tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8713519582170578996.post2565573122344523531..comments2023-10-21T07:52:07.859-04:00Comments on Overcoming With God: Review & Giveaway - Starlight Serenade by Debra E. MarvinCarrie Fancett Pagelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09096954464239963966noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8713519582170578996.post-35126388090010233402016-08-15T16:13:18.729-04:002016-08-15T16:13:18.729-04:00Thanks for the comment, Lynne. I have another shor...Thanks for the comment, Lynne. I have another shorter novella set in 1933 Desert Duet. I've so enjoying visiting this era!Debra E. Marvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17853387871623424853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8713519582170578996.post-41255894194642184432016-08-13T10:53:42.338-04:002016-08-13T10:53:42.338-04:00Wow, I forgot Julie Lessman's stories were in ...Wow, I forgot Julie Lessman's stories were in 1930s -- they have such a timeless feel to them. I think you might enjoy Debra's "Clean read" too if you enjoy 1930s fiction.Carrie Fancett Pagelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096954464239963966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8713519582170578996.post-73827785795814648422016-08-13T10:52:27.750-04:002016-08-13T10:52:27.750-04:00Time for jumping forward to the 20th century, Mari...Time for jumping forward to the 20th century, Marilyn! I hope you'll enjoy Debra E. Marvin's new book!Carrie Fancett Pagelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096954464239963966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8713519582170578996.post-67833098350747751612016-08-13T10:51:50.095-04:002016-08-13T10:51:50.095-04:00TY Kim! All those covers are so cool looking! Star...TY Kim! All those covers are so cool looking! Starlight Serenade is beautiful!Carrie Fancett Pagelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096954464239963966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8713519582170578996.post-48876084468254453802016-08-13T10:51:11.852-04:002016-08-13T10:51:11.852-04:00Hey Christine! Time to time travel to 1930 to read...Hey Christine! Time to time travel to 1930 to read Debra E. Marvin's ebook!Carrie Fancett Pagelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096954464239963966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8713519582170578996.post-59037665887363890322016-08-13T04:26:03.060-04:002016-08-13T04:26:03.060-04:00Thanks Carrie for bringing this fun book to our at...Thanks Carrie for bringing this fun book to our attention! Thanks also to Debra for writing it!The 30's is one of my favorite eras to read about,there was so much going on! (From the Depression to the trouble in Europe,there's definitely room for many different stories!) To answer the Blog question the last 30's era book I read was Julie Lessman's A Love Surrendered .Lynne Feuersteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17074608501047295336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8713519582170578996.post-55804193673801165252016-08-12T19:33:56.448-04:002016-08-12T19:33:56.448-04:00Thanks for commenting, Marilyn! I hope you have a ...Thanks for commenting, Marilyn! I hope you have a chance to read Starlight Serenade!<br />Debra E. Marvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17853387871623424853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8713519582170578996.post-59415930830963137652016-08-12T15:45:45.951-04:002016-08-12T15:45:45.951-04:00Great review, Carrie. I haven't read anything ...Great review, Carrie. I haven't read anything with the setting in the 1930's lately. I've been reading late 1800's or WWII ear. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04427792349422734349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8713519582170578996.post-34639113073646969302016-08-12T13:10:34.645-04:002016-08-12T13:10:34.645-04:00Thanks Kim! All the Route 66 covers (there are ten...Thanks Kim! All the Route 66 covers (there are ten from Forget Me Not Romances) have a girl and a car, and they run across the decades. Mine might be the oldest setting... I'll have to check that out!Debra E. Marvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17853387871623424853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8713519582170578996.post-70075188679783553212016-08-12T13:09:29.396-04:002016-08-12T13:09:29.396-04:00Thanks Christine. Somehow, I've found myself w...Thanks Christine. Somehow, I've found myself writing in the 20th C later, which is unusual for me, too. And I rarely read anything that wasn't 19th century. But I sure enjoyed the research. I think it's a nice little visit to a part of the earlier century that we've skimmed over 'between the wars'. My mom was born in 1929. I think she would have loved this story!Debra E. Marvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17853387871623424853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8713519582170578996.post-87331525600088245022016-08-12T13:07:38.192-04:002016-08-12T13:07:38.192-04:00Thanks so much Trixi! and I really APPRECIATE IT!Thanks so much Trixi! and I really APPRECIATE IT!Debra E. Marvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17853387871623424853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8713519582170578996.post-90605344355331702392016-08-12T13:07:17.428-04:002016-08-12T13:07:17.428-04:00Thanks, Mary. This