tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27624682749416792932024-03-15T10:49:10.147-06:00FROM THE HEART WITH GINI RIFKINFROM THE HEART WITH GINI RIFKIN Stories to quicken your pulse and take your breath away.
GiniRifkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09808573690725909979noreply@blogger.comBlogger399125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762468274941679293.post-46358623278954215262024-03-15T10:47:00.004-06:002024-03-15T10:48:36.122-06:0099 cent sale. Only a few days left for this award winning Historical Western. <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="color: #990000; font-family: times; font-size: large;"><b>Perfect for this snowy weekend, </b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: times; font-size: large;"><b> or save for a lazy summer afternoon!</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #990000; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2bRLErRZmeKtlwiOGvn8o706oZg05oB6MNhx4Nu9-La0OJp30QDKXIOKiuaPa0V0lDwPFJ_r-vdN0CYlTkftkZR75h3lYetF6kHpXMZ-1L_qoj2jzJc0G4Cga1pkdg-ddmclgnIaWHOxtPv_whFI0ZwVsGhiwSqV2Xux885ajw6Fi6NnASMtMVo9Z/s1080/bookbub7.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2bRLErRZmeKtlwiOGvn8o706oZg05oB6MNhx4Nu9-La0OJp30QDKXIOKiuaPa0V0lDwPFJ_r-vdN0CYlTkftkZR75h3lYetF6kHpXMZ-1L_qoj2jzJc0G4Cga1pkdg-ddmclgnIaWHOxtPv_whFI0ZwVsGhiwSqV2Xux885ajw6Fi6NnASMtMVo9Z/w400-h400/bookbub7.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><b>A man for hire and a widowed goat rancher. Will the total eclipse unite more than the sun and moon? And why does the old prospector keep tabs on the town and show up just when needed? </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;"><b><a href="https://books2read.com/u/3JLGMv"><span style="background-color: #e06666; color: white; font-size: large;">Available here</span></a><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><b>What does he desire most, the woman or the artifacts? Until he met Una MacLaren, he’d have chosen the relics. Now this Scottish lass has him rethinking the direction of his life. </b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5tnfHKF-C5uyOG7AnIFeJ_rxEHjM1RDdhN6ICvHJVcRwOr2I8qakvBsioiKanCnskPHXi7Z7DleqIFzFGyqe7KUIhQj_RgdCYRUV0RvBkrcnkTLp-AIvnpufegAd8MeSjp8xiaRcE4uN0NWPPwQxww_SHgZKrviK4h0P1As-V1moKbkbo6Nxoe7T4/s860/98447b9e226f647658d571bdba09e073.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="860" data-original-width="557" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5tnfHKF-C5uyOG7AnIFeJ_rxEHjM1RDdhN6ICvHJVcRwOr2I8qakvBsioiKanCnskPHXi7Z7DleqIFzFGyqe7KUIhQj_RgdCYRUV0RvBkrcnkTLp-AIvnpufegAd8MeSjp8xiaRcE4uN0NWPPwQxww_SHgZKrviK4h0P1As-V1moKbkbo6Nxoe7T4/s320/98447b9e226f647658d571bdba09e073.jpg" width="207" /></a></div><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><b>Spirits long dead are not resting easily, and a more recent murder has yet to be solved. Will the return of the mythical white cougar lead them to answers or destruction? </b></span></div><div><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIYYNknBS2KDsXCvbUMeVfpgWvwjK1aZubaSvgyh8PvzHSKTxWsPJA2gB_oa637gn_2YSV4wTuOdwbUxYIv4Ek2xzV8t4K5IY8DST9Wiucz6jucK09uNPK6pzToVbTmFuZ_kbJBxZk8yGBug4sw61DRmytUEBGmLIbrwEemE1VBla7P9iG2SvBk0uG/s1277/white%20cougar%202%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1277" data-original-width="1056" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIYYNknBS2KDsXCvbUMeVfpgWvwjK1aZubaSvgyh8PvzHSKTxWsPJA2gB_oa637gn_2YSV4wTuOdwbUxYIv4Ek2xzV8t4K5IY8DST9Wiucz6jucK09uNPK6pzToVbTmFuZ_kbJBxZk8yGBug4sw61DRmytUEBGmLIbrwEemE1VBla7P9iG2SvBk0uG/w166-h200/white%20cougar%202%20(2).jpg" width="166" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><b>Best Historical Western of the year! </b></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGgJGWwv_Y9hVogleI_wA_bSf4IArnEm64PoQeZRGOaF4Uh-FMXeXLg7McscI1o2-OQIU-KMNagQuGqZBIOFzV1vQefAjYJ8cA5oUGLR0wy4-HMSWTbRB4ScastmtENAvMWpEenk0zjCUKo-ithwVy39cpCfqLoe6opq3m0v12e_n0OIsgvE1HMibc/s413/best%20secondary%204.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="407" data-original-width="413" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGgJGWwv_Y9hVogleI_wA_bSf4IArnEm64PoQeZRGOaF4Uh-FMXeXLg7McscI1o2-OQIU-KMNagQuGqZBIOFzV1vQefAjYJ8cA5oUGLR0wy4-HMSWTbRB4ScastmtENAvMWpEenk0zjCUKo-ithwVy39cpCfqLoe6opq3m0v12e_n0OIsgvE1HMibc/w284-h279/best%20secondary%204.jpg" width="284" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><b>Best secondary character </b></span></div><b style="font-family: times; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://books2read.com/u/3JLGMv"><span style="background-color: #e06666; color: white; font-size: large;">Available here</span></a></b><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: times;">#99centromance #historicalwesternromancesale #romance99cents</span></div><div><br /></div>GiniRifkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09808573690725909979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762468274941679293.post-27481013382704335462024-03-06T02:00:00.011-07:002024-03-07T11:32:36.788-07:0099 Cent Sale, Award winning Break Heart Canyon<div style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: #cc0000; font-family: times; font-size: x-large;">March 6th thru March 20th</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: black; font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-family: times;">99 cent sale </span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://books2read.com/u/3JLGMv"><span style="background-color: #ea9999; color: white; font-family: times; font-size: large;">Available here</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh96v-0rjt7AIuyFUQQU46plVi1FJkA-mvLaW3mpsjGMCMsKLCamMFlNhl_f6VTY96TFeAhGXa4IKp2ruQ5fvHmkC9L2IBSJx9ISc5HL78IfjVxqDKrVVFQ6EnMruB5_gAGZx1kx2jQFBdGQD6SWrmd1s3t06UgR52Gt9pdoEi-iYjopKkzc0ZOx-k/s1080/bookbub%206.png" style="font-family: times; font-size: large; font-weight: 700; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh96v-0rjt7AIuyFUQQU46plVi1FJkA-mvLaW3mpsjGMCMsKLCamMFlNhl_f6VTY96TFeAhGXa4IKp2ruQ5fvHmkC9L2IBSJx9ISc5HL78IfjVxqDKrVVFQ6EnMruB5_gAGZx1kx2jQFBdGQD6SWrmd1s3t06UgR52Gt9pdoEi-iYjopKkzc0ZOx-k/w400-h400/bookbub%206.png" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-size: large;">When cattlemen try to burn down Una MacLaren’s ranch, two loveable donkeys help MacTavish the Deerhound protect their mistress. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzIQ5D31X4YzqUW_DeV-MT21FrI41cH8rR6OKj6PUySOgUaFjSt63PrVE_7Cly6adq0xtllfplYyBTlp35uA4StYmJjJawpdBzn5uf3pL0VdvBs-TdVSNXdbON24ZHBsRta6iXDLaGo4GUEelxfsZWQ8_E9eGYpJjPD3g0Qhj5OdRPkzrPmpSAx4ZR/s320/Cal%20emblem%20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="213" data-original-width="320" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzIQ5D31X4YzqUW_DeV-MT21FrI41cH8rR6OKj6PUySOgUaFjSt63PrVE_7Cly6adq0xtllfplYyBTlp35uA4StYmJjJawpdBzn5uf3pL0VdvBs-TdVSNXdbON24ZHBsRta6iXDLaGo4GUEelxfsZWQ8_E9eGYpJjPD3g0Qhj5OdRPkzrPmpSAx4ZR/w200-h133/Cal%20emblem%20.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Best Historical Romance of the Year.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;">from Colorado Author's League </b></div></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><b> </b></span><b><span style="color: #990000; font-family: times;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></b> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs38l2nvZ_7S8cTdo0OZ4iPdMOFWhQ-62OoEN215uvXWjUX6CpgnUIGnepJ6WLKrPqa8ozCxmZjiOmnvyQhoY4OTxm5nDqIg5rDku3muTDAW_RM9AUuTVFf2_lcnBL-tD4RWIlBSSNXCHyHs9yNeTUw385eKgmm0nWDkQFjQh_hLS8sLMlIh6ayGN5/s413/best%20secondary%204.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="407" data-original-width="413" height="197" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs38l2nvZ_7S8cTdo0OZ4iPdMOFWhQ-62OoEN215uvXWjUX6CpgnUIGnepJ6WLKrPqa8ozCxmZjiOmnvyQhoY4OTxm5nDqIg5rDku3muTDAW_RM9AUuTVFf2_lcnBL-tD4RWIlBSSNXCHyHs9yNeTUw385eKgmm0nWDkQFjQh_hLS8sLMlIh6ayGN5/w200-h197/best%20secondary%204.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><b>Best Secondary Character </b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><b> from Still Moments Magazine </b></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://books2read.com/u/3JLGMv"><span style="background-color: #ea9999; color: white; font-family: times; font-size: large;">Available here</span></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: times; font-size: large;"><b>99 Cents</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">A man for hire and a widowed goat rancher. Will the total eclipse unite more than the sun and moon? And why does the old prospector keep tabs on the town and show up just when needed? </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9LAQWzNN9OFyjuJ2r7XvJMEz415gmwtI-ZIl4iV6XieHAkvsrmrC4-6RrCrGh52XiSRAtun-SWlkbMHf3QedEiRXWrXjLPyBiIjMIDsKtdFeN4RJ_JBNAFw593zTmMRs9Q13W8fopAHx5K_Csj9t1G5LMTsKzkL_YnyXRKVtDz2IwR2fX7q3JHKuP/s750/BreakHeartCanyon_w17062_750%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9LAQWzNN9OFyjuJ2r7XvJMEz415gmwtI-ZIl4iV6XieHAkvsrmrC4-6RrCrGh52XiSRAtun-SWlkbMHf3QedEiRXWrXjLPyBiIjMIDsKtdFeN4RJ_JBNAFw593zTmMRs9Q13W8fopAHx5K_Csj9t1G5LMTsKzkL_YnyXRKVtDz2IwR2fX7q3JHKuP/w266-h400/BreakHeartCanyon_w17062_750%20(1).jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Then the mythical white cougar is seen prowling the cliffs, and old myths and legends reawaken. Will Una and Ryker reveal the love in their heart, or are happy endings never to be had in Break Heart Canyon? </span></div><div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBeqmp_uD4RJ1lBG2r3ptXDmea8PAh5zwOmqjx9pn5OwZXMt6MPmExW564-wHcrhXtLXQB7W_fW_Ky8k2R_b7Bazn3BzhheDeCgE699JOsQwAfGSF-4orV5h3ge8AAwPOOBMrY0es9IzbdH-xJqroT2SGTOflDrTvzZUtYDMAo4ic0Tt_NB0sHa-ji/s1277/white%20cougar%202%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1277" data-original-width="1056" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBeqmp_uD4RJ1lBG2r3ptXDmea8PAh5zwOmqjx9pn5OwZXMt6MPmExW564-wHcrhXtLXQB7W_fW_Ky8k2R_b7Bazn3BzhheDeCgE699JOsQwAfGSF-4orV5h3ge8AAwPOOBMrY0es9IzbdH-xJqroT2SGTOflDrTvzZUtYDMAo4ic0Tt_NB0sHa-ji/s320/white%20cougar%202%20(2).jpg" width="265" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Blurb: </span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"> Unearthing artifacts in Colorado sounded like easy money to Ryker Landry. Then he met the woman who owned the land. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"> Una MacLaren vows no fortune hunter will desecrate the ancient relics of Break Heart Canyon—even if the man is a handsome scoundrel. Fighting to keep her goat farm afloat as local cattlemen hatch deadly schemes to make sure she fails, she has enough to worry about. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"> Captivated by the courageous redhead, Ryker joins forces with Una and her Deerhound, MacTavish. But what does he desire most, the woman or the artifacts? </span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"> When the mythical white cougar again prowls the rocky cliffs, the legend of Break Heart Canyon draws them into a web of danger. Now only daring and blind trust can save them. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://books2read.com/u/3JLGMv"><span style="background-color: #ea9999; color: white; font-family: times; font-size: large;">Available here</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"><b>99 cents</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVBYakJXpJq-jisKymBRbi1sUKIxdT-nSZxNSC4kdYHfpIqEiy_IbROO4jeV5peLP0GjMwKxM1upV1M4McRuN0vE0cgbUyHdL6i1PE-e8s0jxyIAykRreg4InW2v3x2Y1v1TZAakFXr0VfQ0INIaV_4NrP8gFYCDNRn2zNWKEtymcghH4h_GCVlADu/s2047/Literary%20Titan%20Gold%20Book%20Award.png" style="font-family: times; font-size: large; font-weight: 700; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2047" data-original-width="2018" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVBYakJXpJq-jisKymBRbi1sUKIxdT-nSZxNSC4kdYHfpIqEiy_IbROO4jeV5peLP0GjMwKxM1upV1M4McRuN0vE0cgbUyHdL6i1PE-e8s0jxyIAykRreg4InW2v3x2Y1v1TZAakFXr0VfQ0INIaV_4NrP8gFYCDNRn2zNWKEtymcghH4h_GCVlADu/s320/Literary%20Titan%20Gold%20Book%20Award.png" width="315" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNigSSnZdz1hu-bDeC55j_A2tjqkkgDEnfW8q3ftXKT_MCxcDNcsVQ06PeOHCFWUP2rw52iPaiE4dtWGzTYI9lsRKO_hlcTsb6Iv0_a3cj6GIYFStN6B1ljXYk2tG9vDCsnfd-CPNnhkxgsv9Eg4GLcA_P6T9b8x5ognwymM99VBKwOUktGNwkE2HR/s1080/BookBrushImage-2023-10-17-13-5213.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNigSSnZdz1hu-bDeC55j_A2tjqkkgDEnfW8q3ftXKT_MCxcDNcsVQ06PeOHCFWUP2rw52iPaiE4dtWGzTYI9lsRKO_hlcTsb6Iv0_a3cj6GIYFStN6B1ljXYk2tG9vDCsnfd-CPNnhkxgsv9Eg4GLcA_P6T9b8x5ognwymM99VBKwOUktGNwkE2HR/w320-h320/BookBrushImage-2023-10-17-13-5213.png" width="320" /></a></div></div><br /><div><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in; mso-add-space: auto;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span>Blog </span><a href="http://www.ginirifkin.blogspot.com/"><span>www.ginirifkin.blogspot.com</span></a><span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"> Today, my first post at <b><i><span style="color: #990000;">Cowboy Kisses </span></i></b>goes live! </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Ride on over to the<a href="https://cowboykisses.blogspot.com/2024/02/the-bones-war.html"><span style="background-color: #c27ba0;"><span style="color: white;">Visit me at Cowboy Kisses</span></span> </a>and check out this fun website. </span><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">You will find an amazing group of authors posting information on romance, the west, writing, and what new westerns have recently hit the shelves. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9XMfeU6YWgz5mdNrzvy7j7nQUn3nOqjPMXvxfQFtFgkXWpfoqCjwzc2GH7J6kqzb1znjAI6anKKinFiWTm_4qXFThIS4k55cOLbqTyn5emOo_EN0ZGG9dzGod1QHnCu0XZ96XtBpz12e32kCNPfzcCP5XhR9oaU4CDnxxa7wE6VXAHp66g-SPZZ4C/s700/vintage%20cowgirl%203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Read what inspired my book <b><i>Break Heart Canyon</i></b> and what I do in my "spare" time. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiHD2tuQOJu8r6ZQv1hqsLBGzqrQIaZJO0Qn0O-YzaeRG9IuUEdpgFH7kIWD7NSrB1HEZtLSC08vjzOYFJ_BScwU_Qw3XEAg8UGmH1GKeC-rnWIwhMKPgFljQ69qCVNhbMSWeBsHA2bG20mjvDsz0eWaFrRD58PdaNo7YdNwdX60b59Bri9t36whRBG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="735" data-original-width="735" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiHD2tuQOJu8r6ZQv1hqsLBGzqrQIaZJO0Qn0O-YzaeRG9IuUEdpgFH7kIWD7NSrB1HEZtLSC08vjzOYFJ_BScwU_Qw3XEAg8UGmH1GKeC-rnWIwhMKPgFljQ69qCVNhbMSWeBsHA2bG20mjvDsz0eWaFrRD58PdaNo7YdNwdX60b59Bri9t36whRBG=w200-h200" width="200" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; outline: dotted thin; text-align: center; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 110ms ease-in-out 0s;"><a class="url fn n" href="https://coloradosun.com/author/the-colorado-sun/" style="box-sizing: inherit; outline: dotted thin; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 110ms ease-in-out 0s;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;"><b> The Colorado Sun</b></span></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://coloradosun.com/2023/12/24/sunlit-gini-rifkin-break-heart-canyon/?mc_cid=f3e9a9b820&mc_eid=67cae42c73&fbclid=IwAR3ZE55US3H1bCONOKJ-Nj2S47w5isv57KTSGcLh4tNBJSuc_ZiPWCM2QS8"><span style="color: white; font-family: times; font-size: large;"><b style="background-color: #a64d79;">Read article here!</b></span></a><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgk9_KXNHv_LEdkb5V0P2eox6ZaZ4ivAhqTOOz9bbFvjaLluxkXqTZNpUvIDUmH2QAd-VC1ZvVvQm0zAK29M302W4_r0M7BUqJrPpwkEkpgo09mgK4vHCC7Eiciva6WpXhTxSIFwt_nClu3LHMMUkthXT_z9Eh6WdQHBwvU09774rqXgwBGcEBGTGd8" style="background-color: #c27ba0; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="320" data-original-width="213" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgk9_KXNHv_LEdkb5V0P2eox6ZaZ4ivAhqTOOz9bbFvjaLluxkXqTZNpUvIDUmH2QAd-VC1ZvVvQm0zAK29M302W4_r0M7BUqJrPpwkEkpgo09mgK4vHCC7Eiciva6WpXhTxSIFwt_nClu3LHMMUkthXT_z9Eh6WdQHBwvU09774rqXgwBGcEBGTGd8=w267-h400" width="267" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: medium;"><b>Winner of Best Wester Romance of the Year </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: medium;"><b>from Colorado Author's League</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Nyd_gqmGVYDhjjucrIsLaVKvE-stTlGgIqv_JEHFRMOBwAD8ZWKniwBP_Q9iSB9c1ppFaaNAThgDomUJcYO-aLFZboWSu_My7buayK6CyHR7LcOZM4nwqGKU_N-PBfHt3szq5-sPsIs8NyASlfKlr9A3dj07H9-uTVtkGCwEoVlXefmHe83lu-M-/s320/Cal%20emblem%20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="213" data-original-width="320" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Nyd_gqmGVYDhjjucrIsLaVKvE-stTlGgIqv_JEHFRMOBwAD8ZWKniwBP_Q9iSB9c1ppFaaNAThgDomUJcYO-aLFZboWSu_My7buayK6CyHR7LcOZM4nwqGKU_N-PBfHt3szq5-sPsIs8NyASlfKlr9A3dj07H9-uTVtkGCwEoVlXefmHe83lu-M-/s1600/Cal%20emblem%20.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://books2read.com/u/3LV0G1"><span style="background-color: #c27ba0; color: white; font-family: times; font-size: large;">Grab Your Copy Here</span></a><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Unearthing artifacts in Colorado sounded like easy money to Ryker Landry. Then he met the woman who owned the land. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Una MacLaren vows no fortune hunter will desecrate the ancient relics of Break Heart Canyon—even if the man is a handsome scoundrel. Fighting to keep her goat farm afloat as local cattlemen hatch deadly schemes to make sure she fails, she has enough to worry about. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Captivated by the courageous redhead, Ryker joins forces with Una and her Deerhound, MacTavish. But what does he desire most, the woman or the artifacts? </span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">When the mythical white cougar again prowls the rocky cliffs, the legend of Break Heart Canyon draws them into a web of danger. Now only daring and blind trust can save them. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWhPJME9rql0uB_B-pYWhheFdgteF_lw2lMMB-18J3z_il7_c6vxWNO3v-_yRnPj2zgjEtFii0tW8TDqAmGLeyyrl2YVi2Cp8nLbPvMnzwcI63tEnW8JIqLX6K6WakBQf8JZp0sRSCbz4r9OXAyR0KWK3k50fmivgX_87G_2NnvLm1FpN4DB-dFwQU/s367/a%20rose&dragon_web2.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="367" data-original-width="307" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWhPJME9rql0uB_B-pYWhheFdgteF_lw2lMMB-18J3z_il7_c6vxWNO3v-_yRnPj2zgjEtFii0tW8TDqAmGLeyyrl2YVi2Cp8nLbPvMnzwcI63tEnW8JIqLX6K6WakBQf8JZp0sRSCbz4r9OXAyR0KWK3k50fmivgX_87G_2NnvLm1FpN4DB-dFwQU/w168-h200/a%20rose&dragon_web2.gif" width="168" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">#ColoradoSunMagazine #bestwesternromance #Romancenovels</div><br /><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><div><br /></div>GiniRifkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09808573690725909979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762468274941679293.post-82498944817413330402023-12-15T09:36:00.000-07:002023-12-15T09:36:43.650-07:00Promise Me Christmas is a finalist!<div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: times;"><b>Thank you N.N. Light <br /></b></span><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: times;"><b> </b></span><span style="font-family: times;"><b>5+ stars</b></span></span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijitSEScWSlWkgj1xs3B3QA1b-i-jjyXS1syG-WD9fxPXzPq3uqT7I_hahc-TyXBUFvM0gVwZi1iu6KIj2WP74MF0mb9RfUDwTNZsyPQagdDDAVs1DB-inJvTJ_Yp-PsTVoMkXZhQ8iLPoDD4xWy2nh5kS6QvvYoR1YM9kiAiz-4nwY_BHp9njFpyz/s779/2023%20N%20N%20Light%20Book%20Awards%20Finalist.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijitSEScWSlWkgj1xs3B3QA1b-i-jjyXS1syG-WD9fxPXzPq3uqT7I_hahc-TyXBUFvM0gVwZi1iu6KIj2WP74MF0mb9RfUDwTNZsyPQagdDDAVs1DB-inJvTJ_Yp-PsTVoMkXZhQ8iLPoDD4xWy2nh5kS6QvvYoR1YM9kiAiz-4nwY_BHp9njFpyz/s779/2023%20N%20N%20Light%20Book%20Awards%20Finalist.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhLulM9LDLaO4gB_Ps1lNSh25I5YWGsQGqj6Pz_gBGWvlZptdXKAkW9Hwdllsv70aGvz38dSDrUYUD2n7Ba3PIrwFOL67r1foytQV7suglTERYfHz-ezi5zoyWXzpGm8CZCk32u2toqvZ6UVklQHbfi3SmNZCw4SsTXoHdDWNCN95sPSe7A9skGgn1e" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" height="503" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhLulM9LDLaO4gB_Ps1lNSh25I5YWGsQGqj6Pz_gBGWvlZptdXKAkW9Hwdllsv70aGvz38dSDrUYUD2n7Ba3PIrwFOL67r1foytQV7suglTERYfHz-ezi5zoyWXzpGm8CZCk32u2toqvZ6UVklQHbfi3SmNZCw4SsTXoHdDWNCN95sPSe7A9skGgn1e=w503-h503" width="503" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">"Promise Me Christmas</span></b> is a heartwarming story of love and honor and keeping one’s promise, all wrapped in a medieval adventure sprinkled with humor and sweet romantic moments." </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPlcmUQYIjroDcZo6keBJJKSmTElmdG-0VhIfOdg0H4aytP2zrp_6Uj0FjdjjIzi0OcmZWSXCuZT7lQLBVJC_-OQMIDEQ2R4NgmTzz9rdr_QElaXLHhTm413rZ1rtETLKzZ_mYEdSQlytGvnoX3-zn8O6NDSGQDi1GkH3V6uBsh9b_cPHnV2VXxfSZ/s2500/A%20GR2%20the%20final%20cover%208-21-23.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2500" data-original-width="1600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPlcmUQYIjroDcZo6keBJJKSmTElmdG-0VhIfOdg0H4aytP2zrp_6Uj0FjdjjIzi0OcmZWSXCuZT7lQLBVJC_-OQMIDEQ2R4NgmTzz9rdr_QElaXLHhTm413rZ1rtETLKzZ_mYEdSQlytGvnoX3-zn8O6NDSGQDi1GkH3V6uBsh9b_cPHnV2VXxfSZ/w410-h640/A%20GR2%20the%20final%20cover%208-21-23.png" width="410" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><a href="https://books2read.com/u/mKVOwE"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">https://books2read.com/u/mKVOwE</span></span></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;">$2.99</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> The nights are growing longer and the winter snows are coming—Darkenwald Castle is under siege. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> Lord Guy Blackthorne is prepared to lay down his life for his children, his wife, and all who seek his protection. But as renegades, mercenaries, and political intrigue surround his ancient family stronghold, he’s forced to stay his hand against those who would dare to attack his fortress. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> As supplies and hope dwindle, Lady Vespa fears Yule will not be one of good cheer, and the children shall have no gifts this year. At least she and Guy have one another, for that she is thankful. But there are few private moments to share their love, and every endeavor to satisfy their passion is interrupted when the enemy attempts to invade the castle. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> On Christmas Eve, when a battle to the death begins, Guy faces his greatest challenge. Now Vespa’s wish for a happy Yule celebration turns to a prayer for her beloved’s safety. </div><div><br /></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhG_sHK1iR_8NUCnxqrMHEHPXPXILqStRx4McftCfBen_jUEuAZu1yT8_4Dqqk3yYVaX8vFR5-dTq2JFTbVGKwiPtiP9VSUfXesz16mC14bjcsFJfzbtpXYoq-kFeYgbtdva2JYn13m0a-QzHGxBYyUUCnFxXQ2zLJ2SqddFMIvuG1K0uJ8x6F2u6R9" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="319" data-original-width="320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhG_sHK1iR_8NUCnxqrMHEHPXPXILqStRx4McftCfBen_jUEuAZu1yT8_4Dqqk3yYVaX8vFR5-dTq2JFTbVGKwiPtiP9VSUfXesz16mC14bjcsFJfzbtpXYoq-kFeYgbtdva2JYn13m0a-QzHGxBYyUUCnFxXQ2zLJ2SqddFMIvuG1K0uJ8x6F2u6R9" width="241" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">N.N. Light's review </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">As enemies attack on Christmas Eve, Lord Guy prepares to die to save his family while Lady Vespa prays for her husband’s life. Will this Yule be draped in greenery or black? Promise Me Christmas is a heart wrenching medieval romance I couldn’t put down. The descriptive narration is poignant and draws the reader into the story. The setting is historically accurate. The world-building is immersive. The characters, though, are what make Promise Me Christmas a book worth reading this holiday season.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Let’s start with the characters. The characters are well-written, emotive, and right in line with the era. I connected with both Lord Guy and Lady Vespa. Such a lovely couple who finds happiness when and where they can. Even with the threat of war, their love is unwavering. The rest of the characters are expertly written.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">The narration is very detailed with impressive world-building. The tone and foreshadowing speak volumes about the time period. Every scene is described down to the last detail. I found myself becoming a part of the story the more I read.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">I love medieval romance and this medieval holiday romance spoke to my heart. Brilliant from start to finish, Promise Me Christmas took my breath away. I can honestly confess it’s a gem and a reread.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">My Rating: 5+ stars</span></div><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrD4mOPn7HUQnKVs8fyRyiiWFsVlDLnIL6B6tBknPNo6XihmaHikhvybjmFm2psqpw4J_6RKP5G-L2x4_43rtKo33vI-HQwRni8WhkE_47b6st0lelnXw_lyGgz2BTglOsQBLFEIjT0SG8Nq6R2QDFMV2yTluxx_WkFO89idwklUbnYRjymFeDOPjg/s367/a%20rose&dragon_web2.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="367" data-original-width="307" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrD4mOPn7HUQnKVs8fyRyiiWFsVlDLnIL6B6tBknPNo6XihmaHikhvybjmFm2psqpw4J_6RKP5G-L2x4_43rtKo33vI-HQwRni8WhkE_47b6st0lelnXw_lyGgz2BTglOsQBLFEIjT0SG8Nq6R2QDFMV2yTluxx_WkFO89idwklUbnYRjymFeDOPjg/s320/a%20rose&dragon_web2.gif" width="268" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>GiniRifkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09808573690725909979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762468274941679293.post-88862904570741758542023-12-08T07:55:00.003-07:002023-12-09T10:27:47.084-07:00 Christmas stories galore and a chance to win $75 gift card. <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"> Calling all holiday-themed readers! </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;"> N.N. Light Festival </span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: times; font-size: large;"><b> a great place to shop and </b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;"> you could win a $75 Amazon gift c</span></b><span style="color: #cc0000;">ard.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4r9YCY9RM7vrBs8ZNUcnqcTzh6GqKGNl8k7kg9CPNYUtNpuVb4Azx5p2qwQtgASWoMYopD2UiH40CcGwoy6-a_kwoguYMwTDr3bUCXDxxf58J4R4sbIFqHRaXO_ZPuVZcjbLnMi8-3yC8H45S4-nXTCzDBCe_LLQnC84tiNJXHwr-HVzlao-ekmQS/s2500/A%20GR2%20the%20final%20cover%208-21-23.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2500" data-original-width="1600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4r9YCY9RM7vrBs8ZNUcnqcTzh6GqKGNl8k7kg9CPNYUtNpuVb4Azx5p2qwQtgASWoMYopD2UiH40CcGwoy6-a_kwoguYMwTDr3bUCXDxxf58J4R4sbIFqHRaXO_ZPuVZcjbLnMi8-3yC8H45S4-nXTCzDBCe_LLQnC84tiNJXHwr-HVzlao-ekmQS/w410-h640/A%20GR2%20the%20final%20cover%208-21-23.png" width="410" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: times; text-align: left;">43 holiday-themed books </span><span style="font-family: times; text-align: left;">including</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: times; text-align: left;"></span><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: times; text-align: left;"><b><i>Promise Me Christmas</i> </b></span></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">a medieval romance </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;">to warm your heart </span></span><span style="font-family: times; text-align: left;">all season long. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">I’m thrilled to be a part of this event. </span><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">My book, <span style="color: #cc0000;">Promise Me Christmas</span>, </span><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">will be</span> <span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">featured on Dec. 8th. But you can you can sign up any day.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="color: white; font-family: times; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.nnlightsbookheaven.com/christmas-holiday-festival"><span style="background-color: #cc0000; color: white;">Enter contest here</span></a> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: times;">Then scroll down to bottom of page!</span> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjI9EAphJ7YTzEBdJbDc-xqYUrjWjWqI4QQOOzAZP12_YjtP808nZerxpUFmOYrqsI2uOyFqVdtBaQjH645ZpCcQdrt3pD6xc0WmRvplNDHHnHzm4urCXw_IW3fARoGs229gVPmrPo0Fs8VuNl-GpuWgjzDE7DWCrzhcdhYMDv37G9aQ8LyC6zD_4u/s1350/still%20moments%20ad%202.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjI9EAphJ7YTzEBdJbDc-xqYUrjWjWqI4QQOOzAZP12_YjtP808nZerxpUFmOYrqsI2uOyFqVdtBaQjH645ZpCcQdrt3pD6xc0WmRvplNDHHnHzm4urCXw_IW3fARoGs229gVPmrPo0Fs8VuNl-GpuWgjzDE7DWCrzhcdhYMDv37G9aQ8LyC6zD_4u/w366-h458/still%20moments%20ad%202.png" width="366" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Blurb:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"> The nights are growing longer and the winter snows are coming—Darkenwald Castle is under siege. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"> Lord Guy Blackthorne is prepared to lay down his life for his children, his wife, and all who seek his protection. But as renegades, mercenaries, and political intrigue surround his ancient family stronghold, he’s forced to stay his hand against those who would dare to attack his fortress. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"> As supplies and hope dwindle, Lady Vespa fears Yule will not be one of good cheer, and the children shall have no gifts this year. At least she and Guy have one another, for that she is thankful. But there are few private moments to share their love, and every endeavor to satisfy their passion is interrupted when the enemy attempts to invade the castle. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"> On Christmas Eve, when a battle to the death begins, Guy faces his greatest challenge. Now Vespa’s wish for a happy Yule celebration turns to a prayer for her beloved’s safety. </span></p><p><a href="https://www.nnlightsbookheaven.com/christmas-holiday-festival" style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: #cc0000; color: white;">Enter contest here</span></a> </p><p><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: times; font-size: large;">(then scroll down to bottom of page!)</span></p><p><br /></p><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjapcS2k7E9DgOUdBWfzoOtn4GH6smqqoLlZvsee1BrL2b0Ga06z_c6S1xMzd9ls1_eBYZH_hOlthXqRYJ7pTRKKcAUuVZkB9ycZoTrLKcGVbtVymMUQwqnT0CTeF75S1_GhBXCdBXnAM5VoImuz4zUP4XRwz0TcnxojFPTaRRV-L-wi9pHgdX3lN_w/s1080/merry%20Christmas.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="457" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjapcS2k7E9DgOUdBWfzoOtn4GH6smqqoLlZvsee1BrL2b0Ga06z_c6S1xMzd9ls1_eBYZH_hOlthXqRYJ7pTRKKcAUuVZkB9ycZoTrLKcGVbtVymMUQwqnT0CTeF75S1_GhBXCdBXnAM5VoImuz4zUP4XRwz0TcnxojFPTaRRV-L-wi9pHgdX3lN_w/w457-h457/merry%20Christmas.png" width="457" /></a></p><p> <span style="font-size: x-large;"> <b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: courier;">Happy Holidays!</span></b></span></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZbnKx4CZmIlZD7vIN7RDQojvzzIJpy5sDALUiM-aWu3A-VeCXVzO5FEpMOqPomngXxv744JYt6F05t40JZG4JlPPvjZuqFiTOFBV2WSiumNKcFTWHiINkDRHbD7G6avVl3IkZWeMmj-178P_PoVujNdyidqcs0_3-b69N-3uaFHOMkkDbAUSKnoHv/s367/a%20rose&dragon_web2.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="367" data-original-width="307" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZbnKx4CZmIlZD7vIN7RDQojvzzIJpy5sDALUiM-aWu3A-VeCXVzO5FEpMOqPomngXxv744JYt6F05t40JZG4JlPPvjZuqFiTOFBV2WSiumNKcFTWHiINkDRHbD7G6avVl3IkZWeMmj-178P_PoVujNdyidqcs0_3-b69N-3uaFHOMkkDbAUSKnoHv/s320/a%20rose&dragon_web2.gif" width="268" /></a></b></div><b><br /><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">#medievalromance #holidayread #nnlightbookhaven #</span></b><p></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></b></span></p><p><br /></p>GiniRifkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09808573690725909979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762468274941679293.post-17715766813034745012023-11-14T11:09:00.001-07:002023-11-14T11:12:44.528-07:00RELEASE DAY for Promise Me Christmas. <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcTKSffbWxEqRkt3YD8vf9zL8faoWH6rwbp0A5NxieBaXcw5U34QYrDGR6131Z3hw8hYZdPna5DSawMJJmJpCel-WbjR4sbq5v7sVOucgX8e0I_c0ygMb7s9nASEJ_izQgYTKGQ6tG_91-LMqA7-BOtLTE0YJToL8u5ai0SIjxOOFU6jNotAkbus4E/s2500/GR2%20the%20final%20cover%208-21-23.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2500" data-original-width="1600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcTKSffbWxEqRkt3YD8vf9zL8faoWH6rwbp0A5NxieBaXcw5U34QYrDGR6131Z3hw8hYZdPna5DSawMJJmJpCel-WbjR4sbq5v7sVOucgX8e0I_c0ygMb7s9nASEJ_izQgYTKGQ6tG_91-LMqA7-BOtLTE0YJToL8u5ai0SIjxOOFU6jNotAkbus4E/w410-h640/GR2%20the%20final%20cover%208-21-23.png" width="410" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"> Thank you <span style="color: #3d85c6;">Mistress of Book Reviews</span></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: times;"> for the
cover art, </span><span style="font-family: times;">editing, and making this possible.</span></span></div></div><div style="line-height: 200%; text-align: left; text-indent: 22.3pt;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"> <span style="background-color: #6fa8dc; color: white;"> <a href="https://www.mistressofbookreviews.com/">Mistress of Book Reviews</a></span><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Back cover Blurb:</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: times; font-size: medium;"> <b>The nights are growing longer and the winter snows are coming</b>—Darkenwald Castle is under siege. Lord Guy Blackthorne is prepared to lay down his life for his children, his wife, and all who seek his protection. But as renegades, mercenaries, and political intrigue surround his ancient family stronghold, he’s forced to stay his hand against those who would dare to attack his fortress. </span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: times; font-size: medium;"> As supplies and hope dwindle, Lady Vespa fears Yule will not be one of good cheer, and the children shall have no gifts this year. At least she and Guy have one another, for that she is thankful. But there are few private moments to share their love, and every endeavor to satisfy their passion is interrupted when the enemy attempts to invade the castle. </span></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: times;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-size: medium;">On Christmas Eve, when a battle to the death begins, Guy faces his greatest challenge. Now Vespa’s wish for a happy Yule celebration turns to a prayer for her beloved’s safety. </span></span></div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span><span style="text-indent: 22.3pt;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></span></span> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOMX5HKbfH_lnMBYk9Q1Vn4U63UI9F7s67zf1s6BBsd8GqYrp3hAeDod7uPWl50HtS2xJ3ixhxKkqBNjuHArqPfEuSMtPrDy2v34P3WsSqONqlhLAj0JKd-4BsZdIROHZc3E4GCgtApPV06OZNQO8lBwU309SkVuZ7qch8hjBAWLJMPzj0Vg7f22il/s800/no%20matter%20the%20season.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="650" data-original-width="800" height="325" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOMX5HKbfH_lnMBYk9Q1Vn4U63UI9F7s67zf1s6BBsd8GqYrp3hAeDod7uPWl50HtS2xJ3ixhxKkqBNjuHArqPfEuSMtPrDy2v34P3WsSqONqlhLAj0JKd-4BsZdIROHZc3E4GCgtApPV06OZNQO8lBwU309SkVuZ7qch8hjBAWLJMPzj0Vg7f22il/w400-h325/no%20matter%20the%20season.png" width="400" /></a></span><p></p><div style="line-height: 200%; text-align: left; text-indent: 22.3pt;"><div style="line-height: 200%; text-align: left; text-indent: 22.3pt;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"> <span> <span> Grab your copy here....only $2.99</span></span></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: 22.3pt;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="color: white; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"> </span><a href="https://books2read.com/u/mKVOwE" style="background-color: #6fa8dc;"><span style="color: white;">https://books2read.com/u/mKVOwE</span></a></span><br /></span></div><div style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: 22.3pt;"><div style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: 22.3pt;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: times; font-size: large; text-indent: 22.3pt;"><i><b> 5 STARS</b></i></span><b style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: times; font-size: large; text-indent: 22.3pt;"><span style="text-align: center; text-indent: 29.7333px;"> Still Moments Magazine </span></b></div><div style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: 22.3pt;"><b style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: times; font-size: large; text-indent: 22.3pt;"><span style="text-align: center; text-indent: 29.7333px;"> Reviewed by Darlene </span><i style="text-indent: 22.3pt;"> </i></b></div></div><div style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: 22.3pt;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 10.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: times; font-size: medium;">This medieval historical
romance was a captivating read. I enjoyed the twist of having the main
characters married. Their lives were already intertwined, but during war-filled
times, they had to always be prepared to defend their home and livelihood, which
created a distance they longed to fill. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 10.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: times; font-size: medium;"> The plot and characters were well-developed,
giving the story a smooth reading flow. The author has a great descriptive
voice that places you in the scenes.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 10.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"> Guy listening and taking Vespa's ideas into
consideration on how to help defeat the enemy shows his love, devotion, and
respect for his wife, which strengthens their relationship, and makes this
story a perfect holiday read. I highly recommend picking up a copy of this
book. Rating 5 Stars Reviewed by Darlene<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 10.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; text-indent: 22.3pt;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"> ---------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 10.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; text-indent: 22.3pt;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><i><b> 5 STARS Mistress of Book
Reviews </b></i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 10.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; text-indent: 22.3pt;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #1d2228;"> When it comes
to romance, in most cases the book ends with the happily ever after motto. But
did you ever wonder what happened to all those stalwart handsome warriors and
their brave ladies? Well, I can tell you Gini Rifkin certainly did when
it comes to her book. She takes the reader inside a marriage and shows
that to find happiness forever, you must battle life. Especially in the
13th century when you do not always know who the enemy is until it’s almost too
late.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 10.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><b> </b><span style="color: #1d2228; text-indent: 22.3pt;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2228; text-indent: 22.3pt;">Guy
Blackthorne and his beloved wife, Vespa, of Darkenwald are a couple that will
sweep you into their lives purely because it shows the truth of marriage, war,
and love. Remember not everything is tied up with ribbons and pretty paper.
Sometimes the best love stories are those that are lived, loved, and linger in
the minds of not only the hero and heroine but readers as well. This book
is one of those. And if you believe that married couples aren’t as sexy as
single ones, then you are wrong and missing out on a relationship that most
married people would love.</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 10.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #1d2228; text-indent: 22.3pt;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Guy
has always known Vespa was the woman for him. Sent away at an early age
to fight in the Crusades, he not only brought home scars but his abiding love
for her. After being wedded and bedded both Lord and Lady Blackthorne
endure what life sends their way. Never doubting their love is as secure as the
keep they live in. But now Christmas is drawing nigh, supplies are dwindling,
and the enemy is at the door. Vespa knows Guy is the bravest warrior she’s ever
known, but sometimes his inability to listen to the weaker sex is frustrating
and could lead to his wife taking matters into her own hands.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 10.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #1d2228; text-indent: 22.3pt;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">The
insight into this couple of warriors, for they both are warriors, regardless of
gender, is awesome. And the steps they take to protect their own is
extraordinary. With little at hand, but faith that is strong, the Blackthorns' of Darkenwald fight to leave a legacy for their children.
Will they win? Well, the truth about life is that nothing is for certain, so
pick up your copy of Promise Me Christmas by Gini Rifkin and find out for
yourself. This book blessed me as a woman, a reader, and a book
reviewer. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 10.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #1d2228; text-indent: 22.3pt;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Tag
Gini Rifkin pairs love, marriage, and battle into a beautiful tale of life in
medieval times. Promise Me Christmas is a must read!</span></span></p></div><div style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: 22.3pt;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><div style="background-color: #eeeeee; line-height: 200%; text-indent: 22.3pt;">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="text-indent: 22.3pt;">Excerpt:</span><span style="text-indent: 22.3pt;"> </span><b style="text-indent: 22.3pt;">Northumbria, England, December 1264</b></p></div></span></div><div style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: 22.3pt;"><div style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: 22.3pt;">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 10.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; text-indent: 22.3pt;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span> </span><span style="text-indent: 22.3pt;"> </span><span style="text-indent: 29.7333px;">“I can feel it in the air, Thomas. Like the land is holding its breath.” Lord Guy Blackthorne directed his remark to the man riding at his side. </span><span style="text-indent: 22.3pt;">Thomas glanced at the murky forest nearby. “Far be it from me to doubt your words. In the past, your deep awareness of our surroundings has saved our backsides more than a time or two.”</span><span style="text-indent: 22.3pt;"> As they traversed the
cleared area surrounding Castle Darkenwald, Guy’s gelding tossed its head and
sidestepped a few paces. Did the gray brindle also sense trouble brewing? Guy
trusted </span><span style="text-indent: 22.3pt;">his horse’s reactions nearly as much
as the unease twisting through his gut.</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 10.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; text-indent: 22.3pt;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: times; font-size: medium;"> The renegade barons
roaming Mercia were now reported to be heading toward Northumbria. Thankfully,
Guy had taken the safeguard of sending a runner south to alert his brother. And
the<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 10.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; text-indent: 22.3pt;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: times; font-size: medium;">perimeter sentry he’d posted had yet
to see anyone lurking about. All remained peaceful on his hundred. Still, at
the moment, the feeling of disquiet spoke otherwise, and he was glad today he
had ordered the castle soldiers to train outside, and his bowmen to be
stationed on<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 10.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; text-indent: 22.3pt;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: times; font-size: medium;">the battlements.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 10.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; text-indent: 22.3pt;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: times; font-size: medium;"> A large group of
villagers and tenants had recently come to Darkenwald seeking protection, and
this morning, several of them labored outside near the castle walls collecting
the last of the dried garden herbs and sweet chestnuts. His wife, Vespa, was
among those toiling on this temperate winter day. The sight of her gladdened
his heart, just as her touch this morning when they were still abed, had
pleased his body and heartened his soul—a recollection to be cherished.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 10.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; text-indent: 22.3pt;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: times; font-size: medium;"> At the sudden
warning blast from the border guard’s hunting horn, Guy jerked to attention.
