Love Finds You In Humble Texas

This week, the
Christian Fiction Blog Alliance
is introducing
Love Finds You In Humble Texas
(Summerside Press February 2009)
by
Anita Higman


ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Anita Higman is the author of 24 books including fiction, nonfiction, childrens books and plays. Among her published romance titles are Larkspur Dreams, The Love Song and Castles in the Air, all coauthored with Janice A. Thompson. Her mysteries include Another Stab at Life and Another Hour to Kill. Anita is a member of ACFW and the Christian Humor Writers Group and she has been recognized for her involvement in literacy programs. A Texan for the past 24 years, Anita has coauthored an awardwinning book about her home state, A Tribute to Early Texas. She lives with her family near Houston.


Other books by Anita are Another Hour To Kill and Another Stab At Life

ABOUT THE BOOK

The Abernathy sisters. One is bright, one is beautiful, but both are in love with the same man. One sister will let go of love, and like a kite string untethering in the wind, the choice will undo each of their lives. What will it take to heal their hearts, for love to find them in a place called Humble, Texas?

Trudie Abernathy is a little inelegant, and she's never had much luck in love. To make matters worse, her thirtieth birthday is fast approaching and her sister, Lane, has decided to treat her to a makeover and a few blind dates. Trudie is about to protest, but then she meets the kind and handsome Mason Williamson. In spite of her humble manner, Mason finds her attractive, funny and smart. But Lane inexplicably pushes Trudie away from Mason and toward the other willing suitors. The makeover has transformed Trudie from ordinary into stunning, but she isnt sure how she feels about all the attention from men. Can Trudie stay true to her humble self and find her hearts desire in the process?

If you would like to read the first chapter of Love Finds You In Humble Texas, go HERE

Watch the trailer for this book:

::MPL-Game of the week::

The most,hot and spicy game this week.We better name it as the clash of the titans.A very first time for all BMCS students to enjoy their weekend by handling a football friendly match.

Special appearance by Samuel Eto'o and Thiery Henry,exclusively brought to you by ESPN Super Sport.

Be prepared to rawk the field!!

Footnote:Beterabur tak English aku ni?huhu..macama mahu kerja ni..

::Award 2009::

Teruja,bangga dan rasa terharu..Hampir menetek menitis air mata dalam kantung kelopak mata ini pabila mendapat anugerah blog Sempoi daripada Afif,bekas rakan sekolah lu yang kini sedang berusaha tahap gaban untuk menghabiskan Master Level beliau di UTP.Beliau masih single ketika kali terakhir aku berjumpa bertentang mata,berbalas tumbukan padu maut dengan beliau hampir setahun yang lepas.Ya,setahun lepas tak jumpa,,tapi siapa tahu kan,dunia sekarang,teknologi di hujung rambut,picit2 sahaja kamu akan dapat berhubung dengan makwe family kalian bukan??

Terima kasih sekali lagi..

kalau anda rajin,sila lah usha blog member aku ni.Contest sedang diadakan untuk menarik trafik ke blg dia ni..haha..RM10 tu jep..Siapa tak nak??


Ps: Teringin gak nak sambung master,,,,tapi..... Cik H,macamana?ok tak kalau sambung Master tahun depan??heheh

Daisy Chain

This week, the
Christian Fiction Blog Alliance
is introducing
Daisy Chain
Zondervan (March 1, 2009)
by
Mary DeMuth


ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Mary E. DeMuth is an expert in Pioneer Parenting. She enables Christian parents to navigate our changing culture when their families left no good faith examples to follow.

Her parenting books include Authentic Parenting in a Postmodern Culture (Harvest House, 2007), Building the Christian Family You Never Had (WaterBrook, 2006), and Ordinary Mom, Extraordinary God (Harvest House, 2005).

Mary also inspires people to face their trials through her real-to-life novels, Watching The Tree Limbs
(nominated for a Christy Award) and Wishing On Dandelions (NavPress, 2006).

Mary has spoken at Mount Hermon Christian Writers Conference, the ACFW Conference, the Colorado Christian Writers Conference, and at various churches and church planting ministries. Mary and her husband, Patrick, reside in Texas with their three children. They recently returned from breaking new spiritual ground in Southern France, and planting a church.


