BLURB:
Rachel
Cullen grew up in Scotland America she was immediately embraced by the
Celtic and Bluegrass communities. But after
her divorce, Rachel's life is a mess.
A
year of trying to prove to herself that she's woman enough for any man, and
then a vicious rape while on tour with the band, leaves Rachel reeling. When
she meets Noel Kershaw, an English teacher who is poetry in motion, she is
definitely attracted. But he has a young child and he's suffering from his own
divorce. The last thing Rachel needs in life is more baggage.
First,
Rachel must reconcile who she is, what she wants, and how to get there. Maybe
then she'll know how to be a part of the family she's always wanted.
Excerpt:
As
she reached for the handle, the door opened and a little girl rushed out, maybe
six or seven years old, with beautiful long blond hair caught up in a blue
denim bow. She ran to a light blue sedan
next to Rachel’s and giggled as she skipped through puddles circling the car.
Rachel couldn’t help but smile at the child’s carefree innocence.
After
three circles, the girl stopped at the back end of the car, cocked her head and
waved two fingers at her. “Hi.”
“Um,
hi.” Rachel raised her hand and waved back. “Did you forget somebody? Your
mommy maybe?”
“Claire,
I told you to stay close.”
At
the sound of the tenor voice beside her, Rachel started. A man three to four inches taller than her
had stepped out. In one hand he held several colorful ribbons attached to a
bright pink, heart-shaped helium balloon that read Happy Birthday. He looked
toward the car where the child was still giggling.
The
little girl raced back. Skidding to a stop in front of Rachel, they bumped and
Rachel teetered slightly toward the wall.
“Careful
there.” A weathered hand reached toward her and wrapped around her elbow. His
touch was softer than she expected, but her knees still locked, ready to spring
if she needed to move fast. He held her up with one hand. Deep brown eyes,
emphasized by his full head of short, wavy blonde hair, looked at her then
turned toward the girl.”
“Apologize,
Claire. You almost knocked her over.”
“I’m
sorry.” A small hand lifted to touch her other arm.
“That’s
okay. Really. I should have been paying
more attention.” Rachel smiled and pointed to the balloon. “Latha breith.”
“Excuse
me?”
“Oh,
I…” She had lapsed into Gaelic.
Something she hadn’t done in public since Kavan left her almost three
years ago. “I said ‘Happy Birthday.’”
AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Maggie Jaimeson writes
romantic women’s fiction and romantic suspense with a near future twist. She
describes herself as a wife, a step-mother, a sister, a daughter, a teacher and
an IT administrator. By day she is “geek girl” – helping colleges to keep up
with 21st century technology and provide distance learning options for students
in rural areas. By night Maggie turns her thoughts to worlds she can control –
worlds where bad guys get their comeuppance, women triumph over tragedy, and
love can conquer all.
HEALING NOTES is the second
book in the Sweetwater Canyon Series of four books. The final two books will be available in
2013.
Website: http://maggiejaimeson.com
Facebook:
Twitter: @maggiejaimeson
Maggie will award one autographed cover flat to a randomly drawn commenter at each blog stop. In addition, she will award a $25 gift card to either Amazon or Barnes and Noble (winner's choice) as a grand prize to one randomly selected commenter on this tour, and a $25 gift certificate to either Amazon or Barnes and Noble (winner's choice) to a randomly drawn host. You must leave an email address to be entered into any of the drawings.
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Ruth, Thank you so much for taking the time to spotlight my book and host this stop on the Book Blast. This second book in the series is close to my heart because Rachel really needed a special happily ever after.
ReplyDeleteI'll check back tomorrow evening to see if any of your readers have commented or wish to be part of the drawing.
This really sounds interesting! I saw this on another blog as well...I would have entered, but don't like posting my email....maybe I need to set up a fake one, hate to-can't keep up with my real one!
ReplyDeleteThe Grand Prize winner of the $25 gift card is Tore923. Congratulations Tore!
ReplyDeleteBecause I've had such a great time meeting everyone on this tour, I have decided to award autographed cover flats (one per person) to anyone who has commented during the Book Blast tour. If you wish to have one, please send an email to maggie at maggiejaimeson dot com with the name you would like with the autograph, and your mailing address. They must be sent through the post. If you do not want your name endorsed, in addition to the autograph, then please say so.
I promise, I will not sell your address to anyone or pepper your mailbox with flyers.
The Grand Prize winner of the $25 gift card is Tore923. Congratulations Tore!
ReplyDeleteBecause I've had such a great time meeting everyone on this tour, I have decided to award autographed cover flats (one per person) to anyone who has commented during the Book Blast tour. If you wish to have one, please send an email to maggie at maggiejaimeson dot com with the name you would like with the autograph, and your mailing address. They must be sent through the post. If you do not want your name endorsed, in addition to the autograph, then please say so.
I promise, I will not sell your address to anyone or pepper your mailbox with flyers.