His pleasant memories were crushed, replaced with his worst nightmare. The
distant and unmistakable sound of men and horses crashing through the forest
soon followed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 10.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; text-indent: 22.3pt;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: times; font-size: medium;"> The call to arms
he’d sensed coming was upon them.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 10.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; text-indent: 22.3pt;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: times; font-size: medium;"> “Run, Vespa. And
don’t look back until you reach the castle. Do you hear me, Vespa? Run, and
don’t look back.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 10.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; text-indent: 22.3pt;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: times; font-size: medium;"> ✠ ✠ ✠ ✠<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 10.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; text-indent: 22.3pt;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: times; font-size: medium;"> Her husband, Lord
Guy Blackthorne, sounded roaring mad, his words sharp with worry for her safety
and ringing with anger for this unprovoked attack.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 10.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; text-indent: 22.3pt;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: times; font-size: medium;"> “I hear you,” she
shouted to him. And dear Lord, keep him safe, she silently added.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 10.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; text-indent: 22.3pt;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: times; font-size: medium;"> Released from shocked
immobility, Vespa scrambled over the rough terrain, her desperate plea echoing
through her mind. Keep him safe, keep him safe, keep him safe.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 10.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; text-indent: 22.3pt;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: times; font-size: medium;"> Not daring to
glance back at the man she loved with all of her heart, she gritted her teeth
and ran harder, faster. Guy would watch her progress all the way to the
stronghold risking his own wellbeing, dividing his attention until he knew she
was out of danger.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 10.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; text-indent: 22.3pt;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: times; font-size: medium;"> The soles of her
everyday footwear offered poor protection from the sharp stones, and she nearly
tripped over an abandoned basket spilling forth the sweet chestnuts they’d been
gathering. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 10.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; text-indent: 22.3pt;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: times; font-size: medium;"> Farther up the stony
incline, her friend Edith urged her onward. Reaching the woman, she grasped the
extended hand, and side by side they rushed to the entrance of the barbican.
Only then, did Vespa stop and turn to witness the carnage unleashed beyond the
castle proper. Her husband had survived many a battle—today was her first
encounter with the ugly face of warfare.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 10.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; text-indent: 22.3pt;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span> Sword drawn and turning
his beloved gray gelding to face the enemy, Guy made a stand, buying time for
all who had been caught outside the protective walls. He rallied the house
soldiers to fight for their heartland, and as metal met metal, voices cried out
in pain and </span><span style="text-indent: 22.3pt;">triumph, and the ravens circled the
battlefield.</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 10.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; text-indent: 22.3pt;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span> Outnumbered, Guy
and his soldiers fought with their hearts and souls as well as their swords as
they defended the land and their families. By shear will, they drove the
traitors and mercenaries back into the surrounding woods. And when the last of
the villagers who’d </span><span style="text-indent: 22.3pt;">come seeking protection flooded
through the castle gate, Guy called for his men to also return to Darkenwald.</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 10.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; text-indent: 22.3pt;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: times; font-size: medium;"> First to the
battle line and last to retreat, Guy then ordered the portcullis to be lowered
as he followed behind his men. In a hail of arrows and riding for all he was
worth, he barely crossed the threshold as the obedient guardsmen in the tower
sent the heavy iron grillwork crashing to the ground.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 10.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; text-indent: 22.3pt;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"> They were
safe—safe and trapped inside.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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or reading, and the scourge of human trafficking in her novel</span></b><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-line-height-alt: 15.0pt;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: "Libre Franklin"; font-size: medium; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The author’s historical romance
“Undercover Outlaw” takes place in 1888, but the pervasiveness of human
trafficking moved her to include a hotline number<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-line-height-alt: 15.0pt;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><span style="font-family: "Libre Franklin"; font-size: medium; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgDViVMAZZA-kUA9dHUyCVKk1meh8A2yoLX-WOVlU4zJYajaWRifZNaeO-nhj2nsvwSkTrgRLh4qgmiw0Qkpnl5JEU5NCPkKB0Ihck6yM0p-qE6WnkYWiYn2lE1IcNVKM8buQYQ9vlb8piul-bNPY2OUtxdvwf-vypy9DnWCKx7TzVIL3XzgABWXlpK" style="background-color: #eeeeee; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="153" data-original-width="218" height="141" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgDViVMAZZA-kUA9dHUyCVKk1meh8A2yoLX-WOVlU4zJYajaWRifZNaeO-nhj2nsvwSkTrgRLh4qgmiw0Qkpnl5JEU5NCPkKB0Ihck6yM0p-qE6WnkYWiYn2lE1IcNVKM8buQYQ9vlb8piul-bNPY2OUtxdvwf-vypy9DnWCKx7TzVIL3XzgABWXlpK=w200-h141" width="200" /></a></div><ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-right: 3.75pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><i><span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Libre Franklin"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Gini
Rifkin</span></i></b><i><span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Libre Franklin"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> writes stories of romance and adventure in settings that
include the American West, medieval and Victorian England, and contemporary thriller and fantasy. When not writing, she cares for a menagerie of abandoned animals
including ducks, goats, donkeys, and cats. Born in Illinois, she moved to
Colorado and met her husband, Gary, and they shared their lives for 30 years,
until he passed away. A little bit of him lives on in every hero she
creates. </span></i></span></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .25in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .25in; margin: 0.25in 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Georgia",serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">SunLit: Tell us this
book’s backstory. What inspired you to write it? Where did the story/theme
originate?</span></b><span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Georgia",serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .25in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .25in; margin: 0.25in 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Georgia",serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Gini Rifkin:</span></b><span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Georgia",serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> Using
historical romance, I wanted to stress how being able to read can change a
person’s ability to control their fate. Set in 1888, my heroine was brave
enough to escape her terrible living situation, but if she didn’t know how to
read her prospects of making a decent future for herself would have been slim
to none. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .25in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .25in; margin: 0.25in 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #111111; font-family: "Georgia",serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: medium;">I also wanted to show her
growth by having her pay forward this beautiful gift of learning to read. Her
students are the local prostitutes. Nearly all of these women have other
skills, but they can’t read or write so are reduced to surviving the best way
they can. </span><o:p style="font-size: 13.5pt;"></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .25in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .25in; margin: 0.25in 0in;"><span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Georgia",serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-size: medium;">If my hero was going to find out what really happened to his brother in Prairie Ridge, a corrupt town where one man made the rules, he would need to infiltrate the outlaws employed by the tyrant. He also discovers his “boss” is human trafficking men and women, keeping them sedated with peyote. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .25in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .25in; margin: 0.25in 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #111111; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: medium; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">This egregious crime is
still happening in towns closer than you might think, and though not a large
part of the story, I wanted to touch on the situation and offer a hotline in
the back of the book. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .25in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .25in; margin: 0.25in 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #111111; font-family: "Georgia",serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: medium;">On the romantic spectrum,
I thought a case of mistaken identity based upon a hatbox, and an undercover
outlaw being forced to kidnap a not-to- be-messed-with female, would be a great
way for the hero and heroine to meet. </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .25in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .25in; margin: 0.25in 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Georgia",serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">SunLit: Place this
excerpt in context. How does it fit into the book as a whole? Why did you
select it?</span></b><span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Georgia",serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .25in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .25in; margin: 0.25in 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Georgia",serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Rifkin: </span></b><span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Georgia",serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">In
search of evidence as to who killed his brother, Jess takes a job at the
bordello to investigate the nefarious man who runs the saloon and the town. The
heroine, Trinity, has been teaching the ladies of the evening who live there
how to read. As Trinity and Jesse begin to trust one another, they can no
longer deny the emotions building between them. Mary June and the other girls
dress Trinity in a provocative costume and arrange for her and Jesse to experience
a night to remember. Fate has other plans. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .25in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .25in; margin: 0.25in 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Georgia",serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">SunLit: Tell us about
creating this book. What influences and/or experiences informed the project
before you actually sat down to write?</span></b><span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Georgia",serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .25in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .25in; margin: 0.25in 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Georgia",serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Rifkin:</span></b><span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Georgia",serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> When
the name Trinity Tuesday came to me, I knew I needed a female character as
strong and quirky as the name. Then the title “Undercover Outlaw” suggested a
hero who was willing to become the last thing he respected. Living in Colorado
gave me a feel for the scenery and setting. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .25in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .25in; margin: 0.25in 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Georgia",serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">SunLit: Once you began
writing, did the story take you in any unexpected directions? If so, how would
you describe dealing with a narrative that seems to have a mind of its own?</span></b><span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Georgia",serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .25in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .25in; margin: 0.25in 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Georgia",serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Rifkin:</span></b><span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Georgia",serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> Twists
and turns are usually appreciated, although they can require rewriting and
resequencing, which can be frustrating. I find they generally make the story
more interesting, so if you are going to follow where they lead, you just have
to do whatever it takes to make your story stronger and the best it can
be. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .25in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .25in; margin: 0.25in 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Georgia",serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">SunLit: What were the
biggest challenges you faced, or surprises you encountered in completing this
book? </span></b><span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Georgia",serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .25in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .25in; margin: 0.25in 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><b><span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: medium; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Rifkin: </span></b><span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Georgia",serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: medium;">The
heroine forming a friendship with the ladies of the evening became more
in-depth than anticipated, and the local newspaperman being a match for Etta,
the older woman who taught Trinity to read, was a sweet surprise. </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .25in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .25in; margin: 0.25in 0in;"><span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Georgia",serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Georgia",serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD2Yrbg__id400G7Z6It5pddxMF31yDBIscqLuOof-fhNOcoFJOprihQEw4q4pqrQKhZcrW5s6sf8Fn-MOs_5WGcfahP7uvqhCjtBSKY_vhtHcxWXfuAg14e2UMjUGzybi9d0fs4CAb9uU3p_G_0MtTi6tdy-9PNNgGABgsw02Aj-VVPKswWwaPnQf/s1350/BookBrushImage-2022-6-29-9-4130.png" style="background-color: #eeeeee; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD2Yrbg__id400G7Z6It5pddxMF31yDBIscqLuOof-fhNOcoFJOprihQEw4q4pqrQKhZcrW5s6sf8Fn-MOs_5WGcfahP7uvqhCjtBSKY_vhtHcxWXfuAg14e2UMjUGzybi9d0fs4CAb9uU3p_G_0MtTi6tdy-9PNNgGABgsw02Aj-VVPKswWwaPnQf/w320-h400/BookBrushImage-2022-6-29-9-4130.png" width="320" /></a></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .1in; margin: 0.1in 0in 0in;"><b><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Georgia",serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">S</span><span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Georgia",serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">unLit: Walk us through your
writing process: Where and how do you write? </span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .25in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .25in; margin: 0.25in 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Georgia",serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Rifkin:</span></b><span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Georgia",serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> I
try to be a plotter and have at least a decent outline. Key word here is “
try.” Then there are ideas that organically occur that I can’t help but
incorporate. For me, writing means rewriting, multiple times, like layers of
paint on canvas until the final picture is done. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .25in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .25in; margin: 0.25in 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #111111; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: medium; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I write in a ground level
room offering no great view, but it keeps me focused. When I’m stuck or tired,
I go to the barn and let the animals work their magic. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .25in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .25in; margin: 0.25in 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Georgia",serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">SunLit: How do you
integrate working on books with your everyday life?</span></b><span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Georgia",serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .25in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .25in; margin: 0.25in 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Georgia",serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Rifkin:</span></b><span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Georgia",serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> While
finishing this book and letting the next one percolate, I felt the desire to
try something new to fill my break time away from the computer — something fun
that would still allow me to plot and dream about my writing. After taking
several hours of lessons at the local yarn shop, I began weaving with a rigid
heddle loom. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .25in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .25in; margin: 0.25in 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #111111; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: medium; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">This led to trying to
spin yarn from my bags full of Angora goat hair. Still having a bit of a
struggle with the carding and drop spindle, but I am thoroughly enjoying the
loom. Now I can spin more than just stories and weave new tales as well as
scarves and tea towels. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .25in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .25in; margin: 0.25in 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Georgia",serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">SunLit: Tell us about
your next project.</span></b><span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Georgia",serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .25in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .25in; margin: 0.25in 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: times; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> Break Heart Canyon</span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .25in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .25in; margin: 0.25in 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-size: medium;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiuX_As7-TkMQ1VNH81o9ukkruOCHOIrp4Cuu7DTeUV5GePfZsnQ93fWIhLKX4eS5QXsQzJFcf9tm42EOTAs7SkUIfdx93iOlQvjjpWq6EsDRnk3NHF2cF_sK_GgCldM9Hbz8qvT-TpuVAxcUUQirDRFBidWGqO4F8C9bsXFH50Opx7hWYAkye0xVe/s800/Cal%20Award%20to%20hang.png" style="background-color: #eeeeee; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="650" data-original-width="800" height="357" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiuX_As7-TkMQ1VNH81o9ukkruOCHOIrp4Cuu7DTeUV5GePfZsnQ93fWIhLKX4eS5QXsQzJFcf9tm42EOTAs7SkUIfdx93iOlQvjjpWq6EsDRnk3NHF2cF_sK_GgCldM9Hbz8qvT-TpuVAxcUUQirDRFBidWGqO4F8C9bsXFH50Opx7hWYAkye0xVe/w440-h357/Cal%20Award%20to%20hang.png" width="440" /></a></b></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .25in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .25in; margin: 0.25in 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Georgia",serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Rifkin:</span></b><span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Georgia",serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> My
next sweet historical romance, “Break Heart Canyon” released in September 2022.
The story is set again in Colorado, 1878. That was the year the total eclipse
helped put Colorado on the map socially and scientifically, rather than just
being known as a gold/silver mining area. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .25in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .25in; margin: 0.25in 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #111111; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: medium; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Also, after the discovery
of dinosaur bones in Como, Wyoming, and Garden City, Colorado, the Bone Wars
began. Universities as well as private individuals resorted to all manner of
underhanded tactics to secure the best specimens. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .25in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .25in; margin: 0.25in 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #111111; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: medium; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The hero is hired to
unearth a Native American breast plate containing dinosaur bones. The land upon
which the artifact is buried belongs to a widowed Scottish immigrant who raises
goats. She has her own war to worry about when the local cattlemen try to run
her off. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .25in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .25in; margin: 0.25in 0in;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #111111; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: medium; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">For a bit of humor, add
in two donkeys, Wallace and The Countess. Then for myth and mystery, there is
the legend of Break Heart Canyon, and an old unsolved murder. I like to wrap my
romances around historical information, but I’m open to “what ifs” and