ABOUT THE BOOK

The abrupt disappearance of young Daisy Chance from a small Texas town in 1973 spins three lives out of control—Jed, whose guilt over not protecting his friend Daisy strangles him; Emory Chance, who blames her own choices for her daughter’s demise; and Ouisie Pepper, who is plagued by headaches while pierced by the shattered pieces of a family in crisis.

In this first book in the Defiance, Texas Trilogy, fourteen-year-old Jed Pepper has a sickening secret: He’s convinced it’s his fault his best friend Daisy went missing. Jed’s pain sends him on a quest for answers to mysteries woven through the fabric of his own life and the lives of the families of Defiance, Texas. When he finally confronts the terrible truths he’s been denying all his life, Jed must choose between rebellion and love, anger and freedom.

Daisy Chain is an achingly beautiful southern coming-of-age story crafted by a bright new literary talent. It offers a haunting yet hopeful backdrop for human depravity and beauty, for terrible secrets and God’s surprising redemption.

If you would like to read the first chapter of Daisy Chain, go HERE

::Selamat Ulang Tahun Ke-23 kepada aku!::

Entry ini agak berbaur bangga,bongkak dan penuh dengan sifat kebanggaan melampau tetapi dijamin tidak akan mempengaruhi kreadibiliti aku sebagai penulis blog yang tegar..tengok pada gambar ini sudah tentu bukan??..hehehe..Cik H,sila jangan jeheles ye..

Hari ini,tanggal seluar dan baju 22Febuari 2009,genap umur aku 23tahun di muka bumi ini.Mengikut kepada rekod yang teracatit dalam surat peranakan aku,jam 5.04 minit pagi tadi,dengan berbekalkan berat 2.87 kg, aku sudah selamat dilahirkan.Jiran aku ketika itu aku sama sekali aku tidak kenali.Yang aku tahu ketika itu hanyalah,aku hanya ingi menangis apabila doktor itu menampar punggung ku ini agar aku menangis.


Bukan aku tidak mahu menangis,tetapi aku cuba untuk menjadi disiplin.Mengganggu keheningan pagi di Hospital Kuala Pilah adalah tidak harmoni bukan??hehehe..


Terima kasih kepada semua rakan yang telah dengan rasa sucinya telah menghabis kan kredit topup mereka untuk mengucapkan Happy Birthday kepada aku.Aku hargai.Ingin sahaja aku print kan segala msg2 wish birthday kalian untuk di frame kan di dinding rumah sewa ku ini..


Kepada Hajar,anda berhutang wish birthday aku tahun ni..Tahun depan anda wajib wish double ok??Saida pula,adalah menyedihkan apabila anda hanya ingat birthday teman baik mu,saudara Torek punya birthday tetapi tarikh keramat aku ni anda tak ingat..mau gadow kah??hahaha..


Hari ini sangat best.Menyambut birthday secara alakadar..KFC snack plate sudeh..makanan juga bukan??Terima kasih kepada Cik H kerana ingat tarikh keramat aku ini..Aku ingin berjumpa Cik H lagi..huhu..


Terima kasih kepada family ku di Seremban.Lauk2 yang sangat banyak semalam telah membuatkan perut ku ini memberontak untuk seboleh-bolehnya menerima tiap2 intipati hidangan itu..huhu..


Sesiapa yang inginkan aku untuk wish birthday kalian,drop in tarikh keramat anda di bahagian akhir entry ini.Aku janji..yakin..komentar akan dilayan..hahah..




nota kaki: umur 23 bermaksud aku semakin menghampiri tarikh akhir untuk aku menjadi jurutera..mahu kahwin~~

Tender Grace

This week, the
Christian Fiction Blog Alliance
is introducing
Tender Grace
Bethany House (February 1, 2009)
by
Jackina Stark


ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

I have also spoken nationally and internationally at many retreats and seminars and enjoy running into many readers and former students. I have written frequently for both Christian Standard and Lookout, periodicals of Standard Publishing. Years ago I wrote two non-fiction books, published by College Press, but currently out of print. These days, I’m exploring fiction. My first novel, Tender Grace, will be released by Bethany House January 30, 2009, and a second, Things Worth Remembering, will be released in October, 2009. I’m working on new projects, including a third novel, as time permits. Whether speaking or writing, I love the opportunity to tell about Him whom Jesus called “Holy Father” and “the only true God.”

