tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-314282472024-03-18T00:37:21.871-07:00Writer in the PinesFrom her home in the forest, writer Marsha Ward offers up an eclectic collage of musings on life, insights into the writing process, sample scenes and snippets from her work, book spotlights, and author interviews. Now including "The Characters in Marsha's Head."Marsha Wardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15389060049107102815noreply@blogger.comBlogger1034125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31428247.post-53194831844244783932022-05-14T16:23:00.001-07:002022-05-14T16:23:14.201-07:00EEK! The Curmudgeon Escaped! Cast vs Casted<p><span style="font-size: medium;">by Marsha Ward <a href="https://marshaward.com/" target="_blank">@Marsha Ward</a></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIMMmseXuBaw89ICJso6S5xn88AICvWL8O-OUzeWg726lqk73pCBAv21H7wakzAY7FHK_dbjO3U8i9clbW9S8Nke8QzG7jeGuyZPufNKPuatkmM10BwrsufBPwEnXQZ9khFLIRIVZ8kQMnX2Q1j9xFdpljQBh63jYNmdGu9u8Ti4HEHyTPyQ/s205/Marsha-Ward_150W-72dpi-1-3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="205" data-original-width="150" height="205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIMMmseXuBaw89ICJso6S5xn88AICvWL8O-OUzeWg726lqk73pCBAv21H7wakzAY7FHK_dbjO3U8i9clbW9S8Nke8QzG7jeGuyZPufNKPuatkmM10BwrsufBPwEnXQZ9khFLIRIVZ8kQMnX2Q1j9xFdpljQBh63jYNmdGu9u8Ti4HEHyTPyQ/s1600/Marsha-Ward_150W-72dpi-1-3.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;">It's a little known fact that I have a curmudgeon side to my personality that I keep locked in the basement. Occasionally, he, and yes, the Curmudgeon is male, defeats my lock and escapes, usually to make a scathing comment on misuse of the English Language. <b>He's out! </b>Sheesh! Well, we might as well find out what the Curmudgeon has to say.</span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnzTvgBi_73B00TuPrXpKjmkmIz4A_62AkQoZj34xNL8WN7sZ6c0ryi-THlnXWl15QAHm09_8vRjKfDKjcftNsYUg_E9RgvhYkkPAkP3C9uoqkraGgdWrPmpnzkDfu__YOEk7tBym4-q1_fnLteydhOBVUQOmzRUknSvmWAtGbZNbFePgCeA/s1456/curmudgeon_j0092715.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1456" data-original-width="490" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnzTvgBi_73B00TuPrXpKjmkmIz4A_62AkQoZj34xNL8WN7sZ6c0ryi-THlnXWl15QAHm09_8vRjKfDKjcftNsYUg_E9RgvhYkkPAkP3C9uoqkraGgdWrPmpnzkDfu__YOEk7tBym4-q1_fnLteydhOBVUQOmzRUknSvmWAtGbZNbFePgCeA/s320/curmudgeon_j0092715.gif" width="108" /></a></div><p><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Listen up, you Readers and Writers, too. Recently, that lady up there <b>^</b> (who cannot be said to be my "mistress," because she ain't, and she wouldn't allow any mud thrown on her character anyway) saw a report that a person of high standing used the term, "he was casted well" in regards to an actor portraying a character in a large production.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">If you could only imagine the terrible tantrum this caused me to throw! I think she sensed my turmoil, because she came down here and checked the lock on the door. But she doesn't know that I've figured out a way to escape, heh-heh. <b>Here I am!</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Before that lady <b>^</b> comes over here to the computer and wrestles me back down to my lonely chamber, I've got something to say about the verb "to cast."</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">If you remember your lessons in English classes from elementary school<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">—</span> <b>What! Nobody deigned to teach you English, you miserable little insect?</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Ahem! Where are my manners? Ahem.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The verb "to cast" is an irregular verb. That means, you inse<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">—</span> ahem. That means the conjugations don't follow the regular path of the verbs that play nice. Conjugation. You don't</span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">—</span></span> <b>Conjugate, you worm! </b>Conjugate means "to give in order the inflectional forms of a verb." <span style="font-size: large;"><b>YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT INFLECTIONAL MEANS?</b></span> "The change of form, in a word, to indicate number, case, tense, etc." Get a dictionary, you little</span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">—</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Never mind.</span> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Anyway, as I was saying, "to cast" is an irregular verb. It doesn't get "d" or "ed" added to it to make the past tense. Here's the present tense:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I cast<br />you cast<br />he casts<br />we cast<br />you cast<br />they cast</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Here's the preterite, or past tense:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I cast<br />you cast<br />he cast<br />we cast<br />you cast<br />they cast</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Do you see that? The past tense is virtually the same as the present tense. The only difference is that in past tense, he cast [the first stone yesterday]. But he casts [that miserable little stone today].</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">There's no d or ed in sight.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span>ARGH!</span></b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">sight - site - cite</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Next time I escape</span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">—<b><span style="font-size: large;">SHE'S COMING! She has a new lock in her hand! HELP!</span></b></span></span></span></p>Marsha Wardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15389060049107102815noreply@blogger.com0Arizona, USA34.0489281 -111.09373115.7386942638211522 -146.2499811 62.359161936178843 -75.9374811tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31428247.post-21992662684239198972021-09-17T11:30:00.001-07:002021-09-17T11:30:00.208-07:00Fresh Book Friday - Finding Love in Nowhere<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> It's been a while since I posted Fresh Book Friday. Here's a new book:</span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0oFc5ESmXndbfHa829RSiWQTs5AEpcRVW8frNLGyYbH9OBnoRCGcKRQ_k8tIIJGP-bWUfiLGW51DVcLebhiMJb98KS6Ukqfy3al4xB4e21Fw9xtMVZwlKxpJ-X7RnPfFCrsBr/s480/FLIN-300W.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="300" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0oFc5ESmXndbfHa829RSiWQTs5AEpcRVW8frNLGyYbH9OBnoRCGcKRQ_k8tIIJGP-bWUfiLGW51DVcLebhiMJb98KS6Ukqfy3al4xB4e21Fw9xtMVZwlKxpJ-X7RnPfFCrsBr/s320/FLIN-300W.jpg" width="200" /></a></b></div><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Title:</span></span></b><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> <i>Finding Love in Nowhere </i><br /><b>Series:</b> The Nowhere Prequals and Duet Series<br /><b>Author: </b>Heather White<br /><b>Genre:</b> Fantasy Adventure Fiction<br /><b>Available in:</b> eBook<br /><b>Published:</b> August 30, 2021<br /><b>Price:</b> $4.99<br /><br /><b>Purchase Links:</b> <a href="https://books.apple.com/us/book/x/id1583862579" target="_blank">Apple</a> | <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/2940165008986" target="_blank">BN</a> | <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Finding-Love-Nowhere-Prequals-Duet-ebook/dp/B09F2CR2CT/" target="_blank">Kindle</a> | <a href="https://store.kobobooks.com/en-us/Search?Query=9780463707227" target="_blank">Kobo</a> | <a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1101892" target="_blank">Smashwords</a><br /><br /><b>Description: </b><br />When Darcy Edwards left the big city and moved to a little town in Montana, she wanted a big change. However, she wasn't expecting to find out that not only do werewolves exist but she was the mate of the future alpha.</span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />Dustin was the future alpha of his pack and had been unable to find his mate and future Luna. He wasn't expecting her to be the new human police officer that moved to town. The hard part was figuring out how to tell her she was his mate.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />When rogues threaten to destroy their peaceful life, can Darcy and Dustin keep each other, their family, the pack and the town safe?</span></span></p><p><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Excerpt from Chapter 1: </b><br /><br />Branches slapped my face as I ran through the forest in the dark. I could hear the dogs and other officers on either side of me as we all advanced. We were chasing an armed escaped convict from the state penitentiary. I could make out his shadow every once in a while, when he ran through a patch of moonlight shining down through the trees. I picked up my pace to try and close the distance between us. As I got closer, I yelled for him to stop. I aimed my pistol at him as I gave the command. He ran into another shadow, and I lost sight of him. I followed the sound of his footsteps crashing through the underbrush.<br /><br />I could see a clearing ahead lit up by the full moon. As I reached the edge of the clearing, I saw the convict standing in the middle. I aimed my pistol and yelled for him to put his hands on his head. He didn’t move. I yelled at him again, but he wasn’t paying attention to me. I kept my eyes on him, so I couldn’t see what he was staring at. I started making my way towards him. When I had gotten halfway to him, I yelled again.<br /><br />“Put your hands on your head, or I will shoot.”<br /><br />“Alright, I’ll do it. Don’t shoot, just save me from it.”<br /><br />I didn’t know what he was talking about. He must be crazy. He put his hands on his head, and I quickly cuffed him. I searched him and found his pistol. I took it. He continued staring straight ahead. I made sure I had a good hold on his arm, then decided to see what had him so scared. I turned to look, and my eyes widened in surprise. There sat a very large sandy brown colored wolf with blue eyes. It wasn’t growling or anything. It just sat there watching us. It cocked its head to the side as if to study us from a different angle.<br /><br />“Get me out of here,” the convict pleaded.<br /><br />I could hear the other officers getting close.<br /><br />“Hey Edwards, did you get him?”<br /><br />I glanced over my shoulder and saw Officer Harris. “Yeah, I got him, but be careful; there’s a…” I had turned to look back at the wolf, but it was gone.<br /><br />Harris came up beside me. “There was a what?”<br /><br />“There was a wolf sitting right there.”<br /><br />“A wolf? There aren’t any wolf packs around here.”<br /><br />“I thought Montana had a lot of wolves?”<br /><br />“We do, but not around here. They were driven off.”<br /><br />“It was sitting right there though,” I said pointing at the spot where the wolf had been.<br /><br />“Sure it was.”<br /><br />“Hey, he even saw it.” I motioned to the convict.<br /><br />“It was probably just a stray dog. I’ve lived here a long time and there’s never been a wolf here.”<br /><br />“If you say so.”<br /><br />The rest of the officers arrived in the clearing. As we walked towards the rest of them, I looked back once more, but there was no sign of the wolf. We all made our way back to the cars. Most of the officers here tonight were from other towns, as our town only had three officers: Chief Phillips, Officer Harris and myself. I booked the convict in at the jail for the night. The state pen guys would be by in the morning to pick him up.<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><b>Author Bio: </b><br />
