0 Pieces of You by Hannah Downing Blog Tour

I had the great opportunity to read  Hannah Downing's Pieces Of  You.

 

Charlotte Barnes was living the perfect life, until a series of events forced her from everything she knew and loved. Now, five years later, she’s ready to face her past, and the truth. But will that truth destroy her new-found happiness?
Pieces of Us is an emotional roller-coaster about lost love and how one small indiscretion can ultimately change your entire life. In the end, Charlotte will question every decision she has ever made and find that, sometimes, you need to lose everything to truly find yourself.     

 

 

 I think that we all have been, where  Charlotte  is , We all have  a image in our head on how  are lives should be  and when they don't turn out the way that we thought it should , we tend to think our lives are over. Many times it just the begriming.

 

Hannah Downing does a Awesome job with Character development, You really feel as though you are right there with many of the characters.. You feel the happiness, sorrow, joy , love and every other emotion that you can think of. I loved Pieces Of You  and recommend that you pick up a copy for yourself. It will  defiantly make you look at the events  of you own life.

While you at it go to Hannah's page and check out what she has going on for her blog tour http://www.hannahdowning.com

 

I receive a PDF copy of Pieces Of You from Hannah Downing for my honest review.

 

 

 

4 Sweeter Than Birdsong by Rossyln Elliott

 

About the book:

 

Music offers Kate sweet refuge from her troubles . . . but real freedom is sweeter.

 

In Westerville, Ohio, 1855, Kate Winter’s dreams are almost within reach. As the first woman to graduate from Otterbein College, she’ll be guaranteed her deepest wish: escape from the dark secret haunting her family. But with her mother determined to marry her off to a wealthy man, Kate must face reality. She has to run. Now. And she has the perfect plan. Join the upcoming musical performance—and use it to mask her flight.

 

Ben Hanby, Otterbein College’s musical genius, sees Kate Winter as an enigmatic creature, notable for her beauty, yet painfully shy. Then he hears her sing—and the glory of her voice moves him as never before. He determines to cast her in his musical and uncover the mystery that is Kate. Still, he must keep his own secret to himself. Not even this intriguing woman can know that his passionate faith is driving him to aid fugitives on the Underground Railroad.

 

A terrifying accident brings Kate and Ben together, but threatens to shatter both their secrets and their dreams. Kate can no longer deny the need to find her courage—and her voice—if she is to sing a new song for their future.

 

 

Read an excerpt here: http://rosslynbooks2.blogspot.com/2011/11/chapters-one-and-two-preview.html

 

 

Rosslyn Elliot

 

 

About Rosslyn:

 

 

Rosslyn Elliott is the award-winning author of Fairer than Morning, the first in the Saddler's Legacy series. She holds a B.A. from Yale University and a Ph.D. in English from Emory University. Her study of American literature and history inspired her to pursue writing fiction. Elliott lives in Albuquerque, where she homeschools her daughter and works in children's ministry.

 

 

For more about Rosslyn, visit her website: http://rosslynelliott.com

 

My Thoughts

 

Sweeter Than Birdsong had a special place in my heart, before I even cracked the cover and that is because it is set in Westerville Ohio, Otterbein College which is only about a Hour and half away from my hometown. so i knew when I read about this book a just knew that I had to review it. Not only that but the novel was inspired by real historical people had me intrigued from the start.

We all know that certain songs have a special place in our hearts every time that it is heard, but I feel that music  can bring about all kinds of emotions such a anger, love, peace and what i think is the most important emotion hope. That is exactly what music does for both Kate and Ben but both of them have pasts that they rather ignore but they are both enthralled with each other and would love to find  out more about each other and themselves.

Kate and Ben are very complex people that they reader can relate too. Elliott  perfectly describes them that you can feel yourself right there beside Kate and Ben like you are one or both of their friends.  Wanting them to get together and be truthful with each other and themselves.

I would recommended Sweeter Than Birdsong  if you love a story that is full of hope and faith and if you love novels that a based on real people then you also get a bonus!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You can buy Sweeter Than Birdsong here  : http://www.thomasnelson.com/consumer/product_detail.asp?sku=159554786X&title=A_Saddler's_Legacy_Novel:_Sweeter_than_Birdsong

 

You can see what other think about Sweeter Than  Birdsong by going here  http://litfusegroup.com/blogtours/text/13456229/birdsong

  ​I received the book Sweeter than Booksong  free from Litfuse Publicity  in Exchange for a honest review.

 

 

 

 

 

 

a stirring novel of hope and faith inspired by real historical people and events. With Ben Hanby, a genius composer, Kate Winter, one of the first female college graduates in America, and John Parker, an ex-slave who risked his life time and again to help fugitive slaves, Sweeter than Birdsong is full of real heroes to inspire us. "I hope readers will find a renewed sense of strength in their own lives," says Elliott, "knowing that change is possible, and our efforts matter. I want them to remember these unique, brave people in history who left us a shining example of what it means to live out one's beliefs with passion and commitment."

