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Lilacs for Juliana | Blog Hop + Kindle Fire Giveaway

24 Sep

Lilacs for Juliana

Lilacs for Juliana by Carrie Fancett Pagels

Purchase a copy: http://amzn.to/1Nmpfad

Petite Juliana Beauchamps possesses a vivid imagination, which comes in handy as a librarian. When a handsome giant of a lumberjack comes to town and rescues her from possible tragedy, she’s shaken by the event. A dashing beer baron, from Milwaukee, also pursues Juliana’s attention. Meanwhile, a library trustee determines to push out the female librarians.

Set in 1891, in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, Book Three in The Christy Lumber Camp Series focuses on Richard “Moose” Christy, the youngest of the sons, as he prepares to manage his first lumber camp. When Yost hires Juliana to organize his personal library, and her letters from Wisconsin suggest foul play, will Richard need to save her once again? And will his secret need to be revealed to win her heart?

 

My thoughts:

Once again, Carrie Fancett Pagels brings Michigan’s Upper Peninsula to life in this delightful continuation of the Christy Lumber Camp Series!

I loved revisiting beloved members of the Christy family and enjoyed reading Richard “Moose” Christy’s story. When this giant lumberjack visits the St. Ignace library and meets librarian Juliana Beauchamps, a wonderful story is set in motion. Full of heart, Lilacs for Juliana charmed me and its romantic ending left me with a sigh and a smile!

Lilacs for Juliana is the third book in the Christy Lumber Camp Series, following The Fruitcake Challenge and The Lumberjacks’ Ball. While these stories can stand alone, I believe they are better enjoyed as a series read in order. I love these historical narratives and look forward to reading more from this talented author!

I received a complimentary copy of Lilacs for Juliana from the author in exchange for an unbiased review. I appreciate the opportunity to read this story and share my thoughts.

 

Blog Hop  & Kindle Fire GIVEAWAY!

Carrie is graciously giving away a paperback copy of Lilacs for Juliana at each blog stop, AND those who visit and comment on at least seven of the participating blogs will be entered to win a KINDLE FIRE!  Comment to win!!

Blog Hop- Lilacs for Juliana

Paperback copies available to US residents only. International winners will receive an e-book (if available). One Buzzing About Books winner will be chosen at random one week from today’s posting.  The grand prize winner will be chosen at random on October 28. 

Blog Hop Stops:

Stop #1 – Heroes, Heroines, and History
Stop #2- Overcoming with God
Stop #3- Book Babble
Stop #4- Cheryl B Book Blog
Stop #5- D’s Quilts and Books
Stop #6- Sunnie Reviews
Stop #7- Buzzing About Books
Stop #8- Captive Dreams Window
Stop #9- Singing Librarian Books
Stop #10- Perspectives by Nancee
Stop #11- Stuff and Nonsense
Stop #12- Debbie’s Dusty Deliberations
Stop #13- Lane Hill House

 

Carrie F Pagels

Carrie Fancett Pagels Ph.D. is an award-winning, best-selling, and multi-published Christian historical romance author. Carrie was a psychologist for twenty-five years. Married for twenty-seven years with two children. Carrie resides in Virginia’s Historic Triangle and enjoys reading, traveling and researching. She’s a finalist for the 2014 Maggie Awards for Excellence.

Website | Blog- Overcoming with God | Blog- Colonial Quills| Facebook | Twitter | Pinterest | Goodreads | LinkedIn

 

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A Taste of Nobility Giveaway

10 Sep

A Taste of Nobility Giveaway

Bethany House Publishers is proud to present the Taste of Nobility Giveaway!  Enter here!

The Lost Heiress: Breakfast Coffee Prize Package

Roseanna M. White’s The Lost Heiress is full of intrigue, mystery, danger, romance, and, when the servants co-operate, the delicious flavor of Espresso. Enjoy your own moment of luxury with the Delonghi Espresso machine. Enjoy gourmet espresso in your own home using convenient pods or ground coffee. You don’t have to be a duchess to feel like one!

