Straight Flies the Arrow blog tour

About the Book

Name of book: Straight Flies the Arrow  
Author: Sydney Tooman Betts  
Genre: Historical, adventure, Romance  
Release Date: July 8, 2017

During the winter of 1841, Pacing Wolf, the esteemed leader of the Many Lodges, follows the trail of a brutal murderer, leaving behind his beloved woman, Small Doe. When his tracking party returns without him, the Sparrow Hawks’ Real Chief pronounces him dead, insisting Small Doe grieve, but she cannot bring herself to give up hope her husband will return. The coming spring offers her few choices. She can accept the courageous new warrior chosen for her or risk falling prey to his war-society rivals. Vengeance and loyalty, hatred and faithfulness, all vie within two enemy villages, one belonging to the Sparrow Hawks and the other the Allies, threatening to crush every hope of happiness for Small Doe and everyone she loves.

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My Review 

This is a 3rd in series and  I do recommend reading all three but it can be read as a stand alone. All the different Indian names were sometimes hard for me to keep up with, I believe it did help some since I read the other books first. Love all the verses at the end of chapter and within some of the story line also and interaction between characters. One example, “As she told Otter Woman, the Lord had promised, “I will never fail you or forsake you. " Also love the references to different verses in the Bible that are numbered for footnotes. The book is set in the 1840’s so I would think a lot of research went into the book and took a while to write. The book ended a lot different than I thought it would, happy and sad at the same time but I am not giving anything away, read it for yourself, very good book. This book really touched me.  

About the Author

  

Sydney Tooman Betts and her protagonist-husband currently reside near the extensive cavern system that inspired the setting for several early chapters of this book. While single, Ms. Betts (B.S. Bible/Missiology, M.Ed) was involved in a variety of cross-cultural adventures in North and Central America. After marrying, she and her husband lived in Europe and the Middle East where he served in various mission-support capacities. Her teaching experiences span preschool to guest lecturing at the graduate level and serving as the Sunday School Superintendent, Children’s Church Director, or Women’s Ministries facilitator in several evangelical denominations. Before penning her first novel, A River too Deep, she ghost-wrote several stories for an adult literacy program.

Guest Post from Sydney Tooman Betts

You know you are created for a purpose, but honestly, how much of a difference can one person make in a life filled with one foot put in front of another, cooking for a family, washing clothes, combing out tangles… You know you are created for a purpose, but honestly, how much of a difference can one person make in a life filled with one foot put in front of another, cooking for a family, washing clothes, combing out tangles… Come walk alongside one woman whose singular choice changes life for generations

                          Blog Stops

Reading Is My SuperPower, October 19

Blogging With Carol, October 20

Jeanette’s Thoughts, October 21

Christian Bookaholic, October 22

History, Mystery & Faith, October 23

Karen Sue Hadley, October 24

Singing Librarian Books, October 25

Book Bites, Bee Stings, & Butterfly Kisses, October 26

Mary Hake, October 27

Through The Open Window, October 28

Bigreadersite, October 29

Janices book reviews, October 30

Debbie’s Dusty Deliberations, October 31

Simple Harvest Reads, November 1

Giveaway

To celebrate her tour, Sydney is giving away a $25 Amazon gift card and a signed, soft-back set of The People of the Book trilogy!!

Click below to enter. Be sure to comment on this post before you enter to claim 9 extra entries! https://promosimple.com/ps/c202

