Blog Blitz: Turn My Mourning Into Dancing by Henri Nouwen

 

Welcome to the Blog Blitz for Turn My Mourning Into Dancing by Henri Nouwen, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours!

ABOUT THE BOOK

Title: Turn My Mourning Into Dancing 

Author: Henri Nouwen 

Publisher: Thomas Nelson 

Release Date: March 8, 2022 

Genre: Christian, Spiritual Growth, Grief 

How do you find hope in hard times? Why is it important to have hope during difficult times? Turn My Mourning into Dancing will help you survive the difficult seasons and learn how to live a full life in the midst of them and beyond. With practical advice, Henri Nouwen will gently point you towards a way of life that is grounded in God’s constancy and rooted within eternal hope. 

In this updated edition, Turn My Mourning into Dancing discusses five movements we experience during hard times: 

 • From Our Little Selves to a Larger World 

 • From Holding Tight to Letting Go 

 • From Fatalism to Hope 

 • From Manipulation to Love 

 • From a Fearful Death to a Joyous Life 

Healing begins with taking our pain out of its diabolic isolation and seeing our sufferings in communion with all humanity, and all creation. Nouwen teaches us that our little lives participate in something much larger. Turn My Mourning into Dancing is a must read for: 

 • men and women looking for growth and insight on life 

 • anyone going through the grief process and searching for real solutions 

 • anyone who has experienced a loss, betrayal, or hard times 

Everyone grieves differently. It is a process, not a science experiment. Mourning shouldn’t last forever. Do you want the kind of life that allows you to dance even in the middle of the darkest night? Get the answers and find hope within your hard times with Nouwen’s works on spiritual growth.

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Blog Tour+Giveaway: Forever on the Bay by Lee Tobin McClain

 

Welcome to the Blog Tour for Forever on the Bay by Lee Tobin McClain, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours!

ABOUT THE BOOK

Title: Forever on the Bay 
Series: The Off Season #6
Author: Lee Tobin McClain
Publisher: HQN
Release Date: April 26, 2022
Genre: Contemporary Romance, Clean & Wholesome

Safe harbor and new beginnings await on the Chesapeake Bay… 

Pleasant Shores cop Evan Stone has worked hard to become a man of his word, overcoming the alcoholism that sent him down the wrong path in his youth. So when his late best friend’s sister asks for his help, he doesn’t hesitate. He promised he’d watch out for Cassie, and the cottage next to his will be a perfect short-term refuge for her and her dog. The other half of that promise—to stay away from Cassie romantically—is harder to keep. 

Sheltered for years because of a childhood illness, Cassie is ready to reach for what she wants. And despite her family’s warnings and her own fears, Cassie’s heart wants Evan. As the return of his estranged son puts his sobriety to the test, Cassie and Evan are drawn together, finding strength through what they’ve each weathered. She knows Evan would risk anything to protect her, but are they willing to risk the price of loving, now and forever?

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Takeover Tour+Giveaway: A Rose for the Resistance by Angela K. Couch

Welcome to the Takeover Tour for A Rose for the Resistance by Angela K. Couch, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours!

ABOUT THE BOOK

Title: A Rose for the Resistance 

Series: Heroines of WWII 

Author: Angela K. Couch 

Publisher: Barbour Fiction 

Release Date: April 1, 2022 

Genre: Christian, Historical Romance 

A French Woman and German Soldier Create a Truce 

With her father in a German POW camp and her home in Ste Mere Eglise, France, under Nazi occupation, Rosalie Barrieau will do anything to keep her younger brother safe. . .even from his desire to join the French resistance. Until she falls into the debt of a German solder—one who delivers a wounded British pilot to her door. Though not sure what to make of her German ally, Rosalie is thrust deep into the heart of the local underground. As tensions build toward the allied invasion of Normandy, she must decide how much she is willing to risk for freedom. 