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I am from a small town in Arizona. I have been working on becoming a writer for quite a few years now and am finally making that dream come true. I am an avid reader as well. I read and write a wide variety of genres including, romance, western, contemporary, fantasy, historical fiction and paranormal, to name a few.<br />I love animals, especially horses and dogs. I currently have two huskies.</span></span><br /></p><p></p>Marsha Wardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15389060049107102815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31428247.post-16179587147901663952020-09-26T05:00:00.017-07:002021-04-14T18:10:22.212-07:00Sample Saturday - September 26, 2020. Surprising Charity<p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">On this special occasion, I'm resurrecting "Sample Saturday," which was a regular feature here on my blog three or four years ago. Why? Because I'm about to launch a new novel!</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">(EDITED: I've done a bit of housekeeping on this post, so the post of September 26, 2020, is showing up with today's date.) <br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: times;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiprmv1n7SHW74x_Ye8Kqq4rRUPBdNtryP5nZOX20CHXId-yX9-ol_8OzqoHxCwd-UXj8J33wa-jy2NZUXQ0AV5GF0uRGlwU7jQhxaMmrwvzDduDXMsCBQE_LLF-nHQ8IoMtdbV/s914/Surprising+Charity+600W.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="914" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiprmv1n7SHW74x_Ye8Kqq4rRUPBdNtryP5nZOX20CHXId-yX9-ol_8OzqoHxCwd-UXj8J33wa-jy2NZUXQ0AV5GF0uRGlwU7jQhxaMmrwvzDduDXMsCBQE_LLF-nHQ8IoMtdbV/s320/Surprising+Charity+600W.jpg" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: times;"><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>Surprising Charity: Shenandoah Neighbors</b></i><br />
New Mexico Territory, August 1867
</span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-size: large;">A transplanted Civil War Widow. A grief-stricken New Mexican landowner. A persistent ghost with an odd demand.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><p><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-size: large;">When Pedro Chaves arrives in Albuquerque begging Charity Bingham to marry him at the behest of her late husband’s ghost, she is stunned. She thought her life would be lived out baking pies and bread for hotel guests and loving on her increasing brood of grandchildren. Now, this man she barely knows wants a marriage of convenience.</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>EXCERPT</b><br /></span></span></p>
<p class="NormalSingleSpace"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Charity Bingham sat on the wooden veranda of the Albuquerque House in a brand-new rocking chair, taking in the late afternoon sun as it slanted under the porch roof to bathe her in light. The day’s heat increased by the hour, but she welcomed this respite in the outdoor air.</span></span></p>
<p class="NormalSingleSpace"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">She wore her workaday outfit of a light-colored muslin bodice and skirt, patterned with sprigs of moss roses, and a gathered white cap of softer fabric that covered both the crown of her head and the knot by which she had captured her blonde hair that morning. Two nights before, she thought she had spied a gray hair as
she brushed her locks, but before she could pluck it out, it had disappeared into the still abundant tresses. Although she usually wore her flour-covered apron from morning until night, she had abandoned it before she left the kitchen.</span></span></p>
<p class="NormalSingleSpace"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Charity oversaw the meals and baked bread and pastries for the guests of this, the only hotel in the town. She didn’t mind the familiar work, but the air in the stifling kitchen was too heavy and close for her taste.</span></span></p>
<p class="NormalSingleSpace" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">. . . <br /></span></span></p>
<p class="NormalSingleSpace"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">A lone horseman appeared out of the mouth of a street leading to the <i>plaza</i>, skirted the side of the square, then turned onto the road that passed in front of the hotel. He sat upright in the saddle, wearing a long tan duster and a felt hat of the same color. As he came closer, Charity felt a slight flutter in her chest. She recognized the gentleman on horseback from the previous winter. He was the gracious host who had given her and her traveling family shelter from a blizzard.</span></span></p>
<p class="NormalSingleSpace"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">What business brought <i>Don Pedro Chaves</i> so far south?</span></span></p>
<p class="NormalSingleSpace"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">The <i>don</i> was a married man with a charming wife, so Charity couldn’t explain the fluttering sensation. She had no reason to have any girlish notions about
him, and indeed, she never had done so up to this moment. However, to her great chagrin, the flutter continued. In fact, she also felt her cheeks heating up, causing her a fair bit of consternation at her reactions to the man’s sudden appearance in her town. What a bother!</span></span></p>
<p class="NormalSingleSpace"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">As she watched in increasing discomfort, <i>Don</i> <i>Pedro</i> rode nearer and nearer to the hotel. His hair, visible below the bottom edge of his hat, glistened silver in the sunlight as he approached.</span></span></p>
<p class="NormalSingleSpace"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Charity snatched the white cap off her head and patted her hair into order, chiding herself for her foolishness as she did so, and at the same time, wondering why his hair was not as she remembered it: a dark brown that gleamed in the light.</span></span></p>
<p class="NormalSingleSpace"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">He drew his horse to a stop before a hitch rail pounded securely into the earth. His face appeared thinner than last winter, more drawn than she had seen it before. Lines that had not been in evidence when last she saw him creased his cheeks, and she caught her breath at his worn appearance. <i>Has the man been
ill?</i></span></span></p>
<p class="NormalSingleSpace"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Don Pedro</i> dismounted with a fluid grace and paused beside the horse for a moment, slapping his hat against the linen garment that hung below his knees. Dust billowed momentarily in the breeze, then settled on the street. He wrapped his bridle reins around the hitch rail and strode toward the steps. At a closer view, the hair on his head appeared to have changed color from when she had first met him. Mere months ago, as she had just recalled, it had been a rich, dark brown with a slight amount of silver mixed in. Now his head was capped with a preponderance of silver hair, with only a scattering of brown. <i>He must surely have been profoundly ill.</i><span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="NormalSingleSpace"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">She saw him paste on a smile. It seemed to cost him effort, and she again wondered why he had come. Her hands trembled in her lap. She stuffed the cap under her skirt.</span></span></p>
<p class="NormalSingleSpace"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">By now his dark eyes were fixed upon hers, and as he reached the top step, his hat twitched in his hand, then he approached where she sat motionless and upright in the rocker.</span></span></p>
<p class="NormalSingleSpace"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">She didn’t know what to do with her hands. Why hadn’t she brought a piece of hand work with her to the veranda? She curled her fingers into balls, watching him come, then rose to her feet as he stopped before her.</span></span></p>
<p class="NormalSingleSpace"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">“<i>Señora</i>
Bingham.”</span></span></p>
<p class="NormalSingleSpace"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">He said no more, standing like a statue, upright, holding his hat in two hands before him, like a shield.</span></span></p>
<p class="NormalSingleSpace"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">“<i>Señ</i>- Don Pedro,” she stammered. “What a surprise to see you.”</span></span></p>
<p class="NormalSingleSpace"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">He gazed about the porch. “Is there a place where we converse in the private?”</span></span></p>
<p class="NormalSingleSpace"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">As she mentally chastised herself for harboring a foolishly fluttering heart, his accented and slightly unconventional English fell on her ears as though the words were musical notes.</span></span></p>
