Tuesday, October 11, 2016

Excerpt Tour & #Giveaway for Christmas at Promise Lodge by Charlotte Hubbard

Welcome to my stop on the Excerpt Tour, presented by Goddess Fish Promotions, for Christmas at Promise Lodge by Charlotte Hubbard.  Please leave a comment or question for Charlotte to let her know you stopped by.  You may enter her tour wide giveaway by filling out the Rafflecopter form below.  You may follow all of the stops on the tour by clicking on the banner above. The more stops you visit, the better your odds of winning.  Good Luck!

Christmas at Promise Lodge
By Charlotte Hubbard
Promise Lodge, Book 2

Publisher:  Zebra
Release Date: September 27, 2016
Genre: Amish Romance/Inspirational Romance
Length: 368 Pages
ISBN:  9781420139440
ASIN: B01A4ANVHY

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About the book:


Promise Lodge's first wedding is cause for celebration—but the bishop's narrow-minded wedding sermon doesn't sit well with the Bender sisters, especially widowed Mattie Schwartz. She believes marriage and family aren't the only important gifts God gives--even if she suspects her tender feelings for Preacher Amos Troyer run deeper than simple friendship. Amos hasn't given up hope that stubborn, spirited Mattie will change her mind about taking another husband, but when an accident threatens to change his life forever, he wonders if the Lord has sent him a message. He'll need faith, hope, and charity to find the right path—and a Christmas blessing to convince Mattie to walk it with him.



EXCLUSIVE EXCERPT



A few hours later, Amos sat on the preacher’s bench trying not to scowl. After a full-length church service they had progressed into the wedding, and he had preached the first sermon on the thirteenth chapter of Corinthians—about how love was patient and kind, an example of the humility Plain folks were to strive for. Bishop Floyd Lehman was now delivering the second, longer sermon before he would lead Noah and Deborah in their marriage vows, and his tone was becoming more strident as he discussed the duties of husband and wife to each other and to God. It was an appropriate topic, but some of the folks in the congregation appeared to be shrinking into themselves like turtles retreating into their shells, probably because the bishop’s resonant voice had risen to fever pitch.


“As we consecrate the union of this young Amish couple, I must insist that the single and widowed men and women among us find mates immediately,” he exhorted. “Before the snow flies, I expect to see you—Matilda Schwartz, Christine Hershberger, Rosetta Bender, Amos Troyer, and Marlin Kurtz—standing before me to take your wedding vows! It’s unnatural for God’s children to live alone, or for women to engage in any business other than making a home for their families. Moreover,” he continued, gesticulating dramatically, “our colony cannot condone the intermarriages of Old Order members with those of more liberal Plain faiths. When we take on the ways of a lesser faith, we weaken the very foundation of our colony—and we risk losing our salvation in our Lord.”
Other Books in the Promise Lodge Series




AUTHOR Bio and Links:

Many moons ago—like, in 1983 while she was still a school librarian—Charlotte Hubbard sold her first story to True Story. This launched her into writing around seventy of those “true confessions” stories over the years, and she’s been a slave to her overactive imagination ever since. Over the course of her writing career, she has sold nearly 50 books—most recently, Amish romance series she’s written as Charlotte Hubbard or Naomi King.

Charlotte lived in Missouri for most of her life, so her Amish stories are set in imaginary Missouri towns. These days she lives in St. Paul, MN with her husband of 40 years and their Border collie, Ramona.




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24 comments:

  1. congrats on the tour and thanks for the chance to win :)

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  2. I am really enjoying following this tour, thank you for all the great blog posts and excerpts!

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    1. Thanks for spending time with us as you follow the tour, Nikolina!

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  3. Which of your characters would you go out for drinks with?

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    1. Mai, my Amish characters don't drink! So I wouldn't lead them into temptation.

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  4. Sounds like a sensational holiday read!

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  5. Thanks so much for featuring my book on your blog today, Maria!

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  6. I love reading about this book every time as this has been on my TBR list and soon I will be reading it in print sounds so so good!

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    1. I hope you'll enjoy this story when it's all together in a book for you, Peggy! Thanks for following the excerpts!

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  7. Oh this sounds so good. My mother has been telling me to try the Amish romances, I have not yet. I really have to try them and start with this one! I love the holiday romances!

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    1. Just imagine--maybe your mom's right! (teasing...sort of!) Thanks for spending time with us today!

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  8. I cannot wait to find the time to sit down and read this book. Miss the wonderful people at Promise Lodge.

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    1. They'll be waiting for you, Mary Ellen! Thanks for being their friend!

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  9. Great post, thanks for sharing the excerpt!

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    1. You're welcome, Victoria! Thanks for following my tour!

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  10. Enjoyed the excerpt.

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  11. "Christmas at Promise Lodge" sounds like a great read. A good read for the holiday season.

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  12. A wonderful story that features the desire of an old order Amish bishop to preserve his community's traditions.

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  13. sounds like a fun one

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