Rescued Hearts Blog Tour

Book info

About the book: Children's clothing designer Mary Wade Kimball's soft spot for animals leads to a hostage situation when she spots a briar- entangled kitten in front of an abandoned house. Beaten, bound, and gagged by the two thugs inside, Mary Wade loses hope for escape when a third villain returns with supplies. Discovering the kidnapped woman ratchets the complications for undercover agent Brett Davis. Weighing the difference of ruining his three months' investigation against the woman's safety, Brett forsakes his mission and helps her escape, the bent-on-revenge brutes following behind. When Mary Wade's safety is threatened once more, Brett rescues her again. This time, her personal safety isn't the only thing in jeopardy. Her heart is endangered as well. Learn more and purchase a copy. My Review    My first book by Hope Toler Dougherty and I enjoyed it very much. The characters were so real, great descriptions in the scenes. Love the story of Mary Wade and Brett, also Brett’s grandma Gigi really adds so much to the story . Bad guys, good guys, suspenseful through out the book. A book that is hard to put down once you start reading it. I don’t want to give away any spoilers to the book so no summary of the book. I definitely want to read more from Hope in the future.   About the author: Hope Toler Dougherty holds a Master's degree in English and taught at East Carolina University as well as York Technical College. A member of ACFW, RWA and SinC, she writes for Almost an Author. Before writing novels, she published non-fiction articles on topics ranging from gardening with children to writing apprehension. She cheers for the Pittsburgh Steelers, ACC basketball, and Army West Point Football. Hope and her husband, Kevin, live in North Carolina and chat with their two daughters and twin sons through ooVoo. Find out more about Hope Toler at http://hopetolerdougherty.com. http://litfusegroup.com/author/HDougherty One grand prize winner will receive: A copy of Rescued Hearts A Kindle Fire 7 Blog Tour Schedule: 10/24 Colleen | ColleenRichman.com chantal | this chattanooga mommy saves Debra | 3 Partners in Shopping, Nana, Mommy, & Sissy, Too! Mary | Maryandering Creatively Stacey | Books,Dreams,Life 10/25 vicky | Deal Sharing Aunt Margaret | The World As I See It 10/26 Rachel | Empowermoms Gayle | BOOKS REVIEWS ETC Wendy | Life at Rossmont Kelly | Leafy Not Beefy Kav | Best Reads Janice | Janices book reviews Julia | Christian Bookaholic 10/27 Rachel | Reader's Cozy Corner 10/28 Carol | centraleast2 Lady | LittleLadyPlays 10/29 Nicole | The Christian Fiction Girl 10/30 Connie | Gccbookworm Paphapin | Feeling in Red Amy | A Nest in the Rocks Dianna | Savings in Seconds Nancy | sunny island breezes Pamela | Daysong Reflections 10/31 Cassandra | Cassandra M's Place Joan | Book Reviews From an Avid Reader 11/1 Loraine | Loraine D. Nunley, Author Nicki | Confessions of a Teenage Bookworm Andrea | The Young Girl Who Loved Books 11/2 Linda | Brice's Mice Christian Book Reviews Lisa | seeking with all yir heart lisa | Lisaannphillips Erin | For Him and My Family 11/3 Kristie | Moments Amy | Pause for Tales 11/5 Mark | Thoughts of a Sojourner Leah | As We Walk Along the Road Amanda | amandainpa Lisa | A Mid-Western Girl & Her Books 11/6 Angela | A Busy Mom of Two Debi | 2014 and Beyond! 11/7 Becky | Living Outside the Lines Maureen | Maureen's Musings 11/8 Tarah | Literary Time Out Sherry | My Journey Back 11/9 Terra | Heck Of A Bunch Karen | Karen's Korner Carrie | Reading Is My SuperPower 11/10 Andrea | Two Points of Interest Rick | Revews From A Man's Perspective Lisa | A Rup Life Amy | Seasons of Opportunities 11/11 Kelly | Simply Kelina Molly | Cafinated Reads Amanda | The Talbert Report 11/12 Mindy | A Room Without Books is Empty Deana | Texas Book-aholic Mary | The Mary Reader Michelle | Our Little Corner of the World Barbara | I'm Hooked on Books Missica | Through the Open Window Jennifer | Jen Around the world 11/13 Keri | My Table of Three Bethany | The perfect beginning Lena Nelson | Lena Nelson Dooley Beth | For The Love of Books Lori | Red Headed Book Lady Kathleen | Reviews From The Heart

Support your local sheriff

On Tour with Prism Book Tours.


