Blog Tour: The Shadow of Your Smile by Susan May Warren

January 27, 2012 By 2 Comments

Welcome to the blog tour for Susan May Warren’s The Shadow of Your Smile!

Sometimes love requires a little forgetting … Come back to Deep Haven and find out what’s been happening in your favorite quaint hamlet. If you’re new to the Deep Haven series – this is the perfect book to start with – each book in the series is a stand alone story.

Note: I am not finished with the book yet, so stop back next week for my full review.

About the book: 


A beautiful blanket of snow may cover the quaint town of Deep Haven each winter, but it can’t quite hide the wreckage of Noelle and Eli Hueston’s marriage.

After twenty-five years, they’re contemplating divorce . . . just as soon as their youngest son graduates from high school. But then an accident erases part of Noelle’s memory. Though her other injuries are minor, she doesn’t remember Eli, their children, or the tragedy that has ripped their family apart. What’s more, Noelle is shocked that her life has turned out nothing like she dreamed it would. As she tries to regain her memory and slowly steps into her role as a wife and mother, Eli helps her readjust to daily life with sometimes-hilarious, sometimes-heartwarming results. But can she fall in love again with a man she can’t remember?

Will their secrets destroy them . . . or has erasing the past given them a chance for a future? Read the story behind the story here: http://www.susanmaywarren.com/books/the-shadow-of-your-smile.

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About Susan:

Susan May Warren is an award-winning, best-selling author of over twenty-five novels, many of which have won the Inspirational Readers Choice Award, the ACFW Book of the Year award, the Rita Award, and have been Christy finalists. After serving as a missionary for eight years in Russia, Susan returned home to a small town on Minnesota’s beautiful Lake Superior shore where she, her four children, and her husband are active in their local church.

Susan’s larger than life characters and layered plots have won her acclaim with readers and reviewers alike. A seasoned women’s events and retreats speaker, she’s a popular writing teacher at conferences around the nation and the author of the beginning writer’s workbook: From the Inside-Out: discover, create and publish the novel in you!. She is also the founder ofwww.MyBookTherapy.com, a story-crafting service that helps authors discover their voice.

Susan makes her home in northern Minnesota, where she is busy cheering on her two sons in football, and her daughter in local theater productions (and desperately missing her college-age son!)

A full listing of her titles, reviews and awards can be found at: www.susanmaywarren.com.

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Find the Full Blog tour Schedule Here: http://litfusegroup.com/blogtours/text/13448479

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Susan is celebrating the release of The Shadow of Your Smile by giving away a prize pack worth over $200 from 1/9-1/28.

One grand prize winner will receive:

  • A $200 Visa Gift Card (Use that to rekindle a little romance, treat yourself to a spa day, snap up those shoes you’ve been eyeing, or purchase a few great books!)
  • The entire set of Deep Haven Books 

The winner will be announced on 1/30/12 on Susan’s blog, Scribbles! Just click one of the icons below to enter and tell your friends about Susan’s giveaway on FACEBOOK or TWITTER and increase your chances of winning.

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Review & Kindle Touch Giveaway: Remembering You by Tricia Goyer

November 28, 2011 By 2 Comments

Remembering You
by Tricia Goyer
Publication Date:  November 2011
Publisher:  Guideposts
Purchase this book - Amazon

Source:  I received a free copy of this book for my participation in a blog tour through Litfuse Publicity Group.
View the full Blog Tour Schedule HERE.

About the book:

Television producer Ava Ellington cannot refuse her grandfather’s last wish – that she accompany him to Europe on a tour of World War II battle sites.  Ava has little interest in historical battles, but this may be her last chance to break down the barriers that have grown up between them, and she sets off, camera in hand, ready to record and report on their journey.  She and Grandpa Jack are greeted in Paris by Paul, her grandpa’s best friend, and his grandson Dennis.  The Dennis who just happens to be Ava’s first love.

History comes alive as the group travels across Europe – from the romantic sights of Paris to the bleak battlefields of Belgium to the Austrian labor camp these men liberated so many years before – and Ava sees a side of her grandfather she’s never known before.  As he shares his memories of those bitter days on the battlefield, she begins to understand how his experiences in the war made him the man he is today.

Throughout the journey, Ava and Dennis are drawn together in ways neither of them expected.  Can their memories of the past lead to a bright new future?

Read an excerpt, watch a video and find out more here. http://www.triciagoyer.com/contemporaryfiction.html#RememberingYou

My Thoughts:

I love novels centered around World War II and although this is a contemporary work of fiction, it is based on two grandfathers recalling their stories from the front lines of the war against Hitler’s regime and the ultimate liberation of the Jewish people from one of the many concentration camps, specifically Mauthausen in Austria.  In their 80′s, Grandpa Jack and his best friend and WWII buddy, Gran Paul, are fantastic characters, brimming with life.  You can feel their emotional turmoil as they recount their numerous stories as the foursome make their way across Europe, from Paris to Belgium, through Germany into Austria.  The angst lying under the surface as they watch their friends dying; their joy and horror at opening the gate to the Mauthausen concentration camp rings very true to life and I was very caught up in their tales.  The side stories with Jack as he comes to terms with some of the things he had to do during battle were heartbreaking and I felt truly sorry for the young man that he was, having to experience what he did.