You can also enjoy your breakfast in style as you savor your espresso in this stunning fine bone china coffee mug with a side of shortbread Petticoat Tail Cookies.

Brook Eden, the heroine of The Lost Heiress, prizes her pearls as both beautiful and precious; they are the only thing she has from her mother. Create your own keepsake jewelry with a gift card to The Vintage Pearl (a $50 value).

As winner of the Breakfast Coffee Prize Package, you will receive both books from the Taste of Nobility Giveaway.

A Noble Masquerade: Morning Tea Prize Package

Kristi Ann Hunter’s A Noble Masquerade is the perfect dance of propriety and intrigue. You will enjoy every minute as you enter the glittering world of the English gentility, even as you hold your breath at the danger that lies just below the polished surface. But no matter the danger, it is clear that no mystery can be solved or savored, without a good cup of tea. As the winner of the Morning Tea Prize Package, enjoy a Bonavita electric kettle that makes boiling, brewing, and enjoying a cup of tea as simple as flipping a switch.  Invite your friends for tea with this charming set of Porcelain tea cups in an assortment of beautiful patterns.

Lady Miranda Hawthorne has poured out her heart out in letters she never planned to send. Now, with danger lurking inside the halls of her very home, all of her secrets are at risk. Enjoy the feel of luxury stationery, the sweep of a quill pen as it dances across the page, and the beauty of a custom-engraved wax seal to keep your missives private. Whether pouring out your secrets or writing to a friend, you will feel the whispers of the Regency as you write.

As winner of the Morning Tea Prize Package, you will receive both books from the Taste of Nobility Giveaway!

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Not By Sight Giveaway

5 Aug

Not By Sight Giveaway

Bethany House Publishers is celebrating the release of Not By Sight by giving away two fantastic prize packages! Enter here!

Don’t miss this captivating story! Read my review here.

 

First Prize: Come for Tea

With war overseas and intrigue and espionage at home, everything around Grace Mabry is in turmoil except her father’s lovely teahouse. However, the invisible ink of misfortune is on the wall and everything is about to change.

Whether in turmoil or peace, nothing is as soothing and delightful as a cup of tea. Create your own oasis with this stunning antique tea set. Made and shipped from England, this fine bone china tea set will take your breath away!

Enjoy the taste of the finest English tea with this loose leaf tea chest including 6 delicious flavors of tea: (Earl Grey, English Breakfast, Irish Breakfast, Assam, Ceylon OP Black, Singell Darjeeling) Tea strainer included with prize.

You will love the world of Kate Breslin’s Not by Sight and this DVD, The Manners of Downton Abbey. will take you even deeper into the world of Edwardian manners. Discover the secrets of how the aristocratic set dined and dressed, how they married and made money, how they interacted with the servants (and the servants interacted with each other), and above all why they behaved as they did.

 

Second Prize: Spies Like Us

Jack Benningham may not be what he seems, but as Grace Mabry slowly realizes, he is not the only one who is an imposter. Everyone is hiding something and Grace just wants to discover the truth.

Discover the truth for yourself as you spy out a mystery, or beauty, or even just have an adventure. This vintage genuine leather satchel will see you through wherever the journey takes you.

Enjoy This lovely emerald green leather journal and invisible ink pens. Write secret messages to yourself, or hide your innermost thoughts with invisible ink.

This telescoping brass spyglass will make you feel like you are a spy in the 1920’s, even if all you are spying on is the birds! Comes with a beautiful protective wooden box.

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Wishes Granted!

23 Jul

2 Year- Winners

Three names were selected using Random.org and each winner will receive a copy of the book she wished for.

Merry- Crazy Little Thing Called Love by Beth Vogt

Brandy- In Good Company by Jen Turano

Morgan- Lady Maybe by Julie Klassen

Thank you all so much for celebrating with me!  I had such fun reading your comments and book wishes!  I have another great giveaway planned for next month, so I hope you’ll join me again!

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Celebrating 2 Years of Blogging with a GIVEAWAY!

