Romance Novel Giveaways - Freebies and Giveaways of All Things Romance Romance Novel Giveaways: A Time for Everything by Mysti Parker ♥ Book Blast & GIVEAWAY ♥ (Historical Romance)

Tuesday, July 21, 2015

A Time for Everything by Mysti Parker ♥ Book Blast & GIVEAWAY ♥ (Historical Romance)


After losing her husband and only child to the ravages of the Civil War, twenty-five-year-old Portia McAllister is drowning in grief. When she sees an ad for a live-in tutor in another town, she leaves everything behind in hopes of making a fresh start. But as a Confederate widow in a Union household, she is met with resentment from her new charge and her employer, war veteran Beau Stanford.

Despite their differences, she and Beau find common ground and the stirrings of a second chance at love—until his late wife’s cousin, Lydia, arrives with her sights set on him. Burdened with a farm on the brink of bankruptcy, Beau is tempted by Lydia’s hefty dowry, though Portia has captured his heart.

In another time and another place, his choice would be easy. But love seems impossible amid the simmering chaos of Reconstruction that could boil over at any moment into an all-out battle for survival. Will Beau and Portia find their way into each other’s arms, or will they be swept away by raging forces beyond their control?

“Goodbye, Frank.” The words were just as difficult as she imagined.

The buggy lurched forward. Frank raised his hand in farewell, standing there in the dim lamp-lit shadows of early morning. Legs twitching, she had a sudden inclination to jump out and run after him. Maybe he was right to be worried, and maybe she was being unrealistic. Good Christian women didn’t leave home and hearth when life turned sour. The great Psalmist himself said, “The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.”

They rounded a corner and she couldn’t see Frank anymore. She sat back in the padded seat and let out a sigh. Funny how Bible verses still lectured her when she had no faith left to back them. If she was anything, it wasn’t contrite. She had neither asked for nor wanted this life God had thrust upon her. He could go be nigh unto someone else and leave her be for all she cared.
      


Mysti Parker is a wife, mom, author, and shameless chocoholic. She is the author of the Tallenmere standalone fantasy romance series and The Roche Hotel romantic comedy series. Her short writings have appeared in numerous anthologies and magazines. Her award-winning historical romance, A Time for Everything, will be published this summer by EsKape Press.

Other writing pursuits include serving as a class mentor in Writers Village University's seven week online course, F2K. She has published two children's books (Quentin's Problem & Fuzzy Buzzy's Treasure) as Misty Baker.

When she's not writing fiction,Mysti reviews books for SQ Magazine, an online specfic publication. She resides in Buckner, KY with her husband and three children.

     
Win a $10 Amazon or B&N gift card!
a Rafflecopter giveaway




@MystiParker @esKapePress @GoddessFish http://goo.gl/UbpGRP pic.twitter.com/u5hwLGiTYR

8 comments :

  1. Hi!! Thanks so much to Lauren for hosting my blog tour.

    Readers, since I write many subgenres of romance, I'd love to know: What is your favorite romance subgenre, and why? Also, what "heat" ratings in terms of sexual content, violence, & profanity do you prefer to read? I'm kind of an all over the place reader myself. I just love a good story.

    We are actually on vacation (yeah, right LOL) this week, so I'll stop in again tonight. Cya! ~Mysti

    ReplyDelete
  2. Hi!! Thanks so much to Lauren for hosting my blog tour.

    Readers, since I write many subgenres of romance, I'd love to know: What is your favorite romance subgenre, and why? Also, what "heat" ratings in terms of sexual content, violence, & profanity do you prefer to read? I'm kind of an all over the place reader myself. I just love a good story.

    We are actually on vacation (yeah, right LOL) this week, so I'll stop in again tonight. Cya! ~Mysti

    ReplyDelete
  3. I love books set during the Civil War, I can't wait to read this one.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Hi Rita, thanks for stopping in. I'd love to know what you think when you get a chance to read it!

      Delete
  4. interesting setting

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Hi bn100, I chose the setting after visiting the area and touring lots of Civil War sites there. It's really lovely in middle and eastern Tennessee. I'm actually in the Smoky Mountains on vacation right now. Tomorrow's my birthday, and we're going hiking and picnicking. :)

      Delete
  5. great excerpt and giveaway
    thank you for the chance

    ReplyDelete

PLEASE NOTE: I do not moderate comments, but some go to Spam anyway. Rest assured, I check regularly and will publish non-Spam comments shortly!