Healing Notes
by Maggie
Jaimeson
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BLURB:
Rachel Cullen grew up in Scotland with a fiddle in her hand from the
age of four. She couldn't imagine life as anything but a musician. When her
husband brought her to America she was immediately embraced by the Celtic and
Bluegrass communities. But after her divorce, Rachel's life is a mess.
A year of trying to prove to herself that she's woman enough for any
man, and then a vicious rape while on tour with the band, leaves Rachel
reeling. When she meets Noel Kershaw, an English teacher who is poetry in
motion, she is definitely attracted. But he has a young child and he's
suffering from his own divorce. The last thing Rachel needs in life is more
baggage.
First, Rachel must reconcile who she is, what she wants, and how to
get there. Maybe then she'll know how to be a part of the family she's always
wanted.
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EXCERPT:
Claire crawled onto a stool on the other side of the island
and smiled. Neither of them talked for
several minutes as they listened to the water in the pot heat.
“When I grow up, I’m going to play with Sweetwater Canyon
all the time.”
“Are you sure you want to hang out with all us old folks?”
“You’re not all old. Well maybe a little old. But Kat isn’t
old.”
Rachel smiled. “That’s true. She’s only seventeen.” And
going on twenty-five it seemed sometimes.
“Oh, seventeen? That is old.” Claire put a finger to her
lips and furrowed her brow. “How old do I have to be to play in the band all
the time?”
“Probably at least eighteen.”
“But, you just said Kat—”
“Kat is different, because her mother plays in the band and
can watch her all the time.”
“Well, you can watch me all the time. You can be my mother.”
Rachel gulped.
“Well, can’t you?”
“Can’t she what?” Noel walked in the room and lifted Claire
off the chair in a big hug, swinging her around the room. “Can’t she what? She
can do anything she wants.”
“See,” Claire leaned forward and looked at Rachel over
Noel’s shoulder. “See, even Daddy thinks you can be my mother.”
“Whoa.” Noel set Claire back on the stool. “I’m not sure
what I walked in on here.” He sent an accusing glance to Rachel. “You already
have a mother, Claire.”
“I know. Not my real mother. My second mother. You know,
like my friend, Megan. Her mommy and daddy got divorced and her daddy married a
new mommy. So, Megan has two mommies now.
See? Rachel can be my second
mommy. Okay?”
GIVEAWAY
Maggie will award one
autographed cover flat to a randomly drawn commenter at each blog stop.
In addition, she will award a $25 gift card to either Amazon or
Barnes and Noble (winner's choice) as a grand prize to one randomly selected
commenter on this tour, and a $25 gift certificate to either Amazon or
Barnes and Noble (winner's choice) to a randomly drawn host. You must
leave an email address to be entered into any of the drawings.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Maggie
Jaimeson writes romantic women’s fiction and romantic suspense with a near
future twist. She describes herself as a wife, a step-mother, a sister, a
daughter, a teacher and an IT administrator. By day she is “geek girl” –
helping colleges to keep up with 21st century technology and provide distance
learning options for students in rural areas. By night Maggie turns her
thoughts to worlds she can control – worlds where bad guys get their
comeuppance, women triumph over tragedy, and love can conquer all.
HEALING NOTES
is the second book in the Sweetwater Canyon Series of four books. The final two books will be available in
2013.
Website:
http://maggiejaimeson.com
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@maggiejaimeson
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Tawnia, Thank you for hosting this stop on the Book Blast tour. It's been wonderful to get a chance to see readers reactions to the book--the cover, the blurb, the excerpt. I really love your quick reaction poll. I'll be watching that to get a sense of what your particular readers think.
ReplyDeleteI also have a question to help your readers post here and get in on the prize giveaways. My heroine, Rachel, hales from Dunoon, Scotland. The reason I chose that location is that it is where my husband and I were married. Is there a special place your readers hold in their hearts and love to share with others? It doesn't have to be a foreign country. I'd love to hear about it.
I grew up in Australia so I have wonderful memories from there.
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Ingeborg, which part of Australia? Did you leave as a child or an adult? I've traveled to Australia, but mostly only Perth. My knowledge of Sydney or Brisbane is only the airport as I transited into the country and then flew out to Perth.
ReplyDeleteThe Grand Prize winner of the $25 gift card is Tore923. Congratulations Tore!
ReplyDeleteBecause I've had such a great time meeting everyone on this tour, I have decided to award autographed cover flats (one per person) to anyone who has commented during the Book Blast tour. If you wish to have one, please send an email to maggie at maggiejaimeson dot com with the name you would like with the autograph, and your mailing address. They must be sent through the post. If you do not want your name endorsed, in addition to the autograph, then please say so.
I promise, I will not sell your address to anyone or pepper your mailbox with flyers.