15 Jul

Today marks 2 years of blogging at Buzzing About Books!  I love reading and sharing great books and have enjoyed the wonderful connections I’ve made through this blog!  I look forward to sharing many more book reviews, interviews, sales, and giveaways! 

2 Year Anniversary- Buzzing About Books

Last year, I asked for your book wishes and loved making some of them come true, so we’re doing it again this year!  To enter the giveaway, leave a comment with the title and author of the book that is at the top of your wish list. Please select a book that is currently available or releasing this month.  Be sure to include your email address! 

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You may only comment with one book title. However, additional entries may be earned by doing the following:

◦Follow my blog or let me know you’re already a follower
◦Share this giveaway through Facebook, Twitter, or Pinterest

Be sure and leave a comment letting me know what you have done to earn additional entries.

 This giveaway ends Wednesday, July 22 at 11:59 p.m. CDT.  Entry is open to US residents only, age 18 and over.  Winners will be selected by Random.org, notified by email, and announced on the blog. Winners will have one week to respond before a new winner is selected. Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest are in no way associated with this giveaway. Void where prohibited by law.

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In Good Company Giveaway

8 Jul

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Bethany House Publishers is celebrating the release of In Good Company by giving away two fantastic prize packages!  Enter here!

Don’t miss this delightful story!  Read my review here.  

 

1st Prize – “From Millie’s Bookshelf”

Millie Longfellow is the consummate book lover. She carries a dictionary with her wherever she goes, practices new words on whomever she meets, and is permanently laden with a heavy bag full of her most precious books. As winner of first prize, you will receive all of the books that Millie holds dear, as well as the complete collection of Jen Turano’s books that are in print. And if that wasn’t enough, if anything is missing to complete your own bookshelf, you can add to it with a $150 Amazon gift card!

Books included in the “Millie’s Bookshelf Prize Package”:
Books from Jen Turano: In Good Company, After a Fashion, A Most Peculiar Circumstance, A Talent for Trouble, A Change of Fortune, A Match of Wits

Other treasures from Millie’s bookshelf:
The compete works of Jane Austin: Emma, Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Mansfield Park, Northanger Abbey, and Persuasion
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
The Merriam Webster Dictionary, Thesauraus and Vocabulary Builder
 

2nd Prize – “Millie’s Bag of Treasures”

Millie’s prized tote goes with her everywhere, full of toys, books, trinkets, and anything else she might need for being the best nanny ever. Never find yourself unprepared with this beautiful gray houndstooth tote from Thirty-One.

This beautiful peacock comb and earrings will be a sweet reminder of the many laughing moments that you will encounter with a flock of peacocks, the antics of some sweet, yet mischievous children, and one calamity-prone nanny. You’ll enjoy every moment of Jen Turano’s hilarious new book In Good Company.

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The winner is…

4 Jul

Winner- CFPagels

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Review + GIVEAWAY: The Lumberjacks’ Ball

26 Jun

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The Lumberjacks’ Ball by Carrie Fancett Pagels

Purchase a copy: http://amzn.to/1LvRx0G

A decade after surviving a brutal attack, a mercantile owner’s daughter begins her life anew in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. A gifted craftsman wishes to leave the lumber camp and seeks employment at her new store. When his presence dredges up memories she wishes to suppress, the proprietress must learn to face her past and open her heart. When complications arise, will they overcome adversity in time for The Lumberjack’s Ball?

My thoughts:

The Lumberjacks’ Ball is a wonderful short novel! Carrie Fancett Pagels is a terrific wordsmith, evoking imagery and emotion from the first words until the last. She skillfully brings her beautiful setting, Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, to life, as well as her endearing characters. Brimming with drama, intrigue, and romance, Rebecca and Garrett’s story is captivating!

The Lumberjacks’ Ball is the second book in The Christy Lumber Camp Series, following The Fruitcake Challenge. I loved both of these stories and look forward to more!

 

Giveaway- CFPagelsThank you so much, Carrie, for offering this generous giveaway!  To enter, please leave a comment, along with your email address. This giveaway ends Friday, July 3 at 11:59 p.m. CDT.