Although I loved the historical aspects of this novel, the rest of it fell flat for me.  I did not care for the main character, Ava.  She was not a likable character at all.  I kept wanting to like her, but she kept doing silly and stupid things that made me dislike her even more.  Eventually I just got tired of her.  I never connected with her as a character or really knew what she was about.  All she seemed to care about was her job and getting the next camera shot.  It was agonizingly frustrating considering how much I enjoyed the other parts of this book.  Her relationship with her grandfather, Grandpa Jack, seemed strained at best and I never really felt a connection between them, which is unfortunate.

Dennis and Ava’s relationship is pretty awkward.  It isn’t until 230+ pages in that we learn the whole story of their past and why things are so weird between them.  They are on a roller coaster of emotions with each other and it is frustrating trying to figure out what the issues are between them when neither of them will talk about anything!

Finally, considering this book is Christian Fiction and published by Guideposts, I was a little surprised that there wasn’t some conclusion to Ava’s spiritual development at the end of the novel.  Prayer and God were touched on throughout the book (but not overly so), but I was expecting some kind of wrap-up to the journey I went though for 300 pages, or at least some type of “it’s in the works” statement.  But, it seemed to solely focus on the relationship between her and Dennis and making sure all of those loose ends were tied up.  It left me wanting more.

Overall, an okay read, especially for those who love the historical aspects of World War II. There’s a fantastic author’s note at the end regarding her interviews of veterans and some of her research.

About Tricia:

Tricia Goyer is the author of thirty books including Songbird Under a German Moon, The Swiss Courier, and the mommy memoir, Blue Like Play Dough. She won Historical Novel of the Year in 2005 and 2006 from ACFW, and was honored with the Writer of the Year award from Mt. Hermon Writer’s Conference in 2003. Tricia’s book Life Interrupted was a finalist for the Gold Medallion in 2005. In addition to her novels, Tricia writes non-fiction books and magazine articles for publications like MomSense and Thriving Family. Tricia is a regular speaker at conventions and conferences, and has been a workshop presenter at the MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) International Conventions. On Tricia’s weekly radio show, Living Inspired, she shares stories of inspiration and encouragement. She and her family make their home in Little Rock, Arkansas where they are part of the ministry of FamilyLife.

For more about Tricia and her other books visit www.triciagoyer.com

Win a Kindle Touch for YOU and a Friend from Tricia Goyer!

Tricia Goyer is celebrating the release of her novel, Remembering You, with a KINDLE Touch Giveaway for you … and for the friend of your choice. Then on 11/29 she’ll be wrapping up the release of Remembering You with a Book Chat Party!

During the first half of the party Tricia will be chatting, sharing a sneak peek of her next book, and giving away a ton of great stuff. Then she’ll head over to her website for a Live Chat! Readers will be able to chat with Tricia via video or text.

Don’t miss your chance to win a Kindle Touch for yourself … and to “remember” a friend this holiday with a Kindle Touch for them!

Read what the reviewers are saying here.

One grand prize winner will receive:

  • A Brand New Kindle Touch and a Kindle Touch for a Friend (winner’s choice!)
  • A copy of Remembering You by Tricia Goyer for each

Enter today by clicking one of the icons below. But hurry, the giveaway ends at noon on November 29th. Winner will be announced at Remembering You Facebook Party on 11/29. Tricia will be hosting an author chat (on Facebook and Live from her website) and giving away copies of her other WWII books and gift certificates to Starbucks and Amazon.com. So grab your copy of Remembering You and join Tricia on the evening of the 29th for an author chat, a trivia contest (How much do you know about WWII?) and lots of giveaways.

Enter via E-mail Enter via FacebookEnter via Twitter

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 29th!!

Disclosure: Crazy-for-Books is NOT giving away a Kindle Touch. I am merely providing this information as part of the blog tour for Tricia Goyer. Please read and review the Kindle Touch giveaway information above to find out how to enter. Thank you.

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Blog Tour & Giveaway with Author Julie Kagawa!

November 7, 2011 By 39 Comments


Bestselling author Julie Kagawa is back with the highly anticipated fourth book of The Iron Fey series, THE IRON KNIGHT (Harlequin Teen; November 2011; $9.99 U.S./$11.99 CAN.).