So to celebrate the music in all of us, Rosslyn and Thomas Nelson are hosting this "sweet giveaway".
 

One fortunate winner will receive:

• A Brand new iPod Nano (Winner's choice of color!)


• Fairer than Morning by Rosslyn Elliott


• Sweeter than Birdsong by Rosslyn Elliott

Enter today by clicking one of the icons below. But hurry, the giveaway ends at noon on February 28th. Winner will be announced at Sweeter than Birdsong Author Chat Facebook Party on 2/28. Rosslyn will be chatting with guests, sharing a sneak peek of the next book in the series, hosting a trivia contest, and more! She'll also be giving away some GREAT prizes: gift certificates, books, season 1 of DowntownAbbey, and a book club prize pack! (Ten copies of the book for your small group or book club AND a LIVE Author Chat for your group with Rosslyn.)

So grab your copy of Sweeter than Birdsong and join Rosslyn and friends on the evening of the 28th for an evening of fun.

 

Don't miss a moment of the fun. RSVP today and tell your friends via FACEBOOK or TWITTER and increase your chances of winning. Hope to see you on the 28th!

0 The sound of Red Returning by Sue Duffy

 

About the book:

After losing everyone she loves, concert pianist Liesl Bower has nowhere to go but to escape into her music. Searching for the peace she usually finds in her concertos and sonatas, Liesl can’t shake the feeling that she is being haunted by her past . . . and by someone following her. When she spots a familiar and eerie face in the audience of a concert she’s giving for the president in Washington, DC, the scariest day of her life comes back to her with a flash. It has been fifteen years since Liesl watched her beloved Harvard music mentor assaulted on a dark night in Moscow and just as long since the CIA disclosed to her that he’d been spying for Russia. She had seen that man--that eerie face--the night Professor Devoe was attacked. And now he’s back--and coming for her.

 

On the run and struggling to rely on the protection of CIA agent Ava Mullins and handsome newspaper reporter Cade O’Brien, Liesl learns she is the prey of an underground cell of Russian KGB agents determined to restore their country to its former Soviet might. But what she doesn’t know is that she is in possession of something--a piece of sheet music--that Russian intelligence is now frantic to find. Inside that music is a secret code, the hidden transcriptions of her deceased mentor, that clearly identify a Russian mole operating inside Israel’s Department of Defense, a mole with enough power and access to execute a daring assassination that no one would see coming.

 

Caught in a deadly conflict between American and Russian undercover agents, this innocent young pianist is just trying to survive her own personal trauma. Through it all, Liesl must learn that no matter how dark her world grows or how fiercely her enemies pursue her, God is still in control--if only she can yield herself to His grace. Read an excerpt here: http://www.sueduffybooks.com/#!vstc1=books 

 

 

 

 

About the author:

 

Sue Duffy is an award-winning writer whose work has appeared in Moody Magazine, The Presbyterian Journal, Sunday Digest, and The Christian Reader. She is the author of Mortal Wounds (Barbour, 2001) and Fatal Loyalty (Kregel, 2010). Sue has also contributed to Stories for a Woman’s Heart (Multnomah). She and her husband, Mike, have three grown children.

 

Find out more at www.sueduffybooks.com. 

 

Link to buy the book:  http://ow.ly/8B9HT

 

 

 

 

 

 

My Thoughts

 

The Sound Of red Returning is a edge of you seat nail biter. Every which way that you look  never know what is coming next! The main character Liesl Is the woman that I would like to be a talented, caring individual  whos' only escape from her past is her music. We all have a past that sometimes we rather just forgot but sometimes it stick around to haunts us and we have to learn  to let go and let God know that he is the one in control. If you are doing that very thing trying to control you life completely I encourage you to read Sue Duffy's  Sound of Red Returning You mat learn that it is  not so bad the let God be in control.

 

 

 

 

 

Win a Kindle Fire from @SueDuffy2 and @KregelBooks in the "Red Returning" Giveaway! Sue Duffy and her publisher, Kregel Publications, are celebrating the release of The Sound of Red Returning by giving away a Kindle Fire prize package worth over $200 to one lucky winner!!!! (1/23-2/11)
 

Enter the Sue Duffy’s Giveaway today and you could win:

* A brand new Kindle Fire with Wi-Fi
* The Sound of Red Returning (Book One in the Red Returning series) by Sue Duffy

To enter click one of the icons below. But, hurry! The giveway ends on 2/11. Sue will be announcing the winner of the “Red Returning” Giveaway on February 13th on the Litfuse website!

 

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