About the Book

Book: Lizzie’s Little Mouse (The Heart of the Amish Series Book Eight)

Author: Anne Blackburne

Genre: Amish/Christian Fiction

Release date: April, 2025

Lizzie Has Dreams That Won’t Be Deterred

Full of faith, hope, and romance, this new series takes you into the Heart of Amish country.

Ever since attending a wedding in Louisiana, Lizzie Miller has been fascinated by French baked goods. With permission of her parents and bishop, she did a two-year internship in a French bakery in New Orleans. When a local Amish bakery became available, she bought it and opened her own French inspired bakery.

But now someone wants her out of business. During her grand opening, a strange man accosts her, then a brick is tossed through her window wrapped in a note telling her to leave. Someone breaks into her apartment above the bakery, and her cat chases the intruder out.

With the help of her friends, Lizzie will get to the bottom of why someone wishes her to fail. And at the same time, she’ll realize that sometimes dreams can be fulfilled with what—or who—was always close at hand, just waiting to be noticed. 

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My Review:

Lizzie Miller is a young Amish woman who opened a New Orleans style French Amish Bakery after being in New Orleans to learn to bake French New Orleans style. She dreamed of opening her own pastry store at home.

Her dream has finally come true and she had a lot of support in her community. Her grand opening day was a bit more exiting than she could have imagined. Someone wants her to shut down her bakery or maybe they want something in her store or living area. They are really ttrying to scare her to close her bakery. With the help of her friends, and her best friend’s brother they start doing their own investigation into the vandalism and break-ins at her store.

With leads of different individuals that had their eyes on buying the store front and a revelation into an 100-year-old mystery.

A fun story with mystery, danger, humor, and an unexpected romance. As with all the stories in this series the cats add an extra layer that you will love.

All the characters are well rounded and developed nicely. I love getting a glimpse of previous characters in this series.

Disclosure: I received this complimentary product through Celebrate Lit Bloggers in exchange for my honest thoughts.

  

About the Author

Anne Blackburne lives and works in Southeast Ohio as a newspaper editor and writer. She is the mother of five grown children, has one wonderful grandchild, and a spoiled poodle named Millie. For fun, when she isn’t working on Amish romance or sweet mysteries, Anne directs and acts in community theater productions and writes and directs original plays. She also enjoys reading, kayaking, swimming, searching for beach glass, and just sitting with a cup of coffee looking at large bodies of water. Her idea of the perfect vacation is cruising and seeing amazing new places with people she loves.

More from Anne

I’m so excited that once again, the amazing bloggers who work with Celebrate Lit are going to do a blog tour for my brand new book in Barbour’s “Heart of the Amish” series, “Lizzie’s Little Mouse”!

Lizzie’s story is available now to readers in print and online wherever fine books are sold, and I feel so blessed to have the help of the Celebrate Lit folks in launching this wonderful story.

If you read either of my previous two books in the series, “Ruth’s Gingersnap Surprise” and “Mary’s Calico Hope”, you’ll remember Elizabeth Miller, their sassy friend with the darling Haflinger pony named Goldie who gave Mary a ride one morning before church services. Elizabeth, or Lizzie, was also mentioned in Ruth’s story as one of the lucky recipients of a kitten from their elderly friend, Lydia’s, cat’s final litter.

Lizzie’s cat is a gray kitty she named Petit Souris, which is French for Little Mouse. Why Little Mouse? Because as a tiny kitten, the darling reminded Lizzie of a mouse!

And why the French name? Well, our heroine is not your typical Amish miss. After attending a wedding in New Orleans as a teen and tasting the amazing baked goods for which the city is renowned, Lizzie began dreaming of opening her very own New Orleans style French bakery – in Ohio’s Amish country!

She loves everything to do with New Orleans, and learned to speak their dialect of French while doing an internship in a bakery there when she was 18. Upon returning home she went to work at the local bakery to learn more about the business, and to save up for her dreams.

As the story opens, we find that Lizzie’s dream has come true! It’s opening day of The Plain Beignet, Lizzie’s bakery in Willow Creek, Ohio. Everyone comes out to wish her well, including friends you’ll recognize from my first two books!

But when something unexpected and frightening happens during the grand opening, it becomes apparent that not everyone is as happy as Lizzie and her friends about her success.

Along with some help from her pals, and her best friend Jane’s handsome big brother, John, Lizzie will get to the bottom of the mystery of who wants to put her out of business, and why!

