Daily Archives: October 1, 2009

October Book Giveaway



Before I post the books for the October Book Giveaway, I just wanted to announce that the winner of the September Book Giveaway is:

Renee Chaw – Perryopolis, PA

Renee, I’ll be snail mailing your books out to you soon.

Here are the novels that I’m giving away for the month of October. Some of these books are brand new and some are slightly used! Also, remember to leave your email address when commenting for the giveaway so that I’ll have a way of contacting you if you win. Also, by entering, I’ll automatically add your name to my newsletter email list. Don’t worry about that, though…I only send out mass emails for newsletters a few times a year, so you won’t be hearing from me very often! If I choose you as the winner, I’ll be posting your first and last name and city and state on my blog, announcing you as the winner. This box of books will be given to ONE person. Here are the books:

1. What The Bayou Saw by Patti Lacy

2. Sins Of The Father by Angela Benson

3. A Cousin’s Prayer by Wanda E. Brunstetter

4. The Lumberjack’s Lady by Susan Page Davis

5. Becoming More Than A Bible Study Girl by Terkeurst
From the Back Cover
Is Something Missing in Your Life?
Lysa TerKeurst knows what it’s like to consider God just another thing on her to-do list. For years she went through the motions of a Christian life: Go to church. Pray. Be nice.
Longing for a deeper connection between what she knew in her head and her everyday reality, she wanted to personally experience God’s presence.
Drawing from her own remarkable story of step-by-step faith, Lysa invites you to uncover the spiritually exciting life we all yearn for. With her trademark wit and spiritual wisdom, Lysa will help you :
* Learn how to make a Bible passage come alive in your own devotion time.
* Replace doubt, regret, and envy with truth, confidence, and praise.
* Stop the unhealthy cycles of striving and truly learn to love who you are and what you’ve been given.
* Discover how to have inner peace and security in any situation
* Sense God responding to your prayers
The adventure God has in store for your life just might blow you away.

6. A McKaslin Homecoming by Jillian Hart
When contacted by her long-lost grandmother, Lauren McKaslin wanted to reconnect—with all the warmhearted Montana McKaslins. For too long, she’d relied solely on herself and her faith. But mistrustful lawman Caleb Stone stood in the way, and his questions about her were intimidating. Was his attention more than a protective instinct? Now that she believed in family again, perhaps this was also the time to believe in true love….

7. Val’s Prayer by Terry Fowler
From Heartsong Presents website:
Val Truelove dreams of owning the Kentucky horse farm she grew up on and running a wedding venue business. And she prays big prayers. When an answer comes in an unlikely package, her life is never the same again. But she must overcome obstacles – an opionionated architect, sabotaged plans, and a revengeful former coworker – to see her dreams become reality.

8. Heath’s Choice by Terry Fowler
From Heartsong Presents website:
For years, Heath’s one goal was to get his education and help his younger sibilings obtain theirs. Now God’s provision has freed him to pursue other interests. He finds himself trying to reconcile his choice to be a landscaper against finding a job worthy of his expensive education. As a teenager, Heath was attracted to Jane, but when it came down to choices, she made decisions that changed her life – and not for the better. She’s back in his life, but can Heath get past his fears and trust God to give him the woman he loves?

9. All That Glitters by Lynnette Sowell
From Heartsong Presents website:
When Francesca Wallingford first meets Count Philippe de la Croix, he turns her head. But then an old friend, Alfred Finley, returns to the society that scorned him years ago. A summer in Newport, Rhode Island, with its sequence of balls and cotillions, pits both men in a quest for Francesca’s hand. But what role does love and honor play when Francesca’s mother has her own agenda for her daughter to become a countess?

And, if you feel inclined, go over to Amazon and check out my April 2010 release! If you feel led, you can pre-order it! I think Barbour did a beautiful job with the cover!

~Cecelia Dowdy~

The Lumberjack’s Lady by Susan Page Davis


The Lumberjack’s Lady by Susan Page Davis

From Heartsong Presents website:
Letitia Hunter works as a clerk at her father’s lumber company, but her place in society is well established. When an intriguing French lumberjack comes to work in the office alongside her, Letitia knows she cannot allow the feelings he stirs within her. Her father would never consider him an eligible suitor. From the moment Etienne rescued the boss’s lovely young daughter from drowning in a frozen lake, he has not been able to put her out of his mind. Working with her only complicates things. Yet his feelings for her are so strong. Can he overcome prejudice and prove his worth both as an employee and as a man? God works in mysterious ways, His children to bless. Will He make this relationship work?

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This was a sweet story that held my interest. It had a different twist from usual Heartsongs, I suppose, because the hero is a French Canadian lumberjack. When my sister saw the cover, she said, “What’s Paul Bunyon doing on the cover of that book you’re reading?”

Letitia has always lived by her father’s rules, quietly working beside him in the office of his lumber company. However, while visiting one of her father’s lumber camps, she falls into a frozen lake while ice skating. She’s rescued by handsome Etienne, a French Canadian lumberjack. Etienne is smitten with the boss’s daughter, but knows she’s way out of his league. He came from an under-priviledged background and has little money. Letitia has a lot of wealth, and he knows her father would never agree to having him as a son-in-law.

Letitia’s father, Mr. Hunter, calls Etienne Steve (Etienne is French for Steven). Although Mr. Hunter admires the office talents of his new employee, he knows the man is not a suitable mate for his daughter. Leticia shuns the advances of one of her father’s wealthy clients, much to her father’s dissatisfaction.

Leticia and Etienne have a lot of obstacles to overcome before their romance can blossom into a beautiful relationship.

~Cecelia Dowdy~