Thursday, February 21, 2013

Virtual Book Blast Tour: Untangling the Knot by Deanne Wilsted


Dear friends,

What’s better than starting the day with a great book? Have you been wondering what to read during the upcoming weekend? How about Untangling the Knot by Deanne Wilsted? Well, read on to find out more about the novel. 

Or you could be lucky and also be one of the randomly drawn commentators to be awarded a $10 Amazon or BN.com Gift Card. To enter, use the Rafflecopter at the end of this post. To increase your chances, follow the tour and comment. The tour dates can be found HERE.

BOOK DESCRIPTION
I did what?

Twenty-eight year old Gabriella Bessu is St. Therese’s meticulous wedding ceremony coordinator. So the fact that she has mistakenly signed her newest couple up for an annulment, rather than a wedding, sends her Catholic guilt into overdrive.

But who can blame her? The groom is gorgeous and his two kids tug at Gabriella’s heart in a way that overcomes all her best intentions. Before long she’s in over her head, fixing her mixed-up plans and helping the children and dad come to terms with their haunting grief for the mother and wife they lost years earlier.

Can Gabriella untangle her own fears and accept the messy life that God has handed them?

EXCERPT

“Umm, Gabriella,” Chloe said, “I don’t think that’s the plumber. It sounds like . . .”

The last thing Ryan had expected to see when he’d entered the cottage was Gabriella flat on her back in a puddle of water, inspecting the rear of the toilet. Chloe was holding a bucket and a sopping wet towel, and Peter was nowhere to be seen.

“Hi, Chloe,” he said quickly. “Where’s Peter?”

“Dad!” Peter came flying from another room and flung himself into Ryan’s arms.
“RYAN?” Gabriella yelled and quickly sat up. The thump of her head smacking the toilet bowl echoed around the tiny room.

“Ow,” she cried. “Damn it! Ow, ow, ow.”

Ryan grimaced. Gabriella sat on the wet floor, near tears, rubbing at the welt already forming on her forehead.

“I’m sorry,” she said, clearly at the end of her rope. “I can’t believe I said that in front of the kids. It’s just, everything has gone wrong today.”

She hung her head in her lap and began to cry for real.

Ryan had to hold back a smile. She looked so much like a wet cat. And, to top it off, she had yet to hear how wrong things had really gone with the day.

“Come on, now. It’s not that bad,” he finally said. “We’ll get it all fixed. Don’t worry.”

Chloe’s face lit up with an expression he hadn’t seen in years. For a few moments at least he was back to being her superhero dad.

AUTHOR INFORMATION:

With an English teacher for a mom, DEANNE WILSTED, grew up reciting conjugation instead of nursery rhymes. Now, forty years later, she's sharing that special skill through her writing and her mothering. Her first book, a contemporary romance called BETTING JESSICA, was released October 2011. Her second Novel, UNTANGLING THE KNOT, is due out in February 2013 from Soul Mate Publishing. She is currently marketing her third book for publication and writing her fourth, fifth and sixth while blogging about the crazy stuff she overhears while writing.

AUTHOR LINKS
Amazon author page - http://amzn.com/e/B005YHFBQ2

PURCHASE LINKS
a Rafflecopter giveaway

8 comments:

  1. Hi Liz,

    Thank you so much for hosting me today.

    I'm looking forward to seeing what your readers have to say about their own tangled up knots so I will check back and reply to comments and questions. In the meantime, though, I just wanted to say a huge thanks for sharing the journey.

    Cheers,
    Deanne

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  2. What a pretty book cover! Very nice. Great to "meet" Deeanne and be introduced to her book. :) Best wishes for the book tour!

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  3. Lovely cover.

    Deanne sounds like a busy lady.

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  4. Deanne, you are so welcome. I wish you a lot of success with the novel.

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  5. Carol, it's so lovely to see you. Thanks for stopping by to support Deanne. Hugs

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  6. Hi Carol...
    It is wonderful to meet you as well. I have had such fun getting to know so many readers and bloggers during this tour. Writing can be a very solitary endeavor. Being able to share my lovely story and characters with others feels almost like a party:>)

    I appreciate all feedback, so if you get a chance to read my book, please stop back at Amazon or Goodreads and let me know what you thought.

    Thanks for joining in the fun and for sharing the journey.
    Cheers,
    Deanne

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  7. Hi Patsy,
    Thank you for the lovely comment. I was so excited when I saw the cover that the artist had designed, especially since it included the Tiffany & Co. blue color that is part of the storyling:>)

    Thankfully I am not too busy to enjoy reading as well, especially travelogues. Which are your favorite types of books? If you do read Untangling teh Knot I hope it makes it to one of your all time favorites.

    Thank you for sharing the journey.

    Deanne

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