They discover, among other things, that Lizzie’s bakery was the site of a murder a hundred years before! What could this historic crime have to do with Lizzie’s current problems?

As she, John and their friends search for clues, Lizzie will discover that there’s more baking than her latest batch of beignets!

Could it be romance?

Thank you for taking the time to learn about Lizzie’s story! This book is my third in Barbour Publishing’s series, “The Heart of the Amish”. Look for other great reads in the series from authors Mindy Steele and Lisa Jones Baker.

I’m currently writing my fourth book in the series, which will feature a young woman you’ve met in all my other stories, Jane Bontrager.

Just like her friends, Jane received a kitten from their friend, Lydia; a little brown tabby. Her story, “Plain Jane’s Secret Admirer”, is due out in early winter 2026. .

I hope you’re having as much fun reading about these remarkable young women – and their kitties! – as I’m having writing about them. Thanks for being part of our journey!

As for me and mine, we are all well and enjoying spring in southeast Ohio. In other words, enjoying the sunshine, but carrying a sweater and an umbrella, just in case!

God bless you and yours!

Joyfully,

Anne Blackburne

Blog Stops

The Avid Reader, April 30

lakesidelivingsite, April 30

Debbie’s Dusty Deliberations, May 1

Carla’s Book Crush, May 1

Life on Chickadee Lane, May 2

Vicky Sluiter, May 2

Simple Harvest Reads, May 3 (Guest Review from Marilyn Ridgway)

Texas Book-aholic, May 4

Locks, Hooks and Books, May 5

Holly’s Book Corner, May 5

Truth and Grace Homeschool Academy, May 6

Stories By Gina, May 7 (Author Interview)

Mary Hake, May 7

Abba’s Prayer Warrior Princess, May 8

Happily Managing a Household of Boys, May 9

For Him and My Family, May 10

Jeanette’s Thoughts, May 10

Bizwings Book Blog, May 11

Lily’s Corner, May 12

Little Homeschool on the prairie, May 12

She Lives to Read, May 13

Cover Lover Book Review, May 13

Giveaway

To celebrate her tour, Anne is giving away the grand prize of a $25 Amazon eGift card and a copy of the book!!

Be sure to comment on the blog stops for extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.

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There is nothing new under the sun. Like all of the previous versions of this Bible there are many similarities and a few new editions to assist in your studying of the Word. The NIV Application Bible has been around since before I became a Believer. In fact, the NIV Application Bible was the first Bible that I owned. It was a very good Bible for me as a young believer and enabled me to learn much. Most of my scripture memory would be NIV. I still go back to it now as I have notes and highlights that are priceless that I can’t recreate as a new Believer that was yearning for the Word. It takes me back to my first love.

Like many Bibles today it has a well laid out Reading Plans for a Topical Reading Plan, 52 Weeks on the Character of God. You can check off after you have read the assigned portion. Another plan Through the Bible in a Year take takes you from Genisis to Revelation.

NIV Application App At the front of the Bible, there's a QR code to scan with your phone to download the NIV Application App on your phone. You have every featured in the Bible, including all the maps, charts, and so on. You can look up specific words or phrases. You can also create a custom reading plan too.

Dictionary and Concordance that is combined together. The dictionary gives you the definitions of key words.  The concordance helps piecing together key word throughout the scriptures.

Full colored maps at the back of the Bible and several maps included within the pages to enhance the places that are being spoken about. I personally have always liked this feature in Bibles. I like that visual imprint on my mind of the events of the narrative being covered.

Each book has a Book Introductions that gives an overview, timeline, key verses, and it highlights certain popular events in that book.

Original Meaning Notes help you understand the meaning of each passage in its context.

Application Notes help you integrate the teachings of the Bible into your daily life.

This is just a few examples of features in the Bible.

My Thoughts:

I don’t mind the NIV translation overall. There are some translation issues that make me cringe and I can agree to disagree with. Even with that being said I have always thought that the NIV is a great Bible. It’s easy to read and it always has enough study notes to teach you to study. I have found that people always struggle actually studying the word.  Not that just reading the Bible verse by verse is bad. jThe word is alive and should be dug into deeper. The NIV really gives you the tools to begin your journey to study.

If you are interested in exploring more with this Bible there is a sampler available here. 

This would make a nice Bible for someone who is a new Believer and also for a seasoned Believer. To buy this for yourself or someone else you can do so here. 

#zondervan #niv #nivab #nivac @nivapplicationbible @frontgatem

Disclosure:  I received this complimentary product through FrontGate Blogger Network in exchange for my honest thoughts. 