My Review
Almost like two stories in one, one about Nate finding out he has a son and one about Doris, one of ladies in the town wants to have a election for sheriff. She is wanting to replace Nate. Julie brings Duke to town to let Nate know about him. 
Duke has a cute personality. Been a little while since I have visited Harmony Valley, love the residents of the town, a good series. I have read several in the series and plan to read more. I received an advanced copy of the book for an honest review. Enjoyed the book very much.  

Support Your Local Sheriff

(Harmony Valley #10)
by Melinda Curtis

Contemporary Romance

Paperback & ebook, 384 pages

October 1st 2017 by Harlequin Heartwarming

Will he pass the daddy test?

With his job in jeopardy, it couldn't be a worse time for Sheriff Nate Landry's recent past to come back to haunt him. But it would take an army to stop SWAT team leader Julie Smith. The fellow cop—and sister of his ex-fiancée—wants one thing from the beleaguered lawman: custody of the toddler son that Nate didn't know he had.

He may not be natural daddy material, but he quickly takes a shine to little Duke. And then there are the feelings Nate's been hiding for years. Only now Julie's running for sheriff of Harmony Valley—against him. Time to retreat? Not if he wants a future with the woman he loves.

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Other Books in the Series

About the Author

USA Today and Amazon Bestselling Author, Melinda Curtis is the award winning author of contemporary romance that spans the sexy scale - from sweet romance to sweet romantic comedy (written under the Melinda Curtis brand) to fun, sexier romances (written under the Mel Curtis brand).

Melinda loves writing romances about women who don't realize how strong they are until a hero comes along to show them, while simultaneously capturing the wry humorous power struggle of falling in love (because, really, who lets the man have the last word?).

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Tour Schedule

October 23rd:

Launch

Hearts & Scribbles

Book Lover in Florida

Rockin' Book Reviews

Katie's Clean Book Collection

October 24th:

Mello & June, It's a Book Thang!

Getting Your Read On

Heidi Reads...

October 25th:

Paulette's Papers

Nicole's Book Msuings

Janices Book Review

It's All About the Romance 

October 26th:

Zerina Blossom's Books

Thoughts of a Blonde

Reading Is My SuperPower

underneath the covers

October 27th:

Brooke Blogs

Inside The Mind of an Avid Reader

The Bookworm Chronicles

Becky on Books

October 28th: Grand Finale

Tour Giveaway

- 1 winner will receive autographed copies of Time for Love, A Memory Away, A Man of Influence, and Marrying the Single Dad
- US Only. International will receive ecopies.

- Ends November 1st

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Colors of Christmas Blog tour

About the Book

Name of book: Colors of Christmas
Author: Olivia Newport  
Genre: Contemporary Christmas  
Release Date: October 1, 2017  

Christmas in Blue Angela just wants Christmas to be over. Instead, she finds herself in charge of the town’s celebration, and everything goes from bad to worse. Can she rescue Christmas for the town—and herself? Christmas in Gold When eighty-year-old Astrid moves into an assisted living community and meets a young woman on the brink of despair, she resolves to stir up Christmas hope one more time.

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About the Author

Olivia Newport’s novels twist through time to find where faith and passions meet. Her husband and twentysomething children provide welcome distraction from the people stomping through her head on their way into her books. She chases joy in stunning Colorado at the foot of the Rockies, where daylilies grow as tall as she is.

