✅ WHEW! What a Summer!
✅ We Have a Winner in the Pre-Order Contest!
✅ Winnie’s Almost Here!
✅ Free Download!
✅ Upcoming Contest: Win a $50 Gift Card!
✅ What Am I Pre-Ordering?
Read my prior blog including 1st excerpt from Winnie’s story HERE!
Whew … What a Summer!
Boy, oh boy … has it been a busy summer in Sweet Home Alabama! (Roll Tide! 🏈)
Not only is an O’Connor cousin — Winifred Dennehy — making her debut in my upcoming release, A WHIM AND A PRAYER, on September 8, which definitely kept me busy, but we’ve also been settling into Bama life and lots of quality time with family and friends!
So, check out the montage below where my son’s family came for a visit including this rainy day in the woods, my granddaughter and I celebrated the 4th, my better half won a pickle-ball award, my daughter and I are having fun, one of many beautiful sunsets, and lots of rides on the waverunner! All in, a truly blessed first summer in our new Alabama home!
Our Winner in the Pre-Order Contest!
And now … it’s Winnie’s turn to shine, and boy, does she!
Along with … the winner of my pre-order contest who has won a fairly major character named after her in A WHIM AND A PRAYER, plus a signed paperback copy, and a $25 Amazon gift card. So, without further ado, let’s give a great big round of applause for …
Cari Lee Barton!
SUPER CONGRATS to Cari and a big thank you to each and every one of you who pre-ordered A WHIM AND A PRAYER and to Randomizer who picked Cari out of a slew of wonderful entrants. I truly wish you all could have won!
Cari … I will be in touch soon!
Whoo-Hoo … Winnie’s Almost Here!
Yep, the good news is Winnie’s almost here … but the even better news is … she’s still on a pre-order discount sale until her release date of September 8, so go for the discount before her price goes up!
She’s a former orphan desperate to protect her heart.
He’s a best friend who protects her from the start.
Till prayer protects them both from a true love torn apart.
Discarded like so much trash on the steps of an orphanage at age two, seventeen-year-old Winifred Dennehy thinks God has it out for her. Abandoned by abusive parents and born cross-eyed to boot, she spent the first four years of her life battling bullies and verbal abuse. Deliverance came in the form of one Beckett Campbell, the ten-year-old orphan who became her best friend and guardian angel for life, along with an orphanage volunteer by the name of Mrs. D. When Mrs. Charity Dennehy adopts Winnie into her family, has her crossed eyes fixed, and secretly arranges for Beckett to be fostered and then adopted by elderly neighbors down the street, Winnie figures her luck has changed. But instead of attributing it to God like Beckett does, she’s inclined to believe it’s her own grit, charm, and spontaneity that has paved the way.
From the moment twenty-four-year-old Beckett Campbell saw the tiny, cross-eyed orphan who reminded him of the sister he lost, he wanted to love and protect her forever. Best friends from the start despite over five years apart, Winnie’s naïve spontaneity for wild hairs and whims keeps Beck’s mature responsibility busy and happily so. Until the little girl he wanted to protect suddenly becomes the young woman he wants to love. When Winnie insists on protecting their friendship from the fear and risk of anything more, Beck has a decision to make. Friendship forever … or a life apart from the best friend he loves. Praying that Winnie will change her mind, Beck doesn’t hold out much hope for that day. But when an unexpected turn of events alters both of their lives, it puts “a whim and a prayer” on a collision course that just might make a way.
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Get ready for Winnie by reading about her background in A WHISPER OF HOPE, my O’Connor Christmas novella that introduces Winnie to the family. And where Charity’s up to her old tricks! Here’s the blurb:
She’s desperate for a baby.
He’s desperate for an empty nest.
Love is desperate to surprise them both.
With a husband dead set against adoption, Charity O’Connor Dennehy has barely a whisper of hope for more children, but if hope doesn’t disappoint … will it be enough to find a precious bundle under her tree?
FROM SEPTEMBER 1-5 ONLY
FREE DOWNLOAD HERE!
Win a $50 Amazon Gift Card!
Guess what? September is my month for the THE CHRISTIAN FICTION READING CHALLENGE, so I hope you will join me for a Zoom chat on A WING AND A PRAYER on Tuesday, September 29, where you can ask me questions AND be eligible to win a $50 Amazon gift card.
HOW DOES IT WORK?
1.) Just sign up for THE CHRISTIAN FICTION READING CHALLENGE HERE.
2.) Read A WING AND A PRAYER (now on e-sale for only 99 cents!) or maybe reread it if you already own it.
3.) Simply post a question in the chat during the Zoom on September 29 (details automatically will be sent to you after you sign up for the challenge).
4.) Then after the Zoom, just send me an email at CONTACT JULIE with your full name and the question you asked, and I will enter you in the drawing for a $50 Amazon gift card.
WINNER ANNOUNCED IN MY NEXT JOURNAL JOT BLOG. HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!
So … What Am I Pre-Ordering?
I can count on one hand the number of authors whose books I pre-order, and MaryLu Tyndall is definitely one. And let me just say that after reading Books One and Two in her amazing series, The Legend of the King’s Ring, I am chomping at the bit to get to her upcoming release, Book 3, The Sacrifice.
He Was Danger . . . But Still She Felt Safest in His Arms
Amos Kent Carlton has faced death before—but never with a noose around his neck. Spared at the last moment and sold into servitude, he vows to reclaim his freedom at any cost. Trust is a luxury he cannot afford… and faith, a relic he left behind long ago.
Lady Alexandra Ashcombe commands ships, land, and men with unyielding precision. But when the pirate placed under her authority begins to unravel both her control—and her guarded heart—she finds herself caught in a battle far more perilous than any she has fought in society or trade.
For the Ring of Solomon has resurfaced. Sought by those who crave its power, the ancient artifact carries with it whispers of divine authority… and devastating consequence. As enemies converge and the line between justice and vengeance blurs, Amos and Alexandra must confront the truth: Some chains cannot be broken without cost. Some love cannot survive without surrender. And some destinies demand the ultimate sacrifice.
I encourage you to check it out! PRE-ORDER HERE!
Hugs and Happy Summer!
Julie
