My Heart Belongs on Mackinac Island Blog Hop Tour

My Heart Belongs on Mackinac Island Tour

Tour Schedule

July 10--Novel-ties
July 11--By The Book
July 12--Katie's Clean Book Collection
July 14--A Baker's Perspective
July 15--Encouraging Words from the Tea Queen 
July 17--Faithfully Bookish
July 18--Cafinated Reads
July 19--Baker Kella
July 20--Reading Is My SuperPower*
July 21--Paulette's Papers | Red Headed Book Lady ​
July 22--Singing Librarian Books

With 10+ unique commenters on a blog post, a copy of My Heart Belongs on Mackinac Island: Maude's Mooring will be given away!

Enter for the Rafflecopter giveaway, too, with a Kindle Fire, a beautiful Mackinac Island Mug, and other goodies (plus this novel or one of my other books!)

Blog Hop for Seven Brides for Seven Mail-Order Husbands

"Dime Novel Suitors" is my novella in Seven Brides for Seven Mail-Order Brides (Barbour Publishing, June 2017).  

Dime Novel Suitor by Carrie Fancett Pagels
Widow Caroline Kane is the proprietor of a restaurant and inn—and responsible for her five teenaged siblings. But she has no plans of finding a mail-order groom. Britisher Barden Granville IV is on a “cowboy holiday” when he finds himself flat broke in Kansas.  When he answers an old “help wanted” ad, Caroline misconstrues Barden is there as a potential husband. Will the beautiful and fiesty widow cause the new vicar to make Kansas his home?

This week, on the Singing Librarian blog hop, I'm talking about what went into making this novella, at blog stops on this tour. The collection includes six other novellas, including Susie Dietze's "A Clean Slate" which I'll be reviewing on OWG blog this week. We'll be featuring the collection and the several of the other authors, Cynthia Hickey, Darlene Freeman, Patty Hall Smith, Susan Page Davis, and Gina Welborn, this summer, too!

Blog Hop Stops

May 29--Reading Is My SuperPower | Soulfully Romantic | Zerina Blossom's Books
May 30--Puddletown Reviews | Wishful Endings | Bookworm Lisa
May 31--Encouraging Words from the Tea Queen | Mel's Shelves  | Blossoms and Blessings​
June 1--Singing Librarian Books | Heidi Reads... | Bookworm Lisa
June 2--Cafinated Reads | Smiling Book Reviews | A Baker's Perspective
June 3--aTransParentMom | Paulette's Papers 

Note: Some of the links will take you directly to the post others just to the website. I will try to update the direct links as they are available.

18 Chances to win a copy!!!

Each stop with 10+ unique responders has a book giveaway!

There is also a Grand Prize with a Blue Kindle Fire, a paperback of Seven Brides for Seven Mail-Order Brides, hand-made earrings and more! 

Be sure to stop by and leave comments!

Celebrate Lit Blog Hop Tour for The Blue Ribbon Brides Collection!

Celebrate Lit Blog Hop Tour for The Blue Ribbon Brides Collection from Barbour Publishing!

Blog Stops

November 1: Simple Harvest Reads

November 2: History, Mystery & Faith

November 2: D’S QUILTS & BOOKS

November 3: Bibliophile Reviews

November 3: Smiling Book Reviews

November 4: Debbie’s Dusty Deliberations

November 5: A Greater Yes

November 5: Blossoms and Blessings

November 6: Artistic nobody

November 7: cherylbbookblog

November 8: Reviewing Novels Online

November 8: Jeanette’s Thoughts

November 9: Chas Ray’s Book Nerd Corner (Spotlight)

November 9: inklings and notions

November 10: Lighthouse Academy

November 11: The Scribbler

November 12: Karen’s Krayons

November 13: Daysong Reflections

November 14: Splashes of Joy

November 14: Blogging With Carol

Please note: The authors on these websites have until MIDNIGHT to post their column, per Celebrate Lit's policies, so if the post isn't there then try later, thanks!  Also, I will be trying to update this list with the direct permalink to the posts as most of these are simply to the bloggers' websites.

The authors from The Blue Ribbon Brides Collection will be popping by the blogs. With every ten unique visitors to each blog, there will be a giveaway of a copy of our new release! So be sure to comment on each blog!

There is also a Grand Prize giveaway!  (Click here for a link to the Celebrate Lit page to enter!) 

We're also having a Celebrate Lit Facebook Party this Thursday, November 4th, 7-8 pm Eastern Time. (Note time is listed in Pacific time on the page. Click here to indicate you will attend.)