To earn additional entries, you may do the following:

◦Follow my blog, Buzzing About Books
◦Share this giveaway through Facebook, Twitter, your blog, or email

Be sure and leave a comment letting me know what you have done to earn additional entries.

 

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Carrie Fancett Pagels Ph.D. is an award-winning, best-selling, and multi-published Christian historical romance author. Carrie was a psychologist for twenty-five years. Married for twenty-seven years with two children. Carrie resides in Virginia’s Historic Triangle and enjoys reading, traveling and researching. She’s a finalist for the 2014 Maggie Awards for Excellence.

Website | Blog- Overcoming with God | Blog- Colonial Quills | Facebook | Twitter | Pinterest | Goodreads | LinkedIn

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The winner is …

11 Jun

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2 Book GIVEAWAY | River of Danger + Color of Danger

4 Jun

River of Danger

River of Danger by Alexa Verde

Purchase a copy: Amazon

Dallas reporter River Montenegro returns to her hometown, Rios Azules, in south Texas to aid her father, a constantly recovering alcoholic. After the notorious Smiling Killer strikes close to her home — and her own neck, River grudgingly accepts help from her childhood friend and first love, who unknowingly crushed her heart.

When his formerly awkward school buddy is being stalked and attacked, local newspaper editor and town favorite Jacob Forrester decides to protect River. Falling for River, who blossomed into a confident, beautiful woman, Jacob is also eager to take their friendship to a different level. But River always made it clear she wouldn’t stick around.

Scarred and scared, River has fled to the big city lights once. But she’s stronger now. The homegrown killer better be prepared because not all Rivers run…

Novella River of Danger is a prequel to the Secrets of Rios Azules Series, followed by Book 1, Color of Danger. The series is set in Rios Azules, a small Texas town where rivers and emotions run deep, and the richest family in town has a fine taste for food, jewelry, and murder.  Each book is a complete inspirational romantic suspense and can be read as a stand-alone. Each book in the series features one of five childhood friends – a group once nicknamed Danger Girls – finding love amid danger to her life, her heart, and her faith.

 

My thoughts:

Last year, I had the privilege of reading and reviewing Alexa Verde’s debut novel, Color of Danger.  This inspirational romantic suspense kept me guessing until the very end!  It also left me eager for more, so I was excited to learn that Alexa was releasing a prequel novella.

River of Danger is an exciting story and a wonderful introduction to the Secrets of Rios Azules Series!  Whether you’ve already enjoyed the first book, as I have, or have not yet had the pleasure of visiting Rios Azules, this novella is a recommended read.

I enjoyed getting to know River Montenegro and her childhood friends, the Danger Girls, and look forward to reading each of their stories in future books.  Alexa Verde skillfully weaves elements of drama, intrigue, and romance with an inspirational thread.  I really enjoyed River of Danger and can’t wait for more stories in this exciting series! 

My thanks to the author for the complimentary copy of River of Danger.  I appreciate the opportunity to read this novella and share my honest opinion.  

Giveaway- Alexa Verde

Alexa has graciously offered to give away an e-copy of River of Danger and an e-copy of Color of Danger to one lucky winner!  To enter, please leave a comment, along with your email address. 

This giveaway ends Wednesday, June 10 at 11:59 p.m. CDT.
The winner will be drawn and announced on Thursday, June 11.

To earn additional entries, you may do the following:

◦Follow my blog, Buzzing About Books
◦Share this giveaway through Facebook, Twitter, your blog, or email

Be sure and leave a comment letting me know what you have done to earn additional entries.


 About the Author:

Alexa Verde fell in love with writing at age eight when she penned her first poem. After publishing 200 short stories, poems, and articles in the five languages she speaks, Alexa has turned her creative passion to writing novels. Her May 2014 debut inspirational romantic suspense, COLOR OF DANGER, is the first in her Secrets of Rios Azules series—set in a fictional small Texas town where rivers and emotions run deep and the richest family in town has a fine taste for food, jewelry, and murder.

Visit Alexa online: website, Facebook, Goodreads

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