Home to Clare Harbor
by Jacie Middlemann
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GENRE: Clean Contemporary Women's Fiction - Christian
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BLURB:
They
started out as strangers…but didn’t stay that way for long…
A devoted granddaughter
willing to do whatever it takes to keep everyone safe. Strangers who meet during the worst of
conditions and become friends in the midst of chaos. Unexpected romance under the most unlikely
circumstances. A puzzling mystery with
its roots in historical events that took place centuries ago. And a storm that
hides an ominous purpose that could change all their lives forever.
Sara knows before she
walks into her grandparent’s home that her grandmother’s greatest fear will
never be the storm or the threat it poses but instead the unknown that lays
just beyond her front door. She knows too its cause and grieves that there is
nothing she can do to change it.
Throughout the years of
his career John has covered numerous battlefields including those that are a
result of nature’s unyielding tempest.
He fears this might be the worst one yet.
Mel didn’t expect to
spend more than a few days in the large house where they’d taken refuge. She figured the storm would pass by and then
they’d be off to their next assignment.
The last thing she expected was David Payne.
Despite the fact that
Lance was the bane of her teenage years, Tish knows that without the help of
her father’s assistant, that the trip to North Carolina likely would have been
a lot more challenging than it was. She’d been unequivocally terrified but his
presence gave her strength she didn’t realize she had. She wasn’t certain how she felt about that…or
him…or that he no longer irritated her the way he used to.
When Gary arrived at
his family’s home in the mountains of North Carolina, he’s relieved that Sara
and her grandparents along with their elderly friends are already there. But he
is unable to take an easy breath until Tish finally arrives with Lance…and is
not at all surprised at what he hears from Lance about their trip and the
potential dangers they’d just barely been able to avoid.
He’s determined to do
everything he can to keep their location safe…and unknown. Their knowledge,
skills, and ingenuity are their greatest defense. For a time they would have to
depend on themselves…it hadn’t take long to discover that the storm was never
their greatest threat…but what is could change all their lives for the
immediate future…or longer.
If you enjoy uplifting and heartfelt women’s fiction, young and older heroes and heroines filled with courage and compassion as they share joys and triumphs, and united they face and overcome tremendous challenges and tragedy, this book is for you.
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NOTE: The book is on sale for $0.99.
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EXCERPT:
“I’m so sorry, dear. I know I’m being foolish,” Maisie said quietly.
“No one could ever accuse you of being foolish, Grandma,” Sara said meaning every word. “We’re in a scary situation that none of us have ever been in before. You’d be far more foolish if you claimed it didn’t bother you.”
“It’s not just the storm,” Maisie admitted slowly but she kept her eyes steady on those of the young woman sitting next to her.
“Tell me, Grandma,” Sara asked softly. She knew sometimes if her grandmother was able to give voice to her fears it helped to diminish them.
Lord only knew that she’d talked with enough professionals to learn ways that could successfully help her grandmother to cope with the many fears that too often held her in their grip. She knew at the moment the primary one came from not being in familiar surroundings…not being in her own her home. Everything else was peripheral to that.
But at the moment there was little she could do to remedy the greatest of her fears.
“I won’t be able to go home, will I?”
The trembling voice that was filled with so much more than just fear broke Sara’s heart. She knew it was the exact same fear of so many others who were her grandmother’s age.
“Oh, Grandma.” She wrapped her arms around the frail shoulders that had once been so strong and sturdy. They had been her buffer against the world for so many years during her childhood and all the years after. She could do no less for her now.
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Jacie Middlemann lives in Texas with her husband and a couple of cats who believe they rule…and sometimes they do.
When she’s not watching classic sitcoms or working on a needlework project for one of her kids, she loves to read women’s fiction and sometimes a good mystery suspense.
https://www.amazon.com/Jacie-Middlemann/e/B00J87TCGE
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7793731.Jacie_Middlemann
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09MDHKCT6
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GIVEAWAY:
Jacie
Middlemann will be awarding a $50 Amazon/BN GC to a randomly drawn winner via
rafflecopter during the tour.
Thanks for hosting!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a great book.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing Home to Clare Harbor with me, Jacie, I enjoyed the excerpt and your book sounds like an excellent read for me! Good luck with your book and I hope the tour was a success!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing it with me and have an amazing TGIF!
The book sounds like a great read.
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