<p class="NormalSingleSpace"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">“Yes. There are seats in the lobby inside. Come with me.”</span></span></p>
<p class="NormalSingleSpace"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">He took one step back and waited until she had passed in front of him, then followed, his boot heels clicking on the planks as the rowels on his spurs tinkled in accompaniment to his stride.</span></span></p>
<p class="NormalSingleSpace"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">He leaned around her to open the door and she entered the lobby, unsettled by how closely he followed her. After a few steps, she gestured to a nook before a window that overlooked an alley that ran along the side of the building. A pair of green upholstered chairs stood in the nook, pointed toward the alley view. Small side tables braced the chairs.</span></span></p>
<p class="NormalSingleSpace"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">She walked in front of one of the chairs and remained standing as he set his hat on the table beside him and took a seat.</span></span></p>
<p class="NormalSingleSpace"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">“You have come far.” She pointed toward the back of the hotel. “May I bring you a refreshment from the kitchen?”</span></span></p>
<p class="NormalSingleSpace"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">“<i>Sí</i>. That is to say, ‘yes’. If you have the glass of water?” He made it a question with the rising inflection in his voice, then added, “I do not require more than that.”</span></span></p>
<p class="NormalSingleSpace"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">“Water we do have. Freshly drawn and cool from the well.” She cast off the uncertain maiden in favor of the gracious hostess and left him for a few moments to retrieve a tumbler of water as well as her equilibrium.</span></span></p>
<p class="NormalSingleSpace"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">She brought back two tumblers on a tray, along with a half-filled pitcher. She’d brought along the second tumbler in case she decided to join him. Her throat certainly had become parched since his arrival.</span></span></p>
<p class="NormalSingleSpace"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">She set the tray on the nearest table, poured water into the first tumbler, and handed it to him, relieved that his fingers did not touch hers. She cleared her throat. “You are far from home, <i>señor</i>.”</span></span></p>
<p class="NormalSingleSpace"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">He drank of the water and swallowed. “I am,” he agreed.</span></span></p>
<p class="NormalSingleSpace"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Having decided she needed a drink of water, too, she filled the second tumbler, and then sat.</span></span></p>
<p class="NormalSingleSpace"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">“Have you come to Albuquerque on business?” She sipped her water.</span></span></p>
<p class="NormalSingleSpace"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">“In a way,” he said, avoiding her eyes as he again drank. “Not, you will please understand, in the usual way of business.”</span></span></p>
<p class="NormalSingleSpace"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">“You have my entire attention.”</span></span></p>
<p class="NormalSingleSpace"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Don Pedro drained his glass, took in a large quantity of air afterward, then seemed to hesitate.</span></span></p>
<p class="NormalSingleSpace"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">“Yes?” she prompted.</span></span></p>
<p class="NormalSingleSpace"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">He pursed his lips and exhaled most of the air.</span></span></p>
<p class="NormalSingleSpace"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">She waited, getting a sense that he struggled with dire distress. “Sir, have you trouble?”</span></span></p>
<p class="NormalSingleSpace"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">“Oh, my dear <i>señora</i>, you cannot know of the trouble I have.” He paused, and his dark eyes became luminous, as though they had a film of tears. “I have come to <i>pedir</i>, to ask you a very great favor.” He rose from the chair, took a step, then fell to his knees before her. “Dear <i>señora</i>, you will do me
the honor to become my wife?”</span></span></p>
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<p class="NormalSingleSpace" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">"Oh my! Do you think, no, that is impossible. She would not--</span></span></p>
<p class="NormalSingleSpace"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Or would she?</span></span></p>
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Marsha Wardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15389060049107102815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31428247.post-59845934247664854562020-09-25T05:00:00.349-07:002020-09-25T05:00:05.166-07:00Fresh Book Friday - Horace & Bunwinkle<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: times;">Today I'm spotlighting a newly-released book for children. Take a look!</span></span></p><p>
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<span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><b>Title: </b><i>Horace & Bunwinkle</i></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />
<span style="font-family: times;"><b>Author: </b>PJ Gardner</span><br />
<span style="font-family: times;"><b>Genre: </b>Young Middle Grade animal series</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><b>Available in:</b> Hardcover, Paperback, and Audiobook <br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;">
<span style="font-family: times;"><b>Published: </b>September 15, 2020</span><br />
<span style="font-family: times;"><b>Purchase Links:</b> <a href="https://www.harpercollins.com/products/horace-bunwinkle-pj-gardner?variant=32128637272098" target="_blank">Harper Collins</a> | <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0062946544?tag=harpercollinsus-20" target="_blank">Amazon</a> | <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/horace-bunwinkle-pj-gardner/1133319523" target="_blank">BN</a></span><br />
</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Description: </b>The first in a young middle grade animal series in which an anxious Boston Terrier and an exuberant potbellied pig team up to solve crimes in their barnyard—from debut author PJ Gardner, with illustrations by David Mottram.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
<span style="font-family: times;">(Perfect for fans of the Mercy Watson series, The Trouble with Chickens, and A Boy Called Bat.)</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
<span style="font-family: times;">Horace Homer Higgins III despises dirt. And the outdoors. And ducks. But when his person, Eleanor, moves to a farm called the Homestead, the anxious Boston Terrier is forced to adapt. As if that isn’t enough to strain his nerves, Ellie adopts a perpetually cheerful potbellied pig named Bunwinkle to be his baby sister.<br /><br />
Bunwinkle is delighted to be on the farm despite the stuffy demeanor of her new canine brother. She’s sure she’ll crack his shell eventually—no one can resist her cuteness for long—especially once they bond over watching a TV pet-tective show.<br /><br />
When the duo discovers that neighborhood animals have been disappearing, they decide to use their new detective skills to team up to solve this barnyard mystery. Is it a mountain lion? Or their suspiciously shot-loving veterinarians?<br /><br />
Only one thing seems certain: if they don’t figure it out soon, one of them might be next!</span><br /><br />
<span style="font-family: times;"><b>Excerpt from Chapter 2:</b><br />
Bunwinkle looked over at Boy Dog. “We’re not twins.”<br />
He slumped down on the seat. “I know.”<br />
“'Cause you’re a dog and I’m a pig.”<br />
“Correct,” he said. Then he muttered under his breath, “What was Eleanor thinking? Adopting a pig.”<br />
“Hey, what’s wrong with adopting a pig?” Bunwinkle asked.<br />
“Well, you see, pigs are not pets. They’re barn animals, plain and simple. Which means I am going to have another animal to watch over and no one to help me protect my human.”<br />
“I can be a protector.”<br />
“I don’t think so. You’re far too little.”<br />
Bunwinkle hopped up on her feet and glared at Boy Dog. “I am not!”<br />
He looked down his muzzle at her. “Really? You really think you can follow the Guardian Creed? ‘Ask not what your human can do for you—ask what you can do for your human.’”<br />
“You made that up.”<br />
“I’ll have you know John F. Kennedy said that.”<br />
“Who’s that?” She glared at him. “Some dog you hang out with?”<br />
Horace huffed. “He was not a dog. He was president of the United States. He came from New England, just like I do. However, if he had been a dog, he definitely would have been a Boston Terrier.”<br />
She tilted her head to the side and pretended to be asleep.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: times;"></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghEopxLf5OanOD3mYqS60iLJrr9lVQXFyIK4g6G_VxyZw51wd50g1yKCxu4XVgA6euMwTdBdJlB5mhGm-QMyG-xbovQVSiypvT0_ZvdTzFQPLcmC0FiFTxcnAQZNtDjzUhhYD5/s200/PJGardner.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghEopxLf5OanOD3mYqS60iLJrr9lVQXFyIK4g6G_VxyZw51wd50g1yKCxu4XVgA6euMwTdBdJlB5mhGm-QMyG-xbovQVSiypvT0_ZvdTzFQPLcmC0FiFTxcnAQZNtDjzUhhYD5/s0/PJGardner.jpg" /></a></span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: times;"><b>Author Bio: </b>
PJ Gardner lives in Gilbert, Arizona, with her husband and sons as well as Rosie the Boston Terrier. For research purposes for her book, Horace & Bunwinkle, PJ spent hours playing with the potbellied pigs that live down the road from her. Visit her at <a href="https://www.pjgardnerswitzer.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.pjgardnerswitzer.com</a>.</span><br /><br />
<span style="font-family: times;"><i>Congratulations, PJ! </i></span></span><br />