Celebrate Lit Book Launch Tour for Saving the Marquise's Granddaughter

Saving the Marquise’s Granddaughter Celebration Tour

Purchase your copy of Saving the Marquise’s Granddaughter at Barnes and Noble, Amazon, Christian Book Distributors, and Book Depository.

Blog Stops

May 24:  D’S QUILTS & BOOKS

May 25: Blossoms and Blessings

May 26: The Power of Words

May 26: Just Commonly (Spotlight)

May 27: A Greater Yes

May 27: Cassandra M’s Place (spotlight)

May 28: Christian Bookaholic

May 29: Bigreadersite

May 29: Mary Hake

May 30: Reading Is My SuperPower

May 31: inklings and notions

June 1: Singing Librarian Books

June 2: Karen’s Krayons

June 3: Rhonda’s Doings

June 4: Southern Chelle

June 5: Debbie’s Dusty Deliberation

June 6: Simple Harvest Reads

Ebook copies of Saving the Marquise's Granddaughter are given away, one per blog stop.  Also, a 7 inch Kindle Fire, paperback copy, set of Fleur de Lis earrings, bookmarks and postcards for the Grand Prize winner. Enter the Grand Prize here.

Blog Hop for Lilacs for Juliana!!! Kindle Fire Giveaway!!!

Starting with Debbie Lynne Costello's Heroes, Heroines, and History blog, on Labor Day, we've begun the official blog hop!!! Leave a comment on THIS blog--Overcoming with God to count as one of your seven required comments to be needed to be entered for the Kindle Fire and cover giveaway! Also, there will be ONE paperback copy given away at EACH blog hop stop!!! 

Click on the links below to take you to Each BLOG HOP STOP after each date has arrived. The hyperlinks and permalinks will be added to this post after I have received them and most currently have the general address of the blog-so feel free to go check them out ahead of time if you haven't already!!!

September 7^th    Heroes, Heroines and History 

September 12^th  Overcoming with God 

September 14^th   BookBabble

September 16^th   Cheryl B Book Blog

September 18^th   D’s Quilts & Books

September 23^rd  Sunnie Reviews

September 24^th  Buzzing About Books

September 30^th  Captive Dreams Windows

October 1^st           SingingLibrarian Books

October 5^th           Perspectives by Nancee 

October 7^th           Stuff and Nonsense

October 14^th        Debbie’s Dusty Deliberations

October 21st       LaneHill House

Question: If I were to add a secret gift to the Grand Prize giveaway, what do you wish it was? Do you wish it was a copy of Sonnets from the Portuguese? My dears, did you know both Moose and Juliana love this book and YOU can download it for FREE on Amazon! (Click here.) That would make a GREAT book to have on the Kindle Fire that you could win!!! Also, leave a comment here for a chance to WIN an autographed paperback copy of Lilacs for Juliana!

Schedule for Lilacs for Juliana Blog Hop

The Blog Hop for Lilacs for Juliana (which is already on the Amazon Christian Historical Romance bestseller list, Praise the Lord!) begins on September 7th, with Carrie's Guest Post on the Heroes, Heroines, and History blog run by DebbieLynne Costello. EACH stop on the hop has a paperback giveaway! Comment on at least SEVEN of the blog posts for a chance to win a Kindle Fire!

A Cup of Christmas Cheer Blog Hop #5 Carrie Fancett Pagels is on Carla's Blog

A Cup of Christmas Cheer. Tales of Faith and Family for the Holidays

Carrie is being hosted on Carla Olson Gade's blog as Hop #5 of A Cup of Christmas Cheer. Click here

Don't forget to visit and comment on ALL blogs to enter for the Grand Prize, worth over $125 and that will include this tea set.

Also, Carrie and Carla are also being hosted on MaryLu Tyndall's blog.

A Cup of Christmas Cheer Blog Hop 3 Johnnie Alexander Donley Hosts Anita Mae Draper

A Cup of Christmas Cheer - Carrie Fancett Pagels' Author Copies

Today, Anita Mae Draper is being hosted on Johnnie Alexander Donley's blog for the 3rd Hop. There is a $10 gift card giveaway.  Tomorrow, Julie Carobini will be on Ashley Clark's blog with another giveaway.

Here's the entire Blog Hop schedule:

Week One

Hop 1 Saturday, November 8th, Right here on Overcoming With God.  Carla Gade was our guest on the OWG Blog!

Hop 2  Saturday, November 9th,   Ashley Clark on Anita Mae Draper's blog.

Week Two

Hop 3 Saturday, November 16th, Anita Mae Draper on Johnnie Alexander Donley's blog.