Full of intrigue, adventure, and romance, this new series celebrates the unsung heroes—the heroines of WWII. 

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Reviewer Tour: Second Chance at Happiness by Greta Picklesimer

Welcome to the Reviewer Tour for Second Chance at Happiness by Greta Picklesimer, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours!

ABOUT THE BOOK

Title: Second Chance at Happiness

Author: Greta Picklesimer

Publisher: Ambassador International

Release Date: April 12, 2022

Genre: Historical Christian Romance

After Catherine Reed’s husband dies in a tragic logging accident, Catherine and her four-year-old daughter, Clair, move home with Catherine’s mother and brother in order to accept a new position as the teacher for the town’s one-room schoolhouse. But Catherine carries a dark secret that she hasn’t even shared with her mother. Will she ever find forgiveness?

Samuel Harris has suffered his own loss, losing his wife and unborn child over a year prior. Although he is the town’s preacher, he struggles to trust God, blaming God for allowing him to be absent when his wife died. The guilt has burdened him ever since. But when his old flame Catherine Reed comes back to town, he wonders if they can find healing together.

Catherine believes that anyone who wants to learn should be allowed to learn, but she is quick to find a town divided on that issue. As she and Samuel set out to change people’s minds in a post-Civil War era, they find themselves drawn to each other over and over again. As they join together for the same cause, could they also find a second chance at happiness?

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Book Review: My God, in Whom I Trust: A Study of Psalm 91 by T.S. Thompson

Title: My God, in Whom I Trust: A Study of Psalm 91

Author: T.S. Thompson

Publisher: Butterfly Light Press

Release Date: May 23, 2021

Genre: Christian Education

Do you want to live under God's protection?

Did you know Psalm 91 explains how to receive this? You don’t have to live in fear when you learn to dwell with God.

This has long been my favorite psalm and a place I go to in the Bible when I need to be reminded of God’s love and protection over my life. This psalm teaches the importance of a close relationship with God. If you long to have all of God’s promises written in Psalm 91, this is the book for you.

Join me in this study of Psalm 91 to learn how to have assurance in God’s faithfulness to protect you.

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Book Review: The Melody of Joy by Leah Busboom

Author: Leah Busboom

Series: Paradise Springs #1

Publisher: LBRB Consulting, LLC

Release Date: April 4, 2022

Genre: Contemporary Christian Romance

She's a single mom struggling to make ends meet.  He's a man who cares enough to extend a helping hand.

Juanita Morales was dismissed from her job and treated like a discarded piece of trash. Her employment at the town’s largest and most prestigious employer has become a black mark on her resume. How will she ever find employment again in this small town?

Brenden Morehouse never understood Juanita’s dismissal. She excelled at her job and brought energy and brightness to the company’s otherwise toxic culture. When he discovers she’s still unemployed, he’s determined to help her.

Brenden’s lead on a job helps Juanita land a new position. She finds joy again in her friendly and caring new employer, their quirky customers, and the handsome finance guy she’s always had a crush on. She can’t resist him, especially when he interacts with her small son. She’s quickly falling for Brenden, and he’s quickly falling for her.

With Juanita’s lost love filling her memories and Brenden’s insecurities after his last failed relationship, both are torn between living in the past and moving on.

Can love help them find joy in the present?

The Melody of Joy is a blend of humor, romance, faith, and life’s second chances. This heart-warming, clean Christian romance is Book 1 in the new Paradise Springs series. This book can be read as a stand-alone.

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Blog Tour+Giveaway: Claiming Her Legacy by Linda Goodnight

Welcome to the Blog Tour for Claiming Her Legacy by Linda Goodnight, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours!