</span><p></p>Marsha Wardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15389060049107102815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31428247.post-55533766863681782742020-01-18T07:30:00.000-07:002020-01-18T07:30:00.686-07:00Sometimes I wonder<span style="font-size: large;">Is the English language changing right before my eyes?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">In the newspaper, I'll see articles that skip verbs. Verbs, people, the lifeblood of sentences!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">A couple of days ago, I read a blog post from a favorite author that left out several instances of the word "to." Essential instances.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Am I going batty? Are my eyes betraying me?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Or has the relaxed atmosphere of texts and social media spilled over to taint valuable information?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">What do you think?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Am I just a curmudgeon?</span><br />
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Marsha Wardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15389060049107102815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31428247.post-80326652329649949122019-12-31T19:16:00.000-07:002020-01-09T19:32:20.056-07:00Where did 2019 go?<span style="font-size: large;">As I sit here at my computer with New Year's Eve looming ahead of me, I have to wonder where the year 2019 went, and what I did therein.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I surely didn't publish any books!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I've spent time this afternoon reviewing goals for 2019 and looking at goals for next year, and realized that I <i>did</i> write and submit a story to an anthology, which was published by other people in September. But my own company did not publish in 2019. However, I spent much of the year working on what I expected to be a short story, which revealed itself to be a novel when it blew right past the novella stage. I hope I'm in the final stages of writing the novel. I've been happy to see the story unfold and the characters come to life.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have to acknowledge that part of the year was spent recovering from illness and injury. Many other months were spent working on a reasonable solution to a failing computer.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It is a tremendous amount of work to preserve and to transfer as many files as I have, and to learn an upgraded operating system, which meant researching, acquiring, and using new software to deal with old processes. I believe that obstacle has been passed, and look forward to a smooth computer path for 2020.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I hope your path through life is smooth and accompanied with much happiness in 2020!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">All my best!</span><br />
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<br />Marsha Wardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15389060049107102815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31428247.post-24374160023363162522019-12-28T18:27:00.003-07:002019-12-28T18:27:49.689-07:00A Reminder for 2020 > for members of Relief Society<span style="font-size: large;">Do you have your Relief Society Study Notebook to organize and record your thoughts during the twice-monthly meetings in 2020?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">A year ago I created the Relief Society Study Notebook in two sizes. One is five by eight inches, or pocket-sized, and the other is large print at seven by ten inches. Both notebooks have the same content. Only the covers, sizes, and prices are different.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This book can help you get the most out of your study of the messages from the most recent general conference as they are presented and discussed in Relief Society meetings. The books cover the entire year of meetings, and can
be used during any calendar year.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Study Notebooks ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PUBLICATION of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.</span><br />
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<br />Marsha Wardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15389060049107102815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31428247.post-10805698962350437082019-01-03T18:21:00.000-07:002019-01-03T18:21:11.139-07:00Study Notebooks for Latter-day Saint Women<span style="font-size: large;">All my life I've had a need to take notes. Knowing that in 2019 I would be faced with a brand-new curriculum in my church's women's meeting, I decided I needed a study notebook to help me organize my thoughts during the twice-monthly meetings. I created the Relief Society Study Notebook in two sizes. One is five by eight inches, or pocket-sized, and the other is large print at seven by ten inches. Both notebooks have the same content. Only the covers, sizes, and prices are different.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The notebook is offered to Latter-day Saint women to help them record significant thoughts that come during study of the messages from the most recent general conference as discussed in Relief Society meetings. The books cover the entire year of meetings, and can be used during any calendar year.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">These Study Notebooks ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PUBLICATION of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.</span><br />
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<br />Marsha Wardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15389060049107102815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31428247.post-44102956326061154162018-03-30T00:00:00.000-07:002018-03-30T00:00:11.257-07:00Fresh Book Friday - Lies & Secrets: Three Historical Short Stories<span style="font-size: large;">I released a collection of three previously-published stories this week. The ebook will be exclusive to Amazon Kindle for the next three months.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Title: </b><i>Lies & Secrets: Three Historical Short Stories</i></span> <br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Author:</b> Marsha Ward </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Genre: </b>Historical Fiction with elements of romance </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Published: </b>March 29, 2018 </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Price: </b>Read Free on KindleUnlimited, or Buy the ebook for $0.99 (limited time)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Purchase Link:</b> <a href="https://amzn.to/2IhnICf" target="_blank">Exclusively on Kindle</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Description: Three Historical Short Stories</b>
<b>that expand the Owen Family Universe!</b></span>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>Scandalous: An Owen Family Story</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Young Julianna Owen didn't think flirting with Parley Morgan at the barn raising would lead him to put his hands where they ought not to be. But even worse, her sister discovers them, and Parley abandons her, running off into the woods.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">Julianna's strict father has found where she is hiding, and her world on the Colorado frontier is crashing down around her ears. She thought love and romance was only about going on picnics and holding hands, not rough kisses and hurtful pawing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now the consequences of her actions might be beyond what she can bear.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">In the 1866 Owen Family universe, <i>Scandalous</i> shines a light on teen hormones run amok during a trying time in the family's story, as it ties up a loose thread from the novel, <i>Spinster's Folly</i>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Review:
"Be careful what you wish for; you might just get it. I love the Owen Family stories. The love of family and the adventures are made so real in Mrs. Ward's writings. Details are so vivid a reader can feel themselves there."</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>Broken: A Shenandoah Neighbors Story</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Rida Owen didn’t know married life on the Colorado frontier could be so difficult. Nothing in her Catholic upbringing prepared her for long, lonely nights when her husband, Bert, goes drinking. And womanizing. And then comes home to beat her.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Her mother-in-law thinks she’s stuck up when she doesn’t participate in homestead washday. Rida only wants to hide her bruises and preserve her marriage.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Then a neighbor from her past stops to say hello and reveals a secret of his own.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Broken</i> is a Shenandoah Neighbors story that illuminates a dark corner of the Owen Family universe in 1875.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Review:
"Marsha Ward writes a compelling story of strength and endurance, beautifully worded and detailed to the post Civil War era."</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>Bloodied Leather: A Shenandoah Neighbors Story</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Isabelle Gilbert chafes against the restrictions that Victorian life puts on a young lady.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Forced to accept a betrothal to Percival Egmont, an English ex-patriot like her father, she is disturbed by his passion for prize-fighting—and other pursuits. And what if Mama spots the bruise on her cheek?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Then shared secrets perplex Isabelle even more.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">A Shenandoah Neighbor story, <i>Bloodied Leather</i> extends the Owen Family universe into 1886.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Review:
"An interesting short story with good characterization and dialogue that says more than the words alone. So worth the read."</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Read the stories free on KindleUnlimited, or get your copy today before the price goes up. <a href="https://amzn.to/2J509Ov" target="_blank">Link to Amazon</a></span>Marsha Wardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15389060049107102815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31428247.post-85270065663842220932018-03-26T16:10:00.000-07:002018-03-26T16:44:56.117-07:00Cover Reveal: Lies & Secrets<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Cover Reveal for Marsha Ward's new collection of short stories, <i>Lies & Secrets</i>, due to release March 29.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><i>Scandalous: An Owen Family Story</i></b> </span></span></h4>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Young Julianna Owen didn't think flirting with Parley Morgan at the barn raising would lead him to put his hands where they ought not to be. But even worse, her sister discovers them, and Parley abandons her, running off into the woods.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Julianna's strict father has found where she is hiding, and her world on the Colorado frontier is crashing down around her ears. She thought love and romance was only about going on picnics and holding hands, not rough kisses and hurtful pawing.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Now the consequences of her actions might be beyond what she can bear.</span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">In the 1866 Owen Family universe, <i>Scandalous</i> shines a light on teen hormones run amok during a trying time in the family's story, as it ties up a loose thread from the novel <i>Spinster's Folly.</i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><i>Broken: A Shenandoah Neighbors Story</i></b> </span></span></h4>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Rida Owen didn’t know married life on the Colorado frontier could be so difficult. Nothing in her Catholic upbringing prepared her for long, lonely nights when her husband, Bert, goes drinking. And womanizing. And then comes home to beat her.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Her mother-in-law thinks she’s stuck up when she doesn’t participate in homestead washday. Rida only wants to hide her bruises and preserve her marriage.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Then a neighbor from her past stops to say hello and reveals a secret of his own.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Broken</i> is a Shenandoah Neighbors story that reveals a dark corner of the Owen Family universe in 1875</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><b>Bloodied Leather: A Shenandoah Neighbors Story</b></i></span></span></h4>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Isabelle Gilbert chafes against the restrictions that Victorian life puts on a young lady.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Forced to accept a betrothal to Percival Egmont, an English ex-patriot like her father, she is disturbed by his passion for prize-fighting—and other pursuits. And what if Mama spots the bruise on her cheek? </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Then shared secrets perplex Isabelle even more. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">A Shenandoah Neighbor story, <i>Bloodied</i> <i>Leather</i> extends the Owen Family universe into 1886.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Lies & Secrets: Three Historical Short Stories</i> will be available exclusively on Kindle for a period of three months.</span></span>Marsha Wardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15389060049107102815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31428247.post-5595187734507415972018-03-16T00:00:00.000-07:002018-03-16T00:00:42.304-07:00Fresh Book Friday - Ned's Choice: A Shenandoah Neighbors Story<span style="font-size: large;">Eek! I neglected to make a Fresh Book Friday post about this new story.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Title:</b> <i>Ned's Choice: A Shenandoah Neighbors Story</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Author: </b>Marsha Ward</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Genre: </b>Historical Romance</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Published: </b>February 14, 2018</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Price:</b> $0.99 for a limited time</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Ned Heizer has just released his betrothed from her promise to marry him. He knows she’s in good hands that are not his own.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">But if he carries out his intention to backtrack their trail, to ride toward Raton Pass where he last saw the Mormon wagon party, he’ll be leaving behind his brother and his friends to go in search of an unknown future.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Is he mistaken in his belief that Maggie Julander is the girl for him? If the feeling like lightning that passed between them is any indication, he’s on the right road, unless she didn’t have the same experience.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">A Shenandoah Neighbors Story that puts Ned in a situation where he must make an informed choice and take risks for his hope of happiness.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">*Mormon religious beliefs play a large part in this story.*</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">(<i>Ned’s Choice</i> is best enjoyed if read following the Owen Family Saga novel <i>Trail of Storms</i><i>.</i>)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you’re new to the Owen Family Saga and its related series, Shenandoah Neighbors, here’s the perfect starting place: the origin story, <i>That Tender Light</i>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">How did the Owen Family Saga begin?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">With a love story, of course, the most romantic love story of all: when Rod and Julia met.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">God must have conspired with the angels to put Roderick Owen of Shenandoah County, Virginia, and Julia Helm, of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, in the same place on one magical day in Spring, 1840. All nature paused, as though holding its breath, waiting to see what would happen.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">In this short novella, Marsha Ward tells the story of the Owen Family origins, describing in her delicate language the tender feelings of two people who need to find each other in a very small window of time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Purchase Links:</b> <a href="http://amzn.to/2sOfEl9" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Kindle</a> | <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/that-tender-light-marsha-ward/1126739332?ean=2940154459898" rel="noopener" target="_blank">NOOK</a> | <a href="https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/that-tender-light-an-owen-family-novella-1" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Kobo</a> | <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/that-tender-light-an-owen-family-novella/id1260787935?mt=11" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Apple iTunes Bookstore</a> | <a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/736314" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Smashwords</a> (all formats available)</span>Marsha Wardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15389060049107102815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31428247.post-87915148215639913922018-03-05T19:30:00.000-07:002018-03-05T19:41:02.252-07:00Read an Ebook Week<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">It's that special time again.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">My books in this promotion are <a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/736314" target="_blank"><i>That Tender Light </i></a>- FREE with coupon code RE100; and <a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/469074" target="_blank"><i>Gone for a Soldier</i></a> and <a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/5269" target="_blank"><i>The Man from Shenandoah</i></a> - 50% off with coupon code RAE50.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/marshaward" target="_blank">Here's my Profile page address</a>, where you can find my discounted ebooks - all week long - along with all my other ebooks at great prices.</span></span>Marsha Wardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15389060049107102815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31428247.post-90383775344362462242018-02-03T16:30:00.000-07:002018-02-03T16:30:42.639-07:00New Cover on The Man from ShenandoahIt's hard to believe that <i>The Man from Shenandoah</i> was first published 15 years ago. Yes, that's FIFTEEN years.<br />
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It's time for a bit of a sprucing-up, so I've put a new cover on the novel:<br />
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Here's what the novel is about.<br />
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<b>Carl Owen doesn’t intend to lose anything—not his land, not his cattle, and certainly not his girl—ever again!</b><br />
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The young cavalryman returns from the Civil War to find the family farm destroyed, his favorite brother dead, food scarce, and his father determined to leave the Shenandoah Valley to build a cattle empire in Colorado Territory. Crossing the continent, Carl falls in love with his brother’s fiancée while set to wed another girl, but he might lose everything if the murderous thug Berto Acosta has his way. Carl battles a band of outlaws, a prairie fire, blizzards, a trackless waterless desert, and his own brother—all for the hand of feisty Ellen Bates.<br />
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The new cover is on the e-book right now at the major online retailers, and will appear on the print book soon. Here's where you can buy it, if you don't have it in your digital library yet.<br />
