Book Release Event--and Some Favorite Lumberjack Movies

February 1st is the BIG DAY! 

Lumberjacks & Ladies releases in paperback, ebook, audio--yes, AUDIO!--large print, and library bound! I hope you'll request it in multiple formats at your local library.

As part of the celebration, I'll be joining Mary Davis and Donna Schlachter, both authors with new releases and co-writers on the Heroes, Heroines, & History blog, for a virtual get-together--or as we like to call it, a PARTY--on February 15th!

That means there'll be multiple giveaways as well as a grand prize. Mark your calendars for February 15th to join us on the Heroes, Heroines, & History blog for this "Mid-Month Madness" event. Then pop on over to the Facebook page for more opportunities to chit-chat and win.

Here are the links for the two places that the party and giveaways will be held--each one having separate giveaways.

Heroes, Heroine, & History  (all day)

Facebook Here are the presentation times: 

4:00 PM CT/3:00 MT/2:00 PT: Naomi
4:30 PM CT/3:30 MT/2:30 PT: Donna
5:00 PM CT/4:00 MT/3:00 PT: Mary

Then when you're finished reading Lumberjacks & Ladies and the other books you win at the party, how about a movie night? Here are a few lumberjack tales I've enjoyed--pretty much all old classics.

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (I never tire of this musical!)

The Lumber Baron (A sweet, clean historical)

Sometimes a Great Notion (Paul Newman, Henry Fonda, Lee Remick)

The Big Trees (Kirk Douglas)

For laughs with Ma & Pa Kettle: The Kettles on Old McDonald's Farm

Less of a lumbering tale, but still a family favorite: The Journey of Natty Gann

Do you remember the 1960s television series about a post-civil war lumberjack family and their mail order brides, Here Come the Brides? (Bobby Sherman, Robert Brown, David Soul)

Do you have a favorite lumberjack book or movie to recommend?

Best Book Kiss of 2021--a Review of Candice Sue Patterson's "Saving Mrs. Roosevelt"

Boy howdy, this is a good one. Saving Mrs. Roosevelt is a unique WWII story. I think one of the things I liked most about it was that I hadn’t read one quite like it before.

Candice Patterson’s heroine was a different type (a Maine fisherwoman—not too assuming, not too graceful), and she plopped her in a unique setting with high stakes and a really cool premise. She provided a compelling bit of history about the first women’s coast guard, and the suspenseful plotting kept me riveted. I had my inklings about the primary culprit in the story, but I was only partly right. It’s a page-turner! To top it off, there’s a charming romance, and the couple’s first kiss—va-va-voom and holy sizzle, batgirl! That scene was worth a re-read and goes down as my favorite book kiss of 2021. I don’t normally have a favorite book kiss, by-the-way, but this one definitely satisfied. If you’re reading the entire Heroines of WWII series or only picking and choosing the ones that grab your attention, don’t miss Saving Mrs. Roosevelt. It’s sure to be a favorite.

The Suspense Kept Me Riveted~ A Review of As Dawn Breaks by Kate Breslin

I so enjoyed reading Kate Breslin's new novel, As Dawn Breaks. Ms. Breslin explored an aspect of WWI that I knew next to nothing about. I'd heard of the Canary Girls, but didn't know anything much about their role in the war. I was enthralled learning about the lives and dangers of the young women who worked in munitions factories--and in such an interesting setting as Scotland. Throw in a whole lot of espionage, sabotage, a false identity, a woman in hiding from a nasty suitor, and the moment-by-moment chance that her whole world might blow up--literally... Well, that made for a page-turning read. 

The suspense kept me riveted, the history was informative, and the romance was very sweet. Everything in the story read with great plausibility, and I am amazed at the research that the author put into learning about the making of munitions as well as the roles of the military and Scotland Yard during the war.

If you love WWI romance, you should definitely add Kate Breslin's new read to your list.