stretching one’s mind on many levels. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBd2WcKLqhUhBBssqlNtX9RXbYrCoskOjICiCVhdOLgXYLXiBgMDvqDFmpv3OtUC-eW52KRU5l5DdevjrM6SOvogK0Y-zs-V4UN2vufUNoXNB4KlFqsC4avvriHaiZzfHgV7sEVG-dMTbyXZErR0ELr3jDykPn2CF4kBfaap5U-XefR3OcNlQFAmdB/s2500/GR2%20the%20final%20cover%208-21-23.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2500" data-original-width="1600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBd2WcKLqhUhBBssqlNtX9RXbYrCoskOjICiCVhdOLgXYLXiBgMDvqDFmpv3OtUC-eW52KRU5l5DdevjrM6SOvogK0Y-zs-V4UN2vufUNoXNB4KlFqsC4avvriHaiZzfHgV7sEVG-dMTbyXZErR0ELr3jDykPn2CF4kBfaap5U-XefR3OcNlQFAmdB/w256-h400/GR2%20the%20final%20cover%208-21-23.png" width="256" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /> </span><span style="font-family: times;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000; 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font-size: large;"> Will the total eclipse unite more <br /></span><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"> than the sun and moon? </span></b></span></div><p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghxgY1TR2p6Q-dDeyY8Og2ZKt6Jed6QpydLrJa-9AQENj2AN2tXIskwVNilscXiMmLCGr1hxPFUwEn7F8hpEuOkYaqIyqsPrpBFufHd2N4YMPlqtZ7rYi61RcU5aFPj0bdum3rBMl5Aoq_HIk6WwxIMt5w6W2rDiKtdRjfuhcGMLP-0EkHn3H58H3G/s750/BreakHeartCanyon_w17062_750.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghxgY1TR2p6Q-dDeyY8Og2ZKt6Jed6QpydLrJa-9AQENj2AN2tXIskwVNilscXiMmLCGr1hxPFUwEn7F8hpEuOkYaqIyqsPrpBFufHd2N4YMPlqtZ7rYi61RcU5aFPj0bdum3rBMl5Aoq_HIk6WwxIMt5w6W2rDiKtdRjfuhcGMLP-0EkHn3H58H3G/w266-h400/BreakHeartCanyon_w17062_750.jpg" width="266" /></a></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"> A total eclipse is quite the memorable experience and I'm excited to see our partial view of the one coming on 10-14-23. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"> While researching my book, <i><u><span style="color: #cc0000;">Break Heart Canyon</span></u></i>, I discovered such a happening took place in July, 1878. I just had to include the event as a special moment for my characters Una and Ryker to share. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"> Known as <b>The Great Eclipse of 1878</b>, this cosmic occurrence drew a huge amount of attention to Colorado, especially Denver, Pike's Peak, and Colorado Springs. The state soon became known as a sophisticated scientific community rather than just a place out West famous for mining gold and silver. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"> That year, the eclipse traveled </span><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">through British Columbia, along the spine of the Rocky </span><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Mountains and directly over Pike's Peak. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiDRaAt221lGiWA2NAR5g4TyETlITR_4RVEIDvTgfhTsZB7CZaSyAW51IEG7qD74QSM_y3LDn1bZp_N3e3iCNGzDCUY_bLRoZoz3u1eRvcpJ5p-DujjgYMzm4MgLwrF3MurYNs-S0n4Dd_ks0wzWKTno3Z7Gpno3xPPvIJhupx9gCU6iV560L2fL3_w" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="399" data-original-width="268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiDRaAt221lGiWA2NAR5g4TyETlITR_4RVEIDvTgfhTsZB7CZaSyAW51IEG7qD74QSM_y3LDn1bZp_N3e3iCNGzDCUY_bLRoZoz3u1eRvcpJ5p-DujjgYMzm4MgLwrF3MurYNs-S0n4Dd_ks0wzWKTno3Z7Gpno3xPPvIJhupx9gCU6iV560L2fL3_w=w268-h400" width="268" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"> The cover of Harper's Weekly featured the event in Colorado. </span></div><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"> When newspapers across the country made the eclipse</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">headline news, the phenomenon began to spark interest in science for everyday people. Asaph Hall, who had recently discovered the Martian moons, was in Colorado, as was Maria Mitchell, leading an all-female expedition to show the world what women astronomers could do. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEghg8zpLCPNnb4lHg_CSKDz1FTOqrKc79XFI3fnVC_Pyw4sDx9SZqzTng6i6MBixm4GF9vtf8vDpwYiuybiy9QI15ma1MMqTF3pG_79TTyBBBBncTq_K4N-c-2QxsR97neXix2iRCfbsxX-EI1aaKSLJDOEMJda-geldNLhzeuEIfH4UnvCefQdYMM-" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="148" data-original-width="253" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEghg8zpLCPNnb4lHg_CSKDz1FTOqrKc79XFI3fnVC_Pyw4sDx9SZqzTng6i6MBixm4GF9vtf8vDpwYiuybiy9QI15ma1MMqTF3pG_79TTyBBBBncTq_K4N-c-2QxsR97neXix2iRCfbsxX-EI1aaKSLJDOEMJda-geldNLhzeuEIfH4UnvCefQdYMM-=w404-h236" width="404" /></a></div> Maria Mitchell, first female astronomer </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">One scientist, Samuel Pierpont Langley, battled a terrible case of altitude sickness and 10 inches of snow at over 14,000 feet on Pike's Peak. But he captured one of the best images to date. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjEdDWs6qQ0CCW2UT49YcEls3BYLCINZBVp1l-vGwbBtb7ZfKUX7iG39QfhGB9CprCpaXMjGQ23OIF7JuQkMHtS_ec-hral1aaP5lf044BiRxcNTkXVcwcd4GePtKm5CUxPNYDaAjLKY3cnlrNICcodWZN62rLCvPNLKpt8NhQd-whuuWCJM_asB3RN" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="732" data-original-width="964" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjEdDWs6qQ0CCW2UT49YcEls3BYLCINZBVp1l-vGwbBtb7ZfKUX7iG39QfhGB9CprCpaXMjGQ23OIF7JuQkMHtS_ec-hral1aaP5lf044BiRxcNTkXVcwcd4GePtKm5CUxPNYDaAjLKY3cnlrNICcodWZN62rLCvPNLKpt8NhQd-whuuWCJM_asB3RN=w366-h278" width="366" /></a></div></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: times;">Thomas Edison even made the trip, but opted to go to Wyoming. The majority of scientists and astronomers watched in Colorado. There was even an observatory set up on the roof of the Teller House in Central City. and one posh hotel in Colorado Springs hired a band to entertain guests as they watch the solar display. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhkELRg7ehE--wE3XQOra94B9WwxqSpjF5rL2AhlRmOBiVt1SAyQqepReNpFkGrbvZ5-5VJH4FAaezZPCmR3vViKpNkKjixAIO2gyKvr-w4aV9ReiV7QiPp_2ZmrYqDmXJBw2BRVW9aY0MIKThWmu4Zeopb21Zfg_iEZqNdwF7aZlPxJtynmlZ-M-Dy" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhkELRg7ehE--wE3XQOra94B9WwxqSpjF5rL2AhlRmOBiVt1SAyQqepReNpFkGrbvZ5-5VJH4FAaezZPCmR3vViKpNkKjixAIO2gyKvr-w4aV9ReiV7QiPp_2ZmrYqDmXJBw2BRVW9aY0MIKThWmu4Zeopb21Zfg_iEZqNdwF7aZlPxJtynmlZ-M-Dy" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhRbxFXKwe45jMph1Gk0K4qvIzQoM2rOtFIVkRylqXts1vraR56jrqu9P21uLNtVa1E0zV2Df2Cifa9VDkoUyeV18IK2QmX-ibPBeEFeqqWyrE30izmpwXO_C1IxKrHG_bvHNs0EumUMqWfcj7r3H0O3cB6tXvm4wNsRiuWZ-L5DwQxTL8W9JcbsyLr" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="500" data-original-width="725" height="372" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhRbxFXKwe45jMph1Gk0K4qvIzQoM2rOtFIVkRylqXts1vraR56jrqu9P21uLNtVa1E0zV2Df2Cifa9VDkoUyeV18IK2QmX-ibPBeEFeqqWyrE30izmpwXO_C1IxKrHG_bvHNs0EumUMqWfcj7r3H0O3cB6tXvm4wNsRiuWZ-L5DwQxTL8W9JcbsyLr=w539-h372" width="539" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> In the following excerpt from <i><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">Break Heart Canyon</span></b></i>, the hero, Ryker Landry, and the heroine, Una MacLaren, are together in the back of a small straw filled cart, cozy and awaiting for this exciting phenomenon to begin. Their friend, Mr. Jim has joined them. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg4WIkjY5s7YBgoD8EAsovMsf5VehvClfGpXNAv8s81fZ99ZAj4q6M5hjBVK_CO_ZSN6U4XwviAl4hZDPeqL_EOxm43WoDRMOBXuEdmLdW6NlV6_GF_hGqZ8Eb1plhZ-cn0eAy8tOwQj7H0VVojtwT6_ak0wNehg9T8lflnJ82Zj927ATmDoTsgRh3l" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="194" data-original-width="259" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg4WIkjY5s7YBgoD8EAsovMsf5VehvClfGpXNAv8s81fZ99ZAj4q6M5hjBVK_CO_ZSN6U4XwviAl4hZDPeqL_EOxm43WoDRMOBXuEdmLdW6NlV6_GF_hGqZ8Eb1plhZ-cn0eAy8tOwQj7H0VVojtwT6_ak0wNehg9T8lflnJ82Zj927ATmDoTsgRh3l" width="320" /></a></span></div><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Excerpt:.....</span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"> A second piece of honey cake in one hand, Mr. Jim rolled a stump closer with his other, and took a seat beside the wagon. “The best part is starting,” he announced, his excitement managing to make it out around his mouth full of cake.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"> This was it. Una’s heartbeat quickened. The donkeys huffed and whined and the goats pressed closer. With one eye turned skyward, the chickens, ducks, and goose hurried awkwardly toward their nighttime roosting quarters.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"> Little by little the sun disappeared. Shadows turned to mist, and as the light slipped away, a softness layered their surroundings. When the last ray of sun winked out, darkness fell—complete and startling. Stars shone in the sky, the air grew noticeably cooler as an eerie stillness settled over them.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"> Unsteady at the sudden shift, she reached out with her free hand and found Ryker’s waiting. Fingers interlaced they held fast as the sun was totally obliterated and a blaze of gold ringed the eye of darkness.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"> “It’s magical,” she exhaled the words in awe.</span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"> “Glad I lived to see such a sight,” Mr. Jim agreed, wonderment coloring his words too.<br /> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"> Ryker remained silent, but his grip tightened ever so slightly indicating the display was not lost on him either. One hundred and ninety-one seconds later, the first ray of sunlight escaped the blackness and speared down to Earth reversing the phenomenon,<br /> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"> The rooster crowed as if morning had come again in the afternoon. The donkeys joined in with hardy heehaws. In a discord of maahs and baahs, and as if late for an important appointment, the goats rushed back out to pasture.<br /> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"> Following months of anticipation, the culmination of the event left Una woozy, and she flopped back onto the hay, continuing to stare through her glass as the fire ball grew larger and larger. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"> “Praise the Saints, what a grandiose sight.”<br /> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"> Elbow bent, his head propped up in his hand, Ryker stretched out at her side, the length of his body mere inches from hers. He no longer seemed fascinated with the moon and sun. She shifted her viewing glass and met his gaze. He wanted to kiss her. The wonton<br />idea appealed to her as well—quite deeply.<br /> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"> They drew closer, their lips separated by the width of a butterfly wing. Then the creak and groan of splintering wood filled the air. The left wheel fell off and the tumbril tipped sharply sideways. Ryker gathered her close, and with a flurry of hay and<br />matching yelps of surprise, they toppled to the ground. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"> Careening to a halt, wrapped in one another’s arms, Una couldn’t stop laughing. Rolling onto her back she pressed her hands to her stomach, but the belly laughs kept coming. Giving up, she rejoiced in the moment, not remembering the last time such gaiety had seized control of her body and robbed her of her good senses.<br /> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"> Upsetting the stump, Mr. Jim clattered to his feet. Hands on his thighs, he bent forward and peered down at them. “You two all right?” Still chuckling, they both nodded, and he laughed too. “Nothing like dinner and a show.”<br /> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"> Mr. Jim’s mirth stopped as he straightened and glanced toward the trail leading from the main road to her property. “Company’s coming.”</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"> Una went on the alert. Mr. Jim held out a hand to help her up, and she grabbed the offered assistance and scrambled upright. Ryker gave her backside a gentle boost. Then he was at her side, one hand at the small of her back, the other on the revolver at his hip.</span></div><p style="text-align: left;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGcaIiu4Z5KRs32ce-UX2XuNJpY5eq56xrLWo8nFGw3MZDIQgAskZv5QXDDZYVogTxQJHM1Jhdob7rOPvPXlTbg5qHnzlzhCNqau7noKBt2cVKNbxJG4M5i3K74VudYXcxEpoXlmLBgascUH9IojiooJxmv7wFVh472m9jEfb95US6T_1ZxMyrAhh4/s800/Cal%20Award%20to%20hang.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="650" data-original-width="800" height="325" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGcaIiu4Z5KRs32ce-UX2XuNJpY5eq56xrLWo8nFGw3MZDIQgAskZv5QXDDZYVogTxQJHM1Jhdob7rOPvPXlTbg5qHnzlzhCNqau7noKBt2cVKNbxJG4M5i3K74VudYXcxEpoXlmLBgascUH9IojiooJxmv7wFVh472m9jEfb95US6T_1ZxMyrAhh4/w400-h325/Cal%20Award%20to%20hang.png" width="400" /></span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Grab a copy of my award winning western here! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://books2read.com/u/3LV0G1" style="font-family: times;"><span style="background-color: #674ea7; color: white; font-size: large;">Break Heart Canyon</span></a></div></div><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Blub:</span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"> Unearthing artifacts in Colorado sounded like easy money to Ryker Landry. Then he met the woman who owned the land. </span><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"> Una MacLaren vows no fortune hunter will desecrate the ancient relics of BreakHeart Canyon—even if the man is a handsome scoundrel. Fighting to keep her goat farm afloat as local cattlemen hatch deadly schemes to make sure she fails, Una has enough to worry about. </span><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"> Captivated by the courageous redhead, Ryker joins forces with Una and her deerhound, MacTavish. But what does he desire most—the woman or the artifacts? </span><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"> When the mythical white cougar again prowls the rocky cliffs, the legend of BreakHeart Canyon draws them into a web of danger. Now only daring and blind trust can save them. </span></div><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxcdSJngdBNMHlKbML0EN8HPA2tcetRZY_eUW5wZUGjidtezoF3csiWnKJhlgAMhN8kH6xs1XJewc7M7_Ypor95yAr2psxbkNp9zKR-68REH9JBkfue8xf6EskonL9afwLp636KO7_Z4no9F6ozFXEuXFGsW2cJ5arlXzYZ26UT_L1Y6fnFhDd0ZYL/s800/BookBrushImage-2023-3-9-12-319.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="650" data-original-width="800" height="325" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxcdSJngdBNMHlKbML0EN8HPA2tcetRZY_eUW5wZUGjidtezoF3csiWnKJhlgAMhN8kH6xs1XJewc7M7_Ypor95yAr2psxbkNp9zKR-68REH9JBkfue8xf6EskonL9afwLp636KO7_Z4no9F6ozFXEuXFGsW2cJ5arlXzYZ26UT_L1Y6fnFhDd0ZYL/w400-h325/BookBrushImage-2023-3-9-12-319.png" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Even the secondary characters are fun!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://books2read.com/u/3LV0G1" style="font-family: times;"><span style="background-color: #674ea7; color: white; font-size: large;">Break Heart Canyon</span></a></div></div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje5p3wBDNkLjSIQqXYtJ4fxYls1jGtn7xJCVXN65g4bL3ts7u4NBuyt0otPmdWYnwI32Mx9BcDF-WII5hPyb21ViRQ6YaQAo1a_PRl6DU8EVl25jH69Le5guw7xzI5KnlEOnACwn5ZA5eZvBYsGUWEG7cPPEx5F5h25VFLKSlIkdLSanqKvXIid30G/s367/a%20rose&dragon_web2.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="367" data-original-width="307" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje5p3wBDNkLjSIQqXYtJ4fxYls1jGtn7xJCVXN65g4bL3ts7u4NBuyt0otPmdWYnwI32Mx9BcDF-WII5hPyb21ViRQ6YaQAo1a_PRl6DU8EVl25jH69Le5guw7xzI5KnlEOnACwn5ZA5eZvBYsGUWEG7cPPEx5F5h25VFLKSlIkdLSanqKvXIid30G/w168-h200/a%20rose&dragon_web2.gif" width="168" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>GiniRifkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09808573690725909979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762468274941679293.post-77845372192863219532023-10-06T15:02:00.000-06:002023-10-06T15:02:29.987-06:00Promise Me Christmas available for Preorder!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAAwL2ko94-XNIGY4f4Y0TfKuVnnbVXgnm8SVJ7LZzrRwWf1-2zyzR8n-MXmc20HD35FqxK6GHOjUxGeJTNFIHELkSKVhNYfsd3j-8X3DZwbgsAF1SxR8Uq09RdcHmrO6dC4yYRWrop8yKVxXSBZSaWvaelHeMQYO2SWWNJz-jn9irDK9R1D5yDdfc/s2500/cover%20as%20of%208-25-23.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2500" data-original-width="1600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAAwL2ko94-XNIGY4f4Y0TfKuVnnbVXgnm8SVJ7LZzrRwWf1-2zyzR8n-MXmc20HD35FqxK6GHOjUxGeJTNFIHELkSKVhNYfsd3j-8X3DZwbgsAF1SxR8Uq09RdcHmrO6dC4yYRWrop8yKVxXSBZSaWvaelHeMQYO2SWWNJz-jn9irDK9R1D5yDdfc/w410-h640/cover%20as%20of%208-25-23.png" width="410" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: red;"> </span><span style="color: #990000;">A holiday romance</span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: times; font-size: x-large;"><b> to warm your heart all season long. </b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: times;"> </span><span style="font-family: times;">The nights are growing longer and the winter snows are coming</span><span style="font-family: times;">—Darkenwald Castle is under siege. </span></span></div><p></p><div><span style="font-family: times;"><span><div style="color: red;"><span style="color: black; font-size: medium;"> Lord Guy Blackthorne is prepared to lay down his life for his children, his wife, and all who seek his protection. But as renegades, mercenaries, and political intrigue surround his ancient family stronghold, he’s forced to stay his hand against those who would dare to attack his fortress. </span></div><div style="color: red;"><span style="color: black; font-size: medium;"> As supplies and hope dwindle, Lady Vespa fears Yule will not be one of good cheer, and the children shall have no gifts this year. At least she and Guy have one another, for that she is thankful. But there are few private moments to share their love, and every endeavor to satisfy their passion is interrupted when the enemy attempts to invade the castle. </span></div><div style="color: red;"><span style="color: black; font-size: medium;"> On Christmas Eve, when a battle to the death begins, Guy faces his greatest challenge. Now Vespa’s wish for a happy Yule celebration turns to a prayer for her beloved’s safety. </span></div><div style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"> </div><div style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: red;"> </span><span style="background-color: #674ea7; color: white;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CKL13F9J/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1H7A73RAA5PJL&keywords=Promise+Me+Christmas+by+gini+rifkin&qid=1696605689&s=books&sprefix=promise+me+christmas+by+gini+rifkin%2Cstripbooks%2C117&sr=1-1">Available for preorder here..</a></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Excerpt:</span></div><div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"> She ran her hand across the front of Guy’s mail shirt, the rings bit into her fingers as apprehension prickled though her body. Every time he was away overseeing the land or doing the king’s bidding, he had always come home safely. With aid from her brother-in-law, the odds were better and success more likely—but not assured. Was she to lose him now a stone’s throw from their castle door? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"> Swallowing down the words she wished to utter, she smiled as best she could. There would be no stopping him, and she’d not send him off to battle with anything less than all her support. At times like this, he belonged to more than just her. Guy fought for everyone who had come seeking his protection. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"> “Godspeed.” Her smile turned wooden, her hands cold, yet the love burning in her heart was fire enough to destroy a forest. She slipped free a thin strip of silk belting her waist. “Come back to me safe.” She tied the bright fabric to the horse’s bridle. “I’ve grown accustomed to you and do not wish to train a new husband.”</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"> He laughed at that, then quickly sobered. “I love you, Vespa.”</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">He’d promised to tell her more often and now he had, yet the declaration near set her back on her heels. Regardless of his good intentions, this was not a statement he tossed about lightly. He showed his affection in other ways like bringing her trinkets from markets in other holdings, and when they did come together, their union was with a great passion. But this pronouncement, issued on the brink of battle where others could hear, this was special. Did it also mean he feared he may not return to her? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"> “And I love thee, Guy.” Finding her voice, she breathed out the words, but they were lost to the flurry of activity as he turned and mounted up. Her throat tightened with fear and the tears she held back, and she couldn’t repeat the phrase.</span></div><div style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></div></div><div style="font-size: x-large;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAAwL2ko94-XNIGY4f4Y0TfKuVnnbVXgnm8SVJ7LZzrRwWf1-2zyzR8n-MXmc20HD35FqxK6GHOjUxGeJTNFIHELkSKVhNYfsd3j-8X3DZwbgsAF1SxR8Uq09RdcHmrO6dC4yYRWrop8yKVxXSBZSaWvaelHeMQYO2SWWNJz-jn9irDK9R1D5yDdfc/s2500/cover%20as%20of%208-25-23.png" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2500" data-original-width="1600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAAwL2ko94-XNIGY4f4Y0TfKuVnnbVXgnm8SVJ7LZzrRwWf1-2zyzR8n-MXmc20HD35FqxK6GHOjUxGeJTNFIHELkSKVhNYfsd3j-8X3DZwbgsAF1SxR8Uq09RdcHmrO6dC4yYRWrop8yKVxXSBZSaWvaelHeMQYO2SWWNJz-jn9irDK9R1D5yDdfc/w256-h400/cover%20as%20of%208-25-23.png" width="256" /></a></div><div style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Cover art design, and self-publishing formatting and design by <b>Mistress of Book Reviews</b>. </span></div><div style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://www.mistressofbookreviews.com/"><span style="background-color: #674ea7; color: white;">Mistress of Book Reviews</span></a></div><div style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></div></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: red; font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9uSqQxp3hPe2srGVzH89le6GOhgiRM1NhBoZ0AafjW0S_WLDqj_xvWZZSCFkKelt2RsZekLa2r_xkrKl8Mmd77EqPDJQugo9eKF6jDDTr2otoEnD7V6DmKnrNfs5JO4hOcylSfN3lAZvIsRO6eitiFB222ybaXRAuGJROp1OK6NyNVWI7qA2gwfzQ/s367/a%20rose&dragon_web2.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="367" data-original-width="307" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9uSqQxp3hPe2srGVzH89le6GOhgiRM1NhBoZ0AafjW0S_WLDqj_xvWZZSCFkKelt2RsZekLa2r_xkrKl8Mmd77EqPDJQugo9eKF6jDDTr2otoEnD7V6DmKnrNfs5JO4hOcylSfN3lAZvIsRO6eitiFB222ybaXRAuGJROp1OK6NyNVWI7qA2gwfzQ/w268-h320/a%20rose&dragon_web2.gif" width="268" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></span></div><p></p>GiniRifkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09808573690725909979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762468274941679293.post-4395348796366764462023-09-14T09:14:00.000-06:002023-09-14T09:14:17.713-06:005 STARS for The Last Huntress by Lenore Borja <p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh9m-5lyezrc-K8yJLvjbvVZ6HmiWMMiLtUP6a8KK0ZDQXWR0OJuXGud8prOPHhazLfiHI8d_zDu0FbVM0g1WMSUobH_s9eYA8Gx27s-jdLH624nrGTxaaI1SeJ377373zCp61vXa66RFi174Chuk7NqnOl6J_X-4RM8Crw6QAA0_w0pHKRPZCNEI_u" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="346" data-original-width="230" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh9m-5lyezrc-K8yJLvjbvVZ6HmiWMMiLtUP6a8KK0ZDQXWR0OJuXGud8prOPHhazLfiHI8d_zDu0FbVM0g1WMSUobH_s9eYA8Gx27s-jdLH624nrGTxaaI1SeJ377373zCp61vXa66RFi174Chuk7NqnOl6J_X-4RM8Crw6QAA0_w0pHKRPZCNEI_u=w280-h420" width="280" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Available here:</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: times;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Last-Huntress-Mirror-Realm-Book-ebook/dp/B09QHRWT43/ref=sr_1_1?crid=21HZUVATLI2BI&keywords=the+last+huntress+lenore+borja&qid=1694277630&sprefix=The+last+huntress+%2Caps%2C142&sr=8-1"><span style="background-color: #8e7cc3; color: white; font-size: large;">Amazon</span></a><br /></span></p><p><a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-last-huntress-lenore-borja/1140886544"><span style="background-color: #8e7cc3; color: white; font-family: times; font-size: large;">Barnes & Noble</span></a><br /></p><div><br /></div><p><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #0f1111; font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Blurb: Alice Daniels has a problem. Her reflection keeps misbehaving when she looks in the mirror—and the longer she ignores it, the harder it tries to get her attention. On her eighteenth birthday, she learns why: she is a huntress, someone gifted with the power to enter mirrors and the magical world that exists beyond. But with this power comes immense responsibility, for in the Mirror Realm lurks an evil that has infected the human race for centuries: demons. It is up to her and her three huntress sisters—with the help of one handsome and overbearing protector—to hunt and banish this evil one demon at a time, thereby keeping the chaos in check. But when an ancient god pays Alice a visit that turns deadly, it is clear the Mirror Realm is more than it seems, and she soon finds herself in a race against time to save the life—and soul—of the one man the gods are determined to never let her have.