Unable to survive in the kingdom of his beloved due to his supernatural nature, a warrior prince sets out to turn himself human. But first he must cross deadly lands and overcome nightmarish obstacles before reaching the fabled testing grounds, where he will endure a series of challenges. He is joined on his quest by a team of fantastical creatures, each with an agenda of their own—one, a faery prankster whom the prince has vowed to kill for past misdeeds; another, a wise-speaking cat who claims to be a truthful guide; the third, a legendary and villainous beast pulled right from the fairy tales; and finally, the last, a seer who appears to be the resurrection of the prince’s former love, long thought dead but now restored to life and as beautiful and tempting as ever. With these dubious allies by his side, the prince sets off to achieve his ultimate prize, but to do so will require overcoming the greatest challenge of all in his quest for a human soul—himself.

When exiled faery prince Ash swears an oath to his love, Meghan Chase—the half-human ruler of the Iron Fey realm—to return and be with her forever, he knows what that promise entails.  Her Iron Kingdom is anathema to a fey creature such as himself, and in order to survive in it he must renounce his powerful supernatural nature and acquire a mortal soul. Only then will he be able to return and be with his love. But even as a prince of the fabled Winter Court, Ash knows only rumors of how an immortal can become human. Ash needs help, even if that help comes from the last set of creatures in the entire Nevernever realm that he would ever want to join him.

The first to join Ash on his quest is his best friend and fiercest, most annoying rival, Robin Goodfellow—better known as Puck the mischievous prankster. Despite their friendship, a bitter chasm exists between them—Puck is also in love with Meghan Chase, and Ash has vowed to one day kill his friend as payback for a past action. To aid them on their quest, they turn to one of the wisest creatures in the mythical realm of Nevernever—Grimalkin, a talking cat who agrees to help in exchange for a future favor. They set out to find a seer to show them the route that they must take, but on the way they encounter a legendary monster—the Big Bad Wolf. The Wolf is perhaps the most dangerous creature ever to walk the wilds of Nevernever, but now it seeks to join them on their journey so it can increase its own legend and power. The last member of the quest, however, is the most shocking of all to Ash. The very seer they have been seeking turns out to be Ash’s first love, Ariella, a fey princess long thought dead. Not only is she not dead, but Ariella is now an oracle who promises to aid Ash on his quest to be with his new love. But can Ash trust Ariella or will she sabotage their mission in order to win him back for herself?

Ariella advises the party that they must follow the treacherous River of Dreams to the final barrier at the End of the World. There, in an ancient place known as the Testing Grounds, a guardian who holds the key to becoming human awaits. But in order to claim it from him, Ash will first have to endure a deadly series of tests.

As Ash gets closer and closer to fulfilling his quest, he finds it more and more difficult to go on. He is being pulled in many directions—by his two loves, by visions of a deadly future, and by indecision that could destroy him, his allies and all of Nevernever. Ash is under oath to Meghan to complete his quest, but can he do it? After all, in some fairy tales, the hero gets eaten by the monster and doesn’t get to live happily ever after.

THE IRON KNIGHT
Julie Kagawa
Harlequin Teen
$9.99 U.S. / $11.99 CAN.
ISBN# 978-0-373-21036-7
Purchase your copy from Amazon!

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A Brief Interview with Julie Kagawa. . . 

Does the Nevernever change as you write about it? Does it grow or is it already set in your mind?

Much like in the novel, it’s constantly changing and growing. The Nevernever is an entity in itself, and I don’t think anyone has truly seen it all. Which is a good thing, because it means there will always be something to explore, to discover, in future books.

Did you know that you would do a fourth book in the series? Did you know that Ash would be the one telling it?

Well, originally, The Iron Fey series was set to be a trilogy, the last book ending with Meghan becoming the Iron Queen and saving the realm even at great cost. But when it was over, my fabulous editor (who knew what she was talking about) said we couldn’t leave Ash and Meg like that without some kind of resolution. But Meghan’s story was done; I didn’t have anywhere else I could take her. Ash, on the other hand, had a great story to tell and a huge promise to keep. How far would he go to be with the girl he loves? That’s when I decided to write his book and give him the chance to be a hero.

Which of the three courts: Summer, Winter or Iron, would you want to live in?

Probably Iron, as it’s difficult to send email in Tir Na Nog. ;-)

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About Julie Kagawa. . .
Julie Kagawa was born in Sacramento, California. But nothing exciting really happened to her there. So, when she was nine she and her family moved to Hawaii, which she soon discovered was inhabited by large carnivorous insects, colonies of house geckos and frequent hurricanes. She spent much of her time in the ocean, when she wasn’t getting chased out of it by reef sharks, jellyfish and the odd eel.

When not swimming for her life, Julie immersed herself in books, often to the chagrin of her schoolteachers, who would find she hid novels behind her math textbooks during class. Her love of reading led her to pen some very dark and gruesome stories, complete with colored illustrations, to shock her hapless teachers. The gory tales faded with time, but the passion for writing remained, long after she graduated and was supposed to get a real job.