 

The #1 New York Times bestseller from the author of Steve Jobs—this is the astonishingly intimate story of the most fascinating and controversial innovator of our era—a rule-breaking visionary who helped to lead the world into the era of electric vehicles, private space exploration, and artificial intelligence. Oh, and took over Twitter.

My Thoughts:

I have read a few of Walter Isaacson’s biographies before. The author knows how to create emotions for the subject he is writing about.

Currently, there are a lot of strong emotions towards Elon. As for me I see him as a person that is an intriguing  that isn’t afraid to shake and rattle things after reading his biography. I’ve never really dug into what made him who he is today. I’ve read articles about him and looked at some of his projects that he has done. It’s amazing how many people a few years ago just loved him and now the tide has turned into a lot of hate. It’s pretty sad, if you just can put aside the current situations and look at his accomplishments it’s no doubt that Elon is a go- getter, genius, and very driven and knows how to accomplish what he sets out to do.

The biography goes through his childhood and being bullied on the playground in South Africa and everything in-between to his rise to the billionaire he is today.

He didn’t set out to get rich he figured he’d be really rich or poor. He didn’t get where he is today in a tradition way with schooling either. He walked his own walk and is a driven individual. He took chances and went with his gut. His goal was to change the direction of humanity with the electric car to reduce emissions and rockets to take humanity into a multi-planetary civilization. Not to mention his other endeavors like X and artificial intelligence.

His intuition involved billions of dollars, and thousands of workers working long and hard hours. His core people that surrounded him are driven individuals who worked crazy hours. Elon worked alongside them and isn’t afraid to get his hands dirty if needed. His rash personality isn’t for the faint of heart. I gather that Elon's goal isn’t to make relationships but neither are his core people If he made mistakes, he has the ability to adapt and change strategy quickly. From what I gleaned was that his intuitions are usually spot on.

Elon Musk whether you like him or not is an intriguing man from his work to his personal life. I enjoyed the book and it gave me an insight into the man that I didn’t know.

Right now you can get 40% off good through today using the code MUSK40 at ElonMuskTheBook.com You can also purchase the book here .

Disclosure:  I received this complimentary product through FrontGate Blogger Network in exchange for my honest thoughts. @frontgatem

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The Good for Nothing Puddle, written by Jana Jackson is written about sadness and grief and the loss of losing something you love. You ask God for help and you think He isn’t listening to us. We expect the answer to come in a way that we want not God’s ways.

The girl is extremely sad. Her sadness is shown as a big puddle that she can’t get rid of. She prays that God will take her sadness away. While in her puddle she meets a dirty puppy needing help. Next, a farmer who has been out in the sun too long, and then an artist who needs to create her masterpiece. She sees that she can help with those problems thanks to her puddle (experiences). Slowly she learns that the loss has made her grow and something good has come out of it.   

The illustrations aren’t overwhelming and I think that brings out the story. The illustrations start out with little color and as she gets pass the sadness it blossoms into a beautiful full color illustration.

This is a book for a child struggling with sadness and grief. The illustrations can be used in many different types of loss as you see fit to expand upon with the simple words and illustrations.

You can purchase the book  here. 

Disclosure:  I received this complimentary product through FrontGate Blogger Network in exchange for my honest thoughts. @frontgatem

#childrensbook #northpoint #waumbaland #upstreet #grief #death #loss #sadness #emotions #goodfornothingpuddle #zonderkidz #counseling #kidsbook @frontgatem @zonderkidz @janamjackson @abby.jartos @northpointupstreet @northpointwaumbaland @waumbaland

 

About the Book

 

Book: Jake Rogers’ Planet

Author: Philip Wilder

Genre: Christian YA Science Fiction

Release date: February, 2025

Jake is about to embark on a perilous adventure through an alien wilderness filled with hidden wonders and hazards.

While backpacking with his father, Jake Rogers discovers a mysterious portal and accidentally plunges headfirst into an alien world. Stranded on this bizarre planet, he must evade predators, adapt to the strange elements, and navigate the ever-changing landscape to return home. However, as Jake stumbles upon technologically advanced alien ruins, a chilling question arises: Are the aliens still alive?

Even on this terrifying journey, God reminds Jake of the profound verse: “Do not fear, for I am with you.”

 

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 My Review:

 Homeschooling my kids we read a lot of great books. My son liked to read space sci-fi adventures. It was a hard genre to find good Christian fantasy sci fi adventures. Jake Roger’s Planet I thought was a creative and fascinating read. I think my son would have enjoyed this book.