She lives in Joplin, Missouri with her husband, and she spends most of her free time doing is reading and writing. That is what she usually do when she's not teaching, enjoying the children and grandchildren, or sitting on the back porch drinking a Diet Coke and watching her husband till the garden!


ABOUT THE BOOK

Audrey Eaton awakes at three in the morning and gets up to retrieve her husband, Tom, from the recliner where he has fallen asleep watching a ball game. But when she enters the living room and looks at his gentle face in the soft lamp light, she knows their time together is over. Grief attacks her until all she can think about is how much she wants her old life back. Determined to find healing, she embarks on a journey to the one place Tom and she always intended to visit but never did. Along the way, she discovers, through shared experiences with friends old and new, the meaning of the "tender graces" God provides each and every day.

I've quit reading--even bestsellers, even the newspaper, even my Bible. I've also quit listening to music. This lack of appreciation for things I once loved is beginning to define me. More mornings than I can count, I say to myself before I open my eyes, "I don't want to do this." In the days shortly following Tom's death, that made sense, but what does it mean now? That I'm in trouble? One of the best qualities of the former me was thankfulness. As I was trying to sleep last night, needing Tom to be curled up behind me, his left arm slung across me, I realized to my horror that I couldn't remember the last time I was truly thankful. I think of a line from an old hymn: "Awake, my soul, and sing." I miss Tom. I also miss me. Determined to find healing, Audrey Eaton embarks on a trip to the one place she and her husband always intended to visit but never did. When things don't go as planned, will she embrace the unexpected graces that guide her journey?

If you would like to read the first chapter of Tender Grace, go HERE

Gingham Mountain

This week, the
Christian Fiction Blog Alliance
is introducing
Gingham Mountain
Barbour Books (February 1, 2009)
by
Mary Connealy


ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Mary's writing journey is similar to a lot of others. Boil it down to persistence, oh, go ahead and call it stubbornness. She just kept typing away. She think the reason she did it was because she was more or less a dunce around people—prone to sit silently when she really ought to speak up(or far worse, speak up when she ought to sit silently).

So, Mary had all these things, she want to say, in her head; the perfect zinger to the rude cashier, which you think of an hour after you’ve left the store, the perfect bit of wisdom when someone needs help, which doesn’t occur to you until they solve their problems themselves, the perfect guilt trip for the kids, which you don’t say because you’re not an idiot. She keep all this wit to herself, much to the relief of all who know her, and then wrote all her great ideas into books. It’s therapeutic if nothing else, and more affordable than a psychiatrist.

So then a very nice, oh so nice publishing company like Barbour Heartsong comes along and says, “Hey, we’ll pay you money for this 45,000 word therapy session.” That’s as sweet as it gets.

Mary's journey to publication is the same as everyone’s except for a few geniuses out there who make it hard for all of us. And even they probably have an Ode to Roast Beef or two in their past.

There are two other books in this Lassoed In Texas Series: Petticoat Ranch and Calico Canyon


ABOUT THE BOOK


All aboard for a delightful, suspense-filled romance, where a Texan is torn between his attraction to a meddlesome schoolmarm and the charms of a designing dressmaker. When Hannah Cartwright meets Grant, she's determined to keep him from committing her orphans to hard labor on his ranch. How far will she go to ensure their welfare?

Grant Cooper is determined to provide a home for the two kids brought in by the orphan train as runs head-on into the new school marm, who believes he's made slave labor out of eight orphaned children. He crowds too many orphans into his rickety house, just like Hannah Cartwright's cruel father. Grant's family of orphans have been mistreated too many times by judgmental school teachers. Now the new schoolmarm is the same except she's so pretty and she isn't really bad to his children, it's Grant she can't stand.

But he is inexplicably drawn to Hannah. Can he keep his ragtag family together while steering clear of love and marriage? Will he win her love or be caught in the clutches of a scheming seamstress?

If you would like to read the first chapter of Gingham Mountain, go HERE