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I’ve FINALLY gotten around to drawing the names for the winners of my last book giveaway.

However the following novels are still up for grabs:

Listening To Her Heart by Joyce Livingston – A Heartsong Presents Title
What’s Cooking by Gail Sattler – An old Heartsong Presents Title
Margaret’s Quest by Muncy G. Chapman – An old Heartsong Presents Title

I had a hard time doing the drawing because hardly anybody left their email address!! I guess I need to stress that you need to leave an email addy each time I have a book giveaway! When you leave a comment through your blogger profile, chances are, the email address is NOT showing on your profile! Sometimes people have it set to show, but I’m finding a majority of the time when you access people’s blogger profiles, they don’t have an email address available, so then I’m stuck as to how to contact the winner.

After I get rid of these three books, I’ll contact the winners and do another book giveaway soon!


~Cecelia Dowdy~

What’s Cooking by Gail Sattler

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What’s Cooking by Gail Sattler
Publisher: Heartsong Presents

ISBN: 9781593105754

Binding: Mass Market

Pages: 176 pages

For those interested, I’m giving this book away.

From Heartsong Presents website:
When twenty-four-year-old Mitchell Farris signed up for an evening cooking class he wasn’t expecting to meet the woman of his dreams. Now, if he can just convince the teacher he’s the man of her dreams and that age doesn’t matter, he’ll be fine. Carolyn Rutherford is quickly approaching her thirty-third birthday and knows that the time to settle down is fast approaching, but with whom? She has a mental image of her ideal mate – and it’s not Mitchell Farris. Would the Lord call her to marry someone nine years her junior? Or will everyone just wonder what’s cooking? Fall in love with this inspiring love story and our entire collection of Christian romance novels from Heartsong Presents! ===============
This book was different because it had a conflict that I normally don’t see in many romance novels. The heroine is nine years older than the hero. Since Carolyn is nine years older than Mitch, and Mitch’s parents were teenagers when they had him, Carolyn ends up being closer to the age of Mitch’s parents than to Mitch.
Carolyn is 33 and Mitch is 24. Since she’s the high-school Home Ec teacher, some of Mitch’s friends are acquainted with Carolyn through their former high school years, which causes some conflict in the story.
Mitch meets Carolyn when he signs up for a cooking class. He’s desperate to learn adequate cooking skills because he wants to make food for the rehearsal dinner for his sister, who is going to wed Mitch’s best friend.
Mitch is immediately attracted to Carolyn, but their age difference makes them hesitant about pursuing a relationship. Carolyn is already involved with somebody who meets her criteria of a future mate. However, it takes her some time to admit that she’s in the wrong relationship.
I also love that the author talked about cooking and food, two of my favorite subjects!

~Cecelia Dowdy~

Dairy Farm Pics

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A few days ago, I posted pics from the small family dairy farm that I visited in Cecil County Maryland. Here are the rest of the pics that I took. I wasn’t able to take more pics because I was too busy watching the farmer during the milking process, plus I asked him TONS of questions. I had a notebook with me, so I wrote down practically everything he said. Some people told me I should have had a video camera with me so that I could shoot the whole process and then I’d have his responses on film! I thought, not a bad idea! Maybe I’ll do that the next time I have a research trip, that is, if the person I’m interviewing doesn’t mind!

~Cecelia Dowdy~

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My field trip was EXTREMELY helpful. If it’s possible to do research via the actual location, instead of ONLY using the internet, then do it! I acquired a great deal of knowledge from a very hospitable dairy farmer in North East Maryland. He answered all my questions, and I even milked a cow!

I’m not used to this farming life, though! That stench sure is strong, but the cows are lovely! Running a dairy farm is a lot of hard work since those cows are on a schedule!

~Cecelia Dowdy~

Deadline Looming…

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My blog entries may be somewhat infrequent over the next week. I have a deadline of May 19th looming on the horizon.

I’m very tired as I sit here typing this blog entry, sipping my coffee at 5:30 AM. I’m trying to get some writing done before my family awakens. I usually sleep a bit later on Saturdays, but I had to get up this morning because of the imposing deadline!

Also, I’m going on a field trip to a small family dairy farm that’s located near my parents’ house (about one and a half hours away from where I live). It’s a research trip for the book I’m working on. I should have done this awhile ago, but I was struggling to make deadline number one, so now I’ll need to make the trip before deadline number two…

I was watching something interesting last night on 20/20. It was a story about a woman who forgets NOTHING! Her mind is like a video camera and she remembers practically every day of her life since she was about 11? Amazing! I’ve always been told I had a great memory (although my mind has faltered somewhat since I had a child). But my mind isn’t nearly as massive as this woman’s as far as memories go!

Jeez!

~Cecelia Dowdy~

Margaret’s Quest by Muncy Chapman

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Margaret’s Quest by Muncy Chapman

Publisher: Heartsong Presents

ISBN: 9781577485421

Binding: Mass Market

I’m giving this book away. Check this link for details.
From Heartsong Presents website:
In 1836, Savannah debutante Margaret Porter travels by schooner to the wild, unsettled Florida Territory, and learns that her fiance’ has been killed in a fierce conflict between the army and Seminole Indians. Margaret is befriended by shipboard acqaintance Mikal Lee, who helps her launch a millenery business in Apalachicola, a flourishing seaport. Margaret’s business soars. Mikal tries to open Margaret’s heart to the loving care of the God whom Margaret feels has deserted her. Will she find her fulfillment in the wealth that the dashing Harry Robards is anxious to give her, or will her quest lead to a Christ-centered life with Mikal Lee?

I really enjoyed this novel! I received it years ago back when I was a member of the Heartsong Presents book club for the first time. I just never got around to reading it until recently. The book is set in historical Florida territory, and when Margaret sets upon a journey, against her father’s wishes, to surprisingly meet her fiancé, her emotions are shattered when she discovers her man is no longer alive! While aboard the ship to Florida, Margaret meets handsome Mikal, a very strong Christian. Mikal has deep feelings for Margaret, however, he knows it’s a sin to be unequally yoked with a non-believer. Mikal also feels that he’s married to his life at sea, and he doesn’t want to burden a bride with his recurring trips upon the ocean.
When Margaret finds herself alone, no longer receiving support from her father, she matures, learning to be self-sufficient. In order to pay for her room and board, she sells her stash of bonnets to the women in the wild Florida territory. Bonnets, hats, and colorful/festive material are in demand in the barren land and soon Margaret cuts her dresses, eager to make bonnets to fill the demands of these women while she makes a living.
When tensions rise in the Florida territory, Mikal takes Margaret away to a new town where he sets her up in a millinery shop. As business partners, their love grows, however, Mikal still loves the sea, and Margaret still needs to accept the Lord in order for them to have a chance at love!
This book has been re-released in a Barbour Florida anthology. This is the first book I’ve ever read by this author and it’s a good one!
~Cecelia Dowdy~