The book is about faith of a teen boy trying to find who he is in the world and not who his father wants him to be. His father wants him to like his brothers. Jake wants to find his own way.  There are some tensions in their relationship.

Jake and his dad are on a hike when Jake finds himself pulled into a portal on an alien planet. He is scared and alone and yet he hears God speaking to him. Jake was never one to be adventurous or the outdoor type of person. He finds himself needing to find food and shelter. Then he has to defend himself from animals. Another tread that is weaved throughout is learning to trust God, sacrifice, and surrendering to God’s will throughout the book. This has a coming to age story. He also finds out about friendship and loyalty.

The imagination of this book is creative and fun. The author does a fantastic job describing the aliens and it is extremely creative. I just loved the uniqueness that the author took. A lot of action throughout the book. It was a fast read for me and the pace was enough to keep its intended audience’s attention after the slow build up of the first chapter.

There are illustrations throughout the book. A really good discussion questions at the end of the book.

I’ve read some great books this year but honestly this one was far my favorite. I guess I’m just a kid at heart!

Disclosure: I received this complimentary product through Celebrate Lit Bloggers in exchange for my honest thoughts. 

About the Author

Philip Wilder has been writing since the age of seven. He’s authored two nonfiction books, is a ACFW Genesis Contest finalist, and is currently a Realm Makers Aurora Contest double finalist. He’s spent two years as an undercover missionary in the Middle East, gone sky-diving, and traveled to 35 countries. Philip works with the Great Commission Alliance to train and equip believers around the world. He’s passionate about using fiction to inspire believers to live adventurous lives of faith.

 

More from Philip

Fear is a dangerous enemy.

At the age of 22, I felt God calling me to become a missionary in the Middle East—not for a week or a month, but a year (that eventually became two). Having never traveled outside the US or moved away from my home city of Denver, I was overwhelmed by fear. I’d be moving to a foreign land where I didn’t know a single person and doing work that wasn’t widely accepted there. I spent many sleepless nights wrestling with God’s gentle prompting.

Fear is inevitable in a Christian’s walk, but its power diminishes as we learn to lean into God and trust Him with the unknown. No matter where a believer is on their faith journey, God always guides us to step outside our comfort zones.

The inspiration for this novel came in 2016 while I was living in the Middle East. While watching The Martian, I realized that even if I were stranded on Mars, millions of miles from humanity, God would still call me to trust Him and not fear. That realization was life-changing: no matter what we face, God assures us nothing is worth fearing if we walk in joyful obedience.

Moving to the Middle East was terrifying and far from easy, but God was always present when I needed Him. In following God to take this step, I realized another beautiful truth: God knows what we need, love, and desire more than we do.

My firm belief is that God has wired each of us to love and enjoy different things because He wants to lead us down a unique path, where He desires to see the deepest parts of our hearts come alive. Walking this path is hard and full of fear. It requires letting go of dreams and trusting God will fulfill the right desires at the right time.

This is the journey Jake faces in Jake Rogers’ Planet. The fears he wrestles with are the same ones I had to navigate to declutter my mind and follow God.

I hope this book will help believers overcome their own fears and follow God. My prayer is that everyone reading this novel will be inspired by Jake’s story to take wild steps of faith to follow God on the wondrous adventure he has in store for them.

Blog Stops 

Book Reviews From an Avid Reader, March 7

Simple Harvest Reads, March 8 (Author Interview)

Texas Book-aholic, March 9

Tell Tale Book Reviews, March 10 (Author Interview)

Library Lady’s Kid Lit, March 11

Blossoms and Blessings, March 12 (Author Interview)

The Lofty Pages, March 13

Artistic Nobody, March 14 (Author Interview)

Locks, Hooks and Books, March 15

Debbie’s Dusty Deliberations, March 16 (Spotlight)

Happily Managing a Household of Boys, March 16

Stories By Gina, March 17 (Author Interview)

cecereadsandsings, March 17

Truth and Grace Homeschool Academy, March 18

Guild Master, March 19 (Author Interview)

Little Homeschool on the Prairie , March 20

Giveaway

To celebrate his tour, Philip is giving away the grand prize of a $50 Amazon gift card, plus a signed hardcover copy of the book, a bookmark, and a vinyl sticker!!

Be sure to comment on the blog stops for extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.

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 Buy tickets today to see I Am Living Proof in theaters starting March 9^th. Tickets can be purchased here.

