Calico

Buy Now @ Amazon

Genre - Historical Fiction

Rating - PG13

Connect with Allison Bruning on Twitter & Facebook & Fan Page

Check out where this author will be talking about her latest release!

A man whose heart appears pure shall deceive you. The power he holds over you leads you to evil. You shall denounce the ways of Our Grandmother. Another man comes, whose pure heart beats for you alone, and who has a pure spirit devoted to Our Grandmother. He shall defeat the evil and set you free." A prophecy has been cast against her. In a harsh world deep within the western frontier of Ohio and Kentucky, Calico Marie Turner must learn to survive among the Shawnee and trust the one man who hates her the most, Chief Little Owl Quick as the Wind.

Surviving Emily

Buy Now @ Amazon

Genre - Women's Fiction

Rating - PG (no descriptive sex scenes)

Connect with Laurie Bellesheim on Twitter & Facebook

Website http://www.survivingemily.com/

When Abigail went to wake her best friend Emily, she had no concept of the nightmarish horror she was about to encounter; unbeknownst to Abigail, Emily suffered from epilepsy, and she was the victim of Sudden Unexplained Death in Epilepsy.  Emily’s death left a void in Abigail’s life, but Abigail was not the only one affected by the loss. Emily’s longtime boyfriend, Stephen, was shattered by the loss of the girl he planned to marry.

In the years that pass, the two survivors find different ways to cope with their friend’s death. Stephen tries to drown his sorrows in booze, drugs, and meaningless encounters with faceless women; eventually, he pulls his life together, but he finds himself unable to commit to love again.  Abigail buries her sadness so deep that even her husband doesn’t fully understand her loss; Abigail herself doesn’t realize how badly she was hurt by the events of her past until she encounters a client with epilepsy through her work in the Department of Children and Families.

Newly pregnant and struggling to deal with her epileptic client, Abigail crosses paths with Stephen once more. Stephen is in a foundering relationship with a caring and supportive nurse, but he finds himself unable to commit to the level that his girlfriend, Carolina, needs and deserves. Through a series of amazing events Stephen and Abigail manage to find peace with the events of that tragic day so long ago as well as the fortitude to continue on the paths that their lives had laid before them.  Full of heartbreak and loss but ultimately hope, Surviving Emily is a compelling story that explores the meaning of everlasting friendship and the healing power of love.

Surviving Emily is based on author Laurie Bellesheim’s personal experience with Sudden Unexplained Death in Epilepsy; at the age of 18, Bellesheim lost a close friend to this silent killer. Prior to writing this, her first novel, Bellesheim worked as a social worker with the Department of Children and Families.  A graduate of Southern Connecticut State University with a bachelor’s degree in social work, Bellesheim resides in rural Connecticut with her husband and their three children.

To Dance Once More

Buy Now @ Amazon

Genre - Women's Inspirational Fiction

Rating - G/PG 

Connect with Sherri Wilson Johnson on Twitter

Website http://sherriwilsonjohnson.com/

 

All Lydia wants is to travel the world before she has to settle down with a husband. But she may not have that choice anymore. April 1886. Debutante Lydia Jane Barrington lives a carefree, protected existence on Live Oaks Plantation in Florida. But while her sisters happily learn the traditional tasks of women and talk of courting, Lydia dreams of adventure and independence. Even her friendship with handsome Hamilton Scarbrough isn't enough to hold her back. 

Then one day Hamilton opens Lydia's eyes and her heart to love. But before they can receive permission to court, Lydia overhears a secret conversation about an unscrupulous business deal. Worse, it has everything to do with her and her future. Now she's faced with the biggest decision of her life-to concede or to fight. Either choice will require great sacrifice...and, perhaps, countless rewards. Passion. Friendship. A bitter enemy. A life-changing decision. Set in Victorian-era Florida.

Occupy London

Change

Hope

Unrest

History

Activist

Growth

Freedom

Book Review - The Mill River Recluse

Amazon Kindle 

 Descriptive

Sad

Relationships

Marriage

Privacy

Love

Scenic

Description

Disfigured by the blow of an abusive husband, and suffering her entire life with severe social anxiety disorder, the widow Mary McAllister spends almost sixty years secluded in a white marble mansion overlooking the town of Mill River, Vermont. Her links to the outside world are few: the mail, the media, an elderly priest with a guilty habit of pilfering spoons, and a bedroom window with a view of the town below.

Most longtime residents of Mill River consider the marble house and its occupant peculiar, though insignificant, fixtures. An arsonist, a covetous nurse, and the endearing village idiot are among the few who have ever seen Mary. Newcomers to Mill River--a police officer and his daughter and a new fourth grade teacher--are also curious about the reclusive old woman. But only Father Michael O’Brien knows Mary and the secret she keeps--one that, once revealed, will change all of their lives forever. 

The Mill River Recluse is a story of triumph over tragedy, one that reminds us of the value of friendship and the ability of love to come from the most unexpected of places.

Bora Bora

This post is in conjunction with the Blog-A-Licious Blog Tour 11 organised by Pandora Poikilos. It is a fantastic blog hop that brings together bloggers of all genres, backgrounds and locations. The blog featured before mine is Memoirs of A Homemaker.The blog featured after mine is another blog by Pandora which is Blog-A-Licious Blogs. 

  Honeymoon

Extraordinary

Nature

Beach

Scenic

Sunset

Watercolour

Lunch

Time

Laugh

Kiddie

Healthy

Funny

Unique

Salad

Family

Turmoil

Peace

Blood

Hope

Past

Present

Future

Dining Table

Round

Unity

Family

Nourishment

Daily

Strength

Health

Birthday

Family

Age

Love

Future

Food

Gathering

Holiday

Laundry Room

Clean

Dirty

Fragrant

Smelly

Neat

Small

Baskets

Ladybird

Nature

Cute

Commercial

Unique

Red

Garden

Hobby

Living Room

Conversation. 

Family. 

Entertainment. 

Daily. 

Comfort. 

Space. 

Togetherness.

Kitchen

Nourishment

Food

Clean

Neat

Equipped

Family

Spacious

Book Shelf

Knowledge. 

Necessary. 

Collection. 

Shakespeare. 

Fiction. 

Daily. 

Everyone.

Autumn

Rustic. 

New. 

Beginning. 

End. 

Life. 

Colourful. 

Walks.

Bath Tub

Personal. 

Hygiene. 

Solace. 

Thinking. 

Rest. 

Clean. 

Luxury.

Bedroom

Privacy. 

Couple. 

Love. 

Marriage. 

Comfort. 

Sharing. 

Sleep.

Eyebrow

Window.

Emotions.

Tears.

Colourful.

Different.

Ethnic.

Pretty.

Golf

Exercise.

Quiet.

Corporate.

Expensive.

Hobby.

Individual.

Calm.