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<b>E-Books</b>: <a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/5269" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Smashwords</a> (all formats) | <a href="http://amzn.to/1X1H03I" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kindle</a> | <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/man-from-shenandoah-marsha-ward/1100071965?ean=2940000722213" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">NOOK</a> | <a href="http://store.kobobooks.com/en-US/ebook/the-man-from-shenandoah" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kobo</a> | <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/the-man-from-shenandoah/id365934145?mt=11" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Apple iTunes Bookstore</a>Marsha Wardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15389060049107102815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31428247.post-72556427513163797582018-01-19T14:30:00.000-07:002018-01-19T14:30:15.960-07:00Fresh Book Friday - Broken<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">It's <b>Fresh Book Friday</b> again, and I have a new story to present to you.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Title: </b><i>Broken: A Shenandoah Neighbors Story</i><b><br /></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Author: </b>Marsha Ward</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Genre: </b>Historical Romance</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Published: </b>January 19, 2018</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Price:</b> $2.99</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Purchase Links:</b> <a href="http://amzn.to/2Bh3mp4" target="_blank">Kindle</a> | <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/broken-marsha-ward/1127785703?ean=2940155078593" target="_blank">NOOK</a> | <a href="https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/broken-a-shenandoah-neighbors-story" target="_blank">Kobo</a> | <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/broken-a-shenandoah-neighbors-story/id1332840460?mt=11" target="_blank">Apple iTunes Bookstore</a> | <a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/776884" target="_blank">Smashwords</a> (all formats available) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Rida Owen didn’t know married life on the Colorado frontier could be so difficult. Nothing in her Catholic upbringing prepared her for long, lonely nights when her husband, Bert, goes drinking. And womanizing. And then comes home to beat her.<br /><br />
Her mother-in-law thinks she’s stuck up when she doesn’t participate in the homestead wash day. Rida only wants to hide her bruises and preserve her marriage.<br /><br />
Then a neighbor from her past stops to say hello and reveals a secret of his own.<br /><br />
A Shenandoah Neighbors story that illuminates a dark corner of the Owen Family universe.<br />
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Optimum reading enjoyment will be derived from reading this story after reading <i>The Man from Shenandoah</i>, and possibly <i>Spinster's Folly</i>, so you get to know the characters involved.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Author Bio:</b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Author Marsha Ward writes authentic historical fiction set in 19th Century America, and contemporary romance. She was born in the sleepy little town of Phoenix, Arizona, in a simpler time. With plenty of room to roam among the chickens and citrus trees, Marsha enjoyed playing with neighborhood chums, but always had her imaginary friend, cowboy Johnny Rigger Prescott, at her side. Now she makes her home in a forest in the mountains of Arizona. She loves to hear from her readers.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Connect with Marsha:</b> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Website: <a href="http://marshaward.com/">http://marshaward.com</a><br />
Blog: <a href="http://marshaward.blogspot.com/">http://marshaward.blogspot.com</a><br />
Email: marshaw@marshaward.com<br />
Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/authormarshaward">https://www.facebook.com/authormarshaward</a><br />
Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/MarshaWard">https://twitter.com/MarshaWard</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Join Marsha’s mailing list for a free book, special offers, and new releases:</span>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">If you're new to the Owen Family Saga and its related series, Shenandoah Neighbors, here's the perfect starting place: the origin story, <i>That Tender Light</i>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">How did the Owen Family Saga begin?<br /><br />With a love story, of course, the most romantic love story of all: when Rod and Julia met.<br /><br />
God must have conspired with the angels to put Roderick Owen of Shenandoah County, Virginia, and Julia Helm, of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, in the same place on one magical day in Spring, 1840. All nature paused, as though holding its breath, waiting to see what would happen.<br /><br />
In this short novella, acclaimed author Marsha Ward tells the story of the Owen Family origins, describing in her delicate language the tender feelings of two people who need to find each other in a very small window of time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span>Marsha Wardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15389060049107102815noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31428247.post-40677694592011312652018-01-11T15:00:00.000-07:002018-01-11T15:00:21.108-07:00New Works from Marsha Ward<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">In case you took a holiday hiatus from social media, here is a list by release dates of newly published and pre-order works in the Owen Family and Shenandoah Neighbors universes: </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><b>Nov 30, 2017:</b> <i>MENDED BY MOONLIGHT: A Shenandoah Neighbors Novella</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><b>Dec 28, 2017:</b> <i>THE APPLE PIE PRIZE: An Owen Family Story</i> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><b>Releasing</b> <b>Jan 19, 2018</b> and <b>available for pre-order now</b>: <i>BROKEN: A Shenandoah Neighbors Story</i> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Pre-order at: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Broken-Shenandoah-Neighbors-Marsha-Ward-ebook/dp/B078VH1VY3/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Kindle</a> | <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/broken-marsha-ward/1127785703?ean=2940155078593" rel="noopener" target="_blank">NOOK</a> | <a href="https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/broken-a-shenandoah-neighbors-story" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Kobo</a> | <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/broken-a-shenandoah-neighbors-story/id1332840460?mt=11" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Apple iTunes Bookstore</a> | <a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/776884" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Smashwords</a> (all formats)</span>Marsha Wardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15389060049107102815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31428247.post-20055309217590162992017-12-29T13:00:00.000-07:002017-12-29T14:14:27.961-07:00Fresh Book Friday: The Apple Pie Prize<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">It's <b>Fresh Book Friday</b> again, and I have a little something for you, a short story!</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Title: </span></b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>The Apple Pie Prize:</i> An Owen Family Story</span><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Author: </span></b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Marsha Ward</span><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Genre: </span></b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Historical Romance</span><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Published: </span></b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">December 28, 2017</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">No one in Shenandoah County would say Rod Owen lacked vigor.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The evidence is clear, with six young’uns running around the farm and his wife Julia about to call in the midwife again.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">A pie crust and a small boy with a sack of dead squirrels can be vexing
impediments when such a man wants a little kissin' in the kitchen.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Author Bio: </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Author
Marsha Ward writes authentic historical fiction set in 19th Century
America, and contemporary romance. She was born in the sleepy little
town of Phoenix, Arizona, in a simpler time. With plenty of room to roam
among the chickens and citrus trees, Marsha enjoyed playing with
neighborhood chums, but always had her imaginary friend, cowboy Johnny
Rigger Prescott, at her side. Now she makes her home in a forest in the
mountains of Arizona. She loves to hear from her readers.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Connect with Marsha</b>:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Website: <a href="http://marshaward.com/">http://marshaward.com</a><br />
Blog: <a href="http://marshaward.blogspot.com/">http://marshaward.blogspot.com</a><br />
Email: marshaw@marshaward.com<br />
Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/authormarshaward">https://www.facebook.com/authormarshaward</a><br />
Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/MarshaWard">https://twitter.com/MarshaWard</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Have you picked up your copy of <i>Mended by Moonlight</i> yet? This Shenandoah Neighbors Novella is the perfect book to read after <i>Gone for a Soldier</i>, as it gives a character from that novel a happy conclusion to her story.</span><br />
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Marsha Wardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15389060049107102815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31428247.post-36573190080619292122017-12-15T12:32:00.002-07:002017-12-15T12:32:44.471-07:00Fresh Book Friday: When the Clouds LiftWelcome to <b>Fresh Book Friday</b>! Here's a new romance novel from Laura L. Walker:<br />
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<b>Title</b>: <i>When the Clouds Lift</i> - A "When Love Happens" Novel<br />
<b>Author</b>: Laura L. Walker<br />
<b>Genre</b>: LDS Romance<br />
<b>Published</b>: December 12, 2017<br />
<b>Price</b>: $2.99<br />
