Saturday Spotlight - Marianne Evans & Hearts Key!

Good Morning Friends and a Blessed Saturday to you All!

Please forgive the lack of posts about The Visionary - things are moving right along as I continue to gear up for the release date (Nov 16th!) and the month-long blog tour. Be sure and follow the entire tour and leave a comment on each spot as I'll be giving away autographed copies at the end!

I'm still in TN visiting and working withFriend, Partner & CEO Penney Carlton and we've been working our tails off getting The Wordsmith Journal up and running. I'm pleased & blessed to say it's taken of with a bang! Right now we're running Christmas Ad Specials so if you're an author and haven't cashed in on these great low prices - email me at: pthib07@gmail.com for details! Oh and don't forget the Author/Reader contest with GREAT prizes!

And that's my life in a nutshell!

Now without further ado, please welcome back to our spotlight, prolific author and friend, Marianne Evans with her latest release, Hearts Key - the final installment to her Woodland series.

A chorus of faith sung in the key of second chances. 

Once the effervescent leader of the pack, Amy Maxwell should have had the perfect marriage. Instead, she escapes with nothing but the clothes on her back and her daughter, Pyper. 

Once the shy teen, Tyler Brock has evolved into a powerhouse in Christian music, and when he returns to Woodland for a benefit concert, Amy can’t believe he is as faithful and tender as ever. He even manages to touch the heart of a doubtful Pyper. 

But Amy can’t escape her own self-doubt, and she questions the wisdom of her heart when it comes to the charismatic musician who is so different now, yet so much the same. 

Can the key to their hearts unlock a lifetime of love?


Hearts Key is available now from Pelican Book Group!

And while you're there, check out Marianne's other titles!

Well friends, that wraps up this week's edition of Saturday Spotlight, hope to see you next week!

IMW, take care & God Bless!
PamT

COTT Kicks Off Tournament of Champions

Guest post by Jennifer Slattery
Last week, Clash of the Titles launched their first annual Tournament of Champions with two clashes and four talented authors. In Clash one, CS Lakin, author of Someone to Blame, and Marianne Evans, author of Heart Crossing, went head-to-head in a nail-biting, literary duel. In Clash two, our very own Gail Pallotta, author of Love Turns the Tide, competed against Clare Revell, author of A Season for Miracles. All four excerpts rocked, and this was a tough call, but you, our faithful readers chose two Tournament of the Champions' finalists.

Those finalists were Marianne Evans and Gail Pallotta.

Exciting stuff, and yet, the games weren’t done. In the next round, COTT staff cast their votes, and once again, one writer rose to the top and will advance to the next round.
That author is…
Marianne Evans!
And here’s a glimpse of what a COTT champion excerpt looks like:
“Collin Edwards stood before the funeral assembly. Heat crawled up his body. He clutched the edges of the podium where he stood and cleared his throat. The gesture was in vain. His throat constricted so much it hurt. Before the altar, just to the right, rested a flag-draped casket.
He looked down, at a piece of paper upon which he had crafted the words to a eulogy…” (Read more of Excerpt B here.)
About the novel, Heart Crossing:
Collin Edwards, a former parishioner at Woodland Church, has renounced God without apology, his faith drained away in the face of a tragic loss.
Daveny Montgomery cares deeply about her relationship with God, and the community of Woodland . Lately though, she's been in a rut, longing for something to reignite her spiritual enthusiasm.
A beautification project at Woodland seems the answer for them both. Daveny spearheads the effort and Collin assists, but only with the renovations, and only because he wants to know Daveny better. Despite his deepening feelings for her, even stepping into the common areas of the church stirs tension and anger.
Can Daveny trust in Collin’s fledgling return to faith? And can Collin ever accept the fact that while he turned his back on God, God never turned his back on him?
We’d also like to congratulate our prize-winning readers:

 Jessica R Patch! She won a $10 Amazon Gift card from Elaine Cooper.

 LoRee Peery! She won a free bookmark design from Delia Latham.

 Larry Hammersley! He won a $10 Amazon Gift card from Author Anne Patrick.

Join us this week for more fun and prizes as four more authors jump into the ring hoping not only to advance to the next round, but ultimately reign as the Clash of the Titles’ champion of champions! Remember, every vote counts! Each vote gets your name thrown into the hat for our fab-tabulous grand prize give-away comprised of fourteen novels!

Visit our Tournament of Champions page for a complete list of prizes.

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Jennifer Slattery is the marketing manager for Clash of the Titles. She writes for Christ to the World Ministries, the Christian Pulse, and Samie Sisters and has written for numerous other publications. She also works for Tiffany Colter, the Writing Career Coach, as a professional manuscript evaluator and publicist. You can find out more about her and her writing at her devotional blog, Jennifer Slattery Lives Out Loud. You can find out more about her critique and publicity services at Words That Keep.

Saturday Spotlight - New Release from White Rose Publishing!

Well Friends,

If you've been following my Sat. Spotlight, you'll notice there was not one for last weekend (20th) that's cause there was no new release from WRP!  But never fear....today we're welcoming back prolifc author and friend Marianne Evans with her newest Woodland Series release, HEARTS COMMUNION. This third book in the series is every bit as wonderful as the first two: Hearts Crossing & Hearts Surrender.

Jeremy "JB" Edwards dreams of one thing: Having a loving wife and children of his own. Not a surprising ambition, since he was raised at the heart of a large, tight-knit family.

Monica Kittelski spends her days at Sunny Horizons Daycare Center pouring her heart and faith into other people's children. But Monica harbors one impossible dream: Having children of her own someday.
JB and Monica seem the perfect match, but what will come of their electric, sassy relationship when Jeremy learns of Monica's infertility?
Hopes and reality collide when they must confront the idea of finding God's plan and following His will when a dearest hope is destined to remain unfulfilled.

                       Can these two loving, passionate hearts survive a communion of dreams and reality?

So far I've had the pleasure of reading all 3 of the Woodland Series books and must say I can hardly wait for book 4 (Hearts Key) to be released!

Well friends, that's about all for this week. Nothing new on this end so without much further ado, I'll say Good Bye (for now) and God Bless!
PamT