Hop 4  Sunday Nov 17th  Julie Carobini on Ashley Clark's blog 

Week Three

Hop 5 Friday, November 22nd,  Carrie Fancett Pagels is on Carla Olson Gade's blog.

Hop 6 Saturday, November 23rd,  Johnnie Alexander Donley is on Julie Carobini's blog 

Week Four

Friday, November 29th,  Colonial Quills Blog announces Grand Prize winner. Grand Prize winner must have left a comment on each of the Blog Hop blogs.  A $70 porcelain tea set from Yorktown Victory Center, a $10 Amazon gift card, a $10 Starbucks card, $10 Trader Joes card, special cocoa packets, the two-book hardcover copies of "A Christmas Cup of Cheer" and more will be given away.

To order A Cup of Christmas Cheer two-book hardcover set from Guidepost Books, click here.

Review of Carla Olson Gade's "Upon a Christmas Tree Schooner" for A Cup of Christmas Cheer Blog Hop 1

Upon a Christmas Tree Schooner by Carla Olson Gade

Inspired by the real Christmas tree schooners, of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, a ship's captain takes his schooner for his last haul of the season upon icy Lake Michigan to return with Christmas trees for the German immigrants in his town of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. His journey leads to an unexpected surprise of hope and healing for he and his grieving wife with a Christmas gift to treasure for years to come.

My review:  This story is the sixth one in Volume One Tales of Faith and Family for the Holidays in Guidepost Books "A Cup of Christmas Cheer" which releases this month. I love the little graphics they did for each story.  Carla's "Upon a Christmas Schooner" has a little schooner ship up top.

Set in 1880 in Wisconsin and in Michigan's beautiful upper peninsula (from whence I am from!) this story about Captain Mathias Grunewald and his wife Rosina is very touching.  The couple lost their only child, a son, on the Great Lakes the previous year.  Mrs. Grunewald has slipped into extended mourning. As her husband prepares to obtain a shipment of Christmas trees to sell in their German community, the couple prepares to start a new beginning.

Mathias encounters treacherous weather on the lakes as he nears the Upper Peninsula and arrives after snow has begun.  Once the crew gets to the lumber camp to take on the trees, Mathias has a providential encounter--with young Luca, an orphan. Although the camp boss asks Captain Grunewald to take the boy to the orphanage in Wisconsin, he refuses--he lost his own son from his schooner the previous year.

Spoiler alert:

Young Luca has his own agenda but almost brings tragedy, yet again, upon Captain Grunewald and his crew. When Mrs. Grunewald sees the young man who has come home with her husband, three lives begin to change forever.

Loved this story!  I think this could really be a Christmas classic story that could be read and re-read.  Having an 11-year-old son, this story did upset me a little to read.  I know how rascally boys that age can be and it is sad what happened to the Grunewald's son.  Carla did a great job of not letting the reader dwell on that sadness, however.  I highly recommend that you read and enjoy this story by a talented author!!!

Carla Olson Gade

BIO

Carla Olson Gade writes adventures of the heart with with historical roots. In addition to her contribution in A Cup of Christmas Cheer, she is a multi-published author of inspirational historical romance. She resides with her family in rural Maine and looks forward to celebrating Christmas with her first grandson.

Carla's Social Media LINKS:

Website  

Blog 

Facebook

Twitter  @carlagade  

Pinterest

Here's the rest of the Blog Hop schedule:

Saturday, November 9th,   Ashley Clark is on Anita Mae Draper's blog.

Saturday, November 16th, Anita Mae Draper is on Johnnie Alexander Donley's blog.

Sunday Nov 17th  Julie Carobini on Ashley Clark's blog 

Friday, November 22nd,  Carrie Fancett Pagels is on Carla Olson Gade's blog.

Saturday, November 23rd,  Johnnie Alexander Donley is on Julie Carobini's blog 

Friday, November 29th,  Colonial Quills Blog to announce Grand Prize winner. Grand Prize winner must have left a comment on each of the Blog Hop blogs.  A $70 porcelain tea set from Yorktown Victory Center, a $10 Amazon gift card, special cocoa packets, the two-book hardcover copies of "A Christmas Cup of Cheer" and more will be given away.

To order A Cup of Christmas Cheer two-book hardcover set from Guidepost Books, click here.

GIVEAWAY

Carla is giving away a beautiful German "Brocade Star" beeswax Christmas ornament made from antique mold, just as the Grunvald family in Upon a Christmas Tree Schooner might have had on their Christmas tree. Isn't this beautiful?

QUESTION:  Have you experienced a Christmas tragedy and had God bring healing in a subsequent Christmas?  Leave your email address and answer/comment to enter.