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Having been the class clown through most of her teenage years, eighteen-year-old Ashley Sweeney is ready to leave her family, friends, and reputation behind and start a new life in sunny California. But Ashley’s determination to show her dad and stepmom that she can handle herself in the big wide world falls apart when she becomes the victim of a mean-spirited prank. To make matters worse, the one guy she never wanted to see again has come to her rescue.<br />
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Collin Nichols wanted to serve an honorable LDS mission from the time he was old enough to know what one was. But when the former high school football star’s missionary service comes to a crashing halt, he’s suddenly the most unpopular guy in Forest Meadow, Idaho. Now, to avoid his parents’ disapproval and awkward stares from people who used to be his friends, he gladly accepts Ashley’s dad’s plea to help him bring her home safely. If only he can get Ashley to see his way . . . and if only he can forget the electric kiss they shared back in high school.<br />
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But getting home is only half the battle. Ashley soon is caught up in the craziness of college life and Collin is forced to stand on the sidelines and watch as she receives attention from a returned missionary who seems like the perfect match for her. But when an unwanted visitor from her past shows up on her doorstep, will she need to be rescued once again? And when the storm clouds finally lift, will a new love have formed in the mist?<br />
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Ashley’s dad turned to the police officer. “What about it, officer? May I have my daughter back now?”<br />
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“We’ll need to fill out some forms, then your daughter will be free to go.”<br />
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“Great.” Her dad abruptly stood and followed the officer to the door, waving at someone from down the hallway. “She’s in here. Come and wait with her while I go sign papers.”<br />
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“Sure. No problem,” a deep voice said. Wondering who her dad was talking to, Ashley stood. A ghost from her past walked through the door, and her mouth fell open. Standing before her in all his white-toothed, well-muscled, and tawny-eyed splendor was none other than football quarterback Collin Nichols, his thick dark brown hair hidden under a baseball cap. Missionary Collin Nichols.<br />
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It couldn’t be. Wasn’t he was serving his mission in New York? “Collin? What are you doing here?”<br />
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This was the last thing she remembered before everything went black.<br />
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<b>Author Bio</b>:<br />
Laura L. Walker grew up in a large family in the beautiful Gila Valley of southern Arizona. From the time Laura was young, she spent hours drawing characters on paper and fantasizing about their adventures. Life became more serious, however, when Laura met her own hero at Northern Arizona University and they later became the parents of six children. In between spurts of grocery shopping, sewing costumes or quilts, transporting kids to practices, and making dinner, Laura still enjoys putting her imagination to good use. Laura is the author of three novels and three novellas. <i>When the Clouds Lift</i> is her third LDS romance.<br />
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Website: <a href="http://www.lauralwalker.com/">http://www.lauralwalker.com/</a><br />
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<br />Marsha Wardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15389060049107102815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31428247.post-67175978766877943952017-11-30T11:31:00.000-07:002017-11-30T11:31:37.756-07:00Now Launching: Mended by Moonlight<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">You've waited three long years to find out what happened to a major character from the Owen Family Saga novel <i>Gone for a Soldier</i>, Ella Ruth. In truth, she wasn't yet ready to talk about her post-war life. However, now she has opened up to author Marsha Ward, and here is her story.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">A grief-stricken Confederate widow. A Union surgeon plagued by guilt. What possible set of circumstances would bring them to a meeting of the minds? Can there be a happily-ever-after for Ella Ruth and Alex during Reconstruction?</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><b>Purchase <i>Mended by Moonlight: A Shenandoah Neighbors Novella</i><br />
E-Book:</b> <a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/761338" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Smashwords</a> (all formats) | <a href="http://amzn.to/2zIBluu" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Kindle</a></span></span>Marsha Wardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15389060049107102815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31428247.post-6989042462772534812017-11-25T06:00:00.000-07:002017-11-25T06:00:04.400-07:00Sample Saturday: Cover Reveal - Mended by Moonlight<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I'm really excited to reveal the cover of my newest project, <i>Mended by Moonlight</i>, a Shenandoah Neighbors novella. This romantic work will be released next Thursday, November 30, 2017.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i>Mended by Moonlight</i> is intended to be read following the Owen Family Saga novel, <i>Gone for a Soldier. </i>Here's the description:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">A grief-stricken young Confederate widow, Ella Ruth Owen only wants to hide at home and wait to die. Her parents need her to make a pretty appearance in Yankee social circles so her father can recover his business interests. They pressure her to abandon black mourning clothing and make conciliatory visits with her mother to Yankee woman newly arrived in Charlottesville with their carpet-bagger husbands.<br /><br />Physician and surgeon Alexander Marshall carries deep guilt that he was away at war tending wounded soldiers when his fiancée died of a fever. Lacking a future, it doesn't matter to him that the army sends him to the hinterlands of Virginia to work at a new hospital.<br /><br />Ella Ruth's arguments with her parents bring on debilitating headaches. Momma arranges for her to be seen by a physician at the new hospital--dismissing the fact that it's a convalescence facility for Union soldiers.<br /><br />The appearance in his office of a haunted young woman banishes Alex's lethargy. Her claim of surgical experience shocks and intrigues him. How best can he cure her headaches? Can he figure out a way to use her skills? Will Ella Ruth's resistance to a growing attraction to the doctor ever soften? That cannot happen until she is <i>Mended by Moonlight</i>.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><i>Scandalous</i>, an Owen Family Story that adds depth and embellishes a scene in the Saga novel, <i>Spinster's Folly</i>, is available in KindleUnlimited for a few more days. Read it free if you have a subscription, or buy it for only $2.99. <a href="http://amzn.to/2wNIfMP" target="_blank">Click here for the link</a>.</span></span></div>
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Marsha Wardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15389060049107102815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31428247.post-37957202781141976272017-09-08T11:30:00.000-07:002017-09-08T11:30:15.756-07:00Fresh Book Friday - Scandalous: An Owen Family Story<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">It's Fresh Book Friday again, and I have another story to share with you!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Title: </b><i>Scandalous: An Owen Family Story</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Author: </b>Marsha Ward</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Genre: </b>Historical Fiction, Coming of Age story</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Publisher: </b>WestWard Books</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Date Published: </b>September 8, 2017</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Price: </b>$2.99, Free for kindleunlimited subscribers</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Young Julianna Owen didn't think flirting with Parley Morgan at the barn raising would lead him to put his hands where they ought not to be. But worse yet, her sister discovers them and Parley abandons her, running off into the woods.<br /><br />Julianna's strict father has found where she is hiding, and her world on the Colorado frontier is crashing down around her ears. She thought love and romance was only about going on picnics and holding hands, not rough kisses and hurtful pawing.<br /><br />Now the consequences of her actions might be beyond what she can bear.<br /><br />In the 1860s Owen Family universe, <i>Scandalous</i> shines a light on teen hormones run amok during a trying time in the family's story, as it ties up a loose thread from the novel, Spinster's Folly.<br /><br />This edition contains bonus material at the end, an excerpt from the Shenandoah Neighbors story, <i>Bloodied Leather</i>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Author Bio: </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Author Marsha Ward writes authentic historical fiction set in 19th Century America, and contemporary romance. She was born in the sleepy little town of Phoenix, Arizona, in a simpler time. With plenty of room to roam among the chickens and citrus trees, Marsha enjoyed playing with neighborhood chums, but always had her imaginary friend, cowboy Johnny Rigger Prescott, at her side. Now she makes her home in a forest in the mountains of Arizona. She loves to hear from her readers.</span><br />