To pay the rent, Julie worked in different bookstores over the years, but discovered the managers frowned upon her reading the books she was supposed to be shelving. So she turned to her other passion: training animals. She worked as a professional dog trainer for several years, dodging Chihuahua bites and overly enthusiastic Labradors, until her first book sold and she stopped training to write full-time.

Julie now lives in Louisville, Kentucky, where the frequency of shark attacks is at an all- time low. She lives with her husband, two obnoxious cats, one Australian Shepherd who is too smart for his own good, and the latest addition, a hyperactive Papillon.

Website:  http://www.juliekagawa.com/index.html
Blogs at:  http://juliekagawa.blogspot.com/
Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/pages/Julie-Kagawa-author/252661891438654
Twitter:  http://twitter.com/#!/Jkagawa

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Giveaway. . .

Thanks to the publisher, I have one copy of THE IRON KNIGHT to give away to a reader in the USA or CANADA!

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Blog Tour, Author Guest Post & Book Giveaway: Wicked Good by Joanne Lewis and Amy Lewis Faircloth

October 6, 2011 By 9 Comments

HOW TO GET YOUR CHARACTERS OUT OF YOUR HEAD
by Joanne Lewis

I hear voices. I admit it. But the interesting part is they aren’t always in first person. Sometimes, they speak to me in third person close point of view, other times omniscient, sometimes even in the second person you. These are my characters and I cannot get them out of my head.

Like that song you cannot stop humming, my characters speak to me all day long. Sometimes, they repeat what I’ve already written – dialogue, a description, an important plot point. Often and to my delight, they tell me something I didn’t know and can’t wait to write down so I don’t forget. Other times, they add more useless information to my already non-stop mind.

I try to get them out of my head. I work hard as an attorney and distract myself while speaking with clients, preparing for hearings and working on pleadings. When I exercise, I play my I-pod and listen to music that inspires me to run faster. When I’m reading, I look to other writers’ characters to absorb my thoughts. But my characters are never far from me and the reason is simple. They are me.

My characters are a compilation of the feelings I’ve felt, the people I’ve met and the experiences I’ve had. Some look like me, others resemble people I know well, and some I hardly know. Their personalities are sometimes like mine, but more often they are bits and pieces from other people who I have admired, or despised, or respected but didn’t particularly like. They are a summary of my life to date.

In my novel Wicked Good, Archer was created from the mothers I have met with special needs children, including my co-author and sister, Amy. Rory is modeled after my nephew. Some characters that I create are purely fictional – which makes them even more fun. In Wicked Good, Kitty is unlike anyone I’ve ever met (thankfully). And Campbell – with his secrets – is still a mystery to me in many ways.

My characters live in my head. I think about them when I wake up in the morning and until I go to bed at night. Sometimes, they invade my dreams. Always, I welcome them. They are, after all, me.

How do you get your characters out of your head? You don’t. It’s part of being a writer. I hope the voices in my head never quiet.

About the Authors

It was a chilly day in Maine when Amy received the call from her sister,
Joanne, “Wanna write a book together?” Amy said yes and the journey began.

Amy is the older sister who loves her 2 sons and nephew, dogs, volunteering at the Bangor Humane Society, running, hiking, snowshoeing, surfing the web, her brown poodle Teddy, Lola, writing, reading, cycling, going to bed early, spending time with her friends and family, being outdoors when it’s nice outside and indoors when it’s not, and editing Joanne’s writing. She is a pescatarian and a lawyer in Maine.

Joanne is the younger sister who loves her 3 nephews, her grey poodle Frisco, writing, hiking, snowshoeing, kayaking, cooking, traveling, Florence, Italy, anything to do with the Italian Renaissance, Michelangelo, spending time with her friends and family, and being edited by Amy. She a vegetarian and a lawyer in Florida.

Two sisters, both attorneys; as sisters, Amy and Joanne have learned to play to each others strengths—an important lesson for any co-authors.

Author Websites

Website: http://www.amyandjoanne.com
Blog: http://www.wickedgoodthebook.blogspot.com

About the Book

No one is perfect, not even Archer—but she would like to be. As an attorney with a possible judicial seat Archer struggles to maintain balance between her professional responsibilities and her responsibilities as mother to her adopted special needs child.

Rory has Asperger’s Syndrome; he is sensitive, difficult, and stubborn. When Rory decides to go searching for his birth parents Archer has no choice but to join him. What follows is a wild journey of self discovery for both of them!

Wicked Good is full of rich characters with whom you will cry, hope, laugh, and cheer.

Contest

Have you ever said something that totally stopped conversation? Maybe it was insightful. Maybe it was weird. Maybe it was the thing everyone was thinking but was afraid to say. Rory, the teenage character in Wicked Good, is the master of conversation stoppers—his family calls them “Roryisms”.

