. But with a serial killer on the loose, there's no easing into the job. It's sink or swim. The only clues to help law enforcement stop this madman are the taunts he drops into crossword puzzles across the country--always in the same 8 DOWN position.</div><div><br /></div><div>Carrie is desperate to prove her worth to the force and the community by catching the killer. But when she discovers signs that these deaths are just the tip of the iceberg in a frighteningly elaborate cyberattack, it's time to admit she needs help.</div><div><br /></div><div>Calling in security specialist Scott Patteson for his expertise seems like the right move--until Carrie realizes that he may be a dangerous distraction for her heart. With her faith fading in the face of horror and uncertainty and her career in danger of ending, this is no time for flirtation.</div><div><br /></div><div>But with a killer who is determined to prove that he's smarter than everyone else, it may be impossible to fight both the madman and their feelings for each other...</div><div><em><br /></em></div><div><em>Put on your parkas as we head into a cold world of cybercrime, and hang on for the ride! Kimberley Woodhouse once again takes us on a nail-biter of a ride, and you won't want to quit until you've read the last page!"</em> --Jaime Jo Wright, author of <em>The Lost Boys of Barlowe Theater</em>
<p data-pm-slice="1 1 []"><em>"An amazing, breath-stealing, knuckle-biting thrill of a ride!"</em> --Lynette Eason, award-winning, best-selling suspense author</p>
<p data-pm-slice="1 1 []"><span style="color: #6d4492;"><strong>PURCHASE LINKS: </strong></span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/197113219-8-down" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Goodreads</a> | <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0825447739" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Amazon</a> | <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/8-down-kimberley-woodhouse/1143946700" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Barnes & Noble</a> | <a href="https://www.christianbook.com/8-down-2/9780825447730/pd/5447730" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Christianbook| </a><a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/8-down-kimberley-woodhouse/20506878" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Bookshop</a> | <a href="https://www.bookbub.com/books/8-down-by-kimberley-woodhouse" rel="noopener" target="_blank">BookBub</a></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #6d4492;">More Books in Series</span></h3>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0825447720" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img alt="26 Below" class="alignnone wp-image-25634" height="200" src="https://justreadtours.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/26-Below-194x300.jpg" width="129" /></a><br /><br /></p><h3><span style="color: #6d4492;">Book Excerpt</span></h3><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'EB Garamond',serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">
Cyberterrorism. There really wasn’t any other way to word it. </span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-1c6b66e5-7fff-1e2d-b094-557eb46872ef"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: "EB Garamond", serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">People had always hurt people. But now, in addition to guns and bombs, they could shut down the power and communication systems,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "EB Garamond", serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">or in this case, traffic lights.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: "EB Garamond", serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Who would do something like that?</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: "EB Garamond", serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">That’s what he didn’t want to wrap his brain around. The cyber part was easy, at least in his mind. He had a master’s degree in computer science. Computers always made sense to him. Code. Programming.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "EB Garamond", serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Hardware. Software. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: "EB Garamond", serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">But put an evil presence behind it, and all that technology could be used to harm innocent citizens. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: "EB Garamond", serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">If someone was planning another cyberattack, his team and law enforcement needed to be ready. Anchorage was much larger than Fairbanks. A lot more lives were on the line.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "EB Garamond", serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Page 31</span></p><div><span style="font-family: "EB Garamond", serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div></span></div>
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<h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #6d4492;"><strong>About the Author</strong></span></h3>
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<p data-pm-slice="1 1 []"><strong>Kimberley Woodhouse</strong> is the best-selling author of more than thirty books and novellas, including A Deep Divide, Bridge of Gold, and The Mayflower Bride, as well as the coauthor of the Heart of Alaska series with Tracie Peterson. Kimberley’s writing has earned a Carol Award, the Christian Market Novel of the Year, the Holt Medallion, and many others. A proud former resident of Alaska, she now lives and writes in Colorado where she's traded in her hat of "Craziest Mom" for "Nana the Great."</p>
<p data-pm-slice="1 1 []">Connect with Kimberley by visiting <a href="https://kimberleywoodhouse.com" rel="noopener" target="_blank">kimberleywoodhouse.com</a> to follow her on social media or subscribe to email newsletter updates.</p>
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<h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #6d4492;"><strong>Tour Giveaway</strong></span></h3>
<p style="text-align: center;">(1) winner will receive signed copies of <em>26 Below</em> and <em>8 Down</em>, bookmarks, and other book-related goodies!</p>
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