 Synopsis: I Am Living Proof is a compelling and intimate look into the lives of three individuals who face an extraordinary life-altering event. Bri, once a promising student, finds her academic dreams derailed by an illness that’s deteriorating her body. For seven years, she’s caught in a cycle of failed medical treatments and excruciating pain, pushing her toward assisted suicide. 

Steve’s life spirals out of control after a workplace accident leaves him dependent on opioids. Jobless and desperate, he attempts to end it all with an overdose. 

Mary, a mother of five, faces debilitating pain from a spinal injury that leaves her unable to care for her children—until a vivid dream sparks an unexpected turning point.

My Thoughts:

In my early days as a believer my husband and I were blessed to have formed some close friendships with a couple missionaries from other countries. One thing that always struck my husband and I was it felt like there was a difference with faith and healing in other parts of the world. They talked about healing when they went back home and traveled to other locations. We asked, “why does it seem like there are more healings abroad and not in the US?” The answer was, “they only have Jesus and no access to doctors or medicines usually.” “Being sick usually means you can’t put food on the table and it affects so many areas of their lives. There faith is strong and they know that Jesus can heal them and they have nothing else to cling to for help.”.

Jesus has healed me physically and spiritually in many ways. I’m also a bit of a cynic with healing ministries. I just have witnessed some bad situations. So, when I watched I Am Living Proof I went in with an open mind because I know He can heal them. 

The movie is set up as a documentary around three individual’s lives. They share their stories and how they were before an event that left them with debilitating pain. They go into very emotional moments of the severity of what was physically and mentally going on with them. They felt they have nowhere to turn and in total despair. However, that changed for them.

The documentary throughout has conversations with family, neighbors, friends, doctors, theologians, and others. The movement behind the movie is Mario Murillo and he talks about the events of the healings of the people in the crowd.

In the summer of 2022, thousands gathered under a revival tent in Colorado Springs as churches across the community joined forces to host evangelist Mario Murillo. These compelling accounts of transformation each uniquely powerful.  

The film is well made and does a good job documented evidence of people being healed by Jesus. Am I still a cynic-possibly. However, I felt very compelled with this movie and that it wasn’t a bunch of fluff. I felt that each individual in this movie had their lives changed spiritually and physically. You can learn more at the website: https://www.iamlivingproofthemovie.com/

#IAmLivingProofMIN  @iamlivingproofthemovie  #MomentumInfluencerNetwork @iamlivingproofthemovie @IAmLivingProof_ 

Disclosure: Many thanks to I Am Living Proof the Movie for providing a sample of the product for this review. Opinions are 100% my own.

 

About the Book

 

Book: His Grace’s Governess

Author: Jackie Killelea

Genre: Christian Historic Romance

Release date: February 4, 2025

A governess with a secret. A duke with a broken heart. Can love heal their wounds?

Miss Eleanor Clairbridge, at five and twenty, has resigned herself to a life without love. With her family’s London townhouse threatened by dwindling finances, she accepts employment as a governess to help support her widowed mother and preserve her cherished childhood home. When Eleanor arrives at Ivy Grange Estate, the last thing she expects to find is a spark of attraction between her and her new employer. Determined not to risk her position, she resolves to keeps her distance. There is more than one reason a romance between them can never be.

Edmund Colhampton, the Duke of Albemarle, has no intention of finding love. Since losing his family in a tragic carriage accident five years ago, he has devoted himself to protecting his young niece, the only family he has left. But when his niece’s enchanting governess arrives at the estate, Edmund finds himself reconsidering his vow never to love again. Why then, as he seeks to know her more, does she seem determined to avoid him at all costs?

As Eleanor fulfills her role as governess, her past begins to catch up with her, threatening to unravel the secrets she holds dear. Both Eleanor and Edmund must confront their deepest fears and decide whether to succumb to the darkness within or brave the path to healing and love.

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My Thoughts: 

I like to step out of my genre at times. This was one of those books that it was a new author and in the Regency era that I don’t read books in. All the high and mighty attitudes and the class order just makes my skin crawl. Wow, His Grace’s Governess didn’t disappoint. The story was written well and was heartfelt. It was a love story that faith and prayer was strong in the main characters. They had some hardships that they needed to let go of fear and remorse. I loved the story and characters so much that I will order the next book in the series.

