Hello
lovelies! It gives me great pleasure today to host Jennie Marsland and her new
book, “Where the Heart Is”! For other
stops on her Goddess Fish Promotions Book Tour, please click on the banner
above or any of the images in this post.
Be sure to
make it to the end of this post to enter to win a digital copy of “Where the
Heart Is.” Also, come back daily to
interact with Jennie and to increase your chances of winning!
Thanks for
stopping by! Wishing you lots of luck in
this exciting giveaway!
Where the
Heart Is
by Jennie Marsland
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GENRE:
Historical Romance
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BLURB:
When Rochelle McShannon
moves with her father from Morgan County, Georgia to the Yorkshire Dales, she
thinks she’s leaving behind everything that matters to her. Her mother has
passed away, her twin brother is going west to avoid the looming Civil War, and
her family’s unpopular views on slavery and secession have destroyed her
relationship with the man she hoped to marry. If returning to her father's
childhood home eases his grief, Chelle asks for nothing more.
Martin Rainnie
understands grief. Since the loss of his wife in childbirth, he’s known little
else, except anger. He’s retreated to his farm and turned his back on the
world, including his baby daughter, who’s being fostered by Chelle’s relatives.
With little Leah drawing them together, Martin begins to wonder if he can love
again – and convince Chelle to do the same.
But the war overseas
has far-reaching consequences, even in a small English village. Can Martin and
Chelle overcome danger, loss, and bitterness to make a home where the heart is?
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EXCERPT ONE:
“I never
thought I’d see this place again. What do you think of it, lass?”
As the
horse paused to breathe at the top of a hill, Rochelle McShannon looked down on
the huddle of stone buildings that made up the village of Mallonby, her
father’s childhood home. Slate roofs glistened black from the shower that had
just passed by. The sun was breaking through the clouds now, checkering the
distant dales with patches of light and dark. Out there, a tracery of stone
walls patterned the green hills. Grazing sheep showed as moving dots on the
landscape. The river Mallon wound through it all, a shimmering ribbon in the
fitful sunlight. A pretty view, Chelle had to admit, though she missed the
pines of home.
“I don’t
know, Dad. Ask me when spring comes.” With a shiver, Chelle shrugged deeper
into her cloak. She’d been cold since they’d sailed from New York. Back in
Georgia, the days would be bright and warm. Her mother’s azaleas and the white
French lilac would be in bloom, perfuming the air around the empty house.
Chelle pushed the thought away with another shiver. Could it really be only six
weeks since they’d laid Maman to rest? Since the world Chelle knew had turned
upside down?
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AUTHOR BIO:
Jennie Marsland lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia, on Canada’s beautiful
East Coast. She has had a lifelong love
affair with words and history, starting with her family’s stories of life in
Nova Scotia in earlier times. Jennie teaches English, science and history at a
local private school, and when she isn’t writing, spends her free time cooking,
gardening, playing guitar, and catering to the whims of her two very spoiled
Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retrievers.
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Jennie will be awarding a digital copy of Where the
Heart Is to a randomly drawn winner via Rafflecopter during the tour.
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