</span></p><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-size: medium;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: times;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span><span class="a-text-italic" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: times; font-style: italic;">The Last Huntress</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: times;"> is a story of redemption and sacrifice, the bonds of true sisterhood, and the impossible, sometimes frightening, things we’ll do for love.</span></span><p>--------------------------------------------</p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Lenore Borja's passionate writing voice, and her style of short chapter and scene breaks makes for a fast paced story, yet with deep point-of-view characterization. Although the female protagonist is a young adult, I think readers of all ages will find Alice relatable, and you couldn't wish for a braver or more determined heroine. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">In <b><u>The Last Huntress</u></b>, Alice finds more than her reflection in the looking glass, but I loved that the story evoked recollections of the surprise, wild creativity, and sometimes bewilderment faced by Alice of Lewis Carroll fame. Using Greek gods and goddesses as characters was i</span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: times;">ncredibly imaginative, with thought provoking with philosophical twists as their world is revealed.</span><span style="font-family: times;"> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"> <u><b>The Last Huntress</b></u>, is an true adventure, with a romance that spans time and space. The world building is ethereal and of a mental nature that will take your breath away. Borja's command of descriptive prose captivated me from the beginning--many of her passages are so beautiful I had to read them twice. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">With all the twists and turns, recapping the story is like trying to lasso the wind, but the age old and battle of good against evil is obviously there, and the hope for love and acceptance is definitely a desire to which we can all relate. Alice's soul-sisters, Soxie, Olivia, and Hadley, are so distinctive and personable yet each has their own approach to meeting the challenges thrust upon them. Discovering if they will succeed at what destiny demands of them will keep you turning pages, and will there be and HEA? </span></p><p><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">Available here:</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: times;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Last-Huntress-Mirror-Realm-Book-ebook/dp/B09QHRWT43/ref=sr_1_1?crid=21HZUVATLI2BI&keywords=the+last+huntress+lenore+borja&qid=1694277630&sprefix=The+last+huntress+%2Caps%2C142&sr=8-1"><span style="background-color: #8e7cc3; color: white; font-size: large;">Amazon</span></a><br /></span></p><p><a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-last-huntress-lenore-borja/1140886544"><span style="background-color: #8e7cc3; color: white; font-family: times; font-size: large;">Barnes & Noble</span></a></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQjAMyTifGDvTYy_3epu0IazQxu3ZS02tvcmDSSKWOqk4JaVpC_FenklgiHOEV90e4Y-DlcozVR43M1889vzANTlLXHEsUD1WlHOu86IMk7kboE51CsrZtbRnzG3_FW45ediWXUvSoHMnEeHLLlL-NeRwYuvqgPxqL7qfSP3eRb2Lp9gTImj2HCYoe" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1707" height="479" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQjAMyTifGDvTYy_3epu0IazQxu3ZS02tvcmDSSKWOqk4JaVpC_FenklgiHOEV90e4Y-DlcozVR43M1889vzANTlLXHEsUD1WlHOu86IMk7kboE51CsrZtbRnzG3_FW45ediWXUvSoHMnEeHLLlL-NeRwYuvqgPxqL7qfSP3eRb2Lp9gTImj2HCYoe=w320-h479" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfaZyvVymro-GRhkk3544Y7ed2jDMDXpc8y7mAFgW5h25CwBNnbtJq-1yaQazt1nr69QYT9FNaGR41l8fKzC0BzrOuVojSQsnEIZKSRndeTfXqchhuOqR9wSY35QyTwi-GqAkRNr34xuB0bUTl1J-9SWW6XR7LemGEp5PP7_nRf_hBy2UGUfUtreiN/s484/scrollwork%201.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="104" data-original-width="484" height="43" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfaZyvVymro-GRhkk3544Y7ed2jDMDXpc8y7mAFgW5h25CwBNnbtJq-1yaQazt1nr69QYT9FNaGR41l8fKzC0BzrOuVojSQsnEIZKSRndeTfXqchhuOqR9wSY35QyTwi-GqAkRNr34xuB0bUTl1J-9SWW6XR7LemGEp5PP7_nRf_hBy2UGUfUtreiN/w200-h43/scrollwork%201.png" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEglnMUEJZyKAq9YNqAHb9IoX-BvyDv7S7wpGwu-a8TxSB_o2koCoxYVmWtmwzlwYgl-I_jIqERc25uelLgA69GIo3SH3HjEOLnOd4e4UfPeeoU1RnogsG9N-6YHVvToovbjdRKIJ6koXa7CWw14K_JSpGbMP7DicpmpEYBrU7HTMI1tNEHBTmaewigB" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /><img alt="" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="300" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEglnMUEJZyKAq9YNqAHb9IoX-BvyDv7S7wpGwu-a8TxSB_o2koCoxYVmWtmwzlwYgl-I_jIqERc25uelLgA69GIo3SH3HjEOLnOd4e4UfPeeoU1RnogsG9N-6YHVvToovbjdRKIJ6koXa7CWw14K_JSpGbMP7DicpmpEYBrU7HTMI1tNEHBTmaewigB" width="240" /></a></i></span></div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">About the Author</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Lenore Borja grew up in Phoenix, Arizona. She attended Arizona State University before moving to New York City to study acting at The American Academy of Dramatic Arts. After a brief career as an actress, she spent several years working in executive search and human resources in New York and San Francisco. She now resides in Fort Collins, Colorado with her husband and a bossy feline named Maximus. When she’s not writing, she enjoys adventure travel and anything that gets the heart racing, whether it’s hiking, running, or getting lost in a good book.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><p><span style="color: white; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.lenoreborja.com/" style="background-color: #8e7cc3;">https://www.lenoreborja.com/</a></span></p><p><span style="color: white; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/lenore.borja" style="background-color: #8e7cc3;">https://www.facebook.com/lenore.borja</a></span></p><p><span style="color: white; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/lenoreborja_author/" style="background-color: #8e7cc3;">https://www.instagram.com/lenoreborja_author/</a></span></p><p><span style="color: white; font-size: large;"><a href="https://twitter.com/i/flow/login?redirect_after_login=%2FLenoreBorja" style="background-color: #8e7cc3;">https://twitter.com/i/flow/login?redirect_after_login=%2FLenoreBorja</a></span></p><p><br /></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijBWGeog1K2A2GF1oReNJCO57NBHCbGB9bK2TzzoCQhnV2Q1QpH5eLob1L5Jg8McAriMMEFbfMOHlhQbCe0HiUn36_jVaAOVsj_IHMnt-s3UBtGXOvI7v-T2CpjF8mgOMQr5Ob7GJfB2jeR7e28btfU1Ll29gVKlGz8GDKV0jmGp6qvDQ3uWSe7nCN/s367/a%20rose&dragon_web2.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="367" data-original-width="307" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijBWGeog1K2A2GF1oReNJCO57NBHCbGB9bK2TzzoCQhnV2Q1QpH5eLob1L5Jg8McAriMMEFbfMOHlhQbCe0HiUn36_jVaAOVsj_IHMnt-s3UBtGXOvI7v-T2CpjF8mgOMQr5Ob7GJfB2jeR7e28btfU1Ll29gVKlGz8GDKV0jmGp6qvDQ3uWSe7nCN/w168-h200/a%20rose&dragon_web2.gif" width="168" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>GiniRifkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09808573690725909979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762468274941679293.post-12520356265239686212023-08-28T14:54:00.000-06:002023-08-28T14:54:10.997-06:005 STARS for To Love or Protect <p> </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"> A brilliant combination of special ops excitement, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"> and vampire adventure. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEixqCcFVz8Q75cgQ0D8MLhgMm3gQKKAElavZ3--CMteUtLWEoZw2HzeA_orJwOUfYs1SclWC5hX39ORwFS9q8hG12s4NefOgLnlFoMZOOUUXzKp44Mm628QgeKSbYZd2ePCaRLA1iU2kfp1hMzd-g7V_wl7B1phJYHexrZcVGHIEKUZYbh7KnfjFwOG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="500" data-original-width="333" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEixqCcFVz8Q75cgQ0D8MLhgMm3gQKKAElavZ3--CMteUtLWEoZw2HzeA_orJwOUfYs1SclWC5hX39ORwFS9q8hG12s4NefOgLnlFoMZOOUUXzKp44Mm628QgeKSbYZd2ePCaRLA1iU2kfp1hMzd-g7V_wl7B1phJYHexrZcVGHIEKUZYbh7KnfjFwOG=w427-h640" width="427" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #cc0000; font-style: italic;"> 5 STARS</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i style="color: #cc0000;"> To Love or Protect </i>by Faith V. Smith is a great read, both entertaining on a fast action level and with a true-love-forever story we all wish for. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> How can Kira guard this unbelievably handsome man when he’s way too ready, willing, and able to sacrifice himself to keep <i>her</i> safe.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> Kira, a former Marine now part of the U.S. Secret Service, is assigned to protect the President. Gareth Hayes, Commander and Chief and ex-Army Ranger, has doubts and concerns about a woman taking a bullet for him. But unbeknownst to Gareth (who finds Kira extremely and distractingly sexy) this woman comes with an extra talent, she’s also a VGP—Vampire Government Protector. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> When a revenge seeking enemy tries his best to kill the both of them the story ramps up in page turning tension with love scenes hot enough to scorch the pages or melt down your e-reader. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> The other VGP’s in this story are wonderfully interesting and entertaining and give a different slant on vampires as they apply their talents to helping Mankind around the world. It made me wish I had one for a friend, especially Claude the chef. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> The road to love between Gareth and Kira is anything but smooth but it is also undeniable and unstoppable. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> <i><span style="color: #cc0000;">To Love or Protect</span></i> is well written and researched and you’ll feel you are right there in the heart of D.C. while you happily accept vampires as total reality. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #cc0000; font-style: italic;"><br /></div></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Grab you copy here...</span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Love-Protect-Vampire-Government-Protector-ebook/dp/B0CD7DNJ6G/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2O3N2ME4KUUCT&keywords=to+love+and+protect+faith+V+smith&qid=1693147341&s=books&sprefix=to+love+and+protect+faith+v+smith+%2Cstripbooks%2C131&sr=1-1" style="font-family: times;"><span style="background-color: #e06666; color: white; font-size: large;">To Love or Protect</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div><p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEixqCcFVz8Q75cgQ0D8MLhgMm3gQKKAElavZ3--CMteUtLWEoZw2HzeA_orJwOUfYs1SclWC5hX39ORwFS9q8hG12s4NefOgLnlFoMZOOUUXzKp44Mm628QgeKSbYZd2ePCaRLA1iU2kfp1hMzd-g7V_wl7B1phJYHexrZcVGHIEKUZYbh7KnfjFwOG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img data-original-height="500" data-original-width="333" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEixqCcFVz8Q75cgQ0D8MLhgMm3gQKKAElavZ3--CMteUtLWEoZw2HzeA_orJwOUfYs1SclWC5hX39ORwFS9q8hG12s4NefOgLnlFoMZOOUUXzKp44Mm628QgeKSbYZd2ePCaRLA1iU2kfp1hMzd-g7V_wl7B1phJYHexrZcVGHIEKUZYbh7KnfjFwOG=w213-h320" width="213" /></a></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><b>About the author:</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">FAITH V. SMITH WRITES * DARK * SEXY *COMPELLING ROMANCE</span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">A down home Georgia girl, born and bred, Author Faith V. Smith has an interesting past as a book reviewer, columnist, and editor, before becoming a multi-published author of paranormal romance. When one of her fans said they could see her sitting on her front porch in a hoop skirt, clicking away on an old typewriter, she said, "Nope, I'd rather be wearing jeans and carrying a magical whip." The whip is used to crack out more of her tortured vampires, immortal executioners, Fae, and Viking heroes.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Faith resides with her daughter Amanda, memories of her angel in Heaven husband Rick, and a special zoo crew of furry babies.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Please Contact Faith at: <a href="mailto:FaithVSmith@aol.com">FaithVSmith@aol.com</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Check out her website: <a href="http://www.faithvsmith.com">www.faithvsmith.com</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Faith’s blogspot:<a href=" Faithvsmith@blogspot.com"> Faithvsmith@blogspot.com</a></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEbHEYGdJbQnAhJV0XRJkXY3kejJzETrAYM55nmjEOypSbvjGxyGUphckCE8PoEOVSmeJ8sQPUhzH13Jq8YOjNlYmOngg3oPPt-Y-xqdz7yaV7CdkfF5-i7Tlo9lEiDe9XeYItK-5kPBta64Fu4kUaW4TK64PWNXZOjP9AXt4ezbl5BU4M3HUlRVBn/s367/a%20rose&dragon_web2.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="367" data-original-width="307" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEbHEYGdJbQnAhJV0XRJkXY3kejJzETrAYM55nmjEOypSbvjGxyGUphckCE8PoEOVSmeJ8sQPUhzH13Jq8YOjNlYmOngg3oPPt-Y-xqdz7yaV7CdkfF5-i7Tlo9lEiDe9XeYItK-5kPBta64Fu4kUaW4TK64PWNXZOjP9AXt4ezbl5BU4M3HUlRVBn/s320/a%20rose&dragon_web2.gif" width="268" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>GiniRifkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09808573690725909979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762468274941679293.post-21832289949856155082023-08-09T07:54:00.000-06:002023-08-09T07:54:15.477-06:00N.N. Light Give Away <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">Fatal Recall </span></b>will give you chills </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-size: large;"> even during the last hot days of Summer!</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsZ6zcfYuKK9cQOZhjGoX84X12hCEm3JwHJbRXcwmuzgL8qe23ucm5aBBeGIPJbGM0qIw2_CokN4MGWPZHZkdKqBvDqgpKrAmlaSZnpGfFw8Sx-jkfjE6bYc7ZuJluMPbjX0iHeyOgpb5jOGal17-W61Yr_k1K8bAAnnLdHfBVa5Tv3dC3jbMMJ3CZ/s610/Fatal%20Recall%20prototype.png" style="font-family: times; font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="610" data-original-width="377" height="445" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsZ6zcfYuKK9cQOZhjGoX84X12hCEm3JwHJbRXcwmuzgL8qe23ucm5aBBeGIPJbGM0qIw2_CokN4MGWPZHZkdKqBvDqgpKrAmlaSZnpGfFw8Sx-jkfjE6bYc7ZuJluMPbjX0iHeyOgpb5jOGal17-W61Yr_k1K8bAAnnLdHfBVa5Tv3dC3jbMMJ3CZ/w275-h445/Fatal%20Recall%20prototype.png" width="275" /></a><span style="text-align: center;"> </span><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large; text-align: left;">Fatal Recall winner of </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Best Thriller of the year </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"> from </span><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">N.N. Light</span><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"> and </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"> Colorado Author's League.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large; text-align: left;">Nest award finalist.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.nnlightsbookheaven.com/mystery-and-suspense-bookish-event"><span style="background-color: #674ea7; color: white;">To enter go here and scroll down</span></a><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: times; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxd0QJONav7_OBytYANjgsZLpkIzmpwA3uTUCA_PMor17vsX4gsCmU5WtwgKI5G4wLDLKktKkk5FQcFIqbI5VmqJKlvk1TZMK88IvXFoRcvOfaHkLHHm7iAYqBoiXgTTwutaHBur0fVZXT3uIQznltZeCNdXADc8eLEm1PSqJRGSeftMXdTTkX2CWH/s1080/Fatal%20Recall%20ad.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxd0QJONav7_OBytYANjgsZLpkIzmpwA3uTUCA_PMor17vsX4gsCmU5WtwgKI5G4wLDLKktKkk5FQcFIqbI5VmqJKlvk1TZMK88IvXFoRcvOfaHkLHHm7iAYqBoiXgTTwutaHBur0fVZXT3uIQznltZeCNdXADc8eLEm1PSqJRGSeftMXdTTkX2CWH/w386-h386/Fatal%20Recall%20ad.jpg" width="386" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Is she a city kitty in high heels, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">or a country kitten in cowgirl boots? </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Hudson Kincaid prefers the wide-open spaces. But tracking down a serial killer means hanging out in Denver as he investigates neuroscientist Dr. Marilyn Monrose. So far, he can’t figure out if she’s city kitty in high heels, or a country kitten in cowgirl boots?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Marilyn’s experiments using ramped up virtual reality, captures the final moments of each murder victim’s life, a chilling discovery she’s trying to keep secret. The last thing she needs is a determined private detective barging into her lab—no matter how sexy he looks in his Stetson hat.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">When word of her research is leaked to the press, Marilyn becomes the killer’s next target. Now the woman Hudson races to save, is the one who has stolen his heart. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.nnlightsbookheaven.com/mystery-and-suspense-bookish-event" style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: #674ea7; color: white;">To enter go here and scroll down</span></a></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIqQRrgXivtSDBM5qT4SNi9sRMd1oTFlXPR6JDVDhe8sS4B6TdezZJMrV3C7j4Xe5Jrk22oyrzmap7XBKLGtDc9-_E23pBD6WoBBNyZohkYqBSRCaIsD6nHH-JR5Keq6sfkUqSc4VK-3DwSQFGA92MiHgnEq6vr3qy_axdTPep4C4vm7GFmsTh5ZwF/s800/fatal%20recal%20ad.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="365" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIqQRrgXivtSDBM5qT4SNi9sRMd1oTFlXPR6JDVDhe8sS4B6TdezZJMrV3C7j4Xe5Jrk22oyrzmap7XBKLGtDc9-_E23pBD6WoBBNyZohkYqBSRCaIsD6nHH-JR5Keq6sfkUqSc4VK-3DwSQFGA92MiHgnEq6vr3qy_axdTPep4C4vm7GFmsTh5ZwF/w365-h365/fatal%20recal%20ad.jpg" width="365" /></a></div><br /></div>GiniRifkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09808573690725909979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762468274941679293.post-25991596071555707812023-08-01T14:29:00.000-06:002023-08-01T14:29:06.974-06:00Colorado Author's League win for Gini Rifkin <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"> <span>The Colorado Author's League honored me </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"> with two best of the year awards. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjah-NsB2R0FcNwH-vJjDxhtvBxFlNhw5Hqe5xAEJ5qCvxE3QHaHKPhYW2sgiD010fUrhdwGxwM8D4DdZtSHdm2y8rbDw2IxZdXm1GrP3J4-471BWjiP7HwhvyJousAwPPOLeZy6DAIgpzhrML-Ga35bfwEuIsIRRqqXV_lKh9zM9mQVcmAOT8c51OF/s2592/DSC03878.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjah-NsB2R0FcNwH-vJjDxhtvBxFlNhw5Hqe5xAEJ5qCvxE3QHaHKPhYW2sgiD010fUrhdwGxwM8D4DdZtSHdm2y8rbDw2IxZdXm1GrP3J4-471BWjiP7HwhvyJousAwPPOLeZy6DAIgpzhrML-Ga35bfwEuIsIRRqqXV_lKh9zM9mQVcmAOT8c51OF/w423-h317/DSC03878.JPG" width="423" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">Break Heart Canyon</span></b> won best historical romance, and </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>Fatal Recall </b></span>won best romantic thriller. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">CAL was established in 1931, and with a huge roster of great authors, I was overwhelmed, and I was over the moon to be chosen a double winner. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_qxmlumwT8RLY0KOf5i8-ftrwHxg3uPME3PTEiS7Dmtqrdht1Is6uzDwCQHTdu7S1pinnV6t4a0Le8cklyWaT8ZwjB9RnNfA33pDTX3Pj53N_54G8vwZN3-W3Ak35a95wqC1vk8_f3Q0aeYQgRrOPEiXr-HKc2pX_At39zu8JgbVY0kyOiQ_R7FaF/s750/BreakHeartCanyon_w17062_750.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_qxmlumwT8RLY0KOf5i8-ftrwHxg3uPME3PTEiS7Dmtqrdht1Is6uzDwCQHTdu7S1pinnV6t4a0Le8cklyWaT8ZwjB9RnNfA33pDTX3Pj53N_54G8vwZN3-W3Ak35a95wqC1vk8_f3Q0aeYQgRrOPEiXr-HKc2pX_At39zu8JgbVY0kyOiQ_R7FaF/s320/BreakHeartCanyon_w17062_750.jpg" width="213" /></span></a><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpdQG8q4PoLqELrVjCUwTG6Ikj1AKM9Vo_C5NMptpuE1969sPr9NNUJzqd-bZLL1TTaPInVVy5sXCmI8ntPOm5IONJuAW0tMKf8aSlKJ4GQ933m0ZWB6WsKKLQ5jn7-6Sta0RdZzYYBqF1nqCtJA4ynz_1tK9zRIXfp2CJyhSWkvubgLXgsABYbRYY/s750/FatalRecall_w15772_750.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpdQG8q4PoLqELrVjCUwTG6Ikj1AKM9Vo_C5NMptpuE1969sPr9NNUJzqd-bZLL1TTaPInVVy5sXCmI8ntPOm5IONJuAW0tMKf8aSlKJ4GQ933m0ZWB6WsKKLQ5jn7-6Sta0RdZzYYBqF1nqCtJA4ynz_1tK9zRIXfp2CJyhSWkvubgLXgsABYbRYY/s320/FatalRecall_w15772_750.jpg" width="213" /></a><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;"> Thank you to Jodi Bowersox, president of CAL, and authors Lenore Borja and Paulla Hunter and their partners for arranging for me to be present on this crowning achievement day. </div><div style="text-align: left;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHOdXZEXtB2xCLHOtN18s4mWXGybhYWDEr9DN2eqpqZSQgoai1K_IwB8KKFRJdW_AeZnX5_Fh6aihvRcDAuJOFdR63F64L3FHRH48sVEfcG7MQUQFMPPG8PvFtjtxB19hCU58ge7wjrzMCRgjVTVAzGCbtH3ikyxYQnT78HyJL-hy1QLzvzS7CbHRf/s2592/DSC03876.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHOdXZEXtB2xCLHOtN18s4mWXGybhYWDEr9DN2eqpqZSQgoai1K_IwB8KKFRJdW_AeZnX5_Fh6aihvRcDAuJOFdR63F64L3FHRH48sVEfcG7MQUQFMPPG8PvFtjtxB19hCU58ge7wjrzMCRgjVTVAzGCbtH3ikyxYQnT78HyJL-hy1QLzvzS7CbHRf/w446-h335/DSC03876.JPG" width="446" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"> With Iona Morrison</div></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"> The Washington Park Boat House in Denver, was the beautiful setting for the awards ceremony and it was a lovely afternoon. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgpj3jiATEwSCQe4RGAW8IIZDk8q4By9UqWNAuJzs-g5PJirCUq8HCMRI_oG2XK_Snv5FQeGuFwhM1P7VNAE7bF5OtqnOjBzLzrxzr-vk-8dMztKi5EaivCGFfji3ip328tMkIFN9fevqdhoEhU6SRLJJY9iHIJZIxYex9hJUpN0jFMOfpNI2Pqdmrp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><img alt="" data-original-height="143" data-original-width="352" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgpj3jiATEwSCQe4RGAW8IIZDk8q4By9UqWNAuJzs-g5PJirCUq8HCMRI_oG2XK_Snv5FQeGuFwhM1P7VNAE7bF5OtqnOjBzLzrxzr-vk-8dMztKi5EaivCGFfji3ip328tMkIFN9fevqdhoEhU6SRLJJY9iHIJZIxYex9hJUpN0jFMOfpNI2Pqdmrp=w555-h225" width="555" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_qxmlumwT8RLY0KOf5i8-ftrwHxg3uPME3PTEiS7Dmtqrdht1Is6uzDwCQHTdu7S1pinnV6t4a0Le8cklyWaT8ZwjB9RnNfA33pDTX3Pj53N_54G8vwZN3-W3Ak35a95wqC1vk8_f3Q0aeYQgRrOPEiXr-HKc2pX_At39zu8JgbVY0kyOiQ_R7FaF/s750/BreakHeartCanyon_w17062_750.