is set in July of 1930. Such a ...Thanks, Mary. This is set in July of 1930. Such a time of transition for the country.Debra E. Marvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17853387871623424853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8713519582170578996.post-27701939307807942772016-08-12T11:26:51.568-04:002016-08-12T11:26:51.568-04:00Nice review. Cool cover.Nice review. Cool cover.kim hansenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12951846304316134717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8713519582170578996.post-10034010218686501302016-08-12T10:35:15.085-04:002016-08-12T10:35:15.085-04:00Thank you, Carrie for the review -- I was looking ...Thank you, Carrie for the review -- I was looking through my recent reads and it looks like I've been 'stuck' in the late 1800s :-) I would love for a chance to win this ebook by Debra Marvin.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625080605686833903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8713519582170578996.post-85685444817818975902016-08-11T23:12:16.720-04:002016-08-11T23:12:16.720-04:00Thanks, Trixi!Thanks, Trixi!Carrie Fancett Pagelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096954464239963966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8713519582170578996.post-20362830702619474602016-08-11T23:12:02.938-04:002016-08-11T23:12:02.938-04:00Thanks for sharing, Mary!Thanks for sharing, Mary!Carrie Fancett Pagelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096954464239963966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8713519582170578996.post-12167656448122238852016-08-11T19:47:00.940-04:002016-08-11T19:47:00.940-04:00I've already read & reviewed this novella ...I've already read & reviewed this novella so I'm not entering. I just wanted you to know I am sharing on my FB page :-)Trixi https://www.blogger.com/profile/03116805265841796307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8713519582170578996.post-69198736102813111012016-08-11T18:08:40.290-04:002016-08-11T18:08:40.290-04:00A SEASON OF SECRETS by Margaret Pemberton took us ...A SEASON OF SECRETS by Margaret Pemberton took us through the 1930's with a great read. Mary Prestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02201076939557413255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8713519582170578996.post-22016727384151998402016-08-11T16:43:08.029-04:002016-08-11T16:43:08.029-04:00Julianna has four out and a fifth on the way all s...Julianna has four out and a fifth on the way all set in the 30s with a Dorothy Sayer novel feeling! <br />Thanks for commenting, Mardell! I'd love to have you pick it up and let me know what you think. I think Carrie's review has really hit the mark for this story.Debra E. Marvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17853387871623424853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8713519582170578996.post-82641594396477548772016-08-11T13:05:06.314-04:002016-08-11T13:05:06.314-04:00Oh, I've heard of that one, Mardell and was in...Oh, I've heard of that one, Mardell and was interested by my schedule is so tight. I'll try to find time to read it!!!Carrie Fancett Pagelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096954464239963966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8713519582170578996.post-226739853967282732016-08-11T13:04:31.393-04:002016-08-11T13:04:31.393-04:00You did a great job of portraying them especially ...You did a great job of portraying them especially within their time period! Fun read!Carrie Fancett Pagelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096954464239963966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8713519582170578996.post-74329390035791377862016-08-11T13:02:12.589-04:002016-08-11T13:02:12.589-04:00I think the last one before this, that I read, was...I think the last one before this, that I read, was one of Kim Vogel Sawyer's, Ann!Carrie Fancett Pagelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096954464239963966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8713519582170578996.post-21842135169583424922016-08-11T13:01:46.415-04:002016-08-11T13:01:46.415-04:00Yes, some really cool tidbits about the Lowell Obs...Yes, some really cool tidbits about the Lowell Observatory, Becky!Carrie Fancett Pagelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096954464239963966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8713519582170578996.post-77537248855066206012016-08-11T13:01:01.503-04:002016-08-11T13:01:01.503-04:00The cover is lovely isn't it, Diana? And Deb&#...The cover is lovely isn't it, Diana? And Deb's author's voice goes perfectly with this story!Carrie Fancett Pagelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096954464239963966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8713519582170578996.post-26736666617670192002016-08-11T12:37:39.695-04:002016-08-11T12:37:39.695-04:00This sounds like a must-read book. Personally, I l...This sounds like a must-read book. Personally, I long to get my kicks on Route 66 and I can get it vicariously in this book. The most recent book from this era I read is Dressed for Death by Julianna Deering, a story of intrigue on a country estate.PinkGrannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13396185972224985608noreply@blogger.com