Eleanor loss her father many years ago. What her mother and her didn’t know was that he left a lot of mounting bills. Eleanor wants nothing more than to keep her sick mother and the few devout helpers in the home. The house hasn’t seen good days in a long time. They have sold household items. Despite all of this Eleanor needs a job and soon. She has someone who wants to make her his wife. He is much older and not a good man.

Eleanor finds a job working as a governess in Duke Edmund’s home caring for his niece Rosie. Rosie was adorable and just melted my heart.

Edmund and Eleanor are still grieving and trying to deal with different issues. They both find themselves thinking about one another often. Sounds a bit corny when I write it but the author did a great job taking you into the Regency era and developing all the characters.

Disclosure: I received this complimentary product through Celebrate Lit Bloggers in exchange for my honest thoughts. 

About the Author

Jackie Killelea is a born and raised small-town girl from Connecticut with a degree in English and Creative Writing. She started off her writing journey with poetry, soon shifting into novels and becoming hooked. On days when she’s not busy with her nose in a book, she can be found typing away with a cup of tea at her side.

More from Jackie

In His Grace’s Governess, much trouble befalls Edmund and Eleanor as they attempt to sort out their close proximity to and burgeoning feelings for one another, but there is one scene in particular that I enjoyed researching.

In one scene of the novel, Mr. Roskilly(the gardener at Ivy Grange Estate) worries at Eleanor plucking the plant Rabelera–otherwise known as Greater Stitchwort–from the ground. He fears that danger will befall Eleanor if she takes it from the garden and Eleanor, misunderstanding him, even believes at one point that Mr. Roskilly might be threatening her. But, why is Mr. Roskilly so worried? Is he really so concerned that Edmund’s hackles will be raised when he sees that Eleanor has plucked a few mere flowers from the garden–and with his niece, no less?

Indeed, that is not where his concern lies, for if you read the passage closely, you’ll see that Mr. Roskilly is Cornish. This is an important factor. When doing my research for the novel, I found that, in Cornwall, it is believed that Greater Stitchwort is the property of the pixies. It is believed that to pick it is to take it from them and to anger them, and if you anger them then there is all the chance that they may well retaliate for you having stolen what was theirs. Truly, they may even enchant you, according to legend. Having read this and being sufficiently intrigued, the scene was born! I do hope you get as much enjoyment out of it as I do.

Here is an excerpt from it so you know what I’m referring to:

“Hope yer walk’s went well. ’Tis a fine day fer one.” He grinned, revealing a mouth full of crooked teeth. His Cornish accent was thick, with a friendly tone to his voice.

Eleanor returned his smile and nodded. “It certainly is. What better way to spend a morning than to enjoy the sun in these beautiful gardens? They’re the finest I’ve ever seen.”

She could’ve sworn there was a hint of a blush on the man’s tawny face. “I than’ ye, miss. We do our righ’ bes’, and keepin’ i’ as i’ is makes ’is Grace ’appy. Ever since…” The man trailed off, a growing look of concern on his face.

What had he been about to say? Something about the duke or his family?

“Greater Stitchwort.” He spoke with a grave edge to his words, looking intently at the flower in Rose’s hand.

Eleanor’s gaze flitted from the man to the flower, her brows furrowing. “Is something wrong, sir?”

The man tilted his head, flicking his eyes to the side in a plea for a private conversation.

I will not say whether this decision to pick the plant affected Eleanor later on in the story or not, but I’ll leave you with this: Do consider all of the plants you touch before you decide to place your hand upon them and pull them from the ground.

Happy reading!

Jackie Killelea

Blog Stops

Debbie’s Dusty Deliberations, February 18

Holly’s Book Corner, February 19

Texas Book-aholic, February 19

Life on Chickadee Lane, February 20

Pens Pages & Pulses, February 20

Locks, Hooks and Books, February 21

Stories By Gina, February 22 (Author Interview)

Devoted To Hope, February 22

Truth and Grace Homeschool Academy, February 23

Happily Managing a Household of Boys, February 24

Connie’s History Classroom, February 25

Paula’s Pad of Inspiration, February 25

Abba’s Prayer Warrior Princess, February 26

Simple Harvest Reads, February 27 (Guest Review from Donna)

For Him and My Family, February 28

Pause for Tales, February 28

Book Looks by Lisa, March 1

Blossoms and Blessings, March 2

Cover Lover Book Review, March 3

Little Homeschool on the Prairie, March 3

Giveaway

To celebrate her tour, Jackie is giving away the grand prize of a $50 Amazon Gift Card!!

Be sure to comment on the blog stops for extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.

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