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="500" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_qxmlumwT8RLY0KOf5i8-ftrwHxg3uPME3PTEiS7Dmtqrdht1Is6uzDwCQHTdu7S1pinnV6t4a0Le8cklyWaT8ZwjB9RnNfA33pDTX3Pj53N_54G8vwZN3-W3Ak35a95wqC1vk8_f3Q0aeYQgRrOPEiXr-HKc2pX_At39zu8JgbVY0kyOiQ_R7FaF/w300-h450/BreakHeartCanyon_w17062_750.jpg" width="300" /></span></a></div><p></p><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Blurb for <b>Break Heart Canyon </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"> Unearthing artifacts in Colorado sounded like easy money to Ryker Landry. Then he met the woman who owned the land. </span></div></span><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"> Una MacLaren vows no fortune hunter will desecrate the ancient relics of BreakHeart Canyon—even if the man is a handsome scoundrel. Fighting to keep her goat farm afloat as local cattlemen hatch deadly schemes to make sure she fails, she has enough to worry about. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"> Captivated by the courageous redhead, Ryker joins forces with Una and her Deerhound, MacTavish. But what does he desire most, the woman or the artifacts? </span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"> When the mythical white cougar again prowls the rocky cliffs, the legend of BreakHeart Canyon draws them into a web of danger. Now only daring and blind trust can save them. </span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpdQG8q4PoLqELrVjCUwTG6Ikj1AKM9Vo_C5NMptpuE1969sPr9NNUJzqd-bZLL1TTaPInVVy5sXCmI8ntPOm5IONJuAW0tMKf8aSlKJ4GQ933m0ZWB6WsKKLQ5jn7-6Sta0RdZzYYBqF1nqCtJA4ynz_1tK9zRIXfp2CJyhSWkvubgLXgsABYbRYY/s750/FatalRecall_w15772_750.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="500" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpdQG8q4PoLqELrVjCUwTG6Ikj1AKM9Vo_C5NMptpuE1969sPr9NNUJzqd-bZLL1TTaPInVVy5sXCmI8ntPOm5IONJuAW0tMKf8aSlKJ4GQ933m0ZWB6WsKKLQ5jn7-6Sta0RdZzYYBqF1nqCtJA4ynz_1tK9zRIXfp2CJyhSWkvubgLXgsABYbRYY/w287-h432/FatalRecall_w15772_750.jpg" width="287" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Blurb for <b>Fatal Recall</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><div>Hudson Kincaid prefers the wide-open spaces. But tracking down a serial killer means hanging out in Denver as he investigates neuroscientist Dr. Marilyn Monrose. So far, he can’t figure out if she’s city kitty in high heels, or a country kitten in cowgirl boots?</div><div> </div><div>Marilyn’s experiments using ramped up virtual reality, captures the final moments of each murder victim’s life, a chilling discovery she’s trying to keep secret. The last thing she needs is a determined private detective barging into her lab—no matter how sexy he looks in his Stetson hat.</div><div><br /></div><div>When word of her research is leaked to the press, Marilyn becomes the killer’s next target. </div><div>Now the woman Hudson races to save, is the one who has stolen his heart. </div><div><br /></div><div> Why not give one of these winners a try!</div><div>Find all my books here <a href="https://www.amazon.com/stores/Gini-Rifkin/author/B002QRS66U?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true"><span style="background-color: #a64d79; color: white;">Amazon Author Page</span></a></div><div><br /></div><div>#coloradoauthor'sleague</div><div>#historicalromancenovels</div><div>#contemporarythrillers</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrXTbYhuImjFVOFXTj_jl3dFU-uaHaJCAV8XyCjY4w8bco25tS1dJMYrjG1g7regVP7LSCvolfxLPguRc-Kz57RsGNb8FQkdG3_XL4IpBQZS3_YPp4knye161-gOUmPhALxKCvr10A-kHkqUUpfjmp-AVhbWM-HXBtOczaiSr3bF5sJXGEWsqi9wZ5/s367/a%20rose&dragon_web2.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="367" data-original-width="307" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrXTbYhuImjFVOFXTj_jl3dFU-uaHaJCAV8XyCjY4w8bco25tS1dJMYrjG1g7regVP7LSCvolfxLPguRc-Kz57RsGNb8FQkdG3_XL4IpBQZS3_YPp4knye161-gOUmPhALxKCvr10A-kHkqUUpfjmp-AVhbWM-HXBtOczaiSr3bF5sJXGEWsqi9wZ5/s320/a%20rose&dragon_web2.gif" width="268" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst"><a name="_Hlk65941027"></a></p>
<span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk65934673;"></span><p></p>GiniRifkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09808573690725909979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762468274941679293.post-41913619495189912602023-07-03T13:58:00.003-06:002023-07-05T12:02:22.385-06:00Two books final at Colorado Authors League<p> </p><div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><span><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">Break Heart Canyon </span></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><span><b> for Romance a<i>nd</i> Historical category.</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="color: #cc0000; font-family: times;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Fatal Recall </span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-size: large;"> for Romantic Thriller category.</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: times;"> </span><span style="font-family: times;"> at Colorado Authors League. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 8.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; mso-add-space: auto;"><span style="font-family: times;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 8.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; mso-add-space: auto;"><span style="font-family: times;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: x-large;"> </span></i><b><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: x-large;">Break Heart Canyon</span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 8.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; mso-add-space: auto;"><span style="font-family: times;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Endearing donkeys, an Indiana
Jones-type hero, and a heroine fighting to keep her land, equals a western
adventure wrapped in the legend of Break Heart Canyon. </span></i><span style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZGXLxd2Iz5ID0z79CppZ1un9J8cNXNpu8Hrpb-2CwqXLCXbD1Eon1ISlp2H3VW7BHiQ6xAEbUwYtLw6640H1JySOnqjc1vDkyRRsvC7e3O8AWUZ1j-1Qh446XwYmLinngPAbx58LmlxbPebP4ek_HJYui4jyAb7GiiA7bEKk1c6hMDhipb7Adv1Sc/s750/BreakHeartCanyon_w17062_750.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="500" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZGXLxd2Iz5ID0z79CppZ1un9J8cNXNpu8Hrpb-2CwqXLCXbD1Eon1ISlp2H3VW7BHiQ6xAEbUwYtLw6640H1JySOnqjc1vDkyRRsvC7e3O8AWUZ1j-1Qh446XwYmLinngPAbx58LmlxbPebP4ek_HJYui4jyAb7GiiA7bEKk1c6hMDhipb7Adv1Sc/w330-h496/BreakHeartCanyon_w17062_750.jpg" width="330" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div> <a href="https://books2read.com/u/mqExL6"><span style="background-color: #a64d79; color: white; font-family: times; font-size: large;">Available here</span></a> <br /> <span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Unearthing artifacts in Colorado sounded like easy money to Ryker Landry. Then he met the woman who owned the land. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Una MacLaren vows no fortune hunter will desecrate the ancient relics of BreakHeart Canyon—even if the man is a handsome scoundrel. Fighting to keep her goat farm afloat as local cattlemen hatch deadly schemes to make sure she fails, she has enough to worry about. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Captivated by the courageous redhead, Ryker joins forces with Una and her Deerhound, MacTavish. But what does he desire most, the woman or the artifacts? </span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">When the mythical white cougar again prowls the rocky cliffs, the legend of BreakHeart Canyon draws them into a web of danger. Now only daring and blind trust can save them. </span></p><div> <a href="https://books2read.com/u/mqExL6"><span style="background-color: #a64d79; color: white; font-family: times; font-size: large;">Available here</span></a> <br /></div><div><br /></div><div> </div><div>-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: times;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-large;"> Fatal Recall</span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc93YotMQXd5ZwGFaUpiUyAPnX-FnFR90CVTIi-2JhHbi_PKhqy19eZc3QVerznZZ7n3BuswAoqkl1pM9FArtSPxJP352zquYlfwqKXYWrqRQlk81feuif4pccMnWRoID1vGF5ywlMmnBBG94e2iIWmubUbiqLCdRr9h-_T2Ws2a0xFN0LMcAqL0xX/s1080/BookBrushImage-2021-7-22-9-3946.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc93YotMQXd5ZwGFaUpiUyAPnX-FnFR90CVTIi-2JhHbi_PKhqy19eZc3QVerznZZ7n3BuswAoqkl1pM9FArtSPxJP352zquYlfwqKXYWrqRQlk81feuif4pccMnWRoID1vGF5ywlMmnBBG94e2iIWmubUbiqLCdRr9h-_T2Ws2a0xFN0LMcAqL0xX/w464-h464/BookBrushImage-2021-7-22-9-3946.jpg" width="464" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div> <a href="https://books2read.com/u/mdD0Pw"><span style="background-color: #a64d79; color: white; font-family: times; font-size: large;">Available Here</span></a><div><br /><div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Hudson Kincaid prefers the wide-open spaces. But tracking down a serial killer means hanging out in Denver as he investigates neuroscientist Dr. Marilyn Monrose. So far, he can’t figure out if she’s city kitty in high heels, or a country kitten in cowgirl boots?</span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Marilyn’s experiments using ramped up virtual reality, captures the final moments of each murder victim’s life, a chilling discovery she’s trying to keep secret. The last thing she needs is a determined private detective barging into her lab—no matter how sexy he looks in his Stetson hat.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">When word of her research is leaked to the press, Marilyn becomes the killer’s next target. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Now the woman Hudson races to save, is the one who has stolen his heart. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div> <a href="https://books2read.com/u/mdD0Pw"><span style="background-color: #a64d79; color: white; font-family: times; font-size: large;">Available Here</span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div></div><div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5yS1GQywomiYiG7WrXCGWYIN5ayQmbAGYF11Y1JtoS2p8Dl-wtDkuOVy3AvDd7ZmAOw1363Sc-Aom2dxGlGD4Bp4wWqGeBg3A8goQCimD3wUat0H5pJF8zRss0S5R9pwjh267NxDpIbH5_pQWoc2sFWWYoo5PcBd7y2mmOxSmVu8YgtrhX4SNbSHG/s367/a%20rose&dragon_web2.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="367" data-original-width="307" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5yS1GQywomiYiG7WrXCGWYIN5ayQmbAGYF11Y1JtoS2p8Dl-wtDkuOVy3AvDd7ZmAOw1363Sc-Aom2dxGlGD4Bp4wWqGeBg3A8goQCimD3wUat0H5pJF8zRss0S5R9pwjh267NxDpIbH5_pQWoc2sFWWYoo5PcBd7y2mmOxSmVu8YgtrhX4SNbSHG/s320/a%20rose&dragon_web2.gif" width="268" /></a></div><br /></div></div>GiniRifkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09808573690725909979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762468274941679293.post-9417899988658881172023-06-19T08:37:00.000-06:002023-06-19T08:37:38.945-06:00N.N. Light Audio book contest still going strong<p> </p><p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTrkmbDHpdE2xMpefOGQ8Bmiddl2Nt3Hz857fzFMc4ZdaXsvIvru6Gs0przV5t_yQJw7wuP3dSNrFuJW1KFhD5HxBCjfDDGR7xKR_wTcZvXf9cYr3Cmb54B8hiPm1d_qBF3TTeuJD22dPcWSaaOe_jvO6kdNTxCKQfqntVYfNwImCv47NBDhIYDA/s600/Audio%20ad%20Special%20delivery.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="265" data-original-width="265" height="359" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg3QvA7dxhTG5bUu7skeKbW35UJ65lDb-e6LwA2Wx2ZDMPAdbHA-nfQTBkvYT8E8-mXV_ELtuyyNcBgcz8IezG2M1XCq56H6AJrE7eTjkjPBOg_KpV7tMEMG8eVGerwxTFpknruKp4RJC-C074tdKH_D3-P6aFfUHg1aONeJEAOLXEscWRL7cviPg=w359-h359" width="359" /></a><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: times;">June is Audiobook Appreciation Month </span></span><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"> at N.N. Light's Book Heaven </span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Hop on over to the fourth annual celebration and check out a symphony of must-listen to audiobooks. Bestselling, award-winning, and top-rated authors share audiobook clips plus a chance to win a $75 Amazon US or CA gift card. </span></p><br /><div><span style="font-family: times;"> <span style="background-color: #a64d79; color: white; font-size: x-large;"> <a href="https://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/92db7750220/">Enter Contest Here</a> </span><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="background-color: #a64d79; color: white; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTmXncIEp8DJK9ZJGRa4jTTPQ0yjRtuGwqinfMEnGD9KASRgNk43MhjoE57--sCHfqq7JtPOA-3ecLj78g2aSJAh6-YAdhdFhVWJ--bPbNFCNbJN-KJxpuLV6b83X1rPt4pTQ3IFkvpQFSNeMhzXkS0N1gpObWRFpnMgHGsN3R7iTxIbc0WzWOSw/s300/audible.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="300" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTmXncIEp8DJK9ZJGRa4jTTPQ0yjRtuGwqinfMEnGD9KASRgNk43MhjoE57--sCHfqq7JtPOA-3ecLj78g2aSJAh6-YAdhdFhVWJ--bPbNFCNbJN-KJxpuLV6b83X1rPt4pTQ3IFkvpQFSNeMhzXkS0N1gpObWRFpnMgHGsN3R7iTxIbc0WzWOSw/w392-h392/audible.jpg" width="392" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Colorado, 1880</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"> When East End London meets </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: times;">the Wild West, </span><span style="font-family: times;">sparks fly.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"> Kicked out of England for offending the Royal Family, Britania Rule heads for Leadville, in the Colorado backcountry. Passing herself off as a highborn lady, she pursues her dream of opening a parlor of spiritual enlightenment. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"> Cody James, her guide, thinks he must be half-crazy to hire-out to a female. But his luck at the gaming tables has run dry, and she’s his meal-ticket out of town. Betrayed by the only woman he ever loved, and shot and left for dead by a man he once called friend, Cody declares himself a loner. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"> Traveling side by side, they deny their desire for one another, but the Tarot cards say otherwise—and their hot night of passion confirms the prediction. Will love be waiting at the end of the trail? Or could Cody’s past destroy their future? </span><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"> </span></div></div></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span>Why not soak up some sun while listening to <span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>A Cowboy's Fate.</b></span> There's romance and intrigue in the Colorado Rockies in this </span></span><span style="font-family: times;"> winner of the Maple Leaf Award for judges favorite!</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoFRWw2U4rrKf33nZyclq9P2X_qsoZkIUusnlwKt0vyuZs0C2FIzBRM6JfVRjt_F5LoL3KYhG3jh0ElO6WrApDD1HFcYFRW1Ev6x6ve8rn2l8KLQQhldSlsSx9S0Y1-qvUBQH6w1jTq_GEe2t0F4GM2Q_V2o7FKqvkbtvierjjfjHPHdoOrUGJNg/s650/Judge's%20favorite.jpg" style="font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="650" data-original-width="650" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoFRWw2U4rrKf33nZyclq9P2X_qsoZkIUusnlwKt0vyuZs0C2FIzBRM6JfVRjt_F5LoL3KYhG3jh0ElO6WrApDD1HFcYFRW1Ev6x6ve8rn2l8KLQQhldSlsSx9S0Y1-qvUBQH6w1jTq_GEe2t0F4GM2Q_V2o7FKqvkbtvierjjfjHPHdoOrUGJNg/s320/Judge's%20favorite.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">A COWBOY’S FATE</span> 5 stars/ from Darlene @ Between the Pages/Still Moments Magazine </div><div style="font-size: large;"> A fun and entertaining story with a picturesque setting. You’ll bounce around the wagon with the charming main characters as they travel the bumpy terrain. Romance, drama, and adventure rolled into one. I was disappointed when the story ended because I wanted the journey to continue. A must read. </div><div style="font-size: large;"><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.amazon.com/A-Cowboys-Fate/dp/B079SKM5JV/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=Gini+Rifkin&qid=1686851465&s=audible&sr=1-2"><span style="background-color: #a64d79; color: white; font-size: large;">Buy Book Here</span></a><br /></div><div> <span style="background-color: #a64d79; color: white; font-size: x-large;"> <a href="https://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/92db7750220/">Enter Contest Here</a> </span></div><div style="font-size: large;"><br /></div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"> </span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihKuOPmNUTvmJbadw6HP0GpeUbWkXX96CYwoqDUmkjmEc-i55eagozsvyLuftgyAOEJKvLOgImHOMHaWkVxUsgeWl4H-L6RCdIzaxgUm1ZJ7Q3wHOPbd3LEZNhmAhA6NOT-xSdde3nUapW5xjQ1loIE8MpRSoUo_e91Xsdt2XzVwIWhbytRAe4fw/s367/a%20rose&dragon_web2.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="367" data-original-width="307" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihKuOPmNUTvmJbadw6HP0GpeUbWkXX96CYwoqDUmkjmEc-i55eagozsvyLuftgyAOEJKvLOgImHOMHaWkVxUsgeWl4H-L6RCdIzaxgUm1ZJ7Q3wHOPbd3LEZNhmAhA6NOT-xSdde3nUapW5xjQ1loIE8MpRSoUo_e91Xsdt2XzVwIWhbytRAe4fw/s320/a%20rose&dragon_web2.gif" width="268" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>GiniRifkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09808573690725909979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762468274941679293.post-67523615310367002282023-06-06T07:43:00.002-06:002023-06-06T07:53:07.764-06:00Amazon giveaway Relax in the sun with an audio book filled with adventure and romance <p> <a href="https://www.nnlightsbookheaven.com/post/special-delivery-cam-1">Special Delivery</a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTrkmbDHpdE2xMpefOGQ8Bmiddl2Nt3Hz857fzFMc4ZdaXsvIvru6Gs0przV5t_yQJw7wuP3dSNrFuJW1KFhD5HxBCjfDDGR7xKR_wTcZvXf9cYr3Cmb54B8hiPm1d_qBF3TTeuJD22dPcWSaaOe_jvO6kdNTxCKQfqntVYfNwImCv47NBDhIYDA/s600/Audio%20ad%20Special%20delivery.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="265" data-original-width="265" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg3QvA7dxhTG5bUu7skeKbW35UJ65lDb-e6LwA2Wx2ZDMPAdbHA-nfQTBkvYT8E8-mXV_ELtuyyNcBgcz8IezG2M1XCq56H6AJrE7eTjkjPBOg_KpV7tMEMG8eVGerwxTFpknruKp4RJC-C074tdKH_D3-P6aFfUHg1aONeJEAOLXEscWRL7cviPg=w296-h296" width="296" /></a></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTrkmbDHpdE2xMpefOGQ8Bmiddl2Nt3Hz857fzFMc4ZdaXsvIvru6Gs0przV5t_yQJw7wuP3dSNrFuJW1KFhD5HxBCjfDDGR7xKR_wTcZvXf9cYr3Cmb54B8hiPm1d_qBF3TTeuJD22dPcWSaaOe_jvO6kdNTxCKQfqntVYfNwImCv47NBDhIYDA/s600/Audio%20ad%20Special%20delivery.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.nnlightsbookheaven.com/celebrate-audiobook-month"><span style="color: white; font-family: times; font-size: large;"><b style="background-color: #a64d79;">Enter contest here</b></span></a> <span style="background-color: #a64d79; color: white; font-size: large;"> <a href="https://www.nnlightsbookheaven.com/post/special-delivery-cam-1">Special Delivery</a></span></div></div><p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: times;">June is Audiobook Appreciation Month <br /></span><span style="font-family: times;"> at N.N. Light's Book Heaven <br /></span> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Hop on over to the fourth annual celebration and check out a symphony of must-listen to audiobooks. Bestselling, award-winning, and top-rated authors share audiobook clips plus a chance to win a $75 Amazon US or CA gift card. </span><br /></span><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSMHJjl_Y3TkWisRrmFVHD3I4jX_vrR7YkSsacvCSzZj_RTS4WQRdtOc9EIcSAgn0Dmz7-mO_PYXmHWY6hAt3wz3V6ovEp4G-yIz7tJyAbyvMIx5PEpA0mjHGiwsO2kO89Vp00kIUs5iyUhdTpWPv8jvk4RTnLOlu0VPCO2x0iphBCbD8PWBFuLQ/s300/special%20delivery%20cover%20audio.jpg" style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="300" height="352" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSMHJjl_Y3TkWisRrmFVHD3I4jX_vrR7YkSsacvCSzZj_RTS4WQRdtOc9EIcSAgn0Dmz7-mO_PYXmHWY6hAt3wz3V6ovEp4G-yIz7tJyAbyvMIx5PEpA0mjHGiwsO2kO89Vp00kIUs5iyUhdTpWPv8jvk4RTnLOlu0VPCO2x0iphBCbD8PWBFuLQ/w352-h352/special%20delivery%20cover%20audio.jpg" width="352" /></a><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: times;">Special Delivery</span><br /><span style="font-family: times;">Clover City, Colorado—1888</span><br /><span style="font-family: times;">A mysterious letter and the drop-dead handsome town marshal, are the last things Mariah expects to find making rounds as a midwife. </span><br /><span style="font-family: times;">Mariah McAllister plans to be married before her next birthday. Too bad Marshal Virgil Kincaid barely knows she’s alive. Not one to give up easily, she’s determined to show him she has an abiding passion for more than her work.</span><br /><span style="font-family: times;">Virgil Kincaid loved a woman once—after she broke his heart, he spent three years in prison. Women can’t be trusted, no matter how good they look. He’s sworn off relationships in favor of Saturday night poker games. Life is simple—the way he wants it…until a stranger turns up dead in the road. </span><br /><span style="font-family: times;">Forced to work side by side with Mariah, Virgil begins to wonder if she might be his second chance at love. As they trade kisses and oh so much more, he’s willing to take the gamble. But when a killer threatens their once peaceful town, all bets are off. </span></span><br /><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Special-Delivery-Love-Letters/dp/B0794GF67N/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1685713551&sr=8-1"><span style="background-color: #a64d79; color: white;"><b>Buy book here</b></span></a> </span><a href="https://www.nnlightsbookheaven.com/celebrate-audiobook-month"><span style="color: white; font-family: times; font-size: large;"><b style="background-color: #a64d79;">Enter contest here</b></span></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSMHJjl_Y3TkWisRrmFVHD3I4jX_vrR7YkSsacvCSzZj_RTS4WQRdtOc9EIcSAgn0Dmz7-mO_PYXmHWY6hAt3wz3V6ovEp4G-yIz7tJyAbyvMIx5PEpA0mjHGiwsO2kO89Vp00kIUs5iyUhdTpWPv8jvk4RTnLOlu0VPCO2x0iphBCbD8PWBFuLQ/s300/special%20delivery%20cover%20audio.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="300" height="352" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSMHJjl_Y3TkWisRrmFVHD3I4jX_vrR7YkSsacvCSzZj_RTS4WQRdtOc9EIcSAgn0Dmz7-mO_PYXmHWY6hAt3wz3V6ovEp4G-yIz7tJyAbyvMIx5PEpA0mjHGiwsO2kO89Vp00kIUs5iyUhdTpWPv8jvk4RTnLOlu0VPCO2x0iphBCbD8PWBFuLQ/w352-h352/special%20delivery%20cover%20audio.jpg" width="352" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p>GiniRifkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09808573690725909979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762468274941679293.post-57772395525835579452023-06-03T11:03:00.000-06:002023-06-03T11:03:14.035-06:00Boulder Jewish Festival 2023<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjHMhBH36PkjLC92z_EFfpYLIzgcPYpaueQJfJTgBaJY6qsJrjqwhmZM7_SRpkXehvrHg-mgXJhzQq9HTaUJ31P5qhkwDxgdQ5FeckB6w56GLsayueFJCh_5IIf7sIneSlFYhdlzIVBJWQTWKxHZ6_aMQMMzzC3Dh34ZYRy-Ev2oAotQhCFW1KBpA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="640" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjHMhBH36PkjLC92z_EFfpYLIzgcPYpaueQJfJTgBaJY6qsJrjqwhmZM7_SRpkXehvrHg-mgXJhzQq9HTaUJ31P5qhkwDxgdQ5FeckB6w56GLsayueFJCh_5IIf7sIneSlFYhdlzIVBJWQTWKxHZ6_aMQMMzzC3Dh34ZYRy-Ev2oAotQhCFW1KBpA=w502-h188" width="502" /></a></div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;"><b>Sunday, June 4 from 11 am - 5 pm</b></span><p></p><p><a href="https://www.boulderjcc.org/communityfamilies/boulder-jewish-festival-2023/"><span style="background-color: #45818e; color: white; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">More information here...</span></a><br /></p><p><span><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: times; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #333333;">Along with music and venders of various nature the </span><span style="color: #333333;">Artisans there will include my weaving instructor Sara Goldenberg White who </span><span style="color: #333333;">will be speaking on the art of Weaving! </span></span></span></p><p style="color: #333333;"><img height="214" src="https://www.boulderjcc.org/clientuploads/saragoldenburgwhite.