Lost in the Plains

Friday, December 11, 2015

Thirty Days of Giving--DEC 12-16

Need a little sweet holiday romance to take the edge off crowded malls and hectic schedules? I thought you might. For the next five days, my holiday novella will be FREE for all my friends and family. If you've read the Valley Rise Series, this little story lets you catch up with the Moss family in the 21st century. If you haven't read the series yet, this is a great way to experience the charm of Valley Rise Farm and its inhabitants. Also be sure to listen to the sample of the audio book when you download your copy!

http://www.amazon.com/Christmas-Valley-Rise-Miracle-ebook/dp/B009ZKXHSI/ref=asap_B007ILHX90?ie=UTF8

Thursday, December 10, 2015

Thirty Days of Giving--DEC 11-12

So you've had a chance to grab a copy of Shannon's Daughter and the first two of the Valley Rise Christmas posts are up here on the blog. Tomorrow is Friday, which means another installment of All That Glitters. But the really big news is the next book FREE for Kindle will my very first novel, Hearts Unfold. While you can read it as a stand alone, most readers have found once they meet Stani Moss and Emily Haynes, they want more of their "very special love story." Luckily, Hearts Unfold is just the first of the Miracle at Valley Rise series, with lots more to follow. (Be sure to keep checking here for more FREE books! Hint! Hint! ) So DEC 11 and 12 you can download your copy, or send one to a friend. It's a real feel-good read, I promise.

http://www.amazon.com/Hearts-Unfold-Miracle-Valley-Rise-ebook/dp/B006YDIXVK/ref=asap_B007ILHX90?ie=UTF8

A Valley Rise Christmas--Day Two

Last time, in Hearts Unfold we saw Emily Haynes preparing her house in anticipation of Christmas with family heirloom decorations, honoring traditions established through the years by her parents. Today we meet Stani Moss, who has known little or nothing of tradition and yet recognizes the beauty and mystery of the Christmas Eve celebration without understanding its meaning.

Tuning out the conversation in the front seat, he turned his thoughts ahead to the rehearsal tomorrow afternoon. Robert would drive him to the church where he was scheduled to play for midnight Mass, immediately following the radio broadcast on Christmas Eve. The evening would be hectic, he knew, but he never turned down the opportunity to perform in a church. He had played in cathedrals and synagogues, churches and chapels. The same sense of intimacy, no matter the size of the building, lent a unique depth to his performance, which he had never been able to attain in a concert hall.

Stani especially looked forward to this event. From that first Christmas Eve Mass at St. Patrick's, just after they'd moved to New York, he'd had a fascination with this particular celebration. Jana had taken him, her one venture back to her childhood religion. The pungent-sweet smell of cedar, and the glow of hundreds of candles, along with the glorious music, made a profound impression upon him. He'd become curious for the first time as to what motivated so many people to come, year after year, to sing the same hymns and whisper the same prayers. He hadn't pursued religion; it didn't fit into his already over-scheduled young life. But he’d discovered performing in churches evoked the same emotions he’d experienced that night. He found himself looking forward to the prospect of spending another Christmas Eve among people who came to greet a child they believed had forever altered the nature of man. It would be a welcome change from the faceless crowds in dim, smoke-filled rooms, crowds which seemed to be drawing him farther and farther from his own humanity.

Tuesday, December 8, 2015

Thirty Days of Giving--DEC 8-10

To start off Thirty Days of Giving, please help yourself to a FREE Kindle copy of Shannon's Daughter. While you're at the site, be sure to read some of the reviews. This book has prompted a variety of responses from readers, to say the least! Also, take a minute to listen to the audio book sample. Matthew Lloyd Davies did a fabulous job of bringing this unorthodox love story to life! Shannon's Daughter will be FREE for three days, so don't miss the chance to grab your copy or send one to your friends.

http://www.amazon.com/Shannons-Daughter-Karen-Welch-ebook/dp/B00H3R7LKU/ref=la_B007ILHX90_1_6?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1419299158&sr=1-6

Thirty Days of Giving

When I started thinking (rather late in the game) about holiday promotions this year, I couldn't get too excited. First of all, I'm pretty sure early December is not the best time to add one more advertisement to your already overloaded junk mail. I also doubt many of my readers have a lot of spare time right now. Shopping, baking, and decorating, attending holiday programs and concerts, yes. Reading? Not so much. Still, every business model includes holiday sales promotions, so I need to do something, don't I?

What I decided to do is pretty simple. We all give gifts to our friends and family this time of year. Why not just give you, my reader and social media friends and family, as many gifts as I can? I tallied up the FREE days left on Amazon through Kindle Direct Publishing and there were quite a few. Why not use them up and start fresh next year? I'm already running a serial, All That Glitters, here on the blog, but why not add the Valley Rise Christmas posts I've run for the past two years as a little extra something? Throw in some special pricing on select titles and paperbacks, and I have enough to give one or even two every day for a month--right up until Epiphany on Jan 6, which is the day we finally take down our Christmas tree at our house.

Even better, you can pass these gifts along to your friends and family! If you already have my books in your Kindle, you can send a free copy to someone else who might enjoy it. I'm not buying any ads for this promotion. This is directed to my friends and family, the faithful readers who follow me here and on FB and Twitter. But if you want to share it with your circle, by all means please do! The more the merrier!

So stay tuned. There will be posts every day reminding you of the gifts available at the moment. Please be good to yourself and take as many as you like. From me to you!