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<br />Marsha Wardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15389060049107102815noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31428247.post-52246763257068175752017-08-18T00:00:00.000-07:002017-08-18T00:00:03.012-07:00Fresh Book Friday: Bloodied Leather, A Shenandoah Neighbors Story<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">It's <b>Fresh Book Friday! </b>Today is the Release Day for my latest short story.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Title</b>: <i>Bloodied Leather,</i> A Shenandoah Neighbors Story</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Author</b>: Marsha Ward</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Genre</b>: Historical Fiction</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Publisher</b>: WestWard Books</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Date Published</b>: August 18, 2017</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Isabelle Gilbert chafes against the restrictions that Victorian life puts on a young lady.<br /><br />Forced to accept a betrothal to Percival Egmont, an English ex-patriot like her father, she is disturbed by his passion for prize-fighting—and other pursuits. And what if Mama spots the bruise on her cheek?<br /><br />Then shared secrets perplex Isabelle even more.<br /><br />A “Shenandoah Neighbors” story that extends the Owen Family universe, <i>Bloodied Leather</i> opens a new era for this popular family saga.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Author Bio</b>:</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Author Marsha Ward writes authentic historical fiction set in 19th Century America, and contemporary romance. She was born in the sleepy
little town of Phoenix, Arizona, in a simpler time. With plenty of room to roam among the chickens and citrus trees, Marsha enjoyed playing with neighborhood chums, but always had her imaginary friend, cowboy Johnny Rigger Prescott, at her side. Now she makes her home in a forest in the mountains of Arizona. She loves to hear from her readers. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Connect with Marsha</b>:</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Website: <a href="http://marshaward.com/">http://marshaward.com</a><br />
Blog: <a href="http://marshaward.blogspot.com/">http://marshaward.blogspot.com</a><br />
Email: marshaw@marshaward.com<br />
Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/authormarshaward">https://www.facebook.com/authormarshaward</a><br />
Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/MarshaWard">https://twitter.com/MarshaWard</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i>Bloodied Leather</i> vaults over a lot of years and other Owen-verse stories (coming later). It's set in San Francisco in 1886. Here's the description:</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Isabelle Gilbert chafes against the restrictions that Victorian life puts on a young lady.<br />
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Forced to accept a betrothal to Percival Egmont, an English ex-patriot like her father, she is disturbed by his passion for prize-fighting—and other pursuits. And what if Mama spots the bruise on her cheek?<br />
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Then shared secrets perplex Isabelle even more.<br />
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A “Shenandoah Neighbors” story that extends the Owen Family universe, <i>Bloodied Leather</i> opens a new era for this popular family saga.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><i>Bloodied Leather</i> will be published in a collection in 2018, which will be available in print as well as in ebook formats.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Have you read my latest novella, <i>That Tender Light</i>, yet? It's the wonderfully romantic origin story of how Rod Owen and Julia Helm met. Free at online retailers like <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/that-tender-light-marsha-ward/1126739332?ean=2940154459898" target="_blank">Barnes and Noble</a>, <a href="https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/that-tender-light-an-owen-family-novella-1" target="_blank">Kobo</a>, <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/mt/book/that-tender-light-an-owen-family-novella/id1260787935?mt=11" target="_blank">iBooks/iTunes</a>, and <a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/736314" target="_blank">Smashwords</a>. Only $0.99 at <a href="http://amzn.to/2v5roU7" target="_blank">Amazon</a>.</span></span></span></div>
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Marsha Wardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15389060049107102815noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31428247.post-46594946833321492362017-08-05T00:00:00.000-07:002017-08-05T00:00:23.089-07:00Sample Saturday: Bloodied Leather<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">The short story <i>Bloodied Leather</i> will be published in two weeks. Here's a sample to whet your appetite:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">San Francisco, California. 1886 </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Isabelle Gilbert pulled a blonde curl down alongside her cheek. She repeated the effect with a second lock of hair, then adjusted the coiffure on the other side of her head for symmetry’s sake. She frowned. Mama had such sharp eyes. If the bruise weren’t entirely hidden, she would spot it in one second and ask about it in the next. How would Isabelle ever explain how it had happened?<br /><br />Surely Percy hadn’t meant to strike her. He’d been so excited about attending the prizefight, and when she had declined to accompany him... <i>I never imagined what trouble a fiancé could be to a girl. I must work harder to make him happy.</i><br /><br />Isabelle determined at last that three dangling curls did the job of masking the unsightly discoloration. She gave her hair one last pat and rose from her dressing table to choose her outfit for the day.<br /><br />Something simple. Nothing to call Mama’s attention to me.<br /><br />Since Isabelle would not make any calls on friends today, she chose a pale blue bodice with puffed sleeves and a matching skirt with only the slightest of bustles. Something comfortable would be best. After all, she’d only be working on her trousseau. She grimaced. The hand towels must be embroidered with intertwined initials to herald her upcoming marriage to Percival Egmont.<br /><br />She didn’t call him Percival. Who would? She had chosen to call her fiancé Percy, even though he pressed her daily to use an endearment like “dear” or “darling.” It didn’t suit her to bestow such sweet names on him yet. Especially after last night.<br /><br />She had left Percy in the parlor on his knees, swearing he had not meant to lay a hand on her. Well, he had done so, and her remembrance of the blow stung as sharply as had the blow itself. Fortunately, Mama hadn’t caught her on the stairs afterward or she would have known something was amiss. Isabelle wondered what action, if any, Mama would have taken in regards to the man. Mama was sometimes a puzzle.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Look for a Cover Reveal next week.</span>Marsha Wardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15389060049107102815noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31428247.post-31855722515744756722017-07-14T13:02:00.001-07:002017-07-14T13:48:14.902-07:00Fresh Book Friday - That Tender Light: An Owen Family Novella<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">At last! The origin story of the Owen Family.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>Title:</b> That Tender Light: An Owen Family Novella</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>Author: </b>Marsha Ward</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>Genre:</b> Historical Romance</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>Publisher:</b> WestWard Books</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>Date Published:</b> July 14, 2017</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>Price: </b>$0.99 at Amazon, FREE at Smashwords</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">How did the Owen Family Saga begin?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">With a love story, of course, the most romantic love story of all: when Rod and Julia met.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">God must have conspired with the angels to put Roderick Owen of Shenandoah County, Virginia, and Julia Helm, of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, in the same place on one magical day in Spring, 1840. All nature paused, as though holding its breath, waiting to see what would happen.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">In this short novella, acclaimed author Marsha Ward tells the story of the Owen Family origins, describing in her delicate language the tender feelings of two people who need to find each other in a very small window of time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Author Marsha Ward writes authentic historical fiction set in 19th Century America, and contemporary romance. She was born in the sleepy little town of Phoenix, Arizona, in a simpler time. With plenty of room to roam among the chickens and citrus trees, Marsha enjoyed playing with neighborhood chums, but always had her imaginary friend, cowboy Johnny Rigger Prescott, at her side. Now she makes her home in a forest in the mountains of Arizona. She loves to hear from her readers. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Website: <a href="http://marshaward.com/">http://marshaward.com</a><br />
Blog: <a href="http://marshaward.blogspot.com/">http://marshaward.blogspot.com</a><br />
Email: marshaw@marshaward.com<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>How did the Owen Family Saga begin?</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">With a love story, of course, the most romantic love story of all: when Rod and Julia met.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">God must have conspired with the angels to put Roderick Owen of Shenandoah County, Virginia, and Julia Helm, of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, in the same place on one magical day in Spring, 1840. All nature paused, as though holding its breath, waiting to see what would happen.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">In this short novella, Marsha Ward tells the story of the Owen Family origins, describing in her delicate language the tender feelings of two people who need to find each other in a very small window of time.</span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Coming July 14...</span></span></b></div>
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