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 10px auto; max-width: 100%;" width="214" /></p><p style="color: #333333; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #cccccc; text-decoration-line: underline;"><a href="http://www.saragoldenbergart.com/artist-statement/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: #004a97; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><strong><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">SGW Art LLC</span></strong></a></span></p><p style="color: #333333; text-align: left;"><span><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: times; font-size: large;">Because it is such a prevalent part of our everyday lives, Sara sees cloth as a universal visual access point. For this reason Sara uses hand made alternative fabrics as her main medium with which to create sculptures, architectural garments, wall pieces, and installations. Her work aims to alter the viewer’s perception and interaction with space, while providing the viewer a moment to try on an experience and interact with cloth in an unexpected way.</span></span></p><p style="color: #333333; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div><p style="color: #333333;"><img height="189" src="https://www.boulderjcc.org/clientuploads/LynetteErrante.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 10px auto; max-width: 100%;" width="273" /></p><p style="color: #333333; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #cccccc; text-decoration-line: underline;"><a href="https://www.lynetteerrante.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: #004a97; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><strong><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Lynette Errante Ceramics</span></strong></a></span></p><p style="color: #333333; text-align: left;"><span><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: times; font-size: large;">No matter the season, Lynette Errante can be found picking wildflowers, shrubs, or leaves and incorporating them into functional pottery. Each piece of pottery she makes is unique in that she picked each flower from a certain region, trail, or town in Colorado. Lynette believes immersing yourself in nature is incredibly grounding and incorporates these natural elements into her pottery to feel grounded. She shares her work with loved ones and strangers in hopes that each person can feel closer to nature and themselves.</span></span></p><p style="color: #333333; text-align: left;"><br /></p><hr style="border-bottom: 0px none; border-image: initial; border-left: 0px none; border-right: 0px none; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-top-style: solid; color: #dddddd;" /><p style="color: #333333;"><br /></p><p style="color: #333333;"><img height="50" src="https://www.boulderjcc.org/clientuploads/risa_aqua_studio_logo_blur22.png" style="display: block; margin: 10px auto; max-width: 100%;" width="691" /></p><p style="color: #333333; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #cccccc; text-decoration-line: underline;"><a href="https://www.risaaqua.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: #004a97; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><strong><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Aqua Studio: Art and Calligraphy</span></strong></a></span></p><p style="color: #333333; text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">Risa and Annie Aqua create <em>ketubot</em> (illustrated marriage contracts), as well as custom and printed calligraphy and colorful watercolor art, for individuals, families and organizations. Their vibrant, whimsical work can help to set intentions, honor commitments, or commemorate milestones</span><span style="background-color: #cccccc;">.</span></span></span></p><p style="color: #333333; text-align: center;"><br /></p><hr style="border-bottom: 0px none; border-image: initial; border-left: 0px none; border-right: 0px none; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-top-style: solid; color: #dddddd;" /><p style="color: #333333;"><br /></p><p style="color: #333333;"><img height="322" src="https://www.boulderjcc.org/clientuploads/JaredGreen.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 10px auto; max-width: 100%;" width="240" /></p><p style="color: #333333; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #cccccc; text-decoration-line: underline;"><a href="https://greenjudaica.com/password" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: #004a97; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><strong><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Green Judiaca</span></strong></a></span></p><p style="color: #333333; text-align: center;"><span><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: times; font-size: large;">Green Judaica specializes in creating meaningful handmade <em>Judaica</em> (items used for Jewish practices) to enhance Jewish ritual practice.</span></span></p><p style="color: #333333; text-align: center;"><br /></p><hr style="border-bottom: 0px none; border-image: initial; border-left: 0px none; border-right: 0px none; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-top-style: solid; color: #dddddd;" /><p style="color: #333333;"><span style="background-color: #cccccc;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><p style="color: #333333;"><img height="73" src="https://www.boulderjcc.org/clientuploads/bgoldglass1_(1).jpg" style="display: block; margin: 10px auto; max-width: 100%;" width="310" /></p><p style="color: #333333; text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><a href="https://www.bgoldglass.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: #004a97; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><strong><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: times; font-size: large;">BGoldglass</span></strong></a></span></p><p style="color: #333333; text-align: left;"><span><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: times; font-size: large;">BGOLD Glass promotes human connection and earth stewardship through our recycled glass operation. We create unique lighting design, one of a kind commissions, Jewish wedding glass packages, functional art, and Judaica. We also offer classes, team building, and events. This form and practice is an artistic method of cultivating compassion, empathy, and healing in our lives and communities.</span></span></p><p style="color: #333333; text-align: left;"><span><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: times; font-size: large;"> </span></span></p></div>GiniRifkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09808573690725909979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762468274941679293.post-49293071667360767742023-05-25T16:58:00.000-06:002023-05-25T16:58:18.977-06:00 Mary Morgan's book sale and celebration of the 10 year anniversary of her first contract!<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: times; font-size: x-large;"> </span><b style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: times; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: red;">Dragon Knight's Sword.</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: times; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: red;"> </span><span>grab your copy now, </span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: times; font-size: x-large;"><span> 99 cents </span></b><b style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: times; font-size: x-large;"><span>until June 2nd</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;"><span><span><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"> </span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07F7QR2T3?binding=kindle_edition&ref=dbs_dp_sirpi"><span style="background-color: #3d85c6; color: white;">Available here....</span></a></span></span></b></div><p><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTupMZEHNjoEpz3iOiWCYTUII44fFrJ1ez3pvU8bxlmxiTmdS6Tvm95wHh6YoN7T7R184FNmzBg4SkH4pFdpFU0zXo77aHBH9dB5S3_4pMPatR2l0tjocBGhJ5etqsptChqvgHawstsdjVxYs-_dkUEF5pB75nCd2QyE7SYKdCyXhXycBukLItDg/s940/Mary's%20Dragon%20Knights%20Anniversary%204%20(1).png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="940" height="441" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTupMZEHNjoEpz3iOiWCYTUII44fFrJ1ez3pvU8bxlmxiTmdS6Tvm95wHh6YoN7T7R184FNmzBg4SkH4pFdpFU0zXo77aHBH9dB5S3_4pMPatR2l0tjocBGhJ5etqsptChqvgHawstsdjVxYs-_dkUEF5pB75nCd2QyE7SYKdCyXhXycBukLItDg/w526-h441/Mary's%20Dragon%20Knights%20Anniversary%204%20(1).png" width="526" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"> Duncan Mackay will do anything to lift the curse from his family -- even forfeit his own life. But his plans change when he encounters the woman from his dreams, literally. She is from the future, somehow has his lost sword, and can talk to the Dragon that is able to lift his family's curse. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Brigid O'Neill has spent her life listening to the mythological legends from Ireland and Scotland. When an ancient sword lands on her doorstep, she starts dreaming of a rugged Highlander and takes on a quest that will alter everything she believes.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Before their journey ends, not only will Duncan and Brigid battle an ancient curse, but they must also find the courage to believe in the destiny that brought them together.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div><p><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"> </span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbzxcXiele5VOIxE8A7jBx5VsWlxB312aHfgZyM0J2yZQTRdHbByReFZbOlo5GulaK0CKud3gCZT4uqDiBlpf4Aj5j7Z5ZDxCo2_2bEQVjfh9Z9AsHqPiK2ILl1XBgYt7P1NDa-x8zXo6BfO4ydWNRtguzxYTnoQMGg9Z6Q6vqvMERjkTLt8MUYQ/s273/pagebreak..JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="14" data-original-width="273" height="14" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbzxcXiele5VOIxE8A7jBx5VsWlxB312aHfgZyM0J2yZQTRdHbByReFZbOlo5GulaK0CKud3gCZT4uqDiBlpf4Aj5j7Z5ZDxCo2_2bEQVjfh9Z9AsHqPiK2ILl1XBgYt7P1NDa-x8zXo6BfO4ydWNRtguzxYTnoQMGg9Z6Q6vqvMERjkTLt8MUYQ/s1600/pagebreak..JPG" width="273" /></span></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #0f1111; font-family: times; font-size: x-large;"> </span><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #0f1111; font-family: times; font-size: x-large;"> </span><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #0f1111; font-family: times; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #0f1111; font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Welcome Mary </span><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #0f1111; font-family: times; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #0f1111; font-family: times; font-size: x-large;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhibO2PNuIgLnOQrU2-udFA2-3w_U5msTNzDXri7nOXvgxoqvYGGC_m_ra4HM06UneVCn4lxEujFg-MA4gv7BOXWQ9TAtonk26v5oafnxHWIFg9_4cnAAjS_nLHWFI7LVoD5SGdsj5XeE9H4UsHHKO3MU_s7mMawe6vChZWmJzWL2Ej1Y9_i3g-1A/s3447/MaryMorgan2%20(2).jpg" style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: times; font-size: x-large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3447" data-original-width="3280" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhibO2PNuIgLnOQrU2-udFA2-3w_U5msTNzDXri7nOXvgxoqvYGGC_m_ra4HM06UneVCn4lxEujFg-MA4gv7BOXWQ9TAtonk26v5oafnxHWIFg9_4cnAAjS_nLHWFI7LVoD5SGdsj5XeE9H4UsHHKO3MU_s7mMawe6vChZWmJzWL2Ej1Y9_i3g-1A/w281-h296/MaryMorgan2%20(2).jpg" width="281" /></a></p><div style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 36px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span><span><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #0f1111; font-family: times; font-size: medium;"> Thank you for visiting the farmlette.<br /></span><div class="separator" style="background-color: #eeeeee; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizOQM03s77a85Nimhj6gfaAKH8fx-KKifwnRhQiTQ2MBCbt6gCXfxTFaDHc5NQZ7pS9T9mAdEX8gnlYdHzIfiX9Tg3yffkEtH6Nt-tTaq_Y0Fcep7_7lGIw6BuzMKj7WtQIcoSegS9UL_rRJJaHqhFsJY8rwatzkJSPdZv2KGpS0eg7fmGv24jHg/s640/DSC01010.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizOQM03s77a85Nimhj6gfaAKH8fx-KKifwnRhQiTQ2MBCbt6gCXfxTFaDHc5NQZ7pS9T9mAdEX8gnlYdHzIfiX9Tg3yffkEtH6Nt-tTaq_Y0Fcep7_7lGIw6BuzMKj7WtQIcoSegS9UL_rRJJaHqhFsJY8rwatzkJSPdZv2KGpS0eg7fmGv24jHg/s320/DSC01010.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: times;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> I know you enjoy all things Scottish, including scones and a drop of the spirits, but I thought today you might like to try a local treat. </span></span></span></div></span></span></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 36px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #0f1111;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"> We have warm fry bread with honey, and Mountain Man stump-blower. I think your Scottish heroes would approve of this libation, it will definitely put a pleat in your kilt! </span></span></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 36px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #0f1111; font-family: times; font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-8ksF7IigapN0Cwo5UshKOMcZEYt4K41sHvzWYoDImRgFk1zh43kbH5b02sxW_XRaHLVOdj8U6iiQXVkVM_W4smVT2ApT5Chdtae0RLeNqjhEc1i_A0TmfVVmlSL-GamH4DjV2bBejd36aL8WTeisPHPtxSoGki8jlIyHVQLdLo_QibP2Ji6QYA/s552/Screenshot%202023-04-30%20082806.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="232" data-original-width="552" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-8ksF7IigapN0Cwo5UshKOMcZEYt4K41sHvzWYoDImRgFk1zh43kbH5b02sxW_XRaHLVOdj8U6iiQXVkVM_W4smVT2ApT5Chdtae0RLeNqjhEc1i_A0TmfVVmlSL-GamH4DjV2bBejd36aL8WTeisPHPtxSoGki8jlIyHVQLdLo_QibP2Ji6QYA/w400-h168/Screenshot%202023-04-30%20082806.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></span></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 36px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #0f1111;"> Congratulations on celebrating the tenth anniversary of signing your very first contract. How exciting.</span></span><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #0f1111;"><span> </span></span><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #0f1111;">Can
you believe it has been that long?</span></span></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 36px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #351c75;"> </span><span style="color: #cc0000;"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"> <i>Hello
Gini! I’m a wee bit stunned it’s been ten years since I signed that first
contract. What an adventure this journey has taken me on—from epic highs to even
a few bumpy turns along the way. Yet I have no regrets. </i></span></span><i style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: times;"> I got the contract after several rewrites, hahaha! on an afternoon in May of 2013. </i></span></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 36px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #0f1111;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 36px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #0f1111; font-family: times;"> </span><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #0f1111; font-family: times;"> Do animals play a part in Dragon Knight's Sword, or in any of your other literary works? </span></span></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 36px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><i style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span><span style="color: #741b47;"> </span><span style="color: #cc0000;"> </span></span><span style="color: #cc0000;">Gini, I adore animals as secondary characters! In each of my stories, I have an animal or two throughout. I couldn’t imagine not placing a special fur or feathered friend within the story. They truly add depth, and a laugh or two. </span></span></i></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 36px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 36px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><i><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #cc0000;"> With Dragon Knight’s Sword, Duncan MacKay’s horse was a close confidant named Brandubh. And a young lass, Nell, kept a shelter for her family of stray, injured animals—from cats, an owl, a rabbit, and a dog.</span></i></div><div style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #0f1111;"><br /></div></span></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 36px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #0f1111; font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Did you grow up with any animals, Mary? </span></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 36px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><i style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span><span style="color: #741b47;"> </span><span style="color: #cc0000;"> </span></span><span style="color: #cc0000;">Absolutely! I grew up with dogs and several cats. My earliest recollection of my first pet was at four years old. I remember the day our “Corky” pup was born. His mom belonged to another family, but she decided to give birth in our kitchen. I was eating breakfast and looked over to see this small blond fluff of fur coming into the world. A treasured memory. </span></span></i></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 36px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 36px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><br /></div></span></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 36px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #0f1111;"> What a heartwarming first recollection, and such a special bond with your puppy.</span><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #0f1111;"> If you had unlimited space (and a ranch-hand to help with the chores and feeding) with what animals would you surround yourself? </span></span></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 36px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><i style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span> </span><span> Sheep! Of course, there would be dogs, a stray cat, and I might have a cow. Oh! And horses, too!</span></span></i></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 36px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #0f1111; font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 36px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #0f1111; font-family: times; font-size: medium;">What are you working on now, and anything else you would like to add?</span></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 36px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 36px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><i><span><span style="color: #741b47;"> </span><span style="color: #cc0000;"> </span></span><span style="color: #cc0000;">I’ve recently wrapped up the third book in The Wolves of Clan Sutherland series: Steinar. I’m already researching the fourth book, which readers will find out the identity when they read Steinar’s story. </span></i><i><span style="color: #cc0000;">In addition, I have future books planned for the Dragon Knights. I’m not finished telling their tales. </span></i></div><div style="color: #0f1111;"><br /></div></span></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 36px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #0f1111;"> I'm sure your fans are excited to hear there will be more Dragon Knights coming their way. Mary, your dedication to, and enthusiasm for writing is an inspiration. Thank you so much for all your great stories and for spending time with me.</span><i style="color: #0f1111;"> </i></span></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 36px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><i><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span> </span><span> </span><span> Thank you, Gini! I so enjoyed visiting you today. Now, let’s go visit all your wonderful animals. </span></span></i></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 36px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #0f1111; font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 36px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: times;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-size: medium;"> Yes, grab your boots and hat. The goats and donkeys are anxious to meet you too. </span></span></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 36px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #0f1111; font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 36px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span style="color: white; font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">W<a href="https://youtu.be/iEruV9P6PtU" style="background-color: #a64d79; text-align: left;">Watch this beautiful trailer for all the Dragon Knights</a></div></span></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 36px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYeYzIOmC0ZJXYCXG8uFexL9ZSukFu0_hSZ9pLFJapU6F4h5Gm7uWwx-1MPAGTcpD0xfA1ThMeKJ6CQwaZ9nP2BmyC7U9DsY070tZibFNdquq0jWLalkRgk81_0DHt7eqMUa95iFqqCuMxQx2h_BBwYdAr9dM90h0L4Cbt8maZt9FKR43Mn_vz2Q/s1518/Mary's%20Dragon%20Knights%20Anniversary%20BookBrushImage-2023-3-24-7-165.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="759" data-original-width="1518" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYeYzIOmC0ZJXYCXG8uFexL9ZSukFu0_hSZ9pLFJapU6F4h5Gm7uWwx-1MPAGTcpD0xfA1ThMeKJ6CQwaZ9nP2BmyC7U9DsY070tZibFNdquq0jWLalkRgk81_0DHt7eqMUa95iFqqCuMxQx2h_BBwYdAr9dM90h0L4Cbt8maZt9FKR43Mn_vz2Q/w549-h275/Mary's%20Dragon%20Knights%20Anniversary%20BookBrushImage-2023-3-24-7-165.png" width="549" /></span></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-indent: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><b>About Author Mary Morgan: </b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Multi award-winning romance author, Mary Morgan resides in Northern California with her own knight in shining armor. However, during her travels to Scotland, England, and Ireland, she left a part of her soul in one of these countries and vows to return.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium; text-indent: 0in;">Mary's passion for books started at an early age along with an overactive imagination. Inspired by her love for history and ancient Celtic and Norse mythology, her tales are filled with powerful warriors, brave women, magic, and romance. Now, the worlds she created in her mind are coming to life within her stories.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium; text-indent: 0in;">If you enjoy history, tortured heroes, and a wee bit of fantasy, then travel back in time within the pages of her books.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-indent: 0in;"></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-indent: 0in;"><b style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Connect with