Guest Post from Olivia Newport

We All Have a Story I’m younger than most of the people I exercise with. It started when I had a lot of pain in my feet and needed low-impact classes with the option of sitting down and learned I didn’t have to be a senior citizen to take their classes at my gym. Then I discovered how tough most of them are. Years later, though my feet are better, these are still my people. A couple of years ago, while we waited for the younger and allegedly-but-not-really-tougher crowd to clear out of the group exercise room so we could invade it, a woman I would not have guessed to be 80, because she could out-cardio and out-lift me any day of the week, mentioned she had been widowed since she was 39. And she’d been widowed the first time at 19. And she’d grown up in Germany while Hitler was intent on destroying Europe and life was not easy. Then the changing of the guard happened and I was left with my mouth gaping. I knew I had to hear this story. The next week after class, we went across the parking lot to Culvers for lunch and I scribbled notes on the backs of a pile of brown napkins while Astrid talked. Later she let me read the account of her life that she had written herself. Astrid faced so many tragic circumstances, but she would be the first to tell you that God was with her even before she knew how to call on him. Many people with her life story would have found plenty of reason to wallow and stagnate. But not Astrid. Truly she is one of the most hopeful people I know. Her story was the beginning of Colors of Christmas, which includes two stories. Astrid’s is “Christmas in Gold,” and the other is “Christmas in Blue.” Astrid inspired me to write about hope for a time of year when the Christian message resounds with hope yet so many people struggle to grasp hope for themselves. I pray these stories will help many recover a sense of hope afresh. Olivia Newport chases joy in Colorado at the foot of the Rockies, where daylilies grow as tall as she is.

My Review

Two different Christmas stories: 

Christmas in Gold is the first one, Astrid moves to a assisted living home after breaking her foot. I really loved her attitude and loved the history of her life growing up. It is close to Christmas when she moves there, one thing is missing, the Gold Christmas bulbs she had since a child. Will they be found? 

Christmas in Blue is the second one, Angela’s best friend had past away and she was the one that did a lot with the town’s celebration of Christmas event they had each year so the committee appointed Angela to do it. Loved Angela’s Character, even though she was hit by a surprise she does her best with a positive attitude. 

Both of the stories were very good, enjoyed the history from Germany in the first one and the second had a sweet dog in it. Definitely a five star. 

I received the book from the publisher thru NetGalley for a honest review. 

Blog Stops

Books N Baubles, October 17

Christian Bookaholic, October 17

Bukwurmzzz, October 17

Janices book reviews, October 18

Singing Librarian Books, October 18

Reading Is My SuperPower, October 18

Moments Dipped in Ink, October 18

A Simply Enchanted Life, October 19

G.O. & D’S QUILTS & BOOKS, October 19

Bigreadersite, October 19

Reader’s cozy corner, October 20

Have A Wonderful Day, October 20

Reflections from my bookshelves, October 20

Blogging With Carol, October 21

Just the Write Escape, October 21

Zerina Blossom’s Books, October 21

A Greater Yes, October 22

Mary Hake, October 22

Daysong Reflections, October 22

A Baker’s Perspective, October 23

Ashley’s Bookshelf, October 23

Baker Kella, October 23

Smiling Book Reviews, October 23

The Fizzy Pop Collection, October 24

It’s Storytime With Van Daniker, October 24

Remembrancy, October 24

Carpe Diem, October 25

autism mom, October 25

Bibliophile Reviews, October 25

A Reader’s Brain, October 26

By The Book, October 26

The Power of Words, October 26

With a Joyful Noise, October 27

Pause for Tales, October 27

Splashes of Joy, October 27

Jeanette’s Thoughts, October 28

Christian Chick’s Thoughts, October 28

Karen Sue Hadley, October 28

Vicky Sluiter, October 29

To Everything a Season, October 29

Pursuing Stacie, October 29

Just Jo’Anne, October 30

Tell Tale Book Reviews, October 30

Debbie’s Dusty Deliberations, October 30

Giveaway

To celebrate her tour, Olivia is giving away a grand prize of a Christmas Bundle Bonanza which includes 7 Jumbo rolls of Christmas wrapping paper, 2 sets of stick-on gift tags, 2 packages of Christmas cards and envelopes, 2 collections of Christmas novellas—18 stories in all, and a signed copy of Colors of Christmas!!

Click below to enter. Be sure to comment on this post before you enter to claim 9 extra entries! https://promosimple.com/ps/c319