WOW! is hosting a “Roryism” contest; the winner will receive a $100 prepaid Visa card and their Roryism will be published in the next book in the Wicked series. Full details can be found on The Muffin. http://muffin.wow-womenonwriting.com/2011/09/roryism-quote-writing-contest-win-100.html

Book Giveaway

I have 1 print copy of WICKED GOOD to give away to a lucky blog reader in the USA or CANADA!

How to enter:
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4. The giveaway starts on October 6th at 12:00pm EST and ends on October 13th at 11:59pm EST.
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6. Once the verification process is complete, I will use the Rafflecopter widget to select the 1 winner and contact him/her.
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8. All winner information will be forwarded to the publisher for prize fulfillment.  I am not responsible for lost or misdirected prize shipments.  Please check your address carefully before submitting it to me.



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Review: The Life Ready Woman by Shaunti Feldhahn & Robert Lewis (and a Giveaway!)

March 1, 2011 By Leave a Comment

The Life Ready Woman: Thriving in a Do-It-All World

The Life Ready Woman: Thriving in a Do-It-All World
Authors: Shaunti Feldhahn & Robert Lewis
Genre: Christian, Non-Fiction
Publication Date:   January 1, 2011
Publisher:  B&H Books
ISBN:  978-1433671128
Page Count:  217
Source: I received a free copy of this book to review for the Litfuse Publicity Group Blog Tour. This did not influence my opinion of the book.

About The Life Ready Woman:

Are you a ‘Doing it all’ or ‘Do what matters’ woman?

Whether a stay at home; or working mom, an airplane-hopping executive, an empty-nester caring for multiple generations or a single juggling high demands of career and personal life, today’s fast-paced modern world leaves women gasping for balance. We as modern Christian women want to look to the Bible for guidance on how to manage our lives — but because the world of women looks so different today than it did when the Bible was written, it is hard to find chapter and verse that seems to apply to our situation today.

Thankfully, God has given us exactly that timeless, unchanging guidance for how to find peace, clarity, and God’s best for our lives once we know where to look! The Life Ready Woman: Thriving in a Do-It-All World, reveals a profound biblical roadmap for how each of us can find the abundant life we are longing for, rather than the stressful, torn, how-do-I-balance-it-all life we often feel like we are trying to keep up with today. Actually being a LifeReady Woman means that you are clear about your life, bold in your faith, and able to find God’s best for you, and the end result will be that you not only survive but thrive in our do-it-all world.

God has given every wonderfully unique woman different skills and abilities, different desires, and different temperaments — and every woman around the planet and through the ages is certainly living in different circumstances. But no matter what a woman’s life looks like, the Bible says that God has an individual mission and plan that He’s carefully designed for each of us. And He wants us to find it. Starting January 2011, The Life Ready Woman and the Life Ready Woman Video Series will help every wonderfully unique woman to thrive as she identifies and courageously pursues God’s unique design and callings for her. LifeReady Woman puts you on a roadmap to make decisions that will lead to relief, delight, and fulfillment instead of regret.

My Thoughts:

This book provides a clear road-map for every woman who is trying to do it all – and feeling like she can’t; feeling like she is a failure for not being able to do everything and please everyone.  That’s what we want to do as women, isn’t it?  We want to be all and do all.  But, what happens when we fail?  We beat ourselves up and think we aren’t good enough.

So, what exactly is a Life Ready Woman?  She is a woman who knows who she is in God’s eyes and follows His calling for her life.  She doesn’t try to do impress anyone other than her Creator.  Whether He has called her to be a world traveler, a jet-setting corporate executive, a stay-at-home mom, or a single, unmarried woman, a Life Ready Woman embraces her calling and lives life to its full, because she knows who she is called to be.

But the bigger question is, in my mind, how do we know who God has called us to be?  Isn’t this one of life’s greatest questions?  In the first half of the book, the authors explore three types of callings, that they declare are the biblical road map to being a Life Ready Woman:
1. Core Callings – Our callings as humans designed in God’s image
2. Feminine Callings – Our callings as women
3. Personal Callings – Our callings as individuals

I found these sections to be a very worthwhile read.  They really made me think about my life and design as a human being first (Core Calling), then as a woman (Feminine Calling), and finally as a unique individual (Personal Calling).  Have you ever thought about why you are in the body you are in?  God made you female for a reason!  There are some really enlightening and thought-provoking topics in this section centered around the three callings.  I am looking forward to going back and re-reading these sections and soaking them in.

In the second half of the book, I was actually tempted to skip through parts of it, because I didn’t feel like it pertained to me.  I’m glad I didn’t because I would have missed out on some very valuable information.  The authors explore how we are to get the best out of each season of our life (i.e. single, single but engaged, newly married, married with preschoolers, married with grade-schoolers, married empty-nester, late-in-life widow, glorified saint) and the steps we should take during each season in order to live out our biblical road map.