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #0f1111; font-family: times; font-size: medium; text-align: left;">My personal editor!</span></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; line-height: 36px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFSHBef9KWB6ofkUEge-7s9bebwQ0KMl6MStChJxLl1zpopIfGMxcf3j1rCrB7oSRdwMstW2dm5Mfr1cIU_cwx1nr6XooQ6ab_PDNb8fUf-PDQo1X2pB2lnZlSlunkMI0eXFKGzkIgorJ5qLapEh4ezaeaLgu5FrK3WiKMVUKqgJvDuZLgS8JhCQ/s400/goat%20eating%20book.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="400" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFSHBef9KWB6ofkUEge-7s9bebwQ0KMl6MStChJxLl1zpopIfGMxcf3j1rCrB7oSRdwMstW2dm5Mfr1cIU_cwx1nr6XooQ6ab_PDNb8fUf-PDQo1X2pB2lnZlSlunkMI0eXFKGzkIgorJ5qLapEh4ezaeaLgu5FrK3WiKMVUKqgJvDuZLgS8JhCQ/s320/goat%20eating%20book.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8cXEa79EuM8CBTnQ2hXPlw3-6NDjO9iL-sVKWuOGfDrl3gt3yEO9wk3c9p2B4OYkVYNMtjkLzyWcbvPPmdaicGoUmOCAiVy-KRlqp_46JhkHYNyNdWAU2hkk9W8anop10ak89NClfb6T3GlCizJ_7Xnf8-6D30N51yASWhMacOtrdcs6Uc6QhOw/s367/a%20rose&dragon_web2.gif" style="background-color: transparent; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span><img border="0" data-original-height="367" data-original-width="307" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8cXEa79EuM8CBTnQ2hXPlw3-6NDjO9iL-sVKWuOGfDrl3gt3yEO9wk3c9p2B4OYkVYNMtjkLzyWcbvPPmdaicGoUmOCAiVy-KRlqp_46JhkHYNyNdWAU2hkk9W8anop10ak89NClfb6T3GlCizJ_7Xnf8-6D30N51yASWhMacOtrdcs6Uc6QhOw/w168-h200/a%20rose&dragon_web2.gif" width="168" /></span></a></span></div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><h1 class="a-spacing-none a-text-normal" id="title" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 28px; line-height: 36px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><br /></h1>GiniRifkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09808573690725909979noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762468274941679293.post-26219484846075459442023-05-01T08:39:00.002-06:002023-05-01T08:39:34.894-06:00May book giveaway at Still Moments Magazine. <div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">You could win a copy of <b><span style="color: red;">Undercover Outlaw</span></b> my historical romance and winner of The Beverley Award. </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMX9MJ8x3aJ9xXxSZ_dyFKzBNPyTXNLQ-kxL_rwbSppG7YhDkF1v3wyZWRY5RPBS_YZbfsvxr6XDjedBVt22Pw5DhinjCcHFvmrJR8SA-ogb_UFEQ9GdXkCBh1hFfOMegs4kbplUkhsdkK_WTwTDa34kY31eTRaYUkPmsnzpAZPyP-aQ2J-1aNOQ/s1350/BookBrushImage-2022-6-29-9-4130.png" style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="381" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMX9MJ8x3aJ9xXxSZ_dyFKzBNPyTXNLQ-kxL_rwbSppG7YhDkF1v3wyZWRY5RPBS_YZbfsvxr6XDjedBVt22Pw5DhinjCcHFvmrJR8SA-ogb_UFEQ9GdXkCBh1hFfOMegs4kbplUkhsdkK_WTwTDa34kY31eTRaYUkPmsnzpAZPyP-aQ2J-1aNOQ/w305-h381/BookBrushImage-2022-6-29-9-4130.png" width="305" /></a></div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Jesse is determined to track down the man who killed his brother in cold blood. Impersonating an outlaw, his quest for justice becomes a living, breathing, part of his soul.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Trinity is heading to Denver to escape her vicious guardians. When her stagecoach is robbed, Jesse kidnaps her, and all her well-laid plans collide with his, leaving them both in danger.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Trapped in Prairie Ridge by a flood, Jesse and Trinity's feelings soon run as high and wild as the river. When Jesse is accused of murder, Trinity stands by his side, and they take on the town's tyrannical leader. As the city cowers in fear, help comes from an unexpected source, but can it save Jesse from a hangman's noose?</span></div><div style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-large;">Enter contest here: </div><div style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://stillmomentsezine.blogspot.com/2023/05/may-2023-giveaway.html"><span style="background-color: #0b5394; color: white;">Still Moments Magazine blog</span></a><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-large;">or </div><div style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid0K1r8E1xKFRhCzg9ePkXwbCbduWwFMwkqGv24zRfVTJEkHpcBzf18r1s3Rkjg8urEl&id=100057252048369"><span style="background-color: #0b5394; color: white;">Still Moments Magazine Facebook</span></a><br /></div></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj3iomUteHDPaq5WQHdoiuk6BOnjL1Z36171i23G_XFlr8pHOeqDEI33SIfuKQngU3Q7CTjxpYFpgNS0-heRuVTJLB19rf_ntpOsxJN5_2WWKIIt0ZpdzN3BUJWZl9-UGlKpx6_VPD1bzt5M3YsafzVg14UJURjTg1k9BAOBLp4pVI10wfl07UENw" style="margin-left: 1em; 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color: blue; font-family: "Cherry Cream Soda"; font-size: 13px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYsxO2_CiItK8uEck1qFb2xkBX773HqfLhIseUMkqHgvzbXu3pu1hdYFMA0yPgfbYReZXq1IwUp9n4uZE6LfkcDr-m56xJVgjRFQLYvbs_rqWAeycji2RYthOIKJBtzlZuj6S_DQJSig/s400/DSC02303.JPG" style="border: none; padding: 8px; position: relative;" width="400" /></a></p><p> <span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"> <span>National Tartan Day was created to celebrate Scottish history and the achievements of people of Scottish descent around the world. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span></span><img height="400" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Declaration_of_arbroath.jpg/300px-Declaration_of_arbroath.jpg" style="background-color: #f2eae8; color: #461212; padding: 8px;" width="378" /><span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"> The Declaration o' Aiberbrothock: A letter, dated 6 April 1320 was signed at Arbroath, written by Scottish barons and addressed to Pope John XXII. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"> Steeped in turmoil and political intrigue the declaration was part of a broader campaign for independence from England's Norman kings and a plea to lift the excommunication of Robert The Bruce.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: large;"> </span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZPfRMHT5rS2jcRND9OFXoMgSW-60f59ERBQXeSXQzJapKWV29gz3GmGAfFPJ8oRyQB5iSv56hKiZHrbbFY3MgLalEvyffItagPB4s-C5IDjA3SSJYj4vXM3POtjiVA6aEM-Bc3RhIRyc_oBNxzi7XOfmSYN3goatlGZiYiewDlbDvwmBLUsyf6Q/s2592/DSC03718.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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This year the weather could not have been better, warm with NO WIND (which played havoc with the tents last year). </span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"> The reenactors were so friendly and very knowledgeable regarding the various clans and displays. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMM7mkOx3mC23xa8qPGwQnVHGWU-unMbh5Sfh7_GFZ_pZ1GraxTXJj0rRzO_goqWMp9O58K6D9B8ORyeuHnGkxlsW12zwykmGrNFkLl2mSd1Zc1wY8-ObxgEj_8xJLG05GUq3OEY8ufzWJZo6DQqeiXeBWNB-ghd4vGY_opqB-NWqFN4gDNZg9Hg/s2592/DSC03722.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMM7mkOx3mC23xa8qPGwQnVHGWU-unMbh5Sfh7_GFZ_pZ1GraxTXJj0rRzO_goqWMp9O58K6D9B8ORyeuHnGkxlsW12zwykmGrNFkLl2mSd1Zc1wY8-ObxgEj_8xJLG05GUq3OEY8ufzWJZo6DQqeiXeBWNB-ghd4vGY_opqB-NWqFN4gDNZg9Hg/s320/DSC03722.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Had a delightful time, and the piper gave us a tune as we bid farewell to another fun experience at </span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Tartan Day. </span></div><div><p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCgklPcu87ccrQMBQE5JmuUkK_0qtCogWpYStyEDOFRvkBJp4z3sMwTXZyajhYcYxOrShPJCVjTghxdg7c4S9s4cWKcajwxfZ6vdUUaUu4ohpjJOjDtVZkW7fhV60I6g_aHCxXV61ffzY7K5X73pXE9m7clMEbBjCUpnuXubqZL4iFbR3wk69KoQ/s2592/DSC03716.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCgklPcu87ccrQMBQE5JmuUkK_0qtCogWpYStyEDOFRvkBJp4z3sMwTXZyajhYcYxOrShPJCVjTghxdg7c4S9s4cWKcajwxfZ6vdUUaUu4ohpjJOjDtVZkW7fhV60I6g_aHCxXV61ffzY7K5X73pXE9m7clMEbBjCUpnuXubqZL4iFbR3wk69KoQ/w400-h300/DSC03716.JPG" width="400" /></a></p><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgw98Nf1kVc8vWXb4OIGPpGb0K9h8P-3JGgQoA7VEzYA9dGkEz2MqCHbaoS-PVfYPjKj2MxceO5e-D-nYFOUhtISMGYRszZxO3rMJpmDSTNRxUF8l3RcQEtzWoxDqneY-ZuDOfb3R_vamFDeiupxqW90RG4hpQ47JypAIrkynvDIeIVCiswgfgNPg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="500" data-original-width="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgw98Nf1kVc8vWXb4OIGPpGb0K9h8P-3JGgQoA7VEzYA9dGkEz2MqCHbaoS-PVfYPjKj2MxceO5e-D-nYFOUhtISMGYRszZxO3rMJpmDSTNRxUF8l3RcQEtzWoxDqneY-ZuDOfb3R_vamFDeiupxqW90RG4hpQ47JypAIrkynvDIeIVCiswgfgNPg=s16000" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Trickster-Redford-Falls-Darlene-Fredette-ebook/dp/B0BS1PD9W2/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2NYJIEUWU7GFD&keywords=trickster+by+darlene+fredette&qid=1675809536&sprefix=trickster+by+darlene+fredette%2Caps%2C129&sr=8-1" style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #274e13; color: white; font-family: times; font-size: large;">Available here...</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"> Trickster is included in the Mortar & Pestle series which is penned by various authors. However the story is set in Redford Falls so fans of that series will enjoy this fun read as well. There is a delightful touch of myth and magic and the Redford Falls rabbit also makes an appearance.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"> This well thought-out story has believable and relatable characters and the pacing keeps the story moving. The relationship between Jade and Eric is a beautiful reminder of all those exciting feelings that are so special and unique when meeting and being with someone for the first time. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"> As with all of Darlene Fredette's books, I enjoyed this one and recommend Trickster and all her books for a satisfying read that will leave you smiling. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"> </span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Trickster-Redford-Falls-Darlene-Fredette-ebook/dp/B0BS1PD9W2/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2NYJIEUWU7GFD&keywords=trickster+by+darlene+fredette&qid=1675809536&sprefix=trickster+by+darlene+fredette%2Caps%2C129&sr=8-1"><span style="background-color: #274e13; color: white; font-family: times; font-size: large;">Available here...</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"> Blurb:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"> Working for a top modeling agency is Jade Parsons’s dream job, until her boss suffers a heart attack, and his son temporarily fills his position. Eric’s push-pull approach fuels her frustration. While anticipating the troublemaker’s imminent departure, Jade’s destiny is revealed through a magical mortar and pestle, leaving her heart tormented by whispers of a different fate.</span><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"> </span></div><p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"> World-renowned photographer Eric Martini returns home to restore his relationship with his estranged father, but wounds from the past haunt him. Enchanted by his father’s feisty assistant, he masks his heart and refuses to give into desire. Convinced his destined future is already written in the stars—and doesn’t include Jade, Eric’s only choice is to walk away.<br /> Will Jade and Eric find the courage to trust the mythical and smoky signs before their paths are severed forever?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">#contemporaryromance #romancemagic</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjGP7JEpp3WBHreDdBJE_xRjRXYNLbB5Rl_-H7YABNiHUzgklkp9FRe3o7_EnM9k4fhrHtrxGtw-0e3AjPqHCr1eTQNwViZSxhAlfeitBcQThaipk3sQBVRuUlbrZcpIsp8p1iMGMx0i1vc7bB8KBGk1-8baTeTxvRebWGVTSFQQr9NqsgtGGlq6w" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="183" data-original-width="275" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjGP7JEpp3WBHreDdBJE_xRjRXYNLbB5Rl_-H7YABNiHUzgklkp9FRe3o7_EnM9k4fhrHtrxGtw-0e3AjPqHCr1eTQNwViZSxhAlfeitBcQThaipk3sQBVRuUlbrZcpIsp8p1iMGMx0i1vc7bB8KBGk1-8baTeTxvRebWGVTSFQQr9NqsgtGGlq6w=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></div> Darlene resides on the Atlantic Coast of Canada where the summers are too short, and the winters are too long. Retired from a career as Director of Administration and Marketing, she now has eleven published contemporary romance books and is an artist at heart. When she isn’t researching her next book or having a pencil, paintbrush, or a cup of hot chocolate in her hand, she’s with her husband, daughter, and one-hundred-pound yellow Labrador.</div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"> Trickster </span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Trickster-Redford-Falls-Darlene-Fredette-ebook/dp/B0BS1PD9W2/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2NYJIEUWU7GFD&keywords=trickster+by+darlene+fredette&qid=1675809536&sprefix=trickster+by+darlene+fredette%2Caps%2C129&sr=8-1" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: #274e13; color: white; font-family: times; font-size: large;">Available here...</span></a></div></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://findingthewritewords.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" style="color: blue; cursor: pointer;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">http://findingthewritewords.blogspot.com/</span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Darlene-Fredette/e/B005NAF660/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_ebooks_1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" style="color: blue; cursor: pointer;" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/Darlene-</a></span></div><div><br /></div></div><p></p>GiniRifkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09808573690725909979noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762468274941679293.post-56331156319319562502023-03-22T12:24:00.000-06:002023-03-22T12:24:17.188-06:00Break Heart Canyon 5 Stars from Literary Titan. <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjfoZ3Cjv6wiG0F8Iiv4DulM1F1wswkgPSX3GUd7Jf4PuV6oFMP_X4T87ylKS_IEB2oaA3O-Aj74DI5F2wp7MgW0Cen7v33q8VxdS-125t60KNZVG1Y6KDlBGjCk0iVZiSgKBtSL2dPeFnrzCM-AK5t3vKyqw_LhFpw41vU9Eiu5EdRKFvqY3xtfw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="89" data-original-width="445" height="64" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjfoZ3Cjv6wiG0F8Iiv4DulM1F1wswkgPSX3GUd7Jf4PuV6oFMP_X4T87ylKS_IEB2oaA3O-Aj74DI5F2wp7MgW0Cen7v33q8VxdS-125t60KNZVG1Y6KDlBGjCk0iVZiSgKBtSL2dPeFnrzCM-AK5t3vKyqw_LhFpw41vU9Eiu5EdRKFvqY3xtfw" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgabD9rS5HdPPhAtRrZlJJ4YWFnZ0BEM5ph2b2fVJM-1TkSpH3wys-JJy8g-brwyeUI2gfTcACLe0Fsq4XAttwb8SAUIq3GJdTsDFqVXahjsBe11JtzmgWeMlw_YSBeG7IrLyb6Cv1iUvy7pEFxg15ujGmtlVSXxES4zt4LO-eN15ZWym3xtzTkqA/s750/BreakHeartCanyon_w17062_750%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgabD9rS5HdPPhAtRrZlJJ4YWFnZ0BEM5ph2b2fVJM-1TkSpH3wys-JJy8g-brwyeUI2gfTcACLe0Fsq4XAttwb8SAUIq3GJdTsDFqVXahjsBe11JtzmgWeMlw_YSBeG7IrLyb6Cv1iUvy7pEFxg15ujGmtlVSXxES4zt4LO-eN15ZWym3xtzTkqA/w266-h400/BreakHeartCanyon_w17062_750%20(1).jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://books2read.com/u/mqExL6" style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #cc0000; color: white; font-family: times; font-size: large;">Available here e-book or paperback</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"> Una MacLaren is a fiercely independent woman and widow. When her beloved husband suffers an accident in Break Heart Canyon, she concludes her life is just another story to add to the depressing legacy of the canyon. Preferring the company of her goats and her dog MacTavish she works her farm and keeps to herself for the most part. That is, until a relic hunter appears uninvited and unwanted on her property. Ryker is unlike the other bone hunters who try to pilfer the spirit cave on her property. Slowly the two of them work their way into each other’s lives, with a bit of help from Whiskey Jim, the mysterious wonder that seems to know everything that goes on in this town.</span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"> Break Heart Canyon by Gini Rifkin is more than a western romance novel. It is the story of Native American legends, Scottish heritage, and self-discovery. Ryker is the loner, never staying anywhere long, just long enough to get the job done and get paid. But, it is in the canyon and after meeting Una, he starts to realize there is more to life and adventure can come in many forms. Una learns that she doesn’t always have to be strong and it is ok to love more than once in a lifetime. Together they find the missing pieces of themselves and help solve a long-standing mystery that has plagued the town.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"> Rifkin’s writing style pulls the reader in, giving them rich characters that, in order to get to know the real person, you have to keep reading. Even the minor characters are well-developed and are used to show added depth and personality to the protagonists. Intertwined in the story is the mystery surrounding the cave and the events that have happened in the canyon. The mystery plays out well and leaves some wonderful surprises for the reader to discover.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"> Break Heart Canyon is a captivating historical romance filled with legend and lore that will have readers unable to put the book down. Each chapter gives the reader something new to think about, leading them deeper into a world they were not expecting. This is the perfect read for those that want romance with their adventure.</span></p><p><a href="https://books2read.com/u/mqExL6"><span style="background-color: #cc0000; color: white; font-family: times; font-size: large;">Available here e-book or paperback</span></a><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiWFc3OK5YPtnMLHr46hcbfnSSbrS66Nk569FRz5G88es65NVIm6LD_XygiXub49u_VKf9VhU1Git4mZZjRENuGJds9aEnpHfIr0EeGVYimrjLyjXJilC-TCNJGGijNciRiGU71DyKNk5SjVVMhiBrsqHNp5644DPvYjj1xnRW5szYRiYVlzJOFQ/s1080/bookbrush10.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiWFc3OK5YPtnMLHr46hcbfnSSbrS66Nk569FRz5G88es65NVIm6LD_XygiXub49u_VKf9VhU1Git4mZZjRENuGJds9aEnpHfIr0EeGVYimrjLyjXJilC-TCNJGGijNciRiGU71DyKNk5SjVVMhiBrsqHNp5644DPvYjj1xnRW5szYRiYVlzJOFQ/w400-h400/bookbrush10.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ6wrBkvDZaGEWs50ejHHFIXcdXVAyNvp0x2efEEmTjQwwQ10VFJPHsvgr2Km82flzI-QrTK_-UrCNtjSFv9-si5F7Nrcek-eP6OiGqGFqcXXoG6jha8xUZlE7SgCSBUdUJUE6qZzcK5CmKl5Rz2Y1Y6SV4RgC7tbRyjWMEIeM815j4PyOo05oTg/s367/a%20rose&dragon_web2.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="367" data-original-width="307" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ6wrBkvDZaGEWs50ejHHFIXcdXVAyNvp0x2efEEmTjQwwQ10VFJPHsvgr2Km82flzI-QrTK_-UrCNtjSFv9-si5F7Nrcek-eP6OiGqGFqcXXoG6jha8xUZlE7SgCSBUdUJUE6qZzcK5CmKl5Rz2Y1Y6SV4RgC7tbRyjWMEIeM815j4PyOo05oTg/w168-h200/a%20rose&dragon_web2.gif" width="168" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>GiniRifkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09808573690725909979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762468274941679293.post-77315908763959600062023-03-13T16:16:00.004-06:002023-05-01T14:40:38.274-06:00Is there romance after marriage?<p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgzZJqbPFI1OLeLjS4ZqOxjK4muOlqwnZOGbH80h3eQsURxUsCZQTiz5X_xpZ8KfyMFcH8ay0CxI2hV1j7WpuoG-c2vggl3rmWM2oJHyTgulpzDAZeK3dX4dzrIYaVllWi5i4jDm6W5RPGJ1X4-7g-9e_RoV5DvvnUrAObeYdVBXjRfbzKpe4EChg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="251" data-original-width="201" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgzZJqbPFI1OLeLjS4ZqOxjK4muOlqwnZOGbH80h3eQsURxUsCZQTiz5X_xpZ8KfyMFcH8ay0CxI2hV1j7WpuoG-c2vggl3rmWM2oJHyTgulpzDAZeK3dX4dzrIYaVllWi5i4jDm6W5RPGJ1X4-7g-9e_RoV5DvvnUrAObeYdVBXjRfbzKpe4EChg=w320-h400" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;"> </span><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Would you read an adventurous medieval romance where the hero and heroine are already married when the story opens? </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"> Do we not have romance after marriage? There are still twists and turns in relationships, and those wonderful pesky outside influences which can temporarily separate the couple. Married life can be humorous as well as familiar. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgW0x-8rJjd4E3SrQ0Rl4mA4njJeOh4qLaMIxZ-iC4zxRqZgdbstVF_xnFkChyhDG6wY26PyXTkNPbqWhCWNQKkxJ--tUbXUkEWs11AsUZtQJx0tVbiap4uMmV8lAGQsODqY9mRzuu1iDkl2UNMpYRf39YNta_C_U7SC4LexjcNpGo5CHQ3Ad686w" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="168" data-original-width="300" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgW0x-8rJjd4E3SrQ0Rl4mA4njJeOh4qLaMIxZ-iC4zxRqZgdbstVF_xnFkChyhDG6wY26PyXTkNPbqWhCWNQKkxJ--tUbXUkEWs11AsUZtQJx0tVbiap4uMmV8lAGQsODqY9mRzuu1iDkl2UNMpYRf39YNta_C_U7SC4LexjcNpGo5CHQ3Ad686w" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">What is more exciting than standing by your man to save the castle and family? Married or not, fearing for one's life and fighting against the odds, still makes one hope for those Happily Ever After moments. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEijNGTeVTjMiPTwyHxqkPlc1699rbs2g1n0kOPQnYyr-AVRrA2coGPrHEy_WAGSIIqaf7ZDUB3QCmh3Dbo_W2wGmDyJHa7jCEuQbPubTmmYtfPDOzUVo84-DnBB3ZKYOclw7UF3Ko8FUN6sqWT6onDxM067C3b6oZSkgL7yXKpDiNDtPgNti-lZfA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="275" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEijNGTeVTjMiPTwyHxqkPlc1699rbs2g1n0kOPQnYyr-AVRrA2coGPrHEy_WAGSIIqaf7ZDUB3QCmh3Dbo_W2wGmDyJHa7jCEuQbPubTmmYtfPDOzUVo84-DnBB3ZKYOclw7UF3Ko8FUN6sqWT6onDxM067C3b6oZSkgL7yXKpDiNDtPgNti-lZfA" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Would love to hear from readers regarding this idea of an adventurous Married Medieval Romance. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"> Is there a place for married couple romance, regardless of time period. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9zG6objNJPZe2SPJY0hJVxm3zh4n_Aef9CqYgPVoro7ogUsnnLArYCaKyoNtyYWufpWljBsExlb8exPMZ7OGWQqeXUPoiY18uJqnIgcGfahmQT-EIhnKqDtm3VwYO_QnxIsibvG3MNzy7xm8bTL0pWClnWpigAJC1k3i7DHNokqOKpBxh_IGUBQ/s960/Sir%20Donkey%20at%20the%20castle.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="676" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9zG6objNJPZe2SPJY0hJVxm3zh4n_Aef9CqYgPVoro7ogUsnnLArYCaKyoNtyYWufpWljBsExlb8exPMZ7OGWQqeXUPoiY18uJqnIgcGfahmQT-EIhnKqDtm3VwYO_QnxIsibvG3MNzy7xm8bTL0pWClnWpigAJC1k3i7DHNokqOKpBxh_IGUBQ/s320/Sir%20Donkey%20at%20the%20castle.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p>GiniRifkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09808573690725909979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762468274941679293.post-79860594295231535032023-03-07T13:16:00.001-07:002023-03-07T13:16:30.456-07:00Best secondary character! <div style="text-align: left;"> <b><span style="color: #e06666;"> </span><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Whiskey Jim, in <i>Break Heart Canyon,</i> <br /></span><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"> wins best supporting actor! </span></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWQzJFF60qGlrHpKkXzZuxQu6hT0U6CkYKS--wJVAXQktwoN83tWDT0zpACYjhT7TvFbWY1HIt6-DShtpYco1_u2wEnIOmcRwe34pYSkB8Qnu5sO55NMCY6l1SjiUj6xArTD9QPEjeI5thAXIrg604BfH20BTZloMzBh7YozmPB62k37vLvn3oTw/s1080/best%20secondary%20character.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWQzJFF60qGlrHpKkXzZuxQu6hT0U6CkYKS--wJVAXQktwoN83tWDT0zpACYjhT7TvFbWY1HIt6-DShtpYco1_u2wEnIOmcRwe34pYSkB8Qnu5sO55NMCY6l1SjiUj6xArTD9QPEjeI5thAXIrg604BfH20BTZloMzBh7YozmPB62k37vLvn3oTw/w400-h400/best%20secondary%20character.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Whiskey Jim is one of my favorite secondary character. He helps the heroine Una, and also tries to keep peace in the canyon. While he fights to preserve the artifacts for which the hero is searching, it seems Whiskey Jim has secrets of his own. </span></p><p><a href="https://books2read.com/u/mqExL6"><span style="background-color: #674ea7; color: white; font-family: times; font-size: large;">Available here</span></a></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Blurb: </span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Unearthing artifacts in Colorado sounded like easy money to Ryker Landry. Then he met the woman who owned the land. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Una MacLaren vows no fortune hunter will desecrate the ancient relics of BreakHeart Canyon—even if the man is a handsome scoundrel. Fighting to keep her goat farm afloat as local cattlemen hatch deadly schemes to make sure she fails, she has enough to worry about. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Captivated by the courageous redhead, Ryker joins forces with Una and her Deerhound, MacTavish. But what does he desire most, the woman or the artifacts? </span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">When the mythical white cougar again prowls the rocky cliffs, the legend of BreakHeart Canyon draws them into a web of danger. 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