ABOUT THE BOOK

Title: Claiming Her Legacy 

Author: Linda Goodnight 

Publisher: Harlequin Love Inspired Trade 

Release Date: April 26, 2022 

Genre: Inspirational Historical Romance 

With her family’s legacy on the line, a woman with everything to lose must rely on a man hiding from his past… 

Oklahoma, 1890 

Frontier women don’t ride off alone to track an outlaw—not even women as capable as tomboy spinster Willa Malone. But Willa desperately needs the bounty money offered for her father’s killer if she’s to keep their homestead and take care of her sisters. That means she needs an expert tracker's help. Gideon Hartley has the skill, but the handsome trail guide also has a troubling secret… 

Gideon has spent years trying to numb his pain with whiskey. Little by little, their quest—and Willa’s belief in him—is restoring the sense of purpose he thought he’d lost. Journeying into the heart of danger, they’ll have to face down the past together if they hope to protect their future… 

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Book Review: What If It's Wonderful? by Nicole Zasowski

Title: What If It's Wonderful?

Author: Nicole Zasowski

Publisher: Thomas Nelson

Release Date: March 8, 2022

Genre: Christian Nonfiction

Don't spend your time practicing disappointment and rehearsing tragedy when you can experience God's gift of joy and celebration today.

Author and marriage and family therapist Nicole Zasowski knows that it’s difficult to trust joy and find the courage to celebrate when you have endured seasons of disappointment and despair. When God has been your faithful anchor in the storm, does joy then leave you unmoored? Nicole reminds us that we can stay tethered to the hope of Christ in seasons of celebration, because even joyful days hold the learning, growth, and intimate encounters with Jesus that our hearts crave.

What If It’s Wonderful? offers a new perspective. With a compelling psychological and spiritual case for the importance of embracing joy and celebration, even when it feels scary, it will help you

• identify common barriers and hesitancies to experiencing joy, debunk their lies, and overcome your fears,
• confront toxic messages you have received about joy as you learn to see celebration as an avenue of growth and intimacy with God,
• approach life with an expectant heart, a receptive posture, and courage to trust God’s good gifts, and
• stay emotionally healthy and spiritually alive in seasons of joy and celebration.

Things don’t always have to be hard to find God and to stay close to him. Release your fears and accept his beautiful gift of joy and celebration.

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Blog Tour+Giveaway: Eight at the Lake by Lin Stepp

Welcome to the Blog Tour for Eight at the Lake by Lin Stepp, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours!

ABOUT THE BOOK

Title: Eight at the Lake 

Series: Mountain Home 

Author: Lin Stepp 

Publisher: Mountain Hill Press 

Release Date: April 1, 2022 

Genre: Clean Contemporary Romance 

Set in the charming historic town of Dandridge, Tennessee, on the edge of the Great Smoky Mountains, Lin Stepp’s sweet and touching story follows the unlikely romantic attraction between two characters with nothing in common but an undeniable zing. 

Samantha King, a nationally known storm chaser with Weather First, is covering a hurricane hitting the Florida Panhandle when a sign slams into her, tossing her over a wall and into the pounding surf. Accidents demand recovery and Samantha reluctantly heads to her Aunt Dixie’s in Dandridge, Tennessee, for a needed rest. The only plus, besides time with Dixie, is sharing time with her sister Andrea’s children, taken in years ago by Ford and Laura McDaniel when Andrea and her husband were killed. Samantha has spent little time with the children over the years, due to her demanding work schedule, but she is purposed to get to know the children better while in Dandridge. 

Ford McDaniel, with a busy veterinary practice and part ownership in his family’s lakeside resort, often wonders how in the world he ended up with eight children on his own. Yes, he and Laura agreed, as godparents to their best friends, Andrea and Adam Bradley, that if anything ever happened to them they’d raise their kids, but who imagined that scenario would ever occur? Still, he and Laura seemed to manage okay until Laura died, shattering his world and leaving him with eight small children to raise on his own. Now Andrea’s celebrated sister Samantha is in town for a while and it’s hard for Ford not to resent her carefree life—or to ignore his attraction to her, a relationship he clearly knows can only go nowhere. 

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