Monday Book Mania! Montana Rose by Mary Connealy

Welcome to Monday Book Mania!

I am super duper excited to announce that Mary Connealy's Montana Rose is IN STORES NOW!

About the book:

Montana Rose—Left pregnant and widowed in the unforgiving west,
Cassie is forced into an unwanted marriage to rancher Red Dawson.

No decent man could turn away from Cassie and leave her to the rough men
in Divide, Montana. Red Dawson does what he must, joining his life to a
spoiled, snooty woman. Now he's got to keep her from killing herself
with her efforts to be helpful, and prevent her attempts to be a good
wife from leaving his ranch in ruins. And while Red struggles with his
overly obedient but badly incompetent wife, an obsessed man plots to
make Cassie his own, something he can't do as long as Red lives.

Montana Rose was actually inspired by Janette Oke's beautiful
classic novel Love Comes Softly. Of course, me being me, my novel has
taken an alarming turn to romantic comedy, suspense and mayhem.

Mary thinks of it as Love Comes Hardly.

Buy Montana Rose online at places such as Amazon, Christianbooks, Barnes and Noble, Books a Million, Waldens, etc.

Or find it in a bookstore near you. If it's NOT
there, ask the clerk to order it for you.

Mary has a great newsletter by the way. And she is not only warm and kind, she is THE funniest woman on the face of the earth. Check out her Web site and sign up for her newsletter. www.maryconnealy.com

Hope you will pick up a copy of Montana Rose today! Mary's writing is top notch and her books will remain in your mind like a mental motion picture for months after you read the book.

Have a wonderful week.

Cheryl Wyatt

CONGRATULATIONS KINDLE 2 WINNER-JEAN KINSEY

HUGE CONGRATULATIONS to the winner of the Kindle 2 from my recent newsletter contest. Jean Kinsey's entry was unanimously voted as the most touching.

There were some REALLY great entries as to why folks thought they should win this Kindle 2. I laughed at many and grew tearful at others. Great job, everyone. This was so hard to choose a winner.

If you aren't yet a part of my newsletter and don't want to miss the opportunity for more contests with great prizes, exclusive to newsletter subscribers, visit my Web site at www.cherylwyatt.com (or click the header link above) and sign up in the newsletter space provided.

Happy 4th of July everyone!

Cheryl Wyatt

Free Book Fridays

Hey all,

Due to deadlines I've had to put Free Book Fridays and Prompt Tuesdays on hold for a few months.

BUT....once I start that back up this year, I'll make up time by giving away AN ENTIRE BOX OF STEEPLE HILL BOOKS!

So thanks for hanging in there with me during my busy season.

Hugs all!

Cheryl

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Folks are TOO quiet over there. Go and stir up some comments. LOL!

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Cheryl Wyatt

Saturday Book Stroll-The Missionary by Dave Lambert and William Carmichael

WELCOME to Saturday Book Stroll on my blog! Most Saturdays, I share books I'm currently recommending.


FEATURED BOOK & AUTHOR: The Missionary by Dave Lambert and William Carmichael
Publisher: Moody

ABOUT THE BOOK:
I would describe The Missionary as a novel of international espionage. Here’s the back-cover copy:

"Yesterday David Eller was an American missionary serving the poor in Venezuela. Today he's an international fugitive.

"David Eller rescues impoverished children in Caracas, Venezuela, with his wife, Christie. But for David, that isn't enough. The supply of homeless children is endless because of massive poverty and the oppressive policies of the Venezuelan government.

"When the CIA gives David an opportunity to do something more-to heal the disease rather than working on the symptoms-he decides to go for it. But little by little, he falls into an unimaginable nightmare of espionage, ending in a desperate, life-or-death gamble to flee the country with his wife and son.

"Was he wrong to resort to the political solution?
And was it really the CIA that asked him to get involved?"

ABOUT THE AUTHORS:
The Missionary is a debut novel for William Carmichael and the fourth for co-author Dave Lambert.

MY REVIEW:
This book was one of the best books I've read in years. I can totally see this book playing out as a major motion picture...and I sincerely hope it does get optioned for film.

This book had me crying by page 18. Partly due to the thread of the hero going after people who exploit children. Very touching and I loved that aspect of the book. Also, the book was extremely evocotive without being provocative. Highly action-driven, I finished this book in one sitting in a matter of hours that ran by so fast I couldn't believe I'd gotten to the end of the book. I admit that when I read the ARC copy, I was a little concerned as to how the author was going to pull off keeping my attention through the rapid sequence change from scene to scene every couple or few pages. But this method absolutely worked for this story and, though there were several threads playing out in simultaneous rapid fire sequence, the author wrote in such a way that I kept track of each thread and POV.

There were parts of this book that were so tense, I had fingernail marks in my chin and cheek where I apparently lost myself in the text and dug my nails in hoping a certain character would end up okay. Can't give much away except I'll say one word. The Davey aspect is a gut-clencher for sure. The writing had me talking to myself about how aggravated I would be if these character's I'd come to care about didn't end up okay. LOLOL! Especially riveting was the mother/son Davey aspect.

WOW. EXCELLENT READ. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!!!!

Can be purchased NOW anywhere books are sold.


Hope you will consider picking up this week's featured Saturday Afternoon Stroll book. It will stay on my keeper shelf for life. One of the best books I've read this decade.

Cheryl Wyatt

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