This book is definitely worth the time spent reading it.  There is a lot of information to digest and I think I need to go back and re-read it again to get a more full understanding of all the material presented by the authors.  There is one tiny thing that annoyed me in this book, though.  Since there are two authors and the book is written in the first person, I found the narrative presentation to be very clumsy.  When Shaunti would be writing, her section would start something like:  ”When I (Shaunti) …”  or “I (Shaunti)…”  When Robert would be writing a specific part, the section would start in a similar fashion:  ”I (Robert)…” or “This happened when I (Robert)…”  It got incredibly annoying to read a book in this fashion.  I think it could have been presented in a different way, such as in the third person.

In any case, I would recommend this book to any woman who is trying to do-it-all and feeling like she is barely keeping her head above water.  This book will definitely put your life back into perspective and make you remember that you are God’s child and He has plans for your life that are greater than any plans you could ever dream of!

Final Rating:

The Life Ready Woman Video:

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About Shaunti Feldhahn:

Shaunti Feldhahn is a former Wall Street analyst, best-selling author of the book For Women Only, national speaker, and regular commentator in the media. She has been featured on The Today Show, PBS, TNT and Fox News- to name a few. You can learn more about her many activities by visiting her website Shaunti.com or get some great mom advice from her at MomLifeToday.com. She and her husband live with their two young children in Atlanta, Georgia and enjoy every minute of living at warp speed.

About MomLife Today:

At MomLife Today you will enjoy community with real moms experiencing every age and every stage of MomLife—right alongside you.

Moms need friends we can walk through life with, but more importantly we need friends who will encourage us and equip us in our role as moms in an honest and transparent way … and that’s just what you’ll find by becoming part of our MomLife Today community! We believe that every MOMent counts!

We admit it, being a mom 24/7 is not easy. Rather than lament the role of motherhood, however, we choose to embrace that role and learn from each other how to make it through each day with the right attitude. Come share the joys, sorrows, insanity, and special moments of motherhood with us as we live it and candidly write about it…we’ll have lots of fun along the way! Join us, and do tell… What’s happening in your MomLife Today? www.momlifetoday.com

About The Weekend To Remember Get-Away Giveaway:

In celebration of Shaunti Feldhahn’s Life Ready Woman, MomLife Today is giving away 2 Weekend To Remember Gift Packs and much more!

Not only, is MomLife Today helping promote Life
Ready Woman, but they are thrilled to announce that Shaunti will be joining MomLife Today as a regular contributor!!!

Weekend To Remember Get-Aways offer marriage-changing principles that you can take home and apply to your daily lives to strengthen your marriage. Whether you are newly engaged or have been married for 50 years, you will find value in the tools provided at the getaway.

Don’t miss this opportunity to receive a conference registration for you and your spouse … and more! MomLife Today will be randomly selecting NINE lucky recipients to receive one of these great gifts:

  1. 2 Weekend To Remember Get Away conference registrations for two. $259 value each pair (Two couples will receive this.)
  2. 2 Life Ready Woman DVD packs. $149 value each (Two different people will receive this gift.)
  3. 5 The Life Ready Woman books. (Book will go to 5 people.)

To enter click one of the icons below then tell your friends. Winner will be announced on March 2nd on the MomLife Today website.

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Giveaway:
Thanks to the publisher, I have 1 copy of LIFE READY WOMAN to give away to a lucky USA blog reader.  The giveaway will end March 8, 2011 and one winner will be selected from all eligible entries.  The selected winner will have 48 hours to respond to my notification e-mail with his/her full name and mailing address or be disqualified and another winner selected.  I will ship the book directly to the winner.  Good luck!


Blog Tour Schedule:

Check out the rest of the Life Ready Woman Blog Tour stops!

2/14
Crystal at Eccentric Eclectic Woman
Sally at An Observation of Mercy
Jolene at The Creative Studio
Martha at Our Family’s adventures
Sarah at Growing for Christ
Katrina at Callapidder Days
Wendi’s Book Corner – Rainy Day Reads in Seattle 
Katherine at Our Whiskey Lullaby
Jami’s Reviews
Becky at In the Pages
Lori at Love, Honor and Stick Together
Anna at Goannatree
2/15
Laurie at Abundant Blessings
April at Heartfelt Homeschooling
Jennifer at Reflections in the Window
Debra at Footprints in the Butter
Lumena at Pacifiers, Pumps & The World
Suzanne at Suzannesaphone
Apple Blossom at 4 the LOVE of BOOKS
Susie at Scraps of Life
Billie the Girl
Melissa at Books R Us
Melissa at Hidden Valley Simplicity
Brenda at WV Stitcher
Lisa at Heritage Homestead and Homeschool Academy 
2/16
Aneta at The Progressive Lens
Debbie at Journey of Sisters
Tana at LittleBirdSeeds
Marcy at Ben and Me
Jeanie at Soccer Mom in Giggle Town
Mindy at Ponderings of the heart
Michele at Dare to Live
Tanya at In the Dailies
http://www.TanyaDennisBooks.com
Julia at Thou Art Jules
http://www.thouartjules.com
Lena Nelson at A Christian Writer’s World
http://lenanelsondooley.blogspot.com
La Vida Lori
http://lavidalori.blogspot.com
Lori at Two Daughters, A Husband, and A Minivan! http://twodaughtersahusbandandaminivan.blogspot.com/
2/17
Laura at Five By The Sea
http://fivebythesea.wordpress.com
Nicole at Ramblings By Nicole
http://ramblingsbynicolerenee.blogspot.com
Julie Anne at Mental Health Day
http://mymentalhealthday.blogspot.com
Carols Corner
http://www.fleisherfamilyfun.blogspot.com
Amber at Snidbits
http://www.amberfrench.blogspot.com
Danielle at The Happy Wife
http://juanshappywife.blogspot.com
Deanna at The Bookworm Blog
http://www.thebookwormblog.com
Theresa at Faith and Family Reviews
http:www.faithandfamilyreviews.com
Tricia at It’s Real Life
http://triciagoyer.blogspot.com
Heather’s Heartfelt Stitches
http://heathersheartfeltstitches.blogspot.com/
2/18
Tammy’s Book Parlor
http://tgteecher.blogspot.com
Caroline at Happy Four
http://happyfour.blogspot.com
Karie at Recipe for disaster
http://rfordisaster.blogspot.com/
Stacie at HobbitDoor
http://hobbitdoor.blogspot.com
Elizabeth at Count It All Joy
http://texasjoy.blogspot.com
Beth at Journey
http://www.journeybound07.blogspot.com
Laura at Lighthouse Academy
http://lighthouse-academy.blogspot.com/
Mandy at To Read, Or Not To Read
http://readornotread.blogspot.com/
Joanna at Joanna Muses
http://joannamuses.com
Terri at The Very Latest Thing
http://theverylatestthing.blogspot.com
Amanda at Reviewing My World
http://spitfiresworld.com/reviewingmyworld
Stephanie at Coupon Clippin’ Mommy
http://www.couponclippinmommy.com/
Patricia at the Academy of Cybertoria
http://pjtheemt.blogspot.com/
Briana at I can’t decide
http://briana-icantdecide.blogspot.com/
Michelle at Our Little Corner of the World
http://littlecornerofworld.blogspot.com
2/19
Laura at The Book Tree
http://thebooktree.blogspot.com
Elana at The Twinners Reviews & Giveaways
http://www.thetwinners.com
Lori at Lori’s Book Reviews
http://laurelwreathsreflections.com/lorisbookreviews/
Carlybird’s Home
http://www.carlybirdshome.blogspot.com
LaTawnia Kintz Reviews
http://latawniakreviews.blogspot.com
Carmen at Keeping Up Klapper
http://www.keepingupklapper.com
Shonda at The Knowlton Nest
http://www.jsknowlton.blogspot.com
Tracy at No greater Joy
Preecevilleprincess.blogspot.com
Scott at LaVigne’s Blog
http://tslavigne.wordpress.com
Sherry at MyJourneyBack
http://www.myjourneyback-thejourneyback.blogspot.com
Just Joanna
http://www.justjoanna.com
Urailak at Living for God
http://bornagainandblessed.blogspot.com/
2/21
Jamie at Jamie at Little Blurbs
http://littleblurbs.wordpress.com
Melissa at Real Heart Prints
http://www.realheartprints.com
Kate at Fuzzy Black Slippers & a Pink Hoodie
http://gwenelle.wordpress.com
Meg at Morning Cup With Meg
http://www.morningcupwithmeg.com
Margaret at Pearl Girls
http://margaretmcsweeney.blogspot.com
Dana at A Nibnabit Life
http://www.havenstorch.blogspot.com
Stacy at A novel source
http://anovelsource.com
2/22
Doretta at Life On the Edge
http://lifeontheedge-doretta.blogspot.com
Jeannine at My Bits and Bleeps
http://mybitsandbleeps.wordpress.com
Jennifer at Crazy-for-Books
http://www.crazy-for-books.com
Jodie at Mom’s Pace
http://www.moms-pace.com
Rebecca at Bzzing Mom
http://www.bzzingmom.com
Joelyn at The days go on…
http://joelynmorgan.blogspot.com
Heather at Every Breath Lord
http://everybreathlord.blogspot.com/
Joan at Book Reviews of an Avid Reader
http://bookwomanjoan.blogspot.com/
LaVerne at Christian Counseling Insight
http://christiancounselinginsight.blogspot.com/
2/23
Emmanuel at The Christian Watchman
http://yourdreamshavemeanings.blogspot.com
Jennifer at The Highest Shelf
http://thehighestshelf.blogspot.com
Michelle at Beyond The Silver and The Gold
http://beyondsilverandgold.blogspot.com/
Jill at Frugal Plus
http://frugalplus.com/
Jenifer at Parris Ponderings
http://www.jmparris.blogspot.com
Jettie at Jettie’s Ramblings
http://jettiesramblings.blogspot.com
Linda’s Lunacy
http://www.lindaslunacy.blogspot.com
Deena at A Peek At My Bookshelf
http://deenasbooks.blogspot.com
Karen at Sky-High View
http://sky-highview.blogspot.com/
Pamela at The Pondering Princess
http://www.livelaughlovewiththeponderingprincess.com/
2/24
Cara at The Law, Books and Life
http://carasmusings.blogspot.com
Tami at This Mom’s Delight
http://ThisMomsDelight.com
Blue’s Raindrops
http://blueraindrop.wordpress.com
Julia at Dark Glass Ponderings
http://www.darkglassponderings.blogspot.com
Shannon at Mountaineer Country
http://mountaineercountrywv.blogspot.com
Tammy at TammyIsBlessed
http://tammyisblessed.blogspot.com
Pattie at Fresh-Brewed Writer
http://freshbrewedwriter.blogspot.com
Kim at 2 Kids and a Coupon
http://www.2kidsandacoupon.com
Sophie at The Opening Lines
http://theopeninglines.blogspot.com
Kara at Ramblings- n- Writings
http://www.ramblings-n-writings.com
Suzanne at Clicking Her Heels
http://www.clickingherheels.blogspot.com
Tiffany at A Cozy Reader’s Corner Reviews
http://acozyreaderscorner.blogspot.com
Ponderings by Andrea
http://andrealschultz.blogspot.com
2/25
Missie at Thirsty
http://fillmythirst.blogspot.com
Shannon at Curled Up With a Good Book and a Cup of Tea
="text-align: left;">http://goodbooksandacupoftea.blogspot.com
Carie’s Coins & Cents
http://www.cariescoins.blogspot.com
Carrie at Farming On Faith
http://farmingonfaith.blogspot.com/
Sara at Shoopette’s Book Reviews
http://shoopettesbookreviews.blogspot.com/
Shannon at The Life Ready Woman
http://www.readinghaspurpose.com
Michelle at A Life Better Than I Deserve
http://homeschoolblogger.com/alifebetterthanidese/
Katie at The Romantic Type
http://theromantictype.blogspot.com/
Melissa at Contemplative Joy
http://themothershour.com/contemplativejoy
Naasom at Letras Santas
http://letrassantas.blogspot.com
Michelle at A-Tisket A-Tasket
http://www.a-tisket-a-tasket-books.blogspot.com/
Brittanie at A Book Lover
http://www.abookloverforever.blogspot.com
2/26
Christine at Our Homeschool Reviews
http://ourhomeschoolreviews.blogspot.com/
Jennifer at A Spacious Place
http://jennifertiszai.blogspot.com
Robin at Scribbles of the Heart
http://www.scribblesoftheheart.com/
Lori at Frog’s Lilypad
http://lori1971.blogspot.com
Tracy’s Book Nook
http://www.tracysbooklet.info
Gwyn at Mommy Daily Vent
http://mommydailyvent.blogspot.com
Marjorie at The Writer’s Tool
http://marjorievawter.blogspot.com
Linda at One Desert Roses’ Blog
http://www.onedesertrose.wordpress.com
Clint at Friar Tuck’s Fleeting Thoughts
friartucksfleetingthoughts.blogspot.com
Wanda at The Watered Soul
http://wateredsoul.blogspot.com
Lori at Hearthside Homeschool Reviews and More
http://HomeschoolReviewsandMore.com
Barb at Country Bookshelf
http://www.countrybookshelf.blogspot.com
2/28
Stephanie-jean at Life: SemiCrunchy
http://www.life-semicrunchy.blogspot.com
Joseph at My Whipple Family
http://www.mywhipplefamily.com
Sharon at The Legacy of Home
http://thelegacyofhome.blogspot.com
Dawn at Guiding Light Homeschool
http://homeschoolblogger.com/guidinglight/
Tammy at Simply Sensational Divas Reviews
http://www.sensationaldivasreview.com/
Dona at Dona at Allergy Kid
Mom
http://allergykidmom.blogspot.com
Brooks Victorious Cafe
http://victoriouscafe.com
Melissa at Word Heard
http://wordheard.